Best Long Second Chances Fanfics
Second Chances fanfics from 50k to 100k words — full novel length with room for slow development. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 8 Long Second Chances Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with second chances and falls in the 50,000–100,000 words range.
death and taxes (and shane hollander)
by fingersfallingupwards
There was a time when Ilya believed Scott Hunter's coming out would revolutionize hockey forever— but for every step forward came two steps back.When Shane and Ilya meet again late in life, can they make their second chance work? OR: Old Man Hollanov Yaoi.
Second Chances
by TylerReed
Ilya Rozanov's life takes an unexpected turn when a deadly plane crash in 2021 takes his life, right after a fight with his long-time partner, Shane Hollander. Though instead of the afterlife, Ilya is sent back to December 2008, just before his NHL career began, on the very day that he first met Sh
think twice (and come back for a third time)
by lipsticktraces
Shane is heavier than he used to be; his weight bears down on Ilya in a new way. He’s put on pounds of muscle since Ilya last touched him like this. Ilya flattens his palms, skims them under Shane’s undershirt, feels the flat solidity of his abs, the bulk of his lats, the swell of his chest. It’s th
Until I Found You
by usuallysunny
Penelope’s son is four years old when he develops his first crush.She can’t exactly blame him.When she meets the girl’s daddy, she falls a little in love too.
Secret Love Song
by usuallysunny
The night before Penelope marries Lord Debling, Colin leaves Mayfair, shutting his family and the world out.Five long and silent years later, Violet's sudden illness brings him home... back to London and the woman who never stopped loving him.
Returning To You
by ArdentCastle
It's a regular Friday for Colin Bridgerton. When a knock at his door changes everything. ‘My name is Agatha Featherington. I have reason to believe you are my father.’
Duplicity
by herwords_andvisions
When Aslan presented Lady Elena Valens Argoz with the opportunity to leave Narnia she never guessed that she would meet King Edmund, the Just in her new world.Except in London he is just Corporal Edmund Pevensie with the King's Army, who has no idea who "Helena Valens" truly is and what she knows ab
Interlinked Destinies - Giyushino
by Watabug
Tomioka Giyuu once believed his fate was merely to survive and carry the pain of those who had fallen. However, standing before the divine, he was granted a chance to return to the past to save his loved ones and rewrite their cruel destinies.The condition was to accept the thread of fate of a stran
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About Second Chances
Former lovers or missed connections get another opportunity at romance. Past mistakes are confronted and love gets a chance to bloom again.
The hope of redemption, the maturity that comes with experience, and the satisfaction of love finally working out.
Common scenarios: High school sweethearts reuniting, divorced couples reconciling, missed timing finally aligning.
About This List
This list of 8long Second Chances fanfics spans 540,061 total words. Kudos range from 22 on the newest entries to 12,647 on the most established. 50% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (4 of 8 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Second Chances · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Time Travel · Angst with a Happy Ending.
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