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Byler being dads for far too many words
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“I have a what?” Mason exclaims, eyes widening dramatically as he leans forward on the couch.
Will, ever patient, lays a hand on one of the legs he’s currently kneeling between, settled on the living room rug. “A sister,” he repeats. His voice is a stark contrast to Mason’s, all gentle and calm.
“Yeah, I got that part,” Mason says, dangerously toeing the line into condescension. “What does that mean? Did you go out and adopt a kid while I was at school?”
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Mason’s biological sister, newly entered into the foster system, comes to live with Mike and Will. Considering Mason’s jealous history with little girls, his transition into brotherhood is not bound to be pretty.
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- Part 3 of Broken Mirror: a collection of us
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The summer before college, Mike and Will move into a tiny studio together, ready to start their next chapter — only to discover their across-the-street neighbor has a very public, very active sex life. Their weekly “observations for research purposes” are all jokes and commentary…until one night the neighbor brings home a man, and something in Mike shifts. Suddenly the bit isn’t so funny, the spiral is very real, the lines start to get a little too blurry, and the curiosity feels a bit too personal. Unfortunately for Mike, the only thing more distracting than the view outside is his childhood best friend living three feet away.
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It's been months since the Byers moved in with the Wheelers. Months of Mike Wheeler trying to ignore strange, unsettling shift in his own heart whenever Will is near. Buried under layers of denial and unspoken fear, Mike clings to the familiar script of their friendship.
But on a hushed winter night Will begins shattering the careful walls Mike has built and forcing him to confront a truth that could change everything between them.
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“So he is just… in my life,” Mike said with disgust as he noticed how pathetic the weight on his chest felt. “In my house. Using my face. With Will.”
The cleric’s expression tightened. “Your friend.”
“My best friend,” Mike corrected too sharply. The moment the words left him, the flare of jealousy turned into embarrassment. He couldn’t remember when he grew to hate how he sounded when the subject was Will.
William’s gaze held steady. “Do you not want him there because you fear for your friend, or because you fear what your friend might feel?”
Mike’s mouth opened, then closed. The question hit too close to the thing he’d been circling for years without touching.OR: Mike wakes up in a paladin’s body, face-to-face with a cleric who looks exactly like Will, except this Will speaks in oaths and shows him a kind of affection he doesn’t feel he deserves.
Back home, someone else is wearing Mike’s skin, saying the things Mike has never dared to say out loud.
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Will loved ordinary things, an uneventful existence was something he craved. Sadly, when Mike Wheeler walks into his life, Will’s easy going path snaps right in half. A passion he could never imagine overtaking his whole being.
It was too bad their friend groups hated each other and his sister had a huge crush on the musician. Off limits.
Fantastic.
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“You want us to foster a kid?” Mike finally asks, disbelieving. Will is half convinced that El will laugh in their faces, clearing up the misunderstanding with a, “No, silly. I want you to water my plants.”
“It doesn’t have to be forever,” El says. “Just until I can find another home for him. I can’t stand him living in the shelter anymore. Not right now. He needs emotional support. And don’t lie to me— I know you two have been wanting kids. This can be a trial run.”
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Will and Mike are tasked with fostering an emotionally distant, judgmental, sassy twelve-year-old boy from El’s shelter. As hard as they try to win his heart, they seem to be making no progress. After all, how could two strangers earn the trust of a boy who’s been hurt time and time again?
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- Part 1 of Broken Mirror: a collection of us
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Mason hates school.
He thinks that everyone must hate school a little bit; the other kids at the shelter complained about it enough. But Mason hates school more than the others. Sometimes it’s alright. Sometimes he even likes it, when his foster homes are particularly unbearable. It’s a nice escape.
Times like this though, where he doesn’t really mind going back to the house, it’s torture.
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Bonus scenes from ojea
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- Part 2 of Broken Mirror: a collection of us
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Lucas snorted, glancing at Mike out of the corner of his eyes, “You’re saying William Byers is a more complicated subject for you than your parents' sudden divorce?”
“Unironically, yes,” grumbled Mike.
“Dude.”
Mike sighed, looking at the ceiling. “I know, Lucas, okay? I know.”
Or; Karen leaves Ted and subsequently kickstarts Mike's journey to reclaim his bravery.
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- Part 1 of the one less traveled by
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“That’s not an answer,” said Jonathan, his eyes narrowed. “You haven’t been doing what I think you have, have you?”
“What?” asked Will, “Coursework?”
“Mating with Mike.”
Will had picked up his satchel full of art supplies that he’d left in the living room earlier that day, and at these words he dropped it with a resounding crash.
“Mating with Mike?” he repeated disbelievingly, “Are you insane?”
Will spends the day in Mike’s nest, unknowing of the implications. Everyone else spells it out for him.
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Harry gets de-aged. Malfoy has to help him.
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16 May 2026
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The Rawest Desire (In It's Friendliest Form) by vecnabutworse
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Nov 2023
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"I mean, friends kiss, right? Max and El do it all the time." Mike said, his gaze bouncing across Will's features frantically as if he was looking for his next line somewhere between the freckles that lay on the bridge of Will's nose. Will tried to ignore just how often Mike's eyes fell down onto Will's spit-slicked lips.
Will wasn't sure if they were going to overlook the fact that Max and El have actually been dating for almost a year now. But Mike didn't mention it, so neither did Will. Instead, Will inched his face a little closer, so close that their noses brushed and he could practically feel the heat radiating off of Mike's flushed cheeks.
"Yeah, friends kiss," Will said simply.
"Yeah?" Mike asked.
"Yeah," Will confirmed. Mike nodded, almost dumbly. His eyes stayed steady on Will's lips now.
"Okay." Mike shuddered.
"Okay," Will whispered.They kissed again.
Logline: While home alone in Mike's bedroom, Will and Mike realize just how much they've been hiding from each other and themselves. Who knew their deepest secrets were hidden behind their lips and beneath their clothes?
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Mike is waiting for Will in the basement, a look of suspicious, nervous excitement on his face. He cleared the table and laid out upon it are two card games.
"Now, I know you’ll resist," Mike blurts out, stepping toward him. "But I think this will be good. For both of us! For when we... you know,” Mike trails off, “When we get partners.”
Will scoffs, stepping closer to inspect the titles.
Spill or Sip and Truth, Dare, or Strip.
Or: Mike suggests a spicy card game to help Will loosen up before college. It works a little too well, and suddenly they’re gambling with unresolved feelings, and clothes, that were meant to stay in place.
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26 Apr 2026
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Will’s shaking hands softly set Mike down on a stack of books. He knelt down in front of him, wide eyes peering fearfully. The sunlight lit the golden flakes in his hazel eyes on fire. His voice shook. “Mike?”
Mike only could give a ribbit in response.
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Princess and the Frog auByler Big Bang 2025
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Mike and Will get summer jobs as lifeguards at the Hawkins Community Pool during college break. Will just wants to forget about his first failed relationship. Mike wants to make it an unforgettable summer.
CPR training gets complicated when you're hot for your "straight" best friend and he keeps wanting to practice his mouth-to-mouth technique.
"Should we… practice again?" Mike said finally. "Now?"
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- Part 1 of Super Soaker Series
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This is a variant i came up with! the name is called volleyhoops but i picked this name for the fic thanks to some help off of tik tok!
Mike Wheeler is the star basketball player at Hawkins while Chance is second behind him and these rivals have a mutual liking for Will Byers the Volleyball captain.
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Chance is jealous Mike always gets first and is even more jealous when Mike wins over the boy.
Also for the sake of this pretend male volleyball and basketball are during the same season.. Thanks!
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28 Mar 2026
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If someone had asked Jiseok back in February where he thought he’d be by July, he probably wouldn’t have had a clear answer. He definitely would never have expected to be taking up space in his cousin’s one-room Seoul apartment, spending his days wondering if he’d ever skate again and his nights asking himself if he even wanted to.
Finding himself without a coach just months before the Olympics, four-time Korean national champion Kwak Jiseok can't help but wonder if his career is already over. But after a chance encounter with his childhood rival, he finds himself with renewed determination to show the world that he can't be broken so easily.
After struggling with growth spurts for several seasons, Lee Jooyeon is skating better than ever. The idea of standing beside Jiseok on a podium again, like when they were kids, is what's kept him going all this time. So of course Jooyeon would do anything to help Jiseok get back on his skates.
But only one of them can win gold at Nationals and earn a spot at the Olympics.
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- Part 8 of ⋆✧ Longfics ✧⋆
- Part 1 of silver and gold
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Left His Heart There in the Sea by Concerned_terrapin
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Jul 2024
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“Mr. Byers! I was hoping to catch you. This is Dr. Owens, from Hawkins National Laboratory.”
Will pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance, already feeling a headache beginning to form in his temples. "I’m kind of in the middle of a lecture here, can this wait?”
“I’m afraid it can’t. We need your assistance urgently.”
“And why do you need me?” Will was unable to suppress the bitterness in his tone, “You’ve got plenty of experts and doctors on your staff. I’m just a grad student, and I’m halfway across the country. What could I possibly do that no one else could?”
Dr. Owens cleared his throat on the other end of the line, “You’re the only one who’s been there and made it out alive. Honestly, we could use your expertise. We’ve caught a specimen. A live one. And you’re definitely going to want to see this.”
Or, it's 1998 and the Upside Down is still alive and kicking, and something new just came out.
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22 Mar 2026
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Mike gave a look of horror, the pieces of the puzzle slowly fitting in. Wait.. did she make the Mother's Day card for..
"Hey, Mila, what's this?" Will greeted warmly, seeing her thrust the card forward, over to him even more. "Did you make something?"
"It's.. it's for you!"
Mike felt like he wanted the ground to swallow him underneath, and hopefully when he already is – it had a matching deathbed coffin that held him close with soundproof covers.
Will blinked, surprised for a second and then read the words closely.
In bold yet uneven letters, it read: Happy Mother's Day, Mr. Byers!
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in whereas Mike Wheeler is a single father who takes care of his younger daughter, Mila, who seems to choose on who she best believes is her mother; and it definitely isn't the preschool art teacher she loves.