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The injustice of Byler not coming to fruition by TrashPanda01
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Jun 2026
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This post is in response to a twt by WheezingWheeler: "morning thoughts; as a queer person, byler not happening felt like such an injustice to me, a broken promise, a few steps backward, a cowardly safe option. and i think that’s why we’re still here months later, creating the stories and art that let us feel what the show refused to"
**Wheezy if this is not ok to use, I will be happy to remove it.
I needed to get them out on my head. I may add or edit later. This isn't meant to be a professional paper, it's a long twitter response and acts as a sort of journal for myself for pride month. So there may be typos or improper grammar at times.
I would love feedback coming from whomever reads it. Keep it polite and civil. I love the block button for rude people. It brings me joy. However, it's ok to disagree as long as it's done respectfully and civilly. Any form of denigration of the Byler community is an instant block. I'm too old to care about bigotry. Not sure if I can remove rude comments, as this is my first post, but I will if I can and find a response disrespectful.
Also, only Ao3 users can comment. This mitigates the proverbial anonymous riff raff.
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Mike Wheeler is thirty years old, three years married, and incredibly unhappy. After an unexpected AOL Instant Messenger group chat with the Party, Mike reconnects with Will after several years and realizes that maybe his life doesn't have to be so bad.
Or: A 2000s epistolary fic in which Mike falls in love with his childhood best friend and cheats on his wife.
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But it wasn’t a monster that came out of the trees. It was a person. A boy.
Mike froze.
Then he was spotted, and the boy stopped in his tracks; with skillful movements, he quickly slung the rifle off his shoulder and pointed it at Mike’s chest. Mike raised his hands while trying to keep most of his weight on his left leg.
“Whoa. Hey,” Mike said, his eyes wide as he stared at the tip of the rifle. “Just hold on. I’m not—I’m not going to hurt you.”
Or: A crawl gone wrong left Mike stranded in the Upside Down. Hurt and alone, Mike stumbles upon someone everyone told him was dead.
Will Byers was never found Au
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When Will took a job as a gay phone sex operator, he just wanted to pay the bills.
Enter Mike... his still closeted but extremely gay flatmate and best friend, desperate to explore his sexuality but too much of a pathetic mess to actually go out and meet someone.
Over many late night phone calls Mike and Will discover slightly more than either of them bargained for...
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13 May 2026
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I’m in love with you, do you think it shows? by apateangle (dm3rv)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 May 2026
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An accident leaves Mike without four years of memories. He wakes up convinced that it's 1989, that Bush is the new President, and that his time at college in Boston has only just begun.
But it's 1994. There's a new President. He lives in New York.
And somehow, he shares an apartment with Will Byers.
Or: An Amnesia AU.
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"No," Will said quickly. "It's okay. He's going to be okay."
Nancy turned, the shock freezing her features into something horrifying. "He doesn't have a pulse."
Will held up his hands as he shook his head. "I know. But it—he—will be fine. You'll see."
Nancy choked on a sob. "He's dead! How is he going to be okay?"
Or: Four years after graduation, they're back in the Abyss, where a failing fight leads to Mike being bitten and losing everything about himself, except his love for Will Byers.
Bookmarked by TrashPanda01
01 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
could be good, wait for more chapters to see how quickly they update.