🏷️ Modern Au
31 entries tagged with this trope
The Commoner's Guide to Bedding a Royal
olivieblake · 2019
Modern AU where Draco is a prince and Hermione is a commoner journalist. Olivie Blake (Atlas Six author) wrote this before she was famous.
Text Talk
merlywhirls · 2014
Sirius is a disaster gay who can't text properly. Remus is a PhD student with too much patience. Somehow, they make it work in this modern AU romance.
Modern Love
tackytiger · 2019
A modern AU where Harry and Draco meet through a dating app. Neither knows who the other really is until it's too late to care.
Text Talk
merlywhirls · 2014
Modern AU where Sirius and Remus are university students who start texting. What begins as casual conversation becomes everything. The format is addictive.
The Student Prince
FayJay · 2013
Modern royalty AU where Arthur is a prince attending university and Merlin is his roommate. The chemistry between them burns slow and bright.
Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time
Amethystina · 2016
College AU where Adora and Catra are forced to be roommates. The sexual tension is thick enough to cut with a knife.
Where Our Blue Is
lachesisgrimm · 2018
Modern college AU where Rey and Ben are competitive literature students. The academic rivals-to-lovers energy is everything. Beautiful prose.
Promise Me
orphan_account · 2019
Modern college AU where Catra and Adora are rival athletes. The competition and history between them creates incredible tension that builds to romance.
Text Talk
merlywhirls · 2014
Modern AU told entirely through texts, tweets, and Tumblr posts. Remus and Sirius are strangers who start texting by accident. Pure serotonin. The format is genius and the humor is immaculate.
Maps
siriuslywinchester · 2015
Modern AU where Remus is a geography teacher and Sirius is a troubled mechanic. Real-world setting, real-world problems. The mundane details make the love story hit harder.
Puppy Love
ourloveislegendrarry · 2017
Modern AU where Remus works at a dog shelter and Sirius keeps adopting dogs just to talk to him. Pure fluff. Zero angst. Sometimes you just need a fic that's entirely serotonin.
Atomic Number
Reylocalligraphy · 2018
Modern AU where Rey is a chemistry PhD student and Ben is the insufferable professor across the hall. Academic rivals-to-lovers with crackling dialogue. The Love Hypothesis could never.
Catastrophe Theory
SageMcMae · 2018
Professor AU. Rey is tenure-track. Ben is the department's golden boy. Their rivalry is legendary. The academic politics are sharp and the chemistry is sharper.
The Bittersweet Between My Teeth
TeamFreewill · 2015
Modern AU college Percabeth. No gods, no monsters — just two people figuring out that best friends can be more. The mundane setting somehow makes the feelings hit harder.
Stars and Flowers
the_bookish_soul · 2017
Modern AU Feysand. Feyre runs a flower shop. Rhys runs the nightclub next door. Modern-day enemies-to-lovers with all the SJM tropes transplanted perfectly into a contemporary setting.
Text Talk
merlywhirls · 2014
Modern AU told entirely through texts, group chats, and social media. Sirius accidentally texts Remus. The format is genius. Genuinely hilarious.
Atomic Blonde
Arya_Greenleaf · 2017
Modern AU. Rey is a Secret Service agent assigned to protect Senator Ben Solo. They hate each other. The sexual tension could power a nuclear reactor.
A Study in Winning
fayjay · 2011
Modern AU where Merlin is a university student and Arthur is a professional tennis player. The most beloved Merthur AU. Funny, sweet, and satisfying.
The Bodyguard
Rhaywen · 2018
A reclusive CEO hires a bodyguard. The bodyguard has opinions.
The Headmaster's Boy
kylorenobsession · 2019
Modern boarding school AU. Forbidden and electric.
Velaris Nights
nyxofnight · 2019
Rhysand runs a nightclub. Feyre walks in needing a job. Modern Velaris glows.
Text Talk
merlywhirls · 2014
Remus and Sirius start texting by accident. Modern AU told entirely through texts, tweets, and chat messages. Incredibly clever.
The Proposal
inthegarden · 2019
Modern AU based on the movie. Ben is the horrible boss. Rey is the assistant. He needs a fake fiancée for immigration. Chemistry ensues.
Soft Spot
Nonymos · 2017
Bucky is a vet. Steve brings in his dog. Classic coffee shop energy with dog-park meetcutes and painfully obvious pining.
The Inner Circle Group Chat
ACOTARTrashQueen · 2019
The Inner Circle in a group chat. Cassian sends memes. Amren threatens murder. Rhys is dramatic. Pure unhinged joy.
Every Day I'm Shuffling
Sami · 2019
Modern AU. Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are roommates. Wei Wuxian thinks Lan Wangji hates him. He does not. Everyone else can see it.
This Bitter Earth
Salazarfalcon · 2010
Modern AU. Sirius and Remus find each other again after years apart. Grief and longing and the slow courage of reaching back toward someone you lost.
Stag Do
ConstanceB · 2013
Modern AU. James's stag do throws Remus and Sirius into twenty-four hours of chaos. The disaster is perfectly plotted and the love is achingly real.
Moonfire
FoxxyGrrl · 2018
Modern AU. Rey and Ben are rivals in the same orbit — the push-pull energy of their canon dynamic perfectly translated to the real world.
Never Was a Cornflake Girl
kaitou_marina · 2008
Modern AU college setting. Katara and Zuko are stuck in the same social circle. The tension builds across semesters. Classic early Zutara modern AU.
A Court of Bargains and Beginnings
ACOTARTrashQueen · 2019
The Inner Circle as college students. Cassian is the athlete who's somehow failing Gym. Nesta is the TA who hates him. Rhys is trying to contain everyone.