Best Teen-Rated Redemption Arc Fanfics
The 22 most-loved teen-rated redemption arc fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. There is something deeply hopeful about watching a person claw their way back from their worst self, especially when the narrative refuses to make it easy.
Top 22 Teen-Rated Redemption Arc Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with redemption arc and rated Teen And Up.
Don't Mess With the Best (+DLC)
by l_OmegaInfinity_l
Security Breach Fic - This was getting ridiculous. Five animatronics in the Pizzaplex, and not one of them could catch a single child? Roxanne was going to lose it if something didn't change quickly. Luckily, she just managed to find him. Perfect!Wait, why is he already running? Why is he bleeding?
Trust Me
by ChicoFeels
Hashtag yearns to connect more with Starscream and she can't stand at how the world doesn't want to give him a second chance. She also wishes he wasn't so hostile towards the world. Her solution? To welcome Starscream into the Malto family as a new uncle and shower him with the love and support he n
Last Hope
by TheWasp1995
Immediately after the fall of Ben Solo, Luke Skywalker has exiled himself to the planet of Ahch-To to live out the rest of his days in shame and to end the Jedi once and for all. But when offered a chance to undo all of the horrible events of the past, Luke takes it and embarks on one last hero's jo
tell the world (i'm coming home)
by revanchxst (BadWolfGirl01)
“Ahsoka,” Vader says. “Anakin,” his wonderful, brilliant, amazing padawan whispers, pushing herself to her feet with all the grace he’d taught her (and she’d always had within her), and then: “Come home.” [or: in the Sith Temple on Malachor, Vader makes a choice]
Spun back to Hallownest
by Draco_1850
After defeating Grand Mother Silk, Hornet, Lace, and Ghost are sent back to Hallownest, just before the Hollow Knight is sealed. But what awaits those who now bear the mark of the primal source of Silk—and possess far too much knowledge about the world?
Ancient Memories
by Enmadokairos
In a world where Quirks define heroes, Izuku Midoriya discovers something that shouldn’t exist. An old deck of cards.A forgotten game.A power the modern world has erased from memory. Unseen by the heroes of today, darkness stirs beneath the city.This is a story about forgotten power, impossible choi
Shinjiro "Kelly" Aragaki
by LaughingCossack
Written by me, Beta read by @MazeOfmyDesign, https://www.tumblr.com/maze-of-my-designNew chapters out when they're ready.Shinjiro Aragaki dies in 2009, unknown to himself he holds the same potential that his leader had. He then is given a second chance to realise said potential and to learn to live
As you were, as you've always been.
by Keeperofate
It's been nearly ten years since Ryou Bakura last wore the Millennium Ring, and time has done nothing to quell his ache for answers. Working and studying in egypt, he starts finding himself pulled towards an artifact found at the dig site near Kul Elna, and what he thought were nightmares soon revea
Change Your Way
by WritingIsMyCoffee
In which P5R's secret semester also affected the lives of other persona users, and Goro Akechi (unwillingly) becomes responsible for fixing Takuto Maruki's mess. Featuring Junpei Iori (Ace Detective), and Naoto Shirogane (actual detective). [A rewrite of Untitled Goro Akechi Redemption Fic ]
Miraculous Tales
by dankle_meme_boi
Miraculous rewrite but MY miraculous rewrite. Will tag characters as they appear. Also, the og series is so mean to Chat so now he's a PROPER main character instead of just Marinette's love interest and Ladybug's partner. Also gay. Everyone is gay. At least a little.
A Life Not Programmed
by LordRioichi
Waking in a world that left her behind, Galatea finds Hamilton dead, Cadmus gone, and the war she was built for long over. Haunted by her past and unsure of her future, she's offered a second chance aboard the Watchtower. As she rebuilds herself piece by piece, one unexpected speedster may be the ke
Only way is Up
by Ivrey_SHows
The downfall of the Korblox Administration had come and gone. Scientists and soldiers and the like who committed atrocities behind closed doors were trailed and put behind bars to rot for their crimes. Except Subspace.Through bribery and good behaviour and a god-sent of a lawyer, he managed to be
Harry Potter and the Others Who Lived
by thegrindylowdown
The war is over, but Hogwarts isn’t the same and neither are the people returning for their eighth year. I told Ron and Harry that just because the war is over doesn’t mean everything will go back to normal. As it turns out, that was rather optimistic. Harry is not okay. Ginny is determined to estab
Era of Vision
by Zarvasace
Koume and Kotake lift the spell above their heads and anoint him Future King, the One to See All Things, Warrior of the Gerudo. Something flashes at the height of the spell. In a place beyond reckoning, the empty Triforce gleams. It Sees.---Original Legend: a Ganondorf and Link not connected to any
Villain redemption
by Zeroonethenotsoaveragehyperfixatedfan
Be excited :) This is my biggest project jet ! (Please read info first if you’re not interested in the fanfic yet and think about just swiping away! Please 🙏🏻)
Phoenix Fire, Chemical Burn
by Eclipsed_Cosmos
While dealing with complicated feelings towards his best friend's cousin, Jimmy is approached by Lex Luthor, who offers him an alluring business opportunity. He wants Jimmy to work with him, and in exchange, Lex will stop pursuing violence against Superman while the deal is active. As well as inside
One friendgroup with ALOT of groupchats
by Might_DropDead
Groupchats with the akuma class / miracuclass, heroes and alot more!(timeline: around season 4) Im hoping this will become one long fic including:- Lila take down- Identity reveals- Hawkmoth/shadowmoth/monarch take down- And much more fun! WIP
Waves Beat on Old Machines
by Copy_of_a_D3m0n
Lonnie, Rogelio, and Kyle bring Imp to the refuge camp on beast island to reunite him with his maker: Hordak, who battles more and more ghosts from his past as his memories return. The three ex-soldiers plan on holding him accountable for his wrongdoings to the child, perhaps for his wrongdoings to
Dark Witch
by SilentWolfSinger
It has been 1,300 years since the Pevensies vanished from Narnia. The Golden Age is long gone, and the land now suffers beneath the cruel rule of the Telmarines. For three centuries, Eirlys has led a hidden resistance from the shadows of the Shuddering Woods, becoming a legend feared by her enemies
Dragon Ball Odyssey: Heritage of the Saiyans
by Scorpion_dude
Ever been curious to relive the story of DBZ but with more relevant side cast? You might be in the right place, embark on a journey with me on this passion project as we relive through the legacy defying world of Dragon Ball with familliar but reinterpreted story beats. Hopefully this fanfic will co
神子は二度、姿を現す | The Divine Child Appears Twice
by Etano_ol
Summoned from another world as a Divine Child blessed with miraculous healing powers, he spent six months imprisoned inside the royal palace—revered as sacred, treated as property.Rather than surrender the rest of his life, he chose death.He expected oblivion.Instead, he was reborn in the very same
Tokyo Ghoul: Snow Blind
by LordoftheStories
Bi-Han, also known as Sub Zero, has long served the Lin Kuei as their most dangerous assassin. Ever since his childhood, he's served them without question nor contemplated his own morality. That was until his mission to recover Shinnok's amulet and his encounter with Sareena that caused him to look
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This list of 22teen-rated Redemption Arc fanfics spans 4,202,850 total words. Kudos range from 3 on the newest entries to 8,635 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (22 of 22 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Redemption · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Post-Canon · Canon-Typical Violence · Angst.
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