I said a few days but it’s actually been months…
Anyway this is probably the longest fanfic rec list yet
I’ve read A LOT of fanfiction since the last list and I want to share the gems I’ve found with ya’ll
Some of these are incomplete and some are ongoing, basically if it’s been over a year since the last update I will mark it as INCOMPLETE.
Instead of me getting all crazy over how much I love these fics like I did the first time, I will be posting the original summary. This list will be long and I will probably repeat myself since I do love all these fics.
Salted Nut Rolls by Commander
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5455739/1/Salted-Nut-Rolls
It would be a daunting enough task to tutor the weird girl with the bizarre hair and bizarre fashion sense even if you had never actually met her. It was downright scary to tutor that girl and know that, at least once, she had been in love with you. A/H
The Broken Locket by DarthRoden76 INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1254209/1/The-Broken-Locket
Arnold begins to see the real Helga in his dreams and starts to wonder about his arch nemesis.
Not Exactly the Ugly duckling by Pillow Bosom
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5752370/1/Not-exactly-the-ugly-duckling
4 years after graduation, everybody else has moved on, but Helga is still waiting for something to happen to her.
It’s a deal by stagetrinity
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8854848/1/It-s-a-Deal
Arnold and Helga make a deal: If she can help him get a date with the girl of his dreams by coaching him in romance, then he has to accompany her to formal dinner as her date. However, a lot can change in two months time. Will Helga be able to handle helping Arnold woo another woman? And if Arnold does get what he wants, will he still want what he gets?
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5750917/1/Cocoon
Senior Year of High School: Helga loves Arnold. Arnold loves Helga. Lila wants Arnold and will do anything to have him. And that’s all before the school year even starts!
Arnold Loves Helga by SuprSingr
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5857371/1/Arnold-Loves-Helga
What would happen if Helga had never erased her name from the wall in the episode “Arnold and Lila”?
Escalating Love by NintedoGal55 INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5910237/1/Escalating-Love
The sequel to “Arnold Loves Helga”. What will happen in particular episodes now that Arnold and Helga have been on a date? The answers are here in this new reality.
Road Trip by Broken Nintendo
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6331465/1/Road-Trip
While on a road trip to Vancouver with Gerald, Phoebe and Arnold, Helga decides to torment Arnold during the trip but what happens when things heats up…could things change their normal relationship into something more?
A Sure Thing by Zero to Hero INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1513057/1/A-Sure-Thing
In a moment of irrational thinking, Arnold agrees to let Helga help him get Lila to fall for him. However, he soon learns the hard way the nothing is ever a sure thing.
Blackmail Toy by AiraSora
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9610997/1/Blackmail-toy
Helga had always made it her personal mission to keep her love for Arnold a secret. She’d never ever thought that someone would overhear her monologging about him! And this guy was ready to demand absolutely awkward, terrifying and embarrassing things from Helga in exchange for not telling her secret to anyone.
Dependents by Pillow Bosom ONGOING LAST UPDATED APRIL 22 2016
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7976167/33/Dependents
Always prideful, Helga is loathe to ask for help, especially from the person who makes her feel so vulnerable… but it’s about more than just her…
Sixteen Awakening by NintendoGal55
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5678848/1/Sixteen-Awakening
At sixteen, while on an extended visit in Hillwood, Arnold not only reconnects with his friends and old times, but also, having to battle his ongoing sexual desires regarding Helga. As for Helga, she too is facing the same struggle.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10829080/1/Alter-ego
Most people would argue that Arnold is a saint of nature. Lady Luck is not always on his side though and one day, while playing baseball, he hits the ball so hard it flies through the window to Madame Blanche’s store. The gypsy does not take it lightly and puts a curse on him. Soon he starts acting weird around his peers; especially around a certain blonde girl.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6021067/1/Learn-to-Fly
“Well maybe not your complete soul but definitely part of it. If you’re willing to bare your body to me, it’s only fair I get to see part of your soul too.”
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9515209/1/Disease
He was sick, he had to be. How else could he explain the fire inside him every time she smirked at him or teased him, this constant need to defeat her? Ever since that kiss on the rofftop it was like something inside him snapped, she occupied his every thought, consumed him even in his dreams. He didn’t know who he was anymore and it was all her fault.
The Love Note by SilveryMoons
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3685017/1/The-Love-Note
When Arnold is dared to write a fake love note to Helga, things get a bit hectic. More like a lot hectic. Can he stop things from going further than he expected?
Trying by LeSkuh INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4875162/1/Trying
Fate, in the form of Arnold, collapses onto a twenty-five year old Helga G. Pataki’s front step as she runs late for work one fine summer’s day - effectively turning her life upside down and then stomping on it for good measure.
The Perks of Being Roommates by AiraSora
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10265516/1/The-perks-of-being-roommates
When Helga came home one night after a party, she thought that Arnold was in pain because of the whimpering noises coming from his bedroom. What she discovered when she barged in, left her in complete shock and… fascination?
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11363008/1/Boring
“You’re bored with her, aren’t you?” the strange girl asked me. I wanted to tell her that Lila was perfect for me. I had fought for her attention for years and now she was finally my girlfriend, but it felt like I was still trying to win her heart. Something was missing and that something could be this excitement I felt whenever I looked in the blue eyes of this strange girl.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11296331/1/Bad-behavior
“I told you I was trouble with my bad behavior.” he said to me as he pushed me up against the wall, claiming my lips in a breathtaking kiss. I, Helga G. Pataki, has officially fallen for a bad boy, something I thought I was too smart to ever do. He is sugar-coated misery, a devil in disguise and a snake with green eyes. I guess it’s karma… I have bad behavior too.
Blind Date by shieldmaiden5678
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6708170/1/Blind-Date
Arnold and Helga are set up on a blind date by their best friends in an attempt to get them out of their depression. After not speaking to each other for nearly two years, old wounds are reopened and secrets are revealed on a night neither will forget.
You let her go by PreselyRox
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10520895/1/You-Let-Her-Go
Gerald never understood the appeal of Helga until age 19. He should have felt bad for sleeping with his ex’s best friend/best friend’s ex-girlfriend, but he didn’t. He always knew he’d never be her happy ending, but that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt.
Ask Geraldine by Kat Doll INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5296396/1/Ask-Geraldine
After FTi Helga confesses her love to Arnold, who sadly doesn’t feel the same way. Now Arnold is running Hillwood High’s newspaper, and dating Lila. As an act of revenge, Helga becomes the mysterious advice columnist ‘Geraldine.’
Arnold’s Darkest Day by tear of the sun girl
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8599774/1/Arnolds-Darkest-Day
“Have you ever watched someone die? It’s awful I have watched her die so many times if I do one more time I won’t survive” Arnold is stuck in the same day and no matter what he does it keeps repeating. Can he make it stop? Can he change the future?
Heart Shaped Box by Reinamy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11271159/1/Heart-Shaped-Box
In which Helga G. Pataki gets stuck in an elevator with the last person she ever wanted to be in close quarters with. Her life, ladies and gentlemen.
Spanish 2 Was All For You by Polkahotness
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7610669/1/Spanish-2-Was-All-For-You
Spanish 2 with Arnold was fun until a class presentation changes everything. When he leaves to chase his dreams & find his parents in the middle of the San Lorenzo jungle, it’s Helga who is left behind with the secret she was never able to tell. But will a surprising video call from Arnold months later change her life forever?
The Art of Losing by Ardent Ly
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6991798/1/The-Art-of-Losing
She gave up her boots, her closet, her childhood, and ultimately, her heart – so, it only made sense that she should be the one to give this up, too. Never underestimate a woman in love.
Please don’t forget me by gardenOfeden777
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10449324/1/please-dont-forget-me
the best night of both of their lives become the most tragic and ironic as Arnold pops the big question but after getting hit by a drunk driver he forgets his love for Helga. He remembers how much he hated Helga and how much Helga hated him. Will Helga have to start from square one or will his memory come back? would she have to give up the only thing she cares about most?
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/993271/1/Home-Cooking
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. But Helga can’t cook. Or can she? Take one cup comedy, add a spoonful of drama, and a dash of romance. Then overheat like Helga’s imagination!
Crazy for you by Poison Ivory
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1118480/1/Crazy-For-You
Helga and Arnold are reunited at Phoebe and Gerald’s wedding, and neither of them are talking about what happened between them. But what did happen?
Jealousy by Janette-Chentel
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4294635/1/Jealousy
The Gang’s older, and Arnie’s back, but he’s not the same geek he was 8 years ago. Can Arnold contain his jealousy when Arnie turns his attentions to Helga?
Turn On The Lights by LittleXio INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8601003/1/Turn-On-The-Lights
“I’ve never felt sorry for you, Helga. And no one ever should.” Helga’s life has never been easy, but at the peak of her high school completion, she suddenly finds herself homeless and with less friends than fingers. Can she save herself and make her dreams come true?
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6556728/1/Rain
“For her, it marked the day she lost her inspiration and stopped writing. Her entire worldview and every dream she ever had were on a plane the next day.”
Rooftop Confessions by SuprSingr
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6087862/1/Rooftop-Confessions
What the heck are Arnold and Helga doing on top of a building AGAIN?
The Turntables by whatsamatta
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4882512/1/The-Turntables
A chance encounter at a record store? Some things never change.
One for the Road by whatsamatta
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4912751/1/One-For-The-Road
Helga takes Arnold on a road trip neither will soon forget. Sequel to The Turntables.
Studying on more important things by BrokenNintendo
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6688577/1/Studying-On-More-Important-Things
A smile came to his face, and he said nothing, just continued to admire her, how beautiful and soft she was, in the afterglow of pleasure. “I guess studying on more important things was worth it, huh?”
Up in the Air by PreselyRox
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10138903/1/Up-in-the-Air
After Helga witnesses her fiancé killing someone she goes to police and discovers just how little she knew about him. He is connected to the biggest crime ring in the East Coast. After giving her statement she learns she must go under police protection and is shocked when she finds out the FBI agent assigned to protect her is her old crush, Arnold Shortman.
Saturday Night by Avery Greyson
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7016658/1/Saturday-Night
Helga takes in Arnold after he’s had a few too many drinks.
Helga’s Problem by darkdork13 INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4948394/1/Helga-s-Problem
When Helga sees Bob slap Miriam late one night, she runs away and finds herself on Arnold’s doorstep. Her emotions are running too high to keep under wraps, and Arnold begins to see another side of Helga that he never thought existed.
Dreams of Blue Skies by BunniGirl INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/811114/1/Dreams-Of-Blue-Skies
Helga snaps after she sees various things in her life go wrong, grades, family, friends, and her love. She sees the only way out after one night. Will someone save her before it was too late?
Breaking point by Luvtowritefics247
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10386851/1/Breaking-Point
Because their sexual tension could only remain unresolved for so long; something was always bound to happen.
In the summertime by AiraSora
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10528095/1/In-the-summertime
The first time I saw her, she was naked. The first time I met her, she recognized me. The first time she kissed me was the first time I was kissed at all. This girl would change my summer and I knew it from the moment my eyes met hers. There exists many bad ways of meeting the girl of your dreams, but the way I met Helga Geraldine Pataki takes the cake.
To the fire escape and beyond by Polkahotness
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11648858/1/To-the-Fire-Escape-and-Beyond
After years of confusion and hiding her feelings from Arnold, Helga has finally become the object of Arnold’s affections. The catch? Nobody knows, and they intend to keep it that way- at least for now. But will an unexpected school group project prove to be their secret’s undoing?
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1790714/1/I-Am-Your-s
Arnold gets amnesia after getting hit on the head. He mistakes Helga as his girlfriend, but after two days does Arnold really have amnesia or is it a trick of the mind?
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11504278/1/Coffee
I spent more than five years trying to forget the greatest heartbreak of my life. I grew up, moved in with Olga, and tried to figure out what I was going to do with my life. So of all the coffee shops in the city, why did he have to come to mine?
Life is Short by starfiction123 ONGOING
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10667053/1/Life-is-Short
Many have different perspectives on how life is defined. Some would say lovely, complicated, treacherous, passionate even. But whether the thoughts be pleasant, cherishing its value, or bitter enduring its harsh realities, from my experience I’ve found this fact to be true…that life is short. So my story begins…
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11910173/1/Ardent
Since Arnold had stayed in San Lorenzo six years ago, sixteen-year-old Helga always sleep walked to the boarding house and slept in his bed, hoping she’d wake up next to him. She didn’t expect one morning to actually wake up to her very beloved next to her.
Words I couldn’t say by Arnold’s Love ONGOING LAST UPDATE MARCH 15
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3852676/1/Words-I-Couldn-t-Say
You can grow up, you can move on, you can even move away and start over, but somehow the things you left in the past have a way of catching up with you…
My Fair Pataki by stagetrinity INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11009906/1/My-Fair-Pataki
Arnold volunteers to Stage Manager the school play “My Fair Lady” in order to get an extra activity for college apps. However, working under Helga as acting director isn’t the best job one could ask for. But Arnold has an escape - his online IM partner. But when he discovers the blogs owner, adjusting to what he sees against what he reads can be hard. Which version to believe?
Lucky shot by NerdilyNi INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7384706/1/Lucky-Shot
Arnold, now 17, has always been left wondering who Cecile was. So when an odd girl who knows who Cecile is moves into the Sunset Arms, Arnold might finally get some answers. At least, as long as his new found feelings for Helga don’t get in the way.
Kissing the lipless by Let Love In INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5393274/1/Kissing-the-Lipless
After receiving news that her grandpa Robert has died, Helga learns that he left her his house in Hilwood. She moves back only to find that her repressed memories are waiting for her
The Break-up by MuffinLove03
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8624148/1/The-Break-Up
Somewhere Along the way by Pink Lychee
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8492736/1/Somewhere-Along-the-Way
Arnold was never sure what it was exactly that made him fall for Helga. As he retraced every possible memory of her, he couldn’t choose only one reason.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7916738/1/Sex-Ed
Helga and Arnold are stuck in Anatomy class discussing sex ed. Things get awkward when the instructor makes everyone put condoms on bananas and the class gets a little rowdy. Time for confession perhaps, Helga?
I thought you liked redheads by LycoRouge
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7534509/1/I-Thought-You-Liked-Redheads
Everyone is dying their hair lately and getting a lot of attention for it. Should Helga cave and dye her hair too? Will that get the attention she craves from Arnold?
Victoria’s Secret by StarvingWriterMeave INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6250998/1/Victoria-s-Secret
Helga’s much more than the nine year old ‘It Girl’.
Things that are True by YuniX-2
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6545200/1/Things-That-Are-True
He’d sort of already known what was coming, truth be told, when he questioned Helga on the roof of FTi. But then again, he hadn’t really known at all. Some puzzles are too preposterous to solve on ones own.
I ‘Hate’ YOU too! By Azure129
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6451066/1/I-Hate-YOU-too
What maybe happened after Helga ran off into the sunset after her confession? And more importantly what the heck happened to TJM?
Sweet Hostility by Twelvepercent
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6205582/1/Sweet-Hostility
Arnold reacts out of character as he feels the need to defend the girl he cares for the most. It’s rated T for violence and adult content.
Harder than you think by SuprSingr
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6171848/1/Harder-Than-You-Think
Being dense is hard work.
FTi Aftermath by NintendoGal55
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5668325/1/FTi-Aftermath
Arnold reflects his feelings about what had happened on the fated day upon the FTi rooftop. After some pretty good advice, and taking the time to think it all over, he decides to get it all out and have a good talk with Helga about it.
Avalanche by Pointy Objects ONGOING
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11544505/1/Avalanche
“I don’t think I’m that good of a liar.” “I think you are.” “Well, I did convince you I wasn’t in love with you for nine years…”
Things fall apart by sweet.aria INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6875560/1/Things-Fall-Apart
In the aftermath of her dramatic confession, Helga begins to withdraw.
RNLD by NinentedoGal55 INCOMPLETE
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713239/1/RNLD
Based on the adorable Disney & Pixar movie WALL-E, follow along with our hero, the lovable and curious Arnold as he goes from his life as a trash collector, to find out what he is truly meant for upon meeting the beautiful search scout Helga.
The surprise by twilightfucker
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10297672/1/The-Surprise
“You’ve been in love with me since we were three and treated me like shit ever since. I let you because I knew deep down you didn’t mean it.” When the confrontation comes it is not planned and what occurs is a surprise to all.
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