yelena belova | best fanfic recommendation list
welcome to my masterlist of yelena (and natasha) centric fanfiction - there’s not too many out there, but i suspect the tag will explode after the movie finally comes out. but until then i thought i’d share with you the works i’ve found and that i enjoyed immensely!!
this list includes fics with yelena as the main character (not too many), and others where yelenat is the main pairing (romantically/platonically), or yelena is not the main character but still is important and featured.
hopefully this list will give you some new epic content and inspiration for your own works! (cause let’s be honest the internet needs more of these incredible characters)
starting this off with some shameless selfpromo hehe ≧◡≦. i never really wrote fanfiction before the character of yelena came and gave me so much inspiration and motivation!!
if i had to perish twice (edge of tomorrow au)
status: completed 1/1 words: 19,549
a loooong and good one (unbiased) to get you started!! this is by far the longest piece of writing i’ve ever done and i’m super proud of it! this is an au of the movie edge of tomorrow, and yelena is the main protagonist. there is also implied stucky and a lot of the avengers show up throughout. yelenat is the main pairing! you don’t have to watch the movie to understand it (i hope), i’ve tried to explain it in the fic to the best of my ability! (that being said, watching the trailer helps and ofc the movie is the very best option, it’s on netflix!)
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26082565
status: completed 1/1 words: 3,166
natasha and yelena’s cover is blown, and when they escape their plane is shot down - injured yelenat, hurt & comfort and angst.
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27334447
i’ll be the actress (starring in your bad dreams)
status: completed 1/1 words: 2,610
two russian assassins walk into a bar. it doesn't go how either of them had planned.
a crossover with killing eve, in which yelena meets the mysterious character of villanelle during a mission.
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29617044
you’ll have a good time with all of these amazing fics:
drip (that’s the sound of your ledger) | LOVE THIS ONE
“ There were whispers, after S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fall. They followed Natasha wherever she went, until she could ignore them no longer.
Welcome back to the Red Room.”
status: completed 13/13 words: 86,222 author: songofdefiance
THIS. this fic came out of nowhere and hit me until i was down (and then some more) with the pairing of nat and sharon which i didn’t know i needed!!! great twists, fun adventure, and yelena is giving me all the feels in this one. high re-readability!! the entire fic is incredible and 10000% worth your time - it is also the first in an incredible series, and yelena features more heavily as we go along. i wish i could read it for the first time again!!
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4156134
part one of the this won’t end with a whimper series: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4156134
black widow: from brooklyn with love
“Rosa Diaz thought her past was dead and buried somewhere out in the Siberian tundra. But when Natasha Romanoff shows up at the 99 with a smile and a bundle of secrets, she knows she has no choice but to finish what Red Room started.”
status: completed 12/12 words: 37,573 author: wonderlander090
i love brooklyn99. i love yelena and natasha. the genius of wonderlander090 wrote a fic of everyone together and it’s SO MUCH FUN! features badass ladies, red room feels and overall epicness.
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13387431
“After she released every piece of her secrecy to the world, Natasha Romanoff flees to get back her feeling of being a competent spy. Unfortunately, her old enemies have resurfaced, and have plans that force Natasha to meet old partners and old horrors. “
completed 17/17 words: 58,155 author: clarkesjade
the author’s wonderful take on the black widow movie. personal stakes, dark enemies and espionage with the great trio of nat, yelena and bucky against the world.
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17284406
“Yelena is nowhere to be seen, and considering the circumstances, Natalia knows far better than to presume that means she made it out.”
status: completed 1/1 words: 1,518 author: novoaa1 (@ultralightdumbass)
yelenat banter, the best banter there is!! in which yelena and natasha’s paths crosses on a mission.
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24994090
part of the chance encounter series: https://archiveofourown.org/series/1809355
remember when we used to play?
“Natalia loves Yelena as fire loves innocence. It destroys and ruins and is doomed.”
status: completed 1/1 words: 2,315 author: hellotomyoldheart (@hellotomyoldheart)
a couple thousand words to step on my heart a couple thousand times :)) a yelenat with red room feels, and just a shit ton of feels in general lol help
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21664936
youth (makes fools of us all)
“In 1994, a young Widow is assigned an important mission playing the wife of the Red Guardian. In 1994, two students are selected to accompany them.In 1994, against all machinations of the Red Room, a family is made.“
status: completed 1/1 words: 4,871 author: sanctuaria (@aleksandrachaev)
no words for this beautiful piece!! with the release of the new trailer something like this is canon now, and the entire idea of pretending to be a family and then natasha and yelena becoming one in their hearts is just OWWW, run me over instead, it’d hurt less
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23954776
what a wicked game to play (to make me feel this way)
“after you win the games, you lose.” hunger games au.
status: complete 1/1 words: 60,545 author: taylorswift (not THAT ts haha (at least i dont think so??))
this is a clintasha au, so don’t expect tooo much yelena. i love the relationship between yelena and nat in this one though, so here it is!!
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24957505
you made it this far (just a little bit more)
“I'm dead, Yelena says, I killed myself in that room, Natasha didn't need to shoot me for that, and isn't sure it translates.”
status: completed 1/1 series 3/3 words: 35,939 author: notcaycepollard (@notcaycepollard)
yelena is the main character in part 3 of this time travel fix it series. feels a bit au because (obviously) a lot of things were changed and their lives end up being very different. very happy take on everything and if you want some good old serotonin and good times for our characters, this one is so good!!
read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27913387
part 3 of the a flame in two cupped hands series: https://archiveofourown.org/series/1538677
as you can see i get all my yelena fics from ao3, i think that site is just so wonderful and easy to navigate!! i’m updating the yelena tag often, and i’m constantly looking for new good fics to share - so if you’re interested, bookmark this/follow me for future updates! if you have any personal favorites from ao3 that i’ve missed, or from other sites, do not hesitate to share them with me so i can update the list!!
(also i tried to tag the authors i could find on tumblr but idk if it worked?)
