The Mind of a Horror Fan

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• DOBERMANN by pennedbyjoy

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  05 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Robin Buckley
  • Lucas Sinclair
  • Joyce Byers
  • Erica Sinclair
  • Eleven | Jane Hopper
  • Jim "Chief" Hopper
  • Kali Prasad
  • Nancy Wheeler
  • Jonathan Byers
  • Dustin Henderson
  • Steve Harrington
  • Henry Creel | One | Vecna
  • Robert Akers
  • Dr. Kay (Stranger Things)
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Stranger Things 5 Vol. 2 Fix-It
  • Stranger Things 5 Finale Fix-It
  • Mike Wheeler-centric
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Post-Episode: s05e04 Sorcerer (Stranger Things)
  • Psychological Horror
  • Body Horror
  • Animal Transformation
  • Mike Wheeler is Whipped
  • Mike Wheeler is Obsessed with Will Byers
  • Mike Wheeler is a Demogorgon
  • Blood and Gore
  • Blood and Violence
  • Blood and Torture
  • Military
  • Pulling teeth
  • Will Byers Has Powers
  • Eventual Happy Ending
  • Mike Wheeler kills everyone
  • Mike Wheeler is Down Bad
  • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
  • Touch-Starved
  • Cuddling & Snuggling
  • Forehead Kisses
  • Protective Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers-centric
  • POV Alternating
  • Dismemberment
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Implied/Referenced Character Death
  • Will Byers Controls Mike Wheeler
  • Not Really Character Death
  • Death
  • Blood
  • Neck Kissing
  • Blood Drinking
  • Blood and Injury
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Possessive Mike Wheeler
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Touch-Starved Mike Wheeler
  • Puppy Mike Wheeler
  • Jealous Mike Wheeler
  • Protective Will Byers
  • POV Will Byers
  • POV Mike Wheeler
  • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
  • Devotion
  • Will Byers is God
  • Psychic Bond
  • he's kinda like a werewolf
  • someone help my son

  Summary

  After Mike's head hits the pavement during the MAC-Z battle, he starts acting strange. The world is loud. Everyone smells weird. Will is pretty. His teeth really hurt.

  As the military hunts Will down, Mike learns what it truly means to protect the one person he loves more than life itself. The voice in his head encourages him. It gets louder. Hungrier. Until Mike fully succumbs to its force.

  He is Will's loyal companion. His sworn protector. His Dobermann.

  And there is no force in the multiverse that can stop him.

  Series

  • Part 1 of The Mind of a Horror Fan

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  67,677

  Chapters:

  4/6

  Comments:

  52

  Kudos:

  165

  Bookmarks:

  62

  Hits:

  3,910

• (un)LEASH by pennedbyjoy

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  21 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Shadow Monster | Mind Flayer
  • Dustin Henderson
  • Lucas Sinclair
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Angst
  • Blood and Violence
  • Possessed Mike Wheeler
  • Possessed Will Byers
  • Body Horror
  • Psychological Horror
  • During the 18-Month Timeskip Before Stranger Things 5 Vol. 1
  • Protective Mike Wheeler
  • Mind Manipulation
  • Will Byers Can't Catch a Break
  • Blood and Injury
  • Temporary Character Death
  • Implied/Referenced Character Death
  • POV Will Byers
  • POV Mike Wheeler
  • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
  • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
  • Horror
  • Heavy Angst
  • Pain
  • Immortality
  • Non-Linear Narrative
  • Blood and Gore
  • Vomiting
  • Blood
  • Surreal horror
  • Hallucinations
  • Dreams vs. Reality
  • Trapped in the Upside Down (Stranger Things)
  • The Party in High School (Stranger Things)
  • Dreams and Nightmares
  • Suicide Ideation
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Codependency
  • Will Byers Needs a Hug
  • Dismemberment
  • Loss of Limbs
  • Lovecraftian Monster(s)
  • Near Death
  • Not Really Character Death
  • Reincarnation

  Summary

  On the verge of death, Mike Wheeler submits himself and his best friend Will Byers to unholy interdimensional forces that rule over their mind and body.

  (set before season 5 of Stranger Things, in that nice lil 18 month time skip)

  Series

  • Part 2 of The Mind of a Horror Fan

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  28,081

  Chapters:

  4/15

  Comments:

  16

  Kudos:

  36

  Bookmarks:

  8

  Hits:

  959