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    There stood Mike, frozen like a statue. In front of him, Will was bent over, digging through the fruit drawer of the refrigerator. After a moment, Will straightened up with a ripe peach in hand. Ted watched his son continue staring at the exact spot Will’s backside had just occupied, wearing an expression of pure, hopeless longing.

    Ted considered quietly backing out of the room.

    "For God's sake, Michael," He said, instead. "Either take something out or close the door. I'm not paying to refrigerate the whole neighborhood."

    Will turned around, blinking in mild confusion.

    Mike’s face bloomed bright red. The blush was quickly overtaken by a scowl. He slammed the refrigerator door hard enough to rattle every magnet on it. “I was getting something! Sorry it took more than two seconds-"

    “When exactly did your mother start storing the snacks in the back pockets of Will’s jeans?”

    “Oh my God.” Mike spun on his heel and stormed toward the stairs. “You are so-" The rest was lost to thundering footsteps and the inevitable slam of his bedroom door.

    Or, Ted realizes sometimes you need to be locked in the closet before coming out of it.

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    26 Jun 2026

  2. Rec 20

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    Mike Wheeler and Will Byers have been dating in secret for months.

    The problem?

    They're terrible at keeping secrets.

    What starts as a relationship known only to the two of them quickly spirals out of control when Nancy and Jonathan walks in on them making out. With every accidental discovery, Mike and Will become more convinced that Hawkins might actually be incapable of keeping a secret.

    As college approaches and the future gets closer, the boys find themselves navigating first loves, awkward conversations, supportive friends, protective siblings, embarrassing interruptions, and the terrifying reality of letting the people they love know who they really are.

    A story about being found out, being accepted, and realizing that maybe the people who love you were always going to stay.

    Or:

    Mike and Will need to be more careful of where they make-out.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    Absolutely adorable, one of the best characterizations I’ve seen.

    Plus I love a Ted wheeler redemption arc, that man might suck, but I truly believe he loves his kids.

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    “You want us to foster a kid?” Mike finally asks, disbelieving. Will is half convinced that El will laugh in their faces, clearing up the misunderstanding with a, “No, silly. I want you to water my plants.”

    “It doesn’t have to be forever,” El says. “Just until I can find another home for him. I can’t stand him living in the shelter anymore. Not right now. He needs emotional support. And don’t lie to me— I know you two have been wanting kids. This can be a trial run.”

    Will and Mike are tasked with fostering an emotionally distant, judgmental, sassy twelve-year-old boy from El’s shelter. As hard as they try to win his heart, they seem to be making no progress. After all, how could two strangers earn the trust of a boy who’s been hurt time and time again?

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    15 Mar 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    I’ve read this fic no lie 20+ times. I always come back to this fic. It’s genuinely one of the most real and genuine fics I’ve ever read.

  4. Rec 68

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    Mike Wheeler finds out his best friend has been secretly making porn on the internet for years.

    That discovery should probably make things weird.

    Instead, it somehow ends with Mike agreeing to help.

    Or: the one where Mike appears in a livestream and accidentally becomes part of the brand.

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    22 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Any fic written by ziggystarfish you just know it’s going to be the most breathtaking fic you’ve ever read, and this one is no exception.

    For a fic about will being a camboy, it the sweetest most wholesome thing ever!

  5. Rec 68

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    Before Mike left for school the next morning, he looked positively giddy in his new outfit and ‘masculine’ cologne. Karen almost made him pose for a picture because of how handsome he looked, but she didn’t want to risk losing the mom points she’d worked so hard to earn the night before. Karen was really starting to gain confidence in her assumption about it being for a new girl. She was vaguely aware that Mike had a little girlfriend in the past—some puppy love situation—but obviously, he had his eye on someone new now. 

    What threw her for a loop, however, was when Mike carefully selected one of his new outfits and spent twenty whole minutes in front of the mirror just to hang out with Will. 

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    Karen knows Mike is hiding something from her, and she's awfully confident in her assumption that it's a new girlfriend.

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    21 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Karen is such a good mother I love her,

    Also Mike’s character is written so well here (he really is so smug)