Best Teen-Rated Trauma Recovery Fanfics
The 17 most-loved teen-rated 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.
Top 17 Teen-Rated Trauma Recovery Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with trauma recovery and rated Teen And Up.
2am Knows All Secrets [original]
by Unbreakable_Red_Riot
… It wasn’t that he was annoyed.Okay, maybe he was a little annoyed, but that was just the lack of sleep talking. Because a certain explosive punk thought it was a good idea to test the flammability of his sheets at 2 in the morning. Every single morning.(In which Bakugou's quirk wakes Kirishima up,
Reach out for you (break these walls)
by Paladin-Pile (UserFromPluto)
Keith is trying to make himself smaller, to bury his head deeper in his knees, and Lance’s heart freezes in his chest. Anger dissipating like an exploded firework, Lance lets his hand fall limply to his side, mind blurring with static. When he tries to speak, nothing comes out but a choked noise, so
birds fly in every direction
by distracted_dragon
Tim Drake lives a perfectly good life. During the day, he's a freshman at Gotham Academy. At night, he surveils criminal activity and sends detailed analyses to Commissioner Gordon. If he's lucky, he might even get a photo of a Bat or two. He even writes increasingly popular LinkedIn articles about
a locket of self desire
by lightning_anon
Tommy has fucked up. Look he knows he has. He pushed people away, took his brother's meds, and caused his other brother to have a meltdown. He's done some bad things. But that's in the past and he's doing better. He's made his amends and worked on his self worth. Just because he's fucked up in the p
Under Review
by esh
Shane doesn’t realize he’s braced for silent eyes until he feels the absence of it — the weight of teammates immediately finding him and going quiet, waiting for him to fuck up, to say the wrong thing, to exist wrong. He expects the chatter of a room to drop when he enters and its disconcerting to f
The Sensible Thing To Do
by lovelysandlonelys
Midoriya Izuku realized that he could never become a hero.Alternatively: if Izuku took Bakugou’s advice but didn't succeed.
Go back
by Nyala47563746
Love and pain are two sides of the same coin, but opposite nonetheless.When Bakugou Katsuki was nine, his mother was diagnosed with mental illnesses.Before she got sick she was his mom. She would cook breakfast and dinner and she would do all the chores with a small smile on her face and a tired loo
Every Night the Longest Day
by ashtreelane
Honestly? None of them take mystic as seriously as they should. Sure they respect it and are fascinated by it (excluding Donnie), but none of them really considered the dangers that it may hold for the four of them.A fight with a mystic user is going to change that forever.____________________Leo is
Guitar Strings and Keyrings are What it Takes to Build a Home
by Anonymous
Techno was adopted by Phil when he was 12 years old. He'd been enjoying his morning before Phil came to him asking if he would mind them taking in another kid. Against his better judgement, Techno agrees and ends up with two new foster brothers who he was determined to not get attached to, no matter
2am Knows All Secrets [[REVISION]]
by Unbreakable_Red_Riot
... It wasn't that he was annoyed.Okay, maybe he was a bit annoyed, but that was just the lack of sleep talking. Because a certain explosive punk thought it was a good idea to test the flammability of his sheets at two in the morning. Every single morning.In which Bakugou's quirk wakes Kirishima up,
don't forget (all you gotta do is call)
by carolinaa
Aizawa's seen signs of something wrong for a long time. It takes a student's direct words to put change into motion.
3:16
by partingxshot
The knife pushes thin along Dick’s carotid artery, cupping the indent between neck and jawline—forcing him to angle his chin. The metal is warm, pulled with execution speed from under Damian’s pillow.“Okay,” Dick says quietly, tracking the intricacies of his own heartbeat—counting the space between
The Wire Mother
by nopaintjustpain
I lived with this hunger long before the Hail Mary. This is nothing new. I’m fine. Right up until Rocky asks another question. “When last time you touch other human person skin, question?” Oh. Oh no. “When I… a few days after I first woke up here.” Rocky starts to relax for a split second, but then
i don't wanna feel better
by Cypherr
But he had been a child. A wide-eyed kid with no other perception of the world. Maybe it had been better that way. Maybe it hadn't. Tommy didn't know. Maybe he never would. It hadn't been perfect– damn far from it– but it had been home. And, despite how that definition has morphed over the years, i
Post-Hoc
by Trixree
Master Jinn says, “I’d like you to start with a reflection. A written report. In order to grow, one must first confront one’s past mistakes. This is what I’d like you to do, Obi-Wan.” Obi-Wan swallows down the overwhelming urge to laugh. There’s a part of him, a part of him that has adopted Nield’s
Halcyon Days
by Rand0mSmil3z
The story of FF7 if Zack lived.Shortly after being ambushed outside of Midgar, Zack and Cloud were separated: Zack remained under Turk care, while Cloud - confused from mako poisoning - went missing somewhere on the streets of Midgar. Now Zack has to somehow find his best friend before Shinra and Ho
Neon Instincts
by inquisitor_larue
Vox never expected to raise a hybrid baby alone, especially not after Valentino walked out without looking back. Now it is just him, Velvette, and Vax, a tiny glowing miracle who feels every heartbeat and every shift in the room. Vax responds to fear with soft pulses of light, tiny chirps, and insti
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About This List
This list of 17teen-rated Trauma Recovery fanfics spans 1,244,933 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 33,941 on the most established. Nearly all (82%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (17 of 17 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Hurt/Comfort · Trauma Recovery · Implied/Referenced Child Abuse · Slow Burn · Fluff.
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