My Byler Fanfics (and a short introduction to each one- so you can find your perfect match)
UPDATED November 2025 after going back and reading most of them 3 years later!! I've excluded a couple that I don't like anymore haha. The rest are fire.
Mastering the Art of Memory- My newest fic! It's got a little bit of psychological horror to it if you're into that. It's not really a horror fic, though haha. Vecna is messing with memories, what's real? What's not? Moral complexes, revisitation of important memories, Karen Wheeler mom arc, Probably the craziest shit I've ever written- In a good way (136k words)
If Time Runs Out- Pirate AU, Mike's a royal and he gets kidnapped by pirates, Jonathan's the captain, so Jancy's also there, Will teaches Mike to sword fight, Mike teaches Will to waltz, Mike has internalized piratephobia, Murray can tell the future, Steve has a ship called the toddfather. I love pirate byler. Like, I know this sounds like a wild fic idea, but trust me here. (70k words)
Shady Business- 3 years later and this is still the most iconic thing I've ever written. Flawed? Yes. Perfection even so? Also yes. Superspy AU, Will's working for the evil corporation run by a literal personification of the Mind Flayer and is secretly trying to take down the agency Mike works at, Mike writes a poem, suspenseful plot, gala gala dancing dancing, superspy-level angst, just my favorite thing ever idk what else to say (54k words)
An Exhibition, An Endless Night, And Everything That Comes After- Happy and silly, Mike goes to New York post-finale and meets Will at an art exhibition. They get drunk, etc. Mike wakes up in Will's apartment and has to figure out what to do next. It's super cute I promise. WARNING idk when I'm gonna finish this lol (Unfinished- 1/2 chapters)
It Wasn't A Bad Thing (REWRITTEN)- Rewrite of the first (and most awful) fic I wrote! It's actually good now-- even if a bit disconnected from source material compared to my others? Idk, high school me thought it was a good idea. Mike's a florist, Will own's a tattoo parlor, El and Mike and Will all have POVs as they try to figure themselves out, my aro/ace Eleven agenda is showing, Mike and Nancy interactions, sibling Will and El!!, Mike's an absolute disaster, the zoo, Robin and Will friendship, Mike and Will get matching tattoos, the angst very much angsts (52k words)
Mike Wheeler's Guide to the Undead- Short little Miwi fic! Looking back, I probably would've written this one a little differently, but still cuteness! Will died in the upside down and comes back as a zombie, cute cute cute, they're all so young, Nancy Wheeler, Miwi again, heart-to-heart on top of a crypt, we get REVENGE on Troy Walsh, it's younger Mike, so he's sweet (31k words)
Alright! That's all! Hopefully, you found something you are interested in! I ordered them by how significant they are on the overall trajectory of my life going forward.
