natures_willow



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    “You should go back to sleep”, Mike mutters, but Will’s eyes are already flying over his face, and he is probably taking in the embarrassing number of tears, and the sweaty hair sticking onto his forehead and—

    “You’re bleeding”, Will whispers, and then, as if the realization strikes just now as he says it out loud, his voice increases in volume, but shakes harder all the more, “Mike, there’s— there’s blood pouring from your mouth.”

    Mike would have been perfectly content with never exploring the depth of his repressed feelings, if it wasn't for the deadly flowers blooming in his lungs.

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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.

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    "You know, there were, like, signals."

    "Signals?"

    "Yeah, you know, like a brush of the knee, a bump of the elbow, a shared look. That kind of thing."

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    Or, Will Byers and the science of signal transmission.

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    “I mean,” he starts, before taking the leap and locking their eyes again, “the jury’s still out on that crazy part.”

    At that, Mike’s face lights up with the smallest bit of shock before shifting to something softer. His eyeline drifts below Will’s face, as if he’s deciding what to say.

    But instead of saying anything, Mike reaches out and – holy shit – pushes playfully at Will’s chest, right over his heart.

    aka the snowball begins to roll down the hill (mike why is will questioning everything in s5??)

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    "Is a kiss a possible signal or...start of a...snowball?"

     

    "A kiss isn't a signal nor a snowball." Will frowned immediately, confusion knitting his brows together, his mouth turning down at the corners.

     

    "What is it then?" The question came out quiet, almost afraid of the answer, but needing it desperately anyway.

     

    "An avalanche."

     

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    in which, mike figures out about the painting during the 18 month time skip

     

    mwtfdydgate

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