Fine Pairings
Episodes
Flames Between Foes: Love Bending
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And so we close the last chapter of the enemies-to-lovers series. We hope you enjoyed this deep exploration into what it takes for enemies to find tha...
Flames Between Foes: The Last Enemy Bender
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Avatar: The Last Airbender covered the 4 elements: Water, Fire, Earth, and Air. But what about the burning rage inside us that could someday bend towa...
Flames Between Foes: A Clash of Lovers
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're continuing our exploration of Enemies to Lovers with a reading of a Braime fic! While out on the road, it begins to rain, forcing Jaime and Brie...
Flames Between Foes: Game of Enemies
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you play the game of enemies, you love or you die. This week, we delve deeper into the Enemies to Lovers tag with an exploration of Game of Thron...
Flames Between Foes: The Rise of the Lovers
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the core of Reylo as a pillar of Enemies to Lovers? This week, Josie highlights one of the top Kudosed EtL fics from the over 1 million words ...
Flames Between Foes: The Enemy Awakens
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we love what we hate? This week, Josie takes us on a journey through Reylo! We'll talk about the most popular fics, but we're not gonna talk ...
Flames Between Foes: Origins
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the enemies...turned lovers. In this mini-series, we'll dive into what makes the Enemies to Lo...
Dead Healthcare System: Do Not Eat
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We read fanfic and we don't judge... So this episode can be marked under RPF: Real Problematic Fanfic. Which is to say that inspiration has struck the...
Frankly my dear, I don’t write fanfic - Finale Part 2
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And so we have come to the final chapter of (6 seasons and) the movie season. This week we found out that each of us could write a couple more 5 star ...
Here's Looking at You Fics - Finale Part 1
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here we find ourselves at the first half of the finale of Season 7! This week we have the first half of our 5 Star Requested Fics. Enjoy the first hal...
Part Two for You Glen Coco
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by redemption arcs… It's the last regular episode of season seven and Josie returns as h...
Barbie My Lover
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Barbie Bitch. We're having a girls night. We're snuggling on the couch. We're looking into each other's eyes. We're making it awkward for your 16...
(Ma)Tricks Your Mind
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out Claire never understood the Matrix. So she took the blue pill and brought something fluffy instead. Trinity is going to make a sweet treat f...
Unsinkable Dreams
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is a fic still considered crack if it makes you cry? This week we explore the ship of dreams, the Titantic. It too had dreams of it's own, to find it'...
Inconceivable Beginnings
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before he ever met Wesley or Princess Buttercup, Inigo Montoya was a hired hand for Vizzini. He was focused solely on his revenge plot, until their sh...
Crushes are Bigger in (Miss) Texas
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She's beauty and she's Grace! And she's brought us a Miss Congeniality fic that will take the crown. FBI Agent Gracie Hart will have a lot to investig...
Fluff and Other Weapons
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every club has a secret handshake, and ours is crying when things get fluffy. The Kingsmen are an elite group of operatives with the best skills to ta...
There’s No Kissing in Baseball
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
3 strikes and you’re out of the closet! Kit Keller has a lot to learn in her new league, both on and off the field. - Rockford Peach Shandy - Mix 1/...
Once(ler) Bitten, Twice Drunk
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now that our New Year resolutions have worn off, we know just what you thneed: Cookies! Just watch out, you may learn just like the Onceler that...
I Put a Spell on You! And Now You’re Mine!
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! After the events of the movie, Dani is exploring her new identity as a witch, and her old friend Binx is there to he...
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Goonies never say die, but they might say...yes? It's getting close to the high school prom and Stef still doesn't have a date. There is however a guy...
The First Cult is the Deepest
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the Winter Solstice and to celebrate we're going to take a little trip to the warmer climes of Midsommar. Grace brings a fanfic that follows ...
Fine Au Pair-ings
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Claire brings a Parent Trap fic, where Chessy and Meredith dance around their attraction for each other. - Starting with a ready-made margar...
Stick to the Status Quo
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're all in this together! And we know that Chad and Ryan need to have a serious conversation when they reconnect at the High School (Not a Musical) ...
A Foot Popping Question
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shut up! We're doing a Princess Diaries episode. Princess Mia Thermopolis is in a bit of a pickle, she needs a husband to be queen. Nicholas Devereaux...
Tell Me About It, Stud
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You better shape up, 'cause I need a man. And our episode is set in Grease! This week Grace brings a fic from Danny's POV. He's starting at a new scho...
Caught On Top (Gun)
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to buzz the tower because Claire brought a Top Gun fanfic! Is anyone surprised? No. Rooster and Hangman are caught with their pants down.....
Stop Trying to Make Fanfic Happen
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get in loser, we're launching season seven! It's the first episode of season seven and Josie joins as host, with her offering: A Mean Girls Fanfic! - ...
My Niche Fandom: Red Queen
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first installation of My Niche Fandom! Bonus episodes where we overexplain a less-known fandom we're a part of so we can read a fic in which almos...
Troll or True: My Immortal
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode Alert! Let's scroll back to 2006 and dust off our eyeliner pencils, it's time to dive in to...My Immortal. Was it written as a troll fi...
Midnight Memories of Not a True Fan
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode Alert! "You and me got a whole lot of history" - One Direction, and this week we're walking down memory lane and reading some fics from...
Deluxe Redux - Finale Part Deux
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a final goodbye to season 6, the whole posse is together to read their 500-word fanfics requested by 5-star reviewers. Grace, Claire, and Josie got...
Adieu to Redux - Finale Part 1
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've had such a wonderful season but all good things must come to an end! This week Grace and Claire are writing 500-word fanfics requested by 5-star...
Timing is Everything
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The timers counting down until the members of Brooklyn 99 meet their soulmates isn't the only countdown...this is the last regular episode of the seas...
Grooms and Prejudice
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pour yourself a drink and get ready for the ball. This week Grace brings a Regency AU fic for Yuri!!! on Ice. - Spilled Tea: To a cup of tea (Grace us...
A Diamond in a Rough Time
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we process some emotions (and viruses) through a Steven's Universe fic! Lockdown affected everyone, even the characters who can't get sick.....
Blink Twice for Yes
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don't worry this won't be covered on the final, but this fic is required reading. Grace brings a Great Gatsby fic where Nick misunderstands just what ...
A Slice of Debate
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In life, there are many great debates, but none so divisive as this one: Pie vs Cake. Pull up a chair and grab a plate, it's time to dive into this Bo...
Amityville Owl House
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate the last couple days of spooky season with a ghost hunt with the teens from the Hexside School of Magic and Demonics. The teens of Owl House...
Blood is Thicker than Water
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of the spooky season, we are revisiting the horror prompt. This week Claire brings a What We Do In the Shadows fic that gives a peek into the...
Ready for Abduction
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aliens have kidnapped the sexiest man alive, Bruce Wayne, and Superman is on the case to rescue him! Welcome to the redo "alien abduction" tag and our...
Parole Proposal
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Claire brings a "love at first sight" fic for her Fast Burn submission. Join Bilbo and the Dwarves of Middle Earth as they try to get themse...
A Lesson on Capes
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's the most important class at superhero school? Fashion. Edna Mode is on the case to review the work of the students of My Hero Academia. - No Ca...
Stranger Karaoke
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Time to warm up your vocal cords, because this week is a song fic! Claire brings a Stranger Things fic where we learn just what song would snap Steve ...
Fix It Managed!
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Messers Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, purveyors of aids to magical Mischief-Makers are proud to present...a fix-it fic! This week Grace brings...
Six of Seasons: Shadow and Blades
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season six baby! Josie is bringing in a hot one with a Kaz Brekker slash Inej Ghafa fic. It's the Grishaverse!! - Kopstoot: Requires 1.5 oz...
After 3: The Return of Insanity
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode Alert! You've seen the title, you know what you're getting into. So let me take this moment to lift a glass in celebration of 3 years of...
EpisodeNotFound: A Dream Wave
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode Alert! Sometimes, all I think about is you, Late nights in the middle of June...Josie has brought her latest hyper fixation: Minecraft ...
Red, White, and Royal Rage
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode Alert! With so many bonus episodes, can we really say we're on a break? But that is not the question we are answering today! Today we ...
Is it me? Am I the Dramione?
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode Alert! Indulge yourself with this enemies-to-lovers fic starring Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy. We're many years past the battle of ...
Boulevardier of Broken Dreams - Finale Part 2
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And so it has come at last...the last episode of season 5. Indulge yourself in these original fics written by Grace and Claire for our 5 star reviews....
Luck be a (Pink) Lady - Finale Part 1
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of the finale of Season 5! This week we are readying recommendations sent in by listeners, and one very special fic starr...
Only River remembers Doctor...Who?
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amnesia and the running joke on Doctor Who (Doctor...who?) go hand in hand. This week Grace brings fic where the Thirteenth Doctor has lost her memori...
Hundred Quid to Lovers
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Would you kiss your crush for $100? Of course you would, that doesn't even make sense. Though maybe if your crush was your childhood friend you wouldn...
I (Haikyuu!!) Do
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prepare to be overwhelmed with fluff, this episode is a 5 plus 1 fic. Which means you'll receive 5 proposals from Daishi to Suga (from the manga Haiky...
Turn the Hurt/Comfort to Eleven
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who knows why it took us so long to get to this fandom: Doctor Who. Grace and Claire both have a history with Doctor Who so it was only a matter of ti...
Bed Sharing in a Storm
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The endless debate at Fine Pairings headquarters is whether "huddling for warmth" is the same concept of "bed sharing" or "only one bed". This week yo...
Carry On Into the New Year
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Should auld enemies be forgot and never brought to mind? Or should you kiss them as you ring in the New Year? Simon Snow and Baz Pitch from Carry On a...
F(Ph)ake Dating in the F(Ph)andom
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
'Tis the season to read Gone Girl! At least if you're Grace. But this week Grace blends in some fake dating by adding in YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil...
There‘s No Place like Space for the Holidays
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Space...the fanfic frontier. This week Claire brings a Star Trek fic that mixes Mutual Pining and a Tom Collins. Kirk and Spock have never made chess ...
Paint Me Like One Of Your BTS Boys
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Grace is pulling her trope from history...Renaissance. Join us as the BTS boys get cozy with the muse. - Negroni Sbagliado: Pour 1 1/2 ounce...
Parks and Wrecked: Only One Bed
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays can be very transit heavy: planes, trains, and automobiles. And while that is also a very humorous John Candy and Steve Martin movie (198...
Under my Umbrella, ella, ella
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Grace brings an "enemies to lovers" fic paired with a Moscow Mule. Prepare yourself to feel the angst of the first chair violin in the Orche...
Stranger (Things) than Fic-tion
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first regular episode of the season! The fanfic gods decreed that Claire pair "Fake Dating" with a margarita, and that has manifest int...
Deep Dive the (Vampire) Diaries - Part 2
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy Part 2 of our season 5 kick off, where we get to the fic! - Shot of Bourbon - preferably Brother's Bond but any bourbon will do Corpse Reviver -...
Deep Dive the (Vampire) Diaries - Part 1
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Season 5!! For our kick off our editor Josie returns to educate us all on the Vampire Diaries Part 2 up on 11/15/21! - Shot of Bourbon...
Season 4 Finale: Five Star Requests
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for a wild ride! Thanks for the 5 Star reviews!! Written by Claire - "Hungry like a Wolf" - Witcher x Orange is the New Black Written by Gra...
Fic Recs: The Harry Potter, Twilight, and Percy Jackson Congressional Hearing
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 is coming to an end, but not before a whole host of fics to share! This is the first part of our ever-unpredictable 2 part season finale. Cla...
Dance Shrek-y Dance
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this antepenultimate episode to season 4 Claire brings Grace one of her favorite things: a crack fic. This episode stars a surprising mix of chara...
Hold my hand if it gets scary
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Grace brings a Clarke/Lexa fic from the show The 100. It's filled with all the teenage angst of taking your crush to see a horror movie mara...
Going for Gold
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Content Warning: This episode a little...spicier than our other episodes. Not as spicy as the patreon but it's definitely got a little heat. This we...
Hoop There It Is
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody get up it's time to slam now, We got a real jam goin' down, Welcome to the Space Jam, Here's your chance do your dance at the Space Jam! Thi...
Wanna be on Top...Model?
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tyra Banks would be rooting for every single one of these Star Wars sequel trilogy characters. But who will be crowned the Resistance's Next Top Model...
Something Wicked This Way Comes
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Into the unknown!!! Oh wait...wrong Idina Menzel solo. This week we're getting...WICKED! - Ozmopolitan: In a shaker full of ice, mix together 1.5 oz a...
Take a Chance on Me, Witcher
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mamma mia, here I go again. My, my, how can I resist you? Almost everyone has a favorite comfort musical, and Claire's happens to be Mamma Mia! This w...
Life in the Fastburn
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
They said it couldn't be done. They said that a "Fastburn" (the opposite of a slow burn) didn't exist. Luckily Grace is chaotic enough that she can fi...
Love Actually is...a Teen Wolf
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with a MTV favorite: Teen Wolf! This week's episode Claire brings Grace a Sterek fic (Derek Hale/ Stiles Stilinski). Neither have ever seen...
Never on a School Night
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back in the middle school years Grace and Claire developed matching crushes on Cole and Dylan Sprouse. Some fascinations never die, but age like a fin...
Praised Be
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
TW/CW: Non Con - Unfortunately the nature of Handmaids Tale is...the nonconsensual nature of Gilead. This fic isn't as explicit as many other fics cou...
Haunting Me, Haunting You
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Grace brings an Alina/Darkling fic from the Grishaverse. Spoiler: we recorded this before we watched the Shadowhunter show on Netflix, so be...
Dead Men Tell No Tales
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fine Pairings is back with Season 4 babeeeee. To kick things off we have a special guest, our editor Josie, bringing us a Malec (Magnus X Alec) fic fr...
Fanfic 101
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a bonus episode interviewing fellow podcaster Maryam Azadi. Our conversation with Maryam is a crash course in fanfic and our thought...
Stuck in the Suez With You
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus episode alert! We interrupt this between seasons break to bring you: Evergiven X Suez. It's not every day that a global crisis launches 1000 shi...
Season 3 Finale: Five Star Submissions
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The long promised rewards for leaving 5 star reviews: the chance to have Grace and Claire write you a personalized fanfic! This week Claire wrote a fa...
Fic Recs: You, She(Ra), and...Bob Ross
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All good things must come to an end, including season 3. This is part one of our two part season finale which is a selection of fic recs submitted by ...
Star Trek - The Fanfic Frontier
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let us venture, dear children, deep into the cellar and dust off a bottle of vintage fanfic. The year was 1967 before we had landed on the moon, but m...
50 Shades of Scarlet
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's prompt comes from a high school reading list: The Scarlet Letter. You won't need to brush up on your SparkNotes, this is a troll-y fic whe...
Sparks Fly in 5th Harmony
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To get us in the mood for Valentine's Day Grace explores the AO3 tag "Soul Mate Marks" and finds an RPF fic starring the girls of 5th Harmony. - Pairi...
A Little Inception Between Friends
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember Inception? Claire didn't, so she re-watched it. 2010 was a wild year for movies. This weeks pairing is between Arthur (Joseph Gordon-L...
Interview with a Vampire
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode Grace brings Claire a fanfic from an animated series: Adventure Time. Princess Bubblegum gets the scientist opportunity of a lifet...
50 Shades of Denim
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This fic was sent to us after Claire failed to find a RPF sports fanfiction....Turns out she just didn't try hard enough and was intimidated by not kn...
Lips of an Angel
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspiration can come from anywhere: a song, another fandom, or maybe just an intrusive thought. This week Grace brings Claire a Lord of the Rings fic ...
Bears, Beets...New Years Eve Fallen Angels
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We did it, kids! The new year is upon us and we deserve to comfort ourselves with some familiar fandoms: a crossover episode between The Office and Su...
A Drag Race for Christmas
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our Christmas present to you is another episode! This week our editor Josie joins Grace and Claire to listen to a RuPaul Drag race Christmas episode. ...
One Espresso, Seven Sugars Preview
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the first day of winter we're giving the gift of a preview of our patreon! Enjoy a snippet of the first episode and if you'd like to hear the rest...
Belle and the 12 Days of Hell
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone has their holiday traditions: singing songs, making cookies, buying gifts for the ones they love. These traditional have been passed down so ...
That's a Lot of Bezos
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. This week Grace brings Claire a Jeff Bezos fanfic. This is a dystopian look into the future reminds us all we shou...
Hamilton Needs a Fixer
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is a Modern AU staring your favorite revolutionary heroes: the Founding Fathers. Hamilton and the gang tackle the challenges of mo...
Glee of Thrones
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's fic is the crossover that you didn't know you needed. The Glee club will go where they've never gone before...into the world of fantasy. I...
A Steamy Announcement
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coming soon to a Patreon feed near you! Grace and Claire bring you the virtual coffee shop Steam and Cream, where you can listen to poetic readings of...