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you touched my face, redefined all of those blues by awayfromsight
Fandoms: Ted Lasso (TV)
08 Jul 2026
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It had started when she’d been barely old enough to walk, this special thing just between them, and she’d never once considered that one day it would end. That there’d be a time when that word would fill her with burning anger and dread, instead of the glowing satisfaction that warmed her chest when she was a child.
Ted helps Rebecca reclaim pet names that used to hurt her.
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11 Jul 2026
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He knows it’s completely unfair and ridiculous to be a little grumpy about it all, but his wife is over there in a gorgeous dress, and she’s smiling and laughing and having a good time, which he’s happy about, and he’s not allowed to go talk to her, which he understands but is not happy about, until she has a minute to stop by the table, which she most likely won’t.
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Ted Lasso might literally combust if he's not within two feet of Rebecca at all times.Series
- Part 3 of Returning Me To You
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24 Jun 2026
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Rebecca thought she was happy. Matthijs is easy, dependable, and on paper they make sense together.
But after one half-remembered kiss with Ted, she starts noticing how often she bends herself into something smaller around Matthijs…and realizes she’s been choosing “good enough” over being fully herself for a very long time.
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22 Jun 2026
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"Happy birthday, Mike."
Mike blinked at Will, brows furrowing as he took in the sight of Will. His arms—which looked snug in one of Mike’s shirts, instead of hanging off of his frame like it did with Mike—were full of boxes of candy. Skittles, M&M, Reese’s Pieces.
Birthday? It couldn't be his birthday, his birthday, his birthday comes after Will's and Will's birthday was —
Oh shit.
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Or my take on what started MWTFDYDGateBookmarked by Starg8rocks
27 May 2026
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In a desperate, last-ditch flail of an effort to salvage the situation, Mike grabbed Will’s arm.
The silence veered from heavy to charged. All of Mike’s attention surged into his hand. He felt like the entirety of his consciousness was suddenly located in the place where his skin touched Will’s.
What the fuck, thought Mike for the second time in ten minutes.
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After first using his powers, Will falls unconscious—and stays that way. Refusing to leave Will's side, Mike reflects on the last year and a half while he waits for Will to wake up.aka mikewhatthefuckdidyoudogate, FEATURING: wound cleaning, bed sharing, disco, Jealous!Mike, queer literary analysis, & the most horrifying eldritch specter of all (gay panic). Canon compliant through S5 Vol 1.
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23 May 2026
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Made for each other by bushfly
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Normal People - Sally Rooney, Normal People (TV 2020)
07 May 2026
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Mike opened his eyes to pale morning sunlight slipping through the curtains in soft golden lines. For a second he stayed still, warm and half-asleep, tucked beneath the blankets with Will pressed against him.
Then he felt it, the arm around his chest tightened slightly, instinctive even in sleep.
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Mike loves will so much it makes him cry
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- Part 2 of The Byler Archive
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07 May 2026
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Will lets out a small squawk as Mike’s hand— his very cold, very freezing hand— finds its way around the blankets and under his sweater. “I’m sick, you weirdo,” he says, half-laughing into the side of Mike’s head, “I have a fever.”
“I don’t care,” Mike mumbles, “you’re warm and I’m cold. This is nice.”
“You’re going to get sick,” Will tries, for the umpteenth time, but it’s pointless. Mike Wheeler is stubborn and hardheaded and he never does anything halfway— not even this.
Will gets sick. He's dealing with it. Seriously, Mike- he's fine.
(or: a study in intimacy.)Bookmarked by Starg8rocks
18 Apr 2026
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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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17 Apr 2026
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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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17 Apr 2026
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Will hums, leaning back on his palms.
“What?” Mike asks, looking up.
“Nothing.” Will shrugs with a sweet smile on his face.
Mike returns the smile and turns back to his shoes, untying the left one enough to pull it gently off of Will’s foot and place it down on the floor. He starts on the other shoe, but freezes as Will places a hand in his hair.
“My paladin.”
Mike looks up at Will, eyes wide and mouth slightly agape.
“My cleric.” He returns after a deep breath.
Will giggles, his already rosy cheeks blushing even more.
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Mike picks up a drunk Will from the bar and takes care of him.
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14 Apr 2026
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She’s walking to the living room when Mike appears in the doorway, hands proudly on his hips, shoes clearly on the wrong feet and laces tied loosely.
“I did it.”
“Yes, you did.” She decides to humor him. “Will’s going to wear blue socks.” She adds and Mike squeals in delight. She rarely sees him this happy.
“This is going to be my favorite birthday ever.” Mike decides.
Karen’s smile grows looking at her little boy. “I’m sure it is.”
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Vignettes of Mike’s birthdays over the years, and how Will was there for every single one.
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08 Apr 2026
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Vecna sees everything—every thought, every memory, every secret. And Will knows that if he's going to defeat the demon, he needs to finally face the truth he's been hiding for years.
Before the final battle with Vecna, Will makes the hardest decision of his life—coming out to his mom and confronting the feelings he's kept hidden from his best friend for years. What starts as a desperate need to be honest before a possible death turns into something neither of them expected.
A conversation that changes everything. A truth that finally comes to light. And Mike Wheeler, who turns out to be just as blind as Will feared but for completely different reasons.
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25 Mar 2026
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An early flight, candles in a stack of pancakes, and a box of Reese’s Pieces.
Mike Wheeler has a plan to make Will’s nineteenth birthday perfect--if he can just stop being an idiot long enough to say the words.
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Will gets surprised, romanced and spoiled all day by a flustered Mike Wheeler.
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- Part 1 of Icing on the cake
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22 Mar 2026
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Mike and Will go to prom with their friends, hoping for a normal night like everyone else. Somehow, they even manage to find a way to dance with each other.
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17 Mar 2026
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shadows of the past disturb my night (make them run and hide) by Anonymous
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Mar 2026
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“Bad dream?” Mike asks, careful not to disturb their sleeping beauty. He knows the answer is yes. Will doesn’t stare at their daughter while she sleeps on a good night. He should know, he does the same on his bad nights.
“Yeah,” Will responds just as quietly. “Not that horrible,” he adds, “I just wanted to make sure.” He doesn’t need to finish his sentence, Mike understands. Mike’s had plenty of nights where his mind has painted horrid images. Images that turn fears into reality, and Mike has to ensure his family is safe. That he can protect them from those dark invasions.
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any good parent wants nothing more than to keep their child safe. will and mike know that better than anyone.Series
- Part 1 of a constellation of love
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17 Mar 2026
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Mike is sitting at the desk that technically belongs to both of them but has, by unspoken agreement, become his. His typewriter is centered in front of him, a stack of slightly wrinkled paper to the left, a mug with cold coffee to the right, and his glasses sliding down his nose every few minutes.
The lamp is on low. Yellow light pools over the keys and his fingers.
He types carefully at first, then faster, then pauses, his fingers hovering over the keys shakily.
On the page, the name stares back at him.Will the Wise.
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08 Mar 2026
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In the heat of your electric touch by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Nov 2025
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“Feels nice…”
Will froze. Absolutely froze.
His hand was buried in Mike Wheeler’s hair. Mike - who was practically draped over him now - looked blissful. Borderline euphoric. His eyes had fluttered half-shut. There was a tiny, content smile on his lips.
Will stared down at him, heart doing somersaults.
“Uh,” Will said intelligently.
Mike made another sound - soft, almost dreamy - and nudged Will’s hand, encouraging, needy without even realising it.
Will’s brain short-circuited.
💕💕💕💕
The first time Will runs his fingers through Mike’s hair, it’s an accident.
The second time… maybe not so much.
Before long, Mike is leaning into every touch, Will is desperately trying not to make it weird, and the Party is very, very done with them.
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06 Mar 2026
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Just for a second, I remembered myself by Romanoff_mylove
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Apr 2026
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Mike has finally made it as an author. But writing about your own past can get complicated, especially when fans start to draw conclusions that point Mike in the direction of the person he's been writing about all along.
And living life is hard. Especially when you're doing it all on your own. But grief and love are a lot more similar than you might realise. They both tend to wake us up from the monotony of our lives.
OR: Mike has a horrible time, which somewhere along the way turns into a wonderful time.
Podfic version by Sahana: https://archiveofourown.org/works/83941371/chapters/221295601
Russian translation: https://ficbook.net/readfic/019ce7f9-31da-7933-8df9-83a19fad21d6Series
- Part 1 of Just for a second, I remembered myself
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05 Mar 2026
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“What?”, Will huffs, shaking his head in disbelief. “You know blue does not only equate sadness, right? It is one of the blatantly obvious meanings, sure, but it can also imply tranquility, loyalty, trust, peace, and—"
Shut up, shut up, shut up, the voice in his head screams by now, but one cannot interrupt Will in the middle of one of his art rants. Impossible. No chance. “And with the vastness of the sky or sea, blue is also often associated with distance, longing, yearning, and— stuff.”
“Distance”, Mike echoes, and only then does Will truly understand what he has just admitted into the air freely, completely unprovoked and voluntarily. “Longing. Yearning.”
Obviously, this is the exact moment Robert Smith decides to sing about the fact that it is Friday, and that he is very much in love.
Five times Mike distracts Will from his art assignments with his stupidly flirtatious ways, and one time Will actually needs his help to complete a coursework.
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05 Mar 2026
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i hate accidents (except when we went from friends to this). by burgundyshirts
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Aug 2022
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The first time it happens, Will classifies it as a little accident.
When he wakes, the morning sun is burning through the window onto their faces, and Mike’s cursing as he stands to close the curtains, stumbling all the way.
“Scoot over,” he grumbles, voice dry, and for a second Will can’t do anything other than sigh like a lovesick idiot. It’s a second too late for Mike, because he grumbles more words Will doesn’t catch under his breath and then physically pushes Will towards the wall to lay beside him, arm over Will’s middle. A second of silence passes, then Mike sighs, only to whine: “Fuck, my head hurts.”
Will can’t help it: he breaks down laughing, much to Mike’s offense.
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Alternatively: five times Mike kissed Will, and one time Will kissed back.
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05 Mar 2026