Top 20 One-Shot Amnesia Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with amnesia and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.
Abendrot
by OldeShoestrings
Yoo Jonghyuk wakes up. He remembers nothing.The only thing he's completely sure of is that Kim Dokja is his husband. He'll cut down anyone that says otherwise.
What Meets the Eye
by worldaccordingtofangirls
Amnesia is just another case to solve. Piece together unfamiliar faces, reconstruct the old identity, the lost reality. A challenge that Sherlock could even enjoy. He can read people like books. The man with the silver hair is his boss. The tottering old woman, his landlady. The girl with the worrie
if you see the boy i used to be
by aloneintherain
“Where are we?” Izuku asks, throat tight. Aizawa glances at him. “UA.”Izuku stops. He looks back down at the forest-green suit and the cape fastened around his neck, and swallows, barely daring to believe it. “And I’m...”“You’re a third-year student here,” Aizawa says without inflection, like he’s n
tonight i can write the saddest lines
by sarahyyy
They tell him that he’s been cursed.They tell him that they will look through the scrolls in the library to find a way to undo it. Some of the elders offer that it might not be a bad thing that he’s forgotten, if all he has forgotten is Wei Wuxian.Nobody tells him who Wei Wuxian is.Lan Wangji thinks
should the pillars of memory topple out of my reach
by bleep0bleep
If Stiles didn’t know any better he’d say that look in Derek's eyes is adoring, but he does know better, and also amnesiac Derek thinks they’re married. Which is the only fact he hasn’t questioned so far, which is the weirdest thing.
Remember Me
by stilinskisparkles
When Stiles wakes up he sees a pair of eyebrows knitted together. He blinks and a blurry face comes into view. The face looks angry, no, furious.
chasing the rabbit
by mimiwrites
Katsuki gets hit by a quirk that makes him lose his memories, but not his feelings. When he looks at people, he knows exactly what he feels towards them; respect, admiration, friendship. So why does he think Izuku is his boyfriend?
Remember Me
by Jen (ConsultingWriters)
Bond has lost his memory. Q has lost his love. "What have I forgotten?” Bond asked; Q watched him, trying to find the James he knew. “Nothing that you won’t work out on your own, if it’s really important,” Q said carefully, before returning every fraction of his attention to the computer in fro
The Boy Who Waited
by Lunik
In a world without stars, the Last Centurion loses the Pandorica, loses his charge and loses his mind.SHIELD takes a chance on hiring a mysterious amnesiac man, and Agent Coulson finds that Rory Williams is the best damn secretary he's ever had.
The Rat and the Ruby Slippers
by indigostohelit
Carlos is having the strangest dreams, and the strangest headaches, like there's something he's supposed to be remembering. Not to mention the intern's wedding coming up, and that new chemical StrexCorp wants him to develop. It's going to be a busy week.
Amnesiac
by Speranza
He's just about to suggest a before-dinner quickie when the Canadian pulls away and squints up at him, and says, a little breathlessly, "You hit your head, didn't you?"
memory lane has a road block
by tanyart
Sniper suffers from a head injury and doesn't remember the last three years of his life. There's a lot to catch up on, including his relationship with Spy. Unexpectedly, Spy handles this with a little too much grace and tact. This might be a mistake.
the tunnel
by chainofclovers
“Sorry to leave early, Dad, I left my football shit in the tunnel so I have to run home before training. I texted Rebecca—she’s on her way over with Roy and Keeley.” (Ted has amnesia. But not for much longer.)
We Meet Again
by 2Kris_P
"Leonard McCoy, you stop and listen to me." Chapel's sharp tone made Leonard freeze, memories of his mama catching him stealing cookies in the middle of the night being hauled up in his brain. He turned on his heel, face pinched in both confusion and a bit of fear, as he looked at her. She took a de
A Table for Two
by lovemadearchive
The Chesapeake Ripper is dead. Hannibal Lecter drowned. That's the story everyone believes. Years later, Will Graham is sent to Europe to investigate a string of impossible murders, where an invitation-only restaurant serves unforgettable meals prepared by a chef whose face feels strangely familiar.
Posession
by Scavenging_Crow
Tsunade finds Jiraiya on her doorstep back from a mission with amnesia and the only thing he seems to remember is her. A smutty lil romance fic that follows Tsunade as she's tasked with helping Jiraiya get his memories back. This takes place before the canon events of Naruto when Jiraiya and Tsunade
A Soft Place to Fall
by Weltschmerz74
The price is not a heavy one. In fact, its lightness feels almost ridiculous. She is certain that she can handle whatever comes next; clearly, she is overconfident. MANGA ENDING SPOILERS!!
I Will Never Be Her.
by CutieShawn
Amnesiac Emma’s loneliness.
Право быть
by Gianny_Ts
"Это отвратительно. Это… блядь, Мэлфой, это пиздец. Это Азкабан пожизненно. Некромантия, обряды на крови, рабство. Ты мне предлагаешь стать некромантом, стать рабовладельцем и пить кровь Волдеморта, я ничего не упустил? Живого Волдеморта. Который будет моим вассалом. Охуеть, кричали гости, нет, бляд
how can i blackout you?
by nazyalenskys
"After months of wondering how she was going to kill Richard Campbell Gansey III, Blue had imagined a thousand scenarios. In none of them did he die saving her life. It was somehow worse than if she had actually stabbed him through the heart."
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About Amnesia
One character loses their memory, creating angst and opportunities for relationships to be rebuilt from scratch. Past connections are rediscovered or reimagined.
The emotional pain of forgotten love, the hope of rediscovering connections, and the chance to fall in love all over again.
Common scenarios: Accident-induced memory loss, magical memory wipes, selective amnesia, gradual memory recovery.
About This List
This list of 20one-shot Amnesia fanfics spans 109,562 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 44,118 on the most established. 50% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (7 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Amnesia · Temporary Amnesia · Memory Loss · Established Relationship · Fluff.
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