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Best Eliot/Hardison Slow Burn Fanfics

The best slow burn Eliot/Hardison (Eliot Spencer/Alec Hardison) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.

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Ordinary

Slow Burn

by McStories (Lucy)

Eliot is their Hitter: he deals out the violence, and, when someone has to, he takes the blows aimed their way.Except when things don't work out that way at all. Then nothing makes sense anymore.

45 kudos 11,177 words 3/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
2

Coded Affection

Slow Burn

by Buddie_lover_224

Eliot Spencer and Alec Hardison are a perfect team—on the job. Off it? They’re hiding a secret: they’re dating. Between dangerous cons, high-stakes marks, and a team that notices everything, keeping their relationship under wraps is harder than any job they’ve pulled.Stolen moments, late-night confe

8 kudos 4,700 words 5/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
3

One kiss for luck, two for confusion

by tenshavingatime

It’s a normal day to start. Like any other since Nate and Sophie left. Eliot wakes up in the morning, makes breakfast for himself, Hardison and Parker, and then they find a client for the week. But before they find a client, Parker bounces into the kitchen and compliments Eliot’s cooking before she’

170 kudos 1,727 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
4

Give and Take

by Atlas_124

People don’t tend to look at Eliot Spencer and think ‘that there is a man who likes to get pushed around in bed’.To be fair, he likes it that way. While he got over his own masculinity crisis years ago, there’s still plenty of people in the world who'd lose respect for a submissive guy. Especially i

132 kudos 9,369 words 4/? chapters Explicit
5

proxy

by idkimoutofideas

Eliot stayed still as Parker paced around him. She got like this sometimes—insistent, bossy, like she was masterminding sex. Eliot didn’t mind it.No, that was a lie. Eliot loved it.Kinktober day 3: threesome

86 kudos 1,748 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
6

Death Truly Never Holds

by AlekiaAngel02

"He's a Winchester. They know everybody."

73 kudos 10,616 words 3/3 chapters General Audiences
7

all's well that ends... not as bad as it could have

by freshmangoes

According to the clock on the nightstand, Eliot has been trying to fall back asleep for the past twenty-seven minutes. — Eliot wakes up from a nightmare and needs a little support. Luckily, he's got the sweetest boyfriend in the whole world to take very good care of him. Contains: Eliot Spencer: Tou

53 kudos 11,021 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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The Sidewalk Chalk Job

by VirginiasWolf

While fighting the mark's muscle Eliot accidentally inhales an unknown substance and it becomes Hardison's job to care for him when he begins to act strange.

36 kudos 1,004 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
9

the moon and back (and past that too)

by freshmangoes

“Hey,” Eliot says. “What’s goin’ on, sweetheart? What’s got you up?” Silence at first. Hardison closes his eyes. Then he sighs. “I think it was the hotel at first,” he starts. “But then I started thinking about the job, and I just… I couldn’t get back to sleep. I had to work on something.” Hardison

32 kudos 4,344 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
10

perfect, in other words

by freshmangoes

The texts come in rapid-fire. Alec ❤️: Eliot Alec ❤️: Eliot get in here right now Alec ❤️: The bedroom that is Alec ❤️: Eliot get in the bedroom Alec ❤️: The bedroom Eliot Alec ❤️: Why aren’t you in here yet Alec ❤️: If you don’t get your cute little butt in here I’m gonna start screaming Alec ❤️: a

28 kudos 3,135 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
11

"Is that a gun or are you [...] happy?"

by Lines (Nemalined)

Hardison asks Eliot a question that he knows the answer to, because he knows that that thing poking him ain't a gun.

22 kudos 900 words 3/3 chapters Explicit
12

2016

by Anonymous

(A coda to the Gone Fishin’ Job, written as if it had taken place in the 2020s.) The team learns a dark secret about Eliot’s past, darker than they could have ever imagined, and their hitter is no longer welcome on their team. When they next see Eliot, it’s from the opposite side of the biggest job

18 kudos 22,823 words 8/8 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
13

just like this

by freshmangoes

“Need somewhere to put that thing?” he teases. Hardison snorts. “Depends. You want a little somethin’?” At that, Eliot actually considers. He really isn’t riled up—it’s still pleasant, relaxing. An early-morning fool-around has always been a favorite of his but today he finds he’s alright without. S

15 kudos 2,754 words 1/1 chapters Mature
14

Through Your Eyes

by glitter_and_crimson

Parker gets a film camera and makes it everyone (Eliot's) problem. Eliot has long since given up seeing something worthwhile in the mirror but maybe a camera lens can offer a different perspective.

14 kudos 2,005 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
15

love, love, love, turtles all the way down

by benwvatt

“Fine.” It leaves Eliot’s mouth like a father. “Fine what?” Strict, but fair. “I’ll put it on again! Hasn’t even been two-” “An hour an’ forty-five. Sunscreen only lasts two hours,” he steps forward, hair bobbing ‘neath the sweatband. It makes Parker laugh. “Two, you hear me?”Or: The OT3 has to prac

9 kudos 1,200 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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[Podfic] Cold read of "untitled goose leverage" series by mitzvahmelting

by AppleSapling

He never thought he'd be satisfied sharing his life with people who didn't get games.Podfic of untitled goose leverage series by mitzvahmelting.

9 kudos 73 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
17

Desperate Times

by lover_of_blue_roses

Hardison and Spencer end up trapped in a closet together, only Hardison has to piss so fucking bad. And when Hardison pisses himself, Spencer discovers a new thing about himself. Something they have to explore together.

8 kudos 7,815 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
18

[Art] Soft Eliot

by MimiHylea

Teenage Eliot borrowing Hardison's clothes.

8 kudos 0 1/1 chapters General Audiences
19

changed for the better

by TFALokiwriter

Being awakened very early in the morning wasn't how Hardison imagined his perfect morning to start, well, technically, he always imagined it to start softly and with grace taking his time before good news were shared. Unfortunately he lives with the one and only Elliot Spencer who would stoop low in

5 kudos 2,504 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
20

035. Precise [Podfic]

by farkenshnoffingottom

Precise. It's a hobby that makes sense for a genius hacker, once Eliot thinks about it. It's very detail-oriented.A podfic of aimmyarrowshigh's fic "Precise"

3 kudos 28 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences

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Why Slow Burn Eliot/Hardison Fanfiction Works So Well

Eliot Spencer/Alec Hardison — The team's hitter Eliot Spencer and hacker Alec Hardison, whose opposites-attract dynamic creates compelling romantic tension.

Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.

The contrast between Eliot's physical prowess and Hardison's tech genius, plus their protective instincts for each other, makes for engaging stories. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn Eliot/Hardison fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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