Fine Pairings

Coming soon to a Patreon feed near you! Grace and Claire bring you the virtual coffee shop Steam and Cream, where you can listen to poetic readings of...smut. The Tiktok sensation is becoming real and soon it could be you giving snaps for some really steamy fanfic. Launching December 21st!

This week we bring you a special bonus episode collab edition! Grace and Claire welcome guests V and Maggie to the podcast. V was the author of "Peeta Mellark's Five Favorite Things to Bake" from season 2. V and Maggie host "I Met You on LJ" a podcast where they discuss topics surrounding the world of fandom and fanfic writing. After you listened to this episode, head over to their podcast and lis...

We don't know about you, but we've been watching a lot of Great British Bake Off during quarantine. This episode mixes together two classic BBC programs: Great British Bake Off and Sherlock. It might be elementary for Watson, but it's time to brush up on your metric units and get ready, set, BAKE! - Pairing: Bee's Knees - In a shaker of ice mix together 1/2 oz Honey simple syrup, 1 oz lemon juice,...

Welcome to Season 3!! For our kick-off Grace needed to bring Claire the fic that infested her brain in the off season...After 2. Harry Styles is up to his usual antics, and Tessa probably only owns one dress. So what happens after...after we collided? - Pairing: Vodka Cherry Sour- Mix together 1.5 oz of vodka, 3 oz of sour mix, and 0.5 oz of grenadine. Enjoy in a red solo cup! -  Want to read this...

In anticipation for season 3 we have one last bonus episode! We recut the Harry Styles fic "After" from season 1 to give everyone a crash course in After. Our episode for "After 2" also known as "After We Collided" will be out on November 12th. So sit back and relax, pour yourself a college party appropriate drink, and enjoy our editor's re-cut of our first episode. -  Fine Pairings Podcast - A po...

No tricks, only treats! Fine Pairings will return for their third season on November 12th, but in the meantime...enjoy this special Halloween Bonus episode! Many shows have gotten a gritty revamp...Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Riverdale....what would Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang be like if they had their story retold?  - Pairing:  Mystery on the Rocks - Mix equal parts coconut rum, creme de banan...

Bonus episode alert! Grace and Claire break out of their hiatus to bring you this important message...your favorite book series may have started its life as a fanfiction. GASP! Grace and Claire welcome their editor Josie to bring you the deep dive of a lifetime, where we ask what truly is TMI. - Pairing: Start your deep dive with a "Blue Devil" shot and then sip your own mortal cup filled with "Ar...

Part Two of the Season Two Finale: Original Fics Hermione with a Gun: Grace brings her original fic for the request "What would happen in Harry Potter if Hermione had a gun?" Alpha Beta Charlie Driver: Claire brings her original fic for the request "You meet Adam Driver but you have a secret...you've read ABO fic about him" -  Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships...

Part One of the Season Two Finale: Listener Recommendations Claire requested a Zuko/Katara fic and unto her was delivered "Tempest in a Teacup" written by AkaVertigo on fanfiction.net. A story of an alternate Avatar universe where Zuko and Katara grow up together...and fall in love. Grace requested listeners to submit their own fics that they would like roasted. Enter stage right "I Did Not Leave...

Fanfiction is all fun and games until you get emotionally invested and it makes you cry. This week's episode is a Hunger Games fanfiction written from Peeta Mellark's perspective. Get ready to have your tear glands punched in the face. - Pairing: Baker's Berry Punch - Steep 3 bags of hibiscus rose tea into 3 cups of boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Stir in 1 tbsp of honey and chill for at least 2 ho...

Fandoms all have a life cycle. They start new and sparkly...and can end in a trash fire for all the internet to see. This week Grace tells a story that sparked a revolution...or at least a controversy on Tumblr. After this Hamilton episode...you may never be satisfied. - Pairing: A "Say No to This" Pina Colada. Sometimes a complicated backstory needs an easy drink. Blend together 1.5 cups frozen p...

This week we dive deep into a classic Disney show...Lizzie McGuire. This fanfic takes place in the school year after the fateful trip to Italy (where we discovered what dreams were made of), and Lizzie is up to her usual antics. - Pairing: A Root Beer Rum Cream - Fill a glass with ice. Add 2 oz of dark spiced rum to 6 oz of root beer and gently stir to mix. Top the drink with 1-2 oz of Baileys Iri...

We've all been lucky that Netflix decided to grace us with the chance to binge Avatar the Last Airbender during the quarantine, and this week Grace brings an alternative ship from the show and it's her favorite trope: practice kissing. - Pairing: The Firebender - Mix a cup of oolong tea with a shot of Fireball Whiskey. Don't add the moonshine. Serve hot or chilled, depending on mood. -  Want to re...

We've come to it...the end of Twilight July. For our closing chapter Claire brings a fanfic written before the release of the Twilight movie, she's also brought an alternate ship: Alice and Bella. - Pairing: A popular drink from the time Alice was alive...a Jack Rose. Mix together 3/4 oz lemon juice, 2 oz apple brandy (or whiskey if you're Claire...don't do this. Shell out for the brandy), 3/4 oz...

Twilight July is in full swing with a Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossover fic! Grace brings Claire a fic where we learn just what it would have been like, if the Cullen vampires were a touch less sparkly. - Pairing: Slayers Blood (it's a shot). Mix together 1 oz vodka, 0.5 oz peach schnapps, and carefully top with a dash of grenadine. -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudo...

Welcome back to Twilight July!! In anticipation of Midnight Sun being released in August, Grace and Claire decided to dedicate all of July to the Twilight fandom. This week's episode is a gender-bend version of Twilight that isn't Life and Death. - Pairing: Midnight Sunrise. Mix together 1.5 oz Tequila and 3/4 cup orange juice. Pour your tediously 3/4 oz homemade grenadine syrup (it's pomegranates...

It's the kickoff to Twilight July!! In anticipation of Midnight Sun being released in August, Grace and Claire decided to dedicate all of July to the Twilight fandom. This week's episode some of what we learn is about how much angst someone could have against Carlisle Cullen, and rightfully so. - Pairing: Blood, Bubble, Toil, and Trouble. Mix together 1 oz vodka, 1 oz blood orange juice, 0.5 oz si...

This week Grace and Claire crack open a legendary fanfic: Fallout Equestria. An infamous crossover between My Little Pony and the Fallout video game universe.  - Pairing: Dirty Wastelander. Muddle blackberries into 1.5 oz of whiskey, add ice and top with coke and garnish. -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this fic on falloutequestria.fando...

Is love truly blind? This fanfic explores whether Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger could see past their differences with a little help from an obscuro charm. - Pairing: A red blend wine, because it's basic. Because in the show 'Love is Blind' a certain member of the cast lets her dog drink from her wine glass and Grace can never un-see it. -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author t...

Sometimes you disagree with how something ends...that's where fanfic comes in! Claire hasn't been able to watch reruns of How I Met Your Mother since it ended. But now...that could change after the healing of this fanfic. - Pairing: The Legen..(wait for it)..dary. Muddle two sage leaves in the bottom of your glass with 1/2 part simple syrup. Mix in 1 part tequila and squeeze in half a lime. Top wi...

Grace brings Claire a fic that was inspired by quarantining and social distance. This Game of Thrones inspired fic explores the nature of being stuck in the house and having a "gaining" kink that makes Claire think about Marie Antoinette...Let them eat cake! - Pairing: A classic Gin and Tonic served chilled. -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can fi...

Grace asked Claire for a self insert One Direction Fanfic. Claire forgot because...life. Then she remembered that she has access to lots of those because she's written them. In this oneshot, Niall Horan finds out are joining the SWAT team and he isn't happy about it. Enjoy. - Pairing: Black Cherry Mike's Hard Lemonade. Aka the best flavor. Aka College Claire's favorite flavor. Crack a cold one and...

Is this the Bad Place? Or have we all just been in quarantining for too long? This week Grace brings Claire a fic about seduction...or rather how the characters of The Good Place tried to seduce their way out of the Bad Place. - Pairing: The Good Place Bad Place Quarantini - 2 ounces of gin, 0.75 ounce fresh lemon juice, 0.75 ounce simple syrup, a dash (or more) of cinnamon. Shake with ice and pou...

We're back! Kicking off the second season, Grace and Claire will read a satirical fanfic that they wrote back in college. Joe Jonas had just penned an essay about chafing under the pressure of being a public figure, and Grace and Claire needed an escape from their courses. Thus The Recounting was born! - Pairing: In our excitement we forgot a drink. We were also broke in college, so the drink is w...

It's part two of the holiday fic exchange between Grace and Claire. This episode is a gift from Grace to Claire, and features a fanfic alternative universe where Chris Evans appears in a true story from Grace/Claire's childhood. - Pairing: Hot chocolate with a shot of peppermint schnapps. Add marshmallows if desired, remember you'll need vegan marshmallows if you're serving Grace but also she does...