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"It’s new, yes, and terrifying, but I feel a changed man, steady and bright. Oh, how your magic thrills me.”
Todd folded the paper up once again and looked up, eyes searching. They found Neil’s, locking, asking some sort of question, and Neil almost forgot how to breathe. His heart was pounding rapidly, almost painfully so. Incredible. That was incredible.
Todd’s eyes finally left his as the other boys gathered around him, cheering. The light of the fire danced across his face.
“Todd Anderson, everybody!” Charlie cheered. “What a man! A czar of romance, if I do say so myself.”
“Yeah, Todd, tell the people who that lovely sonnet was about!” Meeks clapped him on the back.
“Not a sonnet, idiot,” Knox cut in. “All the same, who’s the lucky girl, Todd?”
Oh.
If Neil hadn’t been able to breathe before, he sure couldn’t now. He’d been so lost in the language. He hadn’t even considered the clear implications.
“A summer love?” Knox proposed eagerly.
“Something like that," Todd said quickly, and Neil's stomach dropped.
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Todd reads one of his own poems aloud for the first time at a meeting. Neil, convinced it's for a girl, spirals.
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“Sure, sure, you are but a humble sorcerer,” Mike teased and Will laughed, hand over his mouth, as they made their way down the hall to Will's dorm.
“You caught me,” Will grinned.
“So that's really it huh? You cast strength or something to lift that vending machine?”
Will rolled his eyes. “It’s not like I think about being able to do stuff like that. I’m not trying to show off or anything.”
“I mean, maybe you could,” Mike said. “Tonight, with Carlton, I mean,” he added grimly.
“I don’t know,” Will said quietly, popping the tab on his soda and taking a sip.
“It was impressive!” Mike assured him. “I mean, you’re strong. You’ve got, um-”
Mike swallowed nervously, motioning towards Will’s upper body, his broad shoulders, his thoroughly defined triceps, his-
“Arms.” Mike felt weak.
Will looked flustered. “You’ve got arms too, Mike.” he joked.
Mike couldn't be normal could he? His offer from earlier tormented him now:
'Why don’t you just kiss me then?' Mike had asked an hour ago, in response to Will's lack of experience. 'I mean, I’m here.'
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college byler kissing practice :)
pre-will's first date with carlton in the epilogue
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Eighteen months later, Mike sat on Will’s bed, staring at his best friend’s graduation gown.
“It’s just so… orange,” Will made a face at the fabric in his hands. “I mean, does that make sense to you at all? Orange?”
Mike shrugged, grabbing the matching cap and placing it on Will’s head with a grin. Will’s hair went flat over his eyes. “I dunno, graduate,” Mike teased, flicking the tassel.
Will stuck out his tongue. “I still wish they'd stuck with green, like Jonathan and Nancy got. At least I'd look okay in green.” His voice had a whine to it, and Mike held back a snicker.
“I’m sure you look just as good in orange,” Mike said seriously.
Will shook his head, turning away. "Right."
Mike’s eyes lingered on the curve of Will's cheek, the flutter of his lash, the place where his t-shirt had been left untucked from his cuffed blue jeans. He was fascinated by the way Will rested his weight on one leg, his left foot hooked behind his right ankle. His stupid yellow socks.
Mike's stomach plummeted.
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mike's conversation with jane in the void goes a little differently.
the night before graduation, a guilt-stricken mike confides in will at the cabin.
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- Part 25 of Stranger Things Oneshots
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“His eyes might as well be on his forehead.” Holly muttered.
“Hm?” Will stifled a laugh.
“He’s an id- I mean, Mike's not very good at, um, seeing obvious stuff, Will,” Holly whispered loudly, clearly censoring herself for Will’s sake. “Don’t tell me you’ve never noticed.”
Will very much had. “Don’t tell him this, but you’re absolutely right.” Will admitted, matching her whisper.
Holly looked gleeful. “I won’t say a thing. Promise.”
“Good. You'd better not. He’d probably kick me out or something,” Will added dramatically.
“I wouldn’t let him,” Holly said. “Having you here is like having a second brother! It’s cool.”
Will’s heart actually melted a little. “Thanks, Holly.”
“And you actually like the stuff I like.”
“Mike likes art too!” Will tried.
Holly rolled her eyes again. “No. Mike likes YOUR art.”
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holly asks will for help on mike's 16th birthday present. evidently, will gets to talk endlessly about two of his favorite things: art and mike wheeler's face.
set during the 18 months, the april before season 5 :))
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- Part 24 of Stranger Things Oneshots
- Part 3 of Byler Gates
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“And I just thought- y’know, since you finally had a crush, maybe you’d want to talk about it?” Mike bullshitted.
Will scrubbed a hand across his forehead. “Right. Um. He’s great, I mean, incredible, actually. He understands stuff, like nobody else does. He’s the only person who’s ever made me feel truly okay in my skin and I-” he cut himself off.
Mike’s heart almost stopped beating. Maybe he wasn’t totally crazy.
“Anyways. Focusing on him, when it’s hopeless- it’ll just make me feel like shit. I mean, after everything, it’s just me, y’know?” Will said softly. “Just me.”
“Yeah, but it doesn’t have to be.” Mike said. “Why should you be alone? Just because you’re…" he took a deep, shaky breath. “...gay?” The word took effort to say, and it felt like he’d run a marathon once it’d left his mouth, his chest burning.
Will stared and stared. “I…” his gaze flickered to the ground. “Because. He’s the only person I’ve ever…” he squeezed his eyes shut. “Been in love with.”
Mike blinked. Will was in love? With this boy who could maybe, possibly, probably be Mike?
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Post Vol 2. With Operation Beanstalk in motion, Mike stops running from the one thing he's the most afraid of.
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- Part 23 of Stranger Things Oneshots
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a collection of my stranger things oneshots (mostly byler!!)
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Six of Crows Oneshots by s0ld_it
Fandom Shadow and Bone (TV), Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo
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Mike just moved into his new apartment.
That night, he realizes how thin the walls are.
His neighbour (Will) is very loud... at 2 AMOR
mike wheeler writes explicit novels under a pen name no one’s ever traced.
will reads them more than he should
and mike thinks that might be a problem.Bookmarked by s0ld_it
05 Jun 2026
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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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03 Jun 2026
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What if Will Byers was never found in the Upside Down that first week? What if he spent three years fighting back trying to get home?
And what happens when he finally does?
(A Stranger Things AU)
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10 Feb 2026
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"It's not that bad.” He reassured. “Here, I'll start: I love ceramics, I'm married to someone in this school, and I painted the mural in the cafeteria.
"That's easy!" A kid scoffed from the front, leaning forward. "It's the second one!"
Behind him, the TA's shoulder shook with silent laughter. A grin spread across Will's face. "I hate ceramics."
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Will always plays two truths and a lie on the first day of school. It’s just tradition. It’s also tradition to have them guess who he’s married to by the end of the week for extra credit.
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05 Feb 2026
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The feeling of being wanted is a powerful drug. Being wanted by the one you want is incomparable.
"Mike," Will says lowly. "You’re— You’re so close."
Too close, his brain supplies, a little hysterical. Too much.
Mike doesn’t pull away. "I know."
"Why?"
"Keeping up…" Mike exhales a short laugh that Will feels on his neck, "appearances."
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A guy hits on Will at a party, Mike leaves with a hickey, and by morning everybody thinks they're dating.
Will knows it’s supposed to be pretend. He just doesn’t know how to act like he hasn’t wanted this for as long as he can remember.
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01 Feb 2026