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I can feel the pressure (you're better off without me) by cripplingmarvel
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Apr 2026
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Mike Wheeler realized a long time ago that no one needed him. He'd tried for so long to prove himself wrong, to act like El or Holly or anyone in the Party needed him enough to care if he was gone one day.
But El then died. She died and the last thing she ever told him was that she loved him and he couldn't even say it back. He couldn't save her, he couldn't be there for her, he couldn't do anything. And that's when he stopped trying to prove himself wrong. He accepted it. That every time something went wrong, he somehow found himself in the center of it. That the Party was better without him around.
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Will is trying to move on.
A night out at a midnight shadow cast performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show seems like a good start: outrageous costumes, bizarre traditions, and a cute guy who might just be worth giving a chance. For the first time in a long while, Will is ready to step into the world—and maybe even into something new.
What he doesn’t expect is seeing the one person he can’t stop thinking about standing under the stage lights—in fishnets, a corset, and looking entirely too good.
Suddenly, moving on is the last thing on Will's mind.
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28 Jun 2026
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Will Byers has spent three years painting the same stranger.
A man who appears in his dreams carrying memories that don't belong to Will, living a life they've never shared.
When the stranger walks into his gallery, Will is forced to consider the impossible:
maybe some people find each other long before they meet.
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24 Jun 2026
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never cried to them, just to your soul by Demiwitchwoodwalker
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Jan 2026
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The last time he’d stood this close to the edge, Will had been gone, he’d thought he was dead. Nothing had mattered anymore, except protecting his friends, keeping those he had left safe. He hadn't wanted to live then, not without Will. He didn’t want to live now. Not because Will was gone—he was just across town in Mike’s room, probably not thinking about him or where he was for even a second—but because he didn’t deserve to. Because he was wrong, because he was sinful, because he didn’t matter, because nobody needed him and they never had. He’d just wanted them to need him because he’d needed them.
All he ever did was hurt the people he needed. Why would anyone ever need him? He was–
“Mike, where the hell are you?” Will’s voice latched a tether around his chest, pulled him back, pushed down his younger voice, silenced Troy and James.
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It's October 1986, the Byers have been living with the Wheelers for 3 months now, and Mike can't sleep through the night, waking to nightmares and struggling to reconcile his growing awareness of his feelings for Will with the expectations of everyone around him. It all comes crashing down around him very quickly and suddenly (though it was a long time coming).
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22 Jun 2026
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Michael Wheeler would give his life to protect those he loves.
Even from those who are supposed to love him.
But dying isn't an answer. This... This is taking more from his soul than he thought possible.
Set after the Season 4 finale, Hawkins is split and Max is comatose, with the Byers family (sort of) living out of the Wheeler household. With the world to save and a three year old to protect, Mike is doing whatever he can to keep moving forwards one step at a time. Because boys don't cry, and they definitely do not love their best friends.
Will can sense something is wrong, but when you've grown up alongside a lie your entire life, and the enemy can see into your mind at any time, knowing where the true danger lies is the hardest part to sense. But if he doesn't figure it out, who will?(Part 1, formerly known as The Paladin's Oath (And How It Broke Him) which is now Part 2)
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- Part 1 of Broken Minds, Bleeding Hearts
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17 Jun 2026
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I hope nobody catch us (but I kinda hope they catch us) by summerofsecrets
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Feb 2026
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"I liked it when you called me your angel," Will whispered, his fingers digging into Mike’s shoulders. "But I liked it better when I was alone in my room, thinking about how you’d look if you finally stopped being a pussy and took what you wanted."
Mike’s jaw tightened, a flash of pure, territorial fire hitting his eyes. "A pussy? Is that what you think?" He gripped Will’s hair, pulling his head back to expose his throat. "I’m going to make you forget you ever had to use that fucking toy, Will. You’re going to scream my name until the neighbors call the cops."
"Then do it, Mike," Will challenged, his voice a filthy, desperate rasp. "Fucking do it. Stop talking and show me how much I belong to you."
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Mike abandons his nonchalant act , admitting he heard Will’s private moments and intends to claim him completely.Bookmarked by cripplingmarvel
16 Jun 2026