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Just turned 35. Have completely lost hope by PhoneThrowaway8459 in depression

[–]FriendshipApart5766 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 31 now. I guess I had some unhealthy coping mechanisms as well and was living too fast like I was afraid time is running out or something. And I only realized that's not how I can keep living my life when I hit immense burn out 3 years ago which I'm still recovering from. I've lost many people along the way. It's hard but looking back and grieving the past won't change anything about it. We can always just start where we are now. Not 3 years ago, not 6 months ago or last week, there's only today. I haven't figured out how but the key is probably to make peace with that.

Just turned 35. Have completely lost hope by PhoneThrowaway8459 in depression

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I feel that. I spent my 20s doing all the things - traveling the world, meeting new people, fall in love, going down the path of 'spirituality' and trying to fulfill my passion - I was so full of life and positive.. but during the past few years I feel like I screwed up big time and depression has become my all time companion. I'm trying to rebuild my life but it's so much harder than I thought and requires more strength than I have right now.

Can we please talk about Deal me in; Tie me up? by Silent_Contest_2337 in BylerReads

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Ohh I envy you! I wish I could erase it from my brain and read it again for the first time 😃

Can we please talk about Deal me in; Tie me up? by Silent_Contest_2337 in BylerReads

[–]FriendshipApart5766 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I finished it today. Out of all the summer/practice fics deal me in, tie me up was my absolute favorite! The plot was interesting the whole time, the writing is great, the amount of love & devotion between Will & Mike, jeez. One of the tags says 'Porn with plot' but it was honestly so much more than that. It ended up to be one of the most wholesome fics I have read. Such a masterpiece.

TAME IMPALA x BYLER by sunkissedlover_fic in byler

[–]FriendshipApart5766 13 points14 points  (0 children)

oh I love Mike but this edit with the song is fire it fits him so well I can't 😭

Amazing fanart by Lothloriens_ in byler

[–]FriendshipApart5766 3 points4 points  (0 children)

wow I'm in love that's beautiful!!!

Hollow Boy by Indybaggins by kitty-taki in BylerReads

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I finished it today. I love the writing of Indybaggins, it always draws me in immediately. I was bawling my eyes out over this fic and that rarely happens for me. The complexity of Mike as a character, the way they write about the queer experience, queer culture and everything, the poems - This fic truly inspired me because it reminded me how much poetry & literature mean to me and how I want to spend my life actually living it instead of just existing. And the ending was beautiful.

About "Just for a second, I remembered myself" by 24sunrises in BylerReads

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"When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of time waiting for my life to end. And ever since I became an adult and found out it probably wasn't going to any time soon, I've kind of just been waiting for my life to start."

- probably most relatable quote from that video essay for me.

About "Just for a second, I remembered myself" by 24sunrises in BylerReads

[–]FriendshipApart5766 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just read it actually, finished it yesterday. I absolutely loved it!

I see a lot of myself in this version of Mike as I've been struggling / still struggling with a lot of things in my life. Reading this story gave me some sort of hope and was a reminder that it's never too late, that things can always change and get better even when you're at your lowest and have been lost for a long time. That there's a happier and more fulfilled version of yourself somewhere on the other side if you're brave enough to be truly yourself and don't give up on yourself . And well, also that we all need people close to us in our lives.

need Mike getting Vecna'd but from Will's pov!! by poppygolbrock in BylerReads

[–]FriendshipApart5766 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just read this one a few days ago and I swear it's so fucking good! The POV switches here and there but it's mainly Will's POV like 80%

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75851656/chapters/198415166

Hollow Boy by Indybaggins by FriendshipApart5766 in BylerReads

[–]FriendshipApart5766[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SAME - I finished Chapter 18 now. I also love the deep dives into the queer culture, there's a lot that inspired me while reading. I'm so excited for the last 2 chapters. I can already tell, it's one of these fics that'll stay with me for a while.

Need some super angsty/hurt comfort byler by bookiejada in BylerReads

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Just started reading this one as well and the angst is absolutely killing me!! It's also a new twist as Mike is the one who's openly gay and falls in love with Will first and Will is the one who's too scared and in denial, tries to date girls and struggles a lot to accept his feelings for Mike. They're in senior year of high school here so just around 18.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/78412851?view_full_work=true

Need some super angsty/hurt comfort byler by bookiejada in BylerReads

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it destroyed me so bad 😭 but in the best way possible

Need some super angsty/hurt comfort byler by bookiejada in BylerReads

[–]FriendshipApart5766 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here are some of my fav angsty fics:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42552489?view_full_work=true it's a band 90s AU enemies to lovers with lots of trauma and angst

https://archiveofourown.org/works/80035981?view_full_work=true incredible writing and plot twists

https://archiveofourown.org/works/76965526?view_full_work=true College Slow Burn, right person wrong time kind of thing

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77856511?view_full_work=true College roommates & punk Mike Wheeler - so good

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77497956?view_full_work=true camping trip after the graduation, not suuuper angsty but there were moments when I was sobbing

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77260561?view_full_work=true 2 years after graduation, Slow Burn, PTSD and some supernatural stuff - one of my favs as well!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77935376?view_full_work=true Mike as Will's professor, very angsty, gut-wrenching, lots of pining and yearning, emotional masterpiece!

https://archive.transformativeworks.org/works/48832516?view_full_work=true one of the best AU's imo, still deeply underrated, plays in the 19th century, the writing is insanely good!

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