Best Explicit Strangers to Lovers Fanfics
The 25 most-loved explicit strangers to lovers fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. Every discovery is new — names, scars, histories — and readers get to fall for the characters in step with the characters falling for each other.
Top 25 Explicit Strangers to Lovers Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with strangers to lovers and rated Explicit.
I Would Bring You the Stars and the Moon
by GutterWitch
“Houston, do you copy?”Caitlyn panicked, feeling extraordinarily unprepared having been thrust into her new position without so much as even a handbook to consult. What were the formalities? What was she supposed to respond with? Where was the damn push to talk button…“Hellooo? I said Houston, do yo
hi shane, is this still available?
by tunamelt (bbang1z)
While in search of a roommate, Ilya comes across an interesting Facebook Marketplace listing from Shane Hollander.
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.
symbiosis
by taecheeks
symbiosis- n. interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.“So that means you’re okay with it?” Jungkook asks, his tone an odd mix of surprise and sarcasm.Taehyung hums his affirmation, making Jungkook finally look at him. His e
Two Can Play That Game
by annie_vi
“So he’s a literal D-I-L-F.”“Well, when you say it like that, it sounds kinky.”ORWhen Jimin's favorite first grade student lands in the principal's office after a fight, she's giddy at the prospect of her father showing up to the discipline meeting. When her father walks into the office and fist-bum
rose garden filled with thorns
by galactictsukki
“I’m sorry, but my answer is no. Someone else might be willing to switch if you ask.” “I can’t believe—this is unacceptable! I’m going to call the flight attendant over and get this sorted out right now!” Flustered and cornered, Shane injects his Captain Voice into the conversation. “Ma’am, I unders
Like Everything Glows
by annie_vi
Jeon Jeongguk watches the sun rise and set on the water every day without wondering what may lie far beneath the surface. One nighttime walk along the beach upheaves his entire life, sending his human morals into a tailspin as he questions what his beliefs really are.
In These Silent Days
by HeyJude19
Hermione is familiar with fighting: for respect, for attention, for justice. She’s even made a career of it; working on behalf of creatures and beings. But her battle against the Ministry’s marriage law is one she loses. Badly. And now, she has to contend with not only public derision and patriarcha
Scent Like Home
by Destielshipper4Cas
‘Alpha Needed: Looking for an alpha with a calming scent, preferably mated, for scenting purposes. Twice a week, one hour. Pay: $20 per hour plus expenses.’ In order to get his anxiety attacks under control, Cas is supposed to regularly scent an alpha whose scent makes him feel safe.Dean could reall
Brighter Days
by mrehk
From closer, it’s clear that Minho is about his age. He’s handsome— very much so— in an untouchable sort of way. Straight nose, sharp eyes, a defined cupid’s bow. He looks sculpted rather than born. Jisung might shrink under the weight of his presence if the situation were different. Knowing that Mi
thirty thousand feet and falling
by linzeigh
from twitter au idea : [seat neighbor airplane au, omega yoongi is so fucking attracted to his seat neighbor's smell that he accidentally starts leaking and alpha joon is like 0_0 "you um... you - your smell? i think you..." to which yoongi promptly replies "fuck, oh my god"]
Fold It Up Like Origami
by annie_vi
Park Jimin graces catwalks and centerfolds at an explosive rate, and the sudden worldwide fame is overwhelming. Then he meets pro-gamer JJK, a reclusive genius who is grappling with worldwide fame on a different scale.
Spider Lily
by garden_hearts386
Everyone knows about the cliche love stories with the school nerd and jock.He’s a cheeky asshole who can’t seem to keep it in his pants. She’s the straight-A bookworm whose only goal is to pass chemistry.He takes off her glasses to reveal her “true beauty.” She falls in love with his supposed sensit
gossamer in the light
by islandbreeze
The stranger quirks a smile, his eyes twinkling a little. He’s very cute, actually, but Jimin is hardly concerned with that right now. “Aren’t you going to introduce me?” the man asks expectantly, glancing at Hyungsik.“Of course,” Jimin says, turning to face Hyungsik. “How rude of me. Hyungsik, this
Walking Through a World Gone Blind
by annie_vi
As a budding pre-law student, Jeon Jeongguk thought he had seen it all, until Park Jimin blindsides him in a bar and shows Jeongguk the world through his eyes.
97.6 FM
by jamjars
Izuku can’t stop listening to the radio host with the deep voice who sounds like he’s stuck in 2010. It’s a harmless crush. That is until he starts calling into the show under the pseudonym Deku.Or Radio Host! Baugou x Listener! Midoriya
In Perfect Rhythm
by chalk
Izuku doesn’t know much about his neighbor, or anything about him really, but when Izuku finds himself locked out of his apartment, drenched from head toe in god knows what, he has no other choice but to knock on his door for help.He might not have known much about him going in, but Izuku soon finds
When The Morning Comes
by bitsori
“You're new,” Jisung proclaims. Minho snorts. “Am I?” “Well, I've never seen you here before.” “Because you know all of their wedding guests?” Jisung has to laugh. “I know most of Hyunjin’s side,” he says. “Well obviously I’m a friend of Seungmin’s.” Jisung pauses to stare, eyes narrowing with curio
Apex of You
by Searchingthrumymemory
Lando Norris, internationally famous rockstar, has three main priorities: drugs, avoiding eye contact, and pretending emotions don't exist. To most, he's just flippant; a hot, young thing with messy habits. So what if he washes down breakfast with a shot of vodka? He's a rockstar, it practically com
Bouquet
by Mapachi
AU: There’s this phenomenon that science is still unable to explain, a miracle of sorts where flowers bloomed on one’s skin born from the sincerest feelings from the bottom of your heart, the flowers differencing depending on the feeling.And Jaemin the nicknamed human bouquet falls in love with Jeno
without you to hold i'd be freezing
by mychogiway
Everyone around Chanyeol talks about how love hides behind every corner, but they are all wrong.The only thing that hides behind a corner is a short asshole who bumps into Chanyeol on a particularly busy morning and spills Chanyeol's coffee when he needs it the most.
Wanna Be On Your Mind
by bisexualandannoyed
“First time?” Minho asks.Jisung nods again and Minho wants to shake him out of exasperation. He feels like he needs to protect Jisung.How was he just existing in the world without someone watching over him?He’s struck by the immediate possessiveness he feels towards him.ORMinho is a pole dancer stru
Even Statues Crumble If They're Made To Wait
by BoosBabycakes
Louis is an alpha by biology, though he is not like every other alpha out there. He has never fit in society's stereotyped made up box with his gentle personality and delicate physique, his differences always earning him looks of disdain or pity that he now has sadly learned to ignore. At thirty-yea
amber sun
by iputbabyinthecorner
The peach and cherry trees are bearing fruit this year for the first time. The lemons and oranges are taking their sweet time. Sometimes Chris still thinks about never letting Felix step foot outside their home again.Felix knows their garden is haunted; Chris made it that way.
If You Leave it Alone
by Juni_luna
In the city, you see witches walking with their familiars everywhere you go—little birds that sit on shoulders on the subway, bats that circle convenience stores late into the night while their witches shop for ramen. But in a place like this, there are only a handful of magical folks, and Jungkook
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About This List
This list of 25explicit Strangers to Lovers fanfics spans 2,580,311 total words. Kudos range from 74 on the newest entries to 44,980 on the most established. 72% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (25 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Strangers to Lovers · Alternate Universe - Non-Famous · Alternate Universe · Alternate Universe - College/University · Fluff.
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