Top 12 Epic Time Loop Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with time loop and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
better luck next time
by nauticalwarrior
As he falls, he lets himself think about it. He lets himself think that if he wakes up, if things go back again, it means that he does have a quirk. It means he really can take a swan dive off a roof and hope for better luck in his next life. It means that all along, he’s been useless and worthless
to memory now I can't recall
by Etharei
While on a mission storming a HYDRA facility, James Buchanan Barnes touches one of the many strange alien devices collected by the Red Skull. He does this, in fact, twice— in the past, and in the future. Next thing he knows, Bucky Barnes is opening his eyes in the 21st century, which is full of grea
on temporizing
by LuckyMagicBelle
Tommy and Dream are trapped in a time loop.What do they do? Mess with everyone else, of course. русский translation by kuwwizz here!
Oh Alice, There's no Reflection in the Looking Glass.
by intothefrisson
What do you mean?” Ryuji tilted his head.“It’s called Just Die. It reduces the SP needed for Insta kill skills like Mudoon or 'Please Die for Me' to zero.”Ryuji and Ann blinked and blinked again trying to figure out what Morgana is trying to say. He watched as the gears churn in their head and they
All Mimsy Were the Borogroves
by MoonWitch96
Melara Hetherspoon, or well, Melara Lannister, is Mad. But well, you would be too if you had the power of time-loops and memories of another life kicking it in your head.
Say Goodbye to Yesterday
by melonbutterfly
The day after the invasion Tony wakes up and his tower is intact again; everything is exactly the way it was before this whole mess went down. It doesn’t take him long to catch up but he can’t figure out why he’s in a time loop – so he does what anyone would: fuck things up while trying to find a wa
Reaching
by kokichiouma
Even if that hand reaches out to him, Ouma won't pull it, or let himself be pulled. A helping hand is useless if the person being helped spurns it. The loop continues again.
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa
by reedroad
Kaneki Ken dies at the hand of Arima Kishou. Everything should have ended. Instead, Kaneki wakes up in a hospital bed fresh out of the surgery that made him a ghoul.
asura's penance.
by asteriacrows
incessantly, on and on, without pause. waking, disintegrating, over and over, endlessly. he was weary, now. the cycle of karma had branded itself into his skin, blazing cold, frigid fire. he was like a spider caught in its own web, like a snake biting its own tail, helpless to be devoured by himself
定局（A Possible Past）
by miaoxiaozhui
逆行了，但没有完全逆行。拯救了，但没有完全拯救。重组了，但没有完全重组。完结了，但没有完全完结。注：大量私设，ooc，雷，慎
Equanimity
by dkspeace
(n) evenness of mind, especially under stress. Eva Stratt relives Project Hail Mary eight times.
Stargate:Spartan Siege
by Johnnieboy11
After the battle on Mantle's Approach, the Chief finds himself, alongside a non-rampant Cortana, helping the Humans of a galaxy similar, yet different to his own, battle their enemies, while exploring the countless worlds tied together by a network of ancient portals and uncovering the mysteries sur
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About Time Loop
A character repeats the same day, battle, or death over and over until they figure out how to break the cycle. Loops can be comedic, romantic — infinite chances to perfect a confession — or quietly horrifying as the repetitions grind a character down.
The loop is a pressure cooker for character study: infinite retries strip away pretense, and readers love tracking what changes and what the looper finally understands.
Common scenarios: A hero reliving the day their friend dies until they find the version where everyone lives, or two characters stuck in the same loop discovering it only on iteration forty.
About This List
This list of 12epic Time Loop fanfics spans 2,932,542 total words. Kudos range from 168 on the newest entries to 23,653 on the most established. 42% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (5 of 12 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Time Loop · Time Travel · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Time Travel Fix-It · Angst.
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