Best SteinMarie Slow Burn Fanfics
The best slow burn SteinMarie (Franken Stein/Marie Mjolnir) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.
Top SteinMarie Slow Burn Fic Recs
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Come On Baby, Don't Fear the Reaper
Slow Burnby sleepynimeni
On the road looking for her mother after she left on a hunt, Maka stumbles across what she can only call an anomaly; Blake called him an abomination. Red eyes, white hair, rows of teeth as sharp as a vamp’s canines, he claims he doesn’t know what he is either, or what he used to be. Now she must try
Antediluvian
by Femdjinn
Everything becomes what it is meant to be; dust. Such a beautiful and horrid concept. This is the story of old death and new life. or Learning how to be again. A matured remake of my old work, “Old Wives' Tales” on FF.net, and an experiment to improve my writing.
Soul Eater Post
by Souleaterpost
A fan comic continuation of the Anime. Rough at the start but it gets a bit better. So check it out, maybe it will even be good someday? Uploaded here with minor typo fixes . 2026.01.31. UPDATE: If images are not displaying, try the reupload on globalcomix: https://globalcomix.com/c/soul-eater-post
The Month of May
by chichirichick
Every year, Maka spends May trying to find something special for Soul's birthday. Soul's never been very helpful and this year is no different, especially since he seems to have his own plans.
Distance Makes the Heart...
by chichirichick
Though they've been together through thick and thin, Maka and Soul are forced to go on different journeys for four years. Before he's even gone, Maka realizes this will be one of the hardest things she's ever done, because she's simply in love with Soul Evans. Rated T for now, but who knows with me.
The Soul's Dawn
by Ettena088
Maka Albarn never imagined that moving to Forks would change her life forever. What seemed like a dull, rainy town quickly becomes the stage for supernatural secrets, ancient alliances, and creatures that shouldn't exist.
Babysitting
by rxbxn_0
Maka and Crona babysit Marie and steins baby. /also crona is a male in this fic but for fic purposes
Field trip
by ZombieSprinklez
"Are we all gonna fit?" Follo looked around, even though the supporters weren't tagging along (sadly) that was still 7 people. They could try to fit into the car but it'd be a tight squeeze. "We should!" Enjin ushered Zanka and Rudo off the couch, "We should get going though if we wanna make it befo
He Ate My Heart
by memethebum
“To be honest I am gettin’ pretty bored of this shitty lil’ village. Leaving without a parting gift would simply sour my mood though, so how about an exchange?” Soul Eater purred while Kid narrowed his eyebrows even further than they’d already been.“What kind of exchange?” the Shinigami questioned,
College? I Don't Know How to Deal With College?
by Whoopty
A College AU set in the real-ish world. Maka meets and befriends Crona, a lanky awkward person, and helps to navigate them through DWMA, a prestigious college, as Crona tries to come to terms with their past, and with help, maybe they can have a chance at happiness. (Not abandoned, just been busy! T
Dreams, Hallucinations
by CureofTheNonesense
Marie and Medusa both want the same thing: Franken Stein.Both are also prone to having dreams about said man. But, only one gets to make them true
Let Death Bless Me With You
by Theaetzk
Death the Kid x Crona is underrated and Crona should have more religious symbolism thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
After the Fact
by Purplefirepit
15 years after the events of the Soul Eater manga, the main cast has grown up, and new students go to school at the DWMA. Some of the main cast stays in Death City, while others move away living their life. However strange events have been occurring throughout the years, but the strangest event happ
In the Shadow of a Setting Sun
by chichirichick
**Resbang 2026** with the beautiful artwork from Efferful, adonewithyou, and alcruid. The long awaited sequel to In the Light of a Hundred Moons. Jackie, Star, Soul, and Maka will need to battle the elements, enemies, and themselves as they travel together on their first mission. There are weapons t
Alma de Artista
by cocolinx
Crona siempre creyó que no era más que una marioneta creada por su madre para matar y cumplir su deseo de revivir al Kishin, que no tenía un lugar en el mundo y que lo único que le ayudaba a ignorar esos pensamientos era dibujar. Pero Maka, de alguna manera, logró entrar en su alma y comprenderla, l
The Grim Reaper’s Grand Game
by memethebum
One minute Maka Albarn is searching for her Papa, the next she’s face-to-face with a hyperactive grim reaper and strange group of people. It couldn’t possibly get any worse from here, could it?
Worse Than Ragnarok.
by Ragnarock_4242564
Takes place a year after the anime Follows the story of me and my friend's ocs just existing. I dont plan on writing any fighting or sex scenes in this story. Warnings for blood/gore, sexual implications, cussing and cringe!
Soul Eater Post MORTEM
by Souleaterpost
Short slice of life animations, featuring the cast from the award-non-winning fan-comic Soul Eater post - but hopefully atleast somewhat entertaining even if you haven't read 105 chapters of context
The Birthday Gift
by DreamingWavelength
A minific I wrote for the Soul Eater Family Week.
Paper Moon: Shattering Fate
by OccasionalTraveler
No summary provided.
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Why Slow Burn SteinMarie Fanfiction Works So Well
Franken Stein/Marie Mjolnir — When madness began dissolving Death City's mad scientist, the academy assigned its gentlest death scythe to anchor him — and Marie's wavelength is canonically the only thing that keeps Stein sane. The manga ends with them expecting a child, science's least probable happy ending.
Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
A woman who is literally someone's cure for madness elevates the steady-hand-and-broken-genius dynamic to text. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn SteinMarie fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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