Best Mature Unrequited Love Fanfics
The 15 most-loved mature unrequited love fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. 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.
Top 15 Mature Unrequited Love Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with unrequited love and rated Mature.
Delivery Girl (DISCONTINUED)
by NeonDemise (RedVelvetDemise)
You just want to make your final delivery to the ghost town and then go home. You're literally just trying to do your job. So why are you being attacked by this ninja? Why is the ninja kind of cute? And why does he want to take you?
Blue Lock Prison Blues
by kaspbro
Isagi Yoichi is an innocent man. This is a fact he will stand by.But, as an innocent man locked away in the world's most high tech prison facility, where the quality of one's life is strictly dictated by a mysterious ranking system, Yoichi finds himself in a dire situation with no plausible way out.
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 it Takes To Pass a Bill
by Midnigtartist
The amount of work it takes to get a bill on the congress floor is appalling, even for someone as astute and persuasive as Alexander Hamilton. He only need as handful of signatures now, unfortunately, one of those happens to be Jefferson's. Hamilton had a feeling that getting it wouldn't be easy, bu
Painted Skies
by RainforestAkiie
After Armin Alert's death, he found himself flooded with memories from his various past lives, including moments where both Eren and Mikasa had abandoned him. These memories were etched deeply in his mind, particularly the pain of being broken by them and Eren's decision to destroy the world.Upon wa
Alone Together
by AgentGrey
Season 3 rewrite. The only major change is that Buffy and Faith meet in LA at the start of the season. Some other tweaks along the way to fix things that irk me, but otherwise sticking to canon except for where the altered relationship between Buffy and Faith changes things. This will be part of
Catch and Release
by fackentd
The famed Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro, Demon of the East Blue and future World's Greatest Swordsman is cleaning the East Blue of pirates one at a time. There is just one new bounty, Monkey D. Luffy, that seems to keep eluding him, but that won't stop him from saving the waiter from the Straw Hat Pira
bite the hand
by morningbliss
Stiles had always known there was something off about Carson’s family. It wasn’t subtle. The sudden move to Beacon Hills. The way her dad disappeared in the middle of the night without explanation. The job he never talked about. Her mom’s “illness,” always described in vague, unfinished sentences, l
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
Liquid Fire
by Muffdiver
To some cats, the realization of their love hits them like unsheathed claws. It washes them like a tidal wave, consuming them completely until they can do nothing but drown in it. But to Ferncloud, her feelings for Leafpool felt right, expected. As if she knew they would appear at some point in time
Eternal Watcher
by berrynani
Ghost Shin and his lover Saint
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
Death Is Only A Horizon
by HALFBRIDE
James Norrington, disgraced commodore of the British Royal Navy, has saved the crew of the Black Pearl by staying behind. When he keeps the heart of Davy Jones for the promise of redemption, the last thing he expects is Elizabeth Swann to turn her back on Will and Jack and return to him on Isla Cruc
【贝莱】第二种束缚
by BanYu_01
关于莱纳·布朗的胸围最终引发了怎样的集体事故身为训练兵团里身材最壮硕的候补生，有天莱纳无法独自扣紧立体机动装置的深棕色皮带，在被阿尼粗暴协助并于白皙皮肤上勒出满身红痕的后来，贝尔托特无声接过了那根紧绷的皮革……最后一章是车，正在努力自己写得更好一点 暗恋提及、身体伤痕提及、性暗示提及、隐晦的性虐提及预告：番外 野外+捆绑+骑乘！犬塑提及。干个昏天黑地吧！
Cuckquean of Dune
by Shai_hulud
On Paul and Irulan's wedding night, Chani takes charge in the bedroom.
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About This List
This list of 15mature Unrequited Love fanfics spans 1,306,357 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 19,430 on the most established. 40% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Mature (15 of 15 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Unrequited Love · Obsession · Falling In Love · Possessive Behavior · Angst.
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