The Bear Fanfiction
FX's kitchen pressure-cooker about Carmy Berzatto, the fine-dining prodigy who inherits his dead brother's Chicago sandwich shop. Fandom attention concentrates ferociously on Carmy and Sydney's creative partnership — Sydcarmy fic ranges from strictly-professional yearning to full romance — alongside Richie's Forks-episode renaissance and grief fic for Mikey that hits as hard as the show does. Writers love the show's textures: family-meal domesticity, panic attacks in walk-ins, and love expressed exclusively through food.
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What is The Bear fanfiction?
The Bear fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the The Bear universe. With over 8,000 works on Archive of Our Own, The Bear is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Carmen Berzatto, Sydney Adamu, Richie Jerimovich, Natalie Berzatto, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular The Bear Fanfics
These are the highest-rated The Bear stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
Project: Outcasts
by J466Y1006
No summary provided.
Bunny Bitch
by JesterofChopin
How Mac lived and Retired from WVBA holding on to the secrets from his past
Elaina White
by V2077
A girl discovers a more violent part of herself and has deal with it's actions
Us
by AngelicAnimal
Eve and Villanelle have agreed to take down The Twelve together, though what that looks like, they don't know yet. This story is canon until the end of Season Two. Be sure to check out "Her" first before jumping into this one. "Her" is my Season Three rewrite, and now this is my Season Four rewrit
Re-Roll It
by Gailea
I felt like I'd gone crazy, I fully remembered a life of stolen moments with Jack. Remembered the pain of that last postcard more than anything else. The indescribable loss I'd had to hold to myself for the last twenty-seven years, not like I could talk to anyone about it. Then I'd opened my eyes an
Even Winter's Frost Must Eventually Melt Come Spring
by ImmenseMocha
"You wish to hear a story of the fae?" Alice asks. "Not just any fae-I wish to hear the story of the Azure Flame, the Lantern Fae of legend." Varka replies. "The Tsar's torchbearer? Well, that story begins long, long ago..." OR The story of Kyryll Chudomirovich Flins from Snezhnaya to Nod-Krai, and
{Re:Collection} Collecting powers in another world.
by Detectivz
Thirteen year old Subaru is living a life filled with mindless tomfoolery, and slowly he begins to become a background character of his own life. One morning, about 6 months since his last birthday, he gets transported to a completely different world, and he's left to fend for himself. Characters ag
My Punch-Out!! Headcanons
by Doll_of_Death
Yep.
Shane's Last Night Drinking
by Ht777777
Shane should probably think twice before chasing sounds in the woods, at night, whilst drunk. Well, some mistakes you only make once.
Say No: Irrelevant
by Striding_Valkrie
The numbers never stop coming. When the Machine delivers a new one, a college student tangled in something far bigger than he knows, Shaw's team goes to work. But when the case turns personal and one of their own is taken, Shaw is reminded why she fights: not for the mission, not for the Machine, bu
Priorities
by c0nstruct0r_kyle
Hi! Here's my silly short story.It's about two adults [Rabbit & Fox] that are fighting just because of some cabbages :)Warning: Idunno how to write sooo yeah enjoy my run-on sentences and confused plot!!!
A Different Calling
by FU5
Buck has always wanted to explore what was within the forest ever since he heard wolves howling through the night. But as he began his journey he would instead come across something far more bigger than anything in his life.
Off brand Goldilocks on crack
by Shh_Im_not_allowed_to_be_here
Basically a play I wrote in 8th grade and performed in as goldilocks
Therapy in Session
by DietSoma (Huxleyenne)
"I gave him so many beers, too. Beers that I made. Some days it’s the only thing I could think of to make him smile."The farmer feels so guilty, he has to talk to somebody about this.
Puppy and Bear
by astrophet
unfinished but posted because I didn't want it deleted from my drafts
Songs I Wrote And Need To Dump
by Anonymous
Lyrics to songs that tell usually drastic stories. I'm not holding anyone's hand. (English is not my first language, and I'm pretty inconsistent, especially when it comes to songs)
Return to Sender, Lord Please
by Soup511
In the rain-slicked, underbelly of the city, information is the ultimate currency. The postal underground controls the banks.For twenty years, Inky has ruled the city’s criminal logistics with an iron fist, an immaculate suit, and an unwavering code: deliver at all costs. But when a brilliant, high-
Happy Holidays from the Berzattos! Carmen Berzatto x reader
by coolgirlbrook
High School best friends, you and Carmen Berzatto, haven't seen each other since... well, high school. Not a falling out, but more a drift apart. After graduating and finding out what you want to do in life, it was starkly different from your best friend, who wanted to start a restaurant with his ol
I Wish I Was Your Girl.
by nikkifreeman
Nikki Freeman and Sarah are at work one day just messing around when Sarah mentions Nikki giving her guitar lessons in payment to take her out to dinner. Is it a date or just two best friends out to dinner?
Don’t Eat The Neighbours | Genderbent AU
by clarawasnthere
sorry i thought we needed more wlw and prominent girl characters overall so i Genderbent them.. for reference: Doe: RabbitElvira/Wolf: WolfVixen: FoxLucas: LucySimone: SimonBeatrice/Bea/Berry: BarryEmmett: EmilyPenny: PeterSow: BearTerra: Terrapin
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Popular The Bear Ships
SydCarmy
Sydney Adamu/Carmen Berzatto
The Bear's chef and his sous chef build a restaurant out of each other's ambition, trading panic attacks, napkin sketches, and the show's most loaded 'let it rip' eye contact. Canon insists it's a partnership; the fandom files it under slow burn.
2,500 works →
Richie/Carmy
Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich/Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto
Michael's best friend and Michael's little brother scream at each other through every service while grieving the same man neither can mention. The Bear's fandom reads their volcanic codependence — 'cousins' who aren't related — as something with no safe name.
800 works →
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many The Bear fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 8,000 The Bear fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best The Bear ships?
Popular The Bear pairings include SydCarmy, Richie/Carmy. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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