Best Long Unrequited Love Fanfics
Unrequited Love fanfics from 50k to 100k words — full novel length with room for slow development. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 12 Long Unrequited Love Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with unrequited love and falls in the 50,000–100,000 words range.
you took my heart (i was sleeping)
by lameparties
It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement. Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold. or Seven nights in which Mike and Will
Deku Enchanted
by s_the_queen
Just like every other day, Izuku mumbled up a storm and about fifteen minutes later (a drastic increase from the measly three minutes he would have gotten in their first year), Katsuki turned to him and snapped. "Shut the fuck up nerd! I can barely hear myself think!"And Izuku's jaw practically seal
(do you take this jerk to be) your one and only
by jatersade
Under the leadership of Fire Lord Iroh, the Fire Nation has made every attempt to restore peace and make amends for the harm they inflicted during the Seventy-Year War. Their newest proposal is a literal proposal: a marriage to unite the Fire Nation and the Water Tribes. The Fire Nation offers Princ
[Rewrite] On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog
by threecrossings
In an astounding display of bad decision-making and blatant stupidity from both parties, Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk catfish each other in a MMORPG.
It's Okay Because It's You
by suffocatingspring
Katsuki’s first encounter with his own hanahaki came right at the end of their 2nd year at UA, and as he stands over the ceramic sink, he thinks "Of course the petals are green. What else could they have fucking been."Green, like his hair. Green, like his eyes. That shitty ner-"Kacchan?" The devil i
Coming Home
by nottheweirdest
Shadow's life has been full of mistakes, some worse than others, but admitting his unrequited feelings to Sonic tops the list. He's spent the better part of a decade ruminating on his regret and hiding from feelings he couldn't bear to face. He never thought he'd see Sonic again, and he told himself
What We Can't Have
by nightshiftblues
James Madison is happily married and George Washington is, well, George Washington. Jefferson and Hamilton, having long since accepted they will never be satisfied, decide to take the edge off with some good old fashioned hate sex.It works well enough until it doesn’t.
The unrequited
by Sukuna_ryomen21
" n...no,no" he shutters.Kaiser narrow his eyes. " Come on. You can lie better than that.Now, Why are you crying?"His grip on him tightens, not letting him go. He takes a step closer to him. He can almost feel the heat is radiating from the others body. They are really close now."It's not important
Something To Gain
by Nonywastooshort
Ootori Medical decided it would be beneficial to merge with a pharmaceutical & medical tech company. The only issue being its to risky to do. Their only reasonable solution is the marry their youngest heirs of the company's to make their plan happen.Their children have to find their place in the wor
When the Party's Over
by Ilivebook
Here is what Donghyuck knows: Mark was the one constant he never had to question. Six years of proof sitting right there- in shared playlists and stupid arguments and the kind of comfort that stops feeling like a choice and starts feeling like gravity. Through the mess of it, the mundane of it, the
He Loves Me…Not?
by JAK25
Charlie Spring, 23, has been in love with his sisters best friend since he was five years old. The only downside is that Tori’s friend is straight…isn’t he?
Something Wicked
by cosmicstxrdust
Double, double, toil and troubleFire burn and cauldron bubbleDouble, double, toil and troubleSomething wicked this way comes In which Jessie Salvador grows up in the judgmental town of Hawkins, ostracized after being labeled unstable and marked by rumor. Drawn to the edges of trouble, she becomes
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About Unrequited Love
One character loves and the other doesn't — or can't, or won't, or never finds out. Some fics resolve the imbalance; the bravest ones don't, and let the loving character carry it, survive it, or finally set it down.
Almost everyone has wanted someone they couldn't have, and this trope turns that universal bruise into art — exquisite when it resolves, devastating when it doesn't.
Common scenarios: A best friend giving the toast at the wedding of the person they've loved for a decade, or a confession made safely to someone asleep.
About This List
This list of 12long Unrequited Love fanfics spans 763,247 total words. Kudos range from 25 on the newest entries to 199,108 on the most established. 67% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (6 of 12 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Unrequited Love · Slow Burn · Angst with a Happy Ending · Arranged Marriage · Misunderstandings.
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