Best Mature Royalty AU Fanfics
The 17 most-loved mature royalty au fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. The fantasy of royal romance, the drama of court politics, and the appeal of luxury and power dynamics.
Top 17 Mature Royalty AU Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with royalty au and rated Mature.
Of Emeralds and Trumpeter Swans
by AuroraRose2081
Elphaba—only ward to Oz the Great and Terrible—is used to loneliness. She likes her solitude. That is until Galinda Upland is suddenly dragged into her life, turning her once lonely world completely on its head.
Gravity
by Fahye
His Grace the Archduke Yuri Plisetsky wins the Ballistic Grand Tournament in his debut year, at the age of fifteen.Things go downhill from there.
A Novel Guide to Courtship and Counterfeiting
by shadesofwinter
Jester has a heart to win. When a prank goes wrong, the Myriad princess finds herself horns-deep in the syndicate's debt. As payment, she vows to charm a son of the Plank King and secure an alliance with Darktow—and just maybe, she'll get to meet her estranged mother. One problem: She’s never known
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
Bonds of Iron, Bands of Gold
by isawsevenbirds
When Prince Yuuri of Hasetsu is captured by the Petersburgian Empire, he must adapt to a harsh new life as the prisoner of his political enemy. But it quickly becomes apparent that Prince Victor is not the man he expected.
Carry the Cross of My Shame
by RebelPaisley
George was doing his best. He’d fallen into a coma while their empire was in the middle of a war and woken to find that said war was over, the bearer that he’d thought was a peacekeeper had been kidnapped, his father was dead, and one of his closest friends had gone feral. Now he’s neck deep in nob
Shadow Beyond Dawn
by artemisia_HQ
In the shattered aftermath of the Tethering Ceremony, the divine soulbond joining Hinata Shouyou to Crown Prince Kageyama Tobio has been severed, leaving two halves of a shattered whole to wander separate deserts of grief. Returned to Dawnspire with an aura fading toward shadow, Hinata discovers th
Of Silk, Snow, and Sacrifice
by Mimi (thatanonwriter)
But the aurora burned on with magnificent indifference, rippling its curtains of green and violet and pale-white fire across the sky above the northernmost capital in the known world, illuminating the palace towers in colors no painter had ever perfectly captured and no poet had ever precisely named
A pacifists dilemma
by ThePentigramPlots
John Gillmen, your childhood friend, a ruthless general, the bane of your existence. And now, your husband.
The Seven Seas Can't Get Me Away From You (Derogatory)
by ImpishDelightz
Being on the seas was Renji's way of coping with his unsolved problems and traumas. All he wanted was to travel and explore, not babysit some dumbass noble who's apparently trying to save his sister from an assassination plot or something... he will admit that he's got a nice ass though.
He Wasn’t Supposed to Be There
by encajitos
The prince passed away before the wedding ceremony. But the alliance couldn't die with him.To prevent the collapse of a kingdom already weakened by the final war, the court resorts to an extreme measure: preserve the alliance at all costs — even if it means replacing the deceased groom with someone
Tooru and Hajime: Annotated Edition
by riverdaze
When a marriage offer from the powerful Seijoh landed at the small kingdom of Kitagawa's walls, it was too tempting, and perhaps dangerous, for the Iwaizumis to refuse. Upon arrival, the alpha Prince Hajime found Seijoh as grand as he imagined, and his new husband and potential mate, the omega Princ
Muzio Gambit
by Rockthewriter
~In chess, the king can move one space at a time. But queens are free to go wherever they like~ Matthew Bonnefoy-Kirkland, one of the two current princes of the sun kingdom. The two omega princes. Their kingdoms council decided they couldn't let an omega take the crown. So as his father and mother p
(un)necessary
by moonfrostrn
Infertility turned Jaeyun into a problem his family no longer wanted to deal with. Their solution was simple: marry him off to the crown prince of a neighboring kingdom. Jaeyun doesn't know why they agreed to take him in. He doesn't know what his future husband wants from him. And he certainly doesn
Happily Ever After
by ot7mikrokosm
After learning of a secret society that has been behind every attack on Jimin and his friends since Jimin first arrived in Bangtan, Jimin and his friends are determined to dismantle it and finally bring peace to the kingdom. Based on a Choices Story
Project Moonchild
by Lilith_Rose
The royal family of the post apocalyptic Neo planet — the children of the sun — live in constant fear of an uprising, leading to the creation of Project moonchild. When the rebels start getting closer, Prince Haechan is forced to train the perfect clone that will replace him for his protection. But
Bloody Revenge
by FoggyPollinator
Going on a blind date with a possible Decepticon wasn’t what Princess Windblade expected to happen that solar cycle.
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About This List
This list of 17mature Royalty AU fanfics spans 862,552 total words. Kudos range from 5 on the newest entries to 6,878 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (17 of 17 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Royalty · Arranged Marriage · Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics · Alternate Universe - Fantasy · POV Multiple.
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