Top 17 Short Post-War Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with post-war and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
Slithering
by astolat
Draco found the nest down in the Manor’s cellars, while he was clearing them out.
House Proud
by astolat
His house liked Draco Malfoy more than him.
Unseen
by astolat
When he wasn’t wearing it, he got jumpy, always waiting for someone to come at him wanting something—and now they did it even more urgently, if they ever saw him, because most of the time, nobody did.
Coming Home
by astolat
Megatron went back to Kaon.
Down The Line
by TinderWulf
A fill for the Kink Meme: Drell have a custom similar to levirate marriage. After Thane's passing, Kolyat steps in as Shepard's husband.
Never Let Go
by 1nerdylibrarian
Aizen was defeated and Gin lay dying on the street. He was leaving her again—but this time Rangiku wasn’t willing to let him go.A fix-it because Gin may not have deserved better but Rangiku definitely did.
Backburner
by kacchixx
Planning her bestfriend's wedding was supposed to be the dream, not an excuse to get pinned against the wall by someone she had feared all her life. Seven years after the war, Azula and Ty Lee are thrust back into each other's orbits. They quickly discover that they are a volatile tangle of represse
The Last Goodbye
by Mindyrosee
This is not a story about winning a war.It is a story about what it costs.About a boy who learned to be brave when no one was watching. About a girl who saw him clearly — and loved him anyway.As the world closes in and destiny demands its price, Harry chooses the path of sacrifice, believing it is t
With Nothing But Time
by LadyOfTheQuill
It began with a letter on Christmas Eve—an unexpected note from Draco Malfoy, penned in the stillness of house arrest and sent to the last person he ever expected compassion from. Hermione Granger’s reply arrives by Christmas morning, and so begins a correspondence neither of them could have predict
suck the rot right out of my bloodstream
by drownmeinlaseine
Harry Potter did die in the Forbidden Forest. He was, however, revived and given a second chance at ‘living’ by a vampire. In September he comes back to Hogwarts to finish his education. There’s just one issue - his vampire side seems to really like his new roommate.
The Hours After
by RavenAurelieChoiseau
A business meeting. London nearly asleep. The bakery warm from the ovens below.Tommy Shelby stays longer than he should.Alfie Solomons notices everything and says almost none of it. Two dangerous men and the specific exhaustion of carrying things too long alone.Nothing happens.Everything happens.
Tales of Fraser's Ridge
by umastudante
Fraser's Ridge after 1784. This is an intimate slice-of-life chronicle of Jamie and Claire as they navigate the quiet trials and simple joys of hearth and home. Amidst the untamed beauty of the North Carolina backcountry, they strive to forge a lasting legacy while guiding the next generation—their
The Ouroboros Protocol
by Nightfable
Harry's eyes were wet now.Salazar.Potter was crying.The world truly had lost all sense."What if we don't find her?" Harry whispered. "What if she keeps going and nobody stops her?"His voice grew quieter still."What if I lose her, like I lost Ron?"The question seemed to echo through the room.Draco fe
There Is No Return from the End of the World
by Anonymous
Three months after the Rumbling, Eren Yeager is under house arrest in Shiganshina. Having become the hollow symbol of the new military regime, he signs documents he doesn’t read and delivers speeches he doesn’t believe in. His only connection to the world is the letters from Armin, which arrive spor
A Cup of Steaming Tea
by theHooliganP
Kitta, an unwilling diplomat from the Southern Water Tribe, finds herself stranded in the Fire Nation with a mission she never wanted. How is she supposed to help mend the wounds left behind by the Hundred Year War Avoid causing an international incident. Unfortunately, she can’t seem to find Fire L
El Príncipe Zed
by san_hummingbird
Tras dos años de una frágil paz en Etheria, un nacimiento inesperado sacude el equilibrio entre los reinos. Zed, hijo de Entrapta y Hordak, llega al mundo marcado por un linaje que nadie ha pedido recordar. En un mundo que aún cicatriza, su sola existencia es una interrogante que nadie aun sabe cómo
The Margin Notes
by bbytigga84
Five years after the war, Hermione Granger returns to Hogwarts to help restore the damaged magical archives. She expects difficult spellwork, old memories, and long nights in the library. She does not expect Draco Malfoy to be assigned as her partner. When they discover strange messages hidden in th
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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 17short Post-War fanfics spans 395,154 total words. Kudos range from 3 on the newest entries to 43,845 on the most established. 41% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Mature (9 of 17 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Post-War · Slow Burn · Enemies to Lovers · EWE · Emotional Hurt/Comfort.
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