Will scowls. “Not funny,” he says for a third time. “Go away.”
Mike drops the stick unceremoniously. It falls to the damp forest floor, tumbling over itself before coming to a stop, splashing a few drops of water onto the hem of Will’s pants. “Okay fine,” Mike says. “I’ll bite. What’s your deal?”
The other fact of the matter is this: tomorrow, Will is going to walk into the Upside Down and not look back. Tomorrow, he is either going to kill Vecna or die trying — and Mike is not going with him.
Even the actual apocalypse had to end sometime, but Will didn’t exactly expect it to happen like this.
i don’t usually post my edits on here but i figured the acswy tag on here needs some love… the brainrot with this fic is so real they’re everything to me!!! i love u girldummy
i will allow this request as an apology for chapter 5 being So Late and also in honor of it being wip wednesday anyway soooo do with this what you will 🩷
when i was making summer driving (will's version) i was telling simply anyone who would listen about how i think a lot of will's music taste, just like so much else about him, is a culmination of and tribute to the people around him. if there's one thing about will byers in any universe, he is going to be influenced by the people he loves 🤍
no one asked for this, but here's a breakdown of who inspired each song on his summer driving playlist:
perfect day - hoku -> el
friday i'm in love - the cure -> himself
cruel to be kind - letters to cleo -> max/el
rock the casbah - the clash -> jonathan
manic monday - the bangles -> el
good vibrations - the beach boys -> hopper
american girl - tom petty and the heartbreakers -> joyce
swoon - beach weather -> max/lucas
smooth (feat. rob thomas) - santana -> steve
canyon moon - harry styles -> el
wake me up before you go-go - wham! -> dustin
waffle house - jonas brothers -> max/el
don't stop - fleetwood mac -> el/joyce/hopper
tongue tied - GROUPLOVE -> party
come on eileen - dexys midnight runners -> mike
what i like about you - the romantics -> dustin/mike
centerfold - the j. geils band -> dustin
brown eyed girl - van morrison -> joyce
new romantics - taylor swift -> party
mike this chapter was just peak autism tbh like hes so me w the sensory issues and safe spaces
thank you thank you chapter 2 was brought to you by someone with sensory issues out the wazoo 🥳 (picturing mike touching the sticky syrup handle did make me audibly gag as i was writing it. hence this line ->
because that was quite literally what i was imagining as i wrote it LOL)