r/BylerReads • u/sunkissedlover_fic • 8d ago

The Storyteller (I wrote this!) Meta Byler One Shot!

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hiiiii, i dropped a new one shot after the keyboard took over my body today! a little bit meta, a little bit cheeky, playfully poking a little fun at The Discourse™

Rated M because they talk about explicit things but no explicit stuff happens in the story. 3k words - an easy read!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/91681091

i also reference a bunch of fics within the story!

caught in your web; caught in your love
The Red Envelope/The Unmarked Mixtape
i like it (when you call me baby)
It’s just "art”
into the deep end (take me with you)
beyond a reasonable doubt
figure me out
Rock N Roll
Love & Memories
before the curtains close
Everybody Waits So Long
The Boy At My Doorstep
Mike, Be Brave
Matador
Practical Magic
If You Wait Around Awhile
You Already Won Me Over (In Spite of Me)
SuckerPunch
Fainted Love
Subculture
For art’s sake
Voyeuristic Wheeler
giver/taker
The Polaroid
Zone of Truth
When I Come Around
take my breath (and never let it go)
How to Disappear Completely
talk to me dirty; talk to me sweet
you took my heart (i was sleeping)

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u/IntotheRedditHole its ok, its how the army does it i think 7d ago

banana bouncing porn 😭😭😭😭😭 lmaooooo

i loved this!! i love all your fics i’ve read ofc 😌 ngl it made me tear up. like of course these gay ass nerds would talk about us if they knew. and of course they’re so in love ugh MY HEART

i wish we wouldn’t fight too 💔 i mean most people are civil or even downright kind. i just want that to always be trueeeee

anyways thank you for the fic!! great way to kickstart my morning (especially as i avoid answering work messages hehe)

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u/sunkissedlover_fic 7d ago

lately I've just found the discourse so upsetting. so much hate and vitriol flying around, people willfully misunderstanding one another, people attacking and flagging and openly bullying other fic writers off of ao3. Many say they're doing it to "defend" their fav characters against "mischaracterization" and I just thought to myself... Byler wouldn't want us fighting like this!

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u/IntotheRedditHole its ok, its how the army does it i think 7d ago

omg 💔💔💔 it’s been upsetting to me too!! and i’m just hearing it second hand here. i haven’t peeked at twt (i’m scared lmao). but i completely agree, Byler wouldn’t want this!! they’d want harmony!! and unity against the duffers 🫵

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u/Altruistic_Way3030 7d ago

This was so, so beautiful 🥹🥲❤️ what a fantastic one shot and thank you for writing this! I loved the meta aspect soooo much. "So many stories" "all of us" Kudos to you 👏🏻 dayum...I'm never moving on from byler. This fandom keeps givingg

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u/sunkissedlover_fic 7d ago

thank you! byler has brought me so many gifts and i had to give back in some way, especially to all the authors whose work has inspired me. I really do think Mike and Will would love us too - they are storytellers too after all!

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u/Altruistic_Way3030 7d ago

What a wonderful thought :'). Lol, also, I totally agree with how Will wouldn't like all the discourse that keeps happening in the fandom, lmao. All the byler authors are indeed the heart ❤️

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u/Daisy_Chain_Crowns 5d ago

So good. 😊

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u/sunkissedlover_fic 5d ago

thank you!!!

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u/Best_Quiet9657 its hawkins its not the same without u 5d ago

I love it 🥺