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• the pain that i've found (it slows where i'm bound) by c4mill4

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/F, F/M, M/M
  • Work in Progress

  05 May 2026

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  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers/Original Male Character(s)
  • Mike Wheeler/Original Female Character(s)
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers
  • Will Byers's Epilogue Boyfriend
  • Nancy Wheeler
  • Holly Wheeler
  • Jonathan Byers
  • Steve Harrington
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
  • Lucas Sinclair
  • Dustin Henderson
  • Angst
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Will Byers Deserves Love
  • Mike Wheeler is Not Okay
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
  • will byers - Freeform
  • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
  • Suicide
  • Mike Wheeler Has a Crush on Will Byers
  • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
  • Fluff
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Soulmates
  • Jealousy
  • The Author Regrets Nothing
  • Slow Burn Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • No beta - we die like Mike Wheeler
  • I Love Mike Wheeler

  Summary

  Mike and Will haven't spoken in three years, ever since that fateful moment at Stacey's graduation party.
  Now it's time to reunite at Steve's wedding, where Mike is surprised by Wills new boyfriend and Will is left wondering why everyone treats Mike like he's made of glass.

  What happened in those three years?

  What's going to happen now?

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  39,665

  Chapters:

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  Comments:

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  Kudos:

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