🏷️ Mutual Pining

A Study in John

Atisenia · 2014

Sherlock investigates John's past while navigating his growing feelings. Beautiful character study.

Electric Pink Hand Grenade

BeautifulFiction · 2012

Sherlock and John go undercover as a couple and feelings get complicated. Perfect mix of humor and romance.

In Free Fall

kbrick · 2017

Harry and Draco are Auror partners. The tension between them is suffocating. When a case goes wrong, everything they've been avoiding comes to the surface.

A Study in John

LaDeeDa · 2014

Sherlock studies everyone. John Watson is his most fascinating case. The detective work he does on his own feelings is more complex than any murder.

Dean Winchester is Not Afraid of Commitment

Annie D · 2012

Dean and Cas pretend to be engaged to get Sam off Dean's back about commitment. The fake part gets increasingly difficult to maintain.

Ground Zero

OwlF45 · 2018

Pro heroes Deku and Ground Zero are forced to work together. Old wounds and new feelings make every mission dangerous in more ways than one.

Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches

Reiya · 2016

Yuuri and Viktor are rivals who can't stop thinking about each other. The ice becomes their battlefield and their confession booth. Figure skating has never been this sexy.

We Can Be Heroes

freshia · 2017

Keith and Lance's rivalry becomes partnership becomes something neither expected. Saving the universe is easier than admitting they care about each other.

What Belongs to You

Callmearctus · 2018

Jon and Martin navigate the horrors of the Magnus Institute and the scarier prospect of being in love. Romance blooms in the archives of supernatural terror.

Space Mall

BossToaster · 2016

Keith and Lance get trapped in a space mall. What should be a simple shopping trip becomes a bonding experience. The banter is *chef's kiss*.

Dwelling on Dreams

skoosiepants · 2016

Harry and Draco start sharing dreams. The dream world becomes more real than their waking lives. Beautifully written exploration of connection.

Performance in a Leading Role

Mad_Lori · 2014

Actor AU where Sherlock is a famous actor and John is a doctor-turned-actor. They have to fake a relationship for publicity. The slow realization of real feelings is perfect.

Symbiosis

PitViperOfDoom · 2016

Soulmate AU where quirks can bond people together. Katsuki and Izuku have to navigate being bonded while working through their complicated history.

Purple Marks and Bleeding Hearts

SylviaW1991 · 2017

Hanahaki disease AU where Keith and Lance both have the disease but don't realize they love each other. The angst and mutual pining is perfectly painful.

To Guard and to Guide

Nap · 2019

Through the ages story showing how Crowley and Aziraphale's relationship developed over 6000 years. Beautiful historical settings and slow-burn romance.

Gravity

SpaceWaffleHouseTM · 2018

Post-TROS fix-it where Rey and Poe help rebuild the galaxy and fall in love in the process. The hope and healing after war is beautifully done.

The Arrangement

Mithrigil · 2012

John and Sherlock fake a relationship for a case. Sherlock is surprisingly good at it. Too good. The UST is agonizing.

The Sacred and the Profane

afrai · 2014

Six thousand years of an angel and a demon orbiting each other. From Eden to the end of the world and beyond. The ineffable husbands fic that defines the ship.

The Path of Fireflies

roadlights · 2019

Dean and Castiel in Purgatory, fighting their way out. Everything is stripped down — no distractions, no denial, just two people and the monsters between them.

Every Day I Write the Book

etymologyplayground · 2019

Modern AU. Wei Wuxian is a creative writing student. Lan Wangji is his stoic TA. The UST during office hours is unbearable. MDZS fans who haven't read this: what are you doing?

call it what you want

wishingforwings · 2019

A retelling and expansion of Druck Season 3. Matteo and David's love story with all the missing scenes filled in. Quiet, beautiful, and achingly real.

Dirty Laundry

Gibslythe · 2016

Lance brings Keith home as his fake boyfriend to one-up his family. Keith has never experienced a big, loud, loving family before. The culture shock is adorable. THE Klance fic.

The Way You Said 'Good Night'

Wheneverfeast · 2020

Aziraphale and Crowley through the centuries, told through every time they said good night. 6,000 years of pining condensed into pure longing. Ineffable husbands at their finest.

Fertile Ground

idrilka · 2019

Jaskier won't stop following Geralt. Geralt won't admit he doesn't want him to stop. The toss-a-coin-to-your-Witcher energy but with actual emotional resolution. Geraskier gold.

Text Talk

merlywhirls · 2014

Remus and Sirius start texting by accident. Modern AU told entirely through texts, tweets, and chat messages. Incredibly clever.

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The Gods Must Be Crazy

GreenWithAwesome · 2012

Mortal AU high school. Percy is oblivious. Annabeth is frustrated. The gods are their meddling teachers. Pure chaos.

Dirty Laundry

Gibslythe · 2016

Keith pretends to be Lance's boyfriend for a family visit. THE fake-dating fic of the Voltron fandom. Warm, funny, and sweet.

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.

The Road to Nowhere Leads to You

mikotyzini · 2019

Blake and Yang on a road trip across Remnant. Working through trauma, finding each other again. The best Bumbleby longfic.

The Fallout

everythursday · 2010

In the aftermath of war, Draco and Hermione circle each other slowly, inevitably. One of the great post-war Dramione epics. Beautifully paced.

Drop Your Weapons

proulxes · 2021

Post-war Diagon Alley. Draco is trying to rebuild. Hermione keeps appearing. Neither of them knows how to reach the other across all that history.

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.