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When a dark corruption spreads from the Deep Woods north of the kingdom of Roane, it falls to Will and his friends to investigate the cause. But as they close in on what seems to be the inevitable final confrontation with the Mad Wizard they have been fighting for years, Will finds his magic failing him as the darkness that scarred him during his first encounter with that very man finally overtakes him. Will stands no chance at stopping the demons that have been haunting him – after all how can he fight for a happy ending when he doesn’t believe he deserves one?
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Left His Heart There in the Sea by Concerned_terrapin
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Jul 2024
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“Mr. Byers! I was hoping to catch you. This is Dr. Owens, from Hawkins National Laboratory.”
Will pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance, already feeling a headache beginning to form in his temples. "I’m kind of in the middle of a lecture here, can this wait?”
“I’m afraid it can’t. We need your assistance urgently.”
“And why do you need me?” Will was unable to suppress the bitterness in his tone, “You’ve got plenty of experts and doctors on your staff. I’m just a grad student, and I’m halfway across the country. What could I possibly do that no one else could?”
Dr. Owens cleared his throat on the other end of the line, “You’re the only one who’s been there and made it out alive. Honestly, we could use your expertise. We’ve caught a specimen. A live one. And you’re definitely going to want to see this.”
Or, it's 1998 and the Upside Down is still alive and kicking, and something new just came out.
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19 Mar 2026
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You Know Everything, Don’t You? by a_large_dog_with_no_spacial_awareness
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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I just haven’t wanted anything to shift our dynamic. I know it sounds stupid, but it's the truth. Our relationship was rocky, to say the least, when I came back from Lenora, and even though Mike and I have been good for years now, there’s still that fear in the back of my head. That any major change would jeopardize what we have. Mike’s always been the protector, and I like that about him. I like that he stands up for me against bullies, and I like that he’s always making sure that I’m ok. No, I don’t like feeling like I’m weak, but Mike manages to protect me without demeaning me. It’s nice, better than nice, even.
And Mike likes it too. He needs to feel useful, and I can give that feeling to him. So why would I go and mess that up? Spider-Man can protect himself. Spider-Man can knock a bully’s lights out in a second flat. But Will Byers? Will Byers can’t do that, and that’s the person Mike likes being friends with. I wanna keep being the person that Mike likes being friends with.
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Will Byers as Spiderman AU where the party has lived in Manhattan all their lives. Post-Vecna, pre-college, 1980s, El lives.
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17 Mar 2026
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Will and Mike were in love in every universe. Every universe, it seemed, except their own.
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Will and Mike travel through the Byler multiverse.
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11 Mar 2026
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Mike grabs Will’s hands and tangles them with his own, blinking up at him through his long, dark lashes. His eyes are endless. Solid black, like the night above them. So shiny that Will can see himself, tipsy and happy, in the reflection. “I want to be stuck with you,” Mike whispers, like it’s a secret. “I don’t ever want to leave.”
Will sucks in a sharp breath, squeezing his hands. “Then don’t,” he whispers back, punched-out and honest. “Stay.”
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Senior year in Hawkins. Will and Mike figure some things out.
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