Narnia

Peter/Caspian

Peter Pevensie/Caspian

The High King and the prince spend most of Prince Caspian butting heads over command before learning to share a war. Movie-era fandom turned that friction between two proud crowned boys into its favorite Narnian slash ship.

600 works

What is Peter/Caspian?

Peter/Caspian is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Peter Pevensie and Caspian X from The Chronicles of Narnia. With over 600 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love Peter/Caspian

Two kings fighting over one throne and one sword is rivalry with built-in tension fic barely needs to embellish.

Most Popular Peter/Caspian Fanfics

The highest-rated Peter/Caspian stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

behold it alone,/ envisioning out there somewhere

by Once_A_Monarch

Scenes from 'I hit the ground hard' from Caspian's POV.   Can be read and understood alone, but 'I hit the ground hard' (Peter POV - second fic in this series) may offer greater context!

5 kudos 1,131 words ~5 min read General Audiences
Narnia Book/Movie: Prince Caspian POV Caspian (Narnia)
2

Radiant

by xenophiliusgoodlove

Since the defeat of the White Witch, the Kings and Queens of Narnia are caught up with learning how to run a kingdom: whether being schooled by Mr. Tumnus on Narnian politics and traditions, or quelling the rebellions and uprisings in wake of Aslan's departure. Yet, the death of Jadis and her eterna

15 kudos 37,257 words ~150 min read Mature
Golden Age (Narnia) Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Post LWW
3

you're brave because they broke you/ yet broken still you breathe

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by Once_A_Monarch

It's an accident, really. All it takes is the tiniest hole in the finger of his glove, the little bag in his pocket slipped open, and one moment he's looking at his brother's wide eyes as the train comes hurtling around the corner and the next there's a rushing in his ears and he's breaking through

19 kudos 3,962 words ~16 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Book: The Last Battle (Narnia) Peter Pevensie-centric
4

this is a gift, it comes with a price

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by Once_A_Monarch

He notices three sets of eyes on him and sheathes his sword. They continue to stare. "What?" He bites out. Lucy and Edmund look down and away but Susan fixes her gaze on his. "Apologies. The tapestries never quite got your face right."   ~ Or,The Kings and Queens of Narnia's Golden Age die during th

82 kudos 19,154 words ~77 min read Mature
Book/Movie: Prince Caspian Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Character Death
5

I'll paint you a throne/ and sculpt you out of stone

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by Once_A_Monarch

Hours after his coronation, Caspian finds Peter back at the How. He doesn't look up and Caspian can't quite see what he's doing with his body blocking the light but there's a quiet, intermittent clinking sound from where he stands by the wall. ~ Peter knows how to carve stone, it turns out.

28 kudos 1,778 words ~8 min read General Audiences
POV Caspian (Narnia) Book/Movie: Prince Caspian Soft
6

I hit the ground hard.

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by Once_A_Monarch

He knows. They know. He knows they know and they know he knows and still he says, so they don't have to: "have none of you guessed where we are?" The words sit heavy on his tongue, cloying and rotten. Peter thinks it's the worst thing he's ever had to say. Because how do you broach the idea that you

25 kudos 23,172 words ~93 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Post-The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Peter Pevensie-centric POV Peter Pevensie
7

but i want for you this:

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by Zannolin

“Can't you talk to him?” she suggests, more than a little irritated at her brother’s seeming nonchalance. Peter is burning himself out like a candle or a fuse before their eyes, and yet Edmund steps in time and again to help him out of every mess he throws himself into. It’s upsetting Lucy. It’s fri

44 kudos 7,179 words ~29 min read General Audiences
Canon - Book & Movie Combination Book/Movie: Prince Caspian Book: The Silver Chair
8

Promise you saw me tomorrow or I’ll meet you yesterday

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by NewInTown_03

"It’s an easy wish to make. The kind one makes on falling stars and stray eyelashes. The kind that in another world people make on birthday candles and scarps of paper burned in New Year’s bonfires and coins thrown into wells. Though it feels like it’s of such a magnitude that it might be worth hunt

12 kudos 3,193 words ~13 min read General Audiences
Time Travel Fluff and Angst it's just kind of what happens when you stick those to in a fic
9

I'm at best/ half sure what happened. I want to start over.

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by Once_A_Monarch

Susan sits on her own on the train back, looks in the window and sees the reflections of her siblings across the aisle. She wonders if they'd forgive her for it: for letting their home lie in the past, for burying the little that remains to her, for no longer clinging to every tiny fragment of fable

42 kudos 9,054 words ~37 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Narnia Once a King or Queen of Narnia Always a King or Queen of Narnia The Problem of Susan (Narnia)
10

to dream, to wake

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by Zannolin

“Don’t go,” Peter whispers against teeth and tongue and time. He can’t remember why he says it. He doesn’t know why Caspian might leave, or why Peter’s so certain that he will. “Please.”Caspian only catches at his jaw, kisses him deeper.Even in dreams, it seems he cannot promise Peter impossible thi

62 kudos 2,988 words ~12 min read General Audiences
Canon Universe Post-The Silver Chair Fix-It
11

Cuatro estaciones

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by luiHdz

Caspian se siente atraído y reconfortado al ser recibido por los 4 hermanos que, cariñosamente, lo recibieron en su hogar y lo hicieron parte de este. Simplemente, solo es Caspian hablando sobre sus Pevensie favoritos.

8 kudos 2,909 words ~12 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Protective Peter Pevensie Brotherly Bonding POV Caspian (Narnia)
12

burn away (this feeling in my bones)

by chaosconfusion

The first time Peter takes a blade to her hair, Aslan is dead, her sisters are nowhere to be found, and there is an army outside the tent waiting for her to lead them, regardless of her feelings about the matter, regardless of the pit of dread at the bottom of her stomach or the sweat clinging to he

19 kudos 18,985 words ~76 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Gender Changes Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Eventual Fix-It
13

And love is not loving

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by Jason_Murdock

Caspian is crowned king, Peter leaves.

9 kudos 1,131 words ~5 min read General Audiences
Canon Compliant Book/Movie: Prince Caspian In a way
14

planetarium stickers on a bedroom ceiling

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by Zannolin

Caspian can’t help but notice how carefully Peter handles the battered old shoebox, the tenderness with which he traces his fingertips along the fading silver Sharpie scrawled wobblingly across the lid. “Did I ever tell you,” Peter begins quietly, voice strangely reverent, “about Narnia?” He looks u

56 kudos 8,272 words ~34 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - 2000s Alternate Universe - College/University Friends to Lovers
15

Once a King of Narnia

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by merm_alade

After the events of Prince Caspian, Narnia has been won back for the Narnians. Only the Talmarines to do not take to the change quite so easily. It is no longer enough to simply send the Kings and Queens of old back to their world, so Aslan proposes a political marriage between King Caspian and Quee

110 kudos 87,538 words ~351 min read Mature
Marriage of Convenience Forced Proximity Slow Burn
16

i want to teach you a lesson in the worst kind of way

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by quack_says_the_sane_one

In which Peter teaches Caspian how to demand (but he’s really gay about it)

22 kudos 1,022 words ~5 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Peter Pevensie is a Little Shit If irritating why erotic Arguing
17

Dear Kings

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by justtryingtosurvive

Peter stayed in Narnia at Aslan's will but unsure of his purpose, Peter plans to travel to the ruins of Cair Paravel to search for answers. Caspian unwilling to let him go alone tags along.

21 kudos 3,243 words ~13 min read Teen And Up Audiences
First Kiss Literal Sleeping Together Nightmares
18

custody battle

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by RuanChunXian

Prompt: Peter and Caspian are arguing over Rhindon’s custody (modern day, Rhindon is a dog, enemies to friends to lovers)

14 kudos 146 words ~1 min read General Audiences
3 Sentence Ficathon 3 Sentence Ficathon 2026 Enemies to Friends to Lovers
19

Do You Need Me, Your Majesty

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by SoullessGhost

Caspian is King now, and Peter hates it. Not the crown itself—Peter understands duty better than anyone. But he hates how easily Caspian can kiss him and walk away, how he never asks for help, never needs Peter the way Peter needs him. After fighting so hard to be together, Peter finds himself alone

94 kudos 5,170 words ~21 min read Not Rated
Fluff and Angst Light Angst Miscommunication
20

here’s to never growing up

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by Zannolin

Caspian finds him in the rapier practice room off the main office—sweat-soaked, tight-lipped, cutting ward knots around their practice dummy with grim and silent concentration. After a moment of observing Peter’s brutally precise cuts and patterns, Caspian steps into the room proper, palming a pract

52 kudos 4,033 words ~17 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Lockwood & Co. Fusion Ghost Hunters Swordfighting

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What does Peter/Caspian mean?

Peter/Caspian is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Peter Pevensie and Caspian X. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.

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There are over 600 Peter/Caspian fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.

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