Top 20 Short Amnesia Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with amnesia and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
a sound is still a sound around no one
by dykeries
Shane lifts one eyelid again to look at Rozanov. His eyes are red-rimmed. Like he’s been crying. “Why…why aren’t you in Boston?” Rozanov’s brow furrows. “Why would I be in Boston?” “You, you’re captain. Raiders. Boston.” The room is silent except for the beeping of monitors.In 2023, Shane takes a ba
By Any Other Name
by entanglednow
He doesn't know his name, he doesn't know who he is, and neither does the werewolf he's on the run with. But he's pretty sure they hunt monsters, because they seem to be really good at it.
Yesterday's Voices
by LemonadeGarden
While trying to take down a drug cartel that deals with memory altering drugs, things go awry, and Batman wakes up with no recollection of the last five years.As a result, his family must now race against time to find the antidote, while also having to deal with a Bruce who still thinks Jason is Rob
there's no pretending
by moonsock
The term, he’s told, is temporary retrograde amnesia. Ilya doesn’t need the direct translation to understand: he forgot things. Ten years of things.
Falling for you again
by Rose_gold715
Jungkook loses all memory of the last five years of his life.Jimin is scared he will never love him again.
area cryptid upset no one bothered to inform him of his tragic backstory
by crimsonseekers
“My life is a nightmare,” Dabi muttered blankly.“Nah, this is hilarious,” Hawks said, and while he wasn’t explicitly laughing, Dabi knew that those weird little chirps he was letting out were pointed at him. “Imagine if we go through all this effort and you don’t even have some sort of dramatic back
Silent Shadow
by tunafishprincess
All Might is too late to stop the Sludge Villain the second time, leading Izuku Midoriya to die in his childhood friend's arms.Good thing for the League of Villains. A fresh Quirkless body is exactly what they need for their new round of Quirk replication experiments. After all, why have one warper
how, or when, or from where
by sarahyyy
Jiang Cheng sucks in a sharp breath. “What year do you think it is, Wei Wuxian?” “2001,” Wei Wuxian says, and then cracks up when Jiang Cheng’s eyes widen in alarm. “Calm down, I’m just kidding. I know it’s 2014.”Jiang Cheng stares at him. Wei Wuxian is quiet for a beat. “I presume from your reactio
The Bond
by WhatIfImaMermaid
He slips in love with Spock inconspicuously, during an uneventful afternoon, on an unnamed planet destined to become little more than a Greek letter and a Roman numeral on Starfleet’s chart of the Beta Cygni system. In which: -Spock gets amnesia.-Spock is convinced that he and Jim are a thing.-Jim
starlight and star-crossed
by Quintessence
"In a flash, Killua’s hand shifts into razor-sharp claws, nails elongating and veins bulging. He holds it firmly against Gon’s throat, not hard enough to cut into him, but a warning.'Who the hell are you?' he demands, voice low and dangerous in a way Gon has only heard on a handful of occasions."An
Watching Through Windows
by helvetica_upstart
David gapes at the man calling himself David’s husband. “You think I’m falling for the married amnesiac trap? Yeah, no, my sister has been-there done-that and sent me the Embassy’s postcards.”Or, David falls off a ladder and can’t remember Schitt’s Creek. Things fall apart and come back together.
I Wish You Well
by MrQueen
After Guillermo confides in Nandor that he’s been turned, Nandor acts rashly and runs to the Djinn. His wish doesn’t go as planned, however, and now Nandor has to deal with the aftermath.
To The Moon And Back
by Bingsoosoobin
Rule one: if your Alpha brings home an injured wolf, you ask questions later. Rule two: if that wolf turns out to be the Alpha's fated mate - amnesiac, convinced he's human, and likes to grab your fluffy ears like a feral toddler - you figure it out together. The pack has survived hunters, territory
"So You've Made Several Decisions You'll Definitely Regret Later," by Greed the Avaricious
by Silvex
Ling probably shouldn't feel so safe with the thing that took over his body, given how it keeps calling him its possession, talks about things it shouldn't know, and, oh, told everyone that he was dead while he was unconscious. He just... feels like he should, for some reason. If the two of them act
Manor 9: Act 2 - Adjusting to the New Normal
by Peter_Strike
Time has passed since Zi, T, L and Doll joined Tessa's family of drones at the Elliot manor, though they are still getting used to their new roles. What does life look like for them now? Both the day-to-day and the special occasions. Inspired by - Rewind the Past by RadioWave89, Solving the Past and
You Must Have Really Loved Him
by DesdemonaKaylose
"The apartment." Kakashi gestured at it. "I don't want to stay here." "But you love your apartment!" Gai darted forward, snatching up a paperback from where it had been discarded on the floor. "You love lying in bed and reading terrible novels and ignoring me when I knock on the door! This is your f
AU One-Shots!
by Cotton_CandyYT
Welcome to the AU One-Shots where i write funny little One-shots with different AUs!
Better Luck Next Time
by maybehonestly
Bradley takes a jagged inhale. The longer he doesn’t ask, maybe it won’t be true. He can’t fathom the thought that- He knows that avoiding it doesn’t change anything. “What happened?” - Jake gets amnesia and forgets that he and Bradley got back together (and the whole sordid tale of how they got the
Here/There
by Trivalys
“I stumbled upon the greatest chance ever and got myself a wealthy sugar daddy,” Neal laughs, playing along to the script they agreed on to ease the suspicions. “Who’d pass up free money?”“Depends on who it is. Some dudes just aren’t worth the pain.”“Bruce Wayne,” he reveals because that’s the only
The Boy Who Writes Himself
by Melusia
When Link was thrown into the distant past, he found a kingdom at the verge of war, rulers who took him in, and a Gerudo king who watched him far too closely.After a hundred years in a coma, Link's memories had returned in fragments at first, but never fully. Worse still, new ones did not settle th
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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 20short Amnesia fanfics spans 603,345 total words. Kudos range from 74 on the newest entries to 33,821 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 (9 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Amnesia · Angst with a Happy Ending · Angst · Time Travel · Temporary Amnesia.
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