Final Fantasy X Fanfiction: A Fan's Recommendations

Fabulous FFX Fanfiction: An Annotated List

Auronlu's Favorites

"Clarion" by Justira*

Braska, Auron, Jecht, Yuna, aeons. Rating: PG. This vivid, powerful story tells of Braska's pilgrimage. It's already a great Auron, Braska and Jecht story, but the unique and uncanny treatment of the aeons in this story will make you see FFX in a different light. (43,000 words, and so worth it)

"To Know Foreverness" by Muggy Mountain / Storyless*

Lulu/Wakka, Vidina. Rating: PG. Wakka looking back on a lifetime with the woman he loved. This is sweet, touching, and will rip your heart out and stomp on it, unless you are a complete cynic. (1370 words)

"Soldier of Spira" by rr1963

Auron/Rikku. Rating: T. This justly famous epic peters out in late chapters, but its characterization of Auron in the early chapters is brilliant. It captures his voice, his dry humor, his pragmatism, his cynicism. It fills in backstory about his years as a monk and his time in Zanarkand. (length: does anyone ever finish it?)

"Periphery" by Ellnyx*

Auron/Lulu. R for one non-explicit adult situation. Ellnyx has a crisp, poetic literary style that makes words stand on their heads. This unusual story explores their common ground: cynicism, familiarity with death, experience as guardians, and the pain of losing summoners. (5500 words)

"Absolution" by Lynnxlady*

Wakka & Rikku, Rating: T There isn't enough good Wakka/Rikku out there. This is one of them, not so much a shipfic as a friendshipfic, playing with the whole mixed up Yevonites-hate-Al-Bhed problem. (14500 words)

"Erosion" by Luc Court*

Yunalesca. Rating: G. Yikes. A brilliant portrait of Yunalesca which, incidentally, offers one possible answer for how she creates a Final Aeon without recourse to a normal Fayth statue. (1780 words)

"Dead Parody" by NetOwl

Yuna, G. And now for something completely different... an FFX/Monty Python crossover. (1700 words)

"Modulation" by Siskin

Tidus & Aeris, Rating: K+. I'm still looking for the perfect Tidus & Yuna fic, but here's a good crossover. Tidus bumps into an unusual person on the Farplane. Spoilers for X-2. Very good characterizations in this one-shot. (2500 words)

"Elemental" by owlmoose*

Lulu, Wakka, Chappu, Yuna. (G) Lulu's first steps to becoming a black mage. Note: owlmoose is the writer for Paine and Nooj; check her profile for many such stories. (3500 words)

"Road to Sin" by Cupcakemonster*

Rikku/Jecht (Rating: R) I try not to include R-rated, but cupcakemonster leaves me no choice. This highly original story imagines Rikku as the Final Aeon, getting some guidance from the previous Final Aeon. Poke around cupcake's fanfiction tags for a lot of great Rikku drabbles. (10000 words)

"Those Who Come Closest" by dagas isa*

All the Aeons, Yunalesca. Rating: K+. This author is best-known for her wonderful Kimahri one-shots, but here's an unusual anthology: each of the aeons telling their stories. A fascinating dive into many facets of the world of Spira through the eyes of its inhabitants. (word count: 31,000)

More Great Final Fantasy X Fanfiction

"And Shut the Gates of Mercy on Mankind" by sagdragon

Isaaru, Yuna, G More people should read this insightful one-shot. Isaaru comes to grip with his failure as a summoner, and has a thoughtful conversation with High Summoner Yuna. (2600 words)

"Drawn Towards Unity" by a Person

Cid/Lulu (PG) It could use a beta reader; nonetheless, this is a fascinating AU written for an "unusual pairing" challenge. Somehow, the author managed to make it work, and provides some interesting insights into both characters and the Al Bhed along the way. (33,000 words)

"Song of Prayer" by Ellnyx*

Seymour, Jyscal, Kelk, Anima. Rating: M (R?) for gore, disturbing themes. This one's creepy, because it's told from inside Seymour's head, with Anima giving chilling suggestions. (Word Count: 1600)

"There Nevertheless Remains" by Malathyne

Braska, Auron, Jecht. Rating: T. The final moments of Braska's pilgrimage. A tragic yet joyful portrait of Lord Braska and his guardians. (1300 words)

"Grieve" by Lynnxlady

Auron/Lulu, PG Sorry to include two Auron/Lulus, but I couldn 't bear to leave out either one. This one isn't quite as poetic, but the characterizations are spot-on and funny. This has been my favorite FFX fanfic for many years. (8000 words)

"Oversight" by Parron*

(Minor game NPC), Yuna (G) Time for some more humor. Remember that poor sod in the Calm Lands agency in FFX-2 whose father ropes Yuna into playing matchmaker? This is his story. (1100 words)

"For Love of the Game" by Mayumi-H

Al Bhed Psyches, PG Hurray for minor characters! This very original story delves into the life of a blitzball team and the Al Bhed, giving one chapter each to all the players of the Al Bhed Psyches. Set a year or two before game. (9100 words)

"Against Strawberry Fields" by Gabi-Hime*

Auron and Rikku, Rating: K. What if a very young Rikku had been at the Agency when Rin found Sir Auron dying? (3700 words)

"Three Men Walk Into a Bar" by TheRyRy

Nooj, Baralai, Gippal. (PG) Here's a novel idea: a good self-insert. Three men walk into the same bar, on separate occasions. The bartender learns about all their troubles. (3800 words)

"Time/Plane" by katamillia

Auron, Ellone of FFVIII (G) Unusual, poetic crossover with great characterization: during the Time Compression in FFVIII, Ellone winds up on the Farplane. (1390 words)

Where to Find/Post FFX Fanfiction

Good Fanfiction Archives

Archive of Our Own

Archive of Our Own (AO3) is a fanfiction by and for fans, and it's my favorite. It lets us tag stories with X and X/2 (if needed) without consigning them to crossover hell. It has ALL the characters, all the pairings as built-in tags. Also, some very good writers archive their fic here.

FanFiction.Net

The big daddy of fanfiction archives. I'm sure you know about this one. There are tons of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 fanfics, but there's a lot of drek.

FF_Press on Livejournal

FF_Press is a daily newsletter of all (or most) of the fanfiction, fanart, icons and cosplay posted on Livejournal. It often picks up Dreamwidth and IJ works as well. It's a good way to discover excellent and obscure Final Fantasy stories. Thousands of readers follow it, so it's also a good way to promote your stories. See below.

Final Fantasy X community on Livejournal

Got a FFX story you want to publicize? Post a link to it in this FFX community using FF_Press's standardized headers (Story title, fandom, characters/pairings, rating), and ff_press will pick it up and pass it along to ff_press' 1000+ subscribers!

MediaMiner.org - Anime FanArt & FanFiction

There's a place for FFX fanfiction on this site, but it's not widely-read.

FicWad Fanfiction archive

This was once a place used by a lot of great FFX fanfiction writers, but the buggy formatting has caused most of us to abandon it and move to Livejournal and/or AO3. However, you'll find some good FFX stories archived here.