indicanights
**please check ao3 (same name and user) for the complete story. i now plan on continuing, and rewriting vol 2 and 3. i have a MUCH better story in mind than what they gave us.
there are also edits made in the ao3 version that are not here.
regardless, though, hope you enjoy :)
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.
serves as a s5 replacement because... what the fuck was that
originally written for ao3, lol. More so Mike's pov!
*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 :)
*if left without updates, all parts should be posted to ao3.