Top 5 Long Heist Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with heist and falls in the 50,000–100,000 words range.
Desperado
by Verbrennung
Clearly Iwaizumi had a checkered past. Kyoutani has never asked about it, nor has Iwaizumi ever brought it up. He knows it’s a sore spot for his mentor, just like the gorgeous Monte Carlo he keeps hidden away is, so he leaves it alone. Out on the streets, you learn a little something about when to t
Heists and Hearts
by whenflowersbloom
"Give me a number,” Yoongi says when Namjoon finally turns around in his computer chair. Namjoon looks at him and sighs."One."It's not the first time he's stumped with one plan. Namjoon looks at Yoongi, eyes trained on him like a hawk. “One?” Yoongi asks, voice low. “One,” Namjoon repeats, “and you’
This Thing All Things Devours
by cypress_tree
(In Time AU) In 2169, time is money—literally. Humans are genetically engineered to stop aging at 25, when the numbers on their arm start counting down from one year. When that time is up, they die. The only way to get more time is to earn it, borrow it, or steal it.John Watson lives day-to-day i
heaven in hiding
by hanville
Minho was just supposed to steal the Crown Jewels. Jisung’s heart wasn’t a part of the deal. (Or, the most wanted thief in the country meets the Crown Prince.)
The Jewel Thieves
by drbeyne
It’s London, 1967, in the heart of the Swinging Sixties and Sidney Parker is a famous jewel thief. But there’s a copycat thief in town, taking the jobs Sidney thinks are rightfully his…A story in three parts.
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About Heist
Assemble the crew, case the target, watch the plan fall apart at the worst moment — heist fic imports the caper genre's clockwork pleasures into any fandom. The con can be canon-typical or a full AU where everyone gets a criminal specialty.
Heists showcase competence, banter, and trust under pressure all at once, and the genre's mandatory twist — the plan within the plan — rewards rereading.
Common scenarios: A crew stealing back an artifact from the museum that stole it first, or a one-last-job story where the real complication is the safecracker's ex on the same crew.
About This List
This list of 5long Heist fanfics spans 402,338 total words. Kudos range from 2,879 on the newest entries to 4,921 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Mature (2 of 5 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Heist · Alternate Universe - Thieves.
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