indicanights
SLOWBURN. trust the process:)
Immediately following the ending of S5 pt 1., Mike and Will navigate their feelings for each other, misplaced jealousy, and misunderstandings, and how to juggle them with what seems like the end of the world. Eventually finding themselves hiding out in an abandoned church on the outskirts of Hawkins, the forced break from their participation in the mission to end Vecna, and forced proximity to each other, reveals quite a bit.
This is a longer, realistic Stranger Things fic that takes place immediately after the final scene of S5 pt1. originally written for ao3. More so Mike's pov but sort of jumps around!
This one is for anybody who is also too impatient for pt2, and anyone who will also ruin Christmas if Byler doesn't happen.
*knowing the byler water symbolism shown throughout the show is important context for this story!
colorgate, churchgate, mwtfdydgate, maxgetawayfromthedoorgate, watergate, etc etc.
**This was written before pt2 came out!!! So if you read this after the 25th, obviously ignore anything that actually happens in pt2 lol. Or, if we get either queerbaited into oblivion or just a really unsatisfying ending for them, you can always just pretend this is where their story goes instead.
enjoy :)