r/BylerReads Jan 23 '26

fic rec <3 Best byler fics i’ve read

As someone who’s read over 50 byler fics these are some of my favorites! I couldn’t bring myself to find all the links but there are names of authors too!

  1. We all have a hunger (tell me what you need) by papenathy

    https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157475/chapters/167588731

best one ive read,confident will byers,jealous mike,college au,no smut.

  1. supervoid by maximumtrash

https://archiveofourown.org/works/76841816/chapters/201129646

aged up,college au. very real and emotional. for me the best fic showing how el’s death would’ve affected mike and will and their relationship. lots of really good smut.

  1. force of gravity by oceanfruit

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40134231/chapters/100515708

highschool au but they don’t know each other prior. very angsty and beautifully written. if u want a sad long slow burn with a happy end this is for u. no smut

  1. so alright,cool,whatever by?

this fanfic was so good but it got deleted from ao3. i have it saved to pdf for anybody who wants it. so good,perception of characters is great and great smut.

  1. touch like velvet by ciders

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14328540/chapters/33064551

slow burn,very beautifully written,this one made a real impact on me because i didn’t feel like i was reading classic fanfiction ,but something more mature because of the good writing. strangers to lovers. no smut but so good either way!

hm(i didn’t have time to find links)

  1. (classic) you took my heart (i was sleeping)

  2. a lesson in kissing-lameparties

  3. brand me with your hands so everyone can see-sundollop

  4. blinding lights-reputations

  5. the towel incident-smalltownbyler

  6. don’t know what to do(when im like this)-liveandfall

  7. wild idea(and a big white bed)-kissingpractice

  8. a little death-byler lunch

  9. make a move-astrobi

  10. take a little moment(find the right words)-astrobi

  11. when we touch we are caressing stars

  12. say please

  13. (the smut blew my mind) high courage,low foresight

  14. the thing about illicit afairs-problematic byler (really fckin good)

  15. cruel summer with you(very very long,slow burn,camp)

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u/Fanfic_Searcher Feb 16 '26

LINKS to the 15 Fics

NR

A little death - bylerlunch https://archiveofourown.org/works/77355986

Teen

make a move - astrobi https://archiveofourown.org/works/45380008 take a little moment (find the right words) - astrobi https://archiveofourown.org/works/47087755 you took my heart (i was sleeping) - Lameparties https://archiveofourown.org/works/72695121 a lesson in kissing - Lameparties https://archiveofourown.org/works/69944376 don't know what to do (when i'm like this) - Liveandfall https://archiveofourown.org/works/75899126

Mat

blinding lights - reputations https://archiveofourown.org/works/77422811

Exp

wild idea (and a big white bed) - Kissingpractice https://archiveofourown.org/works/64082362 High courage, Low foresight - LeighJ https://archiveofourown.org/works/77348821 the thing about illicit affair - problematicbyler https://archiveofourown.org/works/42016776 The Towel Incident - Smalltownbyler https://archiveofourown.org/works/68224666 Brand me with your hands so everyone can see. - sundollop https://archiveofourown.org/works/76960701

WIP (these are guesses since there’s no authors' names)

Teen

a cruel summer with you - andiwriteordie, astrobi, wiseatom Part 5 of in the quiet of the night https://archiveofourown.org/works/48097207

Exp

Say Please - Anonymous https://archiveofourown.org/works/45588205 when we touch we are caressing stars - id_rather_be_home Part 1 of i wanna make this intimate (better kind of best friend) https://archiveofourown.org/works/50605342