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Best Long Friends to Lovers Fanfics

Friends to Lovers fanfics from 50k to 100k words — full novel length with room for slow development. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.

Friends to Lovers 20 long fics Avg 71,094 words 50,000–100,000 words

Top 20 Long Friends to Lovers Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with friends to lovers and falls in the 50,000–100,000 words range.

1

you took my heart (i was sleeping)

by lameparties

It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement. Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold. or Seven nights in which Mike and Will

199,108 kudos 52,631 words 8/8 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
2

2am Knows All Secrets [original]

by Unbreakable_Red_Riot

… It wasn’t that he was annoyed.Okay, maybe he was a little annoyed, but that was just the lack of sleep talking. Because a certain explosive punk thought it was a good idea to test the flammability of his sheets at 2 in the morning. Every single morning.(In which Bakugou's quirk wakes Kirishima up,

33,941 kudos 59,033 words 15/15 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
3

Windows

by dr_girlfriend

Derek has a new neighbor who won't stop looking.Excerpt:“You’re blind,” Derek said flatly, the anger draining from him so suddenly he felt almost woozy. His vision cleared, his claws sliding back into blunt fingernails.“Thanks for the memo, genius,” the kid said acidly. “I can still fucking defend

33,731 kudos 83,266 words 28/28 chapters Explicit Complete
4

sub-culture

by palmviolet

“Is he whining about Eddie being mean to him again?” Robin is leaning in the doorway, eating a leftover slice that’s probably cold by now. “You talk about him more than you talk about girls, Steve, it’s getting concerning. Anyone would think you had a crush.”or, steve is pretty convinced eddie now h

29,278 kudos 60,702 words 13/13 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
5

A Sign of The Morning

by ToEdenandBackAgain

Vecna is dead. The Upside Down is cut off from Hawkins yet again. Steve is trying to go back to normal, whatever that is. He's also trying to figure out exactly how Eddie Munson has managed to fit so easily into his life.

23,534 kudos 86,804 words 12/12 chapters Mature Complete
6

ice cream before dinner

by cloudydaisies

Missing Chris is less of an emotion these days and more of a physical entity. He’s sure everyone can see that he’s slowly hollowing himself out, that he can’t do much of anything else.But when Jee laughs at him trying to get his tongue to touch his nose, and Mara loops one of her arms through his to

20,267 kudos 58,577 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
7

Stick With You

by lettersinpetals

The MSBY Black Jackals were vacationing on an island when lockdown measures were put in place due to a pandemic. While the rest of their teammates managed to get on the last flight back to Japan, Kiyoomi and Atsumu didn't make it.To be stuck in close quarters with your enemy-slash-teammate in a fore

16,614 kudos 99,365 words 44/44 chapters Explicit Complete
8

don't leave me tongue-tied

by dawnshine

After wishing on a star, Jisung develops the bizarre ability to see "lust gauges" of the people around him, displaying the current arousal levels of their owners. As if that weren't strange enough, his best friend Minho's gauge is always filled to the brim despite him being one of the most calm and

14,234 kudos 57,507 words 5/5 chapters Explicit
9

The Roronoa Fruit

by Stark_Black

To Zoro's surprise, Sanji takes a step towards friendship, using food as his cover. Now their new friendship is deepening fast and Sanji almost can't keep up.

12,375 kudos 66,850 words 13/13 chapters Explicit Complete
10

Ruin

by Sea_Dragonfly

“Perhaps you should take a seat,” said Violet.Colin wouldn't remember the details of what his mother told him next. He would remember her hand warm on his knee, her eyes wide with concern, her voice gentle as velvet. All of it in stark contrast to the devastating news she shared.Penelope was ruined.

12,289 kudos 68,955 words 24/24 chapters Explicit Complete
11

Your Name Is Tattooed On My Heart

by mcpofife

Louis is ready to find the love of his life, but first he has to stop falling for the punk rocker next door.Inspired by this tweet:

11,733 kudos 86,809 words 11/11 chapters Explicit Complete
12

Draco Malfoy and the Year When Everyone Suddenly Paid Attention to Him

by DracoWillHearAboutThis

By the start of his sixth year at Hogwarts, Draco had sort of gotten used to slipping under the radar of his fellow students. It was a natural side-effect of being a member of the closest circle of The Boy Who Lived, newly dubbed The Chosen One. So it was a bit of an understatement to say that he wa

11,456 kudos 70,441 words 15/15 chapters Explicit Complete
13

Skull Rock Era

by chattrekisses

Steve Harrington never planned for Eddie Munson.Steve was supposed to marry his high school sweetheart, have 2.5 children, and take over the family business. He was supposed to live a blissful life on a nondescript cul-de-sac, complete with a white picket fence and a closet full of tasteful polo shi

10,749 kudos 71,794 words 11/11 chapters Explicit Complete
14

so sweet like chocolate

by luckyday

Jisung's never exactly been the studious type. Sure, he's smart in his own way, but that doesn't necessarily transfer over to the kind of intelligence that the education system relies on. Tired of struggling after his first semester, he takes his friend up on the advice of actually using the school

10,033 kudos 71,735 words 3/3 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
15

What happens in Vegas

by Ididloveyou_once

57 missed calls. Bart_ahhh tagged you and one other in a postThe Gazette (4 hours ago)Bruce Wayne’s youngest eligible bachelor is off the market: Timothy Drake-Wayne eloped in Vegas [EXCLUSIVE pictures] 63 unread messag-Tim jolted upright. His eyes scanned over the headline again. Timothy Drake-Way

9,225 kudos 92,234 words 23/23 chapters Mature Complete
16

To Brew A Scandal

by Stars_in_motion

In the summers between school, a young Hermione Granger finds companionship in a mysterious young wizard near her family’s country home in Wiltshire. They share their troubles under the comfort of their respective anonymity until one fateful encounter destroys their fragile refuge from the real worl

8,067 kudos 81,350 words 22/22 chapters Explicit Complete
17

Seven Stages

by Mikacrispy

The 7 Stages of Dealing with a Confession from your Best Friend  Katsuki confesses and Izuku's whole world view changes.Izuku is involuntarily thrown on a journey of self-discovery to find out what love and sexuality mean to him.

7,546 kudos 51,761 words 9/9 chapters Explicit Complete
18

get loud

by wo_osan

“This is Wooyoung, he’s my best friend.” San turns to Wooyoung, leaning in far closer than he would while sober and grabbing Wooyoung by the shoulders. They’re basically the same height so it’s oddly jarring to suddenly be so close, noses almost touching. “You know that, right?” San says seriously.“

6,929 kudos 53,481 words 10/10 chapters Explicit
19

Always

by ninjamanda

Penelope Featherington has always dreamt of the day she would marry her best friend, Colin Bridgerton.What she didn't realize is that she would be marrying him for obligation, not for love. At least, not at first...** Slow burn taking place directly after the events of season 2, fic now complete**

6,709 kudos 95,226 words 25/25 chapters Explicit Complete
20

Breathe You In (Like a Vapor)

by Fabby

“I’m not so drunk that I don’t know what I’m asking you,” Max said.Charles swallowed the lump in his throat. “Me either.”“So, is that a yes?”“Are you sure about this?” Charles asked instead, laughing unbelievably and shaking his head. “This is not something we do, mate.”“It could be something we do,

6,708 kudos 53,360 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete

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About Friends to Lovers

Best friends who realize their feelings run deeper than friendship.

The foundation of trust and intimacy is already there - it's about recognizing what was always true.

Common scenarios: Childhood friends, college roommates, longtime partners in crime realizing there's more.

About This List

70,441
median words
80%
complete
199,108
top kudos
~4.7 hours
median read time

This list of 20long Friends to Lovers fanfics spans 1,421,881 total words. Kudos range from 6,708 on the newest entries to 199,108 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 (13 of 20 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Friends to Lovers · Getting Together · Slow Burn · Alternate Universe - College/University · Hurt/Comfort.

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