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Authors and Sites
- Recommended by:Lyra_Dhani
- Comment: Writes several Rezero fics and is one of the best Authors in the fandom.
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Comment: Writes excellent IFs, including Priscilla IF and The Dragon's Candidate.
General Fics
Re:Zero Watching Him Die Again and Again
by Reactionist
- Recommended by:Tertius 711
- Status: currently Rewriting the story
- Synopsis: This will be a reaction fic where the characters will be watching Subaru's adventure in their world. Spoilers for the anime and the novels. These characters are Arc 5's characters. Season two will be in here along with Director's Cut season one and some OVAs. Special thanks to Wishful Witch on Reddit for the cover art. Enjoy!
- Pairings: Subaru/Emilia, Subaru/Rem, Subaru/Crusch(maybe)
- Tags: Reaction fic, Harem
- Now has a page!
Add ReviewIn the Sight of Many by Methrindal
- Recommended by: Notsk
- Status: On Hiatus
- Synopsis: As the Great Hare descends upon the Sanctuary, a desperate Subaru seeking a certain half-elf finds refuge in the Witch's Tomb. Broken, stricken of his power to redo, and doomed to a twisted timeline—he struggles to keep going. Yet, with her by his side, he finds himself unwittingly walking a thin blade between harmony and perdition.
- Pairing: Emilia/Subaru
- Tags: Dark fic
- Recommended by: Notsk
- Status: On Going
- Synopsis: Sage If. A rash decision in the Corridor of Memories sends Subaru back to Zero.
- Pairing: Emilia/Subaru
- Tags: LN Spoilers, Romance, Family fluff, Sage if
A Frozen Re:Start by A-Rambling-Madman
- Recommended by: Notsk
- Status: On Going
- Synopsis: Satella's personality gains a moment of dominance over the Witch of Envy, and as a result, an 11-year-old Subaru is summoned in the Ellior Forest with a similarly young Emilia.
- Pairing: None
- Tags: LN Spoilers, Child fic
- Recommended by: Notsk
- Status: Finished
- Synopsis: Emilia's descent into madness during the Taste of Death loop.
- Pairing: Emilia/Subaru
- Tags: Short fic, Yandere!Emilia, dissociation, mental illness, dark
Fate, Worse Than Death byTuracoverdin
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Status: Completed
- Synopsis: [Divine Protection of Insolence], Reinhard had felt. Reinhard looks up. It’s a bit before noon. Is it not the greatest insolence to go against fate itself? Reinhard has another chance. He has another chance to save Subaru.
- Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Rem manages to convince Subaru to let her travel with him after the White Whale battle. As a result, she avoids being eaten by the Archbishop of Gluttony. As Rem travels with Subaru, she will learn many things that she wouldn't have in a comatose state. She will discover that the world is more complicated and sinister than she ever expected it to be.
True Catharsis - A Different Trial by ThrowbackGGuy
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Status: Hiatus
- Synopsis: Emilia undergoes the last Trial of the Sanctuary. But, when she enters it, she is not confronted with her own future. What she sees is the far-past, present, and possible futures of a certain black-haired and nasty-eyed boy. What happens, when Emilia comes to know absolutely everything about the person that is Natsuki Subaru. And thus, will Subaru finally get his true catharsis?
for you to be spring bySilybum
- Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Soul marks appear in pairs and each pair blooms only once; these are the things Subaru learns: an important person, an important event, a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing. As if Subaru should be so lucky.
- Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks
Shipping Fics
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Crossover Fics
Something Wicked This Way Comes(FF.net link) by VereorNox
- Recommended by: Green Goblin
- Crossover with: Code Geass
- Status: Dormant; last updated May 2020
- Synopsis: Lelouch thought his life over as the sword stabbed him. Instead, he woke up in a different world without his people, his power, and his money. Turning to the magic of this world to achieve his goals, Lelouch begins a crusade when the people he left behind are threatened. Even if it meant dying over and over again to achieve his goals.
Batman x Re:Zero: The Dark Knight Starting Life in Another World by RogertheHomelessKing
Status: Completed
Synopsis:Batman, one of the greatest heroes on Earth and Natsuki Subaru, a young boy with no future ahead of him, find themselves transported to a parallel world. Together they must help each other overcome insurmountable threats, protect new allies and find a way to send Batman back home.
Reason In Madness Re:Zero Multi Si by Luckychaos , Bakasmurf ,and Fission Battery
- Recommended by: Drakefiresong
- Crossover with: Monster Musume, The Familiar of Zero, Monster Girl Quest
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Three Si's from different stories (Everyday life as a supporting character , I need a meatshield - I mean hero!, and Northern Star), as well as some companions, are pulled into Re:Zero in place of Subaru. They must figure out what exactly is going on and attempt to survive.
Save scumming? It's on my character sheet. by Xorn (TV Tropes: Save Scumming? It's on my Character Sheet)
- Crossover with Fate/Grand Order
- Recommended by: nitewind, starmag99, Winterkari
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Shortly after getting unceremoniously kicked back to Earth, Natsuki Subaru spontaneously combusts. A number of deaths later, he joins the Chaldea Security Organization. And then dies some more.
- Comments: Everyone is in character, Subaru dies a lot, and all is well. Mostly.
Re:Circuit (Redux) by L33t horo
- Crossover with: Fate/Grand Order
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: I have taken over the original story with the blessing of the original author, the story will have my own spin on it, I hope I can do it justice, please enjoy.
Re: Avenger by Just-Another-Marvel-DC-Geek
- Crossover with: Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Recommended by: speedmaster1337
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: The Re:Zero world realizes, through the introduction of a particular young hero, just how small the world they live in truly is. Basically, Subaru is MCU Spider-Man and madness ensue upon the arrival of the Marvel multiverse unto the world of magic, witches and spirits.
- Now has a page!
Kingdom Hearts: Saving Life in Another World by GreenWarrior291
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Kingdom Hearts
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: After having defeated Xehanort and managed to have saved Kairi from her fate, Sora disappears into a dark abyss of Darkness. Just as it seems like it'll be an endless sleep for having abused the Power of Waking, an outsider manages to teleport the young keyblade wielder into a different world.
- Comment: Things will get better from canon for not only Subaru unlocks his own Keyblade, his parents end up appearing in the new world.
Persona Zero by Lorenzo the Maelstrom
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Persona 4
- Status: Hiatus
- Synopsis: It was all supposed to be a simple trip to meet his family, but it ended up becoming a mystery, exactly like Detective Conan...except this time, Subaru Natsuki will find the truth behind the Midnight Channel, and face his own inner demons. Along with the friends, and bonds, he'll find a way to forgive himself...and a way to lift the fog from Inaba.
