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  1. Rec *

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    Mike Wheeler is thirty years old, three years married, and incredibly unhappy. After an unexpected AOL Instant Messenger group chat with the Party, Mike reconnects with Will after several years and realizes that maybe his life doesn't have to be so bad.

    Or: A 2000s epistolary fic in which Mike falls in love with his childhood best friend and cheats on his wife.

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    21 Apr 2026

  2. Rec *

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    “You know what’s funny about this?” Robin says, a smirk on her face that Steve doesn’t trust on principle.

    “Nothing?” Steve suggests.

    “You and Jonathan have, like, the complete opposite taste in music.”

    Steve sighs, long and suffering. “Yeah, Robin. I’m aware of that.”

    Or: modern AU where Steve and Jonathan are exes who still share the same Spotify account that they use to purposefully annoy each other as opposed to talking about their problems.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    SOMEONE DO SOMETHING OH MY GOD THE PAIN IS AWFUL

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    “Come on,” Mike argues. “Think of it like… a test drive. You’ll get the full Mike Wheeler boyfriend experience. It’s miserable! You’ll be over me in no time!”

    They only have one last summer before they go off to college, and Will is sick of keeping his cards so close to his chest. So, in a fit of alcohol-induced bravery, he tells Mike everything.

    Instead of breaking his heart, Mike proposes a deal: they’ll date for the summer. Get Mike out of Will’s system, show him he makes for a lousy boyfriend anyway, and make sure there aren’t any what-ifs waiting for him in New York.

    No stone left unturned, after all.

    Or: Summer brings clouds, nostalgia, and the all-consuming fear of change. They deal with it.

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    30 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark *

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    “If you could see one person one more time before the big bad Ruskies obliterate us,” Robin giggles, “who would it be?”

    Steve has been feeling so wonderfully unabashedly honest for these last few minutes or months or however long they’ve been here, tied together in their Scoops uniforms and possibly dying from beating-induced brain hemorrhages or Russian poison that he says, without hesitating, “Jonathan Byers. And I’d give him a big ole kiss.”

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    14 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark *

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    Dating apps aren't Mike's thing, until he finds out Will is using one. He can't let a bunch of trashy guys go after his best friend; he'll just make a fake account to scope out the situation. What could go wrong...or right?

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    Mike creates a fake persona on a dating app to unknowingly flirt with Will.

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    14 Apr 2026