***Modern Day AU*** Social Anxiety and High School don't mix. Will Byers just has to push through one more year, but a certain boy makes it so much harder, and Will can't help but wonder if he's been going about this all wrong. Maybe Mike Wheeler is just the person he needed to meet. And Maybe Will means more to Mike than he thought. Maybe that makes this terrifying. And maybe, just maybe, they both kind of love it.

highest rankings: #8 byler [6/12/2022] #1 lucassinclair [9/3/2022] #1 byers [1/5/2023] #1 elmax [5/7/2023] tw: mentions of homophobia Will realizes his feelings for Mike and tries to get Max's advice on how to get over him. While trying to do so, he develops a close friendship with Eleven and a new kid at school, whose open sexual fluidity gives a great opportunity for advice. But when guilt and jealousy take over, things don't go smooth for either of them. (slowburn) (ALSO THERE IS NO SMUT IN THIS BOOK) takes place after the plot of s3 just in case you're here after s4 🤞

☆.｡.:* In which we read the diary of Will Byers, a CF patient who may have just met the love of his life. The only problem? He's a Cfer too... ☆.｡.:* first place winner of the galactic awards. uses characters from the tv show "stranger things". based on the movie "five feet apart". contains mature themes. ©itsjustbyler 2019-2020

☆.｡.:*The 80's aren't a great time to be gay- at least in Hawkins, Indiana. But Mike and Will have been secretly dating for years, and everything is perfect. Or maybe it's more accurate to say that everything WAS perfect... ☆.｡.:* includes mature themes. ©itsjustbyler 2019

will is the president of the belittled flower club; also known as the sissy club to bullies. when the bullying gets violent, mike wheeler, one of the most popular boys in school, decides to join the club in attempt to end the bullying, but he finds a lot more than flowers.

☆.｡.:*(book two, 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒔𝒆, is now out- inside this book ) ☆.｡.:*In which Will has a problem. A big one. A problem he needs urgent help with, a problem he can't really tell anyone. He can't seem to control it anymore, and it's only getting worse- can Mike find out and help him before it's too late? ☆.｡.:* contains mature subjects. ☆.｡.:* ©itsjustbyler 2019, 2020 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔: #1 in 𝑩𝒚𝒍𝒆𝒓 9/26/19, 10/9/19, 10/25/19, 11/1/19 # 4 in 𝑩𝒚𝒍𝒆𝒓 9/28/19, 11/17/19 # 3 in 𝑩𝒚𝒍𝒆𝒓 10/1/19, 10/30/19 # 2 in 𝑩𝒚𝒍𝒆𝒓 10/4/19, 10/19/19, 10/29/19, 11/3/19 #20 in 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 8/10/20 #11 in 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 8/12/20

☆.｡.:*In Which Will takes a summer job in a small town restaurant, and Mike is the son of the restaurants owners- oh, and also a huge asshole. In which Will is set on avoiding Mike- but Mike is set on getting him. ©itsjustbyler 2020

☆.｡.:*In which Will and Mike were best friends, but that was many years ago. Now? They never speak, or even acknowledge each other's existence.When they're locked in school together, however, an old friendship and maybe some new feelings start to blossom... ☆.｡.:* includes mature themes . ©itsjustbyler 2019

Will Byers has always known he was "different", but hadn't come to the realization as to why he wasn't what society perceived as "normal" up until recently. Writing and drawing is his escape from the harsh reality. latest update~ July 13 status- ongoing

☆.｡.:*What if the cute girl you met at the party wasn't a girl at all?