Protectivemikewheeler Stories

"Hey! Mayfield!" He glanced over his shoulder and felt his stomach drop. Chance and Andy were coming up behind them, coasting on their bikes. Both were still wearing their varsity jackets even though they'd graduated and it was hot as hell outside. Will had a split second to register how stupid they looked before his pulse started to race. This wasn't going to be good, and to top it off, he was holding the world's most homosexual ice cream cone. *** A quick trip to the Wheeler house turns into a mess when Chance and Andy won't leave Max and Will alone. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

Andy didn't even look at him. "You want your boyfriend to leave here in one piece?" He glanced back at Will. "Then do it. Or Chance will break his arm." Chance's grip tightened. Mike hissed in pain. Will's chin dropped to his chest. His shoulders rose and fell with two shaky breaths. Then he sank down onto his knees. *** On a normal Thursday at Hawkins High, Will Byers doesn't show up for lunch.

"You want to save those you love," he said. "You want another choice." The vision dissolved, leaving only red and rot. "I can give you one." Will's breath hitched. His heart hammered against the vine wrapped over it. He leaned in, voice low, almost tender. "Come with me. Be at my side. In my world. You and I, together." Will stared at him "What?" The word came out flat, disbelieving. "I don't understand. Why would you drop your plans for that?" Vecna's mouth twitched. "Because I want you. I am offering you a life." He leaned closer. "My world. My throne." His voice dipped. "My side. My hand. I want you to belong to me in every way a person can belong to another." *** What if Henry had given Will another choice to save his friends? How would they react when Will tells them about his offer? A rework of Will's coming out scene with a smaller audience and Byler endgame.