12 Bookmarks by thirdwheel3r
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After proclaiming himself an Atheist one night at the dinner table, Mike's parents exile him to an Evangelical Summer Camp for one last summer before college.
But this year is different. On top of rejecting his faith, he can't stop thinking about the mysterious boy working as a caretaker.
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- Part 1 of Indiana Summer
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 67,469
- Chapters:
- 12/12
- Comments:
- 286
- Kudos:
- 900
- Bookmarks:
- 333
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- 29,030
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
09 Jun 2026
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Mike goes to christian camp and falls for Will who works there. Mike finds out he's bi and Will has a hidden past and is pretty much by himself.
Soooo well written. Kinda explicit but in a classic literature way. -
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Mike Wheeler is thirty years old, three years married, and incredibly unhappy. After an unexpected AOL Instant Messenger group chat with the Party, Mike reconnects with Will after several years and realizes that maybe his life doesn't have to be so bad.
Or: A 2000s epistolary fic in which Mike falls in love with his childhood best friend and cheats on his wife.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 81,437
- Chapters:
- 5/12
- Comments:
- 1,090
- Kudos:
- 2,871
- Bookmarks:
- 891
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- 68,972
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
08 May 2026
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Best shit I've ever read (BYLEEEEEEEERRRR)
They're older (30) but not wiser
Will is such a sweetheart and Mike is a mess but in a heartbreaking way (sad to see, but hopeful about his future cause it can only get brighter)
They've kinda lost touch after Mike's wedding but they reconnect over chat and soon make a habit of talking online every week (90s/early 2000s vibes) -
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Knock knock knock
“Jesus Christ! Hold on,” he mumbles, floating down the steps. He flicks on the porch light and yanks the door open. “What the hell are you–” He freezes.
For a moment, he really does believe he’s dreaming. You know, given that not a single fucking thing about this situation makes any goddamn sense. Because on the short trip from his bedroom to the front door, Mike made a list in his head of all of the people that could potentially be on the other side. It was a rather abbreviated list, to be fair: The cops. Nancy. His landlady, Freida. That one drunk guy he occasionally gives a cigarette to if he happens to be smoking on his porch when he walks by.
But it’s not any of those people. It’s Will. A year older, soaking wet, shivering with a waterlogged duffel bag slung over his left shoulder. Yeah. He’s dreaming. Because he had spoken to Will on the phone not even ten hours ago. He was about to go on his three year anniversary date with his long term boyfriend in New York City.
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Will needs some space from his boyfriend, James, and for whatever reason, he decides to take that space at Mike's townhouse in Boston. Mike is going to be so normal about it.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 48,307
- Chapters:
- 10/22
- Comments:
- 566
- Kudos:
- 876
- Bookmarks:
- 292
- Hits:
- 29,633
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
20 Apr 2026
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sometimes people grow apart, and that's life. and sometimes they grow together again, and that's life, too.
- Words:
- 55,102
- Works:
- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 457
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
10 Apr 2026
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It's 1997 and the ghost of Mike Wheeler walks back into Will Byers' life twice in one day: first in a Midtown coffee shop, then as the writer assigned to his graphic novel. Eight years of awkward distance now have a deadline. Collaboration is a special kind of torture when the person you're building a world with is the one who broke yours.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 124,313
- Chapters:
- 16/16
- Comments:
- 839
- Kudos:
- 1,571
- Bookmarks:
- 619
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- 55,322
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
09 Apr 2026
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Graphic novel + Will has a bf + Mike is full of feelings
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The world is ending, which means for the time being, Will is living at the Wheeler’s house with Mike and El. Which means his life is once again a third-wheeling roller rink nightmare, and he’s basically invisible to Mike.
Until Jonathan gives him $20 to go to an art sale, and he meets Tobias, a guy just as into art as he is.
It’s not long before him and Tobias start dating.
And then suddenly, Mike’s paying attention to him after all.
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Will gets a boyfriend. Mike doesn’t like it.
Series
- Part 1 of Tobias Universe
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 120,535
- Chapters:
- 26/26
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 3,437
- Kudos:
- 16,207
- Bookmarks:
- 2,969
- Hits:
- 489,721
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
20 Mar 2026
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“Just saying, if you’re taking another hit, you should share it with me,” Mike says, and Will slowly tilts his head, drinking in every word. “It just makes sense. Like, mathematically.”
Will’s reddened eyes narrow, bewildered. “Mathematically?”
“If there’s two hits left, we’d each only get one,” Mike explains. “But if we shotgunned, we’d both get two.” God, this is the best idea he’s had in ages. He should’ve stolen Will’s weed, like, months ago. “That’s like, bang for your buck. This is simple math, Will Byers. Keep up.”
In which it’s well past midnight in New York, Will can’t sleep, and Mike feels like they barely know each other anymore.
So, they get a little high. Mike is very normal about all of it.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 23,567
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Comments:
- 891
- Kudos:
- 14,021
- Bookmarks:
- 3,813
- Hits:
- 157,376
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
10 Mar 2026
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It's 1992, and Mike and Will are juniors in college and living together in a tiny NYC apartment. Life is great. It's everything Mike could ever want: his best friend, an incredible city, and the world at his fingertips. The only problem? He's in love with said best friend and has no idea how he could ever tell him.
Luckily for him, he's presented with an opportunity to get much closer to him every Friday night, as long as he promises not to get all weird after. How hard could that be?
Or: Mike and Will become friends with benefits and the universe laughs because they're both ridiculously in love with each other.
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- Part 1 of Nirvana
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 71,098
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Comments:
- 1,218
- Kudos:
- 8,903
- Bookmarks:
- 2,401
- Hits:
- 196,696
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
09 Mar 2026
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Will loved ordinary things, an uneventful existence was something he craved. Sadly, when Mike Wheeler walks into his life, Will’s easy going path snaps right in half. A passion he could never imagine overtaking his whole being.
It was too bad their friend groups hated each other and his sister had a huge crush on the musician. Off limits.
Fantastic.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 170,879
- Chapters:
- 46/46
- Comments:
- 6,888
- Kudos:
- 26,629
- Bookmarks:
- 4,836
- Hits:
- 754,182
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
04 Mar 2026
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It’s been years since they’d seen each other. Will’s kept his head down, drifting in an invisible existence when an old friend slams back into his life. Tragedy strikes, again, and they’re forced to work through the scars of the past in the company of a cramped car.
Will must look his own pain in the face before he loses Mike all over again.
Before he loses himself.
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04 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.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 52,632
- Chapters:
- 8/8
- Comments:
- 14,211
- Kudos:
- 197,855
- Bookmarks:
- 30,380
- Hits:
- 2,678,716
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
28 Feb 2026
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One fateful October night in 1995, Will Byers is dragged by his step-sister, Jane, and her best friend to a rock concert. That was just the beginning...
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A much needed byler enemies to lovers 90s rock band au.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 163,010
- Chapters:
- 31/31
- Comments:
- 1,656
- Kudos:
- 8,140
- Bookmarks:
- 1,719
- Hits:
- 181,059
Bookmarked by thirdwheel3r
28 Feb 2026