Top 20 Epic Fix-It Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with fix-it and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
Astronomy In Reverse
by pansley
A year after the Winter Soldier failed his mission in DC, Bucky Barnes is doing his best to stay under the radar from both Hydra and Steve Rogers. His hope for a peaceful day-to-day life in limbo goes awry, however, when he meets Queens’ newest hero; a pure-hearted kid with a death wish and a ridicu
The Shape of Me Will Always be You
by MissDisoriental
A post-canon Hannigram fix-it fic.Fan videos here and hereAnimations hereFanart masterpost herePodfics here, here and hereFan playlist hereTranslations in Deutsch | 中文 | Ελληνικά | Magyar | ไทย | Русский | Polski | Cymraeg | Español | Українська
The Darkening of Your Soul
by Maeglin_Yedi
Harry is betrayed. Harry gets a second chance to do it all over again.There is just one catch. If Harry gets to keep his memories from his previous life, so does Voldemort.
Harry Potter and the Shadowed Light
by WritingbyAnnie
After the final battle Harry learns some unsettling truths about himself and those who he trusts the most. Forced to come to terms with the revelations, Harry decides to get even with those who've wronged him and embrace who he his by going back to when it all started.
Of Harrowed Hearts
by Sable_Scribe
Sometimes the hardest battle isn’t enough to change a heart, sometimes all the war and blood in the world isn’t enough to shift a single destiny.Sometimes a simple touch is enough to break down the strongest of barriers, sometimes a single word is enough to make the world quake.Sometimes the most re
And like the cycle of the year, we begin again
by katherynefromphilly
Set after the Merlin Series 5 Finale "Diamond of the Day".Canon Compliant. In Character. Arthur Pendragon Returns.Cover art by Lao-Pendragon------For many long years Merlin waited.For the other part of his soul, for the other half of his life. He was born to serve Arthur. So that meant he was al
throw me a goddamn rope - just enough to hang myself with
by mutalune
Shouta’s plan had been ill-defined and desperate from the start, but he figures the important shit boiled down to, “Change as little as possible, make sure Midoriya doesn’t get himself killed, and stock up on lychee jelly pouches because that flavor got discontinued three years from now.” Keeping it
A Shot in the Dark
by Silver_pup
When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself in his old bed in his old home in his old body. Is this death? Or a trick of magic? Either way, Bilbo recognizes a second chance when he sees one, and this time his adventure with Thorin is going to go a bit differently.
Lynchpin
by ShanaStoryteller
He can’t get Jin Guangyao’s words out of his head. If he’d only believed in Wei Wuxian, if he’d only been willing to stand up for him, could it all have been avoided?
Whatever happened to the young, young lovers?
by georgia_sk
Regulus Black, presumed dead for over 2 years, shows up at an Order of the Phoenix meeting with 6 mangled horcruxes and Voldemort's corpse.How does the wizarding world move on following the abrupt end of the war, and how does Regulus come to terms with the last four years of his life?Not on his own
Way Down We Go
by xiaq
The war was over.Or at least that’s what the papers said.They’d been saying it, for months, as if people needed reminding.Maybe they did.***In which Harry and Draco both run away from their pasts and conveniently choose to hide in the same tiny American town.It's super.
Pulling My Weight
by itsthechocopuff
During their mission to Wave, Sakura realises how behind she is in her training and decides to do something about it. She vows to become a shinobi her Village and her teammates can respect and depend on. But Sakura has always been a paper-ninja, so her first stop for inspiration is the library where
why are you shaking (we are a dynasty)
by WhiteHeart
It's not Alicent who finds Aemond right after his failed attempt at bonding with Dreamfyre.The blood of the dragon runs thick, even in the face of adversity.A little kindness has massive ripples that literally change the world.Or: At the end of the day all that Aemond wanted was to be accepted, Rhae
A Life Without Regrets
by naqaashi
After his death at the first siege of the Burial Mounds, Wei Wuxian is thrown back in time to when he was nine years old, just before Jiang Fengmian took him to Lotus Pier with its wavering affection and unpayable mountain of debts. He decides to take the second chance he has been offered, to live f
A Great and Gruesome Height
by mokuyoubi
In his mind, the fall lasts a small eternity. In reality, it's maybe two seconds.Will and Hannibal go over the cliff, just like they planned.Picks up where the finale ends, fills in all the blanks of the last episode, and continues through to their new life as Murder Husbands. My version of a fix-it
Reborn in Fire
by rachiemcd
After dying in dragon fire by the maw of her brother’s dragon, Rhaenyra wakes up the day of her mother’s death. Armed with foreknowledge of all the catastrophes to come, can she redirect the course of fate to one where she gets all she wants?
Hellbent
by LuckySeven
Orochimaru makes an adjustment in his sales pitch to Sasuke in the Forest of Death and everything changes as a result.The Leaf is corrupt, Team Seven is disillusioned and Kakashi suddenly has to figure out how to keep three overpowered Genin safe on the run when the whole world wants to take a bite
if i only knew
by wanderlove
Newly knighted Obi-Wan Kenobi and his padawan, Anakin Skywalker, have been sent to Ryloth on a simple diplomatic envoy. While there, an unsettling incident causes Obi-Wan to look at Anakin in a new light and re-evaluate...everything. The Galaxy will never be the same.aka: "come for the obikin, stay
Your Life As A Tokyo Jujutsu High Background Student
by sincerelyamee
You’re a 3rd-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High.You’re Gojo’s most spoiled third year. Not that he has many options—your classmates have all been suspended.You’re Nanami’s most favorite sorcerer, united by your burning desire for early retirement.You’re Shoko’s most beloved unofficial assistant who
to change the course of the future
by authoressjean
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." - Galadriel In an attempt to get the Arkenstone back for Thorin, Bilbo discovers the ring he's been using is the One Ring. Seized by a need to destroy gold, especially gold with the ability to ensnare creature and king alike, he sets ou
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About Fix-It
Stories that 'fix' canon events that fans found unsatisfying, usually character deaths or relationship outcomes.
The catharsis of getting the ending you wanted, exploring 'what if' scenarios.
Common scenarios: Characters who died in canon survive, relationships that didn't happen in canon do.
About This List
This list of 20epic Fix-It fanfics spans 4,412,456 total words. Kudos range from 6,766 on the newest entries to 51,425 on the most established. 75% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (7 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fix-It · Time Travel · Time Travel Fix-It · Hurt/Comfort · Angst.
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