=・୨ dec. recommendations ୧・=
= i just wanna be a part of your family by paladinsbrainrot | Mike Wheeler is many things, but he is never jealous. Except — maybe this time he is. (Only a little bit.)
= my advice is always ruin the friendship by andiwriteordie | The one in which Robin witnesses a snowball become an avalanche.
= you took my heart (i was sleeping) by lameparties | Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
^ (I think everyone and their momma has read this fic but if u haven’t… WHAT are u doing go read it rn)
= we all have a hunger (tell me what you need) by papenathy | Will dresses as a vampire for a college halloween party, but Mike thinks his costume isn’t bloody enough. Will lets him fix it. Mike goes into a crisis.
^ reread this one, still one of my fav fics ever
= If You Don't Kiss Me Now by lupinpoesy | Will's injured after a Demogorgon attack, and Mike insists on patching him up. It should be simple—clean the wound, wrap the bandage, done. But Mike's hands keep lingering, and the air between them feels heavier with every touch. They've been walking this line for months, finding excuses to be close without ever crossing it. Maybe it's time to stop pretending.
= give me a pain that i'm used to by ibrakeforrainbows | Snapshots of Will's experience with chronic pain over the years, and how he navigates it with Mike.
^ read the author’s note !!!
= coming clean (for the first time) by ileikbees | After Will saves Mike from the demogorgon at the MAC-Z, Mike finally lets himself acknowledge a truth he's been running from for years: He is in love with Will Byers.
Now all Mike has to do is come to terms with that truth—especially when Joyce sees it too.
= make a move by astrobi | Mike thinks Will might be psychic. (Kind of.) Will is being very irritatingly vague about the whole thing.
= April Showers (Bring May Flowers) by thehouseisglass | What starts as a distraction from missing Max turns into the most complicated plan of Lucas’s life as he shifts from helping Will get over Mike to setting them up together (because he’s the bestest, most supportive friend ever, obviously!)
^ i absolutely adored this one🥹 lumax and byler yay!
= what's mine is yours to make your own by mugamuchyuu | based on mtfdydgate !