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Best Long Found Family Fanfics

Found Family fanfics from 50k to 100k words — full novel length with room for slow development. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.

Found Family 20 long fics Avg 73,134 words 50,000–100,000 words

Top 20 Long Found Family Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with found family and falls in the 50,000–100,000 words range.

1

If We’re Being Honest

by 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

38,476 kudos 67,482 words 10/10 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
2

guess your trajectory

by ohwickedsoul

That’s a fucking kid, is the first thing that Iruka thinks. That’s the fucking jinchuriki, is the second. The first thought comes back, even stronger, overwhelming him with outrage, with fury, with a sick sort of disgust, and now it comes out as a shouted, “That’s a fucking kid.”

17,480 kudos 56,039 words 12/12 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
3

Child King

by ShanaStoryteller

Stiles is born with red eyes.

14,740 kudos 66,826 words 5/5 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
4

Green, through and through

by another_fucking_robin

A spell goes wrong on Titan and Peter Parker ends up in a lazarus machine in Gotham. Every bat is chomping at the bit to adopt the tiny zombie boy, but they're just a tad bit distracted with a new spider-themed vigilante running around. inspired by dark matter by mysterycyclone, peter the pizza guy

10,467 kudos 98,475 words 34/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
5

bring a bullet, bring a sword, bring a morgue

by FrostedGemstones22

During Wednesday's senior year, a heated encounter with Tyler Galpin leaves them bonded in a way neither understands. While Wednesday may rather be digging up graves, digging up the truth is equally as intriguing to her. A road trip to Montana puts everything they know about themselves - and each ot

3,209 kudos 59,601 words 13/13 chapters Explicit Complete
6

What is True, But Not Ideal

by Vee (Vera_DragonMuse)

In which Brienne meets the other Lannister first, becomes a bartender, makes a best friend, buys a convertible, and accidentally lives her best life.

2,469 kudos 74,870 words 19/19 chapters Mature Complete
7

Happy Together

by punk_rock_yuppie

Hughie agrees to help Butcher raise Ryan, all while trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy in his life. Of course, things are never that simple. Not when Butcher's involved.

2,416 kudos 60,295 words 17/17 chapters Explicit Complete
8

i am not hated

by mochinko

There’s something new about the Butterfly Estate...  ---or it's Kanae who finds and rescues Giyuu after he runs away

2,344 kudos 94,647 words 7/12 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
9

Remember Me in the Intervals

by inkedinserendipity

One autumn afternoon at the end of the line, Caleb Widogast gathers up his spell components, his notebook, the knowledge of a full lifetime, and throws himself back. Over the next three years, he seeks out old friends. Friends that do not know his name. He helps each of them, in turn: telling a stor

1,992 kudos 70,530 words 11/11 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
10

Lost souls in revelry

by blobing_not_dying

Peter Parker is the CEO of stark industries He’s also a vigilante from another universe Jason Todd is Bruce Wayne’s second eldest son He’s also a crime lord who died at fifteen What happens when a trip to las Vegas leads to two strangers telling each other their deepest secret a few hours into knowi

1,971 kudos 77,949 words 16/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
11

i'd tell them put me back in it

by scrolling_upp

The last shot is accompanied by the trail of a cry, shrill, angry, fearful. Arthur lowers his revolver. Blinks. Tongues at a bloody tooth from getting hit while strangling an O’Driscoll, spits red mucus onto one of the bodies on the floor.The crying starts up again, as if sensing Arthur’s confusion.

1,829 kudos 99,967 words 20/20 chapters Not Rated Complete
12

Here We Go Again

by PollutedShades

The Bella and Caius buddy time travel fic absolutely no one asked for. Eventual Aro/Bella, once Bella and Caius are done slacking off. I mean plotting. When Bella saves Edward in Volterra, Aro realizes she is his long awaited mate. Before he can explain, the Romanians attack and Caius escapes with a

1,050 kudos 94,762 words 29/? chapters Mature
13

On Happiness

by Anonymous

Ianto Jones used to be such a happy child. He wasn't any more, not after the way the world had treated him. All Rhiannon wanted was for her brother to find that happiness again.

572 kudos 90,618 words 9/9 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
14

Luz Noceda: The Last of Her Kind?

by Guyver54

Shortly after coming to the Demon Realm, Luz Noceda makes a startling discovery about herself, one that would rock her entire world. Now, not only would she be learning how to be a witch, but she would dive deep into the Isles to learn more about herself, all the while asking one question...is she

506 kudos 90,402 words 75/? chapters General Audiences
15

Daily Dose of Lightning

by FaramirsBlessing

In which young Megumi and Tsumiki learn something important about their new guardian, and about the many people who care about him. Gojo, Geto, and Shoko are 19 and learning how to cope. Or, the obligatory Gojo Has Seizures fanfic

477 kudos 55,418 words 16/? chapters General Audiences
16

Starting Over

by MargretLazer

Lost in his Dark Impulses, Mikey accidentally kills Takemichi instead of South during the war of the Three Deities. When Takemichi feels himself on the verge of dying he begins apologizing to everyone, due to this he somehow pulls everyone to the past with him. Takemichi, Mikey, Chifuyu, Draken, Baj

299 kudos 55,392 words 12/? chapters Mature
17

Well... better than the alternative!

by lostin_thewoods

Gojo Satoru is newly 23, newly single, newly sober, and newly the father to a troubled four year old. Satoru was living the high life. If you consider the high life getting high to avoid all of the troubled feelings about his troubled past. But, after the accidental murder of a certain well-known as

265 kudos 52,146 words 13/20 chapters Mature
18

1095 days with you

by Kaijoken

In a world where your second gender determines your life, Atsumu is lucky that his twin brother and Alpha guardian Osamu supports him chasing his dream of becoming a pro Volleyball player although he presented as an Omega. After Atsumu meets the sharp tongued, but understanding Alpha Sakusa at the A

199 kudos 58,115 words 13/? chapters Explicit
19

How to stop a madman from freezing an entire region

by AceTrainerRilthi

Three years ago, a girl and her uncle came back from the past, after a trauma-filled trip sponsored by Arceus themself.Three years ago, a boy from Unova who had the heart of a hero and the ability to listen to Pokémon’s hearts was freed from a prison with the shape of a castle before any of his fath

187 kudos 70,926 words 49/? chapters Not Rated
20

Wings of Fire - The Jade Dragonets of Destiny

by Mark432

In one twist of the timeline, five iconic dragonets of Jade Mountain were chosen by happenstance and thus hatched earlier, under the brightest night, during the SandWing succession crisis. Kestrel falls trying to retrieve the SkyWing of Destiny, same for Asha and the MudWing of Destiny. Thus, Hvitur

140 kudos 68,216 words 24/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences

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About Found Family

Characters forming family bonds with people they're not related to by blood.

The warmth of chosen family, characters finding belonging and unconditional support.

Common scenarios: Teams becoming family, mentorship bonds, adopted siblings, group homes.

About This List

70,530
median words
45%
complete
38,476
top kudos
~4.7 hours
median read time

This list of 20long Found Family fanfics spans 1,462,676 total words. Kudos range from 140 on the newest entries to 38,476 on the most established. 45% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (9 of 20 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Found Family · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Alternate Universe · Aged-Up Character(s) · Best Friends.

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