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Mike remembered flushing and puffing proudly at those words. That’s right, he had earned the right to Will’s nests. He had worked hard for it. He liked being the only one that could have access to the nest without asking. It was theirs, their own thing.
Now, looking at his best friend laughing and joking across the table, he wondered if he still had something to be proud of.
Or: Mike never had to think twice before entering Will’s nest. It changed as they grew up, but Mike was determined to make everything right again.
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24 Jun 2026
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It’s seriously hot in here. Will shifts on the carpet, his stomach rolling. It feels like his skin is welting from the heat. He blinks hard, fruitlessly trying to slow the rapid rise and fall of his chest.
“Will?” Lucas calls, sounding far away.
Across the room, there’s a clamor, and then an understanding, “Oh, fuck.”
Everyone seems to realize the same thing at once, himself included. He’s going into heat. He’s going into heat in the middle of Mike’s basement, with everyone watching.
It’s the summer of 1985, and everything in Will's life is already falling apart. So, of course, puberty just has to go and make it all worse.
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24 Jan 2026
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you took my heart (i was sleeping..well not really) by monachopsis_22
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Jan 2026
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore, despite living under the same roof. Will is avoidant and spends most days in the basement, and Mike has never felt so alone.
Then the power goes out, and Mike desperately wants to understand what went wrong, and to know what that damn painting means.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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08 Jan 2026
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He started to walk towards Will when he stopped in his tracks. “You’re wearing my jacket?” he asked in half a question half a statement. Pink started to creep up Will's neck as he averted his eyes from Mike's gaze. “Um yeah. I- you gave it to me yesterday and I forgot to give it back so I brought it with me but I guess I got cold or something I don't know. Sorry.” He was shy, and Robin could tell.
Mike stood still and took a long look at Will and his blush covered cheeks. He glanced up and down, taking him in. Robin shot him a look. A stop looking at your friend who's hopelessly in love with you because you’re giving him false hope and he's miserable kind of look.
“No, no it’s ok” he spat out quickly. “It looks better on you anyways,” he used a quiet voice, one that she had noticed was only reserved for Will. Robin looked at Will and saw his face turning even more red, and then back at Mike who was starting to turn the same shade of red as Will.
Or: 5 times people were scheming to get Mike and Will together +1 time they actually did.
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20 Dec 2025
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Mike is burning up, inside and out.
Externally, there’s a bubbling burn wound carved across his shoulder— but, to be honest, a simple injury is the least of his worries. He’s more concerned with the aggravating, endlessly-perplexing internal dilemma that’s been plaguing his mind for God knows how long; why is he completely incapable of acting normal around Will?
Every time he sees Will— or even dares to look him in the eye— Mike feels this sort of fire burning deep in his chest, hot and all-consuming and completely inexplicable. And, no matter how hard he tries, Mike just can’t figure it out;
What is wrong with him?
(or; Mike has no idea why his heart starts to race around Will. It takes a near-death, some close encounters, and a few aggressive-but-caring talks from Jonathan for him to figure it out.)
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20 Dec 2025