Established Relationship
Characters are already in a romantic relationship at the story's start. Focus is on maintaining, deepening, or navigating challenges within existing love.
What is Established Relationship in fanfiction?
Characters are already in a romantic relationship at the story's start. Focus is on maintaining, deepening, or navigating challenges within existing love. With over 380,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Established Relationship is one of the most beloved tropes in fanfiction.
Why readers love Established Relationship
Skipping the will-they-won't-they for deeper relationship exploration, seeing love in action, and mature relationship dynamics.
Examples of Established Relationship
Long-term couples facing challenges, married life, anniversary celebrations, working through problems together.
Best Established Relationship Fanfics
The highest-rated Established Relationship stories across all fandoms on AO3.
Closer
Completeby MikeWritesThings
“Hello and good evening, dear listener! How’s it going? What’s on your mind?”“Why didn’t you do the dishes. I specifically asked you to do the dishes so when I got home from patrol I could have stuff to make us dinner. Tell me why, Hizashi.”Or, one evening an irritable Shouta calls Hizashi during hi
Yuuei Survival Guide
Completeby LowlyWriter
Izuku steps towards the other teen, holding his hand out to shake, “I’m Midoriya Izuku by the way. We haven’t officially met yet, right? I don’t remember seeing you at the Entrance Exam?”The blue-haired boy pauses, studies his hand uncertainly before shrugging. “Shirakumo Oboro,” he introduces in re
Two's Company (But they want a crowd)
by TossLotsofsauce
Finally, Zoey blurted it out, voice soft but sharp: “Have you ever thought of… something besides monogamy?” Mira’s thumb stilled on the screen. She looked up, slow. “…What?” Zoey’s hands twisted in her lap. “Like—not open relationships. Just… not just one person. Have you ever thought about being wi
trapped in a blue haze
Completeby MourningElegance
“And in that moment, Draco knows. He knows that all his deep-rooted suspicions about Harry’s childhood are terribly, horribly true.”As their relationship grows, so do Draco’s misgivings about Harry’s past.
Unusual Weather
Completeby novembersmith
Bucky’s been at the Avengers Tower for three weeks before he finally gives in to Steve’s gentle coaxing and Stark’s cheerful waving of fistfuls of circuits, and lets them scan the arm.It doesn’t go well.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Established Relationship fics are on AO3?
There are over 380,000 works tagged with Established Relationship on Archive of Our Own.
What fandoms have the most Established Relationship stories?
Popular fandoms for Established Relationship include Harry Potter, MCU, Supernatural.
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