Best Explicit Coming Out Fanfics
The 16 most-loved explicit coming out fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. For many readers this trope is personal, offering rehearsals of conversations they have had or hope to have, with beloved characters proving that the story continues afterward.
Top 16 Explicit Coming Out Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with coming out and rated Explicit.
and i spit out the seeds
by linearity
A video of Shane sucking Ilya’s dick is leaked. Over the next twenty-four hours, Ilya goes on an odyssey.
Fanning the Flames
by cjr2
The Voyageurs ask Shane to join FanMail in order to foster a better connection with fans. Internet sleuths start to notice some interesting details in the background of Shane’s videos, and then the internet does...what the internet does. Or Shane and Ilya are granted an opportunity to come out on th
Tea and No Sympathy
by who_la_hoop
It's Potter's fault, of course, that Draco finds himself trapped in the same twenty-four-hour period, repeating itself over and over again. It's been nearly a year since the unpleasant business at Hogwarts, and Draco's getting on with his life quite nicely, thank you, until Harry sodding Potter step
frequently, secretly fond of each other.
by milominderbinder
Shrugging one shoulder far more casually than he possibly feels, Ilya says, “I like both. Is secret, okay?” “Okay,” Hollander says, voice cracking. He doesn’t say anything else. The air’s so heavy around them that it feels like being in the middle of a scrum, the weight and heat of all those bodies
Written on the Heart
by who_la_hoop
Harry doesn’t mind that so many Slytherins from his year have returned to finish their NEWTs, really he doesn’t. It’s just – do they have to be so friendly? He’s not prejudiced, really he’s not. It’s just – they’ve got to be up to something, right? Unnerved by the attention he’s attracting from ever
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?
decorate my heart
by beetlesandstars
“So,” Ilya says, dragging the word out. He’s swiping at non-existent crumbs on the counter, avoiding his eyes. “You have dinner at parents on Christmas, yes?” “Yeah.” Ilya nods. “I can house-sit while you are away. Make place pretty, if you have decorations. Make it less boring.” Shane’s eyebrows
dust bunnies
by ghosttotheparty
“I’m right here. And you are okay, and you are safe, and healthy, and you are at home, yes? It is quiet, and nobody is there, nobody is bothering you. And the world is full of stupid idiots, but you are not one of them. And I am here. When you need me, I am here.” --------- or: The whole world think
Change Your Win Conditions
by Vee (Vera_DragonMuse)
Sometimes life came at you with a clenched fist and Ilya had never figured out how to duck. So here he was, twenty-eight years old, single, dealing with the fallout from injuries given to him by the game he loved, and the second youngest assistant coach in the league to one of the worst teams. Stabi
Long Live (The Walls We Crashed Through)
by Fabby
“What are you doing?” Charles asked, his voice cracking.Max blinked at him once before he smirked and said, “Well... I was going to kiss you.”“Why?”“Because I want to.”“Why?” Charles repeated, feeling like his legs were going to give out.“Is that not a good enough reason?” Max asked.OR: The childhoo
One Show Only
by KouriArashi
It's hard to stay in the closet when the guy you had a one-night stand with two nights ago turns out to be your new partner ... but Alec will be damned if he isn't going to give it a try.
Motherland
by sevenfists
The first Zhenya heard about it was an email from Sidney in the middle of August.
War Bride
by Speranza
"Rodney's my desert island guy," he says finally, because it's the simplest, truest thing he can say: if there's one person he gets to keep with him, he chooses McKay. It's as simple as that.
Going Down
by concannonfodder
The Roses never lose their fortune, and David never moves to Schitt's Creek. He's facing down the prospect of spending New Year's Eve alone, when fate traps him in an elevator with a certain Canadian tourist.
A Fair Return
by thingswithwings
and there are some like us,just walking, making our feet move ahead of us,a little bored, a little lost, a little angry,walking as though we were really going somewhere,walking as if there was something to see at Adelaide or maybe on King,something that will give a fair return for this use of shoe-l
Coming Out
by orphan_account
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been quietly dating for a few months. Then a paparazzo takes some rather intimate pictures of them and all hell breaks loose.
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About This List
This list of 16explicit Coming Out fanfics spans 1,284,241 total words. Kudos range from 1,787 on the newest entries to 61,879 on the most established. Nearly all (88%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Explicit (16 of 16 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Coming Out · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Homophobia · Love Confessions · First Time.
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