(just one for now, but I do think I will eventually write others)
all these years of running (they led me straight to you)
Rating: T
Summary: Mike's denial of his feelings for Will finally catches up to him as Vecna pulls out all the stops to ensure his plans come to fruition, hell-bent on disrupting the group's carefully maintained harmony. Three weeks after Max's near-death and miraculous survival, the Party is unexpectedly dragged back into a world of nightmares. And this time, all of them getting out of this alive doesn't feel like it will be easy.
Mike wakes with a start, heart pounding. Will is sitting up on his own mattress, breathing hard, eyes wide and unseeing in the dark.
Another nightmare.
But this time, instead of curling into himself, instead of trying to hide it, Will reaches out. His hand finds Mikeâs arm in the dark, gripping tightly.
âMike,â he whispers, voice trembling.
âIâm here,â Mike says immediately, shifting closer. âIâm here, Will.â
đ§ Chapter 17, âFinding Their Frequencyâ is up now!  đđ
Summary & Tags under the cut.
Chapters: 17/?
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Idiots in Love, Mutual Pining, Coming Out, Getting Together, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Gay Panic, Slow Burn, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Stranger Things 5 Rewrite, Eventual Happy Ending, Will Byers Has Powers, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler Break Up, Step-Siblings Will Byers & Eleven | Jane Hopper, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler in Love, Gay Mentor Robin Buckley, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Gay Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia, Protective Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler is Whipped, Flustered Mike Wheeler, Will Byers Can't Catch a Break, Will Byers Has a Gun, POV Mike Wheeler, Eddie Munson Lives
Summary:
âWe need to talk,â Lucas says quietly. He looks at Mike, his expression unreadable. âAbout what we saw. And what that thing knew.â
Nancy meets Mikeâs eyes in the rear-view mirror. Her gaze is hard, questioning. Distrustful.
âWoah, woah!â Mike throws his hands up, nearly hitting Will as he recoils from their accusatory stares. The guilt is still burning in his chest, but defensiveness is a quicker shield. âGuys, I donât know what he was talking about! I thought the shadow was all in my head and lied about that, yes, but Iâm not hiding anything else!â
OR: Mikeâs denial of his feelings for Will finally catches up to him as Vecna pulls out all the stops to ensure his plans come to fruition, hell-bent on disrupting the groupâs carefully maintained harmony.
Three weeks after Maxâs near-death and miraculous survival, the Party is unexpectedly dragged back into a world of nightmares. And this time, all of them getting out of this alive doesn't feel like it will be easy.
Mike shakes his head frantically at Murray, trying to communicate âmy best friend doesnât know about the breakup yet and if you do this now I will murder you before Vecna gets thereâ with just one look.
Murray holds his gaze for a tense second, then relents with a slow, deliberate nod. He mouths two words: Ten minutes.
đĄ Chapter 16, âThe Signal in the Staticâ is up now!  đđÂ
Summary & Tags under the cut.
Chapters: 16/?
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Idiots in Love, Mutual Pining, Coming Out, Getting Together, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Gay Panic, Slow Burn, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Stranger Things 5 Rewrite, Eventual Happy Ending, Will Byers Has Powers, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler Break Up, Step-Siblings Will Byers & Eleven | Jane Hopper, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler in Love, Gay Mentor Robin Buckley, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Gay Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia, Protective Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler is Whipped, Flustered Mike Wheeler, Will Byers Can't Catch a Break, Will Byers Has a Gun, POV Mike Wheeler, Eddie Munson Lives
Summary:
âWe need to talk,â Lucas says quietly. He looks at Mike, his expression unreadable. âAbout what we saw. And what that thing knew.â
Nancy meets Mikeâs eyes in the rear-view mirror. Her gaze is hard, questioning. Distrustful.
âWoah, woah!â Mike throws his hands up, nearly hitting Will as he recoils from their accusatory stares. The guilt is still burning in his chest, but defensiveness is a quicker shield. âGuys, I donât know what he was talking about! I thought the shadow was all in my head and lied about that, yes, but Iâm not hiding anything else!â
OR: Mikeâs denial of his feelings for Will finally catches up to him as Vecna pulls out all the stops to ensure his plans come to fruition, hell-bent on disrupting the groupâs carefully maintained harmony.
Three weeks after Maxâs near-death and miraculous survival, the Party is unexpectedly dragged back into a world of nightmares. And this time, all of them getting out of this alive doesn't feel like it will be easy.
A compilation of Byler scenes that to this day I don't find any explanation for and I would give my arm and leg to know wtf was going on in the writers rooms
The fact that no other friendship or relationship in the show has a line as iconic as this one
This is so cute I just wanted to include it, underrated miwi moment
WHY WHY WHY like I don't get it man, this is so freaking insane because Dustin and Lucas also ignored Will for most of season 3 (MIND YOU LUCAS WAS RIGHT THERE), yet they decided this fight had to happen between these two
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING BACK, MIKE?? WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE YOUR BRAIN? WHY ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE LOOKING BACK?
WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS?? PLEASE I DON'T UNDERSTAND, like if byler was "never in the cards", what was the purpose of this scene?? Why put so much emphasis on Mike's refusal to hug Will? Why didn't he hug him? Why did he immediately ask what the painting was?
Mike didn't notice El was uncomfortable with Angela or that she was lying the whole time, but he did notice all of these little things and it ruined his whole day...
WHY DO WILL AND EL LOOK THE SAME? WHY MAKE MIKE SIT BETWEEN THEM? I am sorry I am doing a lot of yelling but it's necessary.
Michael Wheeler you doth protest too much.
Oh, also, this:
Bro why are your eyes open during the kiss and why do you look so confused afterwards. Why are you in front of a closet. Why was she holding Will's bear. Wtf.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Murray is standing by the doorway to the kitchen, coffee mug in hand, staring directly at Mike. His expression is unreadable behind his glasses, but his eyes are intense. Then, almost deliberate in its slowness, Murrayâs gaze flicks towards Eleven, who is happily drowning her waffles in syrup. Then his eyes snap back to Mike.
Itâs not a casual glance. Itâs a look. A knowing look.
Far, far too knowing.
đ» Chapter 15, âEverything We Misheardâ is up!  đđÂ
Summary & Tags under the cut.
Chapters: 15/?
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Idiots in Love, Mutual Pining, Coming Out, Getting Together, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Gay Panic, Slow Burn, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Stranger Things 5 Rewrite, Eventual Happy Ending, Will Byers Has Powers, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler Break Up, Step-Siblings Will Byers & Eleven | Jane Hopper, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler in Love, Gay Mentor Robin Buckley, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Gay Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia, Protective Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler is Whipped, Flustered Mike Wheeler, Will Byers Can't Catch a Break, Will Byers Has a Gun, POV Mike Wheeler, Eddie Munson Lives
Summary:
âWe need to talk,â Lucas says quietly. He looks at Mike, his expression unreadable. âAbout what we saw. And what that thing knew.â
Nancy meets Mikeâs eyes in the rear-view mirror. Her gaze is hard, questioning. Distrustful.
âWoah, woah!â Mike throws his hands up, nearly hitting Will as he recoils from their accusatory stares. The guilt is still burning in his chest, but defensiveness is a quicker shield. âGuys, I donât know what he was talking about! I thought the shadow was all in my head and lied about that, yes, but Iâm not hiding anything else!â
OR: Mikeâs denial of his feelings for Will finally catches up to him as Vecna pulls out all the stops to ensure his plans come to fruition, hell-bent on disrupting the groupâs carefully maintained harmony.
Three weeks after Maxâs near-death and miraculous survival, the Party is unexpectedly dragged back into a world of nightmares. And this time, all of them getting out of this alive doesn't feel like it will be easy.
If youâre a Byler / Conformity Gate fan who is doing a massive S5 rewrite or epic on Ao3 that is LONG and serious, reblog or comment on this post. Letâs get a thread going.
Smut is fun, but I want to go crazy with your world building (please).
You guys are the creators who are putting in A LOT of time and effort and need more platforming.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
đ„ïž Chapter 14, âDarkening Skiesâ is up! Â đđ Sorry about the slight delay! This one was a little bit tricky. Youâll see why.
Summary & Tags under the cut.
Chapters: 14/?
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Idiots in Love, Mutual Pining, Coming Out, Getting Together, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Gay Panic, Slow Burn, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Stranger Things 5 Rewrite, Eventual Happy Ending, Will Byers Has Powers, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler Break Up, Step-Siblings Will Byers & Eleven | Jane Hopper, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler in Love, Gay Mentor Robin Buckley, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Gay Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia, Protective Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler is Whipped, Flustered Mike Wheeler, Will Byers Can't Catch a Break, Will Byers Has a Gun, POV Mike Wheeler, Eddie Munson Lives
Summary:
âWe need to talk,â Lucas says quietly. He looks at Mike, his expression unreadable. âAbout what we saw. And what that thing knew.â
Nancy meets Mikeâs eyes in the rear-view mirror. Her gaze is hard, questioning. Distrustful.
âWoah, woah!â Mike throws his hands up, nearly hitting Will as he recoils from their accusatory stares. The guilt is still burning in his chest, but defensiveness is a quicker shield. âGuys, I donât know what he was talking about! I thought the shadow was all in my head and lied about that, yes, but Iâm not hiding anything else!â
OR: Mikeâs denial of his feelings for Will finally catches up to him as Vecna pulls out all the stops to ensure his plans come to fruition, hell-bent on disrupting the groupâs carefully maintained harmony.
Three weeks after Maxâs near-death and miraculous survival, the Party is unexpectedly dragged back into a world of nightmares. And this time, all of them getting out of this alive doesn't feel like it will be easy.
