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Fireworks Exploding in My Hands by DryRain129
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
24 Jan 2026
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Will Byers was different after California.
Strong. Confident. Reserved.
Powerful.
When Vecna's plans mean the end of the world, no one expects Will Byers to be the one to stop him.
Or: Season 5 rewrite, relatively canon-compliant, in which Will's father is not Lonnie, and the origin of Will's powers is far more divine than Vecna.
(You DO NOT need to have read Percy Jackson to read this!)
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Mike is in love with Will and its giving him problems.
Hi! This fic is a mix of an ’80s vibe with the present, so there are some things included that didn’t actually exist back in the ’80s—just keep that in mind. hehe
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Even in the face of the end of the world, Will Byers sees no other option than to conceal his undying feelings towards Mike Wheeler. With Hawkins split in four and the decay of the Upside Down seeping into the real world, it had never been more urgent for the group to destroy the Mind Flayer and exterminate all evil from their world entirely. But Will’s feelings and overwhelming secrets prove to be an obstacle deeming their battles fruitless. When forced into close proximity with the boy he’d sworn to himself he’d distance from, he’s faced with the overruling question: how far would he go to keep his secrets?
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For how long can Will Byers bear to conceal his undying love from Mike Wheeler?
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This takes place immediately after season 4, with the events of season 5 not canon but some similar aspects. Essentially a season 5 fix up.
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- English
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- 4,908
- Chapters:
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- Kudos:
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- Hits:
- 22
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will byers isolates himself for 2 years and mike wheeler is obsessed and calls him everyday for those 2 years and one day will finally answers oh mygod bruh
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Will's voice rang out, turning to look at him.
"You'll never get away from the sound of the man that loves you."
They had locked eyes, and Mike's heart shattered.
It was over, they were over, it was all gone.
And it was his fault.
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byler silver springs band au because why not??
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Will never thought his life would play out like a film. He was just the background noise, the extra on set. He never expected to be the kind of person movies make the main character. The kind of person who gets swept up in a story to be told.
Then Mike showed up, and the scenes started feeling like they were his.
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or: Will Byers moves to Hawkins from California, gets an after-school job at the video rental store, and meets Mike Wheeler — who, it turns out, might be checking out more than just movies.
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After Will Byers returns to Hawkins after living in California for five years, his life turns upside down. Going back to his past life — a life he thought was long gone — comes with great struggle Will tries to convince everyone (himself included) it’s just some seasonal depression that’s going to wear off once fall is over.
Turns out it’s anything but a seasonal depression, as Will begins to feel like he’s going insane — feeling like he’s haunted by the ghost of his past, struggling to eat anything as food looks like poison, and with a good night’s sleep becoming a thing of the past.
And it certainly doesn’t help that Mike Wheeler keeps staring at him from across the hallway like a creep. He keeps staring instead of talking to Will, instead of making things right after ghosting him years ago.
Because despite once being inseparable, now Will sees Mike as nothing but a cowardly stranger, who didn’t have the guts to write him one last letter saying he didn’t want to keep in touch anymore. Or at least that’s Will’s point of view.
TW. viewer discretion is advised, this work is a tough read that gets emotional and violent at times. please stop reading if it is too much for you.
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A rewrite of Stranger Things season 4 based on ideas that came to my head, featuring Steddie, Will finally being happy (poor guy), and more craziness that my disturbed mind has to offer :).
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I can’t tell you (I’ll show you instead) by Bonlessbear
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Jan 2026
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Byler college romance! This is post-canon.
After three months of Will and Carlton’s relationship, they break up and Will is left in need of support from Mike.Or
Will and Mike haven’t spoken in three months. During that time, Mike realizes he’s been in love with Will since middleschool.
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i hate it here (but at least i have you) by lemonenty
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Jan 2026
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“I’m Willow”
Holy shit.
Willow is not at all who she was expecting to turn up. She wasn't expecting tanned skin. She wasn’t expecting cropped brown hair. She wasn’t expecting to see the most beautiful pair of hazel eyes ever. She wasn’t expecting the horrifically gorgeous girl in front of her.
This year might be slightly more interesting than she thought.
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Featuring teenage dirtbag Mike 'Mia' Wheeler and golden girl Will 'Willow' Byers, who actually hates who she is but conformity got the cat, that's the saying right?
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I'll Run Away With You (I Promise) by gingerfizz, valentine_gal
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Jan 2026
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Will returns to Hawkins 3 years after graduation with his new boyfriend, Carlton.
For some reason, Mike can’t stand seeing the two together, and his suppressed feelings for Will are finally revealed.
His loathing of Carlton and his profound love for Will make for an exciting spring break.
"For years, I tried to shake the idea of me and Mike from my mind, but now, feeling the weight of his body next to mine, I can’t help but remember how madly in love I used to be."
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LYRIC - Better In The Dark : TV Girl
takes place a year after Eleven dies!!
Will finds himself being the only person able to show up to Mike’s sleep over, and the power goes out, leaving them in the cold darkness. Will finally lets his emotions spill, and he finds himself wound up in a confusing and messy friendship—or relationship?
“I care about you because I love you.”
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But I know I’m gonna change that tune ~ A Stranger Things epilogue fanfic by Kai (KazPlayz)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Trefry
19 Jan 2026
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Will Byers goes off to college, steering away from Hawkins and its long-gone (and ended) atrocities until winter break. Unfortunately, some of these atrocities start to follow him to where he's going to college. He's glad that no one else he knows from Hawkins is going here so that he can have a fresh start. He loves his party-the full party (cough, the millions of people he came out to)—but he needs some room to breathe. To grow. To heal. To start anew. Although, given the fact that he's Will Byers, the universe just had to slap him in the face. The atrocities aren't the only thing that follow him to college either.
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A Stranger Things epilogue fanfic that takes place after the season 5 finale because it was underwhelming.
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a secret language i can't speak (with anyone else) by byerslupin
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Jan 2026
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mike is in love with will. he knows that will will never feel the same and that he has moved on.
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Eddie cuts himself off, eyes widening in realization. He studies the boy in front of him. Will, brown hair, hazel eyes (or eye now), about 15 years old… Holy shit.
“Holy shit…” he breathes out in shock, “You’re Will Byers.”
The other cracks a sardonic smile at that.
“In the unfortunate flesh,” he declares, spreading his arms in a mockingly grand gesture.
Eddie stares at him for another silent moment before speaking once again.
“Dude…” he says quietly, “What the hell are you doing here?”
Will grins wider, though his eye remains empty.
“Welcome to the worst job of your new life, Eddie Munson.”
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Eddie and Will are trapped in Hell, working for the Mind Flayer and Vecna in what is possibly the worst job in the world.
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we're both in the closet (well, only me) by elisesneverland
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Jan 2026
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Mike Wheeler is at a party. A boring one, at that. But when someone starts a seven minutes in heaven game, and Will is talking to some random guy, why shouldn't they join?
But what happens when Mike has conflicting emotions, strong fights, and, irrational thoughts, to be frank, and is forced to figure everything out?
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A fanfiction in which Mike Wheeler is forced to address the things he's been running from.
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You showed me colours... but only if I had loved you better by vampl0r
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Jan 2026
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Will always knew how he felt about Mike, but it wasn’t until he left Hawkins and moved to a small town just outside London that he finally felt free. Once he was out of that old “prison,” he moved on pretty quickly and even started seeing a cute British boy named Carlton. Life was lighter, easier.
Mike, on the other hand, wasn’t so lucky. He stayed in Hawkins, living alone in his apartment and pouring himself into writing. His books were successful, but they were mostly a way to distract himself from real life—and he still thought about Will all the time. His most popular book, If I Had Loved You Better, was basically everything he wished he could have said or done with Will.
One day, Will picks up the book and it hits too close to home. The words, the feelings… it all feels way too familiar.Before he knows it, he’s sending Mike an email, asking him to come stay for a week.
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see about a boy by MOony_loves_padfoot
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Good Will Hunting (1997)
19 Jan 2026
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Joyce Byers has one condition for Will moving back to California for college: he has to see a therapist. Will Byers is not pleased about this. She sends him to the one therapist she feels she can trust, Dr. Will Hunting. Over their sessions together, Will discovers he may not be so different from Will Hunting after all, but Hunting forces him to face his greatest fears, and admit he is running away from love out of fear.
Can Will Hunting convince Will Byers giving love another chance is worth it?
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“Hello?”
“Will?” he could recognize that voice anywhere, even if it was more slurred and manic than it normally was, “It’s Mike.”
“I know,” Will rubbed his eyes, unsure why his childhood best friend was calling him from Indiana at 4 in the morning, “what do you want, Mike?”
“Come to Hawkins for Christmas,” Will was sure that was more of a demand than a request, “You can stay in the basement, or my room, or even Nancy’s. She probably won’t come home for Christmas, she never does.”
“Mike, it’s 4AM, what are you–”
“Just say you’ll come.”
“I’ll come.”
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Will left Hawkins behind for the bigger and better things of New York City, until he got a drunken call from Mike on the night of Halloween, begging him to come home and visit him for Christmas.
Now it's Winter Break, and Will's driven over 10 hours to spend Christmas with the Wheeler's, only for all but Mike to be no where to be seen.
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Back home (at least, it was home before) by Pastel_Gh0sts
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Jan 2026
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After Lonnie and Joyce Divorced, Joyce moved to Lenora with the kids. After a few years She rekindled an old high school romance with Hopper and moves back to Hawkins, in that time Will has become an entirely new person and no one remembers his old self.
Enjoy the adventures and fears that Will Byers has of balancing his new self where no one knows who he used to be and trying to balance a new (old) crush on Mike.