I had a VERY long discussion about basically how my parents have caused me so much trauma I've been carrying. Mind you I didnt ever (EVER) want to have this conversation it just kind of happened. Anyways, I am very emotionally exhausted and feel terrible. Any recommendations of good catradora fanfics?
first of all, i am so proud of you for doing that! even though its hard, i think that’s a really important conversation to have. sorry this took a couple days to reply to! i was trying to compile a list. so there’s the super obvious ones like don’t go and i know anchronism is another really popular one which has been recommended to me by several but i just haven’t read it yet (i’m saving it bc i know im gonna end up reading it all at once tbh). so here is a not at all comprehensive list. all the fics included on this list are completed:
glowing in the dark - college au where catra and adora were bffs in high school and haven’t spoken since until they end up in the same english lit class. stayed up way too late just to read this. i loved it.
buried a hatchet (it’s coming up lavender) - automatic points for the phoebe bridgers lyrics title. this one is “what if catra and adora get stuck in the portal instead of angella” and it is amazing
notes on fashion - au where catra is a model and adora is a pop star. i’ve thought about this fic every single day since i read it. i love it like my own child. one of my favorite au’s i’ve read from any fandom.
five nothing kisses...unless? - by my pal @scrawnycatra. as i once told michelle, “KISSING FIC FUCKS!” im a sucker for any fic that includes catra and adora having kissed while they were in the horde.
keep on walking, come what will - adora and catra are engaged but they don’t realize it. this was the very first catradora fic i read and what a way to start off. we know the etherian rituals are intricate we just know it!
meet me at the finish line - street racer catra meets mechanic adora to work on her car, melog. this one is also made a huge case for “best au i’ve read in a long time.” the sexual tension is DELICIOUS.
where the lonely ones roam - the one where catra nurses adora back to health at the end of the war and then builds a village. the slow burn and catra’s characterization in particular is *chef’s kiss*
she’s a keeper - SOCCER COACH AU CATRADORA?!?!?! you betcha. also they’re high school exes, which makes things extra spicy. another fic i think about way too often.
translucence - i told you i’m a sucker for catradora kissing while they were in the horde, so here’s that plus mind wiping angst.
till death do us part (in stupidity and in health) - this one had me fucked up. adora’s an fbi agent who gets shot and is bleeding all over her wife’s favorite er. i really loved the way this fic described catra’s emotions while sitting with the uncertainty of adora’s condition. super relatable and super well-done.
you got cool - i didn’t know i was such a slut for high school aus until i read this. holy shit. adora transfers to a new high school for her senior year, and she and catra don’t speak for months because of it... until they do!!!!!!
please take it out on me - dumb horny jocks who get banned from the gym for fucking too loudly? sign me up. but also, feelings and pining.
thus concludes part 1 of my catradora fic rec list. i’m sure there will be more. also, to the authors of these fics: pls know i would die for all of you.
