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  1. Public Bookmark 86

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    “Can I show you something?” Will asks, suddenly.

    “Anything!” Mike responds.

    “Okay, just trust me. We have to go.”

    As they stand, Mike asks, “where are we going?”

    “My place.” Will says as he settles his jacket over his arms.

    Mike’s hand stills as he reaches for his jacket, his eyes snapping up to meet Will’s. Will’s eyes soften while holding his gaze, before gently nodding in encouragement. Mike’s lips part into a gentle smile before grabbing his jacket and standing fully to follow Will out of the diner.

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    15 years after graduating High School, Mike and Will spend a week together in Philly while Mike is on a book tour. Full of flashbacks to their times together over the last 15 years - a first kiss, slow dances, missed opportunities, and distance. And new adventures together - an art show, D&D night, and a trip to the movies. They spend the week slowly realizing they are hopelessly in love.

    Title comes from Mumford & Sons "Not with Haste"

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    07 Jul 2026

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    a collection of lawless byler art

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    04 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 32

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    One arm propped up against the door frame as he leaned forward, messy black curls haloed in the warm light from the hallway, Mike drug his glassy eyes over Will’s body, taking in his rumpled hair, his favorite too-big The Cure t-shirt (the one with holes around the collar), and baggy grey sweatpants, before giving him a cocky grin.

    Will was always enraptured by Mike’s beauty. He was like the perfect fusion of a Renaissance painting and a marble statue: simultaneously sharp angles and soft edges. Dark ringlets spiraling to caress the stark line of his jaw. Thin hooked nose nestled between gentle umber eyes. Prominent high cheekbones contrasting with plush downturned lips. Pale porcelain skin smattered with freckled constellations. He was an artist’s wet dream.

    “Hey.”

    Will scoffed and crossed his arms. “Hey, yourself.”

    They stood in silence for a moment, Mike leering as Will attempted to fix him with a fierce glare.

    “Aren’t you going to invite me in?”

    “You’re drunk, Mike.”

     

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    Follow along through three “periods” of Will’s art style post-college graduation and the encounters with a certain “best friend” that inspired them.

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    25 Jun 2026

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    "What exactly are you calling for, Nancy?"

    There was a moment of silence before she continued. "I'm living in Paris—for work. I can't… they won't let him leave the country, and I can't move back fast enough for it to matter."

    Will felt his face pale. "What about your parents?"

    "They don't want anything to do with him, not after—"

    "Yeah, I heard. What about…"

    "Will, there's no one else. I've tried."

    "Nancy, I can't… I can't just—"

    "Please. I wouldn't be asking if there was another option."

    Will bit the inside of his cheek. "Okay."

    Or: Mike is on house arrest for 6 months and has no choice but to stay with Will, even though they haven't spoken in two years.

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    24 Jun 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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    05 Jun 2026