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  1. Public Bookmark 19

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    He reaches for Will’s pencil and starts marking small X’s where he wants them to go.
    “I think we should go further. As far away from Hawkins as possible.” He says, his eyes darting up to check Will’s expression. He’s looking down at the map, his expression unreadable as Mike’s X’s move further and further away from Indiana.
    “We’ve never been anywhere Will—well, you’ve been to New York and we’ve both been to California—but still, we’ve never been anywhere just to be there.”

    Will Byers has stopped speaking. Everyone is desperate to make him talk again, but all Mike Wheeler cares about is having his best friend beside him as they get far away from Hawkins together.

    Or. Mike and Will go on a road trip and try to manage their grief and trauma.

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    09 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    “No, I don’t think so—we will test for it, but there are some other tests I would like to run, but first,” she leans forward and places a steadying hand on his knee. “Mike, what do you know about male gestational carriers?”

    His stomach drops, eyes widening.

    He’d only ever heard it referred to as something else—something vitriolic and demeaning.

    He remembers hearing the rumors in high school about Peter Miller’s cousin from San Francisco who’d gotten bitched—remembers Peter being beaten bloody in the school parking lot because of it. Vaguely, he knows it was mentioned in a health class—in the same way that AIDS was mentioned—a disease—something that happens to sexual deviants. He knows he has heard Ted Wheeler speak about it—scoffing about so-called ‘paternity rights’ in the paper, “If a man lets himself get bitched he should be ashamed of himself—not asking the world to accept his perversions—It’s sick!”

    Mike’s stomach rolls again, acid burning his throat.

    He certainly feels sick right now.

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    08 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 12

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    Mike hasn’t prayed since November, 1983. But nearly ten years and 800 miles away from the last time, staring up at the dark stain in the ceiling paint, Mike thinks: God, give me a sign.

    And then, the phone rings.

     

    or; new york city in the 90s is just as perpetually rainy as hawkins was in 80s. except for one will byers, who despite mike wheeler's best efforts, is a beam of sunlight. in which, over the course of 5 years, like the sun following a rainstorm, mike and will find their way back to each other.

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    07 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Ooh this is god tier. so many things I want to pick apart and analyze it’s making me giddy

  4. Public Bookmark *

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    He adapts well to each occupation.
    Something moves inside the body's stomach; it protrudes outwards, then settles back into place.

    It will serve perfectly.

    You feel it, don't you, William?

    Will doesn't respond, not with his voice. But the body beneath him heaves faintly, forcing a whimper.

    Every inch of you knows. Every pulse. Every tremor. I have already claimed it.

    The words are like a caress and a claw at once. Warmth snakes along his spine – Will's spine – impossibly close, like a hand resting where none should be.

    Why fight to protect what is already mine?

    Three months after the bridge collapse, when Hawkins begins to rebuild and things feel normal again, something starts stirring in the recesses of Will's mind.

    Or, someone.

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    02 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 25

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    Mike wakes up one morning to find that his voice has been taken from him.

    Literally. His voice is completely gone.

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    31 May 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    This one is so good it drives me insane! Everyone needs to read it rn