Top 20 Epic Healing Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with healing and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
Remain Nameless
by HeyJude19
How did it feel? It felt like he was barely holding it together. She, of all people, should shun him. Or yell at him. Curse him. Spit at him. Take out her wand and blast him off the face of the earth. It was crushing guilt and relief and confusion all at once when he looked at Hermione Granger.The m
Breath Mints / Battle Scars
by Onyx_and_Elm
For a moment, she's almost giddy. Because Draco Malfoy's been ruined by this war and he's as out of place as she is and — yes, he has scars too. He's got an even bigger one. She wonders whether one day they'll compare sizes.
And Time Is But a Paper Moon
by sami
"Zewu-Jun. You once told me about a house surrounded by gentians, where you visited once a month, and how Lan Zhan still waited there, even when the door no longer opened."Xichen feels light-headed. He feels shocked, and angry. He has never told anyone such a thing, but Lan Zhan is giving Xichen a l
Ill-Gotten Gains
by ghostmaybite
When his father and Tomura start planning the USJ attack, Izuku makes a plan of his own. It’s simple, only four steps:1. Steal Eraserhead’s quirk2. Use it to kill All for One3. Give Erasure back, hopefully4. Go to jail, probablyHe’s prepared for the plan to fail at any time, but surprisingly, it’s
Before the Storm
by orphan_account
“Go.” She said, not quite yelling but suddenly intense as she herded Harry back, away from the pillar and towards the tracks. “Go now, boy, or you’ll miss your train!” He looked behind his shoulder, there was a train....he hadn’t heard it approach. The doors were open and waiting, and for no good re
Meet Your Match
by morriganmercy
After the war, Draco Malfoy seeks refuge from infamy in the Muggle world. A friendly Muggle couple takes him under their wing, but there’s a problem: they are intent on setting him up with their best friend, Hermione Granger. Or, in which the Muggle friends Hermione Granger undoubtedly would have ha
Sharpen Your Teeth
by STARSdidathing
A betrayed Tony Stark leaves the Avengers. He's angry and bitter but he's not about to stop being a hero. The problem is that not everyone is happy with his decision.
time flies by (bye)
by WHYISEVERYNAMETAKEN
"Maybe," Peter thought, "I can make a life here."Hence the tears and the guilt and the grief, because was Peter allowed to move on? Was he allowed to… to leave it all behind? Leave all the bad things in the past?Peter was "The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man!" after all, and wasn’t he letting Queen
The Kids Will Be Alright, Eventually
by NotWithThatAttitude
Bakugou is spiraling in the aftermath of Kamino and his friends are starting to notice. He's stubborn, aggressively independent, and less than willing to dig into his past, but after a breakdown that ends with a painfull secret revealed, he starts to get help. Whether he likes it or not.Meanwhile, a
What I Used To Be
by thepinupchemist
When the police uncover a hidden sub-basement in the home of criminal Alexander Pierce and find a tortured omega and his three pups, they bring them to the Stark Omega Clinic, a non-profit dedicated to rehabilitating traumatized omegas.After dark in September 2005, fourteen year old Bucky Barnes van
How Like Home
by waitingondaisies
During the battle at the department of mysteries, Harry follows Sirius through the veil. He arrives at a strange, alternate version of his world where there is no Voldemort, his parents are still alive, and there is already a Harry Potter in existence. With every face a familiar stranger and his rea
Lavender Fields
by scienceisrealyo
31 year old Nick Nelson retired from professional rugby and is giving Sarah Nelson a well-deserved year off from running Lavender Fields Bed and Breakfast. And Nick’s doing fine, thank you very much. Until the guest name C. Spring changes everything.Note: 1-31 are the original story (Nick's point of
Second Chances
by Zephyra_loves_fandoms
-Season 3 Special Spoilers-After defeating the Lady Bone Demon, life in Megapolis has returned to normal. However, for one lonely ex-assassin, adjusting to a peaceful lifestyle has been difficult. Centuries spent lurking in the shadows, hunting those that have hunted him, and running from his past h
Fractured Ribs and Horsehair
by Spinedog
“I’d prefer if we talked this out before gettin’ into uncivil territory, ma’am.”A pair of feline ears flicked at the title, as though uncertain how to process it. Yang couldn’t imagine her being called by anything else.-A snap decision unexpectedly binds a stubborn deputy and disillusioned outlaw to
Innocence Lost
by Queenaly300
One decision changes Bella's life forever. After a traumatic night in Port Angeles Bella finds herself bound to a different vampire. But not every Cullen is happy about this change.
The Experiment (Attack on Titan // LeviHan)
by KakashiSensei
After a public brawl between them, Commander Erwin confines Captain Levi and Zoë Hange to barracks. When the Survey Corps next heads out, they are left behind as a punishment. Soon bored out of her mind, Hange turns her scientific curiosity towards the most interesting specimen within her reach: Lev
If we weren't broken
by Jin_Art369
Gwyn grapples with PTSD and the fact that she has a mate who might never fall for her.Azriel still wrestles with the deep-seated feeling of unworthiness.Two parts of one soul.Broken by life's trials.What happens when they come together?Can they recognize one another amid the ruins?Can they piece bac
On My Radar
by VikingMagic_33
After a difficult training session, Az agrees to assist Gwyn in overcoming her physical triggers. He is more than a little shocked and intrigued by the explicit nature of her experiments.How will this new dynamic impact their friendship?Will they finally have a chance to heal?Will they find a way to
Kill the Doctor
by SteeleStingray
Zack Fair manages to survive his encounter with Shinra and takes up mercenary work with a local terrorist group in Midgar in hopes of paying back the company (and the people) who hurt so many...Aerith Gainsborough is falling in love with several harbored fugitives while being wanted by Shinra hersel
Flutter | Giyushino (Kimetsu No Yaiba Fanfiction)
by NatoyCanWrite
|Cross posted on Wattpad| What if Giyuu lives at the Butterfly Estate? A quiet promise made on the eve of tragedy binds the Water Hashira, Giyuu Tomioka, to the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho. In which he ended up residing at the Butterfly Estate, Giyuu's solitary world slowly intertwines with Shino
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About Healing
Stories centered on recovery — physical, emotional, or both — where the plot is less about what broke a character and more about the slow, nonlinear work of putting themselves back together. Often paired with a patient love interest or a supportive found family.
Readers come to healing fic for the gentleness canon rarely allows, and stay because watching someone learn to be okay again feels like permission to heal themselves.
Common scenarios: A traumatized soldier learning to sleep through the night in a quiet farmhouse, or a character relearning trust one shared meal at a time after years of abuse.
About This List
This list of 20epic Healing fanfics spans 5,564,643 total words. Kudos range from 818 on the newest entries to 37,563 on the most established. 70% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (10 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Healing · Hurt/Comfort · Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD · Fluff and Angst · Dimension Travel.
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