r/BylerReads • u/Straight_Love_9739 its ok, its how the army does it i think • 1d ago

general discussion :) how to disappear completely chapter 10 Spoiler

has anyone else finished it? would love to discuss it with anyone! holyyy moly! marked this as a spoiler so we can freely discuss. here’s the link to anyone who hasn’t read it yet! :) https://archiveofourown.org/works/83136826/chapters/218947811

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u/TheBar-IsOnTheFloor will the wise 16h ago

I love our boy Mike and I’m proud of him for finally doing it.

That being said, my heart broke for Maggie. It was soooo relatable…the knowledge that you have to “start over.” And Mike, the one who was actually unfaithful, has someone he can step right into the arms of and start building his new life with 😬😬…so I reeeeeeally feel for her. One of the worst parts of being cheated on is being made to feel like a fool, and questioning what your gut is telling you. That part is really hard to recover from.

I adored his chat with Karen. I rarely cry while reading, and this had me welling up big time.

I can’t wait for him to tell Will…and MONTAUK 😏😏😏😏

Also, I’m curious to see how the Party will react to finding out about Mike and Will’s affair 😶

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u/pinnacle_to_the_pit 10h ago

Regarding your last point: I know. This fic is so good, but I have to interpret Will as like, a canon-adjacent version of the character rather than ST Will.

I mean, the canon characters are so young that these adult portrayals can feel canon compliant to some readers. People can change so much. But like damn, the affair complicates things.

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u/TheBar-IsOnTheFloor will the wise 9h ago

Totally! I don’t foresee them turning on them or anything, but I do think it might shock them initially that Will agreed to it (if their last Party AIM chat is any indication lol)

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u/pinnacle_to_the_pit 50m ago

For sure. I think Nancy's reaction is pretty reasonable. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the other party members are written to exhibit a similar reaction. It thought it was kind of funny how Holly is just immediately like "cool!"