Mike Wheeler comes home to Hawkins for what was supposed to be a quiet summer. But Will Byers has an MFA acceptance he hasn't confirmed, Joyce is selling the only house that ever felt like the center of the universe, and somewhere between the porch light and the blue painting Will won't let him see yet, Mike starts to understand that the life he's been passively living and the person he's been circling for fifteen years might be the same problem.

A girl with a painful past and unpredictable future. She is forced to live with a family that never wanted her. She is beautiful and smart but she has to handle alone everything that happens to her. Her secrets though, one day, can destroy what she has build all these years A boy that acts like he doesn't care about anything or anyone. Handsome and super rich. But he has his own problems and secrets ------ "Let. Her. Go" he says slowly "What is it to you? She's just a whore-" His fists connects with that man's jaw, the crack echoing above the music "Talk about her like that again and I'll break your neck" He growls. His voice low and deadly, meaning every word he just said ------ This book contains • physical and emotional abuse • inappropriate arrival language • sexually contain -- HIGHEST RANKINGS: 1 #bulling 1 #waitress 1 #relationship 1 #inlove 8 #bar -- STARTED - 20/09/2025 COMPLETED - 28/03/2026

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do you regret pushing those feelings away and hoping they'd disappear?

˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚In which Will returns from a long, sun-soaked summer in California looking... different. Taller, tanner, maybe even hotter. Mike almost doesn't recognize his childhood best friend - not just because of the way Will looks now, but because of how he feels around him. Things with El haven't been right for a while, and Mike's starting to question everything - including who he really is, and who he really wants. As the school year starts and old friendships are reignited, Mike has to face the truth: maybe what he felt for Will wasn't just friendship. And maybe it still isn't. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Started: 07/06/2025 Ended: ongoing Includes mature themes I'll try to post atleast 2-3 chapters every day! Pre-apologising if I don't!

☆.｡.:*(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 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

story begins after vol 1 of season 5. mike and will have always been close but conveniently after will saves him, they become even closer. mike is the heart and he always has been, he's fierce and protective, especially over the ones he loves. will has always felt safe with mike, especially after the trauma he endured when he was little. that never seemed to have left him.

☆.｡.:*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

(COMPLETE) Amelia Carson: Normal girl Normal grades Great friends Not so great home life. Tyler Carter: Trouble maker boy Loves fights Loves girls Supportive family Getting the opportunity to go from living in the U.K to studying in America is an amazing chance don't get me wrong. But what's life going to be like when you find out you're staying with the schools bad boy.