Found Family
Characters forming family bonds with people they're not related to by blood.
What is Found Family in fanfiction?
Characters forming family bonds with people they're not related to by blood. With over 280,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Found Family is one of the most beloved tropes in fanfiction.
Why readers love Found Family
The warmth of chosen family, characters finding belonging and unconditional support.
Examples of Found Family
Teams becoming family, mentorship bonds, adopted siblings, group homes.
Best Found Family Fanfics
The highest-rated Found Family stories across all fandoms on AO3.
Dark Matter
Completeby mysterycyclone
The last thing Peter sees is Tony's horrified, heartbroken expression leaning over him. The guilt in his eyes is almost worse than the burning pain that's taking Peter apart piece by piece. The world starts to go dark.There's a flash of gold and green. For one moment, he finds himself standing among
tommyinnit's clinic for supervillains
Completeby bonesandthebees (bonesandcacti)
“W-What do you- I mean can I- are you here to rob us?” The person managed to stammer out. Siren snorted. “No. I’m just here to order some food.” “Wh-What about him?” The cashier asked, glancing at Tommy. “Did you- did you kidnap him?” “I mean… yeah, let’s go with that in case this ends up on
Batcellanea
Completeby envysparkler
A collection of outtakes, alternate POVs, and missing scenes from my existing work. 222-236. whumptober fills.
In Love With Justice
Completeby PlotsOfCoffee
Batman is notorious for his secretive ways, so when the Justice League meets someone he associates with, they naturally have questions. The questions continue to pile up when it’s clear that Batman is rather. . . close to him. Or the Justice League thinks Batman and Nightwing are dating.
Three's Family
Completeby darkbluedark
It’s May 1979 and the Order has just apprehended a pair of mysterious wizards who look remarkably like a Potter and a Malfoy. Naturally, James Potter and Sirius Black are called in to identify the strangely familiar strangers and determine their backgrounds and loyalties.(This would be a lot easier
Watch This
Completeby snackbaskets
Hal and Barry are worried about Batman's new partner. Being around the Batman all the time can't be good for a kid, right? Robin insists otherwise, and for $15.36 of betting money, is happy to demonstrate.
Take Care of Business
Completeby TheResurrectionist
Summary: Bruce has a conference call with Wayne Enterprises. Having it at the Manor was, in hindsight, a really shitty idea. “I don’t have your phone!” The two boys began trading hits, yelling at the top of their lungs. Bruce turned back to the webcam just as Damian leapt on top of Tim’s back, a
Written on the Heart
Completeby 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
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
Butterfly Reign
by SilentTeyz
The royal family of Antarctic empire isn’t exactly close. Emperor Philza is always occupied; Tommy hasn’t seen Techno in months, and even if Wilbur is here, their relationship can be described to be strained at best. The royal family doesn’t need to be close, however, it only needs to be balanced, l
The MILF Theory (And Why the Internet Got It Wrong)
Completeby pucksandpower
The internet has decided that Ilya Rozanov is absolutely, definitely, 100% banging a Hollander. They’ve got photo evidence. Multiple sightings. Instagram stories from the same café. The man stayed OVERNIGHT at the Hollander residence. It’s the most legendary power move in NHL history: seduce your ri
the bat's nest
Completeby helenabertinellis
The Justice League knew that Batman didn't trust anyone; they also knew that they were probably the closest he got. Aside from them, Batman worked alone.At least... they thought they knew that. Then they met his kids.
If We’re Being Honest
Completeby thequeenofwhump
“So we’ll just blurt out random things?” Mina asked. “Like the fact that I can’t eat sandwiches not cut down the middle?”Snickers rose from the class as she turned a bright red.Aizawa sighed. “Not exactly. The quirk is a weird mix between a truth quirk and a prone to suggestion quirk, thanks to the
journey to the past
Completeby aloneintherain
Izuku is five years old the first time he's saved by heroes. He's an instant fan of the woman in pink with her cheerful smile and the man with his ice powers and fine-boned features, even if they both refuse to tell him their names. For most of his life, Izuku has been the centre of villain attacks,
Stay underneath my wing
by sircantus
"Wilby says that- that if a stranger ever tries to grab me, I can bite them." Tommy nods, giving a little glare towards Techno and his bitten hand. "Okay." Technoblade says slowly. "But don't bite me." "No, I'm gonna bite you." --- SBI Zombie apocalypse AU, in which Tommy is a little kid who's been
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
I was a kid in a village, doing alright, then I became a prince overnight
Completeby sircantus
(Yes the title is from sofia the first, yes I'm laughing at it, I find it funny-)In which Phil has created the Antarctic Empire from the ground up and takes in Techno and Wilbur along the way, and raises them while also ruling his kingdom. Tommy, sixteen, lives with Tubbo in an orphanage, the two of
Katsuki Bakugou has No Goddamn Chill (But It's For The Best That He Doesn't)
Completeby Sif (Rosae)
Alternatively titled: The Entire Goddamn School Gives Up On Trying To Understand These Two & Aizawa is Really Tired. Izuku and Bakugou had a long and complicated history, but most of the school was pretty sure that they understood where the two currently stood as rivals. Then Izuku's dad showed up o
back and forth from new york
Completeby alphalupi
After coming out to Rose, Shane decides he doesn't want to lie anymore, even if he isn't sure coming out will mean he gets happily ever after with Ilya. When coming out to the Voyageurs leaves him wondering what his future in Montreal might look like, he lets himself be a little selfish, he lets him
(How To) Forgive and Forget
Completeby legal_kidnapping
If Quirkless discrimination was a little bit worse, and if Izuku wasn't as forgiving...Well.(Featuring: All Might's Absolutely Horrible Teaching™, a slightly more self-aware Izuku, the League Of Villains, very little forgiveness, and a lot of traumatized kids.)
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How many Found Family fics are on AO3?
There are over 280,000 works tagged with Found Family on Archive of Our Own.
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Popular fandoms for Found Family include MCU, Supernatural, My Hero Academia.
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