Best Short Doctor Who Fanfics
Doctor Who novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 25 Short Doctor Who Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Doctor Who fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
i blinked (and there you were)
by Della19
The Weeping Angels, Eggsy reads on the stolen Torchwood intel. Aliens that pose as statues, and kill their victims by sending them back in time and feeding off their years not lived in the present. The politest psychopaths in the universe, a note reads, scrawled in what looks like a doctor’s chick
Scratching the Itch
by bendingsignpost
Her mum had always told her that blokes had only one thing on their minds, but this was taking it to an entirely new level.
Alien Taskforce
by TheSovereigntyofReality
Just because S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers didn't listen to Tony after the Battle of New York, it doesn't mean no one did.
Connect-the-Dots
by orphan_account
Rose Tyler has a soul mark. The Doctor does not. Consequently, he knows where they stand. Then he regenerates on Christmas, and he suddenly doesn't know anything at all.
Finding Family and Home
by Slayer_of_Destiny
When Harry and the Doctor meet by accident, can they change the course of each others lives for the better? With Harry in his life how will the Doctor's changing relationship with Rory and Amy be different. And with the Doctor in his life how will Harry's life shape out differently from the expectat
The Demons Have the Phonebox
by theplatinthehat
Soho, London, 2019. A man with a blue box has vanished. An angel has been taken from a bookshop. And two redheads are joining forces to get them back.
Count To Four
by INVOIDED
Harry always knew he was different, he just had to count to four to prove it.
Non-Linear Love Story
by bendingsignpost
"Come with me." She's worth it, he thinks. They fit so well together and she already knows how to use a fire extinguisher.
The Adventures of the Doctor and Rory the Roman
by jesterlady
Rory's waiting for 2,000 years. How many Doctors do you think he'd meet in that time?
The Key
by Vampiyaa
Rose's TARDIS key is proving to have changed just as much as the Doctor has, in his tenth body. She's kept it on a chain that she keeps round her neck, and whenever she's nervous, she sucks on it. Too bad the TARDIS is channelling that straight to him. One shot, Ten/Rose, very silly; Interfering TAR
Out of Order
by lastincurableromantic (lirlovesfic)
An Eleven/Rose reunion fic (eventually). A certain blonde woman keeps on popping in and out of Rory's life. Goes off canon in the middle of season 4.
A Shop Girl With A Broken Fob Watch
by LicieOIC
Following an emergency landing in the Dorset town of Broadchurch, the Doctor must hide his Time Lord self inside a fob watch to escape some vicious hunters, leaving Rose to look after his human self, Alec Hardy.
Father's Day
by SnubNosedSilhouette
“Do-“ Rory seemed to reconsider, then barreled ahead with his question. “This is a silly question, but, do you have a dad, River?”
Rose Petals
by LicieOIC
Enough is enough. The Doctor loves Rose and it's past time he made a move. But he decides that she deserves a proper courtship and adapts traditional Gallifreyan rituals to fit their situation.
Three Doctors and a Baby
by NoPondInTheForest
"The Day of the Doctor" with Rose and a baby. That is all.(Part of my "Consequences" series, can be read as standalone.)
and the journey never ends
by sherlgrey
The voice interface of the TARDIS takes the form of Rose Tyler, and though the Doctor isn't aware of it yet, it sets his life on a new course.
your soul calls out in a familiar voice
by abcooper
When all the details are stripped away, Yaz and the Doctor are just two helpers wanting to help each other
And That Has Made All the Difference
by mikripetra
“Alright. Love humans, me,” he said, gently. “But what the blazes are you doing on Gallifrey?”Rose finally met his eyes. They were exactly as she remembered, and somehow different: the same blue, the same worry in his gaze, but something was missing. He was carrying himself differently. Standing str
twitter aliens
by doctormissy
space mum @adventurer_13when you find out the nice mi6 agent you’ve been texting for 3 years is actually your best friend turned enemy turned friend again turned enemy againyaz @wrathofKhanwhen u find out the doctor’s eaten all the biscuits again :)))space mum @adventurer_13oi this is SERIOUS Or, in
Shades of Blue ~ Cerulean
by bluedawn
Trapped in the parallel universe, Rose finally thinks she's found the Doctor, but it isn't exactly the one she expects. She falls in love with him anyway. The first story in the "Past Present and Future" series.
Rescue
by mag_lex
Six times Yaz rescues the Doctor and one time the Doctor returns the favour.
perchance to dream
by tansypool
The Doctor doesn't sleep much, and the TARDIS sometimes knows better than her occupants. Or, the Doctor finds herself back at a library.
A Home for the Holidays
by mag_lex
In which Yaz and the Doctor visit Yaz’s family for Christmas after the events of the Flux, and Najia decides to intervene when she realises something is going on between them…
Evil Under the Suns
by alex144
Clara and the Doctor receive a mysterious invitation to spend a romantic Valentine's weekend at the very luxurious, 'very boring' Eye of Orion. But why is the sky exploding, and why do all of the other resort guests seem to be hiding something?And, when the most famous diamond in all the galaxy goes
Rumours
by CapaldiCrazy
Clara Oswald thought the handsome older music teacher from her alma mater would be a one-night distraction. Then she started teaching at the same university. As an ambitious arts project brings them increasingly into each other's orbit, Clara begins to discover that rumours are rarely the whole stor
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About This List
This list of 25short Doctor Who fanfics spans 588,157 total words. Kudos range from 170 on the newest entries to 11,325 on the most established. 76% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (11 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Romance · Crossover · Alien Biology · Hurt/Comfort · Telepathic Bond.
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