Will Byers finally speaks the truth he's carried for years, only to be torn from reality moments later. As Vecna tightens his grip, Mike is left holding the boy he never realized he couldn't live without.

Mike Wheeler is stuck. Everyone's leaving, and he's working at the local bookstore with Nancy, sketching D&D maps and pretending he's not waiting for Will to say something.

ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ!!! ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴇʀᴀᴅɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ‑sʜᴏᴛs. . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. ᴄʟᴇʀᴀᴅɪɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴘ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪᴋᴇ's ᴅɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs: ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪsᴇ (ᴄʟᴇʀɪᴄ) ᴀɴᴅ sɪʀ ᴍɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ (ᴘᴀʟᴀᴅɪɴ). ᴇᴀᴄʜ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇs ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ: ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴄᴏɴғᴇssɪᴏɴs, ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍɪsʜᴀᴘs, sʟᴏᴡ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏғᴛ, sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs, ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴀᴍᴘᴀɪɢɴ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ. . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. (ɪ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴅɴᴅ ʟᴏʀᴇ, sᴏ ғᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ɪғ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇ, ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ. ʟᴏʟ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ғᴇᴇᴅʙᴀᴄᴋ!)

"𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵: 𝘪 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭. 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶." Will Byers has always known that he never really liked girls, but he acted like he did because it wasn't socially acceptable. But now that he's come out and it's socially acceptable, he's open about it, and he's proud. How did he know he never liked girls, you ask? Because of one boy: Mike Wheeler, his lifelong best friend. But Mike? He's always liked girls, he even has a girlfriend. Will's friends with her, Eleven. Mike has never been able to see that Will likes him, even after he came out. And Mike doesn't know it, but Will's extremely jealous. It's summer now, and the two are about to be together for 3 months, along with the rest of their friends. Except Eleven, who unexpectedly got super busy and wasn't able to come. And on this trip, Mike finally realises that Will likes him. But will this realisation break their friendship and make Will's lifelong dream come true, or will it ruin everything..? Disclaimer : this fan-fiction is written in both Will and Mike's POV's!! Started : Friday, 16 January, 2026