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smoking cigarettes on the roof by wayward_sherlock for delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Sep 2025
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Will had climbed up to Mike’s window with a practiced ease, and while he always felt bad about waking Mike up from his much needed sleep, Will needed him, needed his soft and gentle touches, needed to know that Mike was alive and that he could keep Will safe from himself.
And now, Will feels more than just safe – he feels content. He’s sitting on the sloped roof of a house he’s known like the back of his hand since he was six with his legs curled up to his stomach, head resting on his knees, as he watches the love of his life blow smoke from his lips.
will has a nightmare the fall after the world goes back to normal. mike is there for him, always.
Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
11 Sep 2025
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so stupidly sweet and it’s for MEEEE god bless us all
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“Woah,” Will whispers to himself incredulously, laughing a little under his breath as he shuffles through the pages of the letter again. He can’t help but admire the smooth, off-white stationery, its pleasant weight in his hands. A serious-looking “MJW” watermark adorns the top of each page, totally at odds with the entertaining missive and its author’s garbled cursive. Will laughs quietly to himself again. What sixteen-year-old boy on earth has monogrammed stationery?
Michael J. Wheeler, apparently. Where did Max find this guy?
Mike Wheeler is insecure, even by normal teenage standards. So when his friend, Max, connects him with her old friend from California, he's surprised by how easily they get along. But as the weeks wear on, their letters grow increasingly personal, and they make plans to embark on a week-long trip, Mike can't let go of one inconvenient, anxiety-inducing thought: What if he wants to be more than friends?
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Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
02 Dec 2024
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so sweet so gut wrenching so perfect but would i expect anything less from ao3 user pseudologia no i would not
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i took my love and i took it down by tellthatbrokebitch
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Mar 2024
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Just as something brushes against his leg, he throws himself forward and meets open air.
Time seems to slow. It’s a cliché, but it’s honest, and he’s trying to be honest with himself these days.
So honest that, as time slows and the wind rushing past him seems to slow as well, he admits that in a way, this is what he’s always wanted. To take control of his own fate, have a say in what becomes of him. To disappear, for good this time. Hopefully they won’t find his body. And what does it say about him, that the idea of disappearing forever and leaving everyone he loves with nothing fills him with a fucked-up sense of relief?
Will pictures his mom’s face when she hears he’s missing. And Jonathan’s. And… his friends. El. Mike.
Will Byers, missing. Again.
Dead. Again.
For good.
Fuck.
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It’s been three years since the world ended. Three years since the spores began to fall, infecting people and turning them into mindless, horrifying monsters that preyed on the living. Three years since they’ve been able to relax. Three years they’ve been holding their breath, hoping against hopelessness that the nightmare will soon end.
a s5 zombie-apocalypse au
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It's not even like Will is some godlike specimen. His skin is olivey and a bit summer-tan, and he has floppy, honey-brown hair and a few moles smattered adorably across his face and arms, but he is very much just a boy. Average height, average build, symmetrical face. He's wearing jeans and a Zelda T-shirt and plain white Vans. But he gives Mike an awkward half-smile and a wave as he introduces himself at the box office, and Mike can actually feel himself get stupider.
Will and Mike meet working at their local movie theater, and Mike is so into Will — particularly his hands — that he almost gets fired.
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Mike feels—fuzzy, a little bit. Not from the wine, because he didn’t have much, but just from the day itself. From his realization. From the certainty that he can’t go back, after this. He’s let himself feel it. He’s let himself decide. From today on, there’ll just be the time before he knew he liked Will, and the time after.
Without really thinking about it, he swipes over to his messages. His and Will’s pathetic last conversation is still there, Will’s gracious apology and Mike’s fumbling acceptance. The screen blurs in front of his eyes; light and color and sound. He types:
Do you ever think about us?
He presses send.
Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
15 Feb 2024
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genuinely the most clever beautiful writing of all time wtf
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The Wheeler’s lakehouse was a two-story wooden building with white siding and blue shutters on each of the little windows. It sat on the edge of a large blue-green lake, a long backyard full of tall tufted grass that ended in a wooden dock extending out over the water. Will had been to the Wheeler’s lakehouse twice as a child, once when he was eight and again when he was sixteen. Now, he was twenty-nine and pulling up to the long driveway of the house in his beaten-up Ford Escort, his stomach in nervous knots that he was trying to calm with a half-full can of ginger ale.
or, four months after one byers/wheeler couple breaks up, another gets married. and, of course, will and mike are both the best men. and, of course, there is a plot to get them back together. nothing goes to plan.
Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
19 Jan 2024
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an absolute fucking masterpiece
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Mike wasn’t coming after him this time. This whole thing was Mike’s fault in the first place, and Will didn’t want to see him, he made that clear. He did want Mike to notice, though. He wanted Mike to be standing inside the arcade, staring at the front door, itching to come outside and talk to him. He wanted Mike to get a shit score at Dig Dug because he was distracted wondering where Will had gone.
It was kind of like the View-Master feeling, being stuck between resenting Mike so much and wanting him back so desperately. Sometimes, there would be a glitch, and the facade he carefully constructed would disappear, revealing the cold, harsh truth. I still love him.
or: byler exes to lovers
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lips like sugar by dragons_like_smores for tallula03, Frogsdontcry (RegretForLostcauses)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Nov 2023
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It’s 1990 and the party needs to raise money to help them get to their first ever Comic-Con! After their bake sale on their college campus fails miserably, the party decides to try something a little more exciting to raise cash: a kissing booth. To Mike’s surprise, Will volunteers to be on the receiving end of the smooching for the fundraiser.
Amidst mixed signals, secrets from a drunken party the year before, jealousy, a lot of note passing, and a surprise gift, Mike and Will are forced to confront their feelings.
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The invisible shoulder nudges him, and Mike wishes he'd taken the piece of paper to read what Will would've actually said, and then misses, more generally, Will's voice. His spoken word. Which is unfair - Mike's lucky he gets even this much, the cool brush on his arm, the creaks of his weight on the floorboards, the gentle drum of his fingers. Reminders. Will, inasmuch as he can be, is here, even if it will never feel like enough.
Sometimes — he never tells anyone this — he shuts his eyes, tells himself that Will is alive, and sitting there, next to him, and the moment he tilted his head, they'd be face to face.
He doesn't like opening his eyes, after that.
Will is a ghost. Mike is haunted.
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Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
08 Nov 2023
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very important ghost will fic
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This is the first girl who’s ever asked Mike out — something he had, in the not too distant past, been terrified would never happen. And Mike just stands there, feeling like his dining hall dinner is about to crawl back up his esophagus.
Jeremy, Saint Jeremy, nudges him with an elbow. “He’s kind of private about it, but Mike actually has someone back home.”
Mike turns his head to look at Jeremy, expecting a knowing smile or the hint of a wink. But Jeremy actually looks sincere, which makes Mike’s eyebrows sink down, almost to the top of his nose.
“Will, right?” Jeremy supplies, forever trying to be helpful. “He’s at CalArts?”
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And At Every Table, I'll Save You A Seat by LondonDziban
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Aug 2023
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Mike caps the cup and slides it across the pickup counter to Will, following it up with a wrapped straw and his wrapped lemon loaf immediately after. “Medium iced chai with oat milk and brown sugar syrup, and a lemon loaf for yellow flannel guy!”
Will grabs his straw, shooting a disapproving look at Mike as he carefully unwraps it. “Remind me to never wear this flannel in public again.” He grabs his drink, slipping his straw into it with steady hands.
“Nah, it looks nice on you. Don’t let me stop you, Just Will.” Mike is grinning so hard his face hurts. He’s more awake than he was previously, most of his exhaustion washing away throughout this interaction.
Will sighs, his cheeks going slightly red at Mike’s compliment, bringing his straw to his pink lips and taking a small sip. Mike watches Will’s gaze travel down to Mike’s chest, his eyes stopping on his name tag for only a second before they dip slightly lower. His lips quirk up into a small smile as he swallows his sip of chai. “I like your pin, by the way.”
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Mike works at the on-campus coffee shop and Will really likes iced chais.
Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
05 Nov 2023
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most adorable coffee shop au in existence
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"I've only dated one person before," Mike continues, unaware of the turmoil going on behind Will's sheet and skin. "And we weren't even very romantic! I mean, I don't even think I know how to be romantic. And if I screw up, then what? I really, really like this person. I don't want to lose them."
The rant just makes Will feel worse. His brain is overthinking and yet the alcohol can't contain every thought as they spill over. Mike needs to stop. He needs to get him to stop. "Just say it to me," he blurts. The blades of his own stupidity dig deep into his heart. Take it back take it back take it back.
"What?"
Take it back.
"Just," Will swallows again. "Pretend I'm the person you like. Try to flirt with me."
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When Will realizes Mike doesn't recognize him in his Halloween costume, he decides to have a little fun. That is until he learns Mike has a secret crush and they're supposed to be at the party...
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- Part 2 of Bylerween 2023
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Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
28 Oct 2023
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halloween flirty byler aka the peak of all byler <33
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In 1988 Will and Mike promise to leave town together, except Will decides to go off on his own, and Mike is left behind. Ten years later in 1998, the two reunite with drastically different lives. Will is known in the art community and has made a name for himself outside of Hawkins while Mike has stayed on Maple Street, becoming a father to a seven month old baby girl named Bea. Both of them have questions, both of them have regrets, and both of them still love each other. But how did Mike get a baby and why did Will leave? They'll find out and figure it out together because they're a team. And they're always going to be best friends forever.
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Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
17 Oct 2023
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will be living rent free in my brain for the rest of time
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“That’s my step brother Will,” El said from somewhere next to Mike, her voice pulling him out of the trance he had found himself in. “He got me the job here, among other things.”
“They look great together,” he replied softly, trying to keep the disappointment from seeping into his voice. Mike knew that not everyone was like him, but that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt when he saw someone he couldn’t have.
“Yeah,” El said, sounding just as breathless as Mike felt. “You’d think they were a couple, right?”
At that, Mike turned to her in near disbelief. “Aren’t they?”
El looked back at him with a knowing glint in her eyes. “They’ve always been just friends.”
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Mike's in for another bummer summer at some stupid resort his family dragged him to when he becomes wrapped up in the responsibilities - and the arms - of a group of staff who are in desperate need of his help. Who knows...maybe he'll end up having the time of his life.
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wide & wild eyes by orphan_account for delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Sep 2023
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El must be hallucinating the girl’s dislike of her. She must be. It must be from the heat, or something, because she did not do anything at all. Right? Right. Yes. Well, fuck her too.
“Hey!” Will calls, and a suitcase hits her legs. “Come inside. We’re waiting.”
Right. El has places to be, and people to see, and things to do, and none of them will relate to the girl across the street.
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or: el's version of a summer romance, featuring a very confusing max mayfield.
Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
07 Sep 2023
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greatest elmax fic ever in the world btw. if you even care
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Vecna reaches out a spiked claw, tipping Will’s chin to look up at him—to face him in his full, terrifying glory. “There is no god, William,” he says softly, eyes burning. “Only me. And I have already won.”
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in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, mike and will venture to the middle of the upside-down, with hopes of ending things once and for all. of course, they both get a little more than they bargained for.
Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
07 Aug 2023
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haven is fucked up and evil and writes fantastic fics
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Mystery Work
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
29 Jul 2023
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GORGEOUS summer miscommunication highler <33
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It feels impossible that it could even be like this — that two hours back in Will’s life after the longest and most tense separation they’ve ever braved, he would be getting this domestic fantasy, him and Will and a kid they’re looking after, lounging on a beach like they don’t have a care in the world. It reminds him of being kids, of falling so in love with Will Byers he couldn't think, of kissing his best friend one summer under the Indiana cover of stars.
It is lovely.
It is all Mike could dare to want.
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Will Byers was raised to have the only correct opinions on music ever, actually, and he’s proud to show this off in the music review section of his university's queer student artists’ collective’s relatively popular zine, zine of the times. He actually really enjoys this position–that is, until the president of the zine informs him that he has to review his least favorite band on this earth: The Fellowship of the Ring.
At least his incredibly attractive neighbor in his U.S. history class is gonna go with him on the assignment, right?
Or: A music snob and the frontman of his most-hated local band walk into a bar for a date. It’s either the beginning of a really good joke or a really shitty love story.
Bookmarked by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
02 Jul 2023
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gorgeously written, perfect rivals to lovers, i'm OBSESSED
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“If you could see one person one more time before the big bad Ruskies obliterate us,” Robin giggles, “who would it be?”
Steve has been feeling so wonderfully unabashedly honest for these last few minutes or months or however long they’ve been here, tied together in their Scoops uniforms and possibly dying from beating-induced brain hemorrhages or Russian poison that he says, without hesitating, “Jonathan Byers. And I’d give him a big ole kiss.”
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- Part 1 of A Catalog of Non-Definitive Acts