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"Cuddling reduces stress and triggers oxytocin release, it's proven to be a natural aid for better and deeper sleep. Not only does it give you a nice, fuzzy feeling, but it can be a biological trigger to enhance the quality of a person's sleep," Mike pauses as if hesitant to continue reading, but after a moment of silence, he does. "When two people cuddle, the body releases oxytocin, often called the 'love hormone.' All in all, cuddling can be a helpful tool to improve the quality of sleep as well as reduce stress and anxiety."
"You think that us cuddling will actually help me sleep?"
"Yeah, I think it could,” Mike nods, his eyes search Will's. "We could try it out? If you want?"
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When Will continues to suffer from intense nightmares after graduation, Mike comes up with a way to combat them… by cuddling.
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04 Oct 2026
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"He refused to remember anything, to remember a world after Will. He didn't want there to be a world after Will.
Apparently, his subconscious decided that the best way to avoid that was to surround himself with Will.
He assumed that's why he was now in his basement."Or: Will "dies" and Mike has the biggest crashout the world has ever seen.
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02 Oct 2026
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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.
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27 Sep 2026
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Olivia Jones is trying to adjust to her new life in Indianapolis. In her diary, she records her new friendships, her first few months at North Meridian College, and her growing curiosity about her Creative Writing professor's sexuality.
Or: An epistolary student pov spin-off of How to Disappear Completely by peachstatic.
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22 Sep 2026
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a lesson in coasting: an idiot's guide to gay allyship by michael j. wheeler by cinnamoncider
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 May 2026
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“So, I’ve been thinking," Mike throws his head back into the sofa’s head rest. “You know how I talk about girls all the time?”
The pencil in Will’s hand freezes for just a moment, something Mike wouldn’t have been able to tell at all if he wasn’t staring right at Will’s hands to avoid his gaze. “So?”
“Well, I’ve been thinking, right?”
Will looks up, but Mike isn’t looking back at him. He’s picking at a loose thread on the couch cushion. “What, about girls?”
“No,” Mike shakes his head, “about boys."
Will nearly chokes on his tongue. “You’ve been thinking about boys?”
or, mike conducts an uncomfortably elaborate semester-long personal inquiry project on how to be a better straight ally to his gay best friend. for educational reasons only. obviously
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02 Aug 2026