Best Clace Hurt/Comfort Fanfics
The best hurt/comfort Clace (Clary Fray/Jace Herondale) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The vulnerability, the tenderness, seeing characters take care of each other in their worst moments.
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Undertow
Hurt/Comfortby emmacordeliacarstairs
Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn are chosen as the tributes for District 4 in the Seventy-Fourth Hunger Games.
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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
The Long Way Home
by JadedKitten
Alec has been in the clutches of the Valentine Pack for a few years now. He doesn't realize how long it has been until he is saved by a new pack where he is allowed to be someone rather than a punching bag for the Alphas and Betas to do with what they please. He is a mess, but those around him show
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
Late Nights Spent
by Inspired_Crow
Alec would never have thought that this would be where he ended up, working in a small dead-end pizza place, forced to work for minimum wage and be screamed at because the "sausage was too spicy!" He had been Alexander Gideon Lightwood, eldest son of Mayrse and Robert Lightwood, their magnum opus, t
For The World We Built
by Purrrplecat
An unknown disease begins severing Shadowhunters from their angelic power, spreading across the world like a plague. As Institutes fall and demons overrun the streets, Alec works himself to the brink of death trying to hold the world together while Magnus desperately searches for a cure, his thought
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
The Warlock’s Fee
by Maayansabag
In the Nephilim world, being a Submissive is a duty, a biological necessity to be managed with clinical sessions and cold discipline. For Alec Lightwood, it’s a burden he carries in silence, teetering on the edge of a dangerous Sub-drop while his Parabatai’s obsession with Clary Fray pushes his need
The Foreboding
by xBreeButterflyx
After a visit with one of Magnus' warlock friends, Alec finds himself turned into a woman. With no explanation, Alec is forced to carry on living this way. Then something unexpected happens.
Without You
by sugondese676767676767
Alec is a male omega. For years, he's been suppressing his true nature and hiding as an alpha. Nobody knows, Alec doesn't even try to admit it to himself. Upon meeting Magnus Bane, Alec is forced to face some tough decisions. Will he listen to his heart, or his head? I do not own the Shadowhunters U
Somewhere Between Then & Always
by Summer04rayne
Missing scenes, character studies, quiet moments, domestic fluff, emotional conversations, and the occasional bout of complete nonsense. A collection of Shadowhunters ficlets featuring Malec, the TID trio, the TMI gang and whoever else decides to walk into the room.
To the Bitter End - Sebastian Morgenstern X Reader
by Dev1lsDagg3r
Born as one of the three children of Mark Blackthorn and Nerissa, you had been devoted to two things; your family and the work. The only deviation before arriving in New York had been your friendships with Izzy and Alec, and you were so excited to see them again when sent to New York with Lydia as t
Fast Beat
by favbuckley22
Nobody knows that Alec can hear heartbeats if the beat is fast he can tell when they're lying. Magnus eventually finds out when Alec was drunk accidentally slipping out.
By The Angel
by UnusuallyUchiha
Clary Fray is a fighter, or at least she has been ever since that night. The night that changed everything. Her life was almost taken out from under her but rather than let fear take control, she uses it to fuel her lust for revenge. She joins the Shadows of the Night, which is one of the two best f
Put These Broken Pieces Together
by TheReader18
Alexander Gideon Lightwood has a strict rules of 3's he must follow to achieve his plan successfully.The first three rules: Find out what the Clave is plotting , Form new alliances after he abruptly left New York one year back and Figure out what the Seelie are hiding and if it could jeopardize the
By My Side
by HyperDoctor11
Genevive Stilinski is no ordinary mundane as she was led to believe her entire life. She learns on her eighteenth birthday that she's half-Shadowhunter and half-Demon, a Warlock. Her mother's secret. All the legends are true. Gen happens to be one of those legends. Genevive doesn't expect her baby c
Only knows about pain
by favbuckley22
Jace and Alec are training when Alec finally snaps.
Study of Crime
by Imandra_Pipkin
Secrets are about to be revealed and crimes will be solved - finally.
Happy Birthday Clary. -From Jace
by Little_mrs_teapot
Imagine if Simon hadn't been in Clarys room after her and Jace came down from the green house. Imagine if he had gotten to come to bed with her.
Descubiertos
by Jafer_Sanlatin
Alec lleva años preparándose para decirles a sus padres que es gay. Resulta que ellos ya lo saben. O: la vez en que Alec intentó salir del clóset y terminó en el hospital antes de poder hacerlo.
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Why Hurt/Comfort Clace Fanfiction Works So Well
Clary Fray/Jace Herondale — Artist-turned-Shadowhunter Clary Fray and the golden warrior Jace Herondale, whose destined love survived family secrets and manipulation.
Hurt/Comfort — One character is hurt (physically or emotionally) and another provides comfort and care.
Their instant connection and the way they fight for each other against impossible odds makes for epic romantic storytelling. The vulnerability, the tenderness, seeing characters take care of each other in their worst moments. That's why hurt/comfort Clace fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
More Clace Tropes
Clace · Slow Burn
A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
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Clace · Angst
Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.
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Clace · Fluff
Light, happy, feel-good stories focused on sweet moments and happiness.
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Clace · Protective
One character goes to great lengths to protect another from physical, emotional, or other harm. Protection can be obvious or secretive.
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Clace · Canon Divergence
The story follows canon faithfully up to a chosen moment, then branches: one different decision, one survived death, one secret told early, and everything downstream changes. One of AO3's largest tags, because almost every 'what if' is a divergence.
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Hurt/Comfort in Other Ships
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Steddie
Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
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Sterek
Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski
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Feysand
Feyre Archeron/Rhysand
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Hannigram
Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham
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