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  1. Public Bookmark 8

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    Mike turned his head to the side of his nightstand to find out what the time was. The watch showed half-past twelve, which meant he spent the last two hours just laying still and doing absolutely nothing.

    Nice way to begin your day, especially your thirtieth birthday.

    When he was around ten years old he thought, how amazing this day would be, having his whole family and friends around, celebrating and being closer than ever.

    When he was sixteen, he thought that he wouldn't make it to seventeen, quietly wishing that something terrible, like being torn by a Demogorgon or shot by the Military would happen to him.

    Both versions of his younger self were wrong, and he wasn’t sure, who he liked the most.

    Anyways, there he was - freshly thirty, alive and terribly depressed.

    Or

    Mike is depressed and suicidal, meanwhile Will tries to pretend that he’s happy with Carlton.

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    21 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 31

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    "Alright. It's a deal," Vince nodded, taking another drag of the cigarette, not taking his eyes off his waiter - and Rody could feel the elation get to him more than the wine. Excitement was a buzz just underneath his skin, and he could just hug Vince if he was sure he wouldn't be stabbed for that.

    "Does that mean you'll give me a raise?"

    Vince laid a gentle palm on Rody's face. His thumb briefly charted a way between two little moles on his cheek, precisely, even without seeing much in the dark. Rody's breath hitched as Vince leaned in closer, enough for Rody to feel the heat of his skin, could practically taste it on the tip of his tongue - and then Vince puffed out a cloud of smoke in his face. Rody wrinkled his nose and gagged, turned on, confused and so very, very drunk.

    "No."

    ...

    Rody is almost 30 with no education, no career prospects, his love life is fucked and his apartment can barely be considered a living space. Vincent is seeing strange dreams lately. They get drunk, they make a deal: Rody doesn't quit the job and gives Vince guitar lessons while Vince teaches him how to cook. Let's see where this leads.

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    12 Jul 2026

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    Winter, New York City, 1992.
    Mike Wheeler has always been late. Chronically so. Late to school, late to work, late to realize just how head over heels he was and is for his best friend, Will Byers. During Winter break, Mike visits Will in NYC, excited not only to explore the big city but to explore Will’s version of it. He finds Will brighter, more social, less repressed, and he seems happy with his new boyfriend, Carlton, but things aren’t what they appear.

    The two explore Will’s new life, while Mike battles nostalgia, his heart’s heavy yearning, and his own morals. If Will is happy, that’s all that matters- or at least that’s what he tells himself. The more time they spend, the more the lines seem to blur, and it becomes harder to ignore the feelings between them that maybe never really went away.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    Simon died. Eaten and consumed by the Blood Eel. Not until he wakes up in a place called Erid where sentient rocks live and a guy who can’t seem to wear his glasses the right way.

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    Simon gets thrown into Project Hail Mary because he deserves to be taken care of after the ending in Iron Lung. (basically, in other words. Simon and Grace act stupid, made everyone in Erid their spectators of their stupidity)

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    22 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 1

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    Remus reads. Sirius interrupts.
    Again, and again, and again.
    Years pass. Things change. They don’t stop.

     

    Or: 5 times that Sirius interrupted Remus' reading and the 1 time he told him why.

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    14 Jun 2026