Best Mature Coming of Age Fanfics
The 17 most-loved mature 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 Mature Coming of Age Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with coming of age and rated Mature.
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.
Foundation (Build It Higher, Bury It Deeper)
by RayShippouUchiha
It’s just … he’d thought, given his fight against Neji and then his confrontation with Gaara, that someone would finally really acknowledge what he’d done. That beyond Iruka-sensei’s crushing hug and Kakashi-sensei’s absent pat, someone would actually notice that he’d won against both of them.That
Dear Cousin, Love Regulus
by LLAP115
Letters from his deceased cousin caused Draco to realize that he had choices, starting with the choice to be someone else, to be who he wanted to be.The road to self-discovery was difficult and navigating that path in the shadow of Harry Potter was its own challenge but maybe, just maybe, his friend
Read All About It
by starlightment
Keith is Altea High’s star athlete. And Lance, a wily reporter for the school newspaper, is crushing hard. The only problem? They’ve never actually met before. So when Lance decides to broadcast his long-hidden feelings in an explicitly romantic exposé, he ends up accidentally sparking a school-wide
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
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
Light in the Darkness - A Scorbus Coming of Age Story
by HelenaRavenclaw
Starting the Christmas after the events in Cursed Child, Albus and Scorpius attempt to cope with their trauma, while also struggling with their feelings for each other (which have become more complicated by the day). But, unfortunately, the Dark side of the Wizarding World isn't done with them yet.T
Can't Smile Like You Mean It When You're Tongue Tied
by Sockhead_42
"Accept loss forever, you say?" Hiccup mumbled to himself. Jim heard him anyway."It's the only way, I fear." He nodded sagely.Between smoking in parking lots, late night gas station runs, and long car drives, grief shows its true form time and time again because what is it if not love persevering?
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
Stranger's Heart
by Tharja
Brando wasn’t supposed to go looking.He only wanted to know who the heart belonged to.A name turns into a street.A street turns into a house.And a house turns into a boy he can’t seem to walk away from.Wilson Evans died months ago.That’s what everyone says.Brando isn’t so sure anymore.He definitely
The Years That Made Us
by xXAnonymous2K4Xx
Cedar Hollow, the town where everyone knew everyone. Bright lights from the football field on weekends, the river that's packed on warm summers days, the lookout overseeing the town and every secret within it worth keeping. This is where Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase and their friends grow up. Throu
I Wouldn't Mind Right Here, I Wouldn’t Mind at All
by Ms_Tavers
Fourteen years after Draco took his own life in Vermont, someone asks to meet Blaise Zabini...
Home
by MadreMonte
After the sudden death of her father, Catra is forced to leave behind her country, her memories, and everything she’s ever known. In a desperate attempt to start over, her mother drags her into a new life in the United States, where nothing feels familiar. Caught between unresolved grief and the pre
哈迪斯之息 Scents of Hades
by muon66
“地狱之王，那是布拉佛斯童谣里的陌客。布拉佛斯人会用干薄荷保存尸体，所以他们说，那冰凉的气味是地狱之王迎接往生者时留下的气息。但学士们会说，薄荷的清凉气息是用来驱散害虫，是植物适应环境的产物。你更相信哪一个？” “我不知道。或许，薄荷只是一株小草。他那么弱不禁风，朝生暮死，又怎样选择自己的气息？” 凯特： 好消息！我帮你找到了你的一个女儿！（坏消息是，这是你不太喜欢的那一个……但这样的事我们也没得挑，你说是吗？） 一个关于培提尔一拖五带着一群熊孩子公路旅行的故事。大部分章节适合阖家观赏，某章除外。全文约五万字，计划日更。本文除了治好了作者的BE综合征以外，还对权游里稀烂的小指头结局进行了大刀阔
The River We Run From
by Sharpiemango
Youth is a funny thing. It’s the shortest part of our life, yet it’s the part we hold dear to our hearts. Looking back on the memories we shared with our childhood friends, some of whom are now either married, successful, or maybe even dead. But that’s okay because we’ll always have those memories
Holding On To Yesterday
by DevonOReilly
Zeus had a vision following the death of Typhon: Olympus in flames, and everything he'd killed for gone to ruin. Mortals forsaking Gods, lesser worms daring to rebel against them, and other possibilities far too inane to name...but he saw something else. Something worse. Something so vile that it ma
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This list of 17mature Coming of Age fanfics spans 2,548,875 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 57,737 on the most established. 47% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Mature (17 of 17 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Coming of Age · Angst · Angst and Hurt/Comfort · Alternate Universe - High School · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence.
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