Best Will Byers Fix-It Fanfics
The best fix-it fanfiction featuring Will Byers (Stranger Things) on AO3, curated by popularity. The catharsis of getting the ending you wanted, exploring 'what if' scenarios.
Top Will Byers Fix-It Fic Recs
2 fix-it fics featuring Will Byers, followed by other top-rated stories.
For a Little While, I Was Falling in Love
Fix-Itby asleepinthesand · Byler
Since the day Mike Wheeler met Will Byers, he's known there's something different about their friendship. It's not until supernatural forces overrun their small town that Mike begins to grapple with what exactly being different means. A retelling and rewrite of Stranger Things from season 1 to seaso
Honey, I Shrunk the Cleric
Fix-Itby from_the_woes · Byler
When Will gets caught in a machine Dustin has made, he has to make a dangerous trek to find his friends and get them to fix it, hopefully without running into anything dangerous on the way. (Spoiler alert: things don't go quite so smoothly)
you're the closest to heaven (that i’ll ever be)
by wisehearts · Byler
When the sermon begins, it doesn’t take long for Will to feel a breath on his ear. “This is gonna be boring isn’t it?” Will scrunches his face and lolls his head to look at Mike. “Why do you act like you’ve never been to church before?” “I haven’t.” Mike whispers.Somewhere around the border of North
blender
by ominousbabe · Byler
"So after being with her for years, you couldn't even tell her you loved her when she needed it the most?" Will spat back at him. "I kept looking at her and seeing you. God you look so much alike, whenever I was with her, I kept thinking about you." "No, don't put this on me. It's not my fault you c
Just Looking
by sleepykangaroo · Byler
Freshman year. Mike, Will, and Lucas are ready for a clean slate. No more high school nerd status. But back in their triple dorm room after their very first campus party, Mike can’t sleep. He never noticed the tiny noises Will makes in his sleep. So, he steps closer. Just looking. He does it once. T
Something happens and I'm head over heels
by YellowxBlue · Byler
Miwi to Blyer Omegaverse AU Mike and Will have always been best friends ever since they were little. Nothing could ever change that, not even the world trying to tear them apart. This is their story. It's a glimpse into the years of their lives and the struggles they face together.
The Spy: Third Year
by MogulMama · Byler
His stomach wouldn’t stop doing cartwheels, his heart wouldn’t stop squeezing inside his chest, and his mind prickled with an awareness that everything he’d been trying to shove away, every little feeling that popped up wherever Mike was concerned, it could no longer be ignored. He had a crush on hi
Distance & Desire (D&D)
by blairbyler · Byler
In the summer after their graduation, Mike and Will move into a tiny apartment above Hawkins Video Store to prepare for sharing a dorm room at NYU in the fall. What starts as an attempt to adjust to college life quickly becomes something more dangerous: months of unbearable proximity, possessiveness
suncatcher in your heart
by sealysium · Byler
He doesn’t feel sorry; he just wants to be loved.Love? What is love to him, a male omega, anyway?Pure instinct. But deep down, Will understands Mike and his fears—Mike doesn’t want to lose their friendship… or what’s left of it. Will saw that clearly in Mike’s eyes. He’s resistant. He’s the living r
Gaining Attention
by mollysoychic · Byler
El will do just about anything to get Mike’s attention back. When she witnesses Mike gawking at a girl who’s…well endowed…El plots to “develop” herself. Max and Will get stuck in the middle.
Not as Bad as They Look
by Xixibee · Byler
After nearly 3 years of nearly no contact, Will shows up to Mikes apartment at 1 in the morning, soaking wet and covered in severe bruises. Mike takes him in, offering clean clothes, a place to stay as long as he wants, and really bad hot cocoa.
Borrowed Name, Loaded Gun
by Blood_Red_Moon · Byler
Will Byers rides into Tombstone under a stolen name. Mike Wheeler knows exactly who he is. He doesn’t turn him in. The posters multiply. The bounty climbs. Mike’s chamber stays empty. or: Ten days in which a bounty hunter lets his prey sleep in his bed and pretends he doesn’t know his real name. ━━━
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Will Byers in Fix-It Fanfiction
Will Byers — The boy who was taken to the Upside Down. Sensitive, artistic, and quietly struggling with feelings he can't express.
Fix-It — Stories that 'fix' canon events that fans found unsatisfying, usually character deaths or relationship outcomes.
The catharsis of getting the ending you wanted, exploring 'what if' scenarios. Will Byers's role in Stranger Things makes them a natural fit for fix-it storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in Stranger Things fanfiction.
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