Protective

One character goes to great lengths to protect another from physical, emotional, or other harm. Protection can be obvious or secretive.

450,000 works

What is Protective in fanfiction?

One character goes to great lengths to protect another from physical, emotional, or other harm. Protection can be obvious or secretive. With over 450,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Protective is one of the most beloved tropes in fanfiction.

Why readers love Protective

The devotion and care it demonstrates, the safety and security it provides, and the romantic implications of fierce protection.

Examples of Protective

Bodyguard dynamics, standing up to bullies, taking hits meant for others, constant vigilance for loved one's safety.

Best Protective Fanfics

The highest-rated Protective stories across all fandoms on AO3.

1

Blueming!

by meowruko

FINALLYYY A KUNIGIRI FANFIC now i have two of one of my fav yaoi ship fanfics to work on now! take a break from the angst <3 also chigiri as su zai zai and kunigami as zhang lurang? sunshine and sunshine protector <3

0 kudos 1,317 words ~6 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Fluff and Hurt/Comfort Fluff and Angst Slice of Life
2

Thirty, Flirty & Fertile

by NottYourNiffler

Draco Malfoy has an eventful 30th birthday, which leads to an even more eventuful time to follow.

495 kudos 51,231 words ~205 min read Explicit
Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE POV Hermione Granger POV Draco Malfoy
3

Love Transends Death

by ashtree423

Scrounging for scrap that never fills your hunger. Hiding from the view of everyone to avoid beatings or being chased off. Only in your dreams have you felt the safety and warmth of family, but they always end in blood and a pain in your chest. It changes one day, when you risk being seen to save a

345 kudos 9,084 words ~37 min read Mature
Platonic Yandere Family Death
4

A Love That Learns To Stay

by Himewolf87

Faifa remembers everyone's details.Gun's fear of the dark. Yotha's silences. Arc's temper. Arm's chaos. Wine's quiet sadness. He remembers who needs space, who needs food, who needs comfort, who pretends too hard, and who smiles when they are close to breaking.He just forgets himself.During a joint

42 kudos 125,170 words ~501 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Crossover Post-Canon established relationships - Freeform
5

Comes From Thin Air

by jarvissaveher

Isabelle Stark almost learns how to live again—coffee in the morning, laughter in the kitchen, Bucky Barnes' hand warm at her back. For a while, peace feels possible.But then the spotlight burns. Peter Parker's unmasking drags her into the headlines, and the voice in the mirror whispers a name she s

253 kudos 524,204 words ~2097 min read Mature
Post-The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV) Season 01 Post-Endgame Soft Bucky Barnes
6

The Emerald Trio

by SlytherinLover4Ever (Spikelover4ever)

Post-war, Hermione Granger finds herself adrift in a world determined to move on too quickly. Against all odds, Draco Malfoy and Theodore Nott become the two people she trusts most. What starts as close friendship and easy companionship quickly grows into something neither simple nor entirely platon

1,167 kudos 176,291 words ~706 min read Explicit
Post-War Hogwarts Eighth Year Eventual Smut
7

Grow Big like My Brother

Complete

by manison_fanison

Dean was cool, Sam knew it, though he rarely commented on it. Dean sometimes stole smokes, he smelled of leather and oil usually, the most important thing though, was that he was tall and strong.  Sam wanted to be Dean’s age so bad, just so he could already look like his brother.  -- Origin of Sam's

0 kudos 8,178 words ~33 min read Mature
Hurt Sam Winchester Protective Dean Winchester Sam Winchester Has a Fear of Clowns
8

Post 06: The Eerie Green Lake

Complete

by Yoshikified

Armed with their YouTube channel earnings and a skyrocketing viewer count, Hikaru drags Yoshiki out to an isolated, rented cabin right on the edge of the notorious eerie green lake—a spot completely abandoned by locals ever since a fisherman went missing three years ago.What starts as another playfu

5 kudos 15,969 words ~64 min read General Audiences
No Original Hikaru Found Footage vibes Eerie Green Lake
9

The Photographer, The Storm, And The Very Dramatic CEO

by Himewolf87

Peach takes the perfume campaign because it sounds easy—one brand, one garage, and a CEO who promises to behave.The garage, of course, belongs to Phayu.Thee is dramatic, Peach is already tired, Rain is excited, Sky notices everything, and Prapai doesn’t trust any of it. Phayu just wants people to le

35 kudos 70,458 words ~282 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Crossover Post-Canon Canon couples
10

Home Was Always You

by Yoongi_Hobi_Namjoon

After a school incident leaves ten-year-old Taehyung believing he's nothing more than "the bad kid," Namjoon throws himself into therapy, determined to help his son heal. What neither of them expects is the people they'll meet along the way. Through new friendships, difficult conversations, therapy

0 kudos 3,392 words ~14 min read General Audiences
Slow Burn Friends to Lovers Single Parent Kim Seokjin | Jin
11

The woman who should never have existed

by Andyo

No summary provided.

2 kudos 25,699 words ~103 min read General Audiences
Protective Aaron Hotchner It's For a Case The BAU Team as Family (Criminal Minds)
12

Angel, please

by anxiousturtle

When Aziraphale and Crowley go to a Queen concert, the angel gets a panic attack. Crowley tries his best to help.

0 kudos 1,230 words ~5 min read Not Rated
Hurt/Comfort Fluff Fluff and Angst
13

The Finish Line Between Us

by Turtle_doves

Luca Haas lives for Hockey. He eats hockey for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He might as well breathe Hockey. Luca loves hockey like he loves his mother, constant and overwhelmingly so. But the team is starting to worry about him, that he's feeling lonely. Struggling with the weight of expectations

397 kudos 59,270 words ~238 min read Mature
Luca Haas-centric POV Luca Haas Anxious Luca Haas
14

Into The Blue (Twilight)

by Coffee10

Mare used to only want three things: survive her freshman year of high school, keep her friends close, and stay out of her mother's way, but that was BEFORE she fell into the Twilight universe and somehow wiggled her way into the Cullens' family. After surviving her first year, she's ready to take o

18 kudos 4,884 words ~20 min read General Audiences
Hurt/Comfort Emotional Hurt/Comfort Father-Daughter Relationship
15

And What If I Can’t Remember?

by ggswrites

“We all get our bell rung eventually, right?” When Ilya Rozanov wakes up in the hospital, he doesn’t know how he got there. He doesn’t know it’s 2019, his second season as captain of the Ottawa Centaurs. He doesn’t know he got hurt defending Shane Hollander on the ice. All he knows is that he must h

1,047 kudos 34,186 words ~137 min read Mature
Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov POV Ilya Rozanov
16

What Does First Love Look Like?

by Ian__2000

Gojo/Yuuji Collection

41 kudos 4,201 words ~17 min read Teen And Up Audiences
First Love Possessive Gojo Satoru Soft Gojo Satoru
17

My Pretty Boy

by mcsosa

Jongho is captivated by Yeosang from the moment they meet, drawn in by something stronger and far more primal than attraction alone. What begins as reverence becomes a careful, aching dance between an alpha whose devotion skirts the edges of heaven and hell and an omega who keeps choosing the same p

77 kudos 101,894 words ~408 min read Explicit
Possessive Behavior Possessive Sex Alpha Choi Jongho (ATEEZ)
18

Only Meant for You

by vesterport

“Tamsy,” Zanka whispers, his voice shaking. “Get out of my room.” “Of course.” Tamsy looks him over before he leaves, shrouded in darkness, his eyes glinting in the moonlight. “Don’t worry, Zanka. Your secret’s safe with me.”Tamsy blackmails Zanka after finding out he’s been secretly dating Jabber.

228 kudos 9,631 words ~39 min read Explicit
Obsession Stalking Mutual Non-Con
19

The Prophet Tankhun Stole

by Himewolf87

Jeff only means to warn Tankhun Theerapanyakun about a death he sees coming. It should end there: one vision, one saved life, one awkward thank-you, then Jeff can go home to Alan and pretend his hands are not still shaking.Tankhun has other plans.By midnight, Jeff has three bodyguards, a plate of ma

26 kudos 66,296 words ~266 min read Mature
Post-Canon Crossover canon pairings - Freeform
20

The Little Princeling

by Hufflepuff_Badger_Den (Tahiti574)

When Harry Potter is introduced to the world of magic, it is not through the miraculous arrival of a half-giant. No, he is taken from the clutches of Privet Drive by one snippy Potions Master. The upside? He isn’t alone in this house with the dour man. He’s been bestowed a built-in guide in the form

48 kudos 15,321 words ~62 min read Explicit
Harry Potter is a Member of the Prince Family Cinnamon Roll Harry Potter Sassy Harry Potter

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Protective fics are on AO3?

There are over 450,000 works tagged with Protective on Archive of Our Own.

What fandoms have the most Protective stories?

Popular fandoms for Protective include MCU, Supernatural, Attack on Titan.

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