Top 15 One-Shot Post-War Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with post-war and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.
trapped in a blue haze
by MourningElegance
“And in that moment, Draco knows. He knows that all his deep-rooted suspicions about Harry’s childhood are terribly, horribly true.”As their relationship grows, so do Draco’s misgivings about Harry’s past.
9 times Harry kissed Draco and the 1 time Draco kissed Harry
by aw_godusopp_no
'Harry grinned, Draco fell into his trap perfectly. Surging forwards, Harry wrapped his fingers around Draco's tie and pulled him forwards until their lips met over their cauldron. The pressure lasted for three seconds, Harry's eyes shut and Draco's wide in surprise. When Harry let Draco go, he slid
Matched Set
by astolat
“No one asked you to look, did they?” Draco said, eyes glittering and intent on Harry’s face—like he’d just wiped off the years and turned back in time to when their greatest ambition in life had been to knock the other off his broom in front of the school and grab the Snitch first, before they’d bo
How 'Potter' became 'Harry' because of a Seeker's game
by mfingenius
Post-War, Hogwarts Eighth Year Soulmate AU where an animal that identifies your soulmate appears somewhere on your body. Draco's is a stag, and he's been lying to everyone and saying it's a snake because he knows no one would approve of a former death eater being Harry Potter's soulmate. Harry inevi
surrender you my every vital sign
by amorekay
“Behave,” Dimitri chides, and it’s warm and amused and makes Felix's toes curl in his boots, his body feeling strung up tight and helplessly limp in Dimitri’s hands all at once.
Real and Mine: Part I
by South_Star_327
Miraculously surviving the Citadel’s destruction, Shepard makes a full recovery and joins Tali’Zorah in building a new home on Rannoch during widespread galactic unrest.-Despite his survival, Tali’Zorah harbors steady resentment towards Shepard for his many close calls during the war and continues t
embarazo, embarazoso - we teach but we still gotta learn
by kleinesSchreiberlein
And in some kind of ironic and twisted way, they ended up back in the Garrison.Lance had put his mind onto graduating, getting his degree and following the path of becoming a serious professor, putting use of his past war trauma and experience to help forming generations preventing past mistakes and
Inocente
by XxLunaWolfxX
¿Qué queda de un amor que duró tres días?Un viaje a Salta, las paredes de un apartamento y los restos de una pasión que nunca debió apagarse, podría responder la pregunta.----------------------- Historia de un solo cap. Sin continuación.
In Which Hermann Is Adopted By A Cat
by SynthApostate
Turns out there is room in Hermann Gottlieb’s heart to love something other than Newt. Which is fine! No problem here at all.
Life Beyond The War
by MysteriousSouls
What I think happens after the 100 year War!
Toward an unknown journey
by Mythical_Endora
Three years after the war, Suki finds herself changed in ways she can no longer ignore. The love she once held, the identity she once wore with certainty both feel misaligned, as if she has outgrown a life she never meant to leave behind. When that quiet ache becomes impossible to silence, she sets
What We Owe Each Other [Podfic]
by GnarlyKnuckles
“Why did you break up with Zuko?” Jet asks. “I don’t know, I don’t know!” Sokka is sobbing. Zuko doesn’t look distraught. Only determined. Like if he fights hard enough, maybe he can stop this breakup from happening. “I don’t know,” Sokka says again. But Sokka does know. It’s because Sokka turned hi
You'll Be My First Thought (Even If I Don't Think)
by QueenCorb_Starrgazer
Katara is still in the Palace a few days after Zuko's coronation. She's summoned for Tea with the Fire Lord. Little does she know, he's been thinking about the Agni Kai himself and all the twists and turns of the future ahead of them. He's determined to let her be in control of her destiny, of her l
Returning to a normal life
by Chris0923
This is a sort of good ending to Evangelion. Everyone survived and prevented the Third Impact but are seriously traumatized. Misato didn't want to keep the kids in Japan while she helped clean up at NERV so she sent them away to Germany since Asuka was familiar with it. They were able to find Rei in
The Beckshire Chain
by ErziBee
This is a prequel to Ashes, Wands & Firewhiskey that focuses in Lorenzo, Daphne and their story.As the story starts during the war, it will contain some graphic descriptions of different kinds of violence. When it is excesive I will make a warning at the beginning notes.There will be some parts that
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About Post-War
Set after the great conflict of canon ends, these stories ask what survivors do with peace they never expected to see. Especially central in Harry Potter fandom, where 'post-war' covers the rebuilding of the wizarding world after the Battle of Hogwarts, but the label applies anywhere canon ends in victory and rubble.
War stories end at the victory; post-war fic begins there, and readers are drawn to the harder, quieter question of how broken people build ordinary lives.
Common scenarios: Hogwarts students returning to repair a castle full of ghosts, or veterans of the Survey Corps figuring out what soldiers become when there is nothing left to fight.
About This List
This list of 15one-shot Post-War fanfics spans 70,467 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 32,221 on the most established. 47% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (6 of 15 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Post-War · Hogwarts Eighth Year · Established Relationship · Getting Together · Post-Canon.
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