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 🤞

my heart is so full of you, i can hardly call it my own. ⚠️ SEXUAL ASSULT, VIOLENCE, AND GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION⚠️

hiding your feelings for him won't change them, you know?

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

Mike Wheeler learns what it finally feels like to have his mind raided at the hands of evil. The only one who can save him is himself. At least that's what he thought.

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

𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞. (rev·er·ie) /ˈrev(ə)rē/ noun ; a state of pleasantly being lost in one's thoughts; a daydream Mike Wheeler felt nothing. Until his world turned upside down (unironically). His family is in ruins. His safety in Jane Hopper is gone. And now, nothing can stop him from being found out. His feelings for WIll can't stay hidden forever. Will Byers feels everything. Towards his mother, brother, his new sister-Mike Wheeler is no different. He has to be no different. Will has hidden his feelings for Mike for years. Convinced himself that they don't exist. That their love is something he only dreams about. But what if it does exist?

After Joyce and Hopper got married Will and Jane were legally stepsiblings and Hopper was Wills's legal stepdad it was all so new to him. They all moved back to Hawkins Indiana in a normal medium-sized home. Jonathan and his best friend Argyle graduated high school and since Argyle was 18, he moved to Hawkins too. He was staying at the Byer's house for a while just until he and Jonathan found an affordable apartment near their new job. That didn't stop them from getting high every second of the day. It was a hot summer day in Hawkins Indiana, Joyce and Hopper were out on a date Hopper took Joyce to a fancy restaurant and then to a fancy hotel they were going to stay at for a few nights. Jane left to go on a sleepover with max meanwhile argyle and Jonathan were out doing whatever. Will decided to invite mike for a sleepover. You only live once right so why not get high?

Will byers swears he doesnt smoke. Hes never even looked at a cigarette. but, when high school rolls around its almost like he cant get away from the smoke. He meets a boy who smokes, but attempts to give him a chance. Maybe smokers aren't all that bad. - Mike wheeler loves smoking. He feels comfort too it, and wants his friends to get into it too. He meets a boy on the first day of Highschool. The boy asks him to help him hook up his sister and her best friend, but mike couldn't help but attempt to get him into smoking. NUMBER 2 ON NOAH SCHNAPP| 1/15/23 +++++++++++ Started: 1/12/23 Ended: 4/14/23 **************

PLEASE READ!!! This is a fanfiction set in the Stranger Things universe, aged up to post-high school (characters are 18-20 years old in 1989-1991, after the events of a hypothetical Season 5 where the Upside Down is sealed for good). Word count: Approximately 22,500 Warnings for heavy themes including self-harm, suicidal ideation, homophobia, and emotional distress. This is fiction and not meant to romanticize or promote harmful behaviors. Church, God, Sin, and other related topics will come up often! If uncomfortable with this topic please do not read!