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hoteadepresso · 1 year

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back to the old house

This is a lil something for Dani ( @will80sbyers ). I know it won't solve any of the stuff that upset you in the first place, but maybe it will at least cheer u up a bit. I hope your day gets better real soon, bc you're like, my fave person on here rn

(insert the "I've had Dani as a mutual for little over a week but if she left tumblr i would kill everyone and then myself" meme lmao)

Anyways, here is a soft, fluffy pining byler oneshot!

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He could spend a whole day just staring at him, if he was sure he wouldn’t notice.

Thankfully, Mike tended to get tunnel vision when focusing on a task, so Will indulged himself, eyes longingly following every sharp angle in the other boy’s face, constellations of freckles peppered on his face and neck, as Mike’s loose t-shirt slid off one of his shoulders. Will knew the image would haunt his dreams - an expanse of pale skin, prominent collarbone, slender muscles moving gently beneath his skin. His mind started to memorize every dip on that landscape of skin and bones, every spot he wished he could brush with his lips.

He wanted to die, because this was worse than hell.

And he’d already been there.

He forced his eyes back up, drawn by the slight furrow in Mike’s expressive eyebrows, black unruly curls falling into his face, slender hand with long fingers pushing them back with a frustrated huff escaping pink, wide lips.

God, his lips.

How could people ever bully Mike for his looks was beyond him.

Even back in middle school, before Mike began to grow into those prominent cheekbones and intense eyes, he was easily the prettiest boy Will has ever seen, with his toothy smiles and warm eyes like dark chocolate. Maybe he did look a bit like a frog, but if so, Will never wanted that one to turn into a prince.

And this past year, Mike’s shoulders broadened slightly, and he grew even taller, his lanky frame towering over most of them. Maybe he wasn’t exactly the standard of male beauty, but looking at Mike and discovering those changes in his frame made Will feel warm all over.

Maybe Mike was an angel, an ethereal being, and ignorant human eyes just couldn’t appreciate, couldn’t see all of the ways he was perfect.

But Will saw him. Every time he found himself sketching studies of every detail of Mike’s face, his hands, the way his shoulder blades moved whenever he was using his arms, he felt as if he were a struggling renaissance artist who fell hopelessly in love with a fallen angel.

He watched Mike’s slender fingers tap in frustration against the strums of the guitar as he failed to find the right chord, and he couldn’t help but blush, the way the bony fingers slid against the fretboard almost hypnotizing.

Mike looked up for a second, his deep dark eyes catching the green ones, his Adam's apple bobbing nervously, as he immediately turned his gaze back down to the notepad that laid on the bed next to him. Will blushed profusely, but didn’t turn his eyes away. There was no point pretending he wasn’t staring, now.

Mike cleared his throat suddenly, and raised his eyes back up to meet Will’s. His dark eyelashes fluttered slightly, and there was an odd look painting his features with a soft golden glow.

It was Will’s turn to let his eyes drop back to the sketchbook resting against his pulled up knees.

To no avail, as he met the charcoal eyes on the page, just above the dusting of freckles he just finished adding to the messy portrait.

After a fleeting moment of silence the sound of guitar strings being pulled filled the room once again. Mike must have found the right sound, after all, because the beginning notes of a familiar song made Will tap his finger against his thigh in a reflex. He did that every time he heard a song he liked, the repetition calming him, giving him something miniscule to focus on.

But then, Mike started singing, and there was nothing calm about the inside of Will’s head, as the air stilled in his lungs with surprise at the sound.

His best friend’s voice was low, slight tremor of anxiety in it barely distinguishable. It was raspy, untrained, and his fingers stumbled slightly on the strumming pattern as he focused on the lyrics, and it was the most beautiful thing Will has ever heard.

He took a quiet, shaky breath, fearing to make a sound, as if anything could break this moment, stop Mike’s singing, and Will secretly hoped it could go on forever. He let himself look up and took in the sight before him, Mike’s tongue darting out to wet his lips slightly during the break, his dark eyes focused on his fingers pressing down on the strums, making sure he was hitting the right notes. His eyebrows were scrunched up slightly, as he gulped before he started singing again.

‘When you cycled by, here began all my dreams,’ his voice wavered slightly and Will felt a pang of something, a feeling almost similar to the one he got when Vecna was nearby, but completely different at the same time, this one being hot, heavy and not at all unpleasant. It was anticipation, like he knew something important was happening and he was not ready to face it, terrified of the intensity of the feeling.

‘And you never knew how much I really liked you,’ there was a slip of a fingertip resulting in a faulty note, but Will wouldn’t notice if all of the strings broke altogether because Mike was looking at him now, his lips still moving as the song continued, eyes consuming, even darker than usually - if it was even possible - filled with some kind of fear and softness at the same time.

Are you still there, or have you moved away?

As the song came to a sudden end when Mike’s hand dropped from the fret, shaking slightly as he laid it on the comforter next to his knee, a small, shallow huff of air escaping his lips, which he pressed together now in a look of apprehension.

Will sat there frozen, blood flowing loudly through his body, a wave of unbearable heat washing over him, and before he could register what he was doing, his hand slid slowly across the mattress, his eyes focused on it intently, before coming to a stop.

Two pinkies brushed against each other, with a jolt of electricity shooting up his arm, straight to his chest, and he finally dared to look up.

Mike was looking at him intensely, like he did at the back of that van a few months back, as if he was trying to commit every miniscule curve of Will’s face to memory. He was biting his lower lip hard enough for the redness to flow into it heavily, making Will’s eyes shift there involuntarily, and he saw those lips part, as if Mike was about to say something.

The door opened suddenly, and they jumped apart, the guitar falling on the floor with a pathetic whine of the strums.

Nancy stood there, eyes wide, expression unreadable.

‘Shit, I, uh… Dinner is ready.’

Fucking hell.

#another veiled confession #idiots in love #mike plays guitar because there is a guitar in his room and because i said so #its canon #byler #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #stranger things fanfiction #stranger things fanfic #byler fanfiction #byler fanfic #stranger things 5

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rezniiks · 2 years

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so. byler. amirite.

anyways, headcanon time!

☆As we all know, mike has been completely clueless on his feelings the entire time, and the exact moment he realized, he yelled "HOLY SHIT?!" super loudly, causing anyone who was near him to come over and ask him if he's okay

☆Versus Will, who had basically always known! Jonathan 100% helped him throughout his gay panic moments, or when El and Mike were being all lovey dovey. Will didn't need to tell Jonathan, he just knew at some point, and didn't care about it!

Now to the relationship part...

☆Mike is scared anyone aside from his friends to find out, he doesn't want to be bullied worse than he already is, so Will makes sure to only be lovey dovey in private, or at least sly<3

☆Mike in private is adorbs tho! He'll cuddle Will any chance he can get, they'll talk for hours and hours, they'll always talk things through, and Mike will do anything to make sure Will is safe

☆Will would always paint, sketch, draw, you name it! The majority of the times he's been doing it, 99% of the drawings are Mike

☆They always have dnd campaigns with the crew, but they always make sure each other are okay, even if it means neglecting the others a bit

☆So we all know Mike has a lil puppy crush on Eddie and looks up to him a lot, and ofc Will caught on. Will would always bring up small embarrassing stories of Mike, making Eddie never let them go and tease Mike for the rest of the day. Mike acts like he hates it, but there's a little spark of love in there since both of the people he loves are paying attention to him<33

Thanks for reading! Request more duos for headcanons please!

Cherry out ✌

♡

#byler #stranger things #will byers #mike wheeler #eddie munson #jonathan byers #byler is canon #byler is real #stranger things ships #mlm pride

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cloudycleric · 2 years

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lil byler sketch b4 bed :)

#byler #my art #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things

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farklelucas · 6 years

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Or Byler for the OTP ask thing

1: Who spends almost all their money on the other?

mike but he doesn’t tell will, he just does little things like buys him new sketch books and pencils and shit

2: Who sleeps in the other’s lap?

DEFINITELY WILLIAM BYERS LOL

3: Who walks around the house half-naked and who yells at them to put on some clothes?

honestly neither??? maybe mike but i don’t think will yells at him just smiles all blushy and shit. so good. so pure.

4: Which one tells the other not to stay up all night and which one stays up all night anyway?

will is a morning person and mike is a night owl and you can rip that away from my cold dead hands

5: Which one tries to make food for the other but burns it all by accident and which one tells them that it’s okay and makes them both cookies?

honestly neither can cook Well and Proper food for shit but will does like baking!!! so i guess mike burns everything and will makes cookies

6: Which one reads OTP prompts and says “Oh that’s us!” and which one goes “Eh, not really”?

honestly neither bc will would be like ‘oh that’s us!’ and mike would be like ‘true you nailed it baby’ and then kiss him on his lil head

7: Which one constantly wears the other’s clothes?

WILL BYERS IS A SWEATER STEALER AND THAT’S A FACT JACK

8: Which one spends all day running errands and which one says “You remembered [thing], right?”

honestly will runs the errands and then mike says the thing but mike isn’t being a dick about it and will is like ‘lol yes babe i remembered the thing’ and gives him the thing

9: Which one drives the car and which one gives them directions?

will drives and mike, a Shitty Bi Driver (bc i can project), gives directions

10: Which one does the posing while the other one draws?

OH WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE. MICHAEL POSES. WILLIAM DRAWS. THAT’S ALL FOLKS.

11: If they were about to rob a museum, which one does backflips through lasers and which one is strolling behind with a bag of chips?

they would never rob a museum. and they would both have the chips let’s be real.

12: Which one of your OTP overdoes it on the alcohol and which one makes the other stop drinking?

honestly mike overdoes it just a tad and will just. gives him a look. he backs off the next day.

13: Which one likes to surprise the other with a lot of small random gifts?

mike!!!!!

14: Which one keeps accidentally using the other’s last name instead of their own?

mike legitimately signs checks ‘michael byers.’ by accident and he swears when he realizes it but he does it all the time. he introduces himself like that too. what a dumb ass. will fucking loves it. he loves it so much in fact that he proposes and -

15: Which one screams about the spider and which one brings the spider outside?

neither scream, but mike is less likely to touch a spider unless it’s with his boot. will takes them outside.

16: Which one gives the other their jacket?

mike gives will his jacket!!!!!!! it’s so long on him bye

17: Who keeps getting threatened by the other’s overprotective older sibling?

jonathan tries to scare the shit out of mike (failing miserably) and then leaves. mike turns to nancy and is like “why didn’t you do that to will???” nancy shrugs and goes “i trust will way more than i trust you michael”

18: Who’s the first one to admit they have feelings for the other?

mike definitely will is too Shy

19: How good would your OTP be at parenting?

AMAZING. they would be so kind and understanding and loyal and i just… brilliant. love em.

20: Which one types with perfect grammar and which one types using numbers as letters?

mike is the Meme Man Mess and will is the perfect letters and grammar.

21: Who gets attacked by a bully and who protects them?

will is bullied and michael… he protecc. he attacc. most importantly… he has his boy’s bacc.

22: Who makes the bad puns and who makes a pained smile every time the other makes a pun?

honestly…… both. dustin and lucas make the pained smiles.

23: Who comes home from work to see that the other one bought a puppy?

MIKE BUYS WILL A PUPPY ABSOLUTELY. they name him toto.

24: Which one gives the other a piggyback ride when they’re tired?

oh mike absolutely gives will piggyback rides but all the time not just when he’s tired

25: Which one competes in some sort of activity and which one does the overzealous cheering?

BOTH!!!! although it works way better when mike does a show for the local theater and will cheers for him than it does when will does an art showcase and mike cheers for him…. mike does it anyway.

26: Who takes a selfie when the other one falls asleep on their shoulder?

will takes pics of mike sleeping all the time!!!!

27: Which one would give the other a makeover if they asked?

will, resident Artiste and flannel lover, would definitely get style, hair, and makeup better than michael argyle wheeler, and therefore would definitely help mike with a makeover if he asks.

28: Which one owns a pet that the other is absolutely terrified of?

neither tbh they’re both Dog Boys

29: Which one holds the umbrella over both of them when it rains?

mike bc he’s taller and loves being the chivalrous one

30: If your OTP went on vacation, where would they go and what would they do? Who would take the pictures?

they would go to italy!!!! they would do all the dumb touristy shit and will would definitely take all the pictures with jonathan’s old camera on his hip

send me a ship

#byeler #otp: crazy together #katie writes #adamn #stranger things #mybirthnameisamistake #what kind of woman doesnt have an ask

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