Bylerween 2023
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Mike Wheeler has moved seven times in his short life and this time is no different. Big house, new school, busy parents. Except there seems to be something a little different about this place...
Will Byers doesn't know how he got here, just that he did. And also, he's dead. But there's people living in his house and he's determined to kick them out, especially an annoying boy his age who just doesn't seem to be afraid of anything.
The two meet and in the little game they create, somehow they both find they feel a little less alone.
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- Part 1 of Bylerween 2023
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"I've only dated one person before," Mike continues, unaware of the turmoil going on behind Will's sheet and skin. "And we weren't even very romantic! I mean, I don't even think I know how to be romantic. And if I screw up, then what? I really, really like this person. I don't want to lose them."
The rant just makes Will feel worse. His brain is overthinking and yet the alcohol can't contain every thought as they spill over. Mike needs to stop. He needs to get him to stop. "Just say it to me," he blurts. The blades of his own stupidity dig deep into his heart. Take it back take it back take it back.
"What?"
Take it back.
"Just," Will swallows again. "Pretend I'm the person you like. Try to flirt with me."
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When Will realizes Mike doesn't recognize him in his Halloween costume, he decides to have a little fun. That is until he learns Mike has a secret crush and they're supposed to be at the party...
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- Part 2 of Bylerween 2023
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The first Halloween at their first house, Will and Mike meet a kid who may or may not remind them of themselves while passing out candy on their porch.
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The third boy started to head up just as excited as the first two before he looked back at the fourth who hadn't moved. He tilted his head at his friend who looked really nervous and was shaking his head slightly, looking at Mike and Will before whipping his eyes away and looking at the ground.
"Come on," his best friend said. "What's wrong?"
The boy looked at him with furrowed eyebrows, biting his lip. "I'm not allowed to," he mutters, looking again at Mike and Will so fast Will's surprised he even caught in the first place.
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- Part 3 of Bylerween 2023
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Will and Mike have been adventuring for nearly half their short lives and they're one quest away from achieving their dream of living out the rest of their lives in a secluded cabin together.
But when Will sustains a terrible injury and finds himself in said cabin with Mike, things aren't exactly what he'd thought they'd be. Between dirty windows, weird nightmares that don't feel like his own, and Mike disappearing one night of every week, Will has a feeling something is seriously wrong.
He just can't pinpoint what it is.
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- Part 4 of Bylerween 2023
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He inches a little closer. "Do you- do you think we'll ever spend another October first together?" he asks softly.
"Of course we will," Mike answers eagerly. "Seriously, Will. We're best friends and that's not just going to change or any-"
"No," Will gently interrupts, and the next part he says is almost too soft to hear. "That's not what I meant."
"Oh," Mike breathes. "Right."
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A series of October's firsts in Mike and Will's lives
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- Part 5 of Bylerween 2023