platonic_boner · Mutual Pining Fanfics
1 mutual pining fic by platonic_boner in our database, ranked by kudos. The delicious frustration of obvious mutual attraction, the anticipation of them finally realizing the truth, and the emotional payoff.
platonic_boner is an AO3 author writing in the Merlin BBC fandom, best known here for "True Love", which has earned 55k kudos on AO3. Our database tracks 3 of their works totaling 18k words.
Best Mutual Pining Works by platonic_boner
platonic_boner's mutual pining fanfiction on AO3, sorted by kudos.
AU where soulmates can’t lie to each other.(That’s okay, Merlin wasn’t planning to lie to Arthur anyways! Haha.. ha.. ha…)
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Why Read platonic_boner's Mutual Pining Fanfics
Mutual Pining — Both characters are in love with each other but believe their feelings are unrequited. Readers can see the truth while characters remain oblivious.
The delicious frustration of obvious mutual attraction, the anticipation of them finally realizing the truth, and the emotional payoff. platonic_boner has earned 112k kudos across the 3 works tracked in our database, totaling 18k words.
Their mutual pining works alone have earned 55k kudos, making them a go-to author for readers who love this trope in Merlin BBC.
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platonic_boner · Angst
Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.
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platonic_boner · Soulmates
Stories featuring soulmate mechanics - marks, strings of fate, first words, etc.
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platonic_boner · Pining
Unrequited or unspoken longing for someone, often with lots of internal anguish.
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platonic_boner · Angst with a Happy Ending
One of AO3's most trusted tags: the story will hurt — sometimes brutally — but it promises in advance that the characters come out the other side. The contract lets writers go dark and readers follow without bracing for devastation.
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platonic_boner · First Kiss
The whole story bends toward a single moment: the first kiss, whether it arrives after 200,000 words of slow burn or ambushes everyone in chapter two. Fandom treats the first kiss as a destination worthy of its own tag, craft, and ceremony.
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