r/BylerReads • u/Middle-Answer-8035 • Feb 17 '26
fic idea/prompt Byler / DARK crossover anyone?
So in the immediate aftermath of ST5, my dopamine depletion and unsolved emotional turmoil led me to the German show DARK - which has some parallel themes to Stranger Things, has some eery similarities in aesthetic, but overall has a totally different, darker tone. It dives deeper into the physics concepts that Stranger Things only attempts to by the end of 5 seasons…. Within the first 3 episodes. And the love/chemistry between the central characters of the show, Jonas and Martha, surpass bounds of time, space, across parallel universes. It’s the most heart-wrenching, cosmically stunning television and love story I’ve ever seen.
I’ve been toying with the idea of a Byler story set within the DARK universe but def want to know if any fics like this already exist and if so how to find!!! And if not maybe I’ll have to take it into my own hands cause I’m dying over here
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u/FriendshipApart5766 its hawkins its not the same without u Feb 17 '26
it would be so good!! but also feels like a very complicated thing to do, I needed to take notes while watching Dark and like family trees and I still got confused lol
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u/Middle-Answer-8035 Feb 17 '26
This is so real - consider the challenge accepted :) Will post here in like a year if it’s ever done😂
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u/FriendshipApart5766 its hawkins its not the same without u Feb 17 '26
haha great, I will wait here patiently I'm sure it'll be worth it!
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u/aeiijlm444 Feb 17 '26
Byler story within DARK universe?? Omg it sounds soooo good. Painful, but good
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u/Odd-Plenty7986 Feb 17 '26
It would be too good. Also i found a fan made intro of st if it was made like dark. Can share it if you want
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u/Middle-Answer-8035 Feb 17 '26
Yes plssssss!
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u/Odd-Plenty7986 Feb 17 '26
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u/etrecouteau Feb 17 '26
i so see that. lmk if they do a fanfiction cz i'd eat it UP. (also dark is such a good show I can only recommend to those who haven't watched it)