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.
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.
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
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,
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.“
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**
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,
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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
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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