Best Short Fake Dating Fanfics
Fake Dating novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 20 Short Fake Dating Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with fake dating and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
Electricity In the Contact
by ladyblahblah
In which Derek has been invited to the Greater Pacific Northwest Alpha Symposium (that's not what it's called, Stiles, stop saying that), and showing up unattached would mean an arranged marriage. When the rest of the pack objects, he agrees to let Stiles come along to pose as his mate. Derek is r
Don't Worry Baby
by kalpurna
"You know you're allowed to ask for vanilla sex, right?" he says, afterwards. "We can do whatever you want. That's kind of the point."Derek doesn't respond.
this city bleeds its aching heart
by renne_archive
The one where Steve and Bucky pose as a happily married couple while on a mission for SHIELD, to catch an international arms dealer hiding in a suburban neighbourhood.
No Matter How Far Away You Roam
by lady_ragnell
“I was wondering if you might come home with me.” Merlin stops mid-rant and stares at him, and then down at his panini again, and back at Arthur. This is a panini of lies and pain. He can tell already. “For Christmas? I’ve got an uncle and a mother and a sister waiting for me at home, in case you
A Convenient Impracticality
by firethesound_HP_archive
Somehow Harry ends up agreeing to a fake relationship with his ex-nemesis-turned-friendly-acquaintance-with-benefits, except for some reason it involves an awful lot of actual dating and, sadly, not much sex. Confused? Harry is too, but when has anything with Draco Malfoy ever been as straightforwar
Something Smart to Do
by kianspo
In which Jim finds himself fake-married to his first officer every other month. It's not his fault. Mostly. Dowries and Klingons are involved. Starfleet is decidedly not amused.
Professional Couple Only
by saltyfeathers
There's a haunted apartment building in Vermont, and the ad says "Professional couple only". Dean and Cas rise to the occasion.
Hitting the Water at Sixty Miles an Hour
by what_alchemy
“You love your mother, Sherlock?”John watched the muscles in Sherlock’s jaw jump. He nodded in one sharp jerk. “Then we’re going to her party and making her happy.” John let out a resigned sigh. “As a ruddy couple, you bastard.”
Bubblegum Bitch
by kkeomtae
Jungkook is but a simple delivery boy; the last thing he needs is a high maintenance fake boyfriend.
A Lie for a Lie
by Boogum
"Because Chat Noir is dating Marinette." Or in which Lila lies, Adrien panics, and Marinette gets stuck being Chat Noir's fake girlfriend. [based on agrestenoir’s fake dating idea]
gossamer in the light
by islandbreeze
The stranger quirks a smile, his eyes twinkling a little. He’s very cute, actually, but Jimin is hardly concerned with that right now. “Aren’t you going to introduce me?” the man asks expectantly, glancing at Hyungsik.“Of course,” Jimin says, turning to face Hyungsik. “How rude of me. Hyungsik, this
we are what we pretend to be
by C_AND_B
After the unrestricted office access, and the flowers, and the surprise visits to Catco, everyone just kinda starts to assume Kara and Lena are dating, and maybe they should let them. (AKA, Lena and Kara really just date whilst pretending they're fake dating).
Thirty-Eight Days and Counting
by thecommodore_squid (orphan_account)
It didn’t escape him that Steve shared his assumed last name. “Are you gonna be my cousin?” Bucky asked dully.Steve frowned. “Husband, actually,” he said easily, holding up his left hand to show a typical golden band.Bucky scowled and closed the door.AKAAn AU in which Bucky is put in the witness pro
Family Recipe
by themidnightguardian
“Naruto is a person with a name,” Iruka snapped, already way past the limit of his patience for the day. Funny, how he could spend all day with small children, but a single council meeting wore him down to the bone. “Use it.”“Hmm.” For a long second, Iruka thought that he was about to die. And then
bury me at make out creek
by mrehk
He has it all figured out. He’s going to approach Lee Minho, explain the situation, offer him the once in a lifetime opportunity to be treated to a free vacation and get back at his mortal enemy, Kim Seungmin.If worst comes to worst and the guy spits in his face or something, he’ll simply tell his f
I'll Be Your Man
by jeosheo
The two of them have never gotten along, not even for a second since they met, and they are, as far as Wonwoo is concerned, sworn enemies. So, you can imagine Wonwoo’s surprise when, on a regular Wednesday morning, Wonwoo is making a cup of tea in the office break room and the door slams open agains
In The Punch Line
by zamwessell
From the kinkmeme!Basically, Charles Xavier needs a date to his tenth high school reunion. Enter Erik Lehnsherr, Raven’s best friend, who happens to be a model and the new face of Calvin Klein.
Where Lamps Go to Die
by WastedOn
When Lena finds out Kara and Supergirl are lovers, of course she’s happy for them. Ecstatic, even. She’s always sworn no one could be good enough for her Kara, but Supergirl comes close. Nevermind that Supergirl abandons Kara on dates, drags her onto dangerous battlefields for “the story,” and doesn
but, baby, watching you blush
by calvingseason
Eddie opens his mouth. Closes it. Finally, he settles on, “You told your parents you’re married? To a man?” Chimney and Hen both glance at him with twin looks that clearly mean he’s on his own with telling the rest of the story. Which—they had no problem teasing and joking about it three seconds a
The Curse of Saturdays
by indifferentyoongi
His dad's girlfriend was sweet for wanting to help Minho find a boyfriend, going as far as roping her own daughter into bringing over a friend for him to connect with. She meant well, she did. So maybe that’s why he said it. It was true that he didn’t have time for dating with graduation so soon, bu
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About Fake Dating
Characters pretending to be in a relationship, usually developing real feelings along the way.
The dramatic irony, the proximity, the moment fake becomes real.
Common scenarios: Fake engagement for family events, pretending to date to make someone jealous, undercover as a couple.
About This List
This list of 20short Fake Dating fanfics spans 574,515 total words. Kudos range from 9,430 on the newest entries to 35,649 on the most established. Nearly all (80%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Explicit (10 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fake/Pretend Relationship · Pining · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Humor · Alternate Universe.
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