What tag or trope has you clicking on it the moment you see it?
Hey! 🥰🥰Ooomph this is a tough one! Honestly I used to be so rigid about what I’d read and now I’ll honestly read anything at least once, definitely found some hidden gems that way.
I will say that I’m a sucker for a good Amnesia fic.
There’s just something so awful and angsty about one half of the otp being so fucked up by the other having no recollection of them and their life together.
With destiel I know we’ve gotten so many instances of that and honestly it’s one I can’t get enough of. It truly gives them a chance to be selfish (if they haven’t gotten together yet) to take that chance and let go of their inhibitions and gives a great opportunity for angst which if you know me I’m obsessed with angsty fics but ONLY if they have a happy ending lol.
So yeah I jump at an amnesia fic whenever I see it. 💙💚
I just read Ink Your Name by prettyvk and it is soooo good. Amnesia Sherlock and John moved back to 221B to help him, and they still fall in love. So I was wondering if you know any other amnesia type fics that don't end with the person getting their memories back, or are cured somehow. In this one, that's what I was expecting but Sherlock never gets cured from his type of amnesia. I really liked that it was a happy ending but not everything was 'fixed'. I like fics that leave some questions at the end. 🤷🏼♀️ Anyway, anything like that to recommend? I'd appreciate it especially since me and the search have issues and I know I'm missing out on good fics because of it. I'd love you so much for pointing me in the right direction ❤️.
Hi Nonny!!
First of all, the fic you suggested:
Ink Your Name 'verse Series by prettyvk (E, 65,353 w. across 10 stories || Post-TRF, Amnesia, Angst, Fluff, Weddings, Twisted and Fluffy Feelings) – The metaphor is imperfect but still workable. If my long term memory is a hard drive, then my short term memory is RAM. The hard drive became read-only following the illness. New data is stored in RAM and can be used while I remain awake. Going to sleep – ‘turning off’ – wipes the RAM, returning the system to what it was prior to the illness.
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Secondly... you know, this is a good question?? The only Amnesia fics that I have read have always had the memory returning by the end of the fic, and I haven't read the Ink Your Name series to be able to confidently recommend you something super similar.
So that leaves me to throw the bone out to the Gang and hopefully someone can suggest a fic that will appease you and be something that I can also check out!!
"but they truly feel like they can’t stay away from each other, like the accident flipped a switch or something. it just feel so good when they’re together, and they’re falling more and more and pushing the boundaries further and further each time they’re together 👀 "
Oh my god SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP
I need it more than air to breathe 😭😭😭😭
i’m so glad you like it 🤭
it would be so fun to write, and this is great motivation!!!
"Glad you're back," he smiles, and Peter can see the raw relief in it.
My kid.
Oh, of course. That's his dad."
or:
After a particularly bad injury, Peter wakes up in a hospital room with a blank mind.
He's lost and confused until a man steps in, ruffles his hair and smiles gently.
He immediately guesses that's his father, obviously. He's not stupid.
Memory Is All We Are by romeoandjulietyouwish
Tony gets amnesia and forgets his family.
I will remember you. by zimnokurw
“What?”
“What’s the last thing you remember?” the soldier added, slightly alerted.
“Ugh, I was in my workshop, I was doing a little update to JARVIS’ holo tables. Why?” Tony felt lost and this worried look on Rhodey’s face wasn’t helping.
“In the workshop in… Malibu?”
“Yes, of course in Malibu, where else would I be? Can you explain to me what the hell is going on?” This whole situation was annoying, Rhodey was acting weird and Tony felt perfectly good, not seeing any reasons to why would he be in this hospital-but-apparently-not-hospital room.
or;
Tony loses a few last years of his memory and discovers that: e.g a terrorist blown up his house, he was in a superhero band that broke, and, oh, he kinda has a kid now.
Not Gone But Forgotten by samos7
Peter and Tony are kidnapped and willing to do anything to protect one another.
Until one of them isn't.
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“I get it, you’re starstruck- not sure how to handle yourself.”
“Excuse me,” Peter begins to defend himself but he's blatantly ignored as Tony talks over him.
“Look, I promise to take a picture with you when all of this is over, I’ll even offer you an autograph- but first I need any information you know that can get us out of here.”
Peter is completely lost, but at the same time he isn’t. He already knows the answer when he asks his next question.
“Mister Stark, do you know who I am?”
Tony gives a baffled look in return, “have we met before?”
And that was all the confirmation Peter needed. He feels his heart drop to his stomach as the realization strikes him, and he’s certain that he’s gone pale in the face.
Tony doesn’t remember him.
That's Not How You Act by opal_earrings
"Peter was fine. Other than having no memories, he was fine. He wasn’t really hurt, so it wasn’t like he was going to die or anything, and therefore it wasn’t that big of a deal, right? He could just keep this quiet so as to not worry anyone.
“No. I, uh, I’m fine, thanks.”
All Peter had to do was find out everything about his life before anyone discovered he had amnesia. How hard could that be?"
Or: Peter wakes up with amnesia, but this guy in a suit seems really worried about him, and Peter's too polite to mention it.
The Heart of Heroes by SilverDraconyx for Coffee_and_notebooks
Peter has an internship at Stark Industries. It’s cool, except the most interesting thing he gets to do is be in the building. He figures that the internship is to gain good press by ‘helping poor orphans’.
That all changes, when he is sent to bring coffee to the Tony Stark!
As he spends time with Tony and Steve, they can’t help but come to love the teenage vigilante.
Lost and Found Family by puddlesandparkinglots
There’s an accident and Tony loses his memories. This is Tony trying to deal with it while Peter breaks.
I Wish I Could Live Without You (But You're Apart Of Me) by SpaceCowboysFromMars for Detective_Odin_Ashcroft_52
“I’m sure you know him from somewhere, Tony.” She’s leaning against the kitchen counter, studying the frame intensely, like the answer to Tony’s mild breakdown was hidden within in.
“Clearly not!” He flails for emphasis, frustrated. He’s supposed to be a genius, so why can’t he figure this out? “This is a prank, right?”
She scowls at him, face hardening with her lack of amusement. “Don’t be an idiot.” Pepper straightens, clearly wanting no more than to be done with this whole conversation. “Maybe it was one of those college interns.”
He shakes his head fiercely. “No. This must be- shit, what are those called? Something effect... the effect of something...”
A Mandela Effect, as his research would later reveal.
Figured it out, yet? by nokurde
Could there be something worse than losing every single memory of someone you love and treasure?
Yes, Peter Parker could argue. Being the person that was forgotten.
Iron Man gets injured in a fight, which leaves him with a (temporary?) amnesia, erasing the last few years of his life. Now he’s left with an annoying kid for a babysitter.
(It is temporary, right?)
As Tony Stark struggles with his new reality, Peter tries to keep the company running, look out for his mentor without getting himself kicked out of the Tower, and not break down in the process.
(Right?)
Long Story Short (It Was A Bad Time) Or AIs Don't Forget by peacockgirl
Turns out magic doesn't affect AIs. Karen is Peter's only link to his old life, and helps him hold on when he gets low.
Meanwhile, in Upstate New York, Tony struggles with the inexplicable certainty that he's lost a kid.Until Peter gets hurt, and Karen tells FRIDAY ...Set in that wonderful AU world where Tony survives Endgame, and our boy (eventually) gets all the hugs he needs and deserves.
Nominated for a 2022 Iron Dad Creator Award in The Fixer-Upper Category
Don't Let it Make You Cry by amine
“'And who are you?'
Peter recoiled, stunned by the harsh unfamiliarity of those words. God, did that hurt. He was so used to being greeted with a warm 'hey, kid!' and an arm around his shoulders that tears nearly sprung to his eyes at seeing and hearing for himself that Tony really did not remember them."
A river to skate away on by frostysunflowers
Peter has survived a spider bite, a building falling on him, turning to dust and being a teenager.
He can handle anything.
Except being forgotten.
who am i to you? by wisterispidey for Spencer_Loves_Cherries
He sighed with relief when he saw the suit’s faceplate lift up, but something didn’t seem right.
“Who are you?”
Peter froze. That was obviously Mr. Stark but it also wasn’t Mr. Stark.
Fuhgeddaboudit by SpideyFics
Hesitant, he approached the man, cautiously touching his shoulder. “Sir? Are you OK?”
The man moved his head in response to hearing his voice, wincing. He’d been beaten, his face battered and bloody, and vivid bruises bloomed across his cheekbones and crept up from underneath his beard. “Huh?” he said, his eyes fluttering open. “Who’re you?”
And wasn’t that the million-dollar question, because he had no clue.
No ideas.
No memories.
A teenager and a man wake up in a cell with injuries, no personal memories, and no apparent means of escape.
How Could I Forget You? by inkinmyheartandonthepage
Tony knows that this kid is important somehow, knows deep in his heart that the kid is special. He just can’t remember who he is.
I'm Peter Who? by inkinmyheartandonthepage
Where was he?
Who was he?
Peter wakes up in an alley way with a throbbing head and no idea who is.
Remembering You by Kevy_Grayce for opal_earrings
All Tony can do is stare at the pale, unmoving form of Peter as hands force his heart to beat and air is pushed into his lungs. This time it’s different. There's no beeping to prove he's still alive as he lies there, no steady rise and fall of his chest. Nothing. Tony doesn't realize he's on his knees until hands are gripping his shoulders.
“No. No no no no, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Please, don't go, I'm so sorry, I still need you, kid, I didn't-” He's cut off by his own sobs, vaguely aware of the steady arms that keep him up as he curls in on himself. I didn't mean it, he desperately repeats in his head, begging in a way he had never begged before.
Or: Peter gets amnesia after a grueling fight, forgetting who he is to Tony.
Nice work, kid by madasthesea
(no summary)
All I've ever known (is how to hold my own) by notapartytrick
Peter Parker fishes out a five. “Thank you.”
MJ stows it, feeling like an interaction like this can’t just end here. But here they are.
“No problem.”
“I’ll, uh, see you around,” he tells her with a little tilt of his head as he turns away. And before he goes, he fishes something out of his back pocket and shoves it in the tip jar without looking at her. He speed-walks out.
MJ stares at his retreating back. Then she stares at the tip jar, no longer empty. She fishes out the bills: a ten and two fives. A ten? And–
Peter Parker just tipped her twenty dollars.
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Michelle Jones, begrudging waitress at Peter Pan Donuts, comes across a customer who feels strangely familiar and decides to do what she does best - solve the case.
Retrograde by madasthesea
Prompt: what about the remember me one? seen a lot of fics with peter getting amnesia but never one of tony forgetting anything? could be a nice switch to see how peter would deal with that + tony trying to figure out how he went from a wild playboy to a supposed superhero with a teenager.
Tony gets amnesia. When Peter comes to visit him in the hospital, Tony takes one look at him and immediately assumes that Peter's his son.
Loved You to Pieces by Gingerquery (PeppermintTegan)
But time is on nobody's side
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Peter Parker keeps coming in to the bake shop, keeps invoking deja vu in Ned and MJ, keeps walking out with a sad smile, a coffee, and a pleasant goodbye. Well, Ned Leeds has some new tricks up his sleeve and wants to know just who this strange stranger is. The answer only leads to more questions.
mongoose dreams by sushicorps (Inclinant)
The formidable Morgan Stark - also princess, miniature terror, little miss, baby mo, precious Morguna - has also once been described by someone (actually one formerly existing Peter Parker) to be as headstrong as a wild mongoose.
So at the grand age of almost six years old, Morgan has now decided (declared) that she wants her entire family at her birthday party.
Yes, including her big brother that no one seems to remember.
gone with the arm by turtle_bean for polaroid15
Tony cracks open his eyes again and turns to face the boy, who looks positively heartbroken. “You, uh, don’t... remember me?”
“Kid, I don’t remember anything,” Tony groans, pushing himself into an upright position with his left arm and holy shit - where the fuck is his right arm? "What – my arm.”
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or, after the snap, tony seems to remember everything except peter, plus the reason that he no longer has an arm.
[bad things happen bingo / prompt: amputation]
The more you say, the less I know by for_the_night
Peter imagined what Tony's first words would be when he woke from his coma. He supposed he'd be shocked by the lack of arm, or maybe he'd just be grateful he survived. Maybe he'd come out with a witty one liner about saving the world single-handedly.
He never imagined it being 'who are you?'
or
Tony wakes up from snapping with amnesia and for the life of him can't remember the kid hanging around, claiming to be 'just an intern'. Feelings get hurt.
Hold On To It All My Son by for_the_night
*NWH SPOILERS*
Tony wakes up one day feeling like he’s missing something. He couldn’t understand why he risked his life inventing time travel for Spider-Man when he didn’t even know the face behind the mask, so Tony makes the decision to find out. He gets more than he bargained for.
…
“That’s you isn’t it? Wow look at you go.”
The overwhelming feeling of deja vu almost made Peter’s knees buckle. He couldn’t go through this again.
Where Is My Brother? by eliotandq
They were supposed to celebrate Christmas together, but neither Peter nor Aunt May ever showed up. And then Happy came and told them the sad news of Aunt May's death, but no one mentioned Peter. No one has ever mentioned Peter, and when Morgan asked about him, everyone pretended not to know him.
Except they didn't pretend and she was the only one who remembered Peter. Her brother.
If This is What I Get, I Will Take it by mikimouze16
NWH Spoilers
Peter had been putting of visiting Ned and MJ because he wasn’t sure if he could handle them not recognizing him. Thankfully, their bond is stronger than any magic spell that can be cast.
Or where I fix the ending scene because it’s been weeks and I’m still broken, thank you very much.
Missing Pictures by rainbowanatomy
Redacted. That’s the word Pepper keeps coming back to as she waits for Peter Parker to pick up her call.
Marshmallows & Chocolate Shavings by spideybegins
“This is you, isn’t it?” Tony held it out. Peter reached out, his hands shaking as he took it from him.
It was the picture they took at Stark Industries. They needed proof for May that he was working as an intern there, so Tony had a certificate made. It was Peter’s idea to give each other bunny ears, but Tony was the one who held the certificate upside-down. They’d barely known each other then, but they’d both laughed when they realized his mistake.
A couple of tears ran down his cheeks as Peter gripped the frame. “Yeah,” he choked out. “That’s— That’s me.”
Peter knew Tony had the photo. He kept it in his lab. Once the spell was set and done, he figured Tony would’ve thrown it out. Why would he hang onto a picture of someone he didn’t recognize?
Peter never told him, but knowing it was there made him feel so important. He should’ve told him.
“You’ve shivering,” Tony commented, just like Pepper had. His anger had turned into a shade of worry and concern. With a small shake of his head, he moved out of the way. “Get in here.”
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Or the one where the world has forgotten Peter, and Peter still finds himself at the Starks' cabin anyway. Set after Spider-Man: No Way Home. Spoilers ahead.
The world kept you like a secret, but I kept you like an oath by for_the_night
NWH SPOILERS
At 23:37 Doctor Strange casts a spell to make the universe forget Peter Parker.
At 23:36 Tony Stark's heart stops for three minutes. When he comes to, no one remembers his kid, but you best believe he's going to do everything he can figure out why. He isn't going to lose his Spider-ling again.
Missing Memories by Sillysbarka16
Peter lost his memories in a battle and wakes to think Tony is his dad.
Tony doesn't correct him.
Workplace Safety 101 (don’t give a nail gun to the new kid) by inkinmyheartandonthepage
A work place accident leaves May in the hospital where she gets a surprising visit and even more surprising news.
OR
May suffers a head wound and forgets Peter.
Wrong Number by Anarchyduck
Peter sends the text message without even thinking. A stupid meme, something he knows Ned would laugh at.
His phone chimes with a message.
who is this?
I just want you to know who i am by strkhollnd
"Do you ever talk about chemistry with random boys in a coffee shop?" Peter tried to play.
"Only the sad-faced and extremely intelligent ones." the man smiled in amusement.
Or: After the events of no way home Peter is in a coffee shop when a familiar face appears to him
Baby Spider Protection protocol by GNM_dreaming_girl
SPOILERS !!!! Don't read if you haven't watched the movie.
Regardless of what happened at the end of the movie, FRIDAY's protocols are still well in place.
note to self: don't get kidnapped by OnlyForward
Peter gets kidnapped and gets temporary amnesia. When a man he doesn't recognise rescues him in some kind of metal suit and keeps checking to see if he's okay, Peter jumps to the conclusion that he's his dad after a passing comment.
Whumptober Prompt 30: Note to self: Don’t get kidnapped
AMNESIA FIC REC: Below you’ll find fics where Harry or Louis have amnesia.
📖 For As Long As I Can Remember (It's Been December) by @greenfeelings (128k)
After recovering from a severe accident that causes Harry to lose his memory of three years, he moves to London to start his life over as a star chef. Little does he know that when he falls in love with Louis at first sight, it’s not the first time they meet.
Featuring an unintentional game of hot and cold, Harry chasing memories that won’t come back, Louis burying himself in work to try and forget what he can’t forget, Liam being torn between two of his best friends, Zayn as a moral compass and Niall saving the day with good music and brutal honesty.
📖 Jade by @halohamilton (91k)
Harry was in a shipwreck, lost at sea with an injury to his head that causes him to lose part of his memory. Louis happens to notice the boy and dives in to rescue him, then aiding him to health again with his mother’s help.
Harry may have lost part of his memory, part of his life, but he gained something better than he could have ever imagined; he fell in love with Louis.
But, the life that Harry couldn't remember may just come between them.
The Amnesia AU where Harry and Louis still end up falling in love.
📖 We Live Through Scars This Time by @louiesunshine (78k)
At 21, Louis Tomlinson has had a heavy heart for the majority of his life. The constant wonder of his childhood best friend that ended up being kidnapped and missing twelve years ago consumed everything within him. His life is turned upside down when Harry reappears, mentally and physically damaged yet still the same little boy he loved with all his heart.
At 19, Harry Styles has been in escape mode for the majority of his life. The constant wonder of why out of all the children of the world that he could have been chosen to be taken consumed everything within him. His life is turned upside down when he manages to finally escape his worst nightmare after twelve years. He returns home to his family a different person, and is reacquainted with his childhood best friend.
📖 Consequences by @allwaswell16 (78k)
Two years ago Harry let his powerful family come between him and the love of his life, something he deeply regrets. Louis has tried to move on from their devastating break up. Sometimes, he even thinks he has. It only takes one moment to freeze them back in time.
An amnesia au
📖 Let Our Hearts Collide by @crinkle-eyed-boo (76k)
When Harry, a lonely transit worker, saves the life of the handsome commuter he's been secretly pining for, an innocent mistake results in Liam Payne's family believing that Harry is engaged to their son. In the Paynes, Harry finds the big family he's always longed for...and a love he never saw coming.
A While You Were Sleeping AU
📖 As We Were, As We Are by @jaerie (51k)
Alex is a British soldier who has been injured in battle, Louis is a RAF pilot with amnesia. Somehow they put each other back together even if they get separated along the way.
📖 fondre ton absence by @scrunchyharry (41k)
Harry had never really given much thought to the future. He preferred to let life steer him forward and to follow in the footsteps of Louis, his best friend from as far as his memory went, his lover, his everything. Louis knew better than he did what was good for him.
It changed drastically when Louis was ripped away from him, drafted and sent to the front to fight in a war that Harry had always been sure would never reach him. Too young and too sickly to follow, Harry was left on his own for the first time in his life.
When he thought things could not possibly get worse, Louis went missing at the Somme and was declared dead. While everyone buried and mourned him, Harry never moved on. If Louis were dead, he was sure that he would know it. Their lives were too entwined, he would know if half of his heart had died.
Determined to find Louis, Harry did everything he could in his quest to be reunited with him, except prepare for the state Louis might be in.
He did not prepare for the harsh truth he would have to face: was love possible without memories?
📖 Making Waves by @haztobegood (30k)
After Louis Tomlinson, an arrogant millionaire, is thrown overboard and loses his memory, a mistreated employee convinces him that they are married. Thrust into an unfamiliar life he cannot remember, Louis must learn to live with his new husband and daughters and adjust to a less extravagant life.
Or, the one where Louis can’t remember, Harry needs money, and Niall has a plan. An Overboard AU.
📖 the way this river runs by @soldouthaz (27k)
Louis is provided a chance to start over. He takes it.
📖 I can't find you in the body sleeping next to me by @twoweekslhome (11k)
Wh-who are you?" he rasped voice rough and dry.
Louis rolled his eyes leaning in to stroke Harry's hair again. "Normally I'd applauded you but you scared me too much you dick."
Harry leaned away from him again, sitting straight up. "I'm sorry I really don't know you." he swung his legs out of bed and unsteadily stood. "Do you know where my mum is?"
"Harry." Louis whispered, throat tightening, dread pooling in his stomach, he knew Harry better then he knew himself and there was nothing joking in his expression . "It's - it's me."
hello! do you know any more amnesia fics besides the 3 fics i saw you recommend before? i just started reading fics recently and wow what a lot i've missed. thank you so much for your blog and what you do :)
Hi anon! I rarely read this trope these days - the other fics I know were written years ago and I can’t vouch for them because I’ve never reread them 😬 I searched through my favorite recs blogs and found great comprehensive lists for amnesia/memory loss, you might want to check these out!
