Swallow! Swallow! Swallow! By beccastanz | Explcit | 4k | One Shot | Modern AU | College/University | House Party | Truth or Dare | Exhibitionism | Blow jobs | Cunnilingus | Loss of Virginity | Fluff and Crack | HEA | Ben POV | Drunken shenanigans lead to Rey blowing Ben and Ben eating out Rey-- all in front of a crowd.
Every Appearance of Sleeping by DhampirsDrinkEspresso | @dhampirsdrinkespresso | Explicit | 5k | One Shot | Modern AU | College/University | House Party | Truth or Dare | Exhibitionism | Non-linear Storytelling | Clueless Poe is clueless | Multi POV | "Ben falls asleep at Poe's game night party. Poe issues Rey a dare she must complete without waking Ben. Neither realizes he's not actually sleeping."
Little Vices by reylo_addict | @thereyloaddict | Explicit | 6k | One Shot | PWP | Modern AU | College/University | Frat Party | Drinking & Smoking | Hookups | Rey POV | "It’s a just frat party with her friend, Rose. Just a frat party, a beer, and the smell of nicotine lingering on the skin of that classmate. The one that she’s had a crush on for quite some time."
Like Ey! Ey! Ey! By mzladybird | @mzladybird | Explicit | 7.5k | One Shot | Modern AU | College/university | House Party | Strip Poker | Unrequited Crush | One night stand? Sure Jan | Rey POV | It's Rey's Sophomore year at college and Rose drags her to her first frat party. An unforgettable night as she ends up playing strip poker with none other than her longstanding crush Ben Solo.
Lucky Hat by DhampirsDrinkEspresso | Explicit | 11k | One Shot with a sequel | Modern AU | College/University | Frat Party | One Night Stand | Rey POV | "Rey's not entirely sure how she went from getting harassed at a frat party to being alone with Mr. Lucky Hat himself-Ben Solo-but she isn't upset about it either."
Smart Girls Never Do (Until They Do) by junkyardjeditrash | @junkyardjeditrash | Explicit | 50k+ | WIP Last updated: 2022-06-12 | Modern AU | College/University | Nerdy!Rey | Fratboy!Ben Solo | Himbo!Ben Solo | Loss of Virginity | Unplanned Pregnancy | Cinderella Vibes | Rey POV | "Rey is pursuing her aerospace engineering degree at the expense of having a social life. When friends convince her to attend a frat party, she meets Ben Solo. One thing leads to another, and Rey finds out that sometimes, 1+1=3, and her carefully planned life is upended into total chaos."
College Life
Your Half by Celia_and | @whatceliawrites | Explicit | 3k+ | Complete | Text Fic | Modern AU | College/University | Group Projects are the Worst | Texting | Rivals to lovers | Himbo!Ben Solo | Rey Needs A Hug | Ben POV | "Classmates Rey and Kylo get off on the wrong foot. Too bad they’re partners for the whole semester..."
Abstract, Conclusion by diesirate | @diesirate | Explicit | 2k | One Shot | Modern AU | College/University | Friends-with-benefits | Mutual Pining | Semi public sex | Multi POV | "Dissertation partners and friends-with-benefits Rey and Ben make a deal: Make one sex noise while they're getting it on in the library and it's a whole month's worth of free lunches. The game is on."
Pomp Under the Circumstances by dawninthemtn | Teen | 4k | One Shot | Modern AU | College/University | Distance Ed | Strangers to Friends to Lovers | Texting | Long Distance Relationship | Rey POV | "TA Ben overhears Rey crying over her cancelled college graduation due to COVID-19. They develop a friendship that turns into something more over the course of their quarantine."
Sociology of Sexuality by Celia_and | Explicit | 4.3k | One Shot | PWP | College/university | Academic Debates as Foreplay | Sexual Tension | Bathroom Sex | Rey POV | "After a semester of verbal sparring, the tension between Rey and Kylo boils over."
The Losers Club by FoxesDance | Explicit | 9k | One shot | PWP | Modern AU | College/University | Friends to lovers | Accidental Voyeurism | Dirty Talk | Rey POV | Inexperienced Rey cannot understand why her roommate has a new guy to fuck every other night of the week. Or why are they so loud!? Do real people sound like that??? Her friend Ben is more than willing to show her what she's been missing out on.
you touch her, i touch me by tayloremrose | @earstwo | Explicit | 9k | Complete | Modern AU | PWP | College/University | Roommates | Voyeurism | Masturbation | Cheating/Infidelity | Ben/Bazine | Bitch!Bazine | Frat boy!Ben | Rey POV | "Rey Niima and Bazine Netal are roommates for the first semester of freshman year. They share a pitiful shoebox of a dorm room, complete with two twin beds and a grimy communal bathroom. This would all be fine, except for the fact that Bazine can't seem to stop fucking her boyfriend, Ben Solo. While Rey's in the same room. Ten feet away."
Dirty Little Secret by SageMcMae | @sagemcmae | Teen | 9.5k | One Shot | Modern AU | College/University | Enemies to Friends to Lovers | Blackmail(?) | Maid Cafe | Mention of Cancer | Rey POV | College student Rey works at a Maid Cafe to pay for her Mother's medical Bill's and Ben Solo, major asshole, has discovered it, knowing that it could cost her her scholarship -- So what does he do? Why show up at her work Ever. Damn. Day.
Fall for You by AttackoftheDarkCurses | @attackotdc | Explicit | 10k | One Shot | Modern AU | College/University | Arranged Marriage | Buisness Merger | Enemies to lovers | Light Dom/sub | Femdom | Smitten!Ben Solo | Rey POV | "In which Rey falls in love with her fiancé over the course of a semester."
Love's a Game by sirphillipcrane | Explicit | 15k | Complete | Reylo | Modern AU | College/University | Fake Relationship | Strangers to Friends to Lovers | Couples Therapy | Actress!Rey | Grad Student!Ben Solo | Miscommunications | Rey POV | "Complete strangers Rey and Ben enroll in couples therapy as an academic experiment. How long before the therapist realizes it’s all a ruse?"
Light My Fire by AttackoftheDarkCurses, thebuildingsnotonfire | Explicit | 19k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | A/B/O | Alpha x Omega | Late Presentation | Rivals to Lovers | Bets/wagers | Heat Sex | Unplanned Pregnancy | HEA | Rey POV | "When rivals Ben and Rey break into a professor's office together, it comes out that Rey might not be the Beta she thinks she is."
The Benefits of Research by AttackoftheDarkCurses and thebuildingsnotonfire | Explicit | 20k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | Friends to Lovers | Loss of Virginity | Multi POV | "When Rey’s asked by her readers to add smut to her fanfiction, she admits to her best friend (and beta writer) Ben, that she’s inexperienced with such things. Luckily, Ben's willing to help her with the necessary research?"
It's been a while since I dreamed this by CoinToYourWitcher | @coin2urwitcher | Explicit | 24k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | Song Fic | Scotland | Roommates | Drama | Angst | Poverty | Loss of Virginity | Mention of Suicide | HEA | Rey POV | "Rey walks into her dorm room for the first time to see her new roommate making out with some guy. The girl leaves—because it’s not her room—and come to find out Rey was put on the guy’s floor by accident because of her god damn boy’s name. The RAs promise that someone will drop out within a month and that she can simply wait for a spot to appear in one of the girl’s rooms. But in the meantime, her new roommate, Ben, has nightmares and she has to keep waking him up."
Inside Joke by canox | Explicit | 27k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | Enemies to Friends to Lovers | Rivals | Comedy Writing | Social/wealth Differences | Orgy/foursome | Secret Relationship | HEA | Finding Yourself | Rey POV | "Everyone on campus knows Rey and Ben hate each other. Nobody knows they're secretly editing each other's comedy writing—or that their feelings might be more than a laughing matter." Or Rey and Ben's tumultuous relationship over their four years at college.
The List by Yours_Truly_Commander_Shepard | Explicit | 44k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | Friends to Friends-with-Benefits to Lovers | Loss of Virginity | Bondage | Roleplay | Two Nerds in Love | HEA | Rey POV | In order to gain some sexual experience computer lab friends Rey and Ben compile a list of things they both want to try. And then they try them. And then feelings get involved. And then Rey gets sex-iled from her apartment.
Negentropy by Ben_Solo_Good_Boy_Sweater_Emporium | Teen | 42k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | Academia | Strangers to Roommates to Lovers | Poverty/homelessness | Falling in Love | Devoted Reylo | Domestic Fluff | HEA | Ben POV | "Ben Solo's life was moving forward with clockwork precision: on track to graduate with honors from Chandrila University, poised to be accepted into a top-tier graduate program. Everything was going according to plan, until he met someone that expanded his world view and changed everything he thought was important to him."
Already Home by AttackoftheDarkCurses | Explicit | 78k | Complete | Modern AU | A/B/O | Alpha x Omega | Soulmates | College/university | Roommates | Enemies-to-Lovers | Texting | You've got Mail vibes | Multi POV | Kylo and Kira are anonymous soulmates getting to know each other over email. In real life Ben and Rey are roommates who can't stand each other.
Academia
The Fall and The Landing by QueenOfCarrotFlowers | Mature | 2k | One Shot | Modern AU | Academia | Astronomy | Jewish Reylo | Ben POV | "Rey is an astronomer, Ben is a classicist, and they just might be falling in love."
closed stacks by SecretReyloTrash | Explicit | 7k | One Shot | Modern AU | @lyresandlasers | College/University | Library | Cockwarming | Rey POV | "Rey will never forget the library assistant who showed her how to handle the rare books with such extreme care. When the tables turn years later and he winds up at the enquiry desk: she can show him exactly what she’s learned."
into the great laugh of mankind by diasterisms | @therestofyourstory | Explicit | 30k | Complete | Modern AU | Academia | Field Research | Archeology | Professor!Solo | Grad Student!Rey | One Night Stand | The One that Got Away | Multi POV | Professor Ben Solo is on the expedition of a lifetime. He wasn't expecting to see his unforgettable one-night-stand on this tiny island in the south pacific. Rey Niima. His uncle's grad student. Great.
Stay Hungry by jeeno2 | @jeeno2 | Explicit | 42k | Complete | Modern AU | A/B/O | Alpha x Omega | Academia | Conference | Rivals to Lovers | Scenting | Heat Sex | Asshole!Ben Solo | Rey POV | Professor Rey Johnson finally meets her academic rival Professor Benjamin Solo face-to-face at a conference where they are both presenting-- her Omega and his Alpha pheromones drive each other to distraction. They decide to fuck it out of their systems- with limited success.
(won’t you let me) walk you home from school by somethingdifferent | Explicit | 130k | Complete | Modern AU | Teachers | Co-workers | Enemies-to-Lovers | Hate-to-Love | Slow Burn | Fuck Buddies | idiots in Love | Ben POV | Ben Solo is an asshole. A former lawyer, turned high school councilor who works at the prestigious private school that he, himself, was expelled from. Rey is an adorable art teacher who is everything he despises and who does not take his shit. They clash to say the least. He hates her. Then he wants to fuck her. Then he falls in love with her. If he plays his cards right he might get everything he never knew he wanted.
Professor/Student Dynamic
TikTok and the Professor by SuchaPrettyPoison | @suchaprettypoison | Mature | 3.7k | One Shot | Modern AU | Pandemic/Quarantine/covid19 | College/University | At Home Learning | Professor/student | Everybody is so Thirsty | Tik Tok | Maturbation | Ben POV | "Due to quarantine, Professor Ben Solo decides to download TikTok - an app his students seem to be a fan of - only to find he's the subject of one of his student's videos."
Maybe Later (Bravissima) by piratemistress | Explicit | 25k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | Professor/student Dynamic | Co-workers dynamics | Italian Language | TENSION | Light Angst | Light Bondage | Multi POV | "Italian lit professor Ben Solo is in trouble again for his filthy mouth, this time with his brilliant masters’ student Rey, who after turning in her final paper, replies to his muttered “Fuck me” with “Maybe later?”
The Single Father by xtenn | @xavtenn |
Explicit | 15k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | Professor/Student | Single Dad!Ben | Professor!Solo | Single mum!Rey | Student!Rey | Post Partum Depression | ANGST | Baby OCs | Breastfeeding | Roommates | Pining | Past Sexual Trauma | HEA | Ben POV | Returning to work after becoming a single father, Professor Solo is struggling to keep his head above water when he receives an unexpected offer from one of his student's.
Epithumia by pontmercy44 | Explicit | 46k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | Professor/student | Library | Professor Kylo Ren | Forbidden/Secret Relationship | Angst | Consequences | HEA | Professor Solo and his student Rey are playing a dangerous game, with hearts and careers on the line, what will happen when it all falls down?
Other
To Heal by Celia_and | Explicit | 8k | Complete | Modern AU | Flashbacks | Big Buisness | Acquisitions/mergers | Enemies with History | College/University | Falling in Love | Marriage | PTSD | Night Terrors | ANGST | Break-ups | Reconciliation | Rey POV | "When CEO Rey Palpatine faces down her rival Ben Solo across a boardroom table, it’s been ten years since she’s seen him. Ten years since they belonged to each other."
The Favorite by AnonPenguin | @crystalwritespenguin | Explicit | 27k | Complete | Dark Fic | Modern AU | College/University | Rape/noncon | Tutoring | Power imbalance | Frat boy!Ben | Virgin!Rey | Bad guy Ben Solo | Time Skip | Doctors/Hospitals | Ben is still a bad guy | Dark!Rey | attempted rape | Fucked Up HEA | Rey POV | Ben POV | "Teaching Assistant, Rey Niima, is bright, young, and the apple of the university's eye. No wonder she's the recipient of the scholarship. She'll keep plugging away and perform her duties to the best of her ability. Even if it means tutoring rich frat boy, Ben Solo."
he's bigger, stronger; his lips are thicker than hers, his tongue fiercer; but rey has waited all her life for nothing, this impetuous huge fish knows nothing of patience.
you think you can beat me? he had bubbled at her through the water, his dark scales glinting red in the light of the crystals that surrounded them. she hadn't given him time to respond: she'd gone in, locking her lips to his.
a kiss of death, the seasongs called it. there were stories of fish who died, lips locked, determined not to be defeated. rey had only had to try it twice in her life, and both times, the other fish had faltered long before she'd been tempted to. their weakness had gotten the better of them. rey refuses to be the weaker fish now. that's why she had kissed him.
she is never the weaker fish. she can be patient; she can die before she'd break the kiss. especially when it had the unexpected benefit of making him shut up.
his tongue, like hers, is sharp. he's good with it too; it dances around hers, darting and pressing, trying to shove her own back towards her throat, to distract her into breaking the kiss. he continues their little duel in her mouth and she lets him. he will tire himself out soon with all that movement. rey can wait.
his eyes bulge, big and black in his eyes. there's a gleam of red to them too, but also, when she deflects his latest tongue foray almost lazily, a moment of shock, a moment of fear.
he doesn't know what he's up against.
he thinks he can frighten her, but this is a battle of wills and it's not long before his tongue falters.
is your will giving out? she wonders at him.
it's as if he hears her, the way his tongue redoubles his efforts, and in his renewed foray...
heat. boiling, blasting heat like the water over the undersea volcanoes to the south, like the empty shallows to the west that stretch on for miles and miles, where her parents were supposed to come find her again but never did. this heat isn't outside her, though, it's within her.
his tail lashes back and forth, and hers matches it. her tongue catches his and presses it back into his mouth. this time, when his jeweled dark eyes flash, she wonders if he feels the heat too. she wonders if he is growing impatient, if he wants the kiss to end.
she's not sure she does. not just because she wants to beat him, but because she's not sure she wants the heat to end. she doesn't want to go back to the cold, dark, lonely ocean. not when she's found someone who flashes in the dark and who meets her kiss of death with passion and patience.
their tongues slow. the dance gets lazier, the kiss somehow deeper. she notices the taste of his soul. she wonders if she imagines the loneliness there, or if it is her own. in his eyes, she sees understanding begin to dawn. maybe even sympathy.
this time, when his tongue touches hers, it is gentle. the barbs on the edge of it don't hurt her. he is reaching for her and she—she's reaching for him too.
it's frightening, the idea that it won't be patience that shatters this battle for dominance. she wants to break away from him, to speak to him again, to see what that understanding in his eyes means, to hear him bubble at her that she's not alone.
she's not ready to face that, though. because what if it isn't real, what if she is still alone? what if all this is a tactic to unnerve her and overpower her. who needs to break her patience if he can break her resolve?
he won't break her resolve. if that understanding and gentleness means anything, he'll have to pull away first.
until then, he'll wait with her. he'll wait for her.
Everyone knows reylos stay winning, and I have no doubt we'll be one of the most published fandoms of all time. List originally posted on twitter (and actually stolen from an anti lmao) but ported over considering... all that.
(Note: I'm mostly just C&P'ing right now, if you know an author has a tumblr and they aren't tagged please lmk thanks! And ofc lmk if I've missed any or as new things get published.)
Ali Hazelwood Cinematic Universe
Three novels, three novellas, and she's just getting started.
Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare
When Reggie Johnson answers a job ad, she’s astonished to find that she’s not applying to work at her favorite card game, Spellcraft: The Magicking. Instead, she’s applying to be an actual familiar for an actual witch.
We'd Know By Then by Kirsten Bohling
Meeting your soulmate triggers "the glimpse"—walking out of Dorothy's house in Kansas and into the colorful world of Oz. The problem is, Brighton has ALWAYS seen in color.
For Love and Bylines by Merrin Taylor
When Ava Thompson is offered an undercover investigative role, she jumps at the chance. But posing as a high school senior proves to be more than Ava signed up for when she meets brooding English teacher, Nico Adams.
Almost Perfect by Charlie Mitchell
Recovering from a brain tumour, Ben has lost confidence in sex & relationships. So he gets in touch with Rey, a specialised sex worker, to help him get over his fears.
Soul Searching by E. A. Blevins
Finding your soulmate is like winning the lottery. They're rare and precious and lead to riding off into the sunset.
They're not supposed to be your high school English teacher or carry baggage that can tear you both apart.
The Hurricane Wars by @theaguanzon
A land ravaged by storms and conquerors…
A refuge across the sea that comes at a price…
A volatile alliance between two bitter enemies…
A growing attraction as dangerous as it is irresistible…
Crossroads by Chaney Banett
Ester lives a simple enough life as a waitress at a truck stop diner, plopped in middle-of-nowhere Minnesota. Her days aren’t boring necessarily. It’s just that they’re one all the same.
She doesn't question life very often. She doesn't question anything at all, actually.
…Until the mysterious regular at booth sixteen starts asking.
Hanukkah at the Great Greenwich Ice Creamery by Sharon Ibbotson
Grumpy Cohen orders a coffee when he goes to deliver a present from his mother at the ice creamery. While there he's immediately drawn to River, the Deaf woman who makes the ice cream flavors.
My Roommate is a Vampire by @jeenonamit
Cassie Greenberg's desperate when she finds a too-good-to-be-true apartment in a beautiful Chicago neighborhood. She knows there has to be a catch—only someone with a secret to hide would rent out a room for that price.
Cassie’s sexy new roommate is a vampire. And he has a proposition for her.
The Rockstar’s Omega by Hannah Haze
Layla won a backstage pass to meet her idol, Ash Canon. What will they do when his scent sends her into heat?
(Does anyone know if Hannah's other works also used to be reylo? LMK!)
The Alpha Nextdoor by Dani Doll
It doesn’t matter how hot the alpha next door is. She’s a beta, and that means it’ll never work between them.
Right?
The Exception to the Rule by Christina D. Ambrose
Violet Dawson is spirited, independent, and definitely not your typical Omega. She's determined not to be drawn to the gorgeous Theodore Chamberlin, senior editor and company Alpha asshole.
They are thrust together to plan an event, and all seems to go well until Violet's workspace floods, and they have to share an office.
What will become of them when their close proximity causes Violet to go into heat?
The Most Titillating Tale of Miss Hall & Dr Black by Jenny Michelle
Miss Charlotte Hall, bored & neglected by her Grandfather, has a shameful problem. Desperate, she turns to his physician for help. But she hadn't expected the help to be quite so…manly.
Antique Magic by Kait Disney-Leugers
Brie St. James is in need of a part-time job. She finds it at Spirit Antiques, owned by the handsome and aloof Ezra. But there's more to the shop than meets the eye. Under the layers of patina and dust, a gateway to the magical world and the shop is the crossroads of goods for the magical residents.
To Have & to Hold by Avery Crow
When Clara’s work visa is denied, she figures that’s the end of the road for her. Until her boss offers to marry her.
The idea of going back to cold, gloomy London and the dark past that haunts her is only slightly worse than having to somehow convince her friends and coworkers that her new marriage is authentic, and that there is any sort of love between them.
But Andrew Morrow is full of surprises, and Clara soon finds herself in over her head and pining for a man who is, after all, only doing her a favor.
Kirsten S. Blacketer
Kirsten has a ton of books, like omg a ton! Looks like at least 7 different series/collections? I don't know how many of them were reylo originally (could be all, could be just a few) but check them out.
A new rec is coming sometime next week, in the mean time I’ll be backing up all previous recs made on Twitter to this blog.
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