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Best Clexa Modern AU Fanfics

The best modern au Clexa (Clarke Griffin/Lexa) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Seeing beloved characters navigate familiar modern situations while retaining their core personalities and relationships.

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in love and war and politics

Modern AU

by centuriesofexistence

It's the most watched Senate race around the country, and Clarke Griffin is running one hell of an underdog campaign against the favored Cage Wallace. But she has a secret weapon that might save the campaign--and a secret that might ruin it. And both are named Lexa Ward.

20,314 kudos 201,750 words 22/22 chapters Mature
2

this heart, fossilized and silent (once was tender and once was violent)

by Chrmdpoet

Clarke is only three days into being a runaway when she realizes that she did not fully think this through. When she walked away from Camp Jaha, she took only herself, a handgun with limited ammunition, and the gnawing guilt inside her. Three days without food, water, fresh clothing, or bedding of a

28,950 kudos 171,154 words 35/35 chapters Mature
3

She

by thefooliam

Her roommate looks at her sometimes and Clarke is never sure if they’re going to kill or kiss each other.  When Clarke Griffin forgets to complete her sophomore year residency application, she returns to college to find that they’ve paired her with the last roommate she ever expected to get. [See ta

24,506 kudos 65,983 words 8/8 chapters Mature
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Lightning Only Strikes Once

by fiona_249

Consumed by grief, Clarke climbs Lexa's tower, not really thinking through what she plans to do. But any plans get taken away when she's struck by lightning, mysteriously transporting her back to before any of it happens. Back in her cell on the Ark, Clarke remembers exactly what went wrong - and my

18,968 kudos 307,941 words 134/134 chapters Mature
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they take their shots but we're bulletproof

by nightshifted

"Our winters are harsh," Lexa tells her. "You must have adequate shelter to survive them.""I survived you," Clarke says lowly. "I'll survive anything."

13,951 kudos 9,539 words 1/1 chapters Mature
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You See the Smile That's On My Mouth (it's hiding the words that don't come out)

by heartshapedcandy

It takes Clarke and Lexa about five seconds to fall in love, but it takes them way too long to realize it. This is that way-too-long. ora story in which Clarke and Lexa kiss too much and communicate too little

12,737 kudos 48,677 words 4/4 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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break your plans

by saltzpen

Clexa college!AU: in which Clarke grows tired of hearing Octavia and Lincoln’s escapades in the next room, so Lincoln offers her his apartment for study. He fails to mention his heavily tattooed hockey player roommate in the process.

12,006 kudos 92,587 words 14/? chapters Mature
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More Women than Warriors

by steklir (SilentStars)

'Before you,' he said, 'you can see more women than warriors. Cowardly, unarmed, they will give up the moment they see the weapons and bravery of their conquerors who have given them such a drubbing so many times before.' (Tacitus, Annals XIV.36)The first time Clarke sees the Head Girl she’s sitting

11,854 kudos 172,121 words 26/26 chapters Mature
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This Is Heaven in Hiding

by orangeyouglad8

There's no one Clarke Griffin loves going up against in court more than Lexa Woods. And there's no one Clarke Griffin hates going up against in court more than Lexa Woods. Lexa always knows just how to get a rise out of Clarke, how to ruffle her feathers and make her work for it. Winning against her

11,813 kudos 93,279 words 18/18 chapters Mature
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Catch Me, I'm Falling

by EffortlesslyOpulent

Lexa Woods is Arkadia High’s brand new varsity quarterback star, badass and adored by all. Clarke Griffin is a model student who dreams of getting an art scholarship. With Lexa's arrogance and Clarke's stubborn tendencies, they never thought they’d be compatible, much less soul mates. But as fate wo

10,995 kudos 288,841 words 24/24 chapters Mature
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blood rush in the hazy glow

by firetestsgold

“The locals aren’t fans of college kids. This is their neighborhood bar. They can get…territorial.”Clarke studies the girl who stopped the fight before it began. Leaning back in her chair in the back of the bar, she's all dark hair and dark eyeliner and dark alcohol. Clarke can see what he’s saying:

10,767 kudos 65,052 words 10/10 chapters Mature
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i'd give up forever to touch you

by geralehane

Clarke's mother is engaged to Lexa's father, and the girls are about to become unwilling step siblings. Instead, they become so much more. Or, step sister au on tumblr. (Lexa is on the autism spectrum.)

10,606 kudos 49,762 words 7/7 chapters Mature
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This War of Needs

by N1ghtWr1ter

All Clarke Griffin wants is to stop a war (and maybe get through her heat without suffering too much). All Commander Lexa wants is to protect her people (and maybe forget the tragic death of her mate for a few days). When a sudden burst of acid fog leaves them stranded together in an isolated bunker

10,468 kudos 151,858 words 24/24 chapters Explicit
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Polis 433

by nutalexfanfic

Six months after Clarke moves back to her tiny hometown to raise her two-year old toddler around what family she has left, she expects to do just that, and only that. She has two jobs; full time nurse, and full time single-mother. There's no time for anything else. Not even for the pretty firefighte

10,100 kudos 142,555 words 17/? chapters Mature
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Our Hearts (Have Minds Of Their Own)

by EffortlesslyOpulent

Clarke is NOT going back to another family reunion without a fake girlfriend to shut everyone up. Lexa, her neighbor and best friend, needs powerful clients like the Griffins for her up and coming business. How inconvenient that they accidentally fall head-over-heels for each other in the process.It

10,081 kudos 103,319 words 15/15 chapters Mature
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i'll keep you (my dirty little secret)

by saintavasilva

Clarke has been with Finn for five months and it’s okay. It’s not extreme passion and desire, but it’s been good. However, they haven’t had sex for five weeks and Clarke is slowly going crazy. She’s a sexual person, she likes having sex, preferably a lot of it. So she decides to find herself a fuck

10,027 kudos 46,760 words 9/9 chapters Explicit
17

Quality Ingredients

by HurricaneJane

Executive Chef Lexa "The Commander" Woods is working in her latest establishment in her home town of Portland, Maine. She is about to start conceptualizing her next restaurant and only has one rule for herself during the process: No more girls. When an accident at the restaurant lands her in Dr. C

9,391 kudos 232,975 words 29/29 chapters Mature
18

been lovin' you for quite some time

by onemilliongoldstars

"We'll just act..." her eyes flicker to Clarke's shining lips and she feels her voice crack slightly, "normal.""Right," Clarke's words are only a little breathy, "so... no fucking."In which Clarke and Lexa end up stuck spending Christmas together with both of their families, desperately trying to hi

9,268 kudos 17,717 words 3/3 chapters Explicit
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You're Fired (So Yeah You Win)

by LaFlashdrive

The one where Clarke draws Lexa’s name for the office Secret Santa, not knowing Lexa is the President of the company she works for. The gag gift she gets her is a bit… unconventional. A dildo. It’s a dildo.

9,212 kudos 108,333 words 14/14 chapters Explicit
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your hand in mine (pt. ii)

by geralehane

Five months after breaking Lexa's heart, getting her back is Clarke's first priority. She doesn't care about destroying herself in the process. (TW: Toxic Relationship Dynamics in the first part of the sequel. It's unhealthy and might be triggering for those who've experienced toxic/emotionally abus

9,061 kudos 107,626 words 28/28 chapters Mature

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Why Modern AU Clexa Fanfiction Works So Well

Clarke Griffin/Lexa — Sky People leader Clarke Griffin and Grounder Commander Lexa, whose political alliance blossomed into love before tragedy struck.

Modern AU — Characters from historical or fantasy settings are placed in contemporary times with modern technology, jobs, and social situations. Classic dynamics in fresh contexts.

The political intrigue, cultural differences, and tragic ending make this pairing ripe for fix-it stories and alternate universe exploration. Seeing beloved characters navigate familiar modern situations while retaining their core personalities and relationships. That's why modern au Clexa fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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