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things I once thought unbelievable (in my life have all taken place) by dogtothebone
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Dec 2025
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In the wake of defeating Vecna, the relief is mixed with uncertainty and turmoil of a different kind as Mike finds himself trying to navigate tensions that finally have the chance to surface. After a conversation between Will and El behind closed doors, the latter uses her powers to bend reality and show Mike an alternate timeline where she never appeared—one where Will never disappeared. Mike is left to try to piece together what he’s meant to learn from the experience and, perhaps more urgently, whether he can use that knowledge to make things right between all of them in the life he knows.
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Will is a solitary and mysterious military brat freshly transplanted to Hawkins High. After a few months and a chance encounter, Mike finds his unremarkable life—not to mention his mental peace—agonizingly interrupted by the enigmatic boy’s appearance. He starts searching out some way for them to spend time together, all the while grappling with an explanation for his sudden preoccupation.
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- Part 1 of Witchy Byers Springs Eternal
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A no upside down, alternate origin stories AU where the Byers-Hoppers move to Hawkins in the middle of Will's junior year. He's not only semi-openly gay, but also practices occult spirituality. Despite his peculiarities, Will ends up drawn into the fold of the party, anyways.
(Focus on Will+Byler; multiple POV; all titles come from Wicca Phase Springs Eternal songs, hence the series name)
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Mike doesn't go home anymore, not unless absolutely necessary. Instead, he stays far away from Hawkins, quietly shutting himself off from the world, and burying the pain of the things he never said to the boy he'd left behind. But when his mother convinces him to return home for his thirty-fifth birthday, Mike is finally forced to confront just how much he'd given up when he runs into Will by accident. Mike-centric. Estranged Byler reconnection fic. Soft and Sweet.
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Bookmarked by dogtothebone
29 Apr 2023
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AMAZING LIKE UNBELIEVABLE GOOD WOW WOW WOW WOW
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“Just to be sure, you – what were you agreeing to?” Mike blurts. “Like, was it the seeing other people thing, or the kiss – the practice kissing thing? I was – I’m just making –”
“The second one,” Will forces out, feeling awkward to his very bones. “The – practice.”
Mike, somehow, turns even redder. “Right. Yeah. Okay.”
Mike offers to teach Will how to kiss.
It goes well, all things considered.Bookmarked by dogtothebone
09 Mar 2023
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friend of my brother is my enemy (or something like that) by rosesgf
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Aug 2022
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Jonathan would never hear the end of it if Will found out what he’s doing, so he needs to be subtle. Just enough to get Mike to treat him better. Just enough to redirect things.
He settles on a stern, “Mike, I think we need to have a talk.”
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Bookmarked by dogtothebone
06 Feb 2023
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"both a mike wheeler hater and apologist" is the mood tbh
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Mike walks in on his roommate making out with another guy and gets really upset about it. For all of the normal, straight reasons.
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Bookmarked by dogtothebone
06 Feb 2023
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Will has never had his first kiss. Mike is happy to lend a hand.
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Bookmarked by dogtothebone
29 Jan 2023