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Mike slams back into his body with a gasp.
Cold air. Shouting. Hands gripping his arms, restraining him. The world is loud and brutal and wrong.
“No—no, no, no,” he chokes out. “EL!”
He looks up.
El is standing at the gate.Truly based on the doomed lovers trope.
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On one hand, she was the prime suspect in a crime. On the other, she was the only woman he had ever loved.
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21 Mar 2026
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Mike has learned about the five stages of grief. He sees all of his friends go through the motions of denial (insisting El somehow must have survived), anger (at Dr. Kay and the military), bargaining (swearing they will do anything for her to return), and depression (lying in bed with the image of her being swept away imprinted in their minds).
But, eventually, for all of them, there is acceptance. The military is gone, convinced that there are no more children with superpowers in Hawkins. El is dead. She made her decision, and she isn’t coming back.
Mike doesn’t know which stage of grief he’s in, but he hasn’t accepted anything.
Or: Mike doesn’t know how to live after El’s death and has no idea how he’s supposed to move on.
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11 Mar 2026
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Hawkins is ridiculously peaceful now that the monsters are dead, but I’m busy watching a play that’s far more horrific: Mike Wheeler playing the role of the 'devoted lover' to an Eleven who’s withering away on suppressants. Watching the mechanical way he strokes her hair, I’d swear I was looking at a machine programmed to act kind. Keep up the act, Mike, because while you’re busy fulfilling your 'duty' as a knight and a proper boyfriend, I’m the only one who actually makes you laugh and we both know who’s really winning this game of illusions, don't we?
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07 Mar 2026
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Will tries to muster the courage to ask Mike on a date when he and El seem to be having relationship problems. Will is eyeing the prom, but can he ask Mike in time?
Trigger Warning: loss
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06 Mar 2026