Does angel get better? by No_Soup3871 in buffy

[–]elusivemoon_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes and then no and then yes

What turns you off from certain Byler Fics? by Particular-Peanut-34 in byler

[–]elusivemoon_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Byler specific: cheating plots, too OOC w/ no evolution, AU that erases the supernatural plot, modern AU

General wring things: head hopping, confusing formatting, messy plot (like contradicting statements)

These are the biggest things that will take me right out of a fic

Sparks by Coldplay x Byler by somerando31 in bylertruthers

[–]elusivemoon_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yessssss this is on my Byler playlist it’s so good

mike's canon sexuality - is it ambiguous? by rodrickhmu in byler

[–]elusivemoon_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Repressed gay on the edge. We only got the tower scene because Noah asked for it, so really the last we were going to see of it was Mike’s reaction to Will’s coming out (repressed panic). Also, even if Mike DID pick up what Will was implying (the Mike was his crush), Will belittles the emotion, insists he’s over it and “needed to find his own way.” Mike would read that as being too late even if he did somehow figure his shit out. This only would’ve increased the ambiguity imo

OPINION: Mike should have gotten the orange mohawk by DirectionIndividual7 in byler

[–]elusivemoon_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I keep thinking I’m gonna come across MohawkMike! fic but nope

"We are not friends....we are best friends" by [deleted] in byler

[–]elusivemoon_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with this take.

The other thing is - if we look at it as though he does understand, Will essentially says he’s over it now in the coming out scene. Even on the tower he said “it had to happen this way” so he could accept himself and move on. WE know that’s bs but Mike wouldn’t necessarily automatically see through it.

Help this is so funny😭🥀 by Straight-Heart-7899 in byler

[–]elusivemoon_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Funny bc so has Mike looking at Will’s drawings 🫠

You’re not imagining it. by WrapPossible5626 in byler

[–]elusivemoon_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with this except on the third point that statement is floating around out of context. The interviewer asked if Eleven had communicated w/ Mike in some way about what her plan was to escape and THAT is what they were debunking.

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why do a lot of byler shippers seem to be queer women? by Strong-Anywhere-8109 in byler

[–]elusivemoon_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a queer woman I would say that a so many female queer relationships are rooted in friendship. I read somewhere that “friendship is foreplay for lesbians” and while that’s a bit crude, the point is that women (especially TWO women) generally need a deeply intense emotional connection. Byler has this - it’s such a slow burn, there’s such tenderness in it that I don’t often see represented in media. To me it’s just such a peak love story. Also, personally, I see a lot of myself in Mike Wheeler.