Best Explicit Coming of Age Fanfics
The 17 most-loved explicit coming of age fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. 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.
Top 17 Explicit Coming of Age Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with coming of age and rated Explicit.
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
A Liar's Truth
by internetpistol (orphan_account)
In which Sakusa Kiyoomi is raised to believe that gay people go to hell but then takes one look at Miya Atsumu and thinks, then why the hell did God make them so fucking hot?
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
The Girl of the Flaming Tower
by MoonWitch96
Her words are 'We Light the Way.' Her eyes are green like dreams, and she knows she will be nothing but a captive to her womb, her babes, and the blood they will hold at her father's behest. She was someone else once. In the future she has seen, in the world she has read in the pages of a book, se
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
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
The times Mike Wheeler and Will Byers tried hiding their relationship, and the one time they couldn't.
by TheYilingPatriarch1
There was something on both their minds, as it turned out. So when Will brought up the topic of the party and their family, Mike agreed completely with his fear. They’re going to keep their relationship a secret so they can work things out themselves, and because they can’t afford for their relation
Kilometer Zero
by internetpistol (orphan_account)
Oikawa Tooru falls in love with Iwaizumi Hajime and is dumb. Iwaizumi Hajime falls in love with Oikawa Tooru and is also dumb.Together, they are dumber.
Lost In Your Orbit
by sunveined (slimequeen)
They couldn't be more different if they tried.Sehun is rich, snobby, and maybe just a little curious about the world. Jongin's pierced, tattooed, and more tempting than the devil. The union of a good boy and a fuck-up.
Tweek's (attempted) Adventures of getting into Craig's pants
by GlassyWishes
It takes exactly one Summer for Tweek to come to the startling realization that he wants to climb Craig like a tree.
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
Wintering
by Guns_N_Poses
“Um… hello?” Mello said carefully, his English stiff and nervous. “I um. I’m Mello.” When there was no answer, Mello took a cautious step closer. “You like dogs?” The other boy hissed—an actual hiss—and a nearby husky barked sharply, echoing his warning. Mello stumbled back, startled. The boy’s lips
Harry Potter and The Heiress
by crookshanks_writes
As a little kid watching his father play Quidditch, all Harry wanted to be and dreamt of was to be a Seeker like his father. He worked and trained hard to achieve his dream. He played for the Gryffindor team at Hogwarts as Seeker, displaying his ever growing talent in front of scouts. Harry could ha
Southbound
by lihuen02
Dan Moriarty leads a dull, numbing existence as a night-shift clerk at a gas station. Fleeing a troubled past he refuses to confront, his days blur into a monotonous cycle of work, sleep, weed, and a painfully unfulfilling relatioship. Everything remains suspended in that gray inertia- until one nig
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About This List
This list of 17explicit Coming of Age fanfics spans 2,971,432 total words. Kudos range from 17 on the newest entries to 58,464 on the most established. 53% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (17 of 17 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Coming of Age · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Eventual Smut · Homophobia · Alternate Universe - High School.
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