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Best Long Arranged Marriage Fanfics

Arranged Marriage fanfics from 50k to 100k words — full novel length with room for slow development. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.

Arranged Marriage 20 long fics Avg 67,719 words 50,000–100,000 words

Top 20 Long Arranged Marriage Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with arranged marriage and falls in the 50,000–100,000 words range.

1

Cup Rune Over

by surveycorpsjean

After a gruesome war finally comes to treaty, it is decided that the King of Piltover will take a bride from Zaun.Viktor isn't expecting to be a candidate.

26,514 kudos 52,379 words 8/8 chapters Explicit Complete
2

(do you take this jerk to be) your one and only

by jatersade

Under the leadership of Fire Lord Iroh, the Fire Nation has made every attempt to restore peace and make amends for the harm they inflicted during the Seventy-Year War. Their newest proposal is a literal proposal: a marriage to unite the Fire Nation and the Water Tribes. The Fire Nation offers Princ

25,189 kudos 55,843 words 10/10 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
3

Sunflower

by jonghyunslisterine

Jimin's parents tell him he's getting married to Min Yoongi.Everything changes.

20,570 kudos 95,623 words 22/22 chapters Explicit Complete
4

That Old Black Magic

by bixgirl1

Centuries ago, marriage contracts were the norm — ready-made alliances between families, expected and complied with, without complaint. But norms have a way of changing, and when a long-dormant contract flares to life, Harry has to navigate an unexpected splintering of the path he'd thought would be

19,453 kudos 77,777 words 7/7 chapters Explicit Complete
5

heavy is the crown

by sweetlolixo

“If we give him a bride,” Jiang Cheng says, solemnly. “They give us an army.”The bride that they seek is of the blood of a fox, and Wei Ying is the last of his kind.It can only be him.

18,287 kudos 57,927 words 6/6 chapters Explicit Complete
6

Scum and Villainy

by I_ghostwrote_this

Hongjoong whistled low. “A tall order, sire.” He cocked his head to the side with a snarky smile on his lips. “And it comes at a steep price.”Seonghwa’s father gripped the armrests of his throne. “Name it.”Hongjoong paused to rake his eyes over Seonghwa. “You will give me your son in marriage.”...Pi

9,174 kudos 85,379 words 16/16 chapters Explicit Complete
7

Had We But World Enough

by Smuttysmutwriter

Written for the following Norsekink prompt:-Loki and Thor have been married since they were little and they grew up sharing a palace wing. The boys never shared a bed because Odin and Frigga wanted to make sure nothing inappropriate could happen while they were still young. They also used to get cha

5,868 kudos 52,025 words 15/15 chapters Explicit Complete
8

Tumblr prompts for Teen Wolf

by Udunie

This is my collection of unconnected ficlets for the prompts I got on tumblr. They will mostly be Peter/Stiles and Alan/Stiles, but a few ot3 might appear too.This will always be marked as 'complete' but I will add more chapters as I write them.

5,738 kudos 51,026 words 64/64 chapters Explicit Complete
9

Against all Odds

by Maril

“Oh no, please, no!” Percival interrupted him, obviously knowing what the older man was talking about. “I read about it, it´s irreversible and binding…” His horrified eyes glanced at Newt before he closed them. “Mercy fucking Lewis–”“Percival Galahad Graves!”“– he´s just a child!” Percival hissed, g

5,108 kudos 55,410 words 11/11 chapters Explicit Complete
10

And All the Prince's Men

by FindingSchmomo

"Father only loves that which he owns, and I am the one thing that can never truly be his."In which Iwaizumi Hajime is a young orphan suddenly thrust upon the royal court, and Oikawa is the Prince he's been assigned to. A story of their friendship and love, of their years spent together and apart, o

4,919 kudos 65,365 words 5/5 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
11

Against Expectations

by Blue_Sparkle

After being pressured by their families into a marriage neither of them want, Aziraphale and Crowley resign themselves to an unfulfilling life together. For Aziraphale that means trying to be the dutiful wife she was always taught to be and for Crowley it means hiding an important part of who he is.

3,443 kudos 69,302 words 13/13 chapters Explicit Complete
12

And Then There You Were

by Littlepearlfairy

When Benedict loses a bet to Lord Featherington, Colin and Penelope are forced to get married.Only they've never met each other.How do they navigate married life, while still getting to know reach other?Also, all the Bridgerton children and their spouses still live at home. I don't know, I just

2,987 kudos 79,275 words 25/25 chapters Explicit Complete
13

Tit for Tat

by ETNRL4L

Vegeta and Bulma come together to seal a fragile treaty between unlikely allies. Both have much to gain and much to compromise.It is an arrangement of convenience. They collaborate, and each gets what they need. Attachment is not part of the agreement. They certainly don't have to like each other. T

1,976 kudos 60,000 words 10/10 chapters Mature
14

Crème Brûlée

by ghosttownddeonu

The meaning of marriage is the state of being united as spouses in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. The essence of marriage is the gradual and gentle knitting of two souls into one with the threads of love and acceptance. The gift of marriage is the companionship and the

1,514 kudos 93,790 words 22/? chapters Explicit
15

Scenes from two Marriages

by ohnoanno

At the age of fourteen, Maekar is married off against his will in a kingdom in crisis and sent to Starfall to live with the Daynes—and a woman he has never met before. More than ten years later, he suddenly finds himself a widower and, once again, in an arranged marriage.

654 kudos 75,712 words 24/? chapters Not Rated
16

How Can I Love What I Am Destined To Lose

by neverthelessthesun

Deirta Thelyss may not have been of den Kryn, but she was about as close as one could get without climbing back into the Luxon and trying again. She had been consecuted eight hundred years ago, and was nearly as old as Leylas herself, or so they say. The Light had shone upon her and granted her, fin

463 kudos 53,400 words 29/? chapters Mature
17

Rumors Do Not Bleed; People Do

by ur_hanicore

Ni-ki, the youngest prince of the Southern clan of the Nishimuras, was infamous throughout the other clans for his stoicism and cold demeanour, giving rise to misconceptions of cruelty and ill-treatment towards those of the lower class. Sunghoon, the youngest prince of the Northern clan of the Parks

433 kudos 51,109 words 43/? chapters Explicit
18

Pas de Deux

by Pearlhart

Old glory marrying new money is a tale as old as time. The Smiths are on the brink of financial ruin and in a desperate attempt to keep the ship sailing a marriage has been arranged with the Ackermans, a family that has inexplicably risen from nothing to the top like a shooting star. Now they're pro

297 kudos 68,513 words 14/? chapters Explicit
19

Arrangements

by GrellSutcliff

The war between the Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty finally comes to an end.Peace, as delicate and tentative as it is, has been brokered and discussed.Professor, turned Warmage, Caleb Widogast would be wed, as a political symbol, of the effort being made to extend that peace towards the Dynas

249 kudos 98,661 words 21/30 chapters Explicit
20

The Perfect Creation

by Adrian E (MsTeaCup)

Being new to the jujutsu world, every day is a learning day for Kugisaki Nobara, from honing her skills to understanding the grading system in the jujutsu world, discovering the three big clans, and that the two boys she's teamed up with are engaged to each other since the age of 8 so one of them ca

213 kudos 55,869 words 9/? chapters Mature

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About Arranged Marriage

Characters enter a marriage arranged by others, often for political, financial, or family reasons. Romance may develop despite or because of the circumstances.

The tension between duty and desire, plus watching strangers slowly fall in love despite the unconventional start.

Common scenarios: Political alliances, family business mergers, cultural traditions, royal marriages, peace treaties.

About This List

65,365
median words
60%
complete
26,514
top kudos
~4.3 hours
median read time

This list of 20long Arranged Marriage fanfics spans 1,354,385 total words. Kudos range from 213 on the newest entries to 26,514 on the most established. 60% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (14 of 20 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Arranged Marriage · Romance · Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics · Forced Marriage · Alternate Universe - Royalty.

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