Narrative Excellence Archive
Seeing as some fics in top 20 on ao3 (as well as just some crazy high in kudos fics I randomly encounter) are frankly not very well written, I'll keep this collection for those that are.
Naturally, a very limited view in that only those I am exposed to get to be here.
But at least all of them will be awesome.
My criteria are: good multi layered characterisation, language mastery, well written dialogs, plot coherency. And just overall enjoyment, of course.
If your work is here, thank you, dear author, for blessing AO3 with your writing!
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Caleb is a mottled canvas of thin, white lacerations so many that Nott can hardly begin to count them all, she wouldn’t even know where to begin.
Or, the soulmate au where some soulmates share injuries and Caleb is very tired and very sore.
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Designations Congruent with Things and Other Subsymbolic Networks by cleanwhiteroom
Fandom Pacific Rim (Movies)
01 Dec 2025
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What happens to a fraction of a hive mind?
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- 3
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Shadows and Light by not_poignant
Fandom Fae Tales - not_poignant, Guardians of Childhood - William Joyce, Rise of the Guardians (2012)
23 Feb 2017
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- 493,069
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- 5
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- 746
Bookmarked by hali
21 Sep 2025
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Loved the writing, the characters, the way the book lore weaved into the movie lore and transformed into something new. Gotta re-read this again sometime.
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sum of all (and by them driven) by Elemental
Fandom 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
23 Dec 2023
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Quirks aren't what you think they are.
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- 126,163
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- 3
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Bookmarked by hali
29 Jan 2025
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Probably the best Klaine I’ve seen. Beautifully written both in terms of language and in terms of storytelling.