Best Explicit Fantasy Fanfics
The 25 most-loved explicit fantasy fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. Fantasy hands writers unlimited scope — any character can be a knight, a witch, or a dragon — and readers get the comfort of familiar dynamics inside brand-new worlds.
Top 25 Explicit Fantasy Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with fantasy and rated Explicit.
The Songbird and the Sea
by maia_archives
In a world where dominance of the sea is an endless battle between pirates and mariners, Park Jimin is content living in his little village on a small, uninteresting island by the eastern mainland. He wants nothing to do with the bloodshed of good and evil, the heartless killing of both innocents an
Cup Rune Over
by surveycorpsjean
After a gruesome war finally comes to treaty, it is decided that the King of Piltover will take a bride from Zaun.Viktor isn't expecting to be a candidate.
The Well of Living Waters
by kalpurna
King Derek takes a consort.
heavy is the crown
by sweetlolixo
“If we give him a bride,” Jiang Cheng says, solemnly. “They give us an army.”The bride that they seek is of the blood of a fox, and Wei Ying is the last of his kind.It can only be him.
Like Everything Glows
by annie_vi
Jeon Jeongguk watches the sun rise and set on the water every day without wondering what may lie far beneath the surface. One nighttime walk along the beach upheaves his entire life, sending his human morals into a tailspin as he questions what his beliefs really are.
as it turns out, i became the duke's wife! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
by idlemurmurs
“You like it,” Yoo Joonghyuk repeated, his voice husky with lust, “whore.”-In which Kim Dokja gets isekai'd into a new world and works as Yoo Joonghyuk's aide.
debt of a knife
by iliacquer
The Lans were all shining and strange, more beings of ice than men, but not a single one of them shone as brightly as their lord. He strode forward, his cloak a whisper of noise against the snow, his black hair glittering with frost.“Kneel,” said Hanguang Jun. His voice was deep.Or: The AU where war
crystal snow
by shadowsinsounds
Suddenly the wind all but screamed. Snow pelted the roof like fury, and the cabin went dark.“Okay.” Taehyung blew out a long breath, and nodded decisively. “Okay. This is fine. You can handle this.”Something scratched at the back door.He yelped, flailed, and somehow managed to knock the pile of fire
願陛下 | by his majesty's decree
by sweetlolixo
Today, Wei Ying is dressed for the emperor. He has been planning this exact moment for months; timed it to precision, even. If they will not let Wei Ying serve the emperor, then Wei Ying will make the emperor come to him. And all he needs—is for the man to catch a glimpse. Just one glimpse of him, a
To Sing a Song of Steel
by CaptainDegenerate
As a token of goodwill, you're sent to a hostile foreign nation to marry the son of the Czar. Having given up all you know and living inside a castle that doesn't welcome you, you're surrounded by people you cannot trust, your life hanging by a thread in the unsteady political climate.In your hopele
Heavy is the Crown
by Luna_Monroe
But here and now, her infatuation and endless ire with the woman next to her would only widen, growing to swallow her whole. Her mother seals their fate with a stern, decided gaze. Her mother clears her throat, her cup of tea already half drank in front of her before she speaks. “In light of yes
the moon keeps calling out to me, but i only ever hear your name
by fatal (cumrich)
jimin's always been headstrong, so when his father tells the town council he's to be married off to a werewolf for the good of the town, it's only his sense of duty that leads him to the jeon pack.
No Love Zone
by tigerbuns
Jeongguk is on his way home after killing someone.Taehyung is trying to escape his abusive owner.A businessman who paints the city red with blood to sate his lust for money meets a tiger hybrid who longs to be cherished. Either love blooms or tragedy begins.
Out of the Deep
by riseofthefallenone
Stay away from the light-beds. Stay in the deep. It is the first thing hatchlings are taught the moment their fans unfurl and they can swim without their parents to buoy them along. It is the first rule, the first law. It is the beginning of every boogey-monster bedtime story told when they settle a
Must Brave the Thorns
by inexplicifics
Twenty years ago, the Warlord of the North came down out of the mountains and slew the king of Kaedwen, taking crown and kingdom for his own. Everyone expected him to be overthrown almost immediately, but he has only grown ever more secure in his position. Finally, the other countries around Kaedwen
Imperial Retrograde
by mynameis152
Tired, feeling safer in his captor’s arms than he’d had in months outside them, Izuku drifted into a dreamless sleep.And Katsuki carried him home.---Raised on a continent at the brink of war, Katsuki and Izuku's sides were chosen the day they were born. But now, as Katsuki's birth right is stripped
Kingdom Come
by inadaze22
The fate of the realm hangs in the balance as King Draco battles for dominion over the Sacred Kingdoms with his new Queen, Lady Hermione, at his side. Forced to set aside her idealistic beliefs, she must embrace a reality where order and chaos reign in equal measure.Hermione craves peace, yet she is
Build a Wall Around Me
by notevenyou
Aaron Burr can sometimes predict the future, but what he can never predict is Alexander Hamilton.
Rainbow Knight
by seriousam
In a world filled with magic, Vi is a Knight of Zaun, a privileged position she enjoys. The only thorn in her side is the regular presence of a powerful mage named Kiramman. When the undercurrents in Zaun threaten to drag them both under, Vi must make a choice.Fantasy AU
The Emperor Makes a Match
by AriadneKurosaki
Just shy of his twenty-first birthday, Ichigo becomes the new ruler of the Seireitei Empire. It comes with...complications. He wasn't ready to take the throne yet, for one thing. And he only has a year to find a bride. Oh, and someone is trying to kill him, and maybe his family.It's a good thing tha
Alstromeria, Delphinium, Wisteria
by daphnerunning
"And at springtide, when the apple-blossoms brush the burnished bosom of thedove,Two young lovers lying in an orchard would have read the story of our love;Would have read the legend of my passion, known the bitter secret of my heart,Kissed as we have kissed, but never parted as we two are fated now
Not All Treasure's Silver & Gold
by Moonyki
After witnessing his brother being abducted by monsters on a flying ship, Kim Jongin, a gentle, soft-spoken calligrapher and translator, decides to leave their village in the mountains to rescue him. But, being as clueless as determined, Jongin quickly ends up a prisoner on a demon's ship. When he t
Eclipse
by spaceOdementia
Part of the Seto Tribe in the Western Continent, Tifa Lockhart has been fighting against the encroachment of the Eastern settlers ever since her mother passed away. There is no peace. Minds are closed. Greed is certain. And Tifa's powerful Gi rages in a constant battle underneath her skin. The Range
Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken
by Dearamleo
Nathaniel has spent years surviving the Moriyama court by enduring Prince Riko’s cruelty and keeping his world as small as possible. Mostly, that means Jean and their promise to survive together. For a long time, it had been enough to get through one day and then the next.But Riko’s experiments on N
Tethered To The Dark
by Arx_Angel
Inoue Orihime is snatched from her world and dragged into the lethal shadows of the Unseelie Court. The Crown Prince, Kurosaki Ichigo, views her as a debt to be paid in blood and suffering, the living memory of a crime she doesn't remember. Bound by a hatred that burns as hot as desire, Orihime fin
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About This List
This list of 25explicit Fantasy fanfics spans 4,023,628 total words. Kudos range from 140 on the newest entries to 48,822 on the most established. 68% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (25 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Fantasy · Romance · Alternate Universe - Royalty · Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics · Slow Burn.
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