a thread of my favourite calzona fics out there and that every calzona stan should read:

(because seriously, this fandom has some amazing writers)

im going to try and add my top 5 first but after that i'll update the list every now and then because im just too lazy lol

1. Bailero
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/870309 
24 chaps / 298K words / incomplete

can i just say that the characterisations of calzona in this fic are fucking brilliant. the story developed here is one of a kind - we've got callie being this badass CEO of one of the largest corporations in

the world and arizona as a director of a new and upcoming biomedical company that callie conveniently takes an interest in. and somewhere in between all of the messy politics that come with being CEOs of their respective companies, they fall for each other. and it's brilliant.

it has a perfect amount of mutual pining. it's definitely a SLOWBURN. but it's done in the best way possible. just read it lmao. it's worth it i swear

1. Beggin' For Thread
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11537379 
22 Chaps / 123K words / incomplete

ok i know i said i was going to do a top 5 but i can't bring myself together enough to put this fic any lower than no1 too because FUCKK. THIS FIC WILL MESS YOU UP SOO MUCH. where do i even begin?

post 11x05 fics are criminally underrated in this fandom. there is so much to work with but i just sadly don't see that many out there.

but my god, this writer literally changed the game for it. this fic will have you sobbing, it will have your heart be dropping to the floor

the angst is packed heavy in this one. but the heartache and the emotions that run rampant throughout every scene is oh so addicting, and that constant pull between calzona is explored so well that it genuinely makes your heart hurt when they're both trying so hard to fight it

just read it. please. this one is a gem, and if it was complete i'd consider it canon because the writer wrote this so incredibly well. just read it. im trying so hard not to spoil anything because this fic really is just THAT GOOD, but this is one for the books i swear.

1. Time After Time
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11992864 
Oneshot / 16K / Complete

this is like my 3rd no1. fic , just bare with me tho lol. post 12x24, but callie returns to seattle. i feel like most people have already read this but if not, um, what the hell is wrong with you? jk lmao.

there is a certain sense of peace i gain while reading this fic because the way the writer wrote this, it's just. it's everything. this is the way i imagine calzona finding each other again. and it's just...i don't want to say anything that undermines this fic.

but like arizona would say, it's awesome. and i read it at least once a month its just that good so

1. Along for the Ride
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11511179/1/0 
16 Chaps / 140K words / Complete

is it just me but i feel like every w/w ship needs a roadtrip fic? just me? but this one is so fucking delicious to read istg as it just ticks all of the fic trope boxes. ie:

enemies (kinda) to lovers? sharing one bed? arguments because they're idiots and don't understand their own feelings? sexual tension at an all time high because they're both in a hot tub drinking alcohol and, nO, they're most definitely not looking at each other's boobs so shutup

this one is a classicjust go read it bro

Ghosts That We Knew
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11906265/1/3 
16 Chaps / 144K words / incomplete

imma just stop with the top 5 now because it's clear i can't be objective lmao. but this one is post 6x22 so broken up calzona and featuring lots and lots of angst :) gosh, i love it so much

this one is actually super interesting because the writer really does take the time to delve deeper into arizona's backstory and explore it. and there's a certain sense of realism i get whilst reading this because the emotions displayed are like, super messy and complicated and

just so human and honestly? callie and az are just struggling to get by without constantly having to think about the other. but alas, all that seems to do is the exact opposite and well, you'll see ;) ALSO: i have to give a special mention to the 2-3 chapters in the middle of the

story, you'll know what i mean when you get to them, but the way that these chapters were written, THE WAY THAT EVERYTHING WAS EXECUTED TO EVEN INCLUDE THE MOST MINUTE OF DETAILS TO CREATE THIS WONDERFUL AND VIVID PIECE OF WRITING, god what'd i do to read these few chapters again

i was legitimately on the edge of my seat (well bed, really) the entire time. those chapters were exquisite.

anyways, go read it. like yeah, now