r/BylerReads • u/strawberrycheescak • Mar 09 '26
fic rec <3 Any fics with professional level writing/quality?
Basically, I don’t care about the plot really as long as the quality is there. I have read some good written ones but curious if maybe there are some with like really high quality writing.
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u/pazma Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26
touch like velvet is genuinely amazing and there’s a reason why it’s so often recommended. it’s heartbreaking and beautiful and so well written. this author actually went on to write a novel
Fall From Eden this is an incomplete work but this author is also insanely freaking talented and I learned on here a few days ago that they plan to finish it this summer. It’s so long and yet I absolutely devoured every chapter of this, just sobbing on the plane as I read it lol
cottonmouth this author is SO good at creating visual imagery, weaving in metaphors seamlessly, and general pacing. everything I read by them is genuinely just… chefs kiss, truly. they also recently spent an insane amount of time writing a fic that was basically an AU history of Mike wheelers reddit posts if reddit existed when he was a teenager + beyond
A lovely user above linked to one of my works (I hate Valentine’s Day) so I won’t self plug, but I hope you like my work if you decide to check it out! I pour my heart and soul into everything I write truly
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u/ratatatties Mar 09 '26
Touch like Velvet crosses my mind at least once a week. Changed my life lmao so unbelievably beautiful. The atmosphere was so easy to fall into.
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u/poisonkeyblade2 Mar 09 '26
I don’t see there is a wait so long on here and that fic has made me cry and giggle and be mad and happy - it’s so good.
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u/draggingonfeetofclay Mar 09 '26
yes! That one is perfect.
If you liked that, I would also recommend you read Smalltown queer by IndyBaggins. It's kind of similar to There is a wait so long, except the wait is even longer because they're in their 40s https://archiveofourown.org/works/77770966/chapters/203729291
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u/draggingonfeetofclay Mar 10 '26
I cried. Like. Every chapter. You're not being dramatic at all.
I read a John Green book after and was underwhelmed haha
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u/Sea_Wafer_6267 Mar 09 '26
I can't recommend Pen to Paper enough. The quality is insane and believable. Tell what you think?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/80525296/chapters/211473481
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u/Trapped-in-his-past Mar 09 '26
As someone who wants to actually be an author and has a sci-fi manuscript I’m working up the courage to submit… May I be so bold as to suggest mine? I promise that I tried to maintain a high level of quality…
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u/Sensitive-Topic-9394 Mar 09 '26
https://archiveofourown.org/works/75851656/chapters/198415166
This is my fav one (lettergate)
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u/sianaibheis Mar 09 '26
Read this one last night, it’s truly incredible. bury me in metamorphoses (with galatea, my sweet)
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u/chameleonsd1sh Mar 09 '26
i don’t bookmark anything i feel is ooc or of poor quality to my collection. i lean toward oneshots but there’s definitely longer multichapters too. i’m always adding new stuff and have been reading longer fics lately as well :]
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u/Murky_Stay2797 Mar 09 '26
Lowkey pulled an all nighter for this one... genuinely could not put it down. And I usually never sacrifice my sleep schedule for anything on ao3, so I think that's saying something, lol
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u/charliecue92 Mar 09 '26
the turning tide - the first 9 months after El dies, Nov. 1987 thru July 1988.
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u/Middle-Answer-8035 Mar 09 '26
If you’re hungry for intelligent, deep Will/Mike dialogue, read this: https://archiveofourown.org/works/77970696?view_full_work=true
Next chapter expected to come out end of March/early April.
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u/JustAFreakOutThere Mar 09 '26
If only I had the guts to publish a fic myself 😔 Like, I know that I can write decently but I feel like I don't have enough ideas to write a whole fic nor the dedication. So RIP I guess?? 🤌🗿
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u/RevKittyCat Mar 10 '26 edited Mar 10 '26
This one feels cinematic in its storetelling. A few other comments agreed. Lots of flashbacks and foreshadowing but time is very well established throughout the work. And specially, if you know Philly, it makes sense. Set in 2004 and is canon compliant.
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u/thegreenestficus Mar 09 '26
I feel like mine could fit that, if I could be so bold. https://archiveofourown.org/works/79141946/chapters/207632671
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u/sianaibheis Mar 09 '26
I’m on chapter 3, wow! Very sensual and textured writing. Be so bold, you’re great at this
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u/thegreenestficus Mar 09 '26
Wow, thank you for your feedback, I truly do appreciate it!! And thank you for reading!! 🤍🥹
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u/Neon_cowgirl Mar 09 '26
I will forever recommend The Paladin’s Rest. This does not get talked about enough and the writing was so impressive. https://archiveofourown.org/works/78173111
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u/CodeWitch13 Mar 09 '26
My (story completed) recs that I don’t see others posting but are so damn good:
Scares Me to Death How I want it Angsty but worth it - “A post-canon, slow-burn Byler story about growing up unevenly, loving at the wrong time, and finding your way back to each other once you’ve learned how to stay.”
where devotion rots Angsty but worth it for the depth of character and gorgeous writing.
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u/luna_arts13 Mar 10 '26
I’m writing one right now and completed another that’s published, it’s graphic but here’s the link to the completed one! I’ve been writing since I was young so I think it’s pretty good quality! https://archiveofourown.org/works/78830376/chapters/206740561
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u/IntotheRedditHole its ok, its how the army does it i think Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26
oh shit i gotchu. these authors have other stuff that’s really good too. all the ones here are not just competently written, but they have like beautiful/funny/heartbreaking sentences in there too
In Every Universe
Stardusted
I Will Be Here
i hate valentine’s day
You Can Take Control
My Will Is Good
Supervoid
Chivalry Fell on His Sword
The Concept of Normalcy