Best Explicit Friends with Benefits Fanfics
The 25 most-loved explicit friends with benefits fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. The trope runs on dramatic irony and denial; readers watch two people perform casualness while every gesture betrays them, waiting for the arrangement to collapse into the relationship it always was.
Top 25 Explicit Friends with Benefits Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with friends with benefits and rated Explicit.
frequently, secretly fond of each other.
by milominderbinder
Shrugging one shoulder far more casually than he possibly feels, Ilya says, “I like both. Is secret, okay?” “Okay,” Hollander says, voice cracking. He doesn’t say anything else. The air’s so heavy around them that it feels like being in the middle of a scrum, the weight and heat of all those bodies
The Devil's White Knight
by orphan_account
When Harry wakes up in an alternate timeline--a timeline where Voldemort was defeated long before the first war--he discovers everything is different. His parents, his godfather, his friends--and him. Harry must deal with the consequences of who he would have been if he had been raised by his pare
We Wear Chains on the Weekend
by surveycorpsjean
Well, in a day of revelations, it turns out that Izuku isn't as vanilla as Katsuki previously thought. Unfortunately, that fascinating discovery is overshadowed by Izuku's dumbassery, because he has zero concept of aftercare. "Don't go to anyone else," Katsuki says, because screw it. He can do a bet
Everything or Nothing
by Wellthathappened (Cataclysmic_Calamity)
College AU where Chuuya finds out that the boy he drunkenly made out with the night of orientation is his new roommate.His arrogant, smug, very straight roommate.And the boys are each convinced the other is trying to ruin their life by making them go absolutely insane.Turkish Translation Here Vietn
Are You Flagging?
by soidade
“Look, I’m just asking, okay? Not– I don't mean anything by it. But, uh.” His eyes darted back and forth, then he leaned in close to Steve. Steve had gotten used to that, kind of. The guy had no concept of personal space. “Are you flagging?” Eddie finally finished. Steve shook his head slowly, eyes
Drop Like Confetti
by annie_vi
Park Jimin is hellbent on celebrating a breakup with his cheating ex while juggling his final semester at university. What he didn't expect was a one-night stand with Jeon Jeongguk, a successful CEO much older than Jimin with no interest in a relationship but much to offer.
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
My Heart Comes Tumbling Down
by DevilDoll
"This is a casual, adult relationship based on sex, and it is awesome." In which Stiles and Derek have a great time buddyfucking until a burrito ruins it all.
pathological people pleaser
by rweoutofthewoods
No one, it turns out, really knows one another. (OR: all it takes is a summer-long holiday in Italy, James Potter's teetering mental stability, a secret relationship, friends with benefits, Marlene’s secret, and enough stupidity and insecurity to go around for everything to come crashing down around
Only Practice Makes Perfect
by SKayLanphear
Reki doesn't know the first thing about kissing and after a bit of light-hearted taunting, gets the idea to practice with Langa. They're best friends, aren't they? So they should help each other out. Boy lips couldn't be that different from girl lips anyway. Langa, meanwhile, knows this isn't a good
Love, I have Wounds
by Sharleena
Jungkook meets Taehyung in a dirty club with terrible music and harsh lights that color his skin blue.Jungkook has just started feeling lonely when he meets Taehyung, who seems to have been lonely his entire life.
No Homo
by orphan_account
Stiles' sophomore year starts something like this:3 FourLokos+ 1 peer-pressuring cat- 1 best bro to end all best bros= 1 Craigslist ad headline that reads "str8 dude - m4m - strictly platonic".Derek is the fool who replies.
Yan Genshin Impact x Reader
by ddarkerdreams
Genshin Impact yandere stories, that will continue to be expanded over time!(Originally posted on my tumblr, ddarker-dreams).Please do not reupload/translate onto other websites without my permission!
Then there's the landing
by Sharleena
The thing about Figure Skating is that it's the most brutal sport disguised as something incredibly beautiful to look at, something elegant and frail.Just like Kim Taehyung.
It's Okay Because It's You
by suffocatingspring
Katsuki’s first encounter with his own hanahaki came right at the end of their 2nd year at UA, and as he stands over the ceramic sink, he thinks "Of course the petals are green. What else could they have fucking been."Green, like his hair. Green, like his eyes. That shitty ner-"Kacchan?" The devil i
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
is it gravity (or are we fallin' in love?)
by coffeeshib
Kara isn’t dating. Lena isn’t dating. Kara and Lena try not dating each other. Even if the lines start to blur a little. Even if they do the most girlfriend things. They won’t date. They won’t.Or: Everyone is convinced that they’re dating. Kara drunkenly makes out with her best friend one day. Lena
But is it wrong if I see him this weekend?
by ihave_a_boringlife
That thought settles into his brain dangerously. Ilya’s been with everyone. Girls. Guys. Others. What's another person on the list? If Shane wants experience… If he wants to stop feeling behind… Why not Ilya? Yes, he was a complete asshole that Shane wished he could choke to death sometimes and his
heads or tails
by liknow
Minho and Jisung are sick and tired of being virgins. There's an obvious solution to that.or: Two best friends decide that it only makes sense to lose their virginity together. What doesn't make sense is the way they can't seem to keep their hands off each other after that.
no attachments
by ockleibi
Minho rubbed Jisung's thigh with one hand and reached for the condom with the other. “How do you like it?” Jisung shrugged. “I’ve never done this before.” “Wait.” Minho yanked back. “What?” “I’ve never done this before,” Jisung repeated. “Like, with a guy?” Jisung shook his head. “With anybody.” Min
Tempting Scandal
by Stillpink
Penelope is an innocent, but her experiences as Lady Whistledown teach her that she has much to learn about what happens between men and women behind closed doors. Fortunately, she has a friend willing to teach her all she wishes to know.It all seems so simple...until Colin Bridgerton uncovers her p
peace in your violence
by favspacetwink
“Mmnh - mmnh - mmnh-”“Better keep it down, Tomioka,” Sanemi breathes in his ear. Giyuu groans into the hand covering his mouth. “What did I just fucking say?”
(i love you) it's ruining my life
by NicoleDilona
“Let’s recap then- You admit that you and Charles Leclerc have been involved in a sexual relationship for the past two years. You describe this as a ‘long-term, exclusive, friends with benefits’ arrangement, in which you estimate you usually sleep with him at least twice a week. Oh, and in your own
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
by poisonivory
After years in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, Jon is finally back in Damian's life, and Damian's determined to keep him in this century. If that means a little fooling around between friends, so be it. It doesn't have to mean anything.(It just might mean everything.)
Don't Hold Your Breath
by frozenpotions
“Hey, Bruce,” he said tentatively. “You have a lot of casual sex, right?”Bruce raised one delicate eyebrow. “Mr. Kent,” he said slowly, amusement curling around the words, “are you calling me easy?”(or: Not quite fresh out of a divorce, Clark attempts to have a hot girl summer. It goes well until it
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This list of 25explicit Friends with Benefits fanfics spans 2,226,125 total words. Kudos range from 5,175 on the newest entries to 45,340 on the most established. Nearly all (88%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Explicit (25 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Friends with Benefits · Alternate Universe - College/University · Friends to Lovers · Smut · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence.
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