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you'd have to stop the world (just to stop the feeling) by zecottage
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Jan 2026
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It's been five years since Will and Mike last saw one another, and seven since their last conversation, which changed everything. And despite the trauma that shrouds the night it took place, it was the last time that Mike truly felt alive.
In the years that have passed, Mike has descended into a world of pain, regret and grief, with nothing but memories that taunt him and fears he can never voice aloud as he stays stagnant in the past; still living in his childhood home in Hawkins.
Will, however, is doing better than ever. Thriving at art school in New York, he's moved on from the guilt-ridden young boy he once was.
That is, until a phone call between parents results in an unexpected addition to the Byers' annual visit and an unavoidable two week stay in the Wheeler house for Mike and Will. Will seems to have forgotten about that night, but who knows what being in the same house will do to bring up old memories between two "friends"...