Byler Fanfic Recs
In no particular order but these fics had me gagged. (list will constantly be updated) God, i'm just shouting into the void ain't I
talk to me dirty; talk to me sweet by thesweetestdream - the famous dirty-talking fic! the tension is sooo delicious, I dunno what crack they put in this, I'm addicted.
cottonmouth by lightsflicker - Mike and Will get high together, feelings are bound to come out. the dialogue is amazing and hilarious, the yearning is top-tier
no better by lightsflicker - set against post-graduation summer. friends with benefits Byler (elite tag) sooo good. the Author is so vivid and evocative uff, I can practically taste the summer
going too far (just to have you near) by kissingpractice - absolutely combustible, delicious makeout that still had so much yearning.
a pity she does not exist by wolfecoded - During a game of truth or dare, Will ends up in El's clothing, Mike has a "REACTION". this was my first Byler fanfic and I was immediately hooked into this fandom. the angst, the kissing uff!
you took my heart (i was sleeping) by lameparties - THE ICONIC power outage fic, enough said. Made me wanna kick a pillow with the feels.
Anatomy of a Misunderstanding by L_hyuga - top-tier. the angst, the pining. Will thinks he's just a placeholder, does not realize he and Mike are dating for real and that Mike is not pretending.
Supervoid by maximumtrash - iconic, perfect, sobbed. Catastrophically traumatized boys cling to each other and accidentally figure out how to be close—too close—while moving through their grief.
My Will Is Good by peachstatic - roommates and Friends with benefits Byler. Downbad Mike. God, I love Friends with Benefits. Gimme all the tropes. New FAVVV
when we touch we are caressing stars by id_rather_be_home - Love me some smut. The evolution of Mike and Will's sexual relationship. Bottom Mike Wheeler fans, enjoy
touch me with a kiss, feel me on your lips by jeaanmoreau - Ugh, this was so good. Always eat up a 'Mike initiates kissing practice' fic😩😭 God, we eating good with this one. No, you don't understand how much I love this ficcc
deal me in, tie me up by purescent - Mike suggests a spicy card game to help Will loosen up before college. It works a little too well, and suddenly they’re gambling with unresolved feelings. (Spectacular, gimme 40 more, love how it switches from tender yearning to horny. Love this new Byler genre of 'ticking off sexual exploits before kissing')
Super Soaker by wheezingwheeler - Love how Mike does increasingly unhinged gay shit while sticking to the 'best friend' tag. I can't look at waterguns the same anymore.🤣🤣😭😭
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, as his Professor. (Supersoaker folks, read this too, hits that sweet spot, plus if you have a teacher kink you're blessed)
can i be yours? (tell me i’m yours) by thepassnger - omg immaculate SMUT. Mike and Will drunkenly sleep together after Stacy’s party.
spit swear by poorlittlegreenie - the concept of Richie Tozier being Will Byers' dirty little secret and Mike Wheeler being so jealous he can't breathe. Byler endgame. (BUZZY AF. Obsessed. Richie is such a hilarious lil shit. I live for jealous Mike)
Do I Wanna Know? (You Know I Do) by L00cidDreamerz - Will learns how to slip into The Void. While spying, catches Mike masturbating. Smut ensues. (HOLY FUCK, I love this premise )
The Secrets That You Keep (When You're Talking in Your Sleep) by DH_epub - a slowburn, but really well-written Mikewhatthefuckdidyoudo gate fic. Relishing this like a full course meal🥺
High courage, Low foresight by LeighJ - Byler hook-up after graduation. BOTTOM MIKE omg THIS WAS DELICIOUS FUCKING FOOD. Loved it. Everyone needs to get more Bottom Mike-pilled 🤭
The Red Envelope series by midnighteverlark - This series is soooooo good. Binged it in one go. The 1st part starts off cute, the 2nd part broke me😭😭🤌🤌💙💙💛💛 One of the best Byler fics of all time.
older and wiser by lightsflicker - SOBBING. Everything this author writes is straight up a masterpiece, sucker punch to the heart. Brilliant character study of Will.
How to Disappear Completely by peachstatic - Mike Wheeler is thirty years old, three years married, and incredibly unhappy. After an unexpected AOL Instant Messenger group chat with the Party, Mike reconnects with Will after several years and realizes that maybe his life doesn't have to be so bad. (God, this is soo good. Always eat up an epistolary fic. 😭😭🤌🤌this is going to RUIN me)
I’m in love with you, do you think it shows? by @apateangle - Oh God, binged this in one go. Mike has Amnesia AU. Such a beautiful, tender, sweet fic🥺😭💛💙
high tide can't keep me from you by subliminalpsyche - The Party sets sail on a 7-day cruise. Not much has changed since their last reunion, as long as you don't count Mike and Will breaking up two years ago, which fractured the group permanently and made it so neither of them could stand to be within ten feet of each other. (Delicious, exes to enemies to lovers, omg we eating good, this one is so much funnnnn)
Roll for Strength by midnighteverlark - Mike is the first to the queer scene. (Doesn't know Will's gay) Mike gets a secret boyfriend which Will accidentally discovers, and he has to watch and pine from the sidelines. (BYLER endgame ofc. AMAZING ANGST SLOWBURN. God, such a devastatingly beautiful fic, had to take a break from reading because it made me emotional. Poor Yearning Will 🥺 it's just so tough to see him pining)
The List by Bylerific - Mike decided since this would be the last summer the whole party was together before leaving for college, they should do something different - something special...and so The List was born. (Another BANGER addition to the FWB trope, Mike doing increasingly unhinged gay shit under the guise of experimenting yoohoo)
for art's sake by diplopia - After their mentors tell them they need more life experience to improve their art, college roommates Mike and Will agree to start up a short-term friends-with-benefits situation. (Absolutely DELICIOUS. I just love how goofy Mike is in this. Love how it goes from dorky banter to smoldering sexual tension in minutes 🤌🔥💙💛)
Roll To Charm Person by harriet_vane - Mike offers to be Will's date to Joyce's wedding and proposes being in a fake relationship until the wedding so that Joyce will quit being sad about Will being lonely. Will reluctantly agrees, knowing he's in it for real, greedily lapping up sweet relationship moments. Little does he know, that it stopped being fake for Mike a long time ago.
(New fave. Excellent fake dating fanfic! Love how funny, cute, charming and SEXY this is💛💙 much-needed break from all the angst.)
guilty plea$ures by wusgood_curious -
(EVERYONE GET MORE TOXIC BYLER-PILLED. What are these messy guys doing i love this) Will and Mike turn sneaking around into a twisted routine, convincing themselves that whatever happens in the dark doesn't actually count.
Or: Ruining a friendship is easy. It's the rebuilding that might actually kill them—or finally make them honest.
fr3aky texts // allure by wusgood_curious -
(Why is this literally so ADDICTIVE. I love toxic Byler) Will is trying to move on.Mike is trying to prove that he doesn’t have to. Or: A string of texts blurs the line between obsession and need, leading to location pins and decisions you can’t undo in the morning.
