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Best Fenhawke Angst Fanfics

The best angst Fenhawke (Fenris/Hawke) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration.

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1

The Letter

Angst

by HojiOfTheSixthHouse

Mercenary work always suited Fenris. Traveling, earning good coin, what more could one want? Naturally, after Kirkwall, it seemed like the only step forward. And with Hawke at his side, it finally felt like the life of freedom he always longed for could become reality. With their last job successful

43 kudos 10,310 words 4/4 chapters Mature
2

Bird of Prey

Angst

by FortunesFool99

Marian Hawke is many things— but first and foremost, she is what she loves. Join the Champion of Kirkwall in her journey, with Marian’s heart leading the way. This is the first of a few one shots exploring Hawke’s relationship with Fenris and Anders over the course of DA2 and Inquisition.

23 kudos 3,760 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
3

Red Flags & Rift Rags

by RevasLavellan

Welcome to Pop Idol: Rift Closure Edition, AKA Fade-Out Tour: Thedas, the smash-hit spin-off that no one asked for. The Veil is torn, demons are pouring out of the sky, and the Inquisition is scrambling to hold the world together. Into this mess drops Mira, idol-turned-rift-closer, armed with nothin

164 kudos 72,919 words 7/? chapters Mature
4

The Path Forged by Fire

by Silverite_Pride

Fen'Harel is powerful. He is cunning. He is wise. Fen'Harel is ruthless. He is fierce. He is terrifying. Fen'Harel does not cry. He does not crack. He does not break. But sometimes, when the weight of his burden becomes too great, when he feels like he is crumbling beneath the mantle of Fen'Ha

148 kudos 135,085 words 34/? chapters Explicit
5

Give Me the Edge of a Blade and a Time and a Place

by SK_Morello

“Changes things, doesn’t it? What could he have done, Seeker, if he’d lived? I guess we’ll never know.”Hawke braced himself and pushed the door open. The words were hoarse and scratchy from his throat, his vocal chords long since damaged.“She didn’t kill me. Although most days, I wish she had.” The

76 kudos 46,210 words 30/? chapters Mature
6

Dragon Age: Battle of the Gods - Part 2

by sailormuffin

Antiva City has been saved and now, it has been proven to the world, that the elven gods can be destroyed. However chaos has arisen with Ghilan'nain taming the ancient dragon god Lusacan, with her new abilities the sixth blight begins. Casting the world into disarray, all the Grey Wardens of Thedas

65 kudos 41,398 words 18/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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The Thedas Cookbook for Idiots In Love

by RikaAltraz

“So, what made you two come all the way to Kirkwall and open a restaurant?” Varric took his glass from the Elf across the bar.“Avoiding responsibility.”“No, really.”“Really.” Zevran laughed. “Lucanis does not want to become First Talon. So, we let him run off to do something he does want to do. What

62 kudos 97,433 words 11/? chapters Explicit
8

Dragon Age: Legacy

by HeroesLegacy

What was Kirkwall going to do with five Hawke siblings roaming the city? Two had been bad enough, but no, this time it was five. Aryia, Garrett, Carver, Bethany and Sarai had all made it to Kirkwall with their mother and mabrai, and now were clawing their way out of the dirt to give their family a b

60 kudos 87,719 words 34/82 chapters Mature
9

Cup Runneth Over

by LadyBbugg

Tell me every terrible thing you ever did, and let me love you anyway.-Edgar Allan Poe❦Dorian has fled Tevinter, squandering his exile in a self-destructive malaise. When he’s apprehend by a band of blood thirsty slavers, he’s truly hit rock bottom.That is, until a mysterious elf, with piercing gree

60 kudos 50,982 words 12/30 chapters Mature
10

Slow Arrow, Lost Elf

by WhatsElvenforRegret

A diversion from Veilguard, with Lavellan and some old friends returning to take up the hunt for Solas. Pretty quickly diverging from the canon. Rating may change as things progress. Spoiler Warnings etc. Quick Look: Dorian grimaced, “We’re not taking her back there. Tell me that’s not the plan. He’

60 kudos 170,960 words 38/38 chapters Mature
11

Two Headed Dog

by whatsanapocalae

Fenris buys himself a collar, beautiful, green, and fine. It's hard, to be a free man, and he finds that he relishes a break from thinking, under Anders' guidance. Anders, freshly after Hawke has broken up with him, wishes for nothing but to be good enough for Fenris to keep him, to where that same

55 kudos 67,202 words 18/? chapters Explicit
12

I Made Loving You a Blood Sport I Can't Win

by SK_Morello

Hawke swayed. “A Tevinter Supremist Cult, you said?” “Hmm,” Dorian said, “Following the wishes of some Elder One, who has rather grand plans for ensuring that they succeed in subjugating the whole world to Tevinter. The rebels here in Redcliffe are just the start.” Kirkwall had never been kind to Ha

52 kudos 37,002 words 24/? chapters Explicit
13

How to Stay Conscious When You Drown

by SK_Morello

The woman paused, looking at him. Looking at the staff.“You ain’t one of those -”“No,” Garrett lied, “Just travelling through.”Garrett Hawke survived Kirkwall and Knight-Commander Meredith by the skin of his teeth. Hiding in Ferelden in the aftermath, he tried to remember the person he had been befo

50 kudos 35,374 words 23/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
14

Too Many Hawkes Ruin Kirkwall

by SK_Morello

“Nox - do everyone a favour and shut up?” Freya responded, before switching her attention back to Cullen. “I apologise for my brother, Knight-Captain, he likes to pick fights to make himself feel taller.” Malcolm and Leandra Hawke loved each other dearly and didn’t know when to quit. Their oldest, F

42 kudos 24,839 words 16/? chapters Explicit
15

You Kill Me Any Way But Softly

by SK_Morello

“Get the fuck out of my city, Lord Seeker.” Hawke would come to regret those words when Lord Seeker Lambert turned his gaze to Kirkwall in the wake of the revolt at the White Spire. There was an old grudge to settle, and a rogue apostate to make an example of. For the third time in seven years, Kirk

39 kudos 18,446 words 12/? chapters Explicit
16

Warmth

by Quillful (QuillfulWriter)

Hawke washes Fenris, wanting to show him the luxuries of Orlesian oils and mage-warmed water. The domesticity and trust are the sweeter indulgence.

32 kudos 715 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
17

Playing a Different Game

by PsykerGirl

Fenris and Hawke engage in a game of Wicked Grace with the gang, but she's playing a different game altogether. (This is shameless Fenhawke PWP)

17 kudos 3,467 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
18

Champion Me

by CarryMe

Hawke. That is her name. Hawke must protect her family as the responsibility fell to her, the eldest daughter. It was her father’s last wish, and the wish she promised to do the rest of her life. If Hawke knew that tragedy followed the blood in her heart and veins, she would not have made that whisp

16 kudos 30,314 words 2/? chapters Not Rated
19

in lands no longer yours

by comefeedtherainn

An aging Warden hears the song. A weary Champion tires of war. A mortal made Inquisitor reaps what his tumultuous heart has sown. The veil is still thin a decade after the Breach, and elves the world over flock to northern Thedas. Change is on the horizon. The Dread Wolf, Fen'Harel, Solas, a not-qui

15 kudos 24,684 words 10/? chapters Explicit
20

in all weathers

by gigheehamgrilledbarbecuemeatparty

Garrett and Carver manage to survive a year under the Red Irons. The time Carver spends alone, wondering where his brother steals into the night, his mind begins to wander.

8 kudos 2,857 words 1/1 chapters Mature

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Why Angst Fenhawke Fanfiction Works So Well

Fenris/Hawke — The brooding elven warrior Fenris and the Champion of Kirkwall, Hawke, whose relationship can bloom despite Fenris's traumatic past.

Angst — Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.

The slow burn romance between a deeply wounded survivor and a compassionate leader creates powerful emotional storytelling opportunities. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration. That's why angst Fenhawke fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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