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   he chased me, and he wouldn't stop by Anonymous

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   16 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Henry Creel | One | Vecna
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Henry Creel | One | Vecna
   • Holly Wheeler
   • holly and will bestfriendism is so important to me
   • Canon Compliant
   • Implied Childhood Sexual Abuse
   • gothic heroine!will
   • gothic husband!mike
   • henry creel as the monster
   • Angst
   • Protective Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • will is a pretty crier
   • gnc will byers lets go
   • Post-Season/Series 04
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • like its gonna get REAL BAD before it gets real good tho
   • Slow Burn
   • birthday gate is REAL in this bitch
   • Fix-It
   • Until season 5
   • wow that was fucking painful to add
   • mentions of ED and SH

   Summary

   “And why come back when so many are leaving Hawkins?”

   Will slowed without meaning to. The leaves under his shoes crackled. “I–”

   What should he tell this stranger that wouldn’t reveal the fact that his sister had superpowers and might actually be the only key to save this entire town from a monstrous maniac?

   “Well, everyone I know is here,” he murmured. “I couldn’t… just leave them.”

   The man hummed softly, then he lifted his head to scan over the woods, a faint whistle came from his lips, before his gaze landed onto Will again.

   “Maybe something here wanted you back.”

   Or, a fix-it fic modern-gothic take on Will Byers' story in Season 5 .

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   144,956

   Chapters:

   9/13

   Collections:

   1

   Comments:

   1,088

   Kudos:

   3,762

   Bookmarks:

   1,446

   Hits:

   115,455

   Bookmarked by CrystalQueerPerfection

   04 Mar 2026

2. Rec 78

   before the day is done by 0ceansoftime

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M, Multi
   • Work in Progress

   03 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Henry Creel | One | Vecna
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper & Dustin Henderson
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Henry Creel | One | Vecna
   • The Party - Character
   • Joyce Byers
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Fix-It
   • Blood and Gore
   • Psychological Horror
   • Body Horror
   • Inspired by Dracula
   • Inspired by Nosferatu (2024)
   • gothic heroine will byers
   • vecna as the monster
   • Protective Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers's trauma is actually explored
   • Will Byers centric
   • Manipulative Henry Creel | One | Vecna
   • Slow Burn
   • slow burn byler
   • sort of a s5 rewrite ig
   • non-explicit references to CSA
   • nothing more graphic than the show
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • it's gonna get weird real fast
   • References to horror movies
   • Gothic Husband Mike Wheeler
   • Minor Character Death
   • Horror as Allegory
   • POV Alternating
   • Animal Death

   Summary

   Will Byers is stalked by an ancient presence that seeks to destroy the quaint town of Hawkins in its pursuit of him.

   A Will Byers-centric, gothic inspired S5 rewrite

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   27,983

   Chapters:

   5/?

   Comments:

   81

   Kudos:

   215

   Bookmarks:

   78

   Hits:

   4,475

   Bookmarked by CrystalQueerPerfection

   27 Feb 2026