Best Mature Slice of Life Fanfics
The 25 most-loved mature slice of life fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. After canons full of apocalypse, readers crave proof their favorites get to simply exist; these fics are rest stops, and for many people comfort reading at its purest.
Top 25 Mature Slice of Life Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with slice of life and rated Mature.
Chaos for the Fly
by LaylaJeffany
“Wednesday, you are so new to love’s torturous sting. It simply takes time to get used to the poison, my darling. You have to build up a tolerance for it. Then – you’ll start to wonder how you ever lived without it.” Enid accidentally summons a malevolent spirit in an attempt to communicate with he
Yesterday is Tomorrow (everything is connected)
by IAM_Kneazle (twicethet)
James Potter went five years at Hogwarts without realizing Lily had a little sister. Hermione would have preferred it if he never realized she existed. Now she's stuck, in Potter's circle of awareness, and maintaining the timeline. Not like he makes it easy, or something. April 2026. Now complete.
A Body of Water and Bones
by littlestcactus
"It was a good distinction to make. I wasn't Bella, but for the time being, I could be Isabella." Because time marches on and waking up as Bella Swan is unfortunate, but it's not the end of the world. Only the end of her's.Links for music playlists and story translations available in the series note
Détraquée
by Hystaracal
"All her growth was the conveying of a corpse of hope." (From 'The Rainbow', D.H. Lawrence)This is a story about coming into one's own, a meditation on the twilight of girlhood and the violence of crash-landing into womanhood. Follow Hermione as she navigates through the quagmire: Saving the world,
Wrong Number
by Dangit
Tumblr Prompt:I sent a selfie of myself in the tub to the wrong person and you responded back with another selfie. Holy shit, you're hot.
Catch the Stars
by ryerim (orphan_account)
When Mingyu’s doctor advices him to take a break from everything due to his insomnia, he defers the next semester at university and packs his things to visit his grandmother in a small village far away from the rush of the city.Once there, he meets Wonwoo, and quickly realizes that sleepless nights
Pieces of Always
by Bre
Life continues after Forever is Composed of Nows.Ongoing non-linear collection of family moments for the Queens. You do not need to have read FiCoN to enjoy this, but it will spoil the end.
New Boii™
by ashtin
tldr tags: everyone falls in love with the cute new boy, felix (and he falls for all of them, too). it's chill tho bc they're all in open relationships with each other. main felix ship in tags.main side pairs: minho/jisung, hyunjin/taejoon (original character), seungmin/jeongin, chan is in a complic
Had we but world enough, and time
by anditwasstinky (thewicked)
It all starts when Makoto drowns.
One Year on Probation
by FlOrangey
Akira Kurusu was a sixteen-year-old boy arrested for a crime he did not commit. Convicted of assaulting a man, expelled from his school, and put on probation, he must attend Shujin Academy in the city Shibuya for one year. If he makes it through his probation, he has the chance of having his record
The Formula of Love
by ErenEnthusiast
Eren Yeager has been racing his whole life. Now, as a Ferrari Academy driver and the reigning Formula 3 champion, he's in the middle of his Formula 2 season while starting his senior year of high school in a new town. Mikasa Ackerman has her own life, her own friends, and a reputation that follows h
Provocative Little Moments in Time
by OnigiriCat4Ever
A compilation of spicier oneshot pieces about (mostly) Tohru and Kyo and occasional other characters, set after the Curse breaks and going forward.Most recent entry:Chapter 75: Releasing tension - (Tohru and Kyo, April, one month after graduation). Posted 6/26/26.-New jobs, and new lives, can be str
The Meaning in a Stagnant Life
by Vinophidian
Caine finds happiness while living with his favourite humans as they are finally starting to forgive him but he still feels guilty for everything he’s done to them and wants to reverse the abstractions. However, this has unforeseen consequences.
Snapshot Tales
by KivaEmber
Collection of drabbles, oneshots or AU ideas or fic ideas that never get fully written out. Prompts are open!
My Hero Leveling
by YagamiFanfiction
We all know how the story started. Izuku Midoriya was born Quirkless, but became the inheritor of One for All after All Might saw in him the potential to become the greatest hero the world had ever known. But in this version of My Hero Academia, the world was not only plagued by the rise of supervil
Chainsaw Man: Days of Chains and Roses
by BSH37
Taking place in an alternate timeline after the end of Part 1, Denji is now older and Nayuta just turned sixteen. Denji must come to terms with his past and figure out what a future in which Nayuta no longer needs him might look like. But the past is not a foreign land and even after all these years
La vie au Château
by FrenchUnicorn
People rushed to take a peek at them. Admire the beauty and the beast who were now in charge of the country. The beast was half insect and half human, its iridescent limbs seemed even more precious than ivory. His skin seemed human at first glance, but if you leaned in a little, it looked like the s
爱像海 (love is like the sea)
by manofbeskar
"What Mihawk and I have is real, and we love our family." Mihawk and Shanks must face challenges in their family as an engaged couple. As Uta becomes more ambitious and Seraphim grows ever distant, they must fight the tide and keep the kids' heads above water.
Don't Want To Be Friends
by Kiwimoogle
Kaiba allowed Jonouchi to stay the night in his hotel suite after a tournament so Jonouchi could avoid having to return to an ex. He even gave Jonouchi his number for some reason. And for some reason, Jonouchi chose to attempt a friendship he never thought possible, not realizing when it turned into
My Night with the King of Thieves
by heartboundhex
"No running away this time." Ganondorf drawled, leaning his head closer to the boy. Link swallowed, throat tight, summoning the courage to say something—anything—in reply. But words were failing him; he thought for sure his heart would leap out of his chest. "I wondered how long it would take before
Can't Smile Like You Mean It When You're Tongue Tied
by Sockhead_42
"Accept loss forever, you say?" Hiccup mumbled to himself. Jim heard him anyway."It's the only way, I fear." He nodded sagely.Between smoking in parking lots, late night gas station runs, and long car drives, grief shows its true form time and time again because what is it if not love persevering?
What You Do Isn't Love
by kirbywarriors
Loona never experienced a romantic relationship before apart from having crushes that never went anywhere. When Loona meets a goth-punk hellhound named Venom, however, they take a liking to one another and it blossoms into romance. Loona is thrilled to be experiencing her first relationship. However
Not The Best, But Not The Worst
by thatbitch11
Arthur has now established himself in both his new country, as well as raising both his daughter and his partner’s son as a ragtag family…of sorts. Follow along as he and his daughter grow up together, with interesting results as she starts school.
Opening the Door
by Yosakazure
Sora and Riku saved the worlds from the Ancient Darknesses and paid the ultimate sacrifice as was foretold. But their journey still isn't over. While they're traversing the Sleeping Realm, their son, Hoku, is stuck with the task of finding a way to bring them back. But strangely, he seems to be the
KBDN : Today is shit. Tomorrow will be worse.
by Masakuterarr
An angst slice of Life Fanfiction of Leon's life as the Galar AND world champ.And how he managed to push through it. Or, well, maybe he doesn’t.We’ll see. /General warning; this fanfiction will turn very dark the more we go into this, so please read the trigger warnings for each chapter! (INFO: Th
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About This List
This list of 25mature Slice of Life fanfics spans 5,895,252 total words. Kudos range from 42 on the newest entries to 16,686 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (25 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Slice of Life · Angst · Romance · Friendship · Fluff.
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