Brittana Fanfiction Recommendations (Incomplete)
Disclaimer: My headcanon is heavily influenced by the crazy tumblr Brittanalysts. Oh, and a longer description doesn’t necessarily mean I liked the fic more, it probably just means I had read it more recently. Also, I’ll try my best to form coherent sentences so you know what I’m talking about, but sometimes when I have Brittana feelings words just don’t work.
Canon: One-Shots
- Brittany and Santana Watch VS Fashion Show by gayerthanyou
- Ficlet. Because this tweet gave me Brittana Victoria’s Secret feelings.
- Christmas Special Brittana by gayerthanyou
- Ficlet full of Brittana-being-affectionate-on-television feelings.
- Christmas Wrapping by gleedcanon
- Sappy Santana trying to be the perfect girlfriend is adorable, as is Brittana totally being on the same wavelength. Quinntana friendship / Unholy Trinity feelings, I have them. Part of the Brittana U Christmas Project universe.
- Dates Santana Didn’t Know She Was On (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) by gayerthanyou
- Because you know Brittany and Santana were going on dates all summer and Santana was too hopeless to realize it. A series of fluffy ficlets.
- Debit Card by littleoases
- Because Brittana doing mundane things together is perfection. Fluff.
- Fate by blueowls
- Brittana are meant to be.
- Fire by jeune fille en fleur
- First time fic, Santana’s POV. Alien invasion. Companion fic to Lights Out. Angsty creys because Santana tries so hard not to love Brittany, because she’s made to believe that it’s wrong. Her inner struggle is so moving, and Jeune captures it beautifully.
- Firsts by stopstartstall
- Brittana explore a myriad of firsts-since-they-became-girlfriends together, including the first time they made love. This beautifully leads up to the glance at the first locker. Fluff.
- Five Birthdays by stopstartstall
- Santana celebrates her birthdays with Brittany. Mostly fluff.
- Five Times Brittany Picked Santana Up (Five Times Santana Let Her) by stopstartstall
- Brittany carrying Santana around is totally hot and my new head canon. Also, bonus points for the Dublin kiss reference.
- Five Times Santana Forget to Hide Her Love for Brittany (And One Time She Couldn’t) by stopstartstall
- Because Brittana are anything but subtle. Number 6 though. And who knew an “Out of Order” sign could give me so many feelings?
- Frosty by stopstartstall
- Brittana are lovey dovey in public during Christmastime in the snow. A story about Santana being cute with Brittany and her little sister, who happens to look just like Brittany but has mastered all of Santana’s snarky expressions. Brittana babies feelings. Fluff. Part of the Brittana U Christmas Project universe.
- Girlfriend by littleoases
- Santana loves telling everyone that Brittany is her girlfriend, and vice versa. Fluff, and the kind of normal interactions I would love to see one Glee, where they are just goobers together and actually have conversations.
- I Fell in Love Again (All Things Go, All Things Go) by brittanyisinlovewithsantana
- Brittana college feelings. Also Brittany’s guardian angel story is perfect.
- If the Fates Allow by terriblemuriel
- A fluffy fic that captures the Christmas spirit beautifully. Because I ship Santana and happiness. Plus, I’m a sucker for stories where Santana has rubbed off on Brittany’s little sister. A companion fic (see Let Your Heart Be Light) in Brittany’s point of view was written by Lily. Part of the Brittana U Christmas Project universe.
- In Between Days by thefooliam
- Set after the slap in 3x06. Santana breaks down and makes me cry. Beth captures Santana’s suffocation and panic in alarming detail. Brittany supports Santana the entire way.
- In the Hours We Wait by themostrandomfandom
- Brittana fluff set during 3x06, between Finn outing Santana in the hallway and the scene in Sue’s office. Santana and lists are now my new favorite thing, because really, can she be more in love with Brittany? JJ captures their adorableness perfectly, without getting too sickly sweet or unrealistic.
- It’s Been a While Since We Took to the Streets by themostrandomfandom
- Let Your Heart Be Light by Lingering Lilies
- A fluffy fic that expertly captures Brittany’s voice, full of rich metaphors and are at the same time strange and perfect. A companion fic (see If the Fates Allow) in Santana’s point of view was written by Muriel. Part of the Brittana U Christmas Project universe.
- Let Your Love Grow Tall by dollsome
- I just had a monster paragraph with tidbits of all the little things I loved about this fic. Instead, I’ll let you discover them for yourself. Takes place during the angsty Bartie days. PS: ”I remember the first time with Brittany, how it made me feel like a man – even though she called me the wrong name like four times during. And after.” Remember that quote? Except this fic was written like 8 months before “The First Time” aired. I love this fandom.
- Lights Out by jeune fille en fleur
- First time fic, Brittany’s POV. Alien invasion. My head canon says that Santana would never be this open about her feelings, but this was so beautiful and well written that I went along with it. Edit: Just read the companion fic and now I understand what was going on in Santana’s head.
- Little Things (You Do Together) by stopstartstall
- All the little things that made me start to ship Brittana, brought to the forefront and given “screen time.” I love the everyday life, because it makes everything that much more realistic and natural. Every little thing gave me so many feelings. Also, Mike Chang is perfection.
- Opposite of Adults by hufflepuffandpass
- Driver’s Ed. This is total first season Brittana.
- Ours by littleoases
- Everyone else sees how happy Brittany and Santana are together. 3x08. Fluff.
- Pink and Green by novel_concept26
- Once upon a time I was obsessed with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, though I can’t remember if I wanted to be or date the Pink Ranger.
- Room at the Inn by Kairos27
- This fic actually made me laugh out loud. I love Britt’s snarky little sister, who seems to have picked up some of Santana’s habits, and the fact that Brittana will totally play good cop, bad cop when they are parents themselves. Part of the Brittana U Christmas Project universe.
- Senses by littleoases
- Such a natural and realistic scene describing normal Brittana moments. I can never get enough of them in everyday life. Fluff.
- Soft in the Middle by thememoriesfire
- I heart Santana and children, especially snarky ones that remind her of herself. (Departs from canon around “New York,” and takes place during the summer before senior year.)
- Summer by stopstartstall
- A fluffy fic about the summer between Season 2 and 3. Unholy trinity friendship and New Directions including Santana in their family.
- Tattoo by littleoases
- A sleepover with the Glee girls at Rachel’s house. Fluff.
- That Person by littleoases
- 3x10. This gives me Sancedes friendship feelings when I didn’t know I had them. Brittana fluff.
- The Album by gleedcanon
- Unholy Trinity flashes back to Brittana’s childhood. Also because we all knew Santana is sentimental.
- The Website with the Missing E by thefooliam
- Brittany finds Santana’s tumblr. Nuff said.
- The Spaces Between My Fingers Are Where Yours Fit Perfectly by lynnearlington
- There’s a Time and Place for Everything by novel_concept26
- Brittana first time fic. Sexy times.
- We Could Make These Plans by themostrandomfandom
- Because I love defensive Santana, whenever she mentally tries to act badass and deny that she cried in Up or pretend that she doesn’t think Britt is adorable. Also because I love JJ’s drabble and Unholy Trinity sleepovers.
- Words by littleoases
- Brittany and Santana are so in love, my little shipper heart might not be able to take it. Fluff.
- Word-Sounds by roamingreader
- Brittany is a fucking genius.
- Yes/No Additional Scene by gleedcanon
- So this is less Brittana and more Sancedes friendship, because “I just want characters who are supposed to be friends to be friends.”
Canon: Multi-chapter
- And Everything is August You by themostrandomfandom
- And I’m Calling on You to Be My Lifeline by daysofinspiration
- Season 2 between “Duets” and “Original Song.” A beautifully angsty story of how Santana deals with Bartie. Tina/Santana unexepected friendship. Though the ending breaks canon and is a bit cheesy, the despair in Santana’s voice made me cry throughout the entire read. Santana’s questions are the same questions Brittana shippers had during this time, and it kills me to relive it.
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by LyricallyObsessed33
- Brittana’s first Christmas as a couple, and they’re celebrating it every day in December. Santana pretends not to like the Christmas season, but Brittany drags the holiday spirit out of her. My favorite kind of fluff, where they do normal, everyday things with each other. Their interactions are so detailed, that it feels like your living the moment, rather than just reading about it. Nothing is glossed over or rushed, and every conversation feels organic and natural.
- (I’ve Never Reached An Answer) I’m Only Given Clues by thefooliam
- The summer before senior year. Quinntana friendship feelings like woah; every time Santana refers to Quinn as her best friend and gets protective just slays me. Brittany and Santana do a cute “two step” around each other in the beginning, and it’s both torturous and adorable.
- New Years Trilogy [This Love of Mine, I’m So Tired, Something] by thefooliam
- With Christmas gifts and New Years, Brittana think about their future together. Mostly fluff, and bonus points for Brittana domesticity, and comparing their love to Beatles songs and food.
- No One Here Could Know by littleoases
- A short series about the aftermath of 3x06, because I really cannot get enough of Mash-Off fics. Full of real Brittana interaction which I love because it shows how perfect they are for each other.
- Pas de Deux by jeune fille en fleur
- The Only True Paradises by jeune fille en fleur
- The (Second) First Time by thefooliam
- All the Brittana we never got to see during 3x05 “The First Time.” It addresses the “alien invasion” line, and Brittany and Santana have their first time all over again. Beautiful smut and fluff.
- This Isn’t Dating by uhpockuhlipz
- A lovely progression of the Brittana relationship from Brittany’s pov, detailing Santana’s journey to accepting herself and her love for Brittany. Thankfully this strays away from Brittany as ditsy and highlights her perception and non-normative intelligence. With her as a narrator we see the things Santana denies and hides away. Beautifully interweaving canon with all the moments that RIB never give us in between scenes, and wonderful flashbacks that give us some history. This fills in the blacks perfectly. Heart-wrenching and angsty. A bit of Unholy Trinity.
- This Love of Mine by thefooliam
- It’s Brittana’s first New Year’s together and Rachel thinks they’re as adorable as I do.
- We Count Out Our Lives in Fingerprints by themostrandomfandom
- With All the Ease of Breathing by themostrandomfandom
- With These Words, Sincerely Yours by LyricallyObsessed33
- Brittana working on their relationship, starting at the Heart Locker scene. Brittany tells their history through letters to Santana, convincing her why they are perfect for each other.
- Writing with the Funny Hand by uhpockuhlipz
- Zen and the Art of Relationship Maintenance by terriblemuriel
AU
- Color by Evershadow
- Heart-wrenching angst. Don’t read if you’re looking for a happy ending. This is one of those fics all Brittana shippers end up reading because there is nothing sadder in the world than my Brittana not being together.
- If Only You Could See What I See by FrogsRcool
- While reading this I feel every emotion that Brittany does, and my body reacts as if I’m her. This captures Brittany’s voice so perfectly that I forget I’m completely sucked into this world and forget I’m reading a fic.
- Influence by Sappho’s Ghost
- This is another one of those fics that everyone in the fandom reads. The journey is angsty and painful, but you never doubt that Brittana are meant to be.
- Music Box by Evershadow
- Notes by novel_concept26
- Brittany and Santana share a locker and write notes to each other before they meet. Bonus points for Quinntana and Samtana friendships. One-shot.
- They Say Bad Things Happen for a Reason by lynnearlington
- The beautiful story that birthed the term “The Unholy Trinity.” This was the first good multi-chaptered fic I can remember reading, and this is what hooked me. Brittana angst, engaging, action-based plot, Quintanna frienship, side Faberry, and steamy sexy times - what more could you want? Lynne also has a companion fic that tells this story from Quinn’s point of view.
Future fics
Drabble
Smut
- Library by novelconcepts
- Ficlet of Brittana sexy times in the library. I always get off on them trying to be quiet in public.
Tags Which Give Me Feelings
- Brittana Suck at Hiding Their Love: #Brittany S. Pierce is fucking in love with Santana Lopez and she sucks at hiding it #She probably doodles little hearts with S + B written in them in all her notebooks #and writes out Brittany Lopez—no Brittany Lopez-Pierce—no Brittany Pierce-Lopez when she thinks no one is looking #And I bet she just gets these big goofy smiles on her face sometimes when she’s like doing homework at the kitchen table sometimes #and her mom’s like Britt honey? Are you okay? #and Brittany’s just like I’m awesome Mom. Everything’s awesome. #And I bet her mom just rolls her eyes because—hello!—it’s kind of obvious that Brittany’s head-over-heels smitten with SOMEONE #… you know: SOMEONE whose name just so happens to start with an S and end with -antana. #Seriously: Mrs. Pierce isn’t blind! #She knows that Brittany stays up all night listening to super sappy love songs while she talks endlessly on the phone to Santana #Brittany Pierce loves Santana Lopez—anyone and everyone can see it.
- Stop the Violence Cuteness: #I love how hard Santana has to work to not look at Brittany here because she knows if she does they’ll kiss #And they’ll kiss hard #And it will probably be super romantic #And they probably won’t want to stop #And they’ll both smile into it #And Brittany will grab her waist #And she’ll link her hands at the back of Brittany’s neck #And their foreheads will bump together #And they’ll both laugh into it with color rising to their cheeks #And they’ll just forget everything and kiss and kiss and kiss
- Rumour Has It / Someone Like You Performance: #This was Santana’s biggest fear brought to life and made ten million times worse than she ever imagined. She knew people would find out eventually, of course; she’s been building herself up for that all year so far. She was going to take it in steps. She was going to do it with Brittany at her side. But this? This was all at once. And she was alone in that room. Sure, Will, Sue, and Burt were there, but Santana was fucking alone in that moment because no one present at that meeting could possibly understand what all of this means for her. Not one of those three adults knows her parents. Not one of them knows her real hopes and dreams. Not one of them even fucking knows how much she loves Brittany. They didn’t know about her plan. They didn’t know her biggest wish was that, someday, she would feel brave enough to just hold hands with the girl she loves in a public place and not feel ashamed when she does it. All Will, Sue, and Burt see when they look at Santana Lopez is a problem child, a mechanism in the team machine, and a somebody else’s kid, respectively. And now everybody she meets on the streets, everybody at school, everybody in her neighborhood are only going to see one thing when they look at her: that she’s that lesbian cheerleader from the commercial. The only person on the face of this planet who really sees Santana for who she is and loves her for it is Brittany. So now they’ve got to face this together: all the talks and the looks and so much more than that. Santana’s biggest fears just came true. She’s so afraid and she has every reason to be. That poor girl.
- The-Pierces-Going-to-Santa-Fe-for-Christmas Feelings: #I bet Santana offers to drive the Pierces to the airport and that she stands in line with Brittany all the way up to the security checkpoint #I bet they won’t stop waving and blowing kisses from either side of the partition #I bet that when Brittany gets to the terminal she texts Santana that she misses her #I bet once Brittany’s on the plane she starts sighing and looking out the window #I bet she starts talking nonstop about how when she and Santana were on the airplane to New York they totally held hands under a blanket #(And that’s like a big deal because they weren’t even like officially dating then or anything…) #And I bet that when the plane takes off Brittany’s sister is so sick of all the San this and San that that she tattles to their parents because Brittany’s being annoying again #But I bet that Brittany’s mom thinks it’s cute. ‘They’re lovesick’ she says to her husband. #And I bet that Brittany’s dad just looks across the aisle at Brittany and says ‘You’ll live sweetheart. She’ll be here when you get back.’ #And I bet that Brittany gets all annoyed then because nobody’s taking her seriously #Santana would so take her seriously #Santana always takes her seriously because Santana’s perfect #And I bet that while all this is going on Santana’s making the hour long trip back to Lima from Toledo #And I bet that every Christmas song that comes on the radio reminds her of Brittany so she keeps changing the channel #And finally she’s just like ‘Fuck it!’ and turns the music off #And then she starts thinking of how Brittany would scrunch up her nose at Santana swearing and cluck her tongue but not say anything #And then I bet Santana starts crying and she doesn’t even know why #And she’s just like ‘I am so pathetic. But Britt doesn’t think I’m pathetic. She’d get it because she’s perfect.’ #I bet they pretty much spend all three days texting each other #And I bet when the Pierces get home Brittany and Santana promise each other that they’ll never spend Christmas apart again #Pinky promise
- Married: #Seriously. Just get married. Just move to New York and live in this shitty little one-bedroom studio apartment together while you try to make ends meet. Move someplace slightly better when one of you gets a raise. Meet each other for lunch dates during work. Call each other ‘babe’ in public. Talk about having babies; decide to get a cat first. Fake-fight about how Brittany spoils the cat rotten; ignore the fact that Santana actually spoils the cat more. Balance your bank account together on Sunday afternoons. Pretend that you don’t hear the phone when Brittany’s mother calls and you don’t want to talk to her because, you know… lady kisses. Find the Christmas presents that you buy for each other hidden around the house in the randomest places come June and November and the day before New Year’s. Talk about having babies. Decide that maybe you might really want to do that. Do it. Don’t get enough sleep. Freak out over the bills. Ask each other why you did this again; never actually mean it, because you already know. When the baby cuts his lip running into the table, take him to the urgent care and yell at the doctors because—hello—your son is fucking bleeding, can’t you assholes see that?! Tell Santana to calm down because she’s crying more than the baby and it’s kinda really upsetting him. Ask her if she wants a sucker afterwards because she was so good while the nurse puts in the sutures. Smile when she pinches you for it. Later on that night, when you’re in bed together and he’s soundly asleep, admit that you totally felt scared, too. After three year’s worth of cuts and scrapes, new words, pulling the cat’s tail, and first days at preschool, ask each other if maybe you might be up for doing all this again. Laugh when Santana asks if maybe you should just get another cat first. Spend every morning curled up in each other’s arms. Repeat as often as possible every day you can for the rest of your life. On your fiftieth anniversary, lean down and whisper into her hair, ‘I love you, I love you, I love you like never before.’ Just breathe and be content because you have the best wife in the world.
- Brittana as Parents: #Sugar - keep hold of momma’s hand- SUGAR DON’T WANDER OFF. #‘BRITTANY tell your daughter not to wander off!’ #’oh so when she doesn’t hold my hand and stick with the group she’s my daughter - but when she gets an A in math she’s your daughter.’
- OTP: #You know that story about the two cheerleaders who fell in love? It’s my favorite #I love the ending: They lived happily ever after
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