cripplingmarvel
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I can feel the pressure (you're better off without me) by cripplingmarvel
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Apr 2026
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Mike Wheeler realized a long time ago that no one needed him. He'd tried for so long to prove himself wrong, to act like El or Holly or anyone in the Party needed him enough to care if he was gone one day.
But El then died. She died and the last thing she ever told him was that she loved him and he couldn't even say it back. He couldn't save her, he couldn't be there for her, he couldn't do anything. And that's when he stopped trying to prove himself wrong. He accepted it. That every time something went wrong, he somehow found himself in the center of it. That the Party was better without him around.
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Will hates being an Alpha; he’s never been more miserable (well, maybe not including the events with Vecna). During the summer after graduation, he finally decides to do something about it—to ask his best friend, Mike, to bitch him.
Mike, to his surprise, says yes.
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- Part 1 of a quick fix
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04 Jun 2026
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the fall (you weren't there to catch me) by freshlybakedmaroon
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 May 2026
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Mike Wheeler is standing at the edge. Looking down at the place where everything fell apart for him. Where he realized his feelings, his pain, and a new fear.
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Mike Wheeler is kinda getting Vecna'd and nobody notices because well the world is ending and also he's terrible with feelings so he kinda doesn't tell anyone. Will does though because I love Will Byers and I think him and Mike are just great. Little bit of Byler, lotta bit of angst. Mostly angst. Also Vecna has a plan. One that maybe even I do not know yet. (Just kidding. I do)
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04 Jun 2026
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we are running so fast (and we never look back) by kerosenedaze
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Jun 2026
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“Is he your boyfriend now, Wheeler?” the jock shouted after them. Will flinched, expecting him to remove his arm from around his shoulders. He learned when he was young that insinuating that you were gay was one of the worst insults you could receive.
The other boy didn’t let go of him, though. Instead, he used his free hand to reach back and flip them off. “Why? Jealous? Don’t worry, your mom still likes you. She told me last night.”
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California boy Will Byers moved to Indiana after being severely bullied, only to find out bullies are everywhere.
Hellfire Mike has a shit homelife.
They were destined to meet and save each other.
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04 Jun 2026
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Mike wakes up one morning to find that his voice has been taken from him.
Literally. His voice is completely gone.
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03 Jun 2026
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"You really can’t see yourself at all?”
Mike shrugs, like: what can you do about it.
“It’s fine,” he says, with a toothy grin that reveals his fangs. He’s so focused on making the crease between Will’s eyebrows disappear that he doesn’t even stop to consider the words that are leaving his mouth. “As long as I can still see your face,” he says. “I'll be alright.”
It's hard to face your feelings when you can’t even see your own reflection. Mike tries to be brave about it.