#flayed reader

[the-nerdie-girl]

Imagine you bringing FlayerMates!Billy a thermos of ice when he's working at the pool.

You're wearing a sunhat to block the sunshine from warming your skin too much, the cold bottle feeling like heaven against your palms.

When he switches shifts with Heather (who is also flayed now), you hand him the bottle, and he hugs you close.

"You're really our savior, huh angel?"

You could feel him and Heather suffering in the sun through the hive mind, so why not go help them, hm?

[the-nerdie-girl]

My fix to Karen and Billy's relationship with just one plot point:

Billy has a girlfriend. And one he actually likes.

First: He doesn't flirt with Karen. Karen gives up on flirting with Billy when she sees him kiss his GF after work.

Second: Billy is Flayed when driving to pick up his gf for a date. Even better if they're driving together, meaning Billy and his gf get flayed at the same time.

Now, Karen isn't as much as pedo and Billy still has a reason to be out on the road that night and get flayed. Billy also has a set romantic love interest, meaning we get to see how flayed ones interact romantically (if Billy and Heather didn't count) and if they feel love AT. ALL.

✨Simple fucking rewrite.✨

[the-nerdie-girl]

Rest

a/n: Flayermates blurb 2. Ice Bath is part 1. okay this isn't really a blurb, i may have gotten a bit carried away..

Timeframe: section 1 is pre Sauna Test and Section 2 is post

It was a week after Billy gave you to the Mind Flayer. Exhaustion was your main feeling, always needing to curl up on your boyfriend's lap to stay comfortable and be able to settle properly. Otherwise, you always felt like the next person who talked to you (who wasn't Billy) would cause you to lunge for their throat.

Billy happily let you sit on him all the time, wrapping his arms around your waist and whispering against your neck everything from "I love you" to "The Flayer is calling us." Nights were spent in the steel mill, either giving more people to the Flayer or just spent together in it's presence, happy.

One night, it was the usual. Fatigue settled on your shoulders, curled up in his lap, smiling. His skin, like always now, was cold under yours, and it was comforting. The concrete shell that was the mill kept you both chilly, which felt amazing against the summer heat that often lingered in Hawkins just after dusk.

"Angel?"

The sound of his voice, slightly gravely from misuse and just a whisper, make you perk up. His eyes were always on you now, not the girls who only saw him as a bad boy to get, a dick to ride, and an ass to grab. His eyes, crystal and blue, softened at the soft hum you voiced in response to his call of that oh-so-familiar nickname.

"You alright? You seem more tired lately. Not that i mind being snuggled all the time.."

At the last part, nuzzled into your neck, smiling against your frigid skin. You felt him nip slightly, almost like he was trying to wake you up a bit, to get you to be more awake.

"..Its just you're normally more awake than this. Honestly? Its adorable~"

A growl from the Flayer made you both sit up. Stay focused. You two may be mates, but you still have a job to do.

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A few nights later, Billy stumbles into the mill, beat up from something, skin too warm for the parasite within.

"Sweetheart.."

Black veins snaked up his neck, sweat soaking his skin. His face was littered with cuts and scrapes and forming bruises. You had felt it through the hivelink, him being activated by the Flayer and getting gotten hurt. You felt every cut, every rise and fall in temperature.

Billy almost trips and you catch him, frantically checking him over. His curly hair weighed down and damp, skin almost burning your hands, and black blood oozing from a cut close to his eye.

Being able to sense your distress, he took your wrists in his hands, pressing gentle kisses to your pulse points.

"I'm okay. A little dinged up and in need of a bath, but okay."

It hurt you too, seeing your boyfriend like this. He was hurt, just because of some stupid teenagers who couldn't stay in their own lane.

He carefully tilted your chin so you'd meet his gaze. His eyes were firm, only softened by the remaining panic in your expression.

"Angel. Don't let your anger consume you. Not yet."

He was right. You had to wait. Wait for more flayed ones, for the Mind Flayer to have more power. Then you'd have your sweet revenge.

[the-nerdie-girl]

FlayerMates.

It's the Final Battle of season 3 and you and Billy are at Starcourt, going to kidnap Eleven.

You stop in front of a Victoria's Secret/lingerie store and smile.

When Billy turns around to check on you, you're gone, and he sighs.

He finds you in the store, happily looking through the different pieces.

"Angel. Our job?"

He carefully takes the piece you're holding and puts it back, which makes you pout.

"I know, but we'll come back for it, okay? Once the Flayer has the girl."

if we want this as a full blurb/chapter, i would not be opposed to writing it.

[the-nerdie-girl]

for those wondering: FlayerMates edition

When two flayed ones become "flayermates" it means that, while yes they keep their hive-mind connection to the Mind Flayer and other flayed ones, their mate is the one they have the most connection with.

They can sense their general direction, their mood, if they're hurt or overheating (which can be dangerous to Flayed ones), and just when they generally need affection.

Every case is different, but for Reader (nicknamed Angel) and Billy, Angel has become more tired, drowsy, and prone to overheating while Billy has become more alert like he is constantly being fed an IV drip of Monster straight into his veins, as well as his body temperature dropping to compensate for Angel's. The flayermates always sub in for eachother's weaknesses, and their have been cases where the male-leaning mate has been the less active one.

hope this helps :3

[the-nerdie-girl]

Hiiiiiiii idk if ur requests are open but I’ve been obsessively reading and re-reading your flayermates series for the past few days on end now, and I’m very curious as to what our flayermates relationship with the flayer itself is like.

Is this just a projection of my own deranged crush? Maaaybe. You don’t have to answer this if you don’t want, but I thought since you’re already writing monster romance by proxy I’d might as well ask. No pressure tho! :-)

OMG HIIIIIII

Oki so!

Angel and Billy's relationship with the Flayer is more like.. mama kitten and her cubs.

In the second part the flayer does stop Billy and Angel from cuddling for too long, and I kinda wrote it in the mindset of also like "the boss at work ya like but is a bit controlling."

(controlling? see what I did there?)

Also part 3 may straight up turn into monster romance (see: my Thanksgiving day 2025 poll)

[the-nerdie-girl]

Random Ideas I had:

'Sadie Killer & The Suspects' from Steven Universe is basically What-If Robin joined Corroded Coffin

Flayed Billy should've torn Neil to shreds. Give the abused children at home some hope.

Angel (Y/n's nickname) becoming a minor celebrity for "surviving the mall fire" but also not coming back whole from said fire.

Also I got a dope-ass book called "Runaway Max" which chronicles season 2 from her POV. But also WHAT THE FUCK DO MEAN BILLY:

Almost set California on fire trying to give a cat a "viking funeral"

Broke a kid's arm (why they had to leave Cali)

Basically went through torture and Neil's whole "respect and responsibility" bullshit came from a SPEEDING TICKET. NOT MULTIPLE. ONE.

[the-nerdie-girl]

To everyone stuck with their extended family rn who doesn't wanna be, go to a separate room and do this poll. (especially for my FlayerMates lovers :3)

FlayerMates Freaky smut next chapter?

(ie, tentacles, knotting, alien/otherworldy shit, nesting)

Freaky time?

Yes

No

There is no escaping my family rn, sorry

Voting ended onNov 28, 2025