Angst without plot

Tag · 115 works

79 works open to everyone here carry this tag; 95% are complete. The average one runs about 1,800 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.

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The Untamed (TV)+1

your faith in shreds

by words-writ-in-starlight (Gunmetal_Crown)

It has been years since Wei Wuxian died, and Lan Xichen's brother is not getting better. He has to do something about it.Or, how Hanguang-jun ended up sent out with the juniors as often as his brother could contrive to manage it.

General 1.7k words 1 ch Complete 1.6k kudos

Angst · Angst without plot · Brotherly Love · Character Study· +4 more

The Old Guard (Movie 2020)

As Long as I Gaze

by Waid

“It happened to you too,” Nile says softly. “I can see how worried you are about him, but he’s not the only one who got hurt. Immortal or not, no one just walks off being tortured.”“It wasn’t torture,” Joe says blandly.  After Merrick, Nicky needs to be alone for a little while, and Joe needs not to be.Fortunately, Nile could use some company too.

Teen 9.3k words 3 ch Complete 669 kudos

'Nile buys too much milk' is the height of the drama here · 100 years is incredibly generous actually · Angst · Angst without plot· +17 more

Ted Lasso (TV)

don't let it in with no intention to keep it

by jamietxrtt

"Glass shatters to Jamie’s left, missing the front door by centimeters. He ignores it and ducks out into the cloudy London night, the cold night air raising the hairs on his bare arms. No time to hesitate and grab a jacket now, though, not with the suffocating smell of beer smoking him out of his own house."

Teen 6.2k words 1 ch Complete 488 kudos

Angst without plot · cw: child abuse

Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan

Everyday Tasks of Former Heroes

by scippy

Lead camp tour with Annabeth. Canoe lessons. Keep your shit together. Cabin checks. Train. Evade weird new campers who want to use your personal business for a bingo card. Don’t die.Percy and Annabeth would like you to know that the weeks following the Titan War are going perfectly average. Average for (hopefully ex) war hero demigods, at least.

Teen 6.8k words 1 ch Complete 364 kudos

Angst without plot · Fluff · Post TLO · slice of life until its not· +1 more

Batman (Comics)

Mine

by fishfingersandjellybabies

He failed them. He didn’t protect them. They’d be better off without him. But he loved them too much to leave them.

General 1.8k words 1 ch Complete 334 kudos

Angst without plot · Is that a thing · Because that's what this is

Justice League - All Media Types+3

Make the Flowers Grow

by cattyk8

A battle to save the world goes very wrong for Gotham’s Dark Knight. Superman rushes to save him, but by the time he does, the Bat’s injuries are a little too grievous.

General 4.2k words 1 ch Complete 257 kudos

Grief/Mourning · Angst · eulogy · Songfic· +4 more

Supergirl (TV 2015)

Did you move on

by spymaster

Lena and Kara broke up a year ago. Now they met again.Angst without plot, because why not?

General 1.4k words 1 ch Complete 252 kudos

Angst · Post-Break Up · Alternate Universe - No Powers · Angst and Feels· +1 more

Good Omens (TV)

Freely for Thee

by wyrmy

Crowley offers to let Aziraphale stay at his place, the night of the failed apocalypse. Aziraphale doesn't quite know what to make of that.

General 1.5k words 1 ch Complete 245 kudos

Angst without plot · Anxious Aziraphale (Good Omens) · Autistic Aziraphale (Good Omens) · Canon Compliant· +3 more

Broadchurch

Just Kiss Me

by dcisamtyler

Inspired by the dialogue prompt: “Sorry, I’ve had a bit of a rough day. Can you just… kiss me?”

General 1.3k words 1 ch Complete 235 kudos

Angst · Angst without plot · Fluff · Fluff without Plot· +1 more

Supernatural

Inch by Inch

by JauntyHako

Lucifer's bruises never fade and Sam needs them to disappear.

Teen 3.5k words 1 ch Complete 153 kudos

Abuse by a family member · Angst with a Happy Ending · Alternate Universe - High School · Angst without plot· +3 more

Stray Kids (Band)

say yes to me

by eljuny

Look at me, Hyunjin’s heart screams, trapped inside his chest. Look only at me.

Teen 3.5k words 1 ch Complete 135 kudos

Angst without plot · Hwang Hyunjin-centric · Jealousy · Just a lot of emotions· +8 more

Supernatural

November 2nd, 2010

by Anonymous

It’s November 2nd, 2010, and all Dean wants is to hear Sammy’s voice again. His voicemail had run full a few weeks ago, but today Dean’s finally drunk enough to dare and try to go through Sam’s duffel in search of his phone.

General 1k words 1 ch Complete 114 kudos

Angst without plot · Not A Fix-It · Not Beta Read · Post-Episode: s05e22 Swan Song· +1 more