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Best of Dasey: An Essential Fanfiction Reading Guide

I read every single fic in the Dasey tag on AO3, so you don't have to! Instead, here's my guide to the best of the best Dasey fics in the tag.

This guide does not include Derek/Sally/Casey, only Derek/Casey. So, if one is missing that you think should be here, that's probably the reason.

(Note: if a fic has a * at the end, it's a sequel and the first in the series will be above it.

If a fic has ** at the end, it's unfinished, but it's on this list because it is THAT GOOD.)

Best of Casey Goes to New York

this damage you did to me

by theredhoodie | rated E | 12,403 words

It’s been over a year since Casey left her life in Canada and moved to NYC. Derek shows up unannounced at one of her performances wanting to talk about his feelings, while in contrast, Casey’s all about avoiding those feelings.

Who will win this fight, and is there even a fight to win?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

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Best of Dasey Sharing a Bed

break the silence

by illicitaffair | rated M | 12,368 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

"Prove it.”

There was a beat of silence as Casey stared up at Derek in confusion. “What?”

“If you really have your life planned out and you’re sure you wouldn’t have any fun engaging in some teenage rebellion, then prove it,” Derek said. He drew in his bottom lip to bite and Casey inhaled sharply.

alternatively: three times derek and casey share a bed and one time they make out instead.

Your Heart Says Otherwise

by abitofstardust | rated G | 10,023 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

"Derek and Casey were doomed to hate each other for eternity, or at least pretend to do so. Falling in love with her stepbrother was never in her plans, and she hated when things escaped her control. Except this. She didn’t hate this. Not one bit."

Or the one where drunk Derek confesses his feelings for Casey.

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Best of Dasey Sharing an Apartment

Two-Step

by avocadomoon | rated T+ | 12,467 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

Pacing back and forth in her bedroom that night, Casey makes a list of everything she's feeling, which is something her therapist told her to do whenever she feels like throwing something expensive out the window. It reads as follows:

1. ANGRY

2. ANGRY

3. ANGRY

(It goes on like this for a bit longer.)

14. GUILTY

15. SAD

16. HORNY ANGRY

17. LONELY,

- which is where she finally stops. It's only going to get more pathetic from here.

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Best of Vacation With Derek Fix-Its

Two Pictures of Chaos

by Shadowfox1119 | rated E | 23,969 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

“Yeah, ‘step-sister,’ ‘sister.’ It’s all the same difference, right?”

My take on the before, during, and after the "Vacation with Derek" movie.

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Best of Derek is Getting Married

then you come crashing in

by thencallitwinter | rated M | 22,349 words

It ends like these things always do: with that one guy who's in love with this other girl and first hearing about it from Edwin of all people. Derek/Casey. Casey/Jesse. Derek/OC. One-Shot.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

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Best of Derek's Directorial Debut, but make it a POV

How To Play Charades

by youcallitwinter | rated T+ | 1,675

The thing to know about him is; he's always been clueless. Like that movie Casey likes so much. The one in which those step-siblings get together. And it's not as if he's ever wondered whether that was supposed to imply something.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

right in plain sight

by donutcats | rated T+ | 3,661 words

"I'm seconds away from asking myself some weird philosophical question like 'what is inspiration’.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

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Best of Dasey goes to University

Act II: College Life With Derek

by MoreThanOneInterest | rated T+ | 27,504 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

"So let me get this straight? You want to pretend we don't know each other?"

That's the idea, and Derek thinks it's a good one, so he can distract himself from Casey while at college. It works... at first. Until he can't get her out of his head, and it completely backfires on him. Because she starts dating Prince Charming.

T-M Rating. Might go up, might stay down. No one knows (officially).

In Truth (and Otherwise)

by falsettodrop | rated M | 14,230 words

Sometimes she and Derek spoke like this. In little half-sentences, unspoken truths hidden deep within them, too difficult for the average person to find. But they both knew—they knew where to find them, and they knew what they’d find.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

Salomé, as Experienced by Derek Venturi

by APHands | rated T+ | 3,196 words

Derek helps Casey read lines.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

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Best of Dasey What-Ifs

I Do/I Don't

by retreatingwings | rated T+ | 11,141 words

Derek throws one last house party his senior year of high school. Tispy, he kisses Casey. The next morning, she asks him if it was a drunken mistake, or if he meant it. He imagines the two paths their lives could take from that moment forward: one where he says he didn’t, and one where he says he did.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 stars

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Best of Dasey Texting Fics

Llamas and Siblings and Pies, Oh My!

by WakeUpSoon | rated T+ | 3,727 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

Edwin: I’ve invited you all here today to talk about the elephant in the room.

Lizzie: why do you keep doing this?

in which edwin has points to make, dasey have some secrets, and family is everything.

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Best of Hurt/Comfort

If You Hadn't Gone

by Shommey99 | rated T+ | 14,499 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐🎊 4.5/5 stars

Derek had always been under the impression that once Casey finally left him alone, he’d be at peace.

Until she did.

Universe & U*

by Shommey99 | rated M | 19,124 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

Casey knew there was something between them, she wasn’t stupid. She remembered that night at the club so vividly, how she was ready to risk it all if he just asked. But it was him and her, so of course, it was going to be more complicated than that.

Or: A sequel to ‘If You Hadn’t Gone’, from Casey’s point of view.

Nightmares and Daydreams

by chunchun | rated T+ | 20,278 words

Derek's been having nightmares lately. Casey's trying to deal with a different side of him she's never seen before.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

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Best of Bittersweet Endings

you are my favorite what if

by donutcats | rated T+ | 1,051 words

No one really talks about unhappy ever afters.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

She Wouldn't Be Gone

by Born2Read | rated T+ | 2,979 words

While searching for Casey to right what he broke, Derek reflects on where he went wrong. If he's lucky, maybe it isn't too late to repair the damage.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

Dancing On My Own

by UntoldGalaxies | Rated T+ | 5,525

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

It was like a scene out of a fairy tale. Flowing gowns and romantic music swept the room, and they danced.

And Casey watched.

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Best of Dasey Reality TV AUs

Dasey: Love Island**

by kensington_queen | rated E | 13,801 words

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

It's gonna be a long, hot, summer.

The Dasey Love Island AU ;)

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Best of Dasey Secret Kid Fics

Serenity

by Born2read | rated T+ | 38,974 words

The child arches her brow. “I didn’t come for an autograph. Hockey is a vile, violent sport.” She sniffs, and Derek’s reminded of…

“Hey, kid, where are your parents?”

“My name is Serenity,” she starts, pausing and eyeing him. Whatever she’s looking for in his expression, she doesn’t find it. “Serenity Venturi.”

Or, the one where Casey keeps the kid hidden from Derek and he finds out... when she shows up on his doorstep.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

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Best of Battle of the Bands AUs

Shot in the Dark

by Born2Reach | not rated | 29,096 words

Derek finds himself in debt and starts a band. Casey gets involved. Both have grown from their D-Rock days, and maybe they'll learn to get along. Or, more likely, they'll bicker and fight and deny any type of friendship. Either way, they're determined to win the Battle of the Bands.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

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Best of Dasey Slowburns with Divorce

so tell me when you're gonna let me in

by avocadomoon | rated M | 16,037 words

In which real, grown-up life is uh, actually not all that fun, sometimes.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars

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✨Best of the Best | God Tier Dasey Fics✨

Turn to Stone

by Shommey99 | rated T+ | 12,907 words

How well do you really know the people closest to you? Can you help them see reason before it’s too late? Basically, this is The Derek and Casey Show. From the point of view of everyone who’s not, well, Derek and Casey.

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

The Last Time*

by Shommey99 | rated M | 26,920 words

Eight years in the lives of Casey and Derek. Including denial, longing, fights, and what really happened in Cancun (twice).

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

A Thousand Years Go By (Love Don't Die)

by WakeUpSoon | rated T+ | 7,714 words

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

Dear Casey, the letter reads, Blah blah blah there’s some ghosts and shit. You guys wanna come see? Xoxo

They’ve been doing this a long time, but it’s not often they get a chance to help an old friend in need rather than a stranger.

Or, the one where the McTuri Siblings have a long-running paranormal investigation show on Netflix, and Sam gets a haunted house.

This is Life With Derek**

by justcallmedaisy | rated M | 124,619 words

After the announcement of Casey and Derek going to the same university and their "same difference" conversation in the kitchen, the reality sets in for both of them that they are in fact setting forth on this new chapter of their lives together. Both have to work through their ffff-feelings about it and about... each other?

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

Defining Life**

by APHands | rated E | 15,994 words

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

Casey McDonald was ambitious, to say the least. She had every moment and aspect of her education, career, and life planned out before she even entered high school.

And then, instead, her mom married George.

Ripple Effect

by abitofstardust | rated T+ | 5,820 words

synopsis: When Marti has to go to the hospital, Casey is faced with the task of comforting Derek. But maybe she's the one in need of comfort.

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

even if it's a lie

by anniebibannie | rated M | 14,685 words

Casey hadn’t known when she started the stupid, little game it would spiral out of control into… whatever this was turning into. It had been harmless, mostly. But whatever was happening between her and Derek now? Decidedly not harmless.

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

Changing on the Fly

by cacnophonous_noise | rated E | 48,005 words

But on that victory lap he finds himself wishing it was still high school, cause when he looks up into the stands, among the thousands of faces, there is one he never sees.

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

A Kind of Merry War

by blithers | rated E | 37,167 words

Three games that Derek and Casey played.

✨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 10/5 stars

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maybe he’s not such a bad guy afterall. truman? i meant derek +bonus

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i’ve never witnessed a glow down on this level

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Janelle Pierzina in BB6 and BB7

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mattmcgorry: Moving into 2019 like… (Video taken in preparation for @lipsyncbattle when I battled the incredible @bellamyyoung a few years ago 🤩. Second dance move inspired from an IG dance video a few years ago by my luminescent friend @tracelysette 🙌🏼❤️😆 Music by @fifthharmony )

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Every Michaela Pratt Outfit: 1/??

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Victoria Pedretti as Love Quinn in You (2019)

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YOU, 2x09 - P.I. Joe

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#a very serious show about a creepy and dangerous serial killer

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Penn Badgley shutting down girls that romanticize Joe Goldberg gives me life.

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Victoria Pedretti as Love Quinn in You Netflix Season 2

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Carmela Zumbado as Delilah Alves in You Netflix Season 2

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You | 2x02 - Just the Tip

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