Best Mature Fake Dating Fanfics
The 25 most-loved mature fake dating fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. The dramatic irony, the proximity, the moment fake becomes real.
Top 25 Mature Fake Dating Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with fake dating and rated Mature.
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.
ATSU101: how to fall in love with your fake boyfriend
by solyn
What Sakusa says is this:"I told Kuroo-san I would do it, but I thought you should hear it from me." What Atsumu says, in all his infinite eloquence and quick-tongued wit is:"Wuh?" Sakusa sneers."Congratulations, Miya, until the end of Terushima-san's party, we're officially dating."or: Atsumu needs
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.
It Was All Just a Game (Rewrite)
by write_me227
If there's one thing that Draco Malfoy yearns for, it's seeing Harry Potter in pain. How that happens, he doesn't care. When Potter's name is pulled out of the Goblet of Fire, Draco sees it as the perfect opportunity to fulfill his greatest desire. Except Saint Potter has luck swimming in his veins.
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
With or Without You
by a1phab3ts0up
“Is it your wedding day?”Shane sputters. “Sorry?”“The tuxedo,” she points out. “You look like you just got married.”“Oh,” Shane says dumbly, glancing down at his rumpled suit. “No,” he adds.-Or the one where that one night in Vegas gets a little out of hand for Ilya and Shane and a marriage by accid
i want something just like this
by Jazzfordshire
“It’s a lot easier for me to keep my grip on you when I can actually feel your body.”The phrase feel your body said in Kara’s voice rattles around in Lena’s head like a pinball machine, but she manages to shrug her sweater off and throw it somewhere behind them before she can second-guess herself. K
step out into the sun
by plutos
“I gotta talk to you, buddy, real quick,” Poe says lowly, and grabs Finn’s hand to haul him back out of the mess hall. His pilot friends cheer loudly, Karé yelling something about keeping it decent, and Finn barely has a second to process it before Poe’s yanking him away and into a deserted side cor
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
New Romantics
by the7print
"We’ll call ourselves the new romantics: partners in crime, 21st century millennials making money out of marriage. Like a movie, but in real life."What do you do when you're set to inherit billions from your recently deceased grandfather's will, but only on grounds that you must be legally married?
The Predatory Wasp
by orphan_account
Five years without any contact was a long time. The distance had built new walls on top of old wounds. They were still best friends, maybe, but did they really know each other anymore? In an ideal situation, they'd spend some time alone, maybe go on a few small adventures. Take it slow. Rediscover w
Fake Wedding March
by oldarchive (farozaan)
Minutes before Daichi is going to introduce his fiance to his parents, he gets dumped via text. So while he sits in front of his parents, trying to figure out what to say, an angel appears next to him.or: Suga pretends to be Daichi's fiance to save his ass.
a fairytale ending
by ganymede_elegy
Jon, 29Looking for a date to a wedding. I'm not kidding. Must pretend to be my girlfriend. Some PDA required (holding hands, etc), but feel free to punch me in the face if you're ever uncomfortable. Or just tell me and I'll stop.**Warnings**-the bride is my ex and the groom is my half brother-I am d
Same Town, New Story
by LikeSatellites
“--if you agree to go on a date with me, my friends will let me leave, and I just want to go to the arcade because I have 600,000 tickets, and my friend said he’ll give me his tickets, and I’m so close to winning the lifesize Charmander, and this is tragically important to me, so if you just say yes
Strange Love
by arandomfan91
Alec is in love with Magnus. Magnus needs Alec to be his fake boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?
How to Win Friends and Influence People
by olivieblake
Real heroes never quit. Real villains never die. Dramione with ensemble cast, post-war, espionage AU. COMPLETE.
But I guess that's love (I can't pretend)
by 99MillionMiles
“I'd like to inform you that, according to our instructions, we'll start tomorrow at 9 a.m. I suggest we put up a more...united front, or else I suspect we won't appear very believable as a couple."Inexplicably, Gavin smirked at that."Trust me, Barbie", he nodded, "we will."Or: the Gavin/Connor unde
Success Probability
by Driverpicksthemooseic
"Hank," Connor starts. Not Lieutenant, just Hank. Hank gives him a baffled stare. "This is the only method with a high probability of success, so please go along with it." (OR, Hank and Connor go undercover at the Eden Club.)
My What Now?
by sandersonsister
Kageyama wasn't sure how he ended up in this position. He was having a hard enough time with his new team. Why did Oikawa think it was a good idea to pretend to be his boyfriend?Translation into Español available: ¿Ahora qué? by themechanicalmoon
Right Now, You're Smitten
by idratherhaveyou
Laurent's uncle insists he starts bringing a date (a serious one) to company events. In an effort to irritate his uncle, Laurent decides to ask Damen, Nicaise's babysitter, to be his date. Damen grudgingly agrees and goes to the company's annual Christmas party. And many parties after.There's fak
Marry Me (because I'd like to date you)
by SailorHeichou
Levi is a workaholic with no social life outside of work. Eren is his sassy Assistant of almost three years. When Levi is passed up for a big promotion because of his status as a single bachelor, Hanji decides to help him out by lying about his engagement to his assistant Eren. The only problem is t
take me out
by ganymede_elegy
“I'm not saying actually date a woman. Fake date one. Don't celebrities do that all the time for clout?”“Right,” it's Theon's turn to roll his eyes. “And who would I...” he stops, frowns a bit, then tilts his head as he looks at her appraisingly. Something a bit like panic flares in her chest at his
Denial & Deception
by Bohemienne
When the Black Eagles Strike Force's top mole in the Leicester Alliance is discovered, Byleth proposes a drastic plan to gather the necessary intelligence for an invasion. Hubert and Ferdinand will have to fake a clandestine relationship, feud with Edelgard, flee the Empire, and take refuge in the A
unorphaned (in our northern lights)
by morningsound15
Faith doesn’t notice anything strange until the next morning, when they wake up in bed together. In another time. In another world. In a world where they’re married and living together and raising Buffy’s little sis and everyone’s walking around treating the situation like it’s fine and good and nor
The Place Between
by PsiCygni
"No, Gaila. I am not, absolutely not going to walk into Commander Spock’s office and suggest that we pretend to date for an entire summer. I mean, we… I… he’s not… I couldn’t even spend that much time with him, nor would I want to. He’s so… he’s just really… I have professional mores, Gaila. Sta
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About This List
This list of 25mature Fake Dating fanfics spans 3,022,446 total words. Kudos range from 2,494 on the newest entries to 22,067 on the most established. Nearly all (84%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Mature (25 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fake/Pretend Relationship · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Fluff · Fake Marriage.
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