new byler fic rec post!! #cantstopwontstop
1. His Reflection in the Snow Covered Hills by Quatrowrites
Sososo sweet i <3 mutual pining
‘A brush of the knee, a bump of the elbow, a shared look, accrued like a snowball rolling down a hill, until it was obvious.’
Will asks, sincerely, “How obvious?” A whisper, eyes wide, the sin of curiosity kept in a secret space between Robin and himself.
The snowball became an “avalanche,” apparently for Robin, but had Will enough snow on his hill to say the same for himself?
Will, as he has come to understand, has a lot to think about. Mike had certainly shown him things beyond brushed knees and shared looks, talking about snowballs was nothing when it came to the blizzard that is their relationship. So Will continues on his day mostly focused, but his mind can’t help but play back certain events like little movies of the past eighteen months, after his conversation with Robin.
5 times Mike gave Will signals and 1 time Will took the bait, (taking place in those 18 months before s5!)
2. i’d give it all away if you give me just one day by miketozier (smallcuts)
DIDNT KNOW THEY WERE DATING TROPE HELL YEAHHH when i tell u this is my fav byler trope im NOT LYING i need so many more fics like this
“Are you, like… are you trying to break up with me?”
Will gapes at him. There is no possible way Mike just said that to him. Penciling in a mental note to get his hearing checked in the distant future, he continues to look at him, at the hurt shimmering in his pupils, the slight wobble of his upper lip as he turns away.
Will has a boyfriend. Will doesn’t know he has a boyfriend. Chaos ensues.
3. so here we are (we’re just two losers) by eviesjournal (vieclairo)
tw for implied/referenced sh!!
"Mike’s been thinking about Will a lot recently. Which is understandable, considering he went from not seeing him for a year to him living in the basement. Still, he’d rather not have it show on his face."
Mike can't seem to figure out why his friendship with Will has been so skewed since Lenora, but his little sister is just the push he needs to make sure he makes it right. Whatever that means.
4. three tattoos, two lies, one truth by abysstrips
College!Byler where they don’t go to the same uni, Will’s a bit of a mess but so is Mike i love love love this one
Will gets dumped by Carlton/Carlos/whatever and fired from his job on the same day, takes a last-minute summer job as a tattoo artist to avoid his mom's wedding planning, and doesn't tell Mike Wheeler he's in HIS town.
Mike's living THE college life, getting piercings, crashing concerts, but when he shows up at midnight with his "boyfriend" Riley hoping for a couple's discount on tattoos, Will Byers is the last person he expects to be the artist.
They're both lying. They're both idiots. Max Mayfield has had enough. So have I.
A story about three tattoos (a d22, a witch hat, and one more), two lies (Riley and Carlton), and one truth (they've been in love since they were twelve).
5. Mike Wheeler’s Guide to Not Getting The Guy by the_heliades
hi hello i LOVED this one its so rom-com esque, miscommunication but makes up for it with the sweetest ending ever!! def a fav
‘You better,’ Max says, ‘any man who puts up with a two hour long—’ ‘It was twenty minutes!’ ‘—panic attack in a bathroom, talks you down from it and still gives you his number over two years later deserves at least a call back.’
‘But,’ Will’s weak, thready voice breaks through the chatter of their friends, ‘you don’t date guys.’
‘Oh shit,’ Dustin says, but it’s like Mike is hearing him underwater as he looks at Will.
Mike is confused, he can hear the blood rushing in his ears as he blurts out, ‘Will, we dated for, like, a month and a half.’
Didn't know they were dating fic where Mike dates Will Byers, is gently let down and broken up with by Will Byers, and tries to move on from Will Byers. Will thinks that Mike's just finally letting himself be happy in New York City.
(Mike Wheeler, in fact, does get the guy. Eventually.)
6. apple pie by colourdeposit
ok i’m so scared guys don’t clown me ok… this is an omegaverse fic PLS IM SORRY ITS REALLY GOOD THO OK DONT YELL AT ME THERES NO SMUT
…im not putting the summary u can click the link ok
7. love underwater by bearphobe
i love college byler so much this was so cute, pining!mike is my fav mike!!
“I mean, it’s like when you flip a coin to make a decision. You think you don’t know what you want, but the moment the coin is in the air, suddenly you know exactly what you’re hoping it lands on.”
“So, what were you hoping it landed on?”
“You.” Will says quietly, then abruptly clears his throat. “I mean, what I’m trying to say is— I’m… glad. That fate put us together.”
A compatibility survey pairs Mike and Will together as college roommates. It goes as well as can be expected.
Ok wow this post got super long, happy reading!!
