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yes, i know i’m alive (nothing freaks me out more) by crybaby (emojis)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Jun 2026
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Mike unfolds his gangly legs so that he can stretch, shaking the stiffness out of his joints before he stands. He dusts off the back of his jeans and makes a lame attempt at dusting off his hands too, even though he knows it’s useless. There's been dirt under his fingernails and caked around his cuticles for as long as he can remember. He turns to face the headstone, takes in the blue and yellow flowers he’s rested at its base and the words he’s had memorized for four years now.
Here lies William Byers, 1971-1988. Beloved son, brother, friend, sorcerer.
“I wish I was with you,” he whispers, eyes slipping closed while his heart aches, “I know you died, like, a stupid long time ago but I still feel closer to you than anyone else. I know you’d never leave me.”
He doesn’t get an answer. He never does.
OR the Lisa Frankenstein AU that no one asked for but has been written anyway
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talking is hard (watch your lips as you speak to me) by emojis
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Apr 2026
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Will is terrified.
“What’s happening right now?” he asks. His voice sounds so small to his ears.
“I’m trying to keep you warm,” Mike answers, “and be less scared. I’m trying to be as brave as you.”
“I’m not brave,” Will huffs, head shaking before the three words are even fully out.
“You’re the bravest person I know. The best person I know,” Mike whispers, lifting a hand to touch Will’s cheek, “and the strongest. And the kindest. And the smartest.”
“That’s just a blatant lie,” Will whispers back, “we both know Dustin.”
Mike laughs, exasperated in the way he exhales it through his parted lips. “Shut up, let me finish. Talking is hard.”
OR will saves the world in 1987. mike goes crazy over it in 1988. will has been in love with mike for as long as he can remember. mike has been too…he thinks. neither of them can talk about it like normal people. talking to each other used to be so easy. ugh. they’ll get there… eventually.
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something in the air is giving me wicked thoughts by crybaby (emojis)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 Mar 2026
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It’s just that Mike is kind of notorious for being late to everything – he’s late to school nearly every morning now that Nancy’s gone to college and the Byers have moved out; he’s late to Hellfire so much that Dustin has threatened to give his seat away; hell, he’s even late for dinner nearly every night and all that requires of him is walking up or down a single flight of stairs. His mom swears he does it on purpose but he’s adamant that he doesn’t. He doesn’t, he’s just prone to getting lost in his thoughts or in his writing. He just gets sidetracked. He’s just a boy, that’s normal.
But now he’s realizing that he got so sidetracked that he’s tragically late to his own coming out party.
OR mike is pretty sure he’s gone crazy. like, diagnosably. and it doesn’t seem like will gets it so he has to figure out how to, like, show it. fuck.
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- Part 3 of talking is hard
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Will doesn’t want to die again.
He reaches into himself, mind briefly clear enough to be able to tell his body what to do, and he gathers all of his love into his hands and shapes it. There is so much and it is a bright, white light. He forms a great dragon, bigger than himself, bigger than the Shadow, and he commands it to act.
You are everything that I love and need to protect. You are capable of conquering darkness.
OR will the wise finally answers the question: could love conquer fear? {series finale coda}
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- Part 1 of talking is hard
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one glance and the avalanche drops by crybaby (emojis)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Dec 2025
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“So when are you and Mike going to talk about your feelings?”
Will inhales his gulp of beer, coughing out bitter liquid as he frowns at Jane.
“What are you talking about?” he wheezes out once his windpipe is clear.
“Your feelings for Mike,” she says plainly, “and his feelings for you.” She says it in a way that makes Will feel stupid, which may actually be her intention.
OR the party gets a chance to relax and reconnect. will thinks mike might be stupid, or maybe he is. maybe they both are.
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- Part 2 of talking is hard
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this’ll kill me (i would let it every time) by crybaby (emojis)
Fandom Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Jun 2026
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my byler cinematic horror universe! inspired by julia wolf songs.
in progress: lisa frankenstein / zombie au
next up: jennifer’s body / succubus genderswap au- Words:
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will and mike from november 6, 1987 to june 17, 1988. inspired by talking is hard (album) by walk the moon! check out the playlist here :]
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that one time near peachtree (skz atlverse) by crybaby (emojis)
Fandom Stray Kids (Band)
16 Mar 2025
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late night adventures of the atl sk8 crew group chat. expect lots of blunts smoked, lots of minor injuries acquired, lots of cussing, and lots of love communicated through arguments because feelings are hard.
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the spectacular spiderhan by crybaby (emojis)
Fandom Spider-Man - All Media Types, Stray Kids (Band)
02 Aug 2024
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"No," Will said quickly. "It's okay. He's going to be okay."
Nancy turned, the shock freezing her features into something horrifying. "He doesn't have a pulse."
Will held up his hands as he shook his head. "I know. But it—he—will be fine. You'll see."
Nancy choked on a sob. "He's dead! How is he going to be okay?"
Or: Four years after graduation, they're back in the Abyss, where a failing fight leads to Mike being bitten and losing everything about himself, except his love for Will Byers.
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"I really like being like this with you. It feels safe. Does it have to be more complicated than that?"
Will chews his lip and looks between Mike’s eyes. “I guess not. I feel safe with you too.” He laces his fingers behind Mike’s neck.
“I want this, and I don’t care that you’re a boy. You’re just Will to me.”
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Will has never been kissed. Mike realizes he wants to be the one to kiss Will. As summer progresses, Mike discovers through a dangerous amount of sun exposure, a bottle of aloe vera, and a silver necklace that he wants more than just kisses, and maybe he always has.
Bookmarked by crybaby (emojis)
04 Jun 2026
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“Mike can be used, because Will wouldn’t use him. He can be mutual experience. He can be practice and he can be ‘just sex’ and he can be a best friend if Will still wants that. He can be less than a boyfriend and more than a hookup. He’ll be something and nothing all at once. He’ll be so fucking good at it.
He can make Will smile. He will.”
just drop me fr“ His lip trembles. “What if I ruined everything?” He asks softly, feeling sixteen and fourteen and twelve. Feeling five and stumbling across the goddamn sun in human form on the kindergarten playground. “I can’t lose him.”
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ever get the feeling that you're never all alone? by falloutboi for Wheeee, glossyjm
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Jun 2026
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Anyways, the point is, Will thinks, that maybe his ghost roommate has escalated from small pranks and is actually now watching Will. Will supposes that's fine, but he does think that maybe it's a little perverted of the ghost to watch Will masturbate. Will trudges back into the house to wash his hands in the kitchen, crinkling his nose. He probably should be more upset about having a perverted ghost roommate, but sue him, he's lonely (and kind of horny).
Will dries his hands off on an old dish towel and resigns himself to spending the rest of the afternoon on the couch, lounging around and flipping through channels on the staticky box TV.
Maybe his perverted ghost roommate likes The X-Files too.
In which Will thinks that his house is haunted (and he's right).
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The smile that spreads across Mike’s face is involuntary, like it must exist in Will’s presence. It’s like he waters the parched soil of his mind.
Mike doesn’t realize how badly he needs him until he’s had a drink. And right now, he thinks this weekend is exactly what he’s been needing.
OR: After years of grappling with his feelings, Mike visits Will in Chicago for a weekend during his junior year of college.
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- Part 1 of SKYA Universe
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Bookmarked by crybaby (emojis)
26 May 2026
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“Happiness is a foreign feeling to Mike, fragile and fleeting. An invader that isn’t built to survive his haunted house of a mind.” so what will you say at my funeral now that you’ve killed me
“Let it be known that Mike Wheeler found the magic button inside the magic boy.” iconic good for you gay boy
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Mike Wheeler is thirty years old, three years married, and incredibly unhappy. After an unexpected AOL Instant Messenger group chat with the Party, Mike reconnects with Will after several years and realizes that maybe his life doesn't have to be so bad.
Or: A 2000s epistolary fic in which Mike falls in love with his childhood best friend and cheats on his wife.
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Bookmarked by crybaby (emojis)
08 Jun 2026
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“Mike: [breathing hard]” yeah i fucking bet
