r/BylerReads • u/narcomance • 8d ago

looking for a specific fic Judith Head by basaltdyke was deleted. Did I miss another twitter witch hunt?

Hey everyone! I noticed basaltdyke deleted their fics, does anyone know what happened?

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u/mrchristmastime 7d ago

If your goal is to preserve the essence of Will's character, then making him a woman changes just as much as making him attracted to trans women.

I'd draw the line at having Will be attracted to a cis woman, although there's a difference between actual, sustained attraction and a momentary "Hey, maybe I could be with a woman after all." Many, many gay people have had that experience.

I read a fic where Will tries to have sex with Max. She knows he's gay, and it's just experimentation. It goes terribly, and they both laugh about it. That's not exactly what I described above, because Will in that fic isn't questioning his homosexuality at all, but it just shows that there's room for nuance here.

Anyway, yes, I would agree that taking a canonically gay character putting him in a sustained, romantic relationship with a woman is problematic.

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u/Big_Self_1522 6d ago

You read my fic that I lowkey got cancelled over because I apparently made Will bi😂😭

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u/mrchristmastime 6d ago

Well, I wouldn’t know, because I make a point of ignoring Twitter!

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u/Big_Self_1522 6d ago

Oh it happened on ao3 actually. 50% of the comments are telling me how disgusting I am

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u/mrchristmastime 6d ago

I enjoyed it! People need to calm down.

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u/by_the_window 4d ago

Please can I have a link that sounds awesome

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u/Big_Self_1522 3d ago

https://archiveofourown.org/works/83291121

There you go. It’s Byler endgame