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"I made you a mix-tape for your birthday." Mike had said, looking terrified, almost. "I—I forgot to give it to you, but I've been working on it since you left."
The words made Will stop sobbing. Not because Mike had made him better, but it shocked him. "…What?"
"I just, I guess I forgot to say Happy Birthday, too." Mike continued on, still not looking at Will.
And, Will had to ask him, because he'd felt so stupid the entire day and Mike's words made him so hopeful in just a few seconds, he'd felt sick. "You remembered?"
Then, Mike finally looked at him, like Will was an idiot for thinking otherwise. "Of course, I remembered."
Will Byers hates his birthday. He always has. But, Mike, along with the rest of the Party, prove to him that he doesn’t have to hate it.
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In all honesty, he didn't think they'd last long. He thought that by the time he reached sophomore year, El would already realize he wasn't worth it anymore.
Then Junior year came, and they didn't seem any closer to breaking up—and it's Mike's fault, really. They've been together for four years now, pushing their five year anniversary in about a month or so, and he still hasn't told her about how he really felt.
He couldn't blame anyone but himself for that.
He wished he could have someone else to blame for that, wished he could simply disappear and continue pretending nothing's wrong with him; like his own infatuation with his best friend was normal.
It wasn't normal.
But, with Will, it felt like he didn't have to be normal.
As senior year approaches, Mike Wheeler begins to struggle with himself in a way he hadn’t in a long time. The longer it continues, the more it affects the people around him— and once his relationship with Will starts to get weirder, and weirder, things take a turn for the worse in a blink of an eye.
— (Or, Mike’s journey to slowly, but surely, becoming okay with himself.)
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I'm Finding it Hard to Believe (We're in Heaven) by mioakem
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Mar 2026
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“I’m just so proud of you, baby.” He feels a weight lifted off his shoulders- which is ridiculous, he’s ridiculous for thinking that she would be anything but proud. Nonetheless, he feels relieved. He smiles, fiddling with his fingers again.
“It’s really nothing.” He says, “Mike keeps talking about how they’re innate but…but they’re not. They’re siphoned, from Vecna.” The mention of his name makes Joyce’s eyes go wide.
“Well, last I checked no one else can do that.” She shrugs, her eyes still wide. Will chuckles, looking at the floor, “Hey, all I’m saying is that I think you need to have a little more trust in yourself.” She leans forward, putting a hand on his cheek. He leans into it, into the warmth of her hand, “You didn’t fail, okay?” She says, and he nods, even though he doesn’t really believe it, “You saved Mike- all your friends. You did that, baby.” She shakes her head, “Not Vecna, just you.”
Will can feel himself tearing up for about the millionth time that night, “I can make it right.” He settles on, “We just need a new plan, a better plan.”
Right, a better plan. Easier said than done.
or: season 5 vol 2 and 3 complete rewrite
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NOVEMBER 6TH, 1986
In the three years since Will Byers went missing, the town of Hawkins has been under constant threat of the creatures from the Upside Down. But now, eight months after Vecna has ruptured a giant rift through the town of Hawkins, that threat is about to reemerge. Unaware of Vecna's true plans and trapped under a military quarantine, our heroes will not only be forced to face the greatest evil from the Upside Down, but also overcome impossible odds, in order to save their town, and each other, one last time.
Written in a SCREENPLAY format, this fic operates as a diverging conclusion for the final season of Stranger Things.
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