byler fanfic recommendations !!

Hii, welcome to bylerfqnfics!

on this page i’ll be recommending a small list of new byler fanfictions for you to read every month 🤍

send me asks if you want specific recommendations!

happy reading !! ౨ৎ

HI oh my gosh i’m back guys

i’m not gonna lie i completely forgot about this account for a good few weeks BUT here i am with a new list!! i’ve also been reading some fanfics of other ships (mainly loustat oops) so next month’s list might also contain some byler fics i haven’t read yet but are on my TBR.

sorry for letting yall starve please forgive me 😖🙏

=･୨ march recommendations ୧･=

once again if it has a ⭐️ behind the title it’s explicit! don’t forget to read the tags before reading <3

= I never ever felt so cool (disguised in your sheets) by wheezingwheeler | post-canon (with some small tweaks) road trip full of tension, nightmares, gay panic, and a very long drive toward the truth.

= for your eyes only (i show you my heart) by hemminof ⭐️ (only slightly explicit towards the end! if you don’t like smut u can still read this fic imo) | Mike Wheeler has been in love with Will Byers his entire life, but Mike always battled self acceptance. He was never able to tell Will the truth.

Until, it all became too much and Mike sent Will a series of postcards, trying to rebuild what they lost.

= borderline by soupesou ⭐️ | Mike has never been happier. He's with El, Vecna's finally defeated, and she's finally introduced to his parents.

That is, until, he dreams of fucking his best friend, Will Byers.

= Roll To Charm Person by harriet_vane ⭐️ | Will needs a date to his mom's wedding. Mike volunteers.

= “You didn’t care to tell me he’s a… vampire?” by lixsun ⭐️ | Will starts college with unexpected excitement. His roommate is funny, if a little strange. But when he ends up in the infirmary with a broken arm, asking Will to look after his pet, a damn bat, Will is pulled into a situation that is anything but ordinary.

— (interview with the vampire inspired me to read a byler vampire fanfic & holy hell i loved it, vamp fics are always peak)

= My Will Is Good by peachstatic ⭐️ | Mike and Will become friends with benefits and the universe laughs because they're both ridiculously in love with each other.

= no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin by bridgetobyler ⭐️ | Will Byers is no stranger to religious guilt. He carries it everywhere he goes, and it’s starting to weigh him down.

When he meets Mike Wheeler, the pastor’s son, he realizes there is more to life than just fearing God, and it’s much scarier.

— life fucking changing. was not the same after reading this. religious guilt trope yumyum give it to me

hi guys! so sorry for the late post, i had a fic i wanted to finish before i made the next list ❣️ hope you’ll like these recs!

once again i’ll be adding a star behind every explicit fic, so pay attention to that :)

= torn between two roads (i’m the jealous type) by wisingheart | jealous + possessive mike wheeler

= dancing with a stranger by reputations | long summary but basically mike hasn’t seen will in a long time and suddenly they bump into each other at the club!!

= wild idea (and a big white bed) by kissingpractice ⭐️ | kissing practice fic

= don't delete the kisses by lightsflicker | Here’s the other thing about the last eight or so months of Will Byers’ life: he’s been spending his nights, on and off, secretly, semi-occasionally, very frequently, kissing Mike Wheeler.

He’s confused about it too, don’t even worry.

= ego death at a new year's eve party (fate's got a funny way, baby!) by sapphicwithapen | Mike gets jealous at a party, accidentally reveals that Will has a boyfriend, and neglects to tell anybody that he's the boyfriend in question.

= drop a little acid on our tongues, baby by neonlxnii ⭐️ | basically just an explicit fic. read the tags!

= A conflict of interest (in your orbit) by wheezingwheeler ⭐️ | Will Byers thought he'd buried his feelings for Mike Wheeler somewhere between Hawkins and Chicago. Then Mike walks into his life again, and eight years of distance collapse into nothing.

there’s more in the summary so i’d recommend to check it out!

= loose lips (and an i love you) by beewhomp ⭐️ | byler play truth or dare & shit goes down

i was wondering if you read a byler fic named "i'm not gonna teach him how to dance with you" on ao3. i saw it once but i can't find it anymore?? and i'm pretty dumb when it comes to searching fics so😭😭 maybe you have it or maybe someone can tell me the autor's name. thank you!!

hi hi! unfortunately as far as I remember I haven’t read it so I can’t really help you😞 I tried to find it on ao3 but it’s nowhere to be found:(

When Eleven saves Will from Vecna she gets more than she bargained for when they wake up in the wrong bodies. Now to prevent Vecna from infiltrating the mind of his most perfect host the two of them must pretend to be the other. Will grapples with the feelings that he’s trying to push away. Mike wonders why it feels like he’s falling in love all over again.

What will become of everything when Hawkins finally falls? Its super juicy, explores Mikes falling in love with Will's personality in Els body and doesn't realize it The concepts sooo buzzy every Byler fan should read it definitely

heyaaa sorry for being a few days late with the january recommendations! I hope this list will be enough to keep u guys entertained for the upcoming week(s) though ❤️‍🩹

also: from now on i’ll be adding a star emoji behind every explicit fanfic so pay attention to that!

= cloudbusting by sunseekeer | a Party discussion turns into the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. And maybe let out some repressed feelings as well.

= “I want to take care of you.” by lixsun | Mike is confused, and maybe Will offering to take care of his wounds after their encounter with Vecna only makes things worse.

= chicken (i dare you to) by beewhomp ⭐️ | Mike dares Will to play a game of chicken with him.

Will, like most things, goes along with it.

= Off-kilter by writteninerised | What starts as a movie night becomes the point where Mike and Will can no longer ignore the truths about themselves and one another. (emetophobia warning !)

= red light, yellow light, green-a-light go by goldenasteri | the party DOES go to Stacy’s party, and mike and will get so gay off that vodka

= second nature by solarstarss | Will has nightmares and Mike is the only one who can console him. Not even Will's boyfriend can. Mike takes great pride in this fact.

= loyalties laid by blondeniallsgf ⭐️ | Mike visits Will at college. He didn't plan to cheat on Carlton, but he also didn't plan on getting high with Mike. Shit happens, right?

= Supervoid by maximumtrash ⭐️ | Catastrophically traumatized boys cling to each other and accidentally figure out how to be close—too close—while moving through their grief. (I think a LOT of people have read this already but if not go read iiit!)

= Dear Dorothy by thepoetsandtheplays | Five times that Will unknowingly helps Mike attempt to seduce him and the one time he knowingly does.

hi thankyou for the askkk!

yes i have some😋 not many though unfortunately, but i hope i can help you out a little nonetheless!!

= when the light breaks in by wolfecoded | Will puts his life on the line to keep his friends safe, and nearly loses it entirely. Mike does all he can to bring Will back— and, in the process, brings them closer together than ever before.

^ this fic has not left my mind ever since it came out i’m so serious, like i think about this one on a daily basis

= my rot is as hungry as me by punxy | Mike is the only one he knows like this.

^ haven’t read this one yet but thought i’d add it to this list anyways!

= we all have a hunger (tell me what you need) by papenathy | Will dresses as a vampire for a college halloween party, but Mike thinks his costume isn’t bloody enough. Will lets him fix it. Mike goes into a crisis.

^ yes i know ive recommended this a thousand times but it technically fits the theme, you’ve probably read it already but for the people who didn’t; please do!

thankyou for the ask!!

why yes I do🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ haven’t read all of them yet but they’re on my tbr so why not just share them

also: some of these r explicit so please mind the tags before reading! 🫶

= second nature by solarstarss | Will has nightmares and Mike is the only one who can console him. Not even Will's boyfriend can. Mike takes great pride in this fact.

= Brand me with your hands so everyone can see. by sundollop | Will's new boyfriend is a bad kisser. Mike thinks it's a crime that no one has kissed Will properly. He's on a goal to change that, Carlton be damned.

^ not finished yet!

= after midnight by nohzdyves | doesn’t have a summary! just read the tags 🩷

= You Could Call Me Babe for the Weekend by epilogueboyfriend | Will won't shut up about his new boyfriend. As expected, Mike loses his shit.

= you're getting called out (cause you're running your mouth) by Anonymous | Six years after everything, Mike Wheeler has built a life of routine and avoidance, convincing himself that silence is the same as healing. Will Byers has done the opposite – he’s left, grown, and learned to love without apology.

When they meet again at Lucas and Max’s wedding, the truth Mike has spent years avoiding, finally demands to be faced – especially when he sees Will with someone else.

As he finds out, sometimes yearning doesn’t fade with time. It grows, until punches are thrown.

= loyalties laid by blondeniallsgf | Mike visits Will at college. He didn't plan to cheat on Carlton, but he also didn't plan on getting high with Mike. Shit happens, right?

= i just wanna be a part of your family by paladinsbrainrot | Mike Wheeler is many things, but he is never jealous. Except — maybe this time he is. (Only a little bit.)

= my advice is always ruin the friendship by andiwriteordie | The one in which Robin witnesses a snowball become an avalanche.

= you took my heart (i was sleeping) by lameparties | Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.

^ (I think everyone and their momma has read this fic but if u haven’t… WHAT are u doing go read it rn)

= we all have a hunger (tell me what you need) by papenathy | Will dresses as a vampire for a college halloween party, but Mike thinks his costume isn’t bloody enough. Will lets him fix it. Mike goes into a crisis.

^ reread this one, still one of my fav fics ever

= If You Don't Kiss Me Now by lupinpoesy | Will's injured after a Demogorgon attack, and Mike insists on patching him up. It should be simple—clean the wound, wrap the bandage, done. But Mike's hands keep lingering, and the air between them feels heavier with every touch. They've been walking this line for months, finding excuses to be close without ever crossing it. Maybe it's time to stop pretending.

= give me a pain that i'm used to by ibrakeforrainbows | Snapshots of Will's experience with chronic pain over the years, and how he navigates it with Mike.

^ read the author’s note !!!

= coming clean (for the first time) by ileikbees | After Will saves Mike from the demogorgon at the MAC-Z, Mike finally lets himself acknowledge a truth he's been running from for years: He is in love with Will Byers.

Now all Mike has to do is come to terms with that truth—especially when Joyce sees it too.

= make a move by astrobi | Mike thinks Will might be psychic. (Kind of.) Will is being very irritatingly vague about the whole thing.

= April Showers (Bring May Flowers) by thehouseisglass | What starts as a distraction from missing Max turns into the most complicated plan of Lucas’s life as he shifts from helping Will get over Mike to setting them up together (because he’s the bestest, most supportive friend ever, obviously!)

^ i absolutely adored this one🥹 lumax and byler yay!

= what's mine is yours to make your own by mugamuchyuu | based on mtfdydgate !

hii thankyou for asking 🥹

i’m ok now! I was incredibly sad for a few days but after thinking abt it i realised that we literally got ambiguous byler !! It’s our story now, we can do what we want with it and they gave us a good opportunity to do so. I’m not saying that i’m happy with how it ended, but it honestly could’ve ended WORSE for byler so i’m not that mad anymore. I’m so excited for all of the fanfics that r gonna be released in the upcoming months (even years) 🙏

hii i definitely do! not with chance though i’m sorry i’m the #1 chance hater💔

= Be the Boy by blueremedy | Mike overhears a conversation between Jonathan and Will and finds out Will likes someone (without realizing it's him)

= You are in love, true love by psychotic_fangirl369 | Post-Vecna, Will and Robin continue to bond. Robin knows Will likes Mike. Mike thinks Will likes Robin. One jealousy spiral, several misunderstandings, and a lot of pining later… they finally kiss.

= Win or Lose by gardenfairie | Mike's semester takes a serious turn when—

A) He realizes he's in love with his best friend

B) A popular handsome senior takes interest in said best friend, and he can't stand it

= if everyone has someone (then the math just isn't right) by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy) | Mike comes home from his first semester at college with a plan: to make Will Byers his boyfriend. Unfortunately, it appears someone else has already beaten him to it.

= eyecatcher by smoosnoom (moonsooms) | While volunteering at the Hawkins' help center, it seems like every girl around has a newfound interest in Will Byers, and Mike doesn't know why he feels the way he does.

= i just wanna be a part of your family by paladinsbrainrot | Mike Wheeler is many things, but he is never jealous. Except — maybe this time he is. (Only a little bit.) this one is so cute because he’s jealous of holly taking up all of wills attention😭