• half a heart (without you)
  • 4.6k words
  • literally what the painting reveal should have been, confession offtone but somehow mike figure it out GOD BLESS THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD HAVE DONE, i swear give will a break

“And if she was going to lose you,” Will says numbly, “I— I think she’d rather just get it over with quick. Like ripping off a bandaid.”

Still, Mike says nothing. Silent. Patient. Impassive.

Fucking terrifying, and so, so beautiful. Will’s heart, sitting across from him in the backseat of Argyle’s pizza van.

• In Bloom
  • 16k words
  • hanahaki disease, richie hello, this is actually frustrating istg, aslo richie n mike n being twin here kinda confuse my head image when reading IM SO KSDJBFKJSBDFBSD, minor char death, wbk, ALSO EDDIE *no beta we die like eddie* i guess, im sorry

no summary im not kidding

• Jealousy (turning saints into the sea)
  • 11k words
  • lowkey canon, jealous mike, he kinda asshole wbk, i wanna punch him, give will a hug now ASSEMBLE

Will has had to watch Mike and Eleven for years, and as much as it kills him, he's learned to accept it.

He's also accepted that for the time being, no one has really shown much interest in him. And he's fine with that.

Until they pull off at a gas station and a random guy hits on Will.

or

The one where Mike finally gets jealous.

• Love you like Eggos
  • 4.4k words
  • has a connection with 'mutual understanding', el mike broke up, byler fluff WE NEED

El's been acting a little stand-offish since they'd gotten back to Hawkins and Mike is worried about her... he's also worried about their relationship and it feels like she knows something he doesn't

• Mutual Understanding
  • 3.6k words
  • canon compliant, confessions, the painting, the secret is out, pls my bby protecc him:( give happiness or else, actually this helps me a lot with a whole byler situation in the real series bcs istg if they dont make the truth come out like this i will burn the company down, 4 FCKIN SEASONS WILL SUFFERS BIC

Forgoing his one shot at confessing in order to save Mike and El's relationship leaves Will feeling numb more than anything else. Sure, he was pushing his feelings aside for the greater good, but there's only so long he can go with that excuse before it starts to hurt again. But maybe not all hope is lost, when Mike discovers Will's painting had nothing to do with El...

Or

I am trying my best to fix the disaster that was Mike and Will's season 4 relationship.

• Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost
  • 55k words
  • written after season 2, so mike somehow sweet in here but still dumb not surprised, poor will MY BBY, PTSD, nightmares, major in friendship too, road trips, i want to do this with my friends too minus the PTSD pls

Five years later, there's no monsters to kill, but not all monsters are tangible things that you can destroy.

After Will has a particularly bad breakdown, Mike knows they have to do something, anything, to make their friend feel better. With the future around the corner and just one year of high school left before everything changes again, the five weirdos of Hawkins High School embark in road trip across the country.

Friendship, love, a lot of food and the knowledge that even in your darkest hours, you will always have someone to hold you.

• someone who loves me now (better than you)
  • 23k words
  • canon divergence, season 4, will x oc (minor), more jealous mike, we like to c actually, will deserves love, GIVE HIM LOVE

Will meets a boy, a cute boy, and they become good friends (maybe more?) Mike hears about it through one of El’s letters, and for reasons he can’t name, immediately does not like the new boy.

Frictions are high when Mike comes out to visit during spring break, not due to any monsters or secret government, but something darker. Jealousy.

• When You Needed Me
  • 37k words
  • omegaverse, omega!will n everyone thought he a beta, protective!mike, getting together, pls istg save will, how many times, even in the non-canon he suffers istg

All throughout high school Will thought he was a beta. Suddenly it's their junior year and he realizes that he's not. He's caught everyone's attention, including Mike's.