⋆｡°✩˗ All Will Byers wanted was to sneak out and party for his 21st birthday. ⋆｡°✩˗ Now he was half-way across the country with a known fugitive and a gun to his head... ⋆｡°✩˗ Started: 18/07/2023 Finished: 06/09/2023

after all the times you destroyed me, i needed you like the air i breathe. ⚠️ story contains addiction, substance abuse, and other sensitive topics

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!