After the fall of the Mind Flayer, Hawkins slowly begins to heal. But for Mike Wheeler, the war never truly ended. Guilt, loss, and the weight of everything left unsaid follow him long after the final battle. And Will Byers - the one who always felt the darkness first - understands that evil does not simply disappear. Sometimes, it lingers in memory, in dreams, in the quiet spaces between people. This is not a story about saving the world. It is a story about what comes after. About love that waited in silence. About two people learning how to live beyond survival and finally choosing truth.

~ "I missed you too, Will. I'm just glad we got our feelings out of the way. I was really, really worried you'd stop being friends with me if I ever came clean about it, to be honest." "No way, Mike. Even if I wasn't... even if I didn't like you like I do, I'd never stop being your friend. Get that out of your head," he laughed, but there was worry in his eyes. "I'm not like that." "I know," Mike said half-heartedly. "It's just hard to- to think people will still look at me the same or even wanna be near me, knowing what I am." "Me too," Will said quietly, with the type of sadness in his voice that made Mike want to cry, right there on the spot. He gently pulled Will in for another kiss, wrapping his fingers in Will's hair. It was so soft. When they pulled away, Will looked a little tired. And then he yawned, causing Mike to yawn, too. They stared at each other for a moment and then laughed, and Mike easily pulled Will next to him by the waist, holding him there, feeling like everything was as it should be. !! timeline is season 3, a week or two before everything happens !!

After the Byers move to a small town, Hawkins Indiana, Will Byers finds himself questioning everything his father has taught him. So what happens when realizes his real feelings for one of his new friends? There are a lot of triggers to this story so if you get triggered by things easily this may not be the fanfic for you! <3

They're back in Hawkins, everything is the way it's always been, except - yeah, it's still the middle of an apocalypse, Will is having nosebleeds and Mike would sacrifice the world for his best friend but is still losing him. // posted on ao3 as well

The party is having a sleepover in Mike's basement during summer break. Mike has a nightmare. Mike and Will have been more closer recently, after Mike apologised about their 'little fight' in the rain a few months ago. ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── (Sorry if this is horrible or cringey, this is my first story i've wrote lmao. But i hope you still enjoy it. Don't be scared to comment<3 This is an AU where the Byers never moved. The party also has the looks of after season 3 and before season 4 (however u want them to look like kinda just on the older side :) I hope you enjoy my first book<3 ✮Warnings✮ ~swearing ~'mature'-ish scenes ✮Ages✮ ~Will: 15 ~Mike: 16 ¼ ~El: 16 ½ ~Max: 15 ⅓ ~Lucas: 15 ~Dustin: 16 ¼ ✮Highest ranked tags I've gotten✮ #1 byler #36 byler #146 boyfriends #83 homosexual Est. - Fri, 31st Oct 2025 Completed - Sun, 14th Dec 2025 ────୨ৎ────────୨ৎ────

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My take on; Season 3 fight, after math Inspired by Reddie Mike goes to castle Bylers instead of Will's house Thought it was cute :) looks rushed after re-readeding trying to add more <3 probably messy writing! Easy to read <3 short fic story [Completed] Fri, Aug 4th, 2022

☆.｡.:*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

after realizing his feelings for Will, Mike asks him to the dance. (Set in the 80s, when they're about the same age as season 3) BYLER, SOME REDDIE + MAX AND NEW CHARACTER!

1987. Will was still in the upside down. It's been four years and everyone just gave up on looking for him. Except for Mike. He knew Will was still out there somewhere, he just had to keep looking. Will couldn't leave him, he wouldn't. right..? ---- In 1983 Will Byers just vanished. No one knew where he went. Some assumed his brother killed him, others just thought he ran away. That wasn't the case. The Vale of Shadows, aka the Upside Down. Will was fighting monsters at the age of 12. Alone in a cold world that somehow looked like Hawkins, but disgusting, cold and dirty.