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Best Epic MCR Fanfics

MCR fanfics over 100,000 words — the reader-favorite epics that define the fandom. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.

Music & Bands 11 epic fics Avg 179,997 words over 100,000 words

Top 11 Epic MCR Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. These are the MCR epics readers come back to. Save them for offline reading.

1

A Splitting Of The Mind

by Gaiamdma

Gerard Way sees the world differently. Alone and institutionalised, Gerard claims that he is being hunted, and that his mind holds the key to existence. Does Gerard really hold such a powerful secret? Or is he just insane like everyone else in the institution?

9,084 kudos 144,889 words 22/22 chapters Explicit Complete
2

The Anatomy of a Fall

by novembersmith

The unholy union of a high school AU and a ghost story. Gerard's life takes a strange turn when his family moves to a small town in Vermont and he discovers the locals aren't all what they seem to be. Also includes: unexpected nature walks, murder, pining, improper treatment of crime scenes, a numbe

8,912 kudos 107,525 words 12/12 chapters Explicit Complete
3

These Eyes Are Blind

by Helena_Hathaway

They say love is blind, but Frank's taking that to a more literal sense. So many people try to distance themselves from being called normal, but that's really all Frank wants. He's sick of being different. He's also sick of being alone, but he's made himself comfortable with it. To be blind is to be

3,156 kudos 145,291 words 30/30 chapters Explicit Complete
4

Light a Match and All I'll See is You

by orphan_account

A strange vine covered building that looked abandoned but certainly wasn't abandoned was the last thing Josh expected to find in the woods. Especially a strange vine covered building occupied by people with superpowers.He certainly didn't expect to find a strange man with an addictive personality an

3,134 kudos 141,874 words 26/26 chapters Mature Complete
5

You Belong to Me I Believe

by LiberXI

All Frank ever wanted in life was to find a hot Dom to love and cherish him and maybe pay all of his bills while they are at it. But things just never seem to work out in Frank's favour, and not even a cute comic book writer and a hot lead guitarist can change that, can they? (current!Gerard x curre

3,114 kudos 174,488 words 20/? chapters Mature
6

(Mama)

by jatty

"She's not crazy, she's just sick." That's always been Frank's argument whenever his mother's behavior is brought into question. Whether she's yelling or hitting, or ignoring him altogether, Frank knows it's not his fault--she's just sick. She's not crazy.Gerard doesn't see it that way. Working as t

3,100 kudos 351,832 words 84/84 chapters Mature Complete
7

The Group Chat AU That Nobody Asked For

by Reddxn

Frank makes a group chat and things (repeatedly) get out of hand

2,890 kudos 230,593 words 201/201 chapters Not Rated Complete
8

The Chasing of Moons

by Helena_Hathaway

The biggest dilemma in all of this is that Frank slept with his future husband. Now Frank’s just got to make sure that the future with him stays intact, but it’s not so easy when present day Gerard seems to hate his guts.

2,859 kudos 110,371 words 36/36 chapters Mature Complete
9

Restricted Section

by Hangmans_Radio

Gerard, the local librarian, has a not-so-secret admirer. Frank can't resist spending most of his time in the library, fawning over Gerard from afar. It seems useless to make a move, since Gerard is so clearly far too sweet and gentle to match Frank's much kinkier tastes... But Frank will soon learn

2,640 kudos 313,145 words 25/25 chapters Explicit
10

The Hardest Part Of Living

by Jon Horse (JonHorse)

Gerard is a newly bitten vampire, scared, guilty, and alone in it all. He feels betrayed by the one he loved and will do anything to be perceived in the same way, hiding it all away despite the large population of cold vampires in New Jersey. So, he hides the fact and kills when he can't bare the di

19 kudos 113,848 words 20/31 chapters Mature
11

Did you come to stare? Or wash away the blood?

by fod0rr

A ideia era para ser só um trabalho da faculdade de artes. Ajudaria imenso se a situação não fodesse tanto com a cabeça deles, e se o Gerard não tentasse afogar aquele tesão todo em garrafas de álcool e carreiras de pó. Principalmente com o Frank sendo demoníaco e apaixonante. Tentar não se envolver

12 kudos 146,113 words 53/70 chapters Explicit

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145,291
median words
64%
complete
9,084
top kudos
~9.7 hours
median read time

This list of 11epic MCR fanfics spans 1,979,969 total words. Kudos range from 12 on the newest entries to 9,084 on the most established. 64% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (5 of 11 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Mental Health Issues · Alternate Universe - High School · Frerard · Self-Harm · BDSM.

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