Fics that are basically ready for publication
Fics in any fandom that are polished, well plotted, impactful—basically ready for publication. Most are complete but not all, so be aware. I usually don't read incomplete fics tho so if they're here they're good y'hear?
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Ed bit his lip, hating that he was having to ask for this, but for once in his life he could see the trouble heading his way. It was time to ask for help.
'Get Mustang and Hughes,' he ordered. 'I won't say another word until they're here.'When a serial killer blurs the lines of alchemy in an effort to seal two souls together, Ed finds himself under suspicion from the police. Can he prove he is innocent, or are he & Roy doomed to suffer the consequences of the killer's ideals?
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Beyond the Wind by kstar2091
Fandoms: 風が強く吹いている | Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru | Run with the Wind (Anime)
16 Jun 2026
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Now that Hakone was over – things were going to change. What would happen after graduation? Aotake without Haiji was unimaginable. Running without Haiji and the others was unimaginable. How could Haiji do what he did? He had built a team from scratch, civilized the lot of them, and somehow led them to this moment where everything impossible became real. He had looked beyond times and distances and tried to find the true meaning of running and strength. He had taught a ragtag group of amateurs about running, racing, competing, life and love. How could Kakeru ever fill his shoes?
Are you prepared, Kakeru?
How could I ever be that strong?
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Conventional Taste by Wowboring
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
10 Apr 2018
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He didn’t think it would matter if Midoriya were taking him to a sewer convention; it was probably still going to be the highlight of his Golden Week.
To avoid a visit from his unpleasant grandparents, Todoroki attends a hero convention with Midoriya and learns a few things along the way.
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Why Are We Here Again? by cloud_nine_and_three_quarters
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
08 Apr 2021
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The brighter the light, the darker the shadows. And in a super-powered society, those shadows are dark indeed. But whilst the world desperately trained more and more heroes, making that light brighter and brighter, the prestigious hero school, UA, had another idea. Why not tackle the problem at its source?
And so was born the infamous class 1-A. Would-be criminals from all over the country were selected, and a group of twenty now roam the halls of the school, alongside the heroes of the next generation.
Last year, the entirety of Mr Aizawa’s class A graduated. But this year was different. No, he didn’t believe they would all graduate back into society like the classes before them. He believed they could become something bigger. That was why, with gritted teeth and a manic smile, Eraser Head turned to his new class of students and said:
"You aren't villains - you never were, and you never will be. But you can take that fire inside of you and put it to good use. We're in a hero school, aren't we? Well then...
"Let's be heroes."
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My favourite fic I’ve written - chaos, found family, and learning to believe in yourself
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Conceptually, attending Emperor Ling's coronation celebration is simple enough. In practice, it involves far too much trekking, yearning, bleeding, burning, hoping, running, and dodging of diplomatic catastrophes for Roy's tastes.
[Major spoilers for Brotherhood.]
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Yesterday Upon The Stair by PitViperOfDoom
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
12 Oct 2019
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Midoriya Izuku has always been written off as weird. As if it's not bad enough to be the quirkless weakling, he has to be the weird quirkless weakling on top of it.
But truthfully, the "weird" part is the only part that's accurate. He's determined not to be a weakling, and in spite of what it says on paper, he's not actually quirkless. Even before meeting All-Might and taking on the power of One For All, Izuku isn't quirkless.
Not that anyone would believe it if he told them.
(This story now has a TV Tropes page!)
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- Part 1 of Deku Sees Dead People
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- English
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- 424,070
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- 60/60
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Bookmarked by human_person234
24 Mar 2021
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ICONIC CLASSIC. Always worth re-reading, but especially if it's been a while—the emotional impact of certain moments is just delicious. I think I've read it 3-4 times now?
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As a closested gay man living in a rural area, Keishin has mostly given up on his love life. When the charming new teacher Takeda moves to town, he starts to wonder if that could change... and what it would mean for him if it did.
This is a story about community and finding resiliency against homophobia and isolation.
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- Part 1 of Birds of a Feather
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- English
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- 163,610
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- 16/16
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Bookmarked by human_person234
27 Mar 2022
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Oh look! An actual perfect fic! It's solidly rooted in canon, but those events are just a backdrop, a framework for the real story here. Wonderfully written, but keep in mind that it has a realism that lots of fics don't, so it's not really great for escapism. But deeply inspiring re: identity and coming out.
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A Practical Guide to Winning the Olympics (Dos and Don’ts) by Anna (pineconepickers)
Fandoms: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
28 May 2018
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When pair skater Yuuri Katsuki’s career comes to a scandalous end, he does not expect the retired pair skating legend Viktor Nikiforov to suggest that they compete together. But taking on a new skating partner is full of trial and error, and the skating world doesn’t know how to react when the Katsuki-Nikiforov duo, against all odds, starts doing well. The last thing either of them should do, as they strive for their last chance at greatness, is to fall in love. Yuuri knows he is damaged goods, and Viktor knows his body is starting to fail him. They have competitions to survive and medals to win. No, falling in love is out of the question; they’re just very good friends. And even if Viktor felt something, he’d never act on it, and even if Yuuri happened to be hopelessly in love, he’d be mortified if Viktor ever found out.
“Well,” Viktor said, “let’s summarise: I’m pushing thirty, have a bad ankle, and haven’t skated competitively in three years. You’re barely out of a doping scandal, coachless, and on the JSF’s blacklist. Hell, Yuuri – we might as well go for it, then. What on earth do we have to lose?”
When Viktor put it like that, it seemed to make an awful lot of sense.
- Language:
- English
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- 106,226
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- 4/4
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28 Dec 2021
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Literally perfect. Think of this fic often.
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Hard reset by applecrumbledore
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
17 Apr 2018
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“I thought it would be worth it to give it up, but it's not,” Roy whispered. “Nothing is worth this.”
He needed one flickering moment of hope in which he believed he wasn't a sad, desperate old man who had put his life on hold for a career that meant less to him every day, only to learn that he had run out of life to live.
“What are you talking about?” Ed breathed. “What did you give up?”
You, Roy wanted to say, or something like you.
- Language:
- English
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- 50,296
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 6
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- 342
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- 3,565
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10 Jul 2022
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ITS THAT ONE
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They meet, somehow, in the backwaters of Saga Prefecture, Japan.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 72,830
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- 8/8
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27 Dec 2021
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Sweet and wonderful and definitely explores Yuuri's anxiety but not in a super dark way. Light on the actual getting together/epilogue so when you re-read, have something fluffy ready to satisfy the craving.