Best Fenhawke Slow Burn Fanfics
The best slow burn Fenhawke (Fenris/Hawke) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.
Top Fenhawke Slow Burn Fic Recs
2 slow burn Fenhawke fics matched, followed by other top-rated Fenhawke stories.
The Path Forged by Fire
Slow Burnby 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
Cup Runneth Over
Slow Burnby 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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
The Letter
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
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
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
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.
Bird of Prey
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.
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)
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
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
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.
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Why Slow Burn 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.
Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
The slow burn romance between a deeply wounded survivor and a compassionate leader creates powerful emotional storytelling opportunities. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn Fenhawke fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
Slow Burn in Other Ships
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