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Best Explicit Trauma Recovery Fanfics

The 7 most-loved explicit trauma recovery fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. Canon breaks characters and cuts to the next season; these fics stay in the aftermath, and many readers find their own experiences honored in that patience.

Trauma Recovery 7 fics Explicit

Top 7 Explicit Trauma Recovery Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with trauma recovery and rated Explicit.

1

The Good War

by inwardtransience

Despite her best efforts, Elizabeth Potter is repeatedly drawn into situations she wants absolutely nothing to do with. People just refuse to leave her the hell alone.

6,635 kudos 2,806,346 words 183/? chapters Explicit
2

Graceless Heart

by shushu_yaoi_lj

Harry is lost and broken after the war. He has gone to countless funerals, broken up with Ginny, moved back into Grimmauld Place—which feels darker and dirtier than ever before despite how much he tries to fix it. He feels lonely and desperate, but he won’t ask for help, and he still can’t cry.When

5,197 kudos 132,132 words 12/12 chapters Explicit Complete
3

To Repair with Gold

by kuki

After everything they went through, no one was really sure they could recover. Some days it seems completely impossible, but for it's easier when they're together. With no small amount of effort, everyone affected by what the Galra had done learns how to live their lives.The aftermath of and healing

262 kudos 85,332 words 50/? chapters Explicit
4

At The Beach

by NattyFight

Eddie cannot tell you why, except that sometimes his body makes a choice before his brain has caught up. He is at the third teller window before he has even examined the move, and then he looks up and sees her. He gets a handful of seconds where she does not know she is being watched. Something in h

73 kudos 69,838 words 26/29 chapters Explicit
5

I'll Be Waiting, Come Find Me

by DessaRain

Mahana lets out an inhuman wail of distress. Rashed catches her in his arms as her legs give out. Confusion swirls in Cyno’s sunset eyes. “What happened?” He demands. His tone is quiet and low, but the three parents hear him nonetheless. Rashed is stroking his mate’s hair when he looks up at Cyno. T

16 kudos 9,314 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
6

Cadendo nella fossa

by Lyrien_17

Thriller bark li unisce.Whole cake li separa.Wano li ricuce.Osore lo distrugge.L'All Blue vi risana. Cadiamo nella fossa, ma troviamo il modo di risalire.

12 kudos 13,611 words 10/20 chapters Explicit
7

The One That Soothed the Flame

by LunaScrolls

Now Dammon has fixed her engine Karlach can finally touch the woman she loves. But she has to learn how to let herself be touched back.

7 kudos 7,140 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete

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About This List

69,838
median words
43%
complete
6,635
top kudos
~4.7 hours
median read time

This list of 7explicit Trauma Recovery fanfics spans 3,123,713 total words. Kudos range from 7 on the newest entries to 6,635 on the most established. 43% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (7 of 7 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Trauma Recovery · Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD · Angst with a Happy Ending.

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