Dani x Jamie Fic Recs

Fics are in alphabetical order by author and are not listed in a way that is intended to imply preference. This list will constantly be updated. Most recently added fics will also come at the top of the list.

Recently Added

(02/14/2022) put your love (to the test) / I’ve Got a Problem, Poppins / Five Alarm Fire / (let’s be) Alone Together / The Haunted

I've had the time of my life (and I owe it all to you) (M) – The Dirty Dancing AU.

she’s a rebel and she’ll never ever be any good (E) – She’d known Jamie for five years, and she hadn’t tried to seduce or corrupt her once; Not even so much as a wink or a smug grin in her direction. Not that it bothered her. No, she wasn’t the least bit bothered by the idea of not being good or desirable enough for Jamie Taylor.

Love Light (M) – Dani decides she and Rebecca need flowers in their apartment but she ends up leaving The Leafling with flowers and a crush on the florist.

Love Light: A Series of One-Shots (M) –  A series of one-shots based off Love Light. Won't be in any type of chronological order.

Room 224 (M) – Dani hasn't seen her ex-girlfriend in 8 years so when Jamie ends up a coma patient at the hospital she works at, Dani does all she can to take care of her, and if old feelings resurface-- she'll just have to deal with that when the time comes.

You're Just a Prisoner (And You're Trying to Break Free) (M) – A single weekend, a few months after graduation, has Dani realising (with a lot of help from her friends) that maybe the life she'd spent the past four years building for herself wasn't the life she wanted at all.

You're My Sunday Candy (M) – Jamie was a morning person. Always had been, always would be. Dani was not a morning person. Never had been, never would be. Surprisingly this isn't a problem, because Jamie's favourite thing to do in the morning was wake Dani up.

and everything is icy and blue (and you would be there too) (M) – There is no way on God’s green earth that Dani would ever voluntarily decide to dress up as a sexy Christmas elf if she wasn’t desperately in need of some cash. And maybe the fact that the girl running the flower shop across from the Christmas market can’t seem to look away.

put your love (to the test) (M) – Set post-Bly, Jamie decides to get a degree. Said degree requires her to study. While studying for an upcoming exam, Dani offers to help. And to be fair, she did try to help.

guard your shins (like guard your heart) (M) – Dani transfers to the team that Jamie plays for in a World Cup year and Jamie hates the whole situation.

17 cherry tree lane (M) – Jamie and Dani have been friends since they were eleven years old and their bond has withstood the test of time. but now, just as they’re entering their thirties, Dani’s life has taken a turn for the worse, and their friendship will be tested in a way that neither of them ever expected.

that summer seemed to last forever (E) – The summer camp counselors AU.

Angels and Coffee (E) – Jamie has a problem, in the shape of an angel who can't make tea to save her life (the Coffee Shop AU).

Drowning (E) – Their first time.

Full (E) – A Motel. Some rain. A second chance.

Hungry (E) – Dani wakes up hungry.

In Sickness and In Health (M) – Jamie does not like being sick.

Inevitable (M) – Sometimes the thing you need the most is standing right next to you. Sometimes it's inevitable. High School AU.

The Sundress (E) – It's a good dress. It's driving Jamie bonkers.

Can’t Buy Me Love (E) – The lesbian Pretty Woman AU.

Life in the City (M) – Jamie is a player who never thought she'd want a serious relationship again, until suddenly she does.

Memories of Us (E) – Jamie Taylor had been through a lot of rough things in her life, and at thirty, when it felt like the universe had stopped using her as its personal punching bag, that worst happened. She received a call informing her that her fiancée had been involved in an accident (The Vow AU).

Secret Love Song (M) – When Dani signs up for the foreign exchange program along with her long-term boyfriend Eddie, there had been many things she had never expected that she would be forced to have a long-distance relationship or that she would fall in love with the daughter of the host family she was staying with. (Modern day/College AU).

Stuck With You (E) – Jamie doesn't like her new roommate Dani, she's too perfect, a bit too pretty, and Jamie is far too attracted to her. For months Jamie had been able to put space between them avoiding Dani at all cost, but when a global pandemic hits and Jamie had nowhere left to run she has to face her feelings head-on. (Lockdown roommates AU).

mistakes like this (T) – Jamie, Dani, and a game of Spin the Bottle.

strawberry swing (E) – It's Dani's first time living in a single room and Jamie's her RA. After a noise complaint causes a brief interaction between the two, Dani can't get Jamie out of her head.

the sweetest taboo (E) – When Dani receives a letter in the mail from her mom telling her she’ll be coming to visit Bly Manor - along with Dani’s ex-fiancé and his mother - she realizes the only way to get them to all move on is to convince them that she already has. With Jamie pretending to be her girlfriend (and quite convincingly, she might add), what could possibly go wrong?

to wish impossible things (T) – After landing herself in detention for the first time, Dani has a conversation with Jamie that changes her life.

Five Alarm Fire (E) – Dani Clayton is a 911 Operator. Jamie Taylor is a Firefighter.

(let’s be) Alone Together (E) – Set near the start of the pandemic, Jamie meets Dani whilst walking her dog. They find that not even the current state of the world can keep them apart. Some people are just meant to be together.

The Haunted (E) – Jamie is a member of The Haunted Motorcycle Club, who returns home after a tragedy only to uncover a string of secrets, lies and betrayal. Not to mention Dani Clayton.

Hell is other people, but not you (T) – Jamie and Dani are going with their life, not really noticing they aren't living it to the fullest until their path crossed. Jamie is raising her baby brother by herself while balancing school and her job; Dani is stuck in expectations that keep her from being her true self.

You committed, I'm your crime (push my button, anytime) (E) – Public defender Dani Clayton gets assigned a new case: Jamie Taylor.

was a willow (and it bent right to your wind) (M) – Everything comes back to life at Bly when the new au pair arrives. Spring arises to meet her, her garden growing mad for that first week. Saturday is when Dani is properly brought into her life. Singlemom!AU.

Caught Between Duty and Desire (M) – The bodyguard AU staring MI6 Agent Jamie Taylor and the future Queen of England, Danielle Clayton (written by littlesolo and thewildtype).

Finally Seen (M) – Dani is Mikey Taylor's teacher and that's how she meets Jamie. She and Jamie grow closer when Dani's old life follows her to Bly. Can they weather the aftermath?

shower your affection (let it rain on me) (M) – Seven Minutes in Heaven/High School AU.

the undone and the divine (E) – Hospital AU. Dr. Taylor and Dr. Clayton. 

do you want some company? (E) – The trucker/friends with benefits au.

Bloom Town (E) – It's the summer of 1852 and Dani O'Mara is traveling west to join her husband Edmund in the goldmine town he left her behind in Iowa to establish two years prior. The long journey, she's expecting. The desert heat, she's expecting. The nervous anticipation at the idea of a fresh start out west, she's expecting. She’s decidedly not, however, expecting a gang of outlaws to kidnap her from the train by order of their notorious leader, JT London.

Fair Trade (M) – One life for another.

Incredible Seabirds of the Kerguelen Islands (M) – The perfect storm.

The Land of The Living (M) – Every end a new beginning.

The Longest Night (M) – Sometimes you just want company.

(above) a boring little pub (M) – In which that dreadfully boring little pub date actually takes place.

at the end of fairytales (where do we go) (M) – For Jamie Taylor, music and magic have always been a mixed bag. For Dani Clayton, they’ve always been just out of reach. Together, touring with rock music’s hottest new band, they’ll navigate love, possession, and an ancient hunger too stubborn to go quietly.

been so good at wasting time (thank god for july) (M) – An unhappily-married Dani living in the suburbs hires a lawn care service run by a woman who strikes her speechless.

blink (M) – Dani and Jamie make it to Flora's wedding.

Control Series Part 1: having so much fun all alone (i wanna let somebody know) (E) – There are things Dani needs, some days, to remind herself who is in the driver's seat of her life. Jamie is more than happy to help, even on the tail end of a pounding headache.

Part 2: she tells me worship (in the bedroom) (E)

Part 3: (how lovely i feel) not to have to pretend (E)

Part 4: (your gift to me is just to be) bracing for the winds i always summon (E)

(could be dreadfully) boring (T) – Boring gets a bad rap, really. Boring can be the best thing in the world.

eligible (G) – With Bly's newest bakery about to open, Dani finds herself roped into a fundraising auction in which she is the prize.

heading into the dark (and we’ve got to hang on to each other) (M) – In which Dani finds little lights to lead her through the dark.

(late night) bargains (G) – In which Jamie wakes before Dani that night.

learning a lot (about being alive) (M) – So much of the story is the same. Dani. The kids. The lake. So much of the story is exactly the same--only, this time, there is no gardener working at Bly Manor.

(my love can be) the killing kind (M) – Peter Quint is the easiest mark in the world, a job without complication. All Jamie has to do is pull the trigger. If only the woman from O'Mara would stop getting in her way.

no fear (don't you turn like orpheus, just stay here) (T) – After the lake, Jamie strives to offer Dani some measure of comfort.

on the hunt (for who i've not yet become) (M) – Au in which Jamie is taken in by the O'Mara family, and Dani grows up wedged between two best friends with dark hair, learning slowly how to fall in love.

postcards (T) – In which Dani Clayton simply can’t sit still.

reciprocation (E) – Five times Dani fell asleep without reciprocating, and one time Jamie did.

something to hang on to (T) – When Jamie buys a camera, she isn’t really thinking about it. It isn't a plan. Isn't for any particular reason.

souvenirs you never lose (M) – Five scars Dani found on Jamie’s body (and one she left behind on her heart).

the beast you've made of me (M) – Dani Clayton has spent half an ageless century carrying the splintered soul of an ancient vampire. Half an ageless century waking, walking, drinking, forgotten by every mortal she meets--until a pub chosen by chance, and a woman who insists on remembering.

the shape of it (T) – They expect the Lady to come, one day. They expect the Lady to take Dani, in the end. They did not expect it to go like this.

there's an art (to life's distractions) (M) – Jamie's only looking to get a particularly detailed tattoo; she doesn't actually mean to fall for the artist.

unexpected (E) – Five things Dani realizes she likes in bed (and one thing Jamie realizes she likes about being with Dani).

universal cue cards (T) – An alternate telling in which the seamstress responsible for Dani's wedding dress is Jamie.

walking with the lady (M) – In which Viola wakes and has an abundance of opinions to share, whether Dani wants them or not.

with one eye open (all i see is you) (E) – In the aftermath of breaking her engagement, Dani Clayton decides if one's going to do a thing, it might as well be done right.

Wedding bells series - Part 1: the key to any problem (M) – Dani Clayton is not looking forward to attending her mother's wedding--especially given the girlfriend she has brought along for the trip is not actually dating her at all.

Part 2: an ocean away (E) – Jamie is off to London for a weekend celebrating Owen's upcoming wedding; Dani, back home, finds certain methods to combat the loneliness of staying behind.

who am i (that i should get to hold you) (T) – You find your soulmate, they say, in your dreams. Dani Clayton has been dreaming of curly dark hair, of strong hands, of a crooked smile all her life. If she tilts her head--if she squints just a little--she thinks she can make it fit.

(you may be) my final match (E) – When Dani Clayton proposes a friends-with-benefits scenario with the local florist, she is only looking to surprise herself, learn how to sleep with women, and have a little fun. She is decidedly not trying to fall in love.

and she taught me a lesson alright (E) – As long as it's mattered to Jamie, it's always been her and Flora. always, that is, until Dani Clayton, Flora's year four teacher.

Part 2 - suddenly i took the chance (E) – A collection of oneshots.

kiss me deadly (E) – In the midst of threats from a former employee, Henry Wingrave relocates his niece and nephew, and their au pair, Dani Clayton, from London to his family's country home in Bly. the only problem? Jamie Taylor, the private security specialist Henry's contracted to stay with them while they're there.

Friends....with benefits? (E) – Jamie finds herself flirting with the pizza delivery girl, Dani. Jamie finds out that Dani moved to England with a broken heart and while she's not looking to get caught up in anything serious, she is looking for someone she can have fun with, no strings attached. Turns out, Jamie and Dani feel the exact same way, until one of them doesn't.

My Favourite Faded Fantasy (E) – Jamie and Dani have been happily married for six years. However, unexpected complications prove to be too much to handle and divorce seems like it's the only logical thing to do. But seeing as Jamie's mom's wedding is right around the corner, Jamie and Dani agree to pretend they're still happy and in love for the ten days they're scheduled to visit with her.

Private Dancer (E) – Jamie becomes lovestruck with the new dancer at the strip club she lives above.

The Lost Temple of Aten (E) – The Mummy AU. Eddie is visiting Dani in Egypt. He steals a treasure map off that leads to the Amulet of Protection, which is believed to be buried in the Temple of Aten. After speaking with some of the locals, they find out that a treasure hunter named Jamie Taylor might know about the map. They end up tracking her down in an attempt to hire her to help guide them to the temple.

Youniverse Part 1 – I was made for loving you (E) – Based off the TV show "You”. After being turned down by her best friend Jamie, Dani meets a beautiful girl. Their relationship quickly blossoms and it becomes obvious to Dani that Viola is the perfect escape to get over her feelings for Jamie. Jamie slowly regrets pushing Dani away as she discovers that Viola seems too good to be true. Something just isn't quite right with her.

Part 2 – The times Dani was a total bottom (E) – A collection of one shots.

Between chlorine and troubled waters (T) – As the new swimming training seasons starts, a new member joins the team. Danielle Clayton, an art student who was a swimming superstar back in her high school in America. And Jamie can't stand her. She's just too perfect.

Obstacles (E) – Dani suffers an existential crisis that has her fleeing everything she has ever known in search of freedom and maybe even love. Dani never expected that she'd wind up teaching at a secondary school in England. She also never expected to have her life turned on its head after a chance meeting with a mysterious and confident young woman who, unfortunately, just so happens to be a student at her school.

Part 2 - To All of You (M) – Obstacles follow-up oneshot collection.

Afterglow (M) – Thirteen years of a loving relationship, built, explored, and cherished.

Part 2 - The Evergreen Letters (M) – Afterglow Universe: how Jamie realises she’s in love.

Inflorescence (E) – Dani stares into the calla lilies, admiring the contrast of ivory spathes suddenly blushing deep violet around the spadices delicately protruding from their cores. They’re a bashful sight; shy, secret, and vulnerable. Yet completely hopeful - even from the protective embrace of their gentle petal sheaths - for a chance to proliferate. Affection and yearning coil like a mass of vines through Dani’s chest as she thinks, in awe, about how incapable they are of hurting anyone.

I’ve Got a Problem, Poppins. (M) – Jamie Taylor is a MI5 agent who never lets anyone get too close. Love is weakness, she believes. When her team is assigned as the protective detail for Wingrave and his family, Agent Taylor realizes she has a problem: she’s falling for Dani Clayton, the American au pair she has been assigned to protect. When the mission goes terribly wrong, Jamie finds herself trapped with Dani in a foreign country and separated from her team.

Can you help me look after Mikey? (T) – Jamie needs to go on a grocery run and asks Dani to help her look after Mikey. She may have teased her a bit, may have flirted with her a bit. It's not like Dani doesn't flirt back though, so it's all harmless, right?

The Archery Contest (M) – Dani's father is forcing her to choose a husband. So she gets Jamie to dress up as a man and enter an archery tournament her father hosts to win her hand in marriage. Then, the two friends can live out the rest of their days without ever having to marry, only with Jamie having to throw on trousers every once in a while for an appearance.

36 steps to heaven (M) – There's a theory that you can fall in love with someone in 36 questions. Dani's psychology teacher puts the study to the test, by pairing her with none other than Jamie Taylor. The girl she hasn't been friends with for years.

Just another high school romance (M) – The abandoned school bathroom had been left to rot over summer. Jamie found herself hiding there from AP English that she certainly wasn’t in the mood for, when the bathroom door swung open. Dani’s perfect boyfriend and perfect planned out life isn't what she wants anymore, and she needs someone to help her realise exactly what she wants. Enter Jamie Taylor.

For the Love of Football (E) – When Dani finds out that one of the top football clubs in England wants her to come and play for them in the upcoming season, she jumps at the chance to cross the pond and play abroad. She's quickly thrust into a whole new world of the game and discovers that the captain of her club's top London rival might just be the biggest distraction she's ever come up against as a player.

We've Got a Problem (E) – A love like theirs is as rare as a moonflower. And they're grateful that the flower shop has a private back room. Flower shop scene.

Give It A Go (E) – The College AU staring soccer star Jamie and Dani "I still haven't declared a major" Clayton.

Imagine Me & You (& Our Friend Owen) (G) – Jamie has a less than positive outlook on marriage, but when Owen convinces her to attend an engagement party as his plus one, she meets a charming stranger that just might change her mind. (For the_boring_little_pub.)

Yes, Miss Clayton (E) – There's something about Dani's teacher voice that riles Jamie up.

the sweetest little sting (M) – Jamie works at a dive bar in New York, Dani wanders in one night on accident, a slow burn ensues.