Best Epic Coming of Age Fanfics
Coming of Age fanfics over 100,000 words — the long-form treatment of the trope. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 16 Epic Coming of Age Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with coming of age and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
From The Sidelines
by suffocatingspring
When long-time enemies, Bakugo Katsuki--the all-star athlete and rascal of Ise--and Izuku Midoriya, the town sweetheart, are paired together for a long-term project, the quiet beachside town of Ise suddenly gets a bit louder.In which, Katsuki is an asshole pole vaulter, Izuku is going to fail psycho
The Cadence of Part-time Poets
by motswolo
“They’re… chaos,” Remus said firmly. “And chaos is—”“Rock and roll.”He looked at Sirius sharply, and for once, matched his grin. “Yeah.”“Maybe that’s my excuse then,” Sirius said. “I cause a bit of chaos now, and maybe one day, it’ll turn into rock and roll.”After losing his mother at age eleven, Re
The Ladybugs and The Bees
by BullySquadess
AKA the early-fandom Ladynoir puberty fic that spiraled waaaaay out of proportion.
touch like velvet
by ciders
It was easy for Will Byers to fall in love with Mike Wheeler. The trouble came when he had to pretend it wasn't real.
The Evans Boy
by lonibal
“Mr. Evans,” Ollivander said, smiling wider. “Any relation to Lily Evans?”“Who?” Harry Evans was almost like any other boy growing up in Cokeworth. He lived alone in a house nobody else could see, he stole food from the supermarket and never got caught, and he had a little brother who had been hidd
trying to behave (but you know that we never learned how)
by christmasyoongi
It's been years since Yoongi's last seen him and the younger boy is a shell of his former self in a way that makes his heart twist in his chest. And yet, after all this time and countless days of convincing himself to let him go, he's still unconditionally, head over heels in love with Park Jimin.(J
What's Your Name?
by Wellthathappened (Cataclysmic_Calamity)
"I said, what's your name?"Dazai snaps to attention to see that Chuuya is staring right at him, and suddenly his mouth feels like sandpaper.Jesus. Who has eyes like that?!“Ozai—"“Huh?”“Dazoo—"“I’m sorry, what?”“Dazai Osamu.”Sometimes--the worst introductions can last a lifetime.(High school AU, slic
The Evans Boy: Halcyon Days
by lonibal
Part 2 of The Evans Boy Chapters 1 to 69 - OotP - 323kChapters 70 to 159 - HBP - 352k
how to talk to other humans (and other valuable life skills)
by drawingspaces
If love is a word, let it be a song. People rarely get a second chance at growing up. Somehow, Jeongguk lucks out.
House Pet
by NinaBinaBallerina
After a dark curse, the wizarding world is left barren. Facing extinction, the Purebloods subjugate the muggles, searching for the rare muggleborns—the only witches able to reproduce.Raised in the Nott household as a pampered pet, Hermione is forced to enter the Trials as she comes of age—a competit
Say My Name
by Thunderbird587
Harry witnesses something unexpected in the 8th year boys' showers and starts to see Draco Malfoy in a whole new light. The question is now, what is he going to do about it?A coming of age Drarry tale about letting go of the past and building the future.
Bear Your Soul on the Ice
by SassySalchow (diedraechin)
At age fourteen, Katsuki Yuuri had been determined to be Japan's next great figure skating hope, but with no coach that would never happen, so his ballet instructor packs him up off to Russia to train with Yakov Feltsman. The Yakov Feltsman, otherwise known as the coach to rising figure skating sta
Angel Wings
by AnonymousBoopleSnoot
Noelle Holiday is entering her final year of High School. It's been four years since her sister's death. She's on her way to the fanciest college her parents can get her into, to get a degree in...something. Her father's in the hospital. She can't stop letting people talk over her. And finally, Noel
Burned Hands and Dragon Tears
by HeavenlyDew
Following a chance encounter in Knockturn Alley, Hermione begins exchanging letters with the last person she ever expected to befriend: Draco Malfoy. Back-and-forth they go, trading insults and stories. While Hermione convinces herself that she's only trying to reform a misguided Death Eater, the tr
Ouroboros
by gnomenclature108
Hermione’s life changes irrevocably when she discovers herself a witch. Follow our heroine as she…✓ balances her muggle & magical lives✓ contends with casual & deadly bigotry after being sorted to the house most infamous for it✓ shares her secrets with a diary possessed by a spellbinding, youn
Bring The Light
by ms_katonic
Fourteen years after the fall of Corypheus, and the continents of Tamriel and Thedas discovering each other, the Dragonborn Inquisitor has gone on to become Empress of Tamriel, deal with her Dominion archrivals, and raise her also Dragonborn children, the oldest of which is now grown-up, a universit
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About Coming of Age
A young character grows up on the page — navigating first responsibilities, first heartbreaks, and the gap between who they were told to be and who they are. These fics often expand the adolescence canon skipped over or compressed.
Growing up is the one story every reader has lived, and fanfic lets beloved characters do it with more honesty and time than canon ever allowed.
Common scenarios: A teen hero learning that saving the world doesn't exempt them from failing a math test, or a sheltered royal's first year away from the court that raised them.
About This List
This list of 16epic Coming of Age fanfics spans 6,053,997 total words. Kudos range from 65 on the newest entries to 58,464 on the most established. 63% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (8 of 16 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Coming of Age · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Severitus | Severus Snape is Harry Potter's Parent · Magical Theory (Harry Potter) · Homophobia.
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