Byler one shots I found on AO3

Cotton candy cones - byler (fluff)

Made by: orphan_account

Summary: the gang goes to the candy store. mike doesnt have any on him because he didnt expect to go. they go to the cotton candy section and the guys an asshat. now they have to share.

"HEY! stay close to me, kids!" hopper shouts as dustin, lucas, and el run up to a candy store. it had all sorts of goodies. kitkats, snickers (theyre nasty imo), m&ms, bertie botts every flavor beans. those beans seemed to disappear after a while though. only dustin was actually kind of concerned by that. 

the three stayed at the candy store until the rest caught up. "el, youd know better than to do that. youre pretty lucky you get to come out anyway." hopper grunted. el bribed hopper with random candy she found while he was tired and told him that shed wear her ghost costume from halloween. he agreed, but only because she pestered him for too long.

el simply replied with a "sorry."

"i forgive you."

mike and will were falling behind, talking to each other about random things. "dear lord, do you kids listen? stay. by. me." hopper turned to face the boys, walking backwards. "yowch!" hed walked into a street light. the boys snickered and jogged up to meet the rest of the gang.

"ooh! look! 3 musketeers!" dustin clapped. mikes face scrunched up in disgust. (3 musketeers solos mikes favs. just sayin.)

"dustin, your taste in candy is almost as bad as your taste in girls." mike said.

"yeah, but i could probably get more than you! they could never resist these pearls~" dustin retorted, making a 'purrrr'ing sound.

"uhm, guys? wheres max..?" will asked. hoppers eyes widened.

"kiddo! why- why didnt you say anything earlier?! MAX?! shit shit shit shit-" hopper was freaking the fuck out as the rest of the gang started looking around for her.

"there." eleven said, pointing to a gigantic lollipop in the middle of the candy store. sure enough, there max was. she was bouncing up and down, trying to get to the thing. then she realized it was a display and stomped off angrily. the group sighed in relief and entered the store.

it was full of color and candies. kids everywhere, pointing at many different candies and "pleeeaaaseeee??"ing. the cashier was an old guy, making jokes and being friendly with everyone. it was practically THE best candy store in hawkins.

"DO ANY OF YOU HAVE A QUARTER?!" lucas yelled a little too loudly. the whole store turns to look at him. (social anxiety said no thank you)

"shut up lucas! yes, yes i do." max nags and shoves a quarter in lucas's face. he grins and races to the gumball machine. max rolls her eyes. "how childish."

"like you didnt just freak out the whole group for a giant lollipop." mike murmured. will tried to hide his smile, knowing max would kill him if she saw.

"mike you little-"

"hi. im amy. do you know where the pixy sticks are?" a little girl that seemed to be no older than 5 asked. mike smirked as max shot him a looked that seemed to say 'youre lucky, wheeler'.

"yeah, come to think of it i was just looking for those. c'mon!' max smiled and grabbed the little girls hand.

"ooh! what are p-pixy sticks?" eleven asked hopper, looking up at him, eyes full of curiosity and excitement.

"theyre these powder candies that taste kinda sour. they come in these straw things. why dont i show you?" he smiled, taking her hand and leading her to where he thought the pixy sticks were. in reality, they were walking to the chocolate section.

that left will and mike together. "mike, whats that buzzing sound?" will asked, looking around.

"thats that cotton candy guys machine. in the corner over there. see?" mike said, pointing to the cotton candy maker. the guy was serving two little boys blue cotton candy cones. they thanked him and gave him- woah, $50?! where did little kids get that kind of money?! whatever, thats besides the point. wills favorite candy was cotton candy (ditto will, ditto).

"hey, you want some cotton candy?" will asked. mike nodded. will grabbed his hand and skipped over to the cotton candy guy, stopping to get in line. he suddenly realized that he was holding mikes hand and quickly let go of it. mike tried hiding his blush.

"uhm.. long line, huh?" mike fidgeted. will elbowed mike to let him know that he was only making things worse. he got the message. some couple looked at them in disgust. will noticed and shook his head at them. they nodded and their frowns went away. who knew middle aged people were so stupid? finally, they came up to the cotton candy guy.

"pink or blue?" the guy frowned, rolling his eyes.

"id like pink, please." will smiled.

"blue for me." mike said, not meaning to sound so rude. will shot him a look only a mother could give. "uh, please." he smiled. the guy gave a 'thought so' kind of look. he made them their cotton candy and gave them it.

"here ya go!" will said, giving him $5.07. which should have been enough.

"i dont give candy to gays so easily. that'll be $12." the guy says with a smirk.

"were not-" mike gets cut off by the asshat of a guy.

"what, gay? youre a little too obvious idiots. now gimme the $12!" the guy pouts, getting a bit impatient.

"can you just give us one? ill pay you the 5 bucks." will sighs. the guy seems satisfied and hands him a pink cotton candy cone. "thats why your name is jerry." will muttered as he walked away, mike following close behind. the guy heard that and shot up a middle finger their direction.

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"yikes. that guys a lunatic!" dustin grimaced.

"some people are fuckwad- i mean, bad people, kids." hopper said, catching himself. they nodded and continued their conversation. will took a bite of the cotton candy and passed it to mike, turning it to the other side.

"hey, i have an idea! why dont we see who can eat it the fastest?" mike shouted. at this point, he was asking to kiss. whatever though. they each bit their sides until they met in the middle, accidentally kissing.

will made a 'mm!' sound in surprise, quickly pulling away. "i- woah-" was all he could actually say. mike blushed furiously and covered his face. max was already onto them, so she simply shrugged. the rest of the group was in shock.

"sorry will..." mike looked away in embarrassment and regret. he really shouldve seen this coming. the group was lucky the streets werent too full at this time.

"you dont have to apologize! you didnt see it coming. and besides... i- um, i liked it" will said, quickly mumbling the last part so that only mike could pick up on it. somehow, dustin heard it.

"goddammit mike. you dont get girls but you still find love." he frowned jokingly. lucas did a little wheeze trying to hold in his laughter, making the rest of the group laugh (including hop). will and mike smiled nervously.

"that is funny dustin!" el laughed. after a bit more laughter, they calmed down about it and talked about other random crap. the boys fell behind again, this time almost holding hands and chit chatting about how long theyd known about their feelings for each other, et cetera et cetera.

"cmon lovebirds, with me! i swear, love makes you helen keller." hopper rolled his eyes. the boys ran to catch up with them and got back to regular schmegular talk.