Best Epic Doctor Who Fanfics
Doctor Who fanfics over 100,000 words — the reader-favorite epics that define the fandom. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 25 Epic Doctor Who Fanfics
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My Fandom Needs Me
by orphan_account
From immortal dragon riders to the classic best-friends-to-lovers trope, this work has it all. This is a collection of XReader One-Shots from multiple (probably too many) fandoms also posted on my Tumblr. Fluff, angst, and a shit ton of references!Links for prompts, some rules for requests, and a li
Sexy Times For Every Fandom
by redlipstickblackdress
Different scenarios between many different characters and the reader. Enjoy.
Tony's Little Black Book (Big Heroes)
by hellbells
Tony has a type ... and it tends towards the heroic. Here are just a few entries that may appear in his black book.
The Choice
by lastincurableromantic (lirlovesfic)
After GitF, the TARDIS brings the Doctor, Rose and Mickey back to Earth to solve an emergency involving the TARDIS herself. But when they see a familiar face, the face of someone who should not exist, they realize the crisis is much deeper than they thought and is one that could endanger the Doctor'
To Make Much of Time
by Chocolatequeen
The Doctor thought he’d removed all traces of the Vortex from Rose, but there was still something of the Wolf about her. What would have changed if he’d been forced to face that–and if Rose had understood what she was becoming? A series 2 canon divergence fic starting with Tooth and Claw and followi
One Crowded Hour
by allegoricalrose (SilentStars)
"Doctor? Why am I crying?" An hour is missing from both of their memories and Rose is pregnant: the repercussions.
Watching the Doctor
by RedRobyn2
The Thirteenth Doctor is stranded in prison, dealing with both the revelations of the Timeless Child and the memories of her millennium travelling, all alone. Until the Tardis decides enough is enough and gathers her and some of her more recent companions to help her deal with her past and make some
Electrostatic Potential
by tenscupcake
As the Doctor and Rose traverse time and space looking for adventure, they slowly fall victim to a mysterious energy that can manipulate their emotions. Though confused and unnerved by the cerebral affliction, neither of them understands its cause, or realizes that it could jeopardize their friendsh
The Consequences of Dreaming
by NoPondInTheForest
Years have passed since the Doctor walked away, leaving the woman he loved behind with his double. Now traveling with the Ponds, his broken hearts are an old secret, hidden away under the guise of the manic, dynamic alien. So when a mysterious threat arises, compelling him to return to Pete's World,
to the ends of the earth (would you follow me?)
by freefallvertigo
The Doctor and Yaz embark on an all out, 80’s-era road trip across America to find the displaced TARDIS.[find me on tumblr: freefallthirteen]
A Collection Of Unseen Moments
by UniverseOnHerShoulders
A collection of short drabbles based on prompts I've received on Tumblr.
An Unexpected Family
by Bittie752
A threat against their growing family forces TenII and Rose back to their original universe, ending up in Leadworth in 1988. Being forced to take the slow path and integrate themselves into the timeline will drastically change things for the Eleventh Doctor when he eventually pops back into their li
Just a Human
by GroovyKat
Trapped in the parallel universe, Rose Tyler and her son have been on the run since his birth eight years ago. Having enough of running, and worried about losing his mother, the son of the Doctor finds a way to finally get them free and to hopefully reunite his lonely parents....His Time Travelling
Rewritten
by gbMS
The Doctor un-does himself to reboot the universe.The he's re-done by memory, but someone's passed out on the console room floor.(Slow updates: the upcoming episodes broke the author.)
Mad, Beautiful, Fantastic
by JulietRose
If you ever tried to tell Amy that there was a time before The Doctor and Rose danced, she’d call you a liar... The Doctor and Rose just danced. It’s what they did. They made their way through their mad, beautiful, fantastic life spinning each other around and waltzing to a tango. Every turn the uni
Kintsugi
by Caedmon
~Kintsugi - "to repair with gold"; the art of repairing pottery with gold or sliver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken~The Doctor loved Rose recklessly and with abandon. It hadn’t started that way. He’d resisted and denied the way she made him feel, his
Heirs and Graces
by Beth51276
Chris Foreman leads a bit of a double life. In London, he is a graduate student, professor, and popular radio DJ. But at home, in Gallifrey, he is Prince Regent Christoph - and he's expected to marry in less than two years. He's running away from his royal responsibilities...when he bumps into Rose
Shimmering Wolf
by ReenaCatheryn
Bad Wolf could never be severed from Rose, not fully. She was created to protect the doctor and it didn't end on the Game Station. Rose Tyler and the Doctor thought their story had ended and they would never be see each other again, but Bad Wolf intervenes. Their story isn't over just yet. A Ten!Ros
The Twin Suns of Gallifrey
by SumOfAllThings
It should have been a simple encounter. He was summoned to fix what the Time Lords destroyed. He was the Doctor. It was his job to fix things. Wasn't it?
Own Goal
by mag_lex
Yasmin Khan feels trapped and needs an escape from everyday life. She lives at home while she works towards passing police probation alongside her partner, Bill. Apart from work, all she does is sleep and her social life is barely existent. She finally finds refuge in a local football team, but in t
Speaking his Language
by GroovyKat
When Rose Tyler runs because of an adventure gone awry, she ends up deep inside the TARDIS of another Doctor. He takes off before he realizes he has a stowaway on board and ends up on a planet Rose never thought she'd ever get to see. When he finds his little stowaway, and sees her current state,
Time Tracks
by Cyborgtamaki
It took him a second to realise what had happened; what had felt like hours while travelling through the rift shrunk itself in his head to a mere instant of searing gold. That’s when the flicker of the fire in front of him finally registered through his confused daze. In his haste to get away from t
Never Cruel or Cowardly
by Bow_Ties
The Crown Princess of Gallifrey has been brought up to put duty above all else: she is to secure the royal bloodline, and protect the fragile peace that was forged following a devastating war almost thirty years ago. But the Princess carries a heavy secret – one that threatens to destroy the very pe
Thief at Sea
by Flyorine
When the Doctor's return throws Yaz's life into welcomed chaos, she decides to keep her distance, determined to simply enjoy the excitement of traveling through time and space. How will Yaz react, when a search for the TARDIS wrecks her plan and launches their relationship in a direction she once ho
Fish in a Tree
by Anobii1992
“Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will go through life believing that it’s stupid.” - Albert EinsteinPrimary school teacher Yasmin Khan is in need of a fresh start, away from her past and everything it represents. But starting a new job is never easy,
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This list of 25epic Doctor Who fanfics spans 5,773,677 total words. Kudos range from 1,047 on the newest entries to 6,049 on the most established. 68% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (10 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Angst · Romance · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Hurt/Comfort · Slow Burn.
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