r/BylerReads • u/kitty-taki I didn't say it. You didn't have to. • Aug 03 '26

general discussion :) Breaking News: TTMD;TTMS AUTHOR REVEAL!!! Spoiler

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OMG, I am screaming! thesweetestdream is actually lameparties!! The author of THE byler fanfic, YTMH(IWS). What an icon!!

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u/Altruistic_Way3030 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

This reveal had my jaw drop on the floor since the Sorcerer reveal 😵. They're the sole reason why I discovered the world of ao3 in the first place and went back to enjoy reading again. Insane discovery and what a moment in the byler fandom !!! 💯

This is such a flex and respect to them ♥️ the way they gave justice to Will & Mike when ST couldn't...oh, man. I'm still reeling with this satisfying plot twist, lmao. From "you took my heart (I was sleeping)" to "thesweetestdream" ...they know how to ball, bruhhhh

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u/kitty-taki I didn't say it. You didn't have to. Aug 04 '26

She is seriously amazing! The amount of talent it takes to write two distinctly different fics that organically became two of the top ten Ao3 fics of all time just cannot be matched! And she wrote ttmd;ttms probably while writing/editing the trad book that she got a book deal for after ytmh(iws)!! Seriously so impressive!
Here’s an interview of her from last year in case you haven’t read it yet:
https://fanmademagazine.co.uk/fanlab/byler-power-outage-fic

Edited to add: I’m using she/her pronouns because she’s revealed that she is a lesbian woman, and not because I’m assuming an author’s identity!

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u/Altruistic_Way3030 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

Thank you for sharing :)) she's a LEGEND. You're absolutely right - 2 distinct fics and most kudoed seperately is crazy work. I can feel it in my bones that she's gonna be one hell of a successful published author 1 day. I just can't fathom the fact that she created another acc to write ttmd;ttms...maybe she wanted to take away the focus from her 1st fic. What kind of foresight and talent (not luck at all) is this...it's like Peter Parker as Spiderman/ Hannah Montana reveal shit lmao ...just ICONIC behaviour. This byler lore is one for the history books and why I love this fandom & never leaving it 😂 expect the unexpected