Best Mature Childhood Friends Fanfics
The 16 most-loved mature childhood friends fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. The deep emotional foundation, shared history, and the sweetness of love that grows from innocent beginnings.
Top 16 Mature Childhood Friends Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with childhood friends and rated Mature.
I'm Reading Your Lips (You're Speaking My Language)
by some1_around
Rozanov cocked his head. “You speak Russian? Or just the curse words?” “Yes, I speak Russian,” he snapped, defensive and angry. He knew that it had been a mistake to even try to be friendly with Rozanov. “Why? Do I not look Russian to you?” He scoffed. “No, not really,” Rozanov said. Some of his tea
Holly & Yew
by LovelyLotus
After a bout of accidental magic when Harry is six, Vernon goes too far. When Harry wakes up, he is gravely wounded and more than fifty years in the past in another world. After some shuffling, Harry ends up at Wool's. There, he meets Tom Riddle, his mysterious roommate, eventual best friend, and th
Hearts Don't Break Around Here
by klancekorner
Lance and Keith have been best friends since first grade. Lance’s brain is always on overdrive and Keith’s blunt, realistic ass can never keep up. They both come to realize that sometimes you can learn a lot about loving yourself by loving someone else.
Through The Fire
by SongAngel
Minerva McGonagall checks up on little Harry Potter and finds that not all is as it should be. She makes a decision that will change everything for the Boy Who Lives.
campfire in your chest
by deanpendragon
Kei realizes in their second year of high school that he's probably been in love with Yamaguchi since they were ten. However hopeless he might be in handling that situation, Kei prays he's at least not as hopeless as Hinata and Kageyama. But he just might be.
In the Dark
by Jane_Harl0w
It's their senior year. Izuku, Katsuki and Shoto are allowed on what was supposed to be a short, easy mission—all by themselves. But when things take a turn, Izuku is kidnapped and there's nothing the others can do but wait to save him. When he finally returns, his relationship with Katsuki starts t
To Build a Home
by intothesilentland
Twenty-three years of head-over-heels, devastating devotion and love, love, love for the man with bright eyes and dark hair. Fourteen years of friends, best friends, of always together. One moment of rejection.Nine years of apart. Nine years of heartbreak, nine years of continents away, of not speak
A Momentary Itch
by meiface
Haru keeps borrowing Makoto's clothes. It’s not a big deal except for how Makoto is losing his mind.
Canvas Of Ice, Brushes Of Blades
by Aesdeath
Jungkook never smiles on the ice. Son of South Korea's national champion, the child is considered a prodigy of figure skating, icy eyes and cold demeanor, pure perfection and no emotion. Jungkook never smiles on the ice, until he meets Taehyung, who enters his life like a ray of sunshine, melting hi
Oh God...She's Hot
by Mikotyzini
Having moved away from Vale years ago, Weiss isn't thrilled when a job relocation sends her back to the city of her youth. While searching for an apartment, however, she reconnects with a childhood friend who...aged extremely well - so well that Vale's weather isn't the only thing hotter than Weiss
NOT LOVERS
by makapedia
Childhood friends Soul and Maka do just about everything together. Except sleep together. Probably.
Time Can't Keep Us Apart
by RickSloan
What if Claire came through the stones as a child and met the Frasers 18 years earlier?
Down The Aisle
by CelestialStar555
Violet and Xaden have been best friends their entire lives. Connected and understanding each other in a way that no one else ever could. Eventually that kind of friendship leads to the kind of love most people would kill for...right? What happens when Violet returns home with not just a boyfriend bu
EMBERCROWN
by itsreggie09
It’s been a long time coming… welcome to Embercrown 🔥 This fic takes place after the events of Firebound and is the fourth book/part of the We Burn series. If you haven’t read the previous books yet, this is your sign to go do that first because we are officially entering the “everything is on fire
END ZONE GLORY 🏈
by Munchkinz99
“Come on, Ichigo!” The shout came bright and breathless, high with excitement as Grimmjow tore across the yard, sneakers slapping against uneven grass. He nearly tripped over his own feet in his hurry, clutching something tight against his chest like it was treasure. He skidded to a stop and turned,
The Joy And The Chaos [Slow Updates]
by Books_With_Promise
In S4 E5 of OUAT, Emma Swan hopped onto a bus, went to Hopkins, Minnesota, met Lily, the daughter of Maleficent. This is not that story. While Emma still hopped on a bus, she ended up in Albany, New York instead. Where one Billy Russo live in a group home by the name of Ray of Hope. How will things
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About This List
This list of 16mature Childhood Friends fanfics spans 2,048,033 total words. Kudos range from 10 on the newest entries to 52,890 on the most established. 50% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Mature (16 of 16 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Childhood Friends · Friends to Lovers · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Best Friends · Slow Burn.
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