🏷️ Healing
66 entries tagged with this trope
The Flatshare
Beth O'Leary · 2019
Tiffy and Leon share an apartment but have never met—she works days, he works nights. Their relationship develops entirely through Post-it notes.
Perfect
LovesBitca8 · 2019
After the war, Hermione is struggling with PTSD. When she encounters Draco in a similar state, they find solace in their shared pain and begin to heal together.
Mental
sara_holmes · 2014
Harry has OCD. Draco has issues. When they're forced to work together as Auror partners, they discover that maybe they can help each other heal.
Some Things Are Worth the Wait
Lollercakes · 2013
After the war, Katniss and Peeta slowly rebuild their lives and their relationship. Healing takes time, but love makes it worthwhile.
Pocket Full of Starlight
femme · 2020
When Harry's magic starts failing, only Draco's healing touch can restore it. They discover their magic is intricately linked.
Always Keep Fighting
MockingjayWriter · 2015
Katniss and Peeta's journey from the end of the war to building a life together. Recovery isn't linear, but love makes it possible.
The Waterbender and the Fire Prince
lovelunarchron · 2018
Marriage of convenience turns into something real as Katara and Zuko learn about each other's cultures.
Flowers and Shadows
abookishfangirl · 2019
Elain and Lucien slowly work through their mating bond while tending to a magical garden together.
Something to Remember Me By
AReallyLongPenName · 2019
Post-series healing as Katniss and Peeta rebuild their lives and relationship after the war.
The Adventure of the Silver Scars
tangledblue · 2014
John's war scars run deeper than anyone knows. Sherlock discovers that solving this case requires more than deduction—it requires love.
Let Me Love You
Vethanira · 2018
Katsuki has to learn that he's worth loving. Izuku has to learn that it's okay to want things for himself. They help each other figure it out.
Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma: An Integrative Approach
Nnm · 2019
After the almost-apocalypse, Crowley needs therapy. The NHS provides. A gentle exploration of trauma, healing, and love that survives the end of the world.
Soul Searching
OptimisticBeth · 2018
Post-TLJ fix-it where Rey and Ben work through their connection and trauma together. The emotional healing is beautifully written.
The Space Between
fleshflutter · 2014
Post-Civil War reconciliation fic. Steve and Bucky work through their trauma and find their way back to each other. The therapy scenes are incredibly well done.
Fire on Fire
msarterbury · 2019
Pre-Silver Flames Nessian with all the fire and passion you expect. The training scenes and emotional development are incredible. This predicted the official book perfectly.
Where the Heart Is
Arkada · 2014
Domestic life in Asgard after they work through their issues. The quiet moments between Thor and Loki are beautifully written. Pure comfort fic.
Learning to be Whole
AnarchicMuse · 2020
Post-series recovery fic where Catra and Adora both go to therapy and learn how to have a healthy relationship. The mental health representation is excellent.
Somebody to Love
charlottemadison · 2019
Post-apocalypse recovery where Aziraphale helps Crowley heal from his trauma. The tenderness and care between them is incredibly moving.
Unraveling
WritersBlock039 · 2020
After Tartarus, Percy and Annabeth aren't okay. This explores the PTSD and nightmares that Riordan glossed over. Honest, painful, and ultimately hopeful.
The Garden of Thorns
SeeThemFlowers · 2021
Elain and Lucien navigate the mating bond neither chose. Set in the Day Court with gorgeous worldbuilding and the gentlest slow burn. The Elucien fic for believers.
Tower of Dawn, Tower of Stars
VelarisFire · 2022
Gwyn and Azriel's story after ACOSF. She trains with the Valkyries. He watches from the shadows. The bond between them is subtle and beautiful.
After the Crooked Kingdom
NeverEnoughKanej · 2019
What happens after Inej sails away. The letters. The waiting. The moment Kaz learns to take off his gloves. Everything we needed after the duology ended.
Gloves Off
BarrelRat · 2020
Five times Kaz couldn't touch Inej, and one time he could. The progression from flinching to reaching is told with excruciating tenderness.
Five Senses
GrishaVerse_Writer · 2020
Each chapter is a sense. Touch. Taste. Smell. Sound. Sight. How Kaz experiences the world through his phobia and how Inej exists in each one. Literary fanfic at its best.
The Garden of Elucien
SweetVillain · 2019
Elain and Lucien working through their rejected mating bond. She pushes him away. He gives her space. The patience in this fic is everything ACOTAR fans needed.
The Birds and the Bees
thetolkienblackguy · 2016
Post-CK. Kaz learning to let Inej touch him. Each small victory is earned. The gloves come off — literally and figuratively. If you cried at 'I would have come for you,' bring tissues.
Yerba Buena
Nina LaCour · 2022
Sara and Emilie's lives orbit each other across years and cities before finally colliding. A quiet, gorgeous sapphic love story about loss, food, and finding home.
Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry · 2025
Emily Henry's latest. A woman inherits a house in a small town and must face the life she's been running from. Henry does what she does best — humor, heart, and perfect pacing.
The Sea and the Stars
childofwisdom · 2020
Percy and Annabeth after Tartarus. The trauma doesn't just disappear. A mature, unflinching look at recovery and the strength of their bond.
Investments
thefudge · 2018
After Crooked Kingdom. Inej returns to Ketterdam. Kaz learns to be vulnerable. Every touch is earned, every word weighted. The most Kanej thing ever written.
Gloves Off
summertevens · 2017
Kaz takes off his gloves. That's it. That's the fic. And it will destroy you. Every Kanej reader knows this moment is worth more than a hundred explicit scenes.
A Thousand Cuts
TheRavenThatFlew · 2017
Kaz Brekker's slow, painful journey toward being able to feel. Each chapter is a cut that heals a deeper wound. Inej is patient. Kaz is trying. It's enough.
Embers and Fire
nessiantrash · 2021
Nesta and Cassian after ACOSF. The relationship doesn't end at 'happily ever after' — it evolves. Their fire burns hotter when tested. A worthy continuation.
Spring Awakening
elain_archeron · 2022
Elain finally goes to the Spring Court. Lucien is there. The mating bond they've both been ignoring roars to life. Floral, lush, and deeply romantic.
A Court of Crystal Flames
SweetVillain · 2022
Azriel and Gwyn's story, if SJM wrote the book Gwynriel fans want. Training, trust, and two broken people learning to be whole together. The Valkyrie energy is unmatched.
The Long Way Home
inkstainedfingers · 2017
After Crooked Kingdom, Inej returns from the seas. Kaz is still Kaz — except he's been counting every day she was gone. The slow healing of two broken people learning to touch.
Gloves Off
theinkstainsblog · 2020
Kaz takes off his gloves for Inej. Not all at once. Not easily. Each bare-handed touch is a victory against his past. The most Kanej thing you'll ever read.
Clean
olivieblake · 2016
Post-war. Draco is an addict. Hermione finds him. They break each other open. By the author of The Atlas Six.
The Sea Speaks in Riddles
TheSilverHunt3r · 2021
After Tartarus, Percy and Annabeth face a new quest. Healing from trauma while saving the world, as one does.
Beyond the Wall
TealKitty · 2021
Elain and Lucien on a quest to break a curse. The mate bond simmers while they learn each other. What SJM should give us.
The Price of Survival
AnomalyAngel · 2020
After Crooked Kingdom. Kaz and Inej navigate what comes next. Every small touch is a war won. Devastating and patient.
Your Heart, A Lantern
JadeEnchantress · 2020
Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji build a life together after everything. Domestic, sweet, and exactly what the novel's ending needed.
The Odds Are Never in My Favor
MockingJayFly · 2019
Post-Mockingjay. Katniss and Peeta rebuild in District 12. The 'growing back together' that the epilogue glossed over.
Bending Light
scullymurphy · 2020
Post-war rebuilding. Draco and Hermione work on a magical restoration project. The slow thaw between them is exquisite.
The Man Who Lived
sebastianL · 2017
Harry is falling apart after the war. Draco is the unexpected anchor. PTSD handled with incredible sensitivity.
The Ones Who Stay
arrowsandangels · 2020
TROS fix-it. Ben lives. Now they have to figure out how to actually be together without a war to define them.
Let Me Catch My Breath
Procrastinating_Poets · 2019
After Tartarus, Percy and Annabeth aren't okay. They pretend to be. The slow process of actually healing together.
Golden Threads
nessiantrash · 2019
Elain and Lucien navigate their rejected-then-accepted mating bond. Beautifully written Day Court worldbuilding.
The Broken and the Whole
inkandowl · 2016
After Crooked Kingdom. Kaz learns to reach for her without his gloves. Inej learns to stay. Every touch is a revolution.
The Crows Come Home
SevenCorvus · 2017
The Crows five years later. Inej captains her ship. Kaz runs Ketterdam. They find their way back to each other. Found family at its best.
Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma
Nnm · 2019
After the apocalypse. Aziraphale and Crowley finally have freedom. Processing 6000 years of unspoken love. Therapeutic and beautiful.
What We Make of It
emungere · 2016
Post-fall. Hannibal and Will survive. Learning to exist together without masks. Dark domesticity at its most compelling.
The Fallout
everythursday · 2010
In the aftermath of war, Draco and Hermione circle each other slowly, inevitably. One of the great post-war Dramione epics. Beautifully paced.
Promise Me the Stars
laiqualaurelote · 2018
A fix-it where Sirius escapes Azkaban sooner. Remus doesn't know how to let himself hope. The reunion is everything we deserved.
As Light Breaks
glassreflection · 2020
Ben doesn't die. Instead, the aftermath of the Dyad bond forces them to reckon with each other. Post-TROS fix-it with the emotional depth the films didn't give us.
Restoration
Aelys_Althea · 2014
Post-war rebuilding. Zuko and Katara work together on a treaty. The gradual thaw between them is everything. Lush worldbuilding.
Sea Glass
Litvak · 2015
After the war. Katara comes to teach waterbending in the Fire Nation. The collision of their worlds, post-peace, is stunning and achingly romantic.
Little Earthquakes
GreenWithAwesome · 2019
Percy and Annabeth at college. The small, quiet moments of building a life together after saving the world twice. Beautifully soft.
The Post-Tartarus Support Group (Unofficial)
Procrastinating_Poets · 2019
A support group for people traumatized by the events of the Prophecy of Seven. Nico facilitates. No one is dealing with their feelings. Everyone is trying.
Maps of the Heart
wearethekat · 2016
Percy and Annabeth take a road trip across America the summer after the Giant War. Processing everything through miles and bad diner food.
The Wraith and the Spring
acotarfanatic · 2018
Elain accepts the mating bond. Lucien is terrified to hope. Their story in the Day Court, told with all the warmth and light the sun court deserves.
Shadows and Songs
illyrianbeauty · 2018
Azriel and Gwyn train together. His shadows reach for her. She lets them. The intimacy of allowing someone into your fear is rendered here with exquisite care.
Homecoming
SevenCorvus · 2017
Every time Inej comes home, Kaz learns one more new way to let her in. Small moments. Enormous stakes. The most tender Kanej fic in the fandom.
Drowning in Daylight
essie_stardust · 2016
Kaz in daylight. Without his armor. The process of becoming safe with someone when safety was never something you got to have.
A Place Called Home
CeruleanSky · 2013
Post-war. Sasuke returns. Sakura doesn't make it easy for him, nor should she. The redemption arc is earned beat by beat. Exactly what the ending deserved.
Learning to Breathe
midwinterspring · 2017
Aang and Katara build a life after the war. Adventures, small joys, the occasional near-death experience. The domestic Kataang content the fandom needed.