Wheelzier

Wheelzier is the familyship between Mike Wheeler from the Stranger Things fandom and Richie Tozier from the IT fandom.

Canon
Mike and Richie are from different medias, so neither of them have interacted in canon and definitely never will. Because of that, they have no canon relationship or dynamic to analyze, but they do have some few similarities to point out. The biggest one, and the most popular reason why this ship exists at all, is that they're both played by the actor Finn Wolfhard (Richie specifically only in the 2017 movie version.), thus, they almost share the exact same appearence only with some exceptions like hair style, Richie's glasses and other differences. Normally, to make them as physically compatible as possible, Season 2 or Season 3 Mike is often the one to interact with Richie. Another point of similarity is that they're both heavily perceived as gay be it in or fanon, with Richie being actually confirmed and Mike being often speculated as gay or just queer in general. Richie is also canonically in love with Eddie, while Mike has the opposite situation going on, with his best friend being the one in love with him.

They're also called nicknames: Trashmouth for Richie, an affectionate name given by the Losers' Club, and Frog-Face for Mike, name given by his bullies. Personality-wise, they have a small contrast where Mike is considered the leader of the party and the one to guide them, taking a leaning to a more serious role than any other. Meanwhile, Richie is quite the contrary of him, often not being able to handle "real things" going on and trying to joke around serious issues to lighten up the mood, doing the exact opposite of Mike. On another note, they're both technically "nerds" that received good grades at school. They're both 80s kids that lived around the same time period, and also share a love for arcade games.

Fanon
This is the biggest crossover ship in both Stranger Things and IT fandom, only losing in popularity to Ryers. Both fandoms heavily perceive them as being related, with most of the AUs featuring them as twins or cousins, sometimes even long-distance. Some fanworks have them living in the same house, either at Hawkins or at Derry, and have Mike meeting The Losers' Club or Richie meeting The Party, sometimes even including Boris Pavlikovsky as one of their siblings resulting in Finn Wolfhard Gay Cinematic Universe. In these scenarios, they're often shipped alongside a romantic ship for both of them, in Richie's side normally Reddie, Bichie or Stozier, and in Mike's side Byler or Mileven. It's usually interpreted that Richie would definitely annoy Mike in an affectionate way, especially regarding his love interests, and that they wouldn't get along that well. Even so, it doesn't stop it from being shipped and them being family a common interpretation in fandom. Another people also like to make them have some sort of love rivarly, often involving Will or Eddie to make it work.

Even when Richie and Mike are not related in fanworks, most of the time they make a quick sneak in each other's fandom fanfics where they're shown as friends or classmates.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Richie is 13 in Chapter One, and Mike is also 13 in season three.

Variations

 * Finn Wolfhard Gay Cinematic Universe refers to the ship between Boris Pavlikovsky, Mike Wheeler and Richie Tozier