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“My name is Cass. I am not your vessel; I am not IV”
A cold wind blew, almost blowing out the candle from the strength. Thunderous rage simmered in the air, trying to plant fear in the outsiders -or rather IVs body’s- veins.
The intruder simply reacted with a small sigh, not annoyed or angry, just cognizant. Like it expected this harshness that would have made Sleeps fourth quiver and shy away. To apologise for causing any problems. The contrast was startling enough to make Sleep pause, an attempt to recess the situation. Pretending to calm so as to get more information out, to reveal more weakness he could exploit.As much as Sleep wanted to strike, he couldn’t risk the very likely possibility of hurting his vessel. Besides, he could feel how IV’s heart pounded as if he’d just ran a marathon, that was enough to be sure this intruder was not unshakable.
If he’d have known that IV’s heart was racing because he was afraid, he might have approached this situation differently.
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31 Mar 2026
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I got plenty of time (you got light in your eyes) by IAmAll_TheMadMen
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Mar 2026
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Will's breath hitches, his legs squeezing subconsciously around Mike's hips.
Well, Mike thinks it's subconscious. He feels one of Will's pinkies brush his hand too, but he could be imagining that one. He rests his forehead against Will's, and like clockwork, one of Will's hands reaches up to his cheek, holding his face tenderly. "Mike?" He calls again.
Mike takes a deep breath, wanting to melt into Will's body. "Can I-" he bumps their noses.
Will shuts his eyes, but not like he's waiting for something, more like he's closing off. He leans forward tentatively, kissing Mike's cheek. "Don't." He whispers, his hand coming to Mike's hair to run through it thoughtfully. "You should start growing this out again."
Mike's heart sinks. "What?" He whispers.
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This is Mike and Will's last summer living in Hawkins. The party are slowly creeping towards real adult lives that feel too big and too daunting to one Mike Wheeler. Faced with the challenge of addiction, grief, and the proposition of a college he never wanted to go to, how will he find Will Byers again in the midst of it?
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15 Mar 2026
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Will lets out a small squawk as Mike’s hand— his very cold, very freezing hand— finds its way around the blankets and under his sweater. “I’m sick, you weirdo,” he says, half-laughing into the side of Mike’s head, “I have a fever.”
“I don’t care,” Mike mumbles, “you’re warm and I’m cold. This is nice.”
“You’re going to get sick,” Will tries, for the umpteenth time, but it’s pointless. Mike Wheeler is stubborn and hardheaded and he never does anything halfway— not even this.
Will gets sick. He's dealing with it. Seriously, Mike- he's fine.
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13 Mar 2026
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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“So you’re saying I’m going to have one of those dreams tonight?” II asks in disbelief. “No. I saw what it did to you and I was scared, but I came out here because you swore Sleep wouldn’t hurt us. Am I gonna burn like you did last night?"
II is happy that his best friend has found a religion to follow, but Vessel's newfound devotion to the mysterious deity Sleep causes some concern for II. In his attempt to help Vessel find a way to cope with Sleep's gifts, II finds himself way more involved than he ever wanted to be.
As II and Vessel struggle to understand and accept what they've been called to do, Sleep works to bring together its four chosen Vessels for a glorious purpose.
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12 Feb 2026