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Mike Wheeler can be a good boyfriend. He knows he can. All those hours watching those stupid cheesy romcom movies weren't for nothing, but when push comes to shove, he isn't good enough for Eleven as she spends each day stressed out of her mind about losing. About Vecna. They broke up, and while he isn't happy about it, he also isn't one to give up.
Then he gets the idea. To show Eleven how great of a boyfriend he is with no need to win her back right away.
If he just pretends to date someone else, then he could kill two birds with one stone. It couldn’t just be anyone though, not with the apocalypse and all the upside down shit they were dealing with.
That’s where Will came in.
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Will Byers is a dreamer. A stupid, love-struck dreamer who can't find it in himself to keep denying a chance to keep the boy of his dreams closer than ever.
He’d never get Mike really, so if he wanted to cling to the closest thing he could get — pretending to date — then who could really blame him?
(Takes place in the eighteen months between season 4 and season 5)
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
17 Jun 2026
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I was lowk losing hope due to Micheal’s stupid ass but
SO GOOD GENUINELY FELT LIKE A ROLLERCOASTER
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you know me better than i do by unidentifiedblackthorn
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 Sep 2022
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Will was all out of excuses to keep avoiding Mike. He didn’t think he’d be strong enough to keep avoiding Mike either way - not with Mike calling him everyday- but this feels entirely too soon, the memories still fresh. Will feels that if he even thinks about Mike he could feel the phantom of Mike’s fingers digging into his hips, his lips pressing into Wills’ pulse, the thickness of his hair between Wills’ fingers.
The Wheeler’s front door opens on its own, and Will jumps from where he’s standing, letting out a small yelp in surprise.
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Will can't avoid Mike forever, and they talk about what happened the day they got high together.
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- Part 2 of nobody's ever loved me like you do
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
14 Jun 2026
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i’d love to see me from your point of view by unidentifiedblackthorn
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Jul 2022
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Now that Will’s sitting and Mike’s the one that’s standing, he looks impossibly tall. Tall and lanky, and huge. He should sit back down, Will thinks, lay back down next to Will and stay in their own secluded little bubble.
“I really want to kiss you,” Mike says, and Will’s eyes snap back up to his so violently he thinks he hears his own neck crack with the force of it.
“Don’t,” Will croaks, before his brain has even processed the words. “Don’t say that.”
“Okay,” Mike says easily, still staring. And what the actual fuck is going on? Is Will hallucinating? Is the weed making him hallucinate? “So sausage and pepperoni?”
Will stares dumbly at him. “Um - yeah. Yes.”
“Cool,” Mike replies and then just turns around and leaves Will sitting dumbly in his own room.
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Mike and Will get high on Jonathan’s weed and Mike has an amazing idea.
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- Part 1 of nobody's ever loved me like you do
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
14 Jun 2026
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A Byler confession...?
Set after the end of the show - Will is staying over at Mike's house, and is still having nightmares.
CONTINUATION PAUSED/STOPPED
Bookmarked by dearestyoux
14 Jun 2026
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Rlly sad it ended but ofc I respecttt
READ IT ITS WORTH IT THO
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The freckled boy turns the notepad around and lifts it for Will to see. On the page is a message and Will reads twice to confirm he’s not dreaming.
HI :)
Will furrows his brows but he can’t hide the smile teasing the corners of his lips. He blinks at the boy in front as he too lifts the corners of his mouth.
Will waves his free hand in which he holds his pen and mouths, “Hi.”
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The Byers move to Lenora and Will finds himself amazed by his neighbour's captivating eyes. The same neighbour has a window facing Will's own bedroom and he communicates through notes like he's in some stupid romcom.
Bookmarked by dearestyoux
13 Jun 2026
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THIS IS MY DRESN FIC AND DRESM LOVE STORY PAIRED WITH MY FAVOURITE SHIP HOLY SHIT
YALL NEED TO EAT RHIS UP RN
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“Do you want to go home?” He questions, leaning close and voice soft, and Will pauses, before nodding again. Mike lets out a breath, and lets his hand press against Will a little more firmly when he starts to sway in place again. “Okay, let’s go.”
Then he looks up and is met with smug faces, and Mike flushes when he realizes his own hypocrisy.
“I don’t talk like that,” Max recalls, voice high-pitched and overly girly and – Mike definitely doesn’t talk like that.
According to everyone in his life, Mike has a voice reserved just for Will. He tries to figure out what that says about him.
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
12 Jun 2026
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Short and sweet
So adorable, giving 2000s kiss on the porch movie
THE WRITING IS RLLY CLEAR TOO READ IT NOW
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From this day forward, for better or for worse by Geeekoftheweeek
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 May 2026
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Jonathan and Nancy get back together one year after the finale, and they want Will and Mike to both be the best men at their wedding. Problem is, Mike and will haven’t spoken in a year, and will is trying to convince himself he’s over Mike. Except when they see each other again, the feelings will has repressed all come flooding back. And Mike starts to feel things he’s never noticed before.
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A fic where will and Mike have big fat crushes on each other while planning their older siblings’s wedding
Bookmarked by dearestyoux
12 Jun 2026
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SO CUTEEE
And like none of the writing is hard to read or cringe
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“Will, Will listen to me!“ Mike shakes Will out of his crying, the low sobs covering the silence “I just want to know why you did it, why you destroyed this place“ Mike wonders how come Will has taken no hesitation in destroying this place, his safe haven. And Mike has been fighting the itching curiosity from climbing over his confused heart.
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Mike‘s book becomes famous and he has to go on a tour - one of the destinations being New York where Will Byers lives.
Lucas somehow convinces Mike to ask Will if he could crash in his place, Will agrees and is suddenly nervous about Mike meeting his boyfriend Carlton.
After some problems while Mike stays there, Mike prompts Will to visit Hawkins and rebuild Castle Byers. Questions issue in the process and bottled up feelings are being set free.- Language:
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
29 May 2026
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Like to brag thay I was in fact tbe 100th bookmark
Anyways REALLY GOOD READ IT JOW
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Will and Mike have been living together for the past few months, but haven't really spoken properly. After a night together, everything starts to change, and both boys must deal with their feelings for the other. A girl leaves Mike feeling extremely jealous, and Mike is a confusing mess with everything going on. So, they start to hangout again, laugh, have fun, admit their secrets and flirt subtly (it's obvious). Will and Mike must learn to accept themselves, and to love who they want to love.
Bookmarked by dearestyoux
25 May 2026
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Dude. When I tell u I cried, kicked my feet, jawdropped in the same fanfic. I cried, kicked my feet, jawdropped.
So adorable, heart wrenching, warm and sweet. It’s SO good u guys have to read it!!
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RESPONSIBILITY by Wheelerboi
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Spider-Man - All Media Types
24 Feb 2023
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The truth is, Will wouldn't know what an actual normal person does, not really. The word normal has become a thing of the past, an outdated word that's been permanently torn from his vocabulary.
Will Byers hasn't known normal for years. Not since that damn spider bit him.
And just when Will thinks he's finally figured out this whole superhero life, here comes Mike Wheeler, ready to prove him wrong.
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
24 May 2026
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I nEED the new chapter omg
So cutie, and the PHOTOBOOTH SCNEE? ADORBSSS
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“He really does look like Mike,” Lucas breathes, as he gives Mike’s twin a scan, head to toe.
“Yeah, if Mike were way hotter and a knight?” Max chips in, and Will can vaguely hear Mike muttering again. “He looks so medieval, like he’s from Camelot or some shit.”
“I am Michael,” the knight begins to plead again. He turns his doe eyes back to Will, returning to his side like a diligent guard, even going as far as to reach out and take his hands. “Please, you have to believe me. I would never lie to you. Have I ever broken our oath? Let me prove it.”
Will was a bit preoccupied with gazing into the knight’s eyes, his cheeks flushing under the intense stare and the way his hands were held so gently. Mike had no issues ruining their moment.
“And he’s weirdly obsessed with Will.” Mike sounds even angrier than he did in the woods, and his sharp tone is enough for Will to snap out of his hand-holding to step a respectable distance away from the knight. “We need to send him back to wherever he came from.”
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Mike the Brave ends up in Hawkins and sweeps Will off his feet. Mike has a lot of Feelings™ about it.
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aka: byler from the eyes of literally everyone (with character explorations)
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
18 May 2026
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The POVS r so well written
Eye-opening with the dynamics
Bluff and cutie ending, I love
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My Heart Starts to Wonder by Averageinternetperson123
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Apr 2026
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In the spring of 1987, Dustin and Will started spending a lot more time together, thanks to how often their friends seemed to ditch them.
Bookmarked by dearestyoux
17 May 2026
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Never thought I’d read something like this as it’s not my forte
So we’ll written
I laughed a lot
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On Valentine’s Day, you can be a little braver. by thevila
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Feb 2026
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Jane parked herself in front of the table. She was still learning how to match colours (“She’s experimenting and finally feels free to be herself,” as Will would’ve put it): she was wearing one of Jonathan’s dark green-and-ocean-blue plaid shirts, a pair of pants that was definitely too big, and a pink headband with an obnoxiously large bow.
Lucas, bracing for the worst, shrank down behind the table. Dustin was preparing for the impact. Mike, meanwhile, was staring at Will like an idiot, completely hypnotized by his sweet smile.
«What is Valentine’s Day?»-
A bet, a kissing booth. What could possibly go wrong?Bookmarked by dearestyoux
17 May 2026
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SO cute, jealous Mike supremacy
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On the Nature of Disagreement (A Byler Uni AU) by iloveavocadosbro
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Apr 2026
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Will Byers and Mike Wheeler are academic rivals who can’t seem to exist in the same room without arguing. Being forced into a semester-long project is bad enough. Being forced to live together makes it unbearable.
Except hatred starts to look a lot like fixation.
Bookmarked by dearestyoux
11 May 2026
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Angst.
Rain fight, perfectly written intimate moments that aren’t hard to read and the ART. GOD THE ART. The quotes, the academic debates with the tension omg.
Seriously top 5 fics ever😭
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I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you by mogiah for cannibalismyuri
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Jan 2023
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Will wonders how he managed to end up in such a disastrous situation because really, that’s the only possible word to describe what’s going on right now. They’re in the middle of the schoolyard, trying to have lunch, all eyes are on them and Will can’t help but think about all the times he could’ve stopped this from happening.
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Mike comes to Will's rescue when a girl starts to flirt with him.
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
07 May 2026
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Cute, angst, fluff and tbe party all together
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It's September 1986 and the gang have been at it for nearly six months now, desperately trying to find Vecna in the Upside Down.
On the night of Crawl #12, something finally happens: and it's not what any of them expect it to be.
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Two unlikely visitors stumble into the world of our Hawkin's heroes, shaking up their lives for a temporary period of time.
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
05 May 2026
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This. Is THE BEST, the music choices match SO INSANELY WELL, the transition into each persons POV, the little Byler and foah moments, THE SIBLING MOMENTS UGH, PERFECTION.
If this isn’t what ure looking for.
Think twice.
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Will blinks. Mike is looking at him with an amused look on his face, wide-eyed and a little pink across the bridge of his nose, and God, okay, Will wants to–
“Um,” he says instead. “Huddling? For warmth?”
“For warmth,” Lucas echoes, and then looks back at Dustin again. “Huddling. For warmth.”
“Like penguins,” Mike offers, and then rests his head on Will’s shoulder like this is supposed to be helping, or something.
Will Byers and the harrowing experience of being snowed in with your mom, your almost-stepdad, all of your friends, and your (kind of) (secret) boyfriend.
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03 May 2026
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the magic we hide (you touched my soul) by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Mar 2026
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“He says it’s about protecting the kingdom,” Mike said, quieter now. “But who is he protecting it from? Fathers? Children? People trying to survive?”
Will’s fingers tightened slightly against Mike’s shoulders, a silent reminder that he was there.
“Fear makes people cruel,” Will said gently. “And sometimes… fear makes them believe they’re right, even when they're not.”
Mike searched his face. “Do you believe that?”
Will held his gaze. Careful. Measured.
“I believe,” he said slowly, “that you would do it differently. You will do it differently.”
💕💕💕💕
In Hawkins, magic is treason.
Will has spent his life hiding what he is, protecting the prince from the shadows, and pretending his heart doesn’t belong to him.
Mike has spent his life trying not to become his father.
When monsters rise, secrets unravel, and love refuses to stay hidden, the cost of the truth may be higher than either of them can survive.
Bookmarked by dearestyoux
02 May 2026
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Amazing. Dazzling. Clever. Shakespeare might I say. If you’re thinking about reading this, you’re not, because you decided u NEED TO.
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“Are you offended that people think we’re dating?”
“No,” Mike says immediately. “Of course not,” because, again, he should be so lucky.
Will’s baffled expression does not change. “Then why would I be?”
“So– okay, fine, whatever. Should we, like, tell them to get their heads out of their asses and that we’re not– um– dating, or–”
“I think,” Will cuts in, “well. You know what would be funny?”
Honestly, Mike doesn't know what he thought being Will Byers' fake-boyfriend would entail, but he definitely didn't think it would involve this many ugly Christmas sweaters.
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Bookmarked by dearestyoux
01 May 2026