"Hey Mike?" Will looks down at his hands while sitting on mikes couch "Yeah?" Mike sits next to Will and gets closer to him. "Why did you change? Why are you so..weird around me? Why are you so mean?" Mike can feel his eyes tearing up so does Will. ( THIS STORY WAS DISCONTINUED)

Will Byers moved to California with his family that consists of his mom, brother, and adopted sister. He has to live with the fact that even though he's known Mike Wheeler longer that El has she is the one dating him not Will.

Tension, yearning, real life threatening danger, and slow burn goodness 🔥 Will has been mostly honest about himself to everyone, but he still has one secret. Mike's world is spinning because, for once, he is not oblivious, and he has an idea about who Will's crush might have been, and the dots are finally connecting for him. But are they connecting too late? And will Mike survive long enough to find out? The story is mostly using canon stuff from the show, but I've changed a lot from season 5 vol 2 from chapter 7 onwards. Its basically an alternate ending where Mike and Will actually admit their feelings, and byler happens😁 inspired by some of the cool theories I wish we got in season 5. I don't own any of the characters or the original story.

The first four months had been... easy. Almost too easy. Hawkins had settled into something that felt like normal life again, the kind they used to dream about when everything was monsters and fear and survival. There were no portals tearing open the sky, no shadows lurking behind every wall. Just school, late-night bike rides, movies, and the kind of laughter that didn't feel forced anymore. Mike and Lucas spent most afternoons arguing about nothing important. Max rolled her eyes at both of them but never left. She and Lucas were still solid-strong in that quiet, unshakable way that didn't need to prove itself. Dustin had somehow become even louder, even more confident, especially lately. And El... El smiled more now. Not the small, uncertain smiles from before, but real ones. And then there was the thing no one really talked about, but everyone knew. A month ago, Dustin and El had kissed. It had been awkward and surprising and somehow perfect at the same time. Dustin had tripped over his own words for an entire week after that, and El had just laughed every time, like she finally understood something about the world she hadn't before. Everything was good. Everything was right. So why did it feel so wrong? (What happened before this story is on my tiktok @bylershipper4ever)

𝘽𝙤𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘽𝙤𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚... 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂. 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤! 𝙏𝙬! 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙖 SHIT IS CRINGE ASF. (new adding)

Will moved from hawking's his life seemed empty. Without the party and his best friend who he used to like. everything seemed way quieter, that was until he met him, Everything changed. He was kind to will but always mean to everyone else he couldn't help but feel something.(not gonna spoil everything)

When Mike's mental health isn't as good as everyone thought it was. It is set in Season 4 if the Byers went back to Hawkins at some point. TW: Blood, SH, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks.

Life was same old same old for Will and El. Go to school, stop a robbery, go home, sleep, wake up, repeat. Until two new students appeared.

Will is and always has been extremely curious about mermaids, no matter how many times the adults in his life tell him that they are dangerous. he loves going to different parts of the world to see if he can catch a glimpse of one. Mike is the same but with humans, even though he doesn't know pretty much anything about them. Mermaids don't know much about humans, although humans know quite a lot about mermaids. When they're paths collide, how will things change? |TW: Blood, possible gore, GAY BITCHES| Started: August 26th, 2023 Ended: September 1st, 2023 Status: Completed

This is a byler story that takes place between the 18 month time jump between seasons 4 and 5. After Eleven breaks up with Mike, he is left to manage his unnatural feelings for his best friend alone with no distractions. Now that Will is living with him, avoidance is no longer an option. Byler Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Clnxfo83f1anIIjTHi83g?si=pKX-Cmf0SFacXFkf1gPiPA&pi=qPnc9DO9QfGsF Tropes: Friends to lovers Forced proximity Long time friends Internalized homophobia Happy ending Fluffy & angst Sharing a bed Happier with you Bisexual Michael Wheeler Gay Will Byers Slowburn Shared trauma