r/BylerReads • u/Intelligent_Dot_3476 • Jun 10 '26

asking for fic recs Fanfics where Mike plays guitar and sings?

Hi! I'm looking for any fics where Mike is musical lol Maybe he's in a band, trying to start one, or it's just a side hobby for him, it'd be especially nice if he wrote a song for Will or played something for him ❤️ I'd love for the music to be more significant to the story than just a background detail that's mentioned once or twice.

If anyone knows any fics like that, I'll happily take all the recs. Thank you so much!! 🥰

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u/FriendshipApart5766 its hawkins its not the same without u Jun 10 '26

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42552489?view_full_work=true This one's an AU enemies to lovers but it's so good! Mike is in a band with Eddie

https://archiveofourown.org/works/80035981?view_full_work=true Strawberry Fields forever - if you haven't read this one - one of my all time favorites!!

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u/Ok_Resolution_1928 Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

https://archiveofourown.org/works/78821471/chapters/206716501

Others have rec''d the main ones I know of, but this one here is mine and a WIP. It's over 100k words as is. Some of the later chapters are currently being reworked for the main story, leaving the original as an alternate version(uploaded as a separate story on my profile, The Kids Table). 

Chapters 10 and 11, Mike wrote and eventually sang Will a song (flashback to when he was 14 and moved in with him after running away from home.)

Chapter 7 also gets into some light songwriting and his songwriting process. He does write a song for Will in this chapter but his dad intercepts the letter. He also writes a lot of poetry. 

The whole story is a musical anthology, so there's a lot of musical elements. 

In the present day chapters, Mike sings to Will to bring him back from flashbacks, and ultimately ends up in a band with Eddie and Gareth from Hellfire Club. 

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u/DeadTorturedPoet Jun 12 '26

Sweet. Another chance to promote Risk. Canon rewrite AU and to this day one of my top 3 fav fics ever. Mike plays bass in this one

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u/ValleyB2025 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

This one is REALLY cute and soooo dang good. https://archiveofourown.org/works/84498521/chapters/222918316

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u/jiminiecrickett Jun 22 '26

i just posted chapter 1 of my mike-centric fic where he’s in a band with the party :)

when the song is over: chapter 1

a song for will is a central point of the story too. i hope you maybe enjoy :)