Characters Wednesday Addams Mystery

Best Wednesday Addams Mystery Fanfics

The best mystery fanfiction featuring Wednesday Addams (Wednesday) on AO3, curated by popularity. A fair-play mystery makes the reader a participant, and fandom's deep character knowledge makes the misdirection more fun — you know these people, and you're still wrong.

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Top Wednesday Addams Mystery Fic Recs

3 mystery fics featuring Wednesday Addams, followed by other top-rated stories.

1

San Francisco

Mystery

by bishopsinclair_ (dustydandelions) · Wenclair

The mystery surrounding Nevermore has finally been solved causing the term to end earlier than expected as the school recoups after the loss of two faculty members. Enid returns home to San Francisco where she comes face to face with a mystery centered around her. There she finds out what it means f

17,604 kudos 50,888 words 18/18 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
2

Chaos for the Fly

Mystery

by LaylaJeffany · Wenclair

“Wednesday, you are so new to love’s torturous sting. It simply takes time to get used to the poison, my darling. You have to build up a tolerance for it. Then – you’ll start to wonder how you ever lived without it.”  Enid accidentally summons a malevolent spirit in an attempt to communicate with he

16,686 kudos 1,434,164 words 32/32 chapters Mature
3

Steadily to the Truth

Mystery

by JStewie622 · Weyler

Tyler Galpin discovers his family secret a lot sooner and without the aid of Laurel Gates. This sets him and Nevermore off onto a much different path. Wednesday Addams arrives to Nevermore determined to be, as always, the loner but what catches her eye is a mystery of a different sort- why is Tyler

3,690 kudos 172,286 words 23/? chapters Mature
4

Reset

by Eggplant_Crusader · Wenclair

Everyone knows Wednesday and Enid have been dating for months now.The only problem is, no one thought to let Wednesday know.

29,576 kudos 3,242 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
5

In the Heat of the Moment

by PumpkinsBelow · Wenclair

“Then…” Enid steels herself. “Then can I touch myself, or not?” Wednesday exhales, uncrossing her arms. “You may.” This fucking girl. “Fine,” Enid says in a small voice, scooting back on the bed. She feels cowed and decidedly not turned on, shoved as far away from her as possible against the unforgi

22,993 kudos 414,252 words 153/200 chapters Explicit
6

The Ghost in your Videos

by orphan_account · Wenclair

“who is that behind u???!!!” “IS THAT A GHOST!?” “THERE’S A REALLY HOT GIRL BEHIND YOU!!!!” Enid spins in her chair, and her scream surely peaks her microphone.Wednesday, in all of her goth glory, stands right behind Enid with her usual deadpan look. “Enid, you’re live streaming.”Or the AU whe

20,872 kudos 26,761 words 12/12 chapters Mature
7

if we make it through december

by overnights · Wenclair

There’s a pause, and then Wednesday speaks again. “I admit that I do have one ulterior motive in asking you to visit for the holidays.” Enid laughs, unsurprised; there’s the Wednesday she knows, even a phone line and a coast away. “Yeah? What is it?” “I told my parents that I’m in a relationship,”

17,781 kudos 34,644 words 1/1 chapters Not Rated
8

what does he have that I don't?

by k0feew_milkk · Wenclair

Wednesday came in, closing the door behind her and walking up to her desk without even sparing her a second glance. That itself wasn’t unusual, it actually happened almost every night; what caught her attention was the way the other girl smelled.She smelled like Tyler.orthat one fic where enid scent

16,345 kudos 4,583 words 2/2 chapters Mature
9

you drew stars around my scars

by supergaywriting · Wenclair

But, a new emotion stirs in Wednesday. One that is fighting to be heard, she can feel it climbing up her throat. It's filled with brutality, but not in a violent way, no–even worse.In an honest way."Your scars, they're radiant." Her voice drops even more. She almost fears Enid didn't hear. But the b

12,390 kudos 6,931 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
10

there it is again, that funny feeling.

by camomile_t · Wenclair

Suddenly, like the unpredictable spring of a cobra, the answer struck her.“Oh. I understand. You’re courting me.”She pauses for a moment, thinking. She notices and chooses to ignore the gradual parting of Enid’s lips as her mouth gapes.“Very well then. You may continue.”AKA: The fic where Enid stumb

11,844 kudos 28,381 words 15/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
11

The Addamsation of Enid Sinclair

by whitebeltwriter · Wenclair

Not all Addams' are born.Some just get corrupted by being in close proximity.

11,195 kudos 12,207 words 5/5 chapters General Audiences
12

A Kidnapping By Any Other Name (OLD VERSION) (INCOMPLETE)

by RavenMoon33 · Wenclair

It all starts with the unexpected early end to the semester.Everyone else is elated to get an early start to their winter vacations.All Enid can feel is dread.Or: In which Enid is bummed out at the prospect of returning home for an extra long winter break, and Wednesday decides to fix it, as only an

10,128 kudos 156,791 words 19/19 chapters Not Rated

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Wednesday Addams in Mystery Fanfiction

Wednesday Addams — The deadpan Addams daughter, shipped off to Nevermore Academy where she solves murders, plays cello at midnight, and refuses to blink. Her allergy to affection makes every crack in the armor an event.

Mystery — Something is wrong and someone must work out what: disappearances, ciphers, impossible crimes, and secrets with bodies attached. Mystery fic includes whodunits, slow-unraveling secrets, and stories where the reader solves alongside the characters.

A fair-play mystery makes the reader a participant, and fandom's deep character knowledge makes the misdirection more fun — you know these people, and you're still wrong. Wednesday Addams's (also known as Wednesday Friday Addams) role in Wednesday makes them a natural fit for mystery storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in Wednesday fanfiction.

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