Top 7 Long Modern AU Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with modern au and falls in the 50,000–100,000 words range.
Do You Think the Universe Fights for Two Souls to be Together?
by BottomLexa
Lexa gets her tattoo with her soulmate's name before Clarke and is very much confused because "Clarke is a guy's name and I'm not...into guys...?" And Clarke is the new girl in school who thinks the brunette in her history class is very cute. (You can expect fluff and a lot of Clexa).OR Soulmate!AU
Venti Sized Crush
by ZoeReed
Starts from the Tumblr prompt: I'm a barista and you're the obnoxious customer who comes through and orders a venti macchiato while talking on the phone the whole time so I misspell your name in increasingly creative ways every day AU.Bending gets reintroduced into this modern AU. Korra's new life a
Feel the Pain, Kill it Twice
by AmbiguousWren
Life's not bad for Gideon. She's got a nice predictable job, good friends, a hot roommate. The worst thing is having to deal with her roommate's shitty sister and their terrible friend, but its worth the tradeoff.It was simple, and for Gideon that was good enough.But things hadn't always been so gre
The Girl in Classroom 1984
by bountifulnuggets
As a show of good faith between realms, the princess of the Twili transfers to Hyrule’s best university. It seems even millions of years into the future, some souls are always fated to meet.
Watching Him With Those Eyes
by ghastlyGimmick
Dave’s never had eyes for anyone other than his longtime romantic partner, John. Really, he hasn’t. Not until a freak accident forces him to spend way too much time with a mutual coworker. He’s happy with John. But it’s hard not to notice just how cute this new guy can be.
Into our bodies bound
by Rimeko
“I, for one, have never asked money from an hitchhiker, especially when I was the one to offer the favor. It’s just about doing something nice, right?”This time, he caught the exact word that made the corner of Astarion’s mouth twitch—“favor”.“Though,” Wyll adds, “I won’t say no if you insist on spl
Between two Homes
by Alexandra_Snow
The Sequel of Under Fire and The Musketeer and his Dove. This happens shortly after Athos and Y/N is married. Sam and Dean calls the reader and states they need her help of a case that involves their father, John. The reader is unsure since of past hurt caused by John, but with the support of her Fr
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About Modern AU
Characters from historical or fantasy settings are placed in contemporary times with modern technology, jobs, and social situations. Classic dynamics in fresh contexts.
Seeing beloved characters navigate familiar modern situations while retaining their core personalities and relationships.
Common scenarios: Medieval characters with smartphones, fantasy creatures in modern jobs, historical figures in contemporary settings.
About This List
This list of 7long Modern AU fanfics spans 519,777 total words. Kudos range from 44 on the newest entries to 8,184 on the most established. 43% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (3 of 7 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Modern AU · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting.
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