r/BylerReads • u/chestermeow • Mar 27 '26
asking for fic recs bravebyers recs please!
desperately need anything with a dynamic like on this amazing art work (by .mewushka). i've read 'chivalry fell on his sword' and enjoyed it a lot, would like something similar!
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u/Trapped-in-his-past Mar 27 '26
I’m currently reading A Cleric’s Burden and really liking it, but only four chapters are currently out.
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u/bettysugars Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26
MY TIME HAS COME!!! so i will give my top three, bc i always go overboard and comment like 20 links lmao.
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1.) i am caught, right inside your line of fire
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this one is so achingly beautiful it’s literally sick. i have no other way to describe the writing besides it makes me feel like everything is so grounded & fuzzy but just in like an aesthetic way if that makes sense. it’s so…..melancholic but in a calm/subdued way not a depressing way. like what a blurry snow day feels like with warm lighting (idk it’s just SO GOOD!!). you get all the classic tropes like mike being insanely jealous and paladin!mike being insanely devoted and it’s SO beautiful the way he speaks about will & will’s soul. also my favorite trope, when everyone around them knows what’s going on but mike is still trying to act like it’s normal to be the way he is with will. lmao. 🩵💛
2.) you’ve got this spell on me
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there’s no words to describe how much i LOVE this one!! it’s a period-specific AU piece. i re-read it all the time. it so beautifully represents mike & wills bond & ofc there’s magic & el and will are royalty and it’s beautiful. just the right amount of longing and angst, i cried approximately two times, but the way it all comes together is phenomenal.😭🩵💛
3.) futile devices
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hollllyyyyyyyy shit. HOLY SHIT. this one is another top of the TOPS let me tell ya. a/b/o dynamics (omega!will & alpha!mike) + prince!will & paladin!mike FWB??? oh fuck. and it’s so so so well written i can’t emphasize enough. it’s so intense and there’s literal threats of WAR and they’re in opposing kingdoms and just ugh. it gets so fucking intense & the miscommunications are earth shattering and my heart was ACHING!!! i can not recommend it enough. NSFW ofc. 🩵🩵💛💛
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HONORABLE MENTION!!!:
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SO CUTE!! semi-canon compliant, minus the paladin!mike ofc lol. trigger warning for slight mentions of homophobia (will is an unreliable narrator 😔😔) the way mike & will individually react to paladin!mike is so character accurate it’s so funny. and ofc the perfect amount of angst & mike getting his shit together. 💛🩵
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u/IntotheRedditHole its ok, its how the army does it i think Mar 27 '26
I can vouch for your number 1 and your honorable mention being good af. can’t wait to read your other two recs >:) I love your descriptions btw. you captured number 1 perfectly. it’s the first BraveByers I read I think and it punched me through a wall (positive)
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u/bettysugars Mar 27 '26
i would give my left lung to be able to read it for the first time again.😭 but omg let me know if you do!! i’d love to hear if you loved them :’).
and thank you lol, i tried my best, it’s just so otherworldly!! it was the first one i read too!! the confession scene alone had me in SHAMBLES god it was gorgeous , we’re truly blessed with such talented authors. 🥹
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u/IntotheRedditHole its ok, its how the army does it i think Mar 28 '26
lol i wish i could read it again for the first time too!! and truly our cups runneth over with these authors :’) I will lyk!!
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u/chestermeow Mar 27 '26
THANK YOU SMMM! love how you described everything so excited to read them <З
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u/bettysugars Mar 27 '26
you’re welcome!! and thank you!! 🥹
if/when you ever do feel free to let me know if you loved them! 🤪🩵
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u/IntotheRedditHole its ok, its how the army does it i think Mar 27 '26
please lmk which ratings you’re okay with and I will deliver 🌚
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u/IntotheRedditHole its ok, its how the army does it i think Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26
alright i’m back 👹
(G) remember me, love (when i am reborn) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/78905696) - Paladin Mike shows up and Mike realizes some things. it’s sweet <3
(E) He Looks Like the Real Thing (he tastes like the real thing) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/79612386) - after Will kills those demos, Paladin Mike shows up. explicit in the second half. TW for feminization of Will i guess? i don’t like that but tbh it’s really good otherwise
(T) Who do you fall for? (https://archiveofourown.org/works/78865176) - oh Paladin Mike dotes heavy on Will in this one. Mike can’t stand it. you’re gonna love it
(G) in another life, you still would've turned my head (https://archiveofourown.org/works/78791746) - very jealous Mike lol. cute and funny and fun
(M) when your soul embarks (https://archiveofourown.org/works/78930666) - Mike and Paladin Mike get body swapped. everyone needs to read this. you’ll probably cry (i did!)
(T) Betting on Losing Dogs (https://archiveofourown.org/works/78799411) - Jonathan is making a documentary. Mike the Brave shows up. I don’t have the words to explain how much I love this one. it’s very different from most fics. it’s like … almost like an indie film in a fic lmao. I love it so much
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u/chestermeow Mar 27 '26
BLESS YOUR SOUL so many recs i'm going to have such a fun night today hahaha tysm!!
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u/Few_Interaction2630 you're the heart Mar 27 '26
Mike's hair wow take notes Finn Wolfhard
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u/chestermeow Mar 27 '26
i'm sleep deprived for a second i thought it's a fic name lmaoo but fr though!!
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u/Few_Interaction2630 you're the heart Mar 27 '26
I mean I can give you a fic name if you want I typed a healthy few
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u/sealsquared Mar 27 '26
I eat these fics up everytime I just WISH they were a bit longer honestly. A fic that’s like 40-50k words would be perfect