take a little moment (find the right words)
author: astrobi @astrobei | (T&U)
word count: 34,380 | chapters: 1/1
“Wow,” Will breathes out, just on this edge of teasing. “You sound very confident about this.”
“Well,” Mike shrugs, swallowing hard in a desperate attempt to soothe his very, very dry mouth, “I don’t know why someone wouldn’t be interested in you.”
“Oh?” Will says, and it’s definitely teasing now, enough for Mike to feel himself turning warm, all down his neck and to the tips of his own – sadly unpatterned – socks. “Someone?”
“Yeah.” Mike nods. Oh, god. This is fine. “In a very arbitrary sense of the word. Just– people. Someone.”
Mike is approximately ninety-eight percent sure that his feelings are requited. That last two percent, however, has really been throwing him for a loop.
running with scissors
author: abysstrips | (T&U)
word count: 4,810 | chapters: 1/1
Mike's afraid of bad haircuts and incapable of admitting he's in love.
Will's just trying to get some water.
What follows is an impromptu haircut, years of unspoken feelings, and a confession that only makes sense when you're both exhausted and standing way too close in a bathroom at 2 AM.
Will cuts Mike's hair. Mike has a crisis. The Wheeler bathroom is a witness to the world's most domestic love confession ever.
u/MikeWheeler: AITA?
author: lightsflicker @lightsflicker (twt) | (T&U)
word count: 15,577 | chapters: 1/1
r/DnD
u/MWpaladin commented on “Can’t tell the difference between sorcerers and…” posted by u/LionsandTigers7 on r/DnD
u/MWpaladin: Are you an actual idiot? Sorcerers and wizards are hardly even comparable. It’s not ‘the same thing’ in the slightest. A sorcerer’s magic doesn’t even come from a book of spells, their powers are INNATE. Maybe go back to third fucking grade before you ever try and DM a campaign of your own. Jesus Christ. Another important differentiation to note is… [expand]
Or: a long, very long, retrospective of Mike’s reddit history.
your touch brought forth an incandescent glow
author: psychotic_fangirl369 @psychotic-fangirl369 | (T&U)
word count: 46,027 | chapters 24/24
Mike took a sip of his own cocoa, eyes drifting to the window. “It’s really coming down, huh? Kinda nice.”
Will looked at him instead of the snow.
“Yeah,” he whispered. “It really is.”
The living room glowed with soft Christmas lights, snow falling silently outside, Mike’s hand warm over Will’s toes. And for a moment, Will let himself imagine that this was how it would always be.
With Henry gone and Hawkins finally safe, Will learns how to love winter again - and maybe how to love Mike Wheeler out loud.
A soft, snowy Christmas Byler fic full of cocoa, sketching, gentle touches, healing, and two boys slowly realising they’ve always been each other’s home.
Charisma Check
author: Rogue_mercury @roguemercurywrites | (NR)
word count: 32,577 | chapters: 4/?
In one of their summer 1989 campaigns, Mike includes a mysterious, recurring NPC. A male tower guard who appears to be interested in Will. Will is confused and a little apprehensive at first, while Lucas, Dustin, and Max are very much intrigued.
The guard seems to be hiding something crucial to unraveling the mystery of the cursed river he watches over. Yet Will turns out to be the only one who can get him to talk... by charming him.
(Inspired by that one post “Was playing DnD and started flirting with the tavern keeper to get some info and at a certain point I realized I was just dirty talking with my buddy Ben.”)