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But it wasn’t a monster that came out of the trees. It was a person. A boy.
Mike froze.
Then he was spotted, and the boy stopped in his tracks; with skillful movements, he quickly slung the rifle off his shoulder and pointed it at Mike’s chest. Mike raised his hands while trying to keep most of his weight on his left leg.
“Whoa. Hey,” Mike said, his eyes wide as he stared at the tip of the rifle. “Just hold on. I’m not—I’m not going to hurt you.”
Or: A crawl gone wrong left Mike stranded in the Upside Down. Hurt and alone, Mike stumbles upon someone everyone told him was dead.
Will Byers was never found Au
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04 Jun 2026
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I'm not lost on you (but you're staring at me) by whimsicalfairy13
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Apr 2026
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It had been more than 13 years since Mike and Will last saw each other. Their worlds weren't the same anymore. Devoid of each other.
That is until Will's daughter, Maya runs into Mike at her school, who is a teacher there.
Now Mike and Will's worlds collide again, and the universe is giving them another chance to fix what they broke.
But Mike and Will are not alone this time. Maya is determined to find a suitable husband for her father.
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14 Apr 2026
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Jane Hopper's Guide to a Successful Relationship (Kind Of) by motherfckingbsc
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Apr 2026
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Jane Hopper likes to think she knows what she's doing. She has an apartment, a cat, a steady job, superpowers. Don't tell anyone about that last bit.
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08 Apr 2026
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The Scheme (Mishaps of Great Friendship) by bimbo_the_himbo
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Apr 2026
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Mike looks up at Will excitedly. “So?”
Will clicks his tongue. “Oh, Mike, we can’t do that. I don’t wanna single the poor guy out just because he knows about us.”
“Will—”
“Obviously, it’d be way better to tell everyone individually and ask them to keep it a secret so we can see how long it takes for them to realize that they all know.”
Mike blinks, silent for a moment. Then he’s cupping Will’s cheeks. “Oh my god, I love you so much.”
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@sunsetozier on Twitter: "secret relationship byler except they actually tell the whole party but they tell them all individually and tell each of them that they really just wanna keep it a secret for now 'so if you can help cover for us it'd be cool' just to see how long it takes for everyone to catch on"
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08 Apr 2026
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my calamitous love and insurmountable grief by isitovernow
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Mar 2026
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Will experiences the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) after the loss of his brother Jonathan. This fic basically goes thru how his grief impacts his relationships with others as well as his view of himself and the world. yeah this is pretty depressing. lowk vent fic?? idk if i can call it that but idrc. this characterisation of Will might not necessarily be one you agree with and i totally get that, but i think it makes a lot of sense. oh yeah this completely disregards most of what happened canonically in s5. have fun y'all stay safe
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19 Mar 2026
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“Joyce, 99 out of 100 times– a kid goes missing, the kid is with a parent or relative.”
“What about the other time?”
“What?”
“You said, “99 out of 100” What about the other time? The one? The one!”
_______________________"I don't believe in coincidences. Not anymore."
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17 Mar 2026
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the sun, the moon, and their star.
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13 Mar 2026
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Will lost both his sister and his brother in the span of a year. It was almost funny, how cruel the world could be.
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23 Feb 2026
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Rumors spread about Chance, the popular basketball player at school, the truth of which is unclear. But some things are too obvious
And the rumors affect not only him but also his boyfriend Will, and apparently Will's best friend as well.Bookmarked by MaybeASkeleton
06 Feb 2026
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There's a serial killer in Hawkins, which would be easier to focus on, if there wasn't the problem of Billy Hargrove being driven to the brink of something very, very stupid.
AKA: Five times Hopper made the kids feels safe, and the one time that he couldn't.
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26 Jan 2026
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we've both been very brave (walk around with bowed legs) by ghost_tour_of_88
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Jan 2026
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"And it made her angry. A furious burning sob filled Nancy’s throat whenever she went down that spiral. There were just so many things wrong with it and above all, it wasn’t fair. It was so unfair that Nancy would never see her brother again.
That was Mike. He was always so present, it drove her crazy. Ever since Nancy had gotten picked up from her grandparent’s house and her mom passed back a little roll of blankets, he was there. Sprawled over the entire couch, stealing her quarters, interrupting all of Nancy’s phone calls.
And he never would be again."
Or, as all great authors do, Mike Wheeler published a masterpiece or two and killed himself on November 6th, 1997. Nancy is left with his Wikipedia page and a Christmas Eve of grief and anger.
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22 Jan 2026
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"Dream a little dream of me..."
Famed ghost hunters Lucas Sinclair and Dustin Henderson - along with their camerawoman Max Mayfield and girl-in-the-chair Erica Sinclair - head to Hawkins on their latest adventure, to check out the supposedly haunted Creel house. Abandoned since the early nineties, Hawkins presents a challenge none of the four have ever seen, especially as the ghost of a young man appears, explaining he cannot cross over until he can reunite with his lost husband.
Who was Mike Wheeler when he was alive? What happened to Will Byers and Jane Hopper? What really happened in Hawkins for it to become such a ghost town? And how will it affect Lucas, Dustin, and Max discovering the secrets of a place so full of fear and pain when they have their own demons?
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- Part 8 of valiantallie's Stranger Things fics
- Part 1 of Lumax & Dustin fics
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20 Jan 2026
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15 Jan 2026
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He recalls old memories. Memories layered in dust and glossed over by time. A strike to the face. Words shouted like bruises, worming their way into his skull and causing a shame he’s never been able to shake. A fort in the woods and dice thrown across tables. Laughter easing all of his pain. But never erasing it.
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Set during the 18 months between s4 and s5, everyone has too much time on their hands. Will struggles with his constant headaches and growing shame in certain feelings that won't go away, until he meets someone who provides the perfect distraction. And perhaps some self acceptance, but not without cost. Mike can feel Will slipping away, but there are some secrets Will just can't bring himself to share.
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06 Jan 2026
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(PODFIC AVAILABLE)
Lucas doesn’t believe in coincidences. That much is a given. Most especially now that Max is still hospitalized, so he has more time to really observe the people around him and willingly take charge in uncovering certain mysteries smaller than the upside down and much closer to him than he thinks. He eventually starts picking up on things he’s always been skeptical of
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Sometime during the 18 months, Lucas is finally choosing to believe he’s in fact NOT crazy and that Mike Wheeler is exactly what Lucas has always thought he was (a homosexual)- Language:
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01 Jan 2026
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2001
When the old Party reunites at Dustin and Suzie’s lavish lake house, Mike Wheeler feels like the odd man out. A single girl dad and high school teacher with a messy car and a finalised divorce, he’s struggling to reconcile his "ordinary" life with his friends' lives, all seeming to be doing adulthood far better than him. But the real sting isn't the wealth; it’s Will Byers. Will has arrived with a pretentious new boyfriend, a hidden past, and a life that no longer seems to have a Mike-shaped hole in it.
As the group navigates the chaos of toddlers and "creative" egos, the tension between Mike and Will’s new partner reaches a breaking point. Mike is forced to face the jealousy he’s been masking as "dad-tired" exhaustion and decide if he’s willing to stay in the sidelines of Will’s life. In a house full of glass walls and old secrets, Mike and Will must figure out if their bond is a relic of the past or the only thing still holding them together.
*Began prior to Season 5 Volume 2
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28 Dec 2025
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You never knew you needed Ryers / Bozier until you stumble upon in. by cheeerryontop
Fandom Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 Dec 2025
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16 Dec 2025
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Mike, Jane, Max, Lucas and Dustin are all trying to find their place in Hawkins when William Byers moves to town, Jane's mysterious stepbrother who'd lived with his dad until now.
Will doesn't know what to expect from small town Indiana, nor is he thrilled to find out.
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13 Dec 2025
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They were supposed to win Nationals. Instead, they crashed into hell.
In the fall of 1994, the Hawkins High Tigers—an elite co-ed soccer team—boarded a private plane to Canada for the biggest tournament of their lives.
They never made it.
In 2019, the survivors live scattered, scarred, and silent. But when postcards begin to arrive—marked with a familiar sigil and a chilling message—old ghosts claw their way to the surface. Will Byers wants nothing to do with it.
This is a story about who made it out, what they did to survive, and the darkness they carried home.
AKA: Yellowjackets but it’s Stranger Things.
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16 Nov 2025
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“... Has anyone ever told you about Lonnie?” Will angles her wrist gently, running his violet marker through the middle “1” on El’s skin and across the “0”. He flicks his eyes briefly back to hers and finds confusion in them. She shakes her head.
Will hums, trying to even out his breathing and finishing a vague outline of a lily. It makes sense. Will barely likes talking about Lonnie. He can’t imagine it’s any easier for anyone else.
But… El is family now. They haven’t known each other very long, and most days it feels like she’s more Mike’s friend than Will’s, but she’s his sister.
Will’s sister, who’s sick of looking into a mirror and recognizing the monster that stares back.
He could resonate with that, Will thinks.
(or, the one where will and el are having a bad time in lenora, but you know what they say about a burden shared.)
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06 Nov 2025