STRANGER THINGS AU (BYLER)

(SORRY IF I HAVENT EXPLAINED THIS WELL)

At first, it was just another camp.
Early mornings, pointless challenges, forced teamwork, and the same routine over and over again. But beneath all of that, something starts to shift-quietly, slowly, and impossible to ignore.
At the center of it all are Mike and Will. Best friends, but not quite as simple as that anymore. There's tension between them unspoken feelings, misunderstandings, moments that linger a little too long. One pulls away, the other overthinks. Every glance, every word, every silence starts to matter more than it should.
Then everything changes.
When Mike loses control and lashes out at Tyler, the consequences are severe. Isolation. A week alone in a locked cabin, cut off from everyone else. But what should have been punishment turns into something else entirely because Will refuses to leave him alone. Sneaking out, breaking rules, risking everything just to be there.
And in that isolation, things begin to surface.
The truth about how much they mean to each other.
The fear of losing one another.
The things neither of them have been able to say out loud.
But there's something else going on too.
Mrs. K is more than just strict. Her behaviour is too controlled, too precise. The way she watches, the way she moves-it doesn't feel normal. And when Will sees something he shouldn't-something that connects her to a military presence and something far beyond a simple camp-it raises a question neither of them can ignore:
What is she hiding?
As the days pass, the lines between rules and rebellion blur. Mike and Will are forced closer together than ever before, their bond deepening under pressure, emotion, and secrets. But the more they uncover, the more dangerous things become.
Because this camp isn't what it seems.
Mrs. K isn't who she seems.
And whatever she knows...
Could change everything.