Top 20 Epic Betrayal Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with betrayal and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
Hush Now (You Were Lost but Now You’re Found)
by CorpseArt
Red Chaos was the name the world had bestowed upon him, and Dream had laughed as he dragged Tommy down against his chest in a rough sprawl back against the couch, squeezing him tight after their first official mission together.Tommy had done good and Dream had been proud.-Siren shifts, a look Tommy
this heart, fossilized and silent (once was tender and once was violent)
by Chrmdpoet
Clarke is only three days into being a runaway when she realizes that she did not fully think this through. When she walked away from Camp Jaha, she took only herself, a handgun with limited ammunition, and the gnawing guilt inside her. Three days without food, water, fresh clothing, or bedding of a
The War is Far From Over Now
by Dont_call_me_Carrie
The world keeps pushing him, demanding, because what he did wasn't enough. Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, but that wasn't enough, wasn't ever enough. Tony Stark was tired. But he had a planet to protect, even if everyone laughed at him whenever the prospect of alien invasions was brou
Watercast
by Fishwrites
Shiro has been a Galra prisoner for over a year; with his flight feathers clipped and unable to fly. Desperate to escape, he jumps overboard while being transported to the capitol on a Galran ship. Lance is a merman who saves him from drowning. Keith thinks Shiro is about to become mermaid dinner. H
Ásgarðrian Galdr
by Valerie_Vancollie
What if Loki was able to warn his past self, so he did not lose control during his regency and was able to act as he normally would? What if he had been able to remain calm and in control of himself, and the situation? "How?" Loki demanded. "Betrayal," his future self stated simply, rage clear in
Sharpen Your Teeth
by STARSdidathing
A betrayed Tony Stark leaves the Avengers. He's angry and bitter but he's not about to stop being a hero. The problem is that not everyone is happy with his decision.
Switchblade
by Cacid
"I’m only two minutes late!” Izuku protested. Had he missed the start of an important test? None of the national, standardized tests were supposed to happen this month and even being two minutes late to one of those wouldn’t elicit this sort of reaction. They were discussing their career interest fo
Draco Black and the Prisoner of Nurmengard
by starbrigid
WHORE. BLOOD TRAITOR. MURDERER.I will accept no restitution but your life.Those are the words Theo sent Draco, once Draco Malfoy and now Draco Black. The words Draco will never tell anyone that Theo sent. As Draco enters into that fatal sixth year, those are the words that hang over him as he tries
The Limitations of Wax
by RayShippouUchiha
So Jarvis is the one who pulls her up onto her feet, presses a tool into one hand and a book into the other and tells her to create. Tells her that if the numbers and the shapes and images in her mind hurt so bad then she should build them, should give them form so that they can finally leave her a
Draco Black and the Bastard Dragon
by starbrigid
Draco has seen and done terrible things to protect those he cares about, Harry Potter most of all. He has made a vow for the sake of his beloved godfather that will test him to the very core. But even he is unprepared for the challenges the war will provide him and those he loves, as he must finally
Inevitabilities
by EclipseWing
Tom and Harry are inevitable in any universe.OR: While Dumbledore and Grindelwald play their chess game across Europe, two young wizards form an unlikely friendship.[That one where Tom and Harry are born in the same generation.]
Don't Look Down
by NamelesslyNightlock
When forced to decide between the lives of Tony Stark and Iron Man, Steve Rogers chose wrong. Tony is left to deal with the consequences, but it’s not like he’s helpless, and he certainly isn’t alone.
Harry Lord of Slytherin
by Graydove71
After blowing up his Aunt Marge Harry spend the rest of the summer before his Third Year in Diagon Alley. Having heard about Inheritance Test he decided to take one only learns about the betrayals from his friends. Only to find out that what they had done caused even more harm they could imagine.
Hustlers
by tbz
Jungkook hadn't meant to lose nine million.He certainly hadn't meant to lose his kidney.And he hadn't meant to meet Kim Taehyung.
Beneath The Silk
by phyx_morgan
You are forced into a marriage with the King of Curses as part of a scheme to end his life. With your cursed gift, it should be an easy task. You couldn’t be more wrong.
Marinette Dupain-Cheng: Myth Buster
by PurpleBooks58
A COLLECTION OF UNRELATED ONESHOTS WHERE LILA ROSSI GETS TAKEN DOWN.Chapter 22: Lila may not be a liar, but that sure doesn’t make her a good person.
The Brave Shall Heed The Call
by MlleMusketeer
Defeated and dragged back to the world he called home in chains, Megatron can do no more than endure. A rescue from Cybertron itself is almost impossible; he is forced to face the possibility that the Decepticon cause is lost, and that he will end his days as an Autobot experimental subject.Optimus'
Periscope
by Samauke09
When a bachelor party is thrown for him at The Red Cloud, Naruto never thought that the love of his life would come in the form of an erotic dancer. Of course, things don’t come easy.
Zombie
by TonySnarky
Vesper Sitara was raised to be a legacy. Daughter of two infamous Tyrrish assassins, she arrives at Basgiath War College with one goal: to make her parents proud and ensure their name is never forgotten. While others fight to survive the Riders Quadrant, Vesper intends to conquer it-blade, bone, and
A Better Solution: Spring Semester
by FrozenFiasco
The Spring Semester has started, but the problems have long been going! Ventus has chosen Terra over Vanitas, but is he truly happy? Do feelings disappear overnight? It's a new semester, and there are a lot of things left unsaid! Conclusion to Better Solution.
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About Betrayal
Someone trusted turns the knife — a defection, a lie unraveled, a secret sold — and the story measures the wound. Betrayal fic covers the act itself, the discovery, and the long question of whether the breach can ever be repaired.
Betrayal hurts in proportion to love, which makes it fiction's most efficient heartbreak; readers brace for the reveal scene the way they brace for a dropped glass.
Common scenarios: A spy's cover blown to the person they actually fell for, or the team learning their leader has been reporting to the enemy since the beginning.
About This List
This list of 20epic Betrayal fanfics spans 5,013,589 total words. Kudos range from 59 on the newest entries to 32,987 on the most established. 75% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (7 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Betrayal · Unreliable Narrator · Time Travel · Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD · Anti-Hero.
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