Best Explicit Healing Fanfics
The 17 most-loved explicit healing fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. 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.
Top 17 Explicit Healing Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with healing and rated Explicit.
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.
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
What Happened to Draco Malfoy
by ghostlynimbus
Draco Malfoy has been missing since the end of the war. Harry has moved on, mostly.But when, years later, Draco is found in an auror raid of an illegal omega trafficking ring both their lives are changed.Thanks to Dragonlytherin This fic now has a Spanish translation: What Happened to Draco Malfoy—T
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
Balance, Imperfect
by bixgirl1
When Harry sustains an injury in the line of work, he no longer knows how to navigate the life he loved, and finds help and solace from the most unexpected source.
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
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
Cloud Nine
by HoloPumpkin
Diomedes is an ex-military aircraft pilot who was forced to take permanent leave after he'd suffered from a life-altering injury. Haunted by nightmares and the ghost of a recent break-up, Diomedes grows bored of his empty flat and tired of his useless self. Following his best friend's advice, he set
A new reign
by FireheartAndFrost
This story starts right where chapter 118 ends. We dive right into the castle of Orynth, after the battle against Maeve and Erawan ended.Over the course of a year, we follow the lives - and the healing - of our beloved characters we left in Erilea.
Inhale. Exhale. Rekindle Hearth
by Vvenus
Essek came to the shelter simply hoping to be able to breathe again. He doesn't dream at being healed or reintroduced to society as if nothing happened. He just wants to be able to get through a whole day without worrying about a panic attack or nightmares plaguing his sleep, without recoiling from
I Come With Knives
by sitabethel
Getting railed by five dudes in front of Zorc hadn't been the answer to healing Bakura. He had needed to cry with Ryou, to learn how to kiss, to learn how to apologize, to lay tipsy on Malik’s floor and play games with his new village. Bakura had needed a human life, and all the joys and sorrows tha
Unraveled
by Point_of_no_return
David Rose never expected to find himself at Jake's sound bath, holding hands with a stranger who asked permission first. He definitely didn't expect to create a FetLife account (username: (revealed later), because brand consistency matters even in kink). And he absolutely didn't expect to find hims
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About This List
This list of 17explicit Healing fanfics spans 2,567,638 total words. Kudos range from 16 on the newest entries to 37,563 on the most established. 71% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (17 of 17 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Healing · Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD · Hurt/Comfort · Angst.
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