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• The rain falls hard on a humdrum town (This town has dragged you down) by murderbycrow

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Major Character Death
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  14 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers
  • Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Gay Will Byers
  • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
  • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
  • Gay Mike Wheeler
  • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
  • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
  • Will Byers's Coming Out Scene
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Tags May Change

  Summary

  hanahaki disease but make it byler

  or

  will Mike suck up his fear of rejection and losing his best friend, even if it could unknowingly save Will's life?

  title from the song "William, it was really nothing" by the Smiths

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,704

  Chapters:

  2/?

  Kudos:

  2

  Hits:

  43

• Will you tell the truth, so I don't have to lie? by murderbycrow

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  23 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers & Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Robin Buckley
  • Vickie Dunne
  • Eleven | Jane Hopper
  • Byler Week 2025 (Stranger Things)

  Summary

  a re-write of season 5 where Mike sees Robin and Vickie's kiss instead of Will.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,877

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  23

  Bookmarks:

  4

  Hits:

  253