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    August 1990. Chicago.

    Mike Wheeler has spent a year missing Will Byers. Will Byers has spent a year becoming someone Mike might not even recognize.

    After staying behind to take care of his family, Mike Wheeler is starting college a year late. After a year of distance, unanswered letters and missed calls, they’re now sharing a new city, a dorm, and are forced to face all the feelings they thought they had left behind.

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    29 Mar 2026

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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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    06 Mar 2026

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    Mike and Will get summer jobs as lifeguards at the Hawkins Community Pool during college break. Will just wants to forget about his first failed relationship. Mike wants to make it an unforgettable summer.

    CPR training gets complicated when you're hot for your "straight" best friend and he keeps wanting to practice his mouth-to-mouth technique.

    "Should we… practice again?" Mike said finally. "Now?"

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    06 Mar 2026

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    Will and Mike accidentally overhear a couple talking dirty over the walkie, and start repeating some of the filthy phrases to each other for shits and giggles. What starts as a joke, soon turns into something they can't stop doing – and can’t tell anyone about.

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    Mike and Will start talking dirty to each other for fun. What they don't consider is that it would accidentally turn them on.

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    23 Feb 2026