Top 20 Epic Soulmates Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with soulmates and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
The Way You Used To Do
by edema_ruh
"We're really sorry," his father says, in a teary-eyed, wobbly way. "But your friend, Izuku, he's... He's gone, son."Katsuki can do nothing but blink up at them for moments that feel like an eternity, eyes darting between both his parents in obvious confusion, disbelief, and, more than anything, ind
survival is a talent
by ShanaStoryteller
In the middle of their second year, Draco and Harry discover they're soulmates and do their best to keep it a secret from everyone. Their best isn't perfect. ~“Are you trying to get killed, Potter?” Malfoy drawls, stalking forward. Quick as a serpent himself, he reaches out and grabs the snake just
Harry Potter and the Shadowed Light
by WritingbyAnnie
After the final battle Harry learns some unsettling truths about himself and those who he trusts the most. Forced to come to terms with the revelations, Harry decides to get even with those who've wronged him and embrace who he his by going back to when it all started.
Jambound
by Anonymous
The room is too bright.It’s quaint, in a nauseating sort of way. Polished floors glint from the gleaming honeycomb chandeliers overhead, make him squint. A few vases sprinkled here and there, filling the room with a sickeningly sweet scent – even a waffle-cone headrest framing the silken sheets of a
Written on the Heart
by who_la_hoop
Harry doesn’t mind that so many Slytherins from his year have returned to finish their NEWTs, really he doesn’t. It’s just – do they have to be so friendly? He’s not prejudiced, really he’s not. It’s just – they’ve got to be up to something, right? Unnerved by the attention he’s attracting from ever
The Debt of Time
by ShayaLonnie
When Hermione finds a way to bring Sirius back from the veil, her actions change the rest of the war. Little does she know her spell restoring him to life provokes magic she doesn't understand and sets her on a path that ends with a Time-Turner.
The Marks We Make
by WittyyName
Lance McClain constantly dreams of the day he'll finally meet his mysterious soulmate. They don't say much, if anything at all, but they leave him with gorgeous paintings temporarily tattooing his skin. It's not exactly the situation he hoped for, but when he feels the connection between them, he ca
His Darkest Devotion
by Lomonaaeren
Harry Potter has been hiding in plain sight all his life, since he carries the soul-mark of Minister Tom Riddle on his arm—and a fulfilled soul-bond will double both partners’ power. His parents and godfather are fugitives, members of the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry is a junior Ministry official
Worlds Beyond Death
by GeMerope
On the 2nd of May 1998, Britain was freed from its tyrant. Dozens fell in the fight for equality, justice and freedom. Dozens died in vain. For when technology triumphs over magic, Muggles attempt to wipe mages out, exactly as the Dark Lord had foretold.On the 4th of March 2007, Magical Britain ceas
A Garden Across Our Collarbone
by PittedPeaches
Red Son desperately wanted to ignore it. He wanted to hike up his sleeves and tug on his collar and wait the sixty to eighty years it would take to get such humiliation off his skin. There was, however, a problem.His soulmate was an artist.(Soulmate au where what you draw on your body will appear on
Borne of Caution
by VibeLordess
An irritated Pokemon might tell you to stop what you're doing. An irritated animal will probably just attack you. Pokemon, for all their power, would be open books and a breeze to care for to any competent animal handler on Earth. After a fiery death, a professional zookeeper who never outgrew Pokem
Vixere
by mitsuboo
Every constellation in the sky tells a story of someone's future. When one shares a star with another, their paths intertwine forevermore. There is no avoiding loving this person. They are soul mates, bound by destiny. In which the biggest threat to the Fatui happens to be Childe’s soulmate, and he
Mala fides
by capricious__capricorn
'Mala fides': bad faith, purpose to deceive or defraud - Merriam Webster dictionaryFor Harry Potter, the man-who-lived-twice, savior of the Wizarding World, and the ultimate golden boy, life was good. He had survived the war, had a job he loved, a good home, and wonderful friends; the future seemed
Five Hearts To Make Him Whole
by Squirrel_of_Mibu
In a last-ditch effort to save the planet, Cloud is hurled into another dimension. One where the link between him and god-complex Sephiroth will be broken. The only problem is, his cross-dimensional counterpart is the soulmate of the four strongest SOLDIERs in Midgar, that dimension’s Sephiroth incl
An Ever-Fixed Mark
by AMarguerite
One would think that having the name of one's soulmate appear on one's wrist on one's sixteenth birthday would make matrimony much less complicated. It mostly does not. And not at all for Miss Elizabeth Bennet of Longbourne. (A deconstruction of the "soulmate identifying mark" trope, using "Pride an
They say that true love hurts. Well, this could almost kill me.
by frenetic_core
In a world where you share in the pain of your soul mate, the Avatar's other half has it pretty rough.(Soulmate AU where they can feel each other’s physical and emotional pain to a degree.) Updates sporadically. Will cover Books 1-4.
War and Rain
by Yoonmincraze
Life is hell, and then you die.Minho's story is already written, his life spent longing for his fated mate and then death with a sword in his hand. He expects nothing else. This life's journey is nothing but a series of hits to his soul. It doesn't matter that he is the strongest or the fastest. He
M.C. Escher that's my favourite MC
by Unda
Dirk has a plan, when he's 18 he's going to take Dave and get him the fuck out of their terrible lives and start over. Until then being the barrier between Dave and Bro is his only job, his soulmate is just going to have to wait goddamnit. Dave has a plan, it involves getting internet famous and not
Wasting Your Love on Me
by peachybonsai
Giyu doesn’t know if he has a soulmate, but even so, he still loves to doodle all over his arms in the hopes maybe there’s someone on the other side. So when the silence is replaced by red ink and a sweet unfamiliar tingle, he can’t help but find himself falling in love with the stranger who’s suppo
all the time in the world
by isisUnbound
In a world where your soulmate’s name is written upon your left wrist, Tom Marvolo Riddle’s upbringing is very different. He chooses another path to immortality and greatness and embarks upon it, alone. Then, he meets a boy named Harry Potter and his life changes, gradually at first, then seemingly
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About Soulmates
Stories featuring soulmate mechanics - marks, strings of fate, first words, etc.
The romance of destiny - the idea that two people are cosmically meant for each other.
Common scenarios: Soulmate marks that match, seeing color when you meet your soulmate, feeling your soulmate's emotions.
About This List
This list of 20epic Soulmates fanfics spans 6,216,633 total words. Kudos range from 4,355 on the newest entries to 72,220 on the most established. 75% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (10 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Soulmates · Soulmate-Identifying Marks · Soulmates · Soul Bond · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence.
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