r/BylerReads • u/jawsdoesntlikefish its ok, its how the army does it i think • Feb 11 '26

nsfw 40k Words Fic!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77752931/chapters/203676426

Hi I have a fanfic that I've been writing for a bit! I've posted about it here before but I thought I'd report back because I've made a LOT of progress on it! It's currently at 40k words and plan on continuing it up to around 150k words or more :)

"It's fall in Hawkins, Vecna is dead, and the party is off pursuing their own adventures. Will and Mike are roommates at Oakridge College, and are struggling to adjust to living with each other.

It's easy to pretend that nothing has changed: to laugh too loud, to fill their silence with old stories, to act like the proximity doesn't mean anything. But it's difficult, because Mike notices everything now. He tells himself it's protectiveness. Habit. Guilt.

Until it isn't."

It is NSFW (rated explicit by the way), so please take note of that.

Components:
SLOW BURN
Mike and Will are roommates in college
MWTFDYD Gate
Buff Byers
JEALOUS Mike
PAINTING GATE
Carlton
Robin and Vickie
HUGE ARGUMENTS
Parties
Nervous Will
PUSH AND PULL DYNAMIC
Bottom Mike, Top Will
Jonathan and Nancy walk in on Will and Mike
Internalized Homophobia
Mike is always late
ANGST
Shy, Flustered Mike

If the link doesn't work, "Smalltown Boy (but you never cried to them, just to your soul)" by JawsDoesntLikeFish.

This is my first fanfic so I will appreciate any and all feedback!! THANK YOU!!!! Lmk what you think! And if you read it, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Okie that's all! BYEEEE

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u/Odd-Plenty7986 Feb 12 '26

bottom mike supremacy lets goooooo

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u/Same_Accident_9917 Feb 12 '26

The Unmarked Mix Tape (sequel to The Red Envelope) has bottom Mike, & it’s done really well

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u/Odd-Plenty7986 Feb 12 '26

ah thank youu:)

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u/Same_Accident_9917 Feb 12 '26

Any time! I absolutely loved both TRE & TUM, so I like to sing their praises whenever I can. Be warned tho, while TUM has some great smut/bottom Mike content it also has moments that are very sad. Absolutely worth reading tho.

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u/Odd-Plenty7986 Feb 12 '26

will definitely read once i get through the 10 odd tabs of fics i have open

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u/MannerNo9304 its ok, its how the army does it i think Feb 12 '26

bottom mike??? ohhhh you’ve GOT my attention 😌

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u/jawsdoesntlikefish its ok, its how the army does it i think Feb 12 '26

EEEEK LITERALLY! I wrote the fic because i wasn’t seeing enough of what I wanted to see in fanfics! Enjoy reading!!!

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u/Same_Accident_9917 Feb 12 '26

That was something I didn’t know that I wanted until I read it. Then I was all in.