astolat · Post-War Fanfics
5 post-war fics by astolat in our database, ranked by kudos. War stories end at the victory; post-war fic begins there, and readers are drawn to the harder, quieter question of how broken people build ordinary lives.
astolat is an AO3 author writing in the Game of Thrones fandom (among 7 fandoms in our database), best known here for "Slithering", which has earned 44k kudos on AO3. Our database tracks 39 of their works totaling 1.1 million words.
Best Post-War Works by astolat
astolat's post-war fanfiction on AO3, sorted by kudos.
Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter · Harry Potter
Draco found the nest down in the Manor’s cellars, while he was clearing them out.
His house liked Draco Malfoy more than him.
When he wasn’t wearing it, he got jumpy, always waiting for someone to come at him wanting something—and now they did it even more urgently, if they ever saw him, because most of the time, nobody did.
“No one asked you to look, did they?” Draco said, eyes glittering and intent on Harry’s face—like he’d just wiped off the years and turned back in time to when their greatest ambition in life had been to knock the other off his broom in front of the school and grab the Snitch first, before they’d bo
Megatron/Optimus Prime · Transformers
Megatron went back to Kaon.
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Why Read astolat's Post-War Fanfics
Post-War — Set after the great conflict of canon ends, these stories ask what survivors do with peace they never expected to see. Especially central in Harry Potter fandom, where 'post-war' covers the rebuilding of the wizarding world after the Battle of Hogwarts, but the label applies anywhere canon ends in victory and rubble.
War stories end at the victory; post-war fic begins there, and readers are drawn to the harder, quieter question of how broken people build ordinary lives. astolat has earned 356k kudos across the 39 works tracked in our database, totaling 1.1M words.
Their post-war works alone have earned 125k kudos, making them a go-to author for readers who love this trope in Game of Thrones.
More from astolat
astolat · Alternate Universe (AU)
Stories set in a different universe or setting than canon, from coffee shops to space operas.
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astolat · Loyalty
Stories that put allegiance under pressure: characters choosing each other over orders, ideals, or self-preservation. Loyalty fic explores what devotion costs when staying faithful to a person means betraying everything else.
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astolat · Canon Divergence
The story follows canon faithfully up to a chosen moment, then branches: one different decision, one survived death, one secret told early, and everything downstream changes. One of AO3's largest tags, because almost every 'what if' is a divergence.
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astolat · Dragons
Hoards, wings, and fire — dragon fic includes dragon riders, dragon shifters, dragon companions, and characters who simply are dragons with all the territorial instincts that implies. Hoarding behavior applied to loved ones is a beloved sub-genre of its own.
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astolat · Romance
The broadest banner in fanfiction: stories where a relationship is the plot. Every flavor lives under it — slow burns and instant sparks, first kisses and fiftieth anniversaries — across every rating and every fandom on the archive.
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