A Collection of Beloved Inserts
A collection of all the amazing self-inserts, original characters, character transmigrations, character expansions/interpretations, and what-ifs I've read on AO3. Crossovers and multi-series fusions are included.
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There's no use climbing the ladder if you're on completely the wrong wall.
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Claire Murphy promised herself she wasn't going to touch Engineering/Mechanics with a ten-foot pole after a rather unfortunate incident pushed her into a universe that held a different night sky than her usual one. Yet, as she gazes at the innocent kid in front of her, her walls melt.
Guess, all it takes is a tiny red-head child in creating a monopolized industry.
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Or, Self-insert falls in Naruto and wants nothing to do with the plot. Her plans revolve around living past her thirty-first birthday and having a happy, content life. But all it takes is a misunderstood kid and one act of kindness which leads to the biggest plot divergence in the world.Series
- Part 1 of The Universe Spat Us Out
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zenith of stars by Yuesya
Fandoms: 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)
04 Jul 2026
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"It's not the Six Eyes," they said. So then, the question is –what is it?
Alternatively: A young girl with cursed eyes finds her way forward in a world of sorcery and curses.
[OC, Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!OC, AU]
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she held the moon in her hands by blueberryfortunes (blueberryfxrtunes)
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
03 Jul 2026
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Staring out in front of her, she wondered if this was some kind of twisted joke. It had to be, otherwise, what else would it be?
A niggling voice at the back of her mind attempted to speak up, but she slammed the door on it. The only other option would be too taxing. Her mind was already boggled as it was.
Standing up from her crouched position, she wiped her dirty hands on the baby blue shorts.
She'd make this life count, she promised.Series
- Part 2 of The Universe Spat Us Out
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In Pursuit of Magic: A Harry Potter Self-Insert by ZeroRewind
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
02 Jul 2026
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Somehow, I find myself reborn in the world of Harry Potter as a no-name orphan. You know what that means: pursuing magic's secrets and uncovering the most tantalizing of mysteries this world has to offer! Oh, Voldemort? Why should I care? SI OC. A slow-boil, realistic journey of a man rediscovering his path in a world of great magic— whether for good, or for evil.
Cross-posted from FFNet due to fan requests.
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Fields of Gold - (Jaime SI) by Daario_W
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
03 Jul 2026
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Something about Jaime was different—his demeanor, his way of thinking—and whether that change would prove a blessing or a curse, only time would tell.
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- Part 1 of Fields of Gold
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No One Remembers the Dark (Naruto SI) by TatsuShi
Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga), Naruto
26 Jun 2026
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He woke up in a corpse on a battlefield, twelve years old and 2 decades too early.
The Second Shinobi War is ending. The Third is coming. And somewhere in Konoha, a boy named Minato Namikaze is about to become the most important person in history.
Tatsuya Meguri doesn't have a clan, a bloodline, or a destiny. What he has is a dead man's body, a surgeon's mind, and the horrifying knowledge of every tragedy to come.
He can't save everyone. He knows that.
But he can stand in the shadows so others can live in the light.
They'll remember the Yellow Flash. They'll remember the peace he built.
No one remembers the dark
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-- Chapters 1 - 8 are revised --
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As The Lightning Strikes by TheAshenOne03
Fandoms: 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga)
01 Jul 2026
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The Demon Corps had done it-the impossible. The endless war ended with the Demon King's death beneath the piercing rays of the rising sun. Yet victory demanded the ultimate price... none lived to see it.
The nightmare was over.
But not for one man.A swordsman blessed by lightning rose from the ashes. No longer the trembling coward, he vowed to become the wall that would defy time itself-to shield the ones he loved and strike terror into demons like the wrathful thunder of the heavens.
Zenitsu Agatsuma awakens in a world both achingly familiar and impossibly distant. Fate has given him a second chance-or perhaps a cruel jest. Haunted by battles yet to come and faces he could not save, he walks a fragile path where even the smallest change could unravel destiny. And as shadows gather once more, a single question remains: can he rewrite the future, or has fate already chosen his end?
MAJOR SPOILER FOR THE DEMON SLAYER MANGA!!!
READ IT AT YOUR WON RISK!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kimetsu No Yaiba or any of the characters from this story except any OCS that I may create in the future.
Everything in the story belongs to Koyoharu Gotouge.
Author-Sama signing off~~ -
The Flowers within a Storm by RISTaGAR
Fandoms: 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga)
21 May 2026
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The Slayers lost the final battle however the New Demon King wanted to make things right. But after a malfunction with his Blood Demon Art both Zenitsu and Kanao are thrown into the past.
Determined to save everyone the two of them must grow stronger than the upper moons as fast as they can.
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How to survive an anime Isekai? (no glue, no borax) by cryptid_chimaera
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
23 Oct 2025
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[Everyone always gets hung up on the whole isekai-to-another-universe thing. No one even considers why Truck-kun goes after elementary schoolers like it’s mad humans invented the polio vaccine and labor laws, and now it wants to single-handedly increase child mortality.
But really, who are we to doubt Truck-kun’s motives and actions? Maybe that kid was the next Ted Bundy, and I’ve just given him a new lease on life.]
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A college burnout gets reincarnated into the MHA universe as a background character after losing a fight with a speeding truck. It's hard to go through a second life when you barely wanted the first one. But fuck it- it's not like they've got anything better to do. -
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[Guess what, apparently if you stay up for 40hours, live off of takeout and grocery store cookies, and mix inadvisable amounts of caffeine, Adderall, and nicotine for months on end-
Riku wakes up to his alarm clock going off.
Only, his name isn’t fucking Riku, he doesn’t own an alarm clock like some geriatric traditionalist, and he is very, very fucking confused.]
Or: SI/OC isekais into the Narutoverse as a 10 year old orphan with no knowledge of canon, a half finished degree in psychology, and a very valid fear of dying considering his current career track.
Edit: I had to turn on moderation due to the volume of spam comments, sorry for the hassle and I hope that doesn't discourage anyone from commenting, I truly love reading them and they make my day! <33