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"Last night, the painting... it came to life! He spoke to me and... it was his voice. It was his voice, Jonathan."
It's 1999, and Will Byers is a successful artist in NYC, making ends meet despite the difficulties his lifestyle presents. Only problem? He's out of inspiration and running low on funds, having sold the last of his paintings at a charity auction he didn’t even want to be a part of. So his therapist suggests he paint the thing he can’t seem to let go of, and with that homework he decides to paint a portrait of the One That Got Away.
It's fine, and somewhat cathartic... until the painting starts speaking with the voice of his deceased childhood love. His best friend, painted in the colors that hold all the words and thoughts he could never say.
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A Beginner's Guide to HTML and CSS on AO3 by the_untamed_poet25
Fandoms: No Fandom, Fandom - Fandom, AO3, Original Work
06 Jul 2026
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You've seen it. A fic formatted like a classified document. A chapter that looks like a real social media feed. An interactive game, somehow, inside an AO3 work. You clicked the kudos button. You thought: how.
This is the tutorial that answers that.
A beginner-friendly guide to HTML and CSS on AO3 — no prior coding experience required. By the end of this series, you'll know enough to write formatted fics, build your own workskins, style your entire AO3 interface, and maybe make something that makes other people stop and think how.
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- Part 23 of Izzy's HTML & CSS Experiments
- Part 2 of HTML/CSS AO3 Skins & Tutorials
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First Date Rules:
1. Be a gentleman.
2. Woo him.
3. Get a second date.Mike's got ideas of how prospective boyfriends are supposed to act, and he is determined not to ruin this chance with his usual attitude (or Will Byers obsession). When all's said and done, Will sets the record straight.
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04 Jul 2026
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At least, Will thinks with a heavy heart, it’s a beautiful place to be miserable.
It’s 1996, and Mike is getting married.
Spoiler: it’s not to Will.
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Stars burst to life behind his eyes, and his whole body follows, coming into tune. It’s like when you have to shake the static from the TV – yeah, that’s what it feels like – and the picture sharpens into focus.
He feels so here. So now.
“Whoa,” Mike breathes, realizing distantly that he’s smiling.
Going into their last year of college, Mike feels like the only one in the Party who hasn’t fully figured things out – it's like everyone else knows how to be a person, and he’s just been faking it this whole time. Will helps him feel a little more normal.
Or: Mike and Will stumble into a fwb arrangement, and the inevitable happens. Duh!