The Great-Novel-Length-Pynch-Fic List
By strawberryslurpy aka your resident pynch addict
I keep searching through fics on AO3 by word count and half the time it’s just Kinktober fics and that is not what I want I want something that’s comparable fiction to novels that are considered literary works of art!1!1!1! In other words, I’m picky. If you are too this may just be the list for you. Enjoy 😛😛
Edit in March or 2026:
I genuinely can’t get enough of pinkhorizon’s work on AO3. There’s nothing quite like it at all. This is a shorter addition, only 90,000 words, but it is good enough that I think it deserves to be on this list.
8. Coastal Standard Time, pinkhorizon, AO3, 90k words
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Edit in October of 2025:
A new fic has appeared for you all!!
6. A Moment in Time, pinkhorizon, AO3, 132k words
What if Ronan and Adam met through Gansey and Blue, after college and masters degrees while Adam worked on getting his doctorate? Adam spends a summer working for Ronan as a farm hand in Virginia, the state he swore he’d never return to. Gansey pitched this job to Adam as a refuge, and Adam reluctantly agreed.
It’s so beautiful I cried so many times oh my god I’m devastated to have finished reading it.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
1. Concorde, Anonymous, AO3 (must be a member to read), 176k words
What if Adam was removed from the Parrish household at age 10? And what if he became the ward of a certain dreamer?
This fic had me in a CHOKEHOLD genuinely killed me and revived me. If you enjoy novels that are time jumpy and show rather than tell than this fic is for you. It’s confusing in the fun literary type of way and it is so well crafted and well articulated. I am a huge huge fan.
2. Magnetic by MonsieurBlueSky, AO3 (must be a member to read), 231k words
“an AU in which Ronan never befriended Gansey and after the death of Niall Lynch, Gansey isn't there to pull Ronan back from the edge. Kavinsky is there instead, ready to push him over.”
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING NO NOTES GENUINELY PHENOMENALLY EXECUTED I adore this fic and everything about it. The way the author is able to examine ronans relationships and how magic impacted them is just so so so lovely. I read this in one sitting and I sobbed for hours after finishing. Please read the tags, there is graphic depictions of suicide, self harm, substance abuse, domestic violence, etc. it’s all very canon typical but elaborated on.
3. Violent Delights (Violent Ends) by sunmoontruth, AO3, 200k words
https://archiveofourown.org/works/58209568/chapters/148221808
Oh. My. God. Holy. Fucking. Shit. HUNGER GAMES AU. Genuinely such captivating writing, the story pulls bits and pieces from the original Hunger Games, but there is so much that is original and fresh that this fic becomes less of an AU and more of a stand alone work. And with everything going on in the world now, in America where I live, this more graphic adult version of the hunger games truly hits where it hurts. Phenomenal characterization, such an amazing adaptation. I am floored beyond belief.
4. (The Time It Takes) To Believe in Fate by LydiaStJames, AO3, 100k words
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
“When he was 16, Adam walked into a forest in Henrietta, Virginia and exited in 1800s Ireland. The day he spent with the grumpy but attractive farmer lingered with Adam for years, but the forest didn't seem like it would appear again. That is, until Adam returned to Henrietta for his father's funeral and the forest calls him back once more.
To Ronan.”
GOD SO GOOD SO WELL WRITTEN. I have re read this one too many times to count. It is beautiful. It’s also such an intriguing concept and such a unique and original AU that it feels so disconnected from the original canon in a way that makes it much more enticing. Like the characterization is spot on and it’s so cool to see how these characters react to such an odd set of circumstances relative to their original canon.
5. Seek Ye The Living by charactershoes, AO3 (must be a member to read), 40k words
PYNCH FLEABAG AU PYNCH FLEABAG AU
Adam is a priest. Declan and Ashley are getting married. Ronan is having a faith crisis. What’s new.
6. Divinity by Cazio on AO3, 67k words
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Magic can’t heal everything, especially when Ronan lacks the knowledge to dream a fix all. In other words, during his first semester at Harvard Adam gets sick. In true Adam fashion, he completely ignores it. But eventually it becomes too much for him to evade.
This fic is emotionally devastating. But, for some weird reason, it’s a comfort fic for me as someone who is chronically ill. It is a different type of illness and a much different type of circumstance but to see Ronans characterization when faced with something so devastating, and to see Adam get taken care of with such love. It means a lot when that is something I’m so deeply afraid I’ll never find. Please please please be aware of the tags and archive warnings.
For now these are my favorite long fics that are pynch centric but also just beautiful examples of literature that is so well written it feels like a disservice to label it fan fiction. I’ll update more as I read more!!
Lots of love,
Your local pynch dealer
