Romance

These stories all have romantic themes, with people hooking up, dating, matchmaking, falling in love, harboring crushes, and the like.

As Luck May Have It
By Nessy Thompson
Trent wins a trip to Florida off the radio, and he brings along Daria, Jane, and Jesse for a week of sun and fun.
| Parts 1 and 2 | Parts 3 and 4 | Part 5 | Parts 6,7, and the Trip Log |

Brownstone, Green-Eyed
by Acrobat
After Daria barely survives her first semester in a college dorm, she and Jane move into one floor of a house where the members of Mystik Spiral have already taken up residence. Domestic tranquility goes out the window when Trent starts dating one of the upstairs neighbors, who has some very familiar qualities...

Carnival
By SweetSummer
The Darians take a trip to a theme park, but Jesse and Trent are really more the amusement...

Carpe Diem
By Katherine Goodman
Through a bizarre twist of fate and at the hands of Helen, Daria finds herself attending Lawndale High's Winter Formal: the Snow Ball. And take a wild stab at who she's going with. Jane, however, has a mystery date, Quinn and Brittany are in contention for Snow Queen, and more. Accompany Daria through dress shopping, the dance itself, and afterwards! Plus, witness Katherine's pathetic attempt at poetry!
| Scenes 1 and 2 | Scenes 3 and 4 | Scenes 5 and 6 | Scenes 7 and 8 | Scenes 9 and 10 : The Conclusion |

Daria, My Sweet
By Strider
Daria writes some revealing poetry, and a nosy Jane finds the poetry and uses it to everyone's advantage. Also, a next-door neighbor's dog plays an interesting symbolic role.

Daria's Tears
By Walter J. Jones

Daria and Jane have a blow out argument over Daria feels about Trent, Quinn gets grounded for telling her classmates that Daria is her cousin, Helen and Daria get bond closer as mother and daughter, and Stacy resigns from the Fashion Club, and Daria finally tells Trent how she feels about him.

Dated
By Amanda Summers of Alternapalooza
Trent plays a gig and Jane, Jesse, and Daria attend...and find out that the concept of hooking up isn't so bad after all.

Empire Strikes Back Records
by ACLI
Daria, Trent, Jesse, and Jane get jobs at an alternativeish record store named Empire Strikes Back Records. They are enjoying the jobs, but the store is in danger of being closed, so Jesse hatches a plan to save the store.
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |

Have Daria, Will Travel
an überfanfic in a billion parts
By Kristin Wegner
Trent is forced by his parents to travel the U.S and become cultured (or else get a job and go to college) and Jane is sent alongside him. Of course, Trent brings Jesse and Jane brings Daria. Along the way, they see various historical landmarks, stay in leaky tents, have a water fight, visit Wind Lane, and meet Mitch Lane, Jane and Trent's cousin from Chicago, see some contemporary and classical art...and Daria and Trent get a major adrenaline rush, Jesse and Jane sleep together (not like THAT), visit Yellowstone, and that's just a sampling! It's a whirlwind of sightseeing and hijinks with the Daria crowd.
| Parts 1 and 2 | Parts 3 and 4 | Parts 5 and 6 | Parts 7 and 8 | Parts 9 and 10 | Parts 11 and 12 | Parts 13 and 14 | Parts 15 and 16 | Parts 17 and 18 | Parts 19 and 20: The Conclusion |

Hell Hath No Fury
By Danny Bronstein
Daria attends her Senior Prom, where a girl with a vengeance tries to get her revenge. Based on the movie "Carrie."
Check out the illustrations!

Jane's World: Ice Box Woman
By George K. Abraham
A few years in the future, Daria has still never admitted her feelings for Trent. Told through the eyes of Jane, Jesse's erstwhile girlfriend, Lawndale's favorite would-be lovebirds take a more active role in their destiny.

Maine Escape
By Michael J. Pfeffer
Mystic Spiral plays the Alternomega festival in Maine, and Daria, Jane, and the ongoing character Michael come along. Daria and Trent come to the decision of who's right for them, and in the meantime, the gang discovers a startling secret.

Misfit Love
By Danny Bronstein
A new student comes to Lawndale and seems to fit in quite nicely...until a shocking secret is revealed!
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3/3 |

Sappy Holidays
By Kristin Wegner
It's that time again - when cheerful messages of goodwill fill the air and big furry animals frolic through the halls to celebrate that jolly fat man....no wait, that was our last pep assembly. (Stupid school mascots) Anyway, it's the Yuletide season in Lawndale, and the Daria crew is ready to do a little celebrating of their own...
The Morgendorffers and the Lanes (plus Jesse, who now has a last name!) have a real-life White Christmas in Racine, WI.
| Parts 1-4 | Parts 5-8 | Parts 9-12 | Parts 13 and 14 (conclusion) |

Sex and the Cynical Girl
By Danny Bronstein
Daria contemplates her relationship with Trent and what direction it's headed. The ending is now complete!

Trent's Askings
By Daniella Schestatzky
Trent finally realizes what's good for him.

Trouble With Groupies
By Danielle
Quinn searches for a new boyfriend; Trent and Jesse find some unlikely followers.

The Wedding From Hell
an experiment in fan fiction
This is the Daria fan fiction world's first round-robin fanfic. Several fanfic authors have agreed to write a piece of fanfic together in a round robin.
The plot: Trent finally proposes to Daria, 11 years in the future, and she agrees to marry him.
Now up to Part 9. It will be finished, if all goes well.

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