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I don't quite know what to say (but I'm here in your doorway) by mikeslawyer for afterglowsssss, blingyu
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Apr 2023
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“And - and we’ll go to Scoops Ahoy and I’ll get you your favourite ice cream.”
This is all starting to suspiciously look very close to a date, but Will brushes it off - it wouldn’t be the first time he’s read too much into things.
Mike starts fidgeting with his hands, when no answer comes.
“You - you know, like a proper date? I know I’ve done something wrong, because you’re not speaking to me, but we haven’t been on one in ages, so. And then, I was hoping - maybe - if it goes well, I was - uh. I was going to ask if I can kiss you again. Properly, I mean. It’s fine if not though!”
Will doesn’t hear anything else Mike might say afterwards, because his brain short-cuts.
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Mike confesses to Will - then kisses him. They don't talk about it, but maybe they should.
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I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you by mogiah for cannibalismyuri
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Jan 2023
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Will wonders how he managed to end up in such a disastrous situation because really, that’s the only possible word to describe what’s going on right now. They’re in the middle of the schoolyard, trying to have lunch, all eyes are on them and Will can’t help but think about all the times he could’ve stopped this from happening.
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Mike comes to Will's rescue when a girl starts to flirt with him.
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“I’m sorry,” Mike breaks the peaceful silence, “About not asking you to be my best man.” He elaborates at Will’s curious head tilt, “I know we always said when we were younge-“
Will cut him off, unwillingly to linger on broken promises “It’s fine, Mike. We’re not as close as we were when we were kids,” Will shrugs like it doesn’t hurt, “It happens.”
Mike stares at him with a pained expression that Will can’t place. Guilt shone in his eyes before he averts them, “That’s not why I didn’t ask.” He mumbles into his chest.
“Scared I’d outshine the groom, then” Will aims for levity wincing as it falls flat.
Mike sits in quiet contemplation beside him still avoiding facing him as he gazes out to the trees swaying in the breeze on the outskirts of the property.
“I thought it would be for the best.” He whispers so quietly that Will can barely hear him, “Kinder.”
Will felt the stone that first appeared back in middle school settle itself firmly back in his gut, pressing into the soft walls of his insides.
“Will-“ Mike takes a deep breath, ready to ask a question they’ve both been avoiding for well over a decade, and turns to stare directly into his eyes “Are you in love with me?”
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“Hey, hey, it’s Mike. Um, sorry, is — is Will there?”
There is no answer for a minute, drawn out so long that Mike almost thinks the call somehow disconnected despite the lack of a dial tone. He pulls the phone away from his face, looks at it as if that’ll give him any clarity on the matter, and lifts it back to his ear. “Hel—“
“Uh,” Jonathan finally says, somehow more awkward than Mike, “It is Will.”
Mike nearly drops the fucking phone.
Five times Mike and Will shared a phone call throughout the years, plus one time they didn't have to.