Best Perc'ahlia Slow Burn Fanfics
The best slow burn Perc'ahlia (Percival de Rolo/Vex'ahlia) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.
Top Perc'ahlia Slow Burn Fic Recs
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Be In My Eyes
Slow Burnby RavenDruid
This is a Vaxleth-centric College AU fic, where our group of chucklefucks share an apartment.You can also find this fic available on my Tumblr.The title was inspired by the song Flowers in Your Hair by The Lumineers.
Gate Building: See also, Bargaining with Archfey, Complications of
by thereafter
Over a decade after promising to build Artagan a doorway in exchange for the precious time they needed to defeat Vecna, the bill comes due. Percy and Vex find themselves pawns in the frequently exasperating, often conflicting, and sometimes exhilarating machinations of a number of archfey.
All the Ways that Bind Us
by glitteringnights
This is the first time Keyleth is able to take a look at the younger man’s face in all her frenzied panic and his work. He’s around her age, maybe a little older, she thinks. His long hair is tied up and his uniform fits him a disgustingly flattering amount. She shakes her head, trying to dispel the
Vaxleth Moments
by HoneyFlower15
A collection of stories celebrating the love between Vax’ildan and Keyleth, half set in the high-stakes world of Exandria, and half in a modern AU where magic is replaced by everyday life, college antics, and quiet domestic joys.These are their quiet moments, their chaotic moments, their heartbreaki
The Wildflower at Midnight
by TheFaeWitch
With both her parents missing and her place among the Ashari quietly decided, Keyleth is sent to Syngorn to serve the noble Vessar household. And at the same time, Vax’ildan Vessar has problems of his own: a furious father, an unwanted future, and a ball meant to force him into following in his sist
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
by theatergirl06
Drowning in guilt and shame after the events at Whitestone, Percy strikes a deal with a dangerous entity. But he miscalculates just how painful the consequences of his sacrifice might be...and how far a certain Ranger would go to rescue him.
Knights of Tal'Dorei
by Crimson_Soldat
After the destruction of the Star Forge, Revan has a vision of a planet under the influence of a dark Sith Lord. With the crew of the Ebon hawk at his side, they travel to Exandria to assist a group called Vox Machina in combating the dragons called the Chroma Conclave who may have connections to th
A de Rolo Summer
by Holisticwolf95
The de Rolo's go to the beach!
Let Love Find You
by Wingedauthoress14
Pike Trickfoot spends most of her days imbuing her healing abilities into baked goods and lattes at her and Vex's cafe: The Healing Touch. While she's busy healing everyone around her, the grief she lives with after losing Pop-Pop presses in on her in more ways than one. A year away from Vox Machina
Running
by CrabbyQuill
It's been four days since they fought. Four days since Vex left. Four days to think. Four days to confront their real fears. Four days to realize that the cure isn't running away. It's running together.
Something Held
by PenPaperAndChels
(Sort of a sequel to a song for the empty cloak, but not really. Go check it out if you'd like some Scanlan angst.) After Vax is taken by the Whispered One, Keyleth and Vex are left with the same impossible absence. One lost the man she loved. One lost the brother who had been beside her since bef
When my world ends
by Whiplaaash123
SPOILERS FOR THE SEASON 4 FINALE Vex saw her brother fall and she couldn't move.Her muscles locked up, her joints turned to stone, and suddenly Vex no longer remembered how to put her body into motion. Why would she, when the heartbeat that always thrummed in time with her own had fallen silent? Ho
Set Your Sights
by Nenia458
Father had coached her on what it would feel like, when her rifle fired. In precise anatomical, mechanical, and sensory detail. She’d seen guns fired before of course. At the range, at ceremonial events, just a minute ago when Father had done it himself. She knew what to expect. It was nothing like
Eat my heart (I won't need it where I'm going)
by MelancholyMusical
Pike is too angry to aim, too hurt and betrayed to steady her hand. Mythcarver pierces Vax's heart, sending him falling to the ground. He still gets up though. Or: I got an idea and am going to make it everyone's problem!
Mending
by Anonymous
Days after having Percy returned to her, Vex'ahlia decides to be a little selfish and keeps him in bed with her. -TheSinningRaven
Warriors: Fogged Skies
by Tinyheart129
At the end of their journey many mysteries still linger in the minds of the young cats. Secrets from the Clan’s resent and accent history hidden in a shroud of darkness and half truths.Fogpaw is trying to settle into his new life in Sky Clan when he feels his heart is pulling him across the Shadow C
You're Back
by gayzombie69
After Percy's resurrection, Vex has been wanting to talk to him to finally, finally open her heart to him. He died without knowing what she felt, after all, and she's not letting that happen again. However, it might not be that easy...
A Blessing or a Curse (What a Fool)
by InvisibleRiver
“I’d save you again in a heartbeat” He grabbed my collar. Wanting a fight. His words held so much. Risking his own life for mine a second time, even through his curse. “I’m not mad cause you married Vex’allia, I’m crushed because I wasn’t there. I missed it.” His voice cracks. I’m frozen, listening
Out of the Ordinary
by HobbitLife
Ebony has enjoyed the last three years since she escaped the clutches of the Briarwoods. Taken in by the twins Vex’ahlia and Vax’ildan, they helped her navigate the world she knows so little about and is now leading a normal everyday life. But nothing stays the same for long. And a chance encounter
Turbo Machina
by Shocknawe425
They’re rowdy, they’re ragtag, they’re mercenaries with more baggage than gold. When Max Steel and his Ultralink partner Steel are suddenly pulled into the world of Exandria, they find themselves among a chaotic band of adventurers who are more interested in coin and ale than saving the realm.Forced
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Why Slow Burn Perc'ahlia Fanfiction Works So Well
Percival de Rolo/Vex'ahlia — Vox Machina's gunsmith aristocrat and its sharp-eyed ranger built Critical Role's first great romance through whispered dares, a secretly purchased title, and a kiss before a dragon fight. Their canon marriage made 'Lady Vex'ahlia' a fandom rallying cry.
Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
Percy noticed Vex's worth before she believed in it herself, and the campaign's receipts make every reread richer. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn Perc'ahlia fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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