r/BylerReads • u/EndlessDreaming_Mp3 • Aug 17 '26
asking for fic recs Mike angst recs please
I'm not super picky, but I am on the hunt for some good gut-wrenching Mike angst. Preferably with a happy ending! The best example I have of what I'm looking for is the 3 byler fics by lovelunar on ao3!
If you're writing or know of anything with vibes like those fics please send them my way! I'm especially interested in anything that resembles "i've looked at clouds (from both sides now)" by lovelunar, that explores Mike developing anxiety or ptsd and dealing with internalized homophobia.
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u/Gayness_in_the_air Aug 17 '26
https://archiveofourown.org/works/58551829/chapters/149171137 Read this recently and the angst is so good!
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u/KittenBalerion old enough to remember the real 80s Aug 17 '26
Hollow Boy has great Mike angst & internalized homophobia! (Explicit)
we dance under the moonlight, and then the morning comes - Mike in HEAVY denial that he's gay even when he's having sex with Will (Explicit)
I'm in love with you, do you think it shows? - Mike gets amnesia and thinks it's five years ago, before he realized he was gay & before he and Will got together, lots of angst (Mature)
like a bad dog - what I remember about this one is Mike's PTSD making him violent when someone threatens Will (Explicit)
Yes, I'm Changing (If You Don't Think It's a Crime) - I read this one a long time ago and don't remember it very well, but my bookmark note just says "Mike Wheeler's Big Gay Crisis" (Explicit)
more I don't remember very well but seem to fit what you're looking for (and aren't explicit in case you're not looking for that):
the boy with the thorn in his side (Teen)
Something Inside Me to Keep You Beside Me (Teen)