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I post as Blood_Red_Moon on AO3!

Welcome to my first ever proper attempt at a writing blog! I’m a noir author and write Byler within the genre!

Ongoing Fics:

🎧 Between The Frequencies — Chapters 1/8

Tomorrowland Festival AU

Will dropped out of college and gave up on DJing in the same week. Now he's a stage tech running cables, dodging his stage manager, and trying not to think about the life he almost had. Mike Wheeler is the headliner. He notices Will immediately. Will doesn't return the favour.

Over three days of Belgian sun and smoke machines, Mike teaches Will how to work the decks and gets far more invested than a mentor has any right to be. The shared tent definitely doesn't help.

Including: strangers to lovers, slow burn, mutual pining, forced proximity, sharing a bed, music as a love language, oblivious Will, protective Mike, learning to DJ, festival romance, angst with a happy ending, 2010s EDM vibes etc etc...

This one's a love letter to festival culture and 2010s EDM!

Status: Actively updating!

Completed Noir Fics

🕵️ Dirty Laundry — Chapters 10/10

1950s Mob Noir AU

Undercover detective Will gets sent to take down notorious mob boss Mike. Instead, Mike hires him. Now Will is trapped playing loyal secretary to the man he's supposed to destroy, lying through his teeth and getting much closer than he ever planned 😏

Including: enemies to lovers, slow burn, dark romance, mutual pining, sexual tension, boss/employee dynamic, secret identity, identity reveal, falling for the enemy, forbidden love, Catholic guilt, murder husbands, dubious consent, angst with a happy ending.

🗳️ The Governor’s Man — Chapters 10/10

1960s Political Noir AU — Sequel to Dirty Laundry

Will Byers was made to be a weapon. Silent. Obedient. Lethal. Two years later, the weapon has learned to aim itself. As Boston pushes Superintendent Byers toward the governor's mansion, Mike learns how dangerous an equal can be, especially one who still answers to him.

Including: toxic Byler, murder husbands, political corruption, possessive Mike, possessive Will, dom/sub undertones, scar worship, praise kink, bloodplay, gun kink, dark romance, no redemption arc, angst with a happy ending.

🐴 Borrowed Name, Loaded Gun — Chapters 15/15

1881 Western AU

Bounty hunter Mike rides through Tombstone looking for work. He finds a man dying in the desert instead. Mike knows exactly who he is, the name on the poster, the bounty that keeps climbing. He doesn't turn him in.

Ten days in which a hunter lets his prey sleep in his bed and pretends he doesn't know his real name.

Including: strangers to lovers, slow burn, forced proximity, there was only one bed, mutual pining, hurt/comfort, wound care, protective Mike, tender moments, quiet intimacy, sexual tension, identity porn, angst with a happy ending.

I wrote this as a love letter to the Sonoran Desert and I'm genuinely so proud of it 🐴

I’m looking for a beta reader for my festival AU. If you’re interested, please reach out!

Part 1: Dirty Laundry — 10/10 Chapters • 26k Words

In 1950s Boston, undercover detective Will Byers is sent to take down notorious mob boss Mike Wheeler.

Instead, Mike hires him.

Now Will is trapped playing loyal secretary to the man he’s supposed to destroy, lying through his teeth and getting much closer than he ever planned.

Mike watches him closely. Too closely.

It would be easier if Mike were only dangerous.

But it’s only the storefronts that are fake.

Link: Dirty Laundry

Part 2: The Governor’s Man — 10/10 Chapters • 29k Words

Two years ago, Will Byers was an undercover cop pretending to be Mike Wheeler's secretary. Now he's Superintendent of Boston — and Mike's prized possession.

When the Democratic Party taps Will to run for Governor, Mike expects his creation to stay obedient. But Will didn't learn to survive by following orders.

As the campaign heats up, so does their private war. Mike taught Will how to aim. He never expected the bullet to come back at him.

Link: The Governor’s Man

Tags: Mob AU • 1950s-60s Boston • Toxic Byler • Murder Husbands • Dark Romance • Political Corruption • Possessive Mike • Possessive Will • Undercover Cop • Identity Reveal • Established Relationship • Angst with Happy Ending

Series Link: Velvet Empire

It’s set in 1995 Nashville, featuring art gallery owner Will, touring blues musician Mike, and a lot of unfinished business.

This is for people who like their fics on the moody side and full of subtext.

It’s Explicit, 30k words and it’s fully complete.