Chapters: 25/30 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler, Will Byers & Dustin Henderson & Maxine "Max" Mayfield & Lucas Sinclair & Mike Wheeler Characters: Will Byers, Mike Wheeler, Karen Wheeler, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Light Angst, Happy Ending, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Idiots in Love, Mutual Pining, Internalized Homophobia, Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers, Supportive Karen Wheeler, Childhood Friends, Post-Canon, My First Fanfic, Swearing, College Student Mike Wheeler, College Student Will Byers, Minor Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair, Canon Compliant, Getting Together, Grief/Mourning, References to Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Implied/Referenced Underage Drinking, Implied Sexual Content
Chapter Summary:
Will could feel his boyfriend's eyes on his back, and it made him itch to reach for Mike's hand. But he knew it was too risky to be affectionate with Ted around the house. The last thing Mike needed was to be shamed for being with him when he wasn't completely out yet, which was another thing they would have to discuss...
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