Best Mature Time Loop Fanfics
The 8 most-loved mature time loop fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. 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.
Top 8 Mature Time Loop Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with time loop and rated Mature.
the lathe
by palmviolet
"This time, do it right. This time Eddie won’t bleed out in his arms, in anyone’s arms. This time, Steve will do it right."— or, steve relives the day they try to kill vecna over and over, and eddie just can't seem to stop dying. steve finds this totally unacceptable.
a lesson you should heed (try, try again)
by aloneintherain
Izuku doesn't know why the day keeps resetting. He doesn't know why he's trapped on campus, or why there's no phone reception, or why Aizawa and Shinsou keep losing their memories of the Saturdays they've already lived, while Izuku remains constantly, painfully aware. But he does know this: Aizawa a
next time, next time
by aworus
Over and over again, Aizawa Shouta is woken by the same alarm, at the same time, on the same day. The roof access door alarm is triggered. It is 7:56am. It is Saturday. And over and over again, Aizawa Shouta is just barely too late to stop Midoriya Izuku from stepping off of the ledge and splatterin
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
Once More, With Feeling
by beesandtoes
Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira— well, he'll get it next time for sure.
and you will find me, time after time
by janie_tangerine
in which Theon's given a chance to go back in time and fix his mistakes after taking Winterfell.It's not as easy as it looks like in the beginning.
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
Timeless FR
by Malfoy4ever
Draco Malefoy brise un Retourneur de Temps et commence à être projeté à différentes époques. Lorsqu’il découvre qu’il est marié à Hermione dans le futur, il est horrifié et fait tout son possible pour empêcher que cela n’arrive. Pendant ce temps, son futur lui revient dans le passé pour séduire Herm
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About This List
This list of 8mature Time Loop fanfics spans 939,614 total words. Kudos range from 6 on the newest entries to 15,511 on the most established. Nearly all (88%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Mature (8 of 8 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Time Loop · Angst · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Temporary Character Death · Groundhog Day.
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