Top 10 Epic Mates Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with mates and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
Quiet Rapture
by lalazee
That A/B/O fic where cocky Alpha Bakugou falls in mate-love at first scent, while Midoriya is just a poor bookstore-owning Omega who got his nose punched in is a kid and can't smell a damn thing. Also known as: That time an Alpha had to use his actual personality to woo his mate instead of relying o
Don't Look Back
by Onyx_and_Elm
It’s the smell of it. Chemical. Bitter and sharp as a raw edge on metal. Just a hint of it as she passes him at breakfast — but enough to stop her dead, mid-step.There is Wolfsbane in his tea.
The Debt of Time
by ShayaLonnie
When Hermione finds a way to bring Sirius back from the veil, her actions change the rest of the war. Little does she know her spell restoring him to life provokes magic she doesn't understand and sets her on a path that ends with a Time-Turner.
Divided We Stand
by KouriArashi
Derek is being pressured by his family to pick a mate, and somehow stumbles into a choice that they didn't expect and aren't sure they approve of....
Saltation
by momora
Jimin had grown up watching his mother sort the point-oh-one percent beta defaults into the alpha-omega communities, but that doesn't make being a part of the statistic much easier. He'd be doing okay at this new omega thing if that watchful alpha Min Yoongi could stay out of the situation. He just
i like how desperate you seem (in the way you look at me)
by fatal (cumrich)
packs merge all the time. it's survival. jimin knows that, but what he's not prepared for is the attention he's getting from a certain jeon jeongguk, the alpha's son.
A Court of Fire and Starlight
by LadyTess
Born into the cut-throat Autumn Court, Eris Vanserra had been surrounded by monsters his entire life and spent most of his time scheming for the crown his cruel father still possessed. His world is thrown into chaos when an unexpected source gets to his father before he can. Astra was raised in the
The Autumn Flame
by The_Twisted_Kingdom
Months after the war, Lucien returns to Velaris to see Elain. He is unsure if he will be welcomed, but is pleasantly surprised when she appears open to spending time with him. He is even more surprised when Rhysand sees fit to send him and Elain across Prythian to visit a handful of the other courts
I Am Done With My Graceless Heart
by greenvelvet_couture
'Her name was Bryce Quinlan, and she was not of their world.'…Bryce Quinlan falls from a portal in the sky, revealing to Nesta and the rest of the Inner Circle that there are worlds beyond their own. She brings with her tales of Midgard, the dangers she left behind, the imminent war against planet-c
Navy and turquoise
by amethyst4vr
where true blood alpha Yoichi Isagi exists in a world where only one trueblood can live in a thousand years, having the enormous power which no one possessed, but the power came with a price, the loss of his beloved mate. Inspired by 'Magdheera' movie. But with omegaverse dynamics. The movie conta
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About Mates
A supernatural bond designates two characters as destined partners, common in werewolf, vampire, omegaverse, and fae settings. The mate bond may be instantly recognized, slowly discovered, or actively resisted, and stories often examine what fate owes to choice.
The fantasy of being biologically, cosmically certain that someone is yours appeals to readers, while the best fics complicate it by asking whether the characters would have chosen each other anyway.
Common scenarios: A werewolf scenting their mate in a crowded room and panicking, or a character rejecting a destined bond and dealing with the supernatural fallout.
About This List
This list of 10epic Mates fanfics spans 3,619,080 total words. Kudos range from 220 on the newest entries to 36,222 on the most established. 50% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (7 of 10 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Mates · Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics · Slow Burn · Mating Cycles/In Heat · Werewolf Mates.
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