The bottle is ready to blow (BYLER FIC)

Chapter 1/1

Quick a/n:

Complete credit for this idea goes to @noodles_and_tea on tik tok.

I would suggest listening to "say it ain't so" by calpurnia while reading this because that's what song mike is playing, and calpurnia is his band, so if you want it to actually be mike wheelers voice then that's what I would suggest you do.

Now onto the story
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Mike had been distant recently. Anytime Will wanted to hang out, Mike said he was busy but would never say why. Will was starting to assume the worst when Mike dropped by for a surprise visit with Dustin, accompanied by Steve and Eddie,

"Hey Will, I have something I want to show you,"

Mike paused,

"and Dustin."

As the kids piled into the back of Steve's car Will started to question Mike,

"Umm, Mike?"

Will nervously turned to face him as Mike did the same,

"Where exactly are we going?"

Mike smiled,

"It's a surprise, you'll see soon."

Will sighed before awkwardly turning back to face the road.

After a few minutes, Steve pulled into his driveway, turning off the car engine and unlocking the doors as the kids scrambled out of the car. Will and Dustin followed Mike inside and to the garage, Steve and Eddie not far behind, when they got there Mike pointed to the floor near the large garage door,

"sit there,"

he smiled nervously, picking up a red, black, and white guitar and fiddling with the strings, making sure it was tuned, as he did Will took a good look at him up and down, the guitar looked like it belonged in his arms. Eddie and Steve finally walked in, Steve joining the kids on the floor and Eddie setting up his guitar, Will and Dustin sharing a look of confusion.

A chord broke through the silence as everyone's eyes landed on Mike and his guitar, Mike looked back at Eddie with a nod as he turned back to his guitar and strummed out another chord, and another. Will looked Mike up and down, his eyes drifting around from the sheet in front of him to his hand placement on the guitar's neck, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down as he softly hummed to the song.

"Oh yeah,"

Mike's voice finally rang out followed by more strums of his guitar,

"All right,"

"Somebody's Heiney is crowding my icebox, somebody's cold one is giving me chills."

Eddie's voice followed behind Mike's, Steve not taking his eyes off Eddie and Dustin noticing this turned to Will who was mesmerized by Mike's talent, Dustin sighed quietly, turning back to Mike and Eddie.

"I guess I'll just close my eyes."

And as he said it Mike did close his eyes, swaying softly with the guitar,

"Oh yeah."

"All right."

"Feels good."

"Inside."

Will leaned toward Dustin with a whisper

"I didn't know Mike was into this?"

Dustin shrugged,

"Mike's into all kinds of new things now."

He said it with a smile, Will looked at him confused before turning back to Mike just as he reopened his eyes and they drifted down from the paper to his hands, droplets of sweat started to roll down his face slowly,

"Flip on the tele.."

"Wrestle with jimmy"

Mike added emphasis to jimmy, Will's eyes lit up and he felt a blush spread across his cheeks,

"Something' is bubbling behind my back.."

"The bottle is ready, to blow"

Mike's eyes turns half-lidded, now looking into Will's as Mike's eyes closed again as he strummed out more chords, this time more harshly,

"Say it ain't so"

"Your drug is a heartbreaker"

Mike's head bobbed along to the music,

"Say it ain't so"

"My love is a life taker"

Mike's eyes glanced up at Will before going back to the guitar,

"I can't confront you, I could never do that which might hurt you,"

"Try and be cool when I say, This way is a water slide away from me that takes you further every day! So be cool.."

Mike's hand moved against the strings again,

"Say it ain't so"

"Your drug is a heartbreaker"

A pause.

"Say it ain't so,"

"My love is a life taker"

"Dear daddy, I write you, in spite of years of silence, you've cleaned up, found Jesus, things are so good I hear, this bottle of Stevens, awakens ancient feelings"

Mike took a quick breath, Will taking in his every move,

"Like father, stepfather, the son is drowning in the..flood! Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah."

Mike's legs bent back as he strummed out the solo, his face scrunching up. Will looked at Mike up and down, from the way his shoes folded underneath him to the way his hair spread out across his sweaty forehead.

"Say it ain't so, Your drug is a heartbreaker"

Mike's voice broke Will out of his thoughts, his eyes returning to Mike's full image,

"Say it ain't so, my love is a life taker"

Mike and Eddie's guitars finished the song in unison, Eddie wiping his forehead and placing his guitar down, Mike doing the same as his eyes fell onto Will, taking a breath,

"what did you think?"

Mike smiled, wiping his face down with his sleeve,

"I-it was good,"

Will mentally hit himself for stuttering but he nodded in Mike's direction,

"I liked it,"

he smiled, Mike smiled back,

"Good, I'm glad,"

Mike nodded and sat down next to him, Dustin scattering over to talk to Steve and Eddie,

"Is this what you've been doing all this time?"

Mike turned to him,

"Yeah, it took me months to learn it but I finally did, Eddie was helping me the whole time so credit goes to him,"

Mike chuckled,

"well, you should give yourself credit for learning it,"

Will put a hand on Mike's shoulder, his smile softening with a nod.

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Another quick a/n:

Again,
Complete credit for this idea goes to @noodles_and_tea on tik tok, check they're account out they're actually a really good artist.

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-Max