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Between What Was and What Could Have Been by emilyarno
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Feb 2026
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Hawkins is quiet.
Too quiet.
The war is over, the gate is closed, and the world insists on moving forward.
But some endings leave cracks behind.
When the past collides with something it was never meant to meet, the Party is forced to face the truth that time is not as stable as they believed and that not everything lost is meant to stay lost.
In the space between what was and what could have been, old wounds reopen, and the future begins to bleed into the present.
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I say I don't want that (but what if I do?) by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Dec 2025
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“So… not him, then,” Mike murmured to himself, thoughtful.
He let his gaze drift back to the blond. The guy was looking towards Will again. Wait, no. He was staring at Mike and Will’s feet, tangled together beneath the table. The boy looked up, caught Mike’s eyes for a fleeting moment, then blinked and looked away, shoulders slumping slightly.
Mike couldn’t help the little surge of smug satisfaction - and relief. He shoved it aside and turned back to Will.
Will smiled across the table at him and squeezed Mike’s ankle again.
“No,” Will said softly. “Not him.”
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Post-Vecna. Mike Wheeler is determind to be a good friend. So he tries to help Will find a boyfriend.
This goes terribly wrong when Mike realises he wants to be the boyfriend.
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20 Feb 2026
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Tell me that I'm all you want by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Jan 2026
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He was happy for Will. He was. He wanted Will to have someone. Someone who made him smile like that, even if it hurt to look at. Even if it made something ugly and sharp crawl around inside Mike’s chest.
Because this wasn’t about Mike.
This was about Will finally being honest. Being able to be himself.
And Mike was going to be okay with it.
He had to be.
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After Will comes out, Mike is completely, totally, absolutely fine about it.
Except for the part where he’s weirdly upset about Will having a crush on Lucas.
And the part where he can’t stop thinking about Will.
And the part where everything finally clicks.
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19 Feb 2026
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The way you move is like a full on rain storm by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Dec 2025
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Will was not expecting an ambush.
Lucas wiggled his eyebrows at him, deeply unsubtle. “Soooo?”
Will blinked. His mouth was dry. “What about me and Mike?”
Lucas groaned loudly, flopping backward into a pile of clothes. “Oh, come on, man. You two are clearly in love with each other.”
Dustin whipped around to jab him in the ribs. “Dude! I thought we were going to play it cool?!”
Lucas elbowed him back without missing a beat. “We are playing it cool!”
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Mike and Will have always been close. Close enough that their friends start noticing the soft voices, the gentle smiles, the way Mike only ever seems to be gentle with Will.
A gum-chewing experiment, a handful of soft moments, and one unexpected downpour later… they finally admit it.
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19 Feb 2026
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Will really wants to get over Mike before summer is over.
After Robin presents everyone with the idea of a lake house, both best friends are stuck having to share one trailer on the road, quickly realizing that the space is too small to contain their feelings and the summertime heat.
So, ultimately, maybe Will's plan won't come to fruition.Bookmarked by emilyarno
19 Feb 2026
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Their group had no plans on leaving; the closest being Mike just talking about going to Portland one day— everyone knew he was too broke to actually move out there. Hawkins had nothing but bad memories for him and Will; between his father, Mike’s father, and kids at school giving him their usual lazy, bigoted insults, there was nothing truly tying him here. Mike can’t help but think things would’ve been different if Will had just let him in.
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Mike is completely and utterly whipped for Will but doesn’t know it. He becomes a punk and gets out of his hometown, “coincidentally” right next to the Toronto School of Arts.
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19 Feb 2026