It's December 1990, and Mike is at his last University of Indianapolis frat party. He's going through hell; after having lost contact with his friends, tried to fill his emotional void with sex, and dropped out of college a year and a half in because of his worsening drinking habits, Mike stands at the edge of a lookout with only one thing- one person- on his mind. The title and story are inspired by the Taylor Swift song <3 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/32sdnXCHQ5ahfidegL9Cmf?si=5493376540b34dae There's an audiobook! Listen here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeWy_dqPXg4bb_0XIe_FhOM4ZIWLHo2TO&si=7y50F6pdFQlnlFys

When an unexpected trip to Las Vegas occurs, Will Byers finds himself to have too much to drink when he wakes up the next morning with a stranger right next to him. With not enough money to fly home to register for a divorce with his newlywed husband Micheal Wheeler, the two boys find themselves on a long road trip home forcing them to spend time together.

Hello, this is a stranger things, byler (Mike Wheeler x Will Byers) fan fiction. I'm making this after Volume 2 of the Stranger Things 5 episodes have come out. This will mostly be their connection from Mike's perspective, but I will also try to add in the finale, but in bits and pieces because I really am not that knowledgeable about science-y things and all the Vecna stuff. There will be a few flashbacks to the 18 month difference between seasons 4 and 5, and then eventually back into the present. Thanks for reading.

One year after the battle of Hawkins, the world is trying to move on. Mike Wheeler is away at college, restless, and trying not to think too hard about the mistakes he's made or the people he misses. Will Byers buries himself in art school and unanswered letters, pretending he's finally learning how to let go. Then Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper announce their wedding, bringing everyone back to Hawkins for the first time since the end. But Hawkins doesn't feel right anymore. Lights flicker. Radios crackle with static. Strange headaches leave Will collapsing without explanation. And while Dustin secretly chases impossible leads across the country, Mike finds himself questioning things he thought he understood about grief, love, and himself. Some things survived Hawkins. Even after the monsters died.

Michael Wheeler and William Byers have been best friends all their lives. Nothing could come between them. That is, until their longtime bully, Carlton, starts getting closer with Will. Some things are meant to stay forever. Mike and Will thought they would. Best friends. Always. But with Carlton trying to take his place, Mike's scared of losing the one thing he never even considered he would... Because sometimes the scariest thing isn't losing your best friend. It's realizing you might want more. (side-note: this is a MODERN byler fic, set in today's world, and an alternate universe, enjoy!!)

"You... You think I hate you?" I whispered. Mike bit his lip, drawing blood. "You have every right to hate me. Why wouldn't you?" "Mike..." I lifted my hand to his face, gently brushing a tear from his cheek. "I could never hate you. You're my best friend." "But..." Mike tried to pull away from me. "No. I'm serious." I wrapped my arms around him, pulling him into a hug, afraid to let go in case he tried anything again. "I don't hate you and I never will." ________________________________________ GaygaygaygaygayBylerGaygaygaygaygay

NEW TITLE!! Will Byers moves all the way from New Jersey to the boring/ungodly town of Hawkins Indiana. He had no choice. His father did things... that no one should know. But here he is, attending Hawkins high School freshman year, He doesn't even know what to expect, maybe that's the point..? before moving to Hawkins Indiana, he barely had friends besides his best friend Jackson but he doesn't know if their still friends after what Jackson confessed to him. But the other kids? they said he has an attitude problem. But so what? He doesn't need friends except Jackson but everything changes. So, maybe there's always new beginnings. So, he didn't think there was anything for him in Hawkins Indiana either. Not until he meets the one and only. Mike Wheeler. What do you think will happen? Will they be friends, frenemies, or something way more than all of that? But a jealous someone keeps them from doing whatever they want to do. Find out in this story! In this story El is healthy/alive But the twist is, she never had powers, she's just a normal teenager with a boring life like everyone else. Max isn't in the hospital. Lucas isn't on the basketball team. He still likes playing d&d with Dustin and Mike. But the twist for Mike, he's the shy one. He gets very nervous. especially around Will, but he starts to warm up to him eventually. There won't be any scenes from Stranger Things, everything in the story is my own twist! BUT I don't own the characters except Jackson Dion!

during the 18 long, excruciating months the byers and wheelers lived together, mike and will share the same thin wall. the tension between will and mike is heavy, they barely talk, barely look at each other anymore, they brush past each other. they are strangers living inside the same house and sharing a wall. mwtfdyd

"if you say anything to anyone - including the other party members, you are fucking dead." in a quick time the boy mike wheeler hated was now living with him. highest rankings; #1 in noahschnapp #1 in strangerthings #1 in slightsmut #6 in byler #92 in boyfriends 🥹❤️ (ALL CHARACTERS ARE 17+ IN THIS STORY!!)

Byler Mike Wheeler has spent years perfecting a script. The "I love yous" to El, the suburban morning routines, and the predictable path of his life in Hawkins are all part of a performance that is slowly hollowing him out. He calls it the "Quiet Fracture" a silent breaking of his soul that no one else can see. When a week-long cabin trip with Dustin, Lucas, and Will Byers offers a temporary escape, the script begins to fail. Surrounded by the scent of pine and the echoes of their shared childhood, the distance between Mike and Will vanishes. What starts as a series of stolen glances and "midnight confessions" evolves into a profound awakening. But as the secrets are brought into the light witnessed by the very friends who have kept them grounded for years Mike realizes that the hardest part isn't falling in love; it's deciding what to do when the bubble bursts. Between the safety of the pines and the looming reality of the drive home, Mike must decide if he's brave enough to stop pretending and finally step into the light.