Best Epic Shadowhunters Fanfics
Shadowhunters fanfics over 100,000 words — the reader-favorite epics that define the fandom. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 21 Epic Shadowhunters Fanfics
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Fall Without Wings
by notcrypticbutcoy
The door opens. Alec tenses, and his body throbs. A man steps through, and Alec curls his fingers into his palms, terror pulsing through him. Because the man isn't a man. He's a warlock. A demon. The same person he felt crouching over him when he fell. Why is he here? What has the warlock done to
Top Harry Drabbles
by stridermagic
What it says on the tin. Drabbles devoted to top Harry.Most chapters will contain sex.
In the Sin Bin
by otppurefuckingmagic
As the goalie for the New York City Blazing Angels, Alec Lightwood thinks he's finally found the team he can go all the way to the championship cup with. Then his agent and financial advisor are arrested for stealing their clients' money, and Alec is forced to take on a side job doing endorsement de
All Things Shadowhunters
by katikat
All my Shadowhunters/TMI fics and ficlets in one place. Most of these stories are either Malec or gen, with Alec being the main player, one way or another. Later on, some Jalec, too.Discontinued.
Captive Angels; Victorious Demons
by Nadja_Lee
This is the story of cultures clashing, painful beginnings, learning, growing and accepting each other and finally happy endings in the middle of a Shadow World marked by war and change.The Downworld and Idris has been at war since Valentine’s climb to power. The result is a Shadow World filled with
His Greatest Gift
by Nadja_Lee
Magnus is gifted a Shadowhunter omega, Alec Lightwood, for helping the NY Institute. Magnus has no need for Shadowhunters, omegas or a mate. But one look at Alec and he is starting to change his mind on all counts….Things start to get very interesting when Raphael shows up at Magnus' door with his n
Deeper Than the Truth
by insieme
Alec Lightwood is a world-famous author, though the world knows him only under his pseud: Gideon Archer. Magnus Bane is a fashion designer who just happens to be a big fan of Gideon's work.
Loyalty
by Nadja_Lee
Alec finds an injured Wolf when he is a child with a name tag stating Magnus. He cares for the Wolf who in turn protects him and becomes his best friend and support as he grows up.When Alec presents as an omega he fear his life is over. However, Magnus bonds with him, masking his omega scent so that
The Avengers Initiative (Or Something Like That)
by Lecrit
“Do you really think it’s going to work? I know they are good,” Hodge sighed, “but that’s a lot of egos we need to get to work together.”“It will work,” Luke said with assurance, nodding. “They can do it.”In which Luke Garroway and Hodge Starkweather put together a team of world-class thieves to ste
Of Kings and Queens
by Persephonesheart
“What do you have young Morgenstern worthy enough to trade, you are runaways are you not? You said yourself that you have no supplies.” “We have an omega”Magnus is a True Alpha and leader of the Downworld pack, the biggest of its kind in Idris, land of sand and unforgiving laws. Magnus tries hard t
Ever Seen a Devil with a Halo?
by rideswraptors
Clary Fairchild is annoying. This much, Alec Lightwood is sure of, and he's not about to change his mind. So why did he agree to go on a blind date with her friend? Because he'd obviously lost his goddamn mind.A fic with too much fluff and hardly any plot at all.
An Omega Transaction
by Nadja_Lee
When Alec presented as an omega his whole life changed for the worse. He was sent away to be taught how to become a 'proper' omega, his parabatai bond to Jace muted. After suffering years of abuse, Alec finally sees Jace again. Jace explains that as part of a truce with the Downworld Alec is meant t
Always.
by simplepleasures101
Alec had been through a lot and it has been a long time since he felt comfortable with people not in his family. Cue Magnus Bane. They both help each other heal and realise that they are right for each other. They navigate and learn their way through their relationship and their own baggage.
Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Or Something Like That)
by Lecrit
The thing is… Their plans have a history of not going accordingly so when they finally do, maybe they build a confidence a bit too quickly. Breaking Magnus out turns out to be indeed a formality. Selling the ruby, too. So what could possibly go wrong now?In which our team of misfits has to deal with
The Frayed Truth
by 100percentfluffster
A canon divergence: Clary manipulated Jace into working against Alec, his parabatai. And Simon doesn't agree to let her meet with Camille. Clary Fray will do anything in her power to get what she wants. Even if she ends up hurting her friends along the way. This is a story of how Alec and Simon have
Not Your Housekeeper
by caffeineaddicted_malec
Alec Lightwood, grad student at NYU, gets hired by Magnus Bane, CEO of Edom Enterprises, as the new caretaker of the latter's three kids, Max Rafael and Madzie.Alec has a temper.Magnus is rude.Both have a past that they'd like to forgetMagnus' past includes an arranged marriage, heartbreak, cheating
Kiss With A Fist
by clockworkswan
When agent Alec Lightwood is given his first kill hit, he doesn’t expect much trouble. Of course, he also doesn’t expect it to be a cheerful assassin who lands him in a whole load of trouble.Enter Magnus Bane: an assassin turned thief who reluctantly teams up with Alec - and The Clave - after he pis
The only exception
by Childofthesky
When Alec Lightwood loses his job as a cook at a high class restaurant and starts at the post office of Bane Enterprise,he never knew what would happen.That is, until he meets the extraordinary owner of the magazine company, Magnus Bane.Things get fuzzy when Alec is promoted to be Magnus' assistant,
NUMB
by piadreamer
Alexander Lightwood is a top level police officer, a great leader and a person not to be messed around. Hardworking and dedicated, he had struggled his whole life to be where he's now.Magnus Bane is a famous interior designer who loves to be the life of the party.A chance meeting brings them togethe
Bloodline of fire
by Dedadesha
After 1 year of Alec and Magnus marriageWhat happens when Alec Lightwood discovers that he has a biological daughter, aged three, that he never knew about? The strangest part? He’s certain that he’s absolute sure that he never slept with a woman or any body actually
A Snake Inside Morgenstern Manor
by DallasFaye
What life is like for eighteen year old Jace Morgenstern, stuck in a sprawling manor house with a psychotic older brother who wants him dead and a father who is hiding something from them both.*What the Mortal Instruments might be like if Valentine Morgenstern had kept both boys and raised them toge
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This list of 21epic Shadowhunters fanfics spans 4,269,262 total words. Kudos range from 92 on the newest entries to 12,032 on the most established. 71% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (10 of 21 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Hurt/Comfort · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Hurt Alec Lightwood · Fluff · Malec.
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