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Dean Winchester isn't sure what to expect from the shy eight-year-old that moves in next door, but what he gets from Cas is a best friend for life. They face things no child should, finding the meaning of a safe home in each other’s arms.
Castiel Novak never anticipated saying goodbye to his best friend, but growing up forces them apart. The years without Dean are unkind and Castiel’s world is darker than ever. When their destinies tangle again, Cas wonders if Dean is the salvation he’s been seeking all along.
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Dean Winchester was twenty-six years old when a car accident killed his father and left him paralysed from the waist down. A year and a half later, Dean is in a wheelchair and lives in a care home in Kansas, where he spends his days waiting to die. It's only when Castiel Novak starts volunteering at the care home that Dean starts to wonder if a changed life always equals a ruined one.
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The fact that Mike is single now isn’t relevant. It can’t be relevant. Another girl will come along, and it won’t be Will because he doesn’t have the right parts. Wasn’t born the right way, the way that Mike would have preferred. It’s fine, except for the fact that it’s not fine at all, except for the fact that it’s so not fine that Will’s life is in imminent danger due to how fucked up he is over it.
But boys don’t cry, according to The Cure, so Will won’t either. He’s trying to take it to heart.
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will & mike listen to music and talk. really talk.
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Mike’s voice made Will jump as he returned to the room, the latter turning to face him, who was now clean and wearing pyjamas, but holding another set in his hands.
“I- I figured all your clothes would be back in California, so you can wear mine… if you want? Feel free to have a shower too. It’s been a while since you’ve been able to have one.”
(Or: Will Byers stays at Mike Wheeler's house after returning to Hawkins, and needs some clothes and a bed... why not share with the boy you've been in love with for years?)
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Mike has a fight with his girlfriend. Again. Only this time, he can't figure out how to make it right. So he goes to his best friend for advice, and while taking the plan into action, he realises something else about himself, his feelings towards El, and most importantly, his feelings toward Will.
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Mike's just dumb for about 6k words. But hopefully, Taylor Swift is here to help.
(yes this is fully inspired by 'how you get the girl' by ts herself)
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Will is rooted to the ground, heart pounding. He wants this. He wants this so bad, but he needs to know that Mike is sure. He needs to know that he’s serious. He needs to know. He doesn’t know Mike anymore. He needs to know who he is and what he wants and who Will is to him because he’s Mike and he’s perfect. He’s Mike and he’s everything and Will’s whole world revolves around him and he hates him and he loves him and Mike is the sun and every single planet stuck floating in space.
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the worst thing about being honest by quietforasecond
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Aug 2022
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Will coughs violently when the lack of oxygen creates a ringing in his ears, and then he’s leaning forward and gagging. He fully expects to see a squirming veiny worm hit the sink like one had two years ago after his encounter with the Upside Down, but instead, he’s met with petals.
Will watches in more fascination than horror as they slowly float down to the sink.
Or the one where Mike keeps falling asleep, Will can’t stop hacking up flowers, and everyone is suddenly great at giving advice.
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Despite his attempts to not, Mike found himself gazing at Will yet again, simply admiring him, and he watched the way the stars reflected against his hazel eyes as Will looked back up at the sky. His face was barely illuminated by the stars and moon, a faint glow against his cheeks which began to stretch into a smile.
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Mike Wheeler doesn’t think he has a bad Dad. If he’s being honest, he really doesn’t think about his dad at all. Growing up, Mike has seen his fair share of bad dads, and he’s quite sure that his dad is not one of them.
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Started as Mike Wheeler’s daddy issues, then turned into a full delve into Mike’s mind, and then turned into a Byler fic. And here we are.
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there is thunder in our hearts by smoosnoom (moonsooms)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Aug 2022
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“Yeah,” Mike nods, but it isn’t the most convincing, and he can’t find it in him to care, in the late hour, “I was just – thinking.”
It’s not the most significant outfit, but still. Will looks nice. He’s always looked good in white.
Mike blinks. That’s – weird. That’s a weird thing to think about his best friend.
He effectively turns off his brain.
Will asks, “About what?”
“You,” Mike replies, and maybe turning his brain off was the worst idea he could’ve possibly had at nearly three a.m., Jesus fucking Christ.Mike confronts Will about the painting, and lets a few confessions slip.
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- Part 2 of fix-its
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“Can I kiss you?” he asks. Hearing the words out loud makes everything feel that much more real, and Mike loves it. He thinks he might love Will, too, and the thought doesn’t feel new. It’s like a stone that’s half buried in the dirt but just got kicked loose. It’s something that’s been deep in Mike’s heart for a while, years, maybe, but just got unearthed.
Will pushes him away, and Mike has no idea what he did wrong. He was just telling the truth. Friends don’t lie. “What?” Will asks, voice sounding kind of choked. He’s grimacing, and Mike wants to un-say whatever bad thing he said so that Will smiles at him again.
“I— I asked if I could kiss you,” Mike says, and Will shushes him. He looks around frantically.
“Mike,” Will replies. He sounds tired. “You can’t just ask that.”
“Why not? I want to kiss you so I asked.”
“But you don’t, Mike. You don’t want to… to kiss me. You’re just drunk.”
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alternatively: mike pines while drunk, and then he pines while sober
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08 Aug 2022
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After the events of season four, Mike and Will’s relationship is in shambles, more strained than ever. When Mike pays an unexpected visit to the Byers household, Will can’t help but ask some important questions. Mike’s answers are far from expected.
title from ARE WE STILL FRIENDS by Tyler the Creator
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Mike thinks back to the painting Will gave him, rolled up and placed carefully in his dresser drawer, because for some reason it felt too wrong to hang it up on the walls with everything else. Too intimate. Like Will had made it for his eyes only. Or, apparently as everyone else thought, some mystery lover in California. And then he thinks about Will dozing off on his bed, and saying I think I’m in love with you all soft and slowed down from the inertia of sleep, and that’s right about when Mike starts to feel seriously lightheaded. He leans back against his bed and focuses very hard on taking deep, even breaths.
Mike contemplates his feelings for Will Byers, partakes in a concerning amount of swooning, and learns to drive. Sort of.
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Mike tries not to laugh under him, giving his intention away, but Will can feel his every movement, his nervously beating heart. Or maybe it’s his own. Maybe it’s both of theirs. It doesn’t matter - either way, Will could explode.
“Just,” Mike sighs fondly, “just… give me a second, okay?”
It’s winter break, and even after literal ground-splitting chaos, the families of Hawkins come together years later to celebrate a very special engagement.
Cw: cursing, alcohol (celebratory and a minor detail, but still there)
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- Part 2 of For the heart
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will and mike get caught in a flood and spend the night alone together.
2024 Update- first and foremost, thank you for the years of love on this work; however, i was 16 when i wrote this (i was a sophomore in high school and i am now a senior in college) and there are many obvious things wrong with it lol but THANK YOU i smile whenever i get a kudos or comment notification on this <3
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A recently out Will Byers begins his freshman year at Indiana University, with his childhood best friend (and roommate) Mike Wheeler. Between learning to navigate the campus and keep his head above water academically, Will struggles to reconcile changes in his relationship with Mike.
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Will’s nose bleeds a lot.
The first few times, Mike just chalks it up to stress. Can stress even cause nosebleeds? He has no idea. But Will was definitely stressed a lot. It made sense, more or less.
Until it didn't.
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- Part 1 of hawkins, in (1986-1988)
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you wanna be friends forever (i can think of something better) by wheezykaspbraks
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Sep 2019
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It’s just past midday on a Saturday in the middle of summer break, and Will thinks that he’s in love. It’s not a new thought — after his first oh crap I think I love my best friend realization at thirteen, Will’s spent a good four years coming to terms with it. Somewhere along the way it became a fact of life; the sky is blue, Dungeons and Dragons is the best tabletop game in the world, Will’s entire existence revolves around his undying adoration for Mike Wheeler.
in which will loves mike almost as much as he hates himself