Top 25 One-Shot Dune Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Dune fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Gathering Dew
by EnduringParadox
Feyd-Rautha's gaze sharpened. He took hold of Paul's wrist, his thumb and middle finger meeting as he squeezed it. "About?""I asked if I could see a sandworm," Paul replied."They are difficult to kill."The na-Baron received a frown and an imperiously arched eyebrow from his husband. "To see one, I s
AMoMOF Act One: The Den
by 16_Negative_Brown_CatFish
What is a mask if not a face borrowed from someone non-existent? And what happens when you become them? Or Self insert gets stuck by lightning and isekeied into Wings of Fire. Oh yeah, he's also been turned into a shapeshifting spider the size of truck, also known as a nosk Update: Realized that I w
Warriors and WOF smut requests!
by orphan_account
The title is basically it; requests are currently open!
One Subtle Change
by Astrophys1cal
The start of the story of the five dragonets, changed a little bit . . .
To Have That Moment
by FaboKraken
What-if… Kestrel, despite her grief and anger, raised the dragonets as though they were her own? And cared for them more then she ever showed in the books?AkaWhat if the dragonets had a loving start where it wasn’t just them against the world, but they had someone else on their side?
Moonlover
by SneaselXRiolu
The Talons weren't watching some of the eggs when they hatched. Starflight's egg seeked the single beam of light that the three moons gave, and was burdened with the powers of Nightwings. Everyone believes in him to lead them, but he just wants to keep everything safe. Futures of blood cloud his min
Losing our way
by KaramirFics
She made Salusa Secundus her refuge, believing that being close to her family would help her. Howerer, exile proved far more bitter than she had imagined. At breaking point, the princess deliberately commits a crime. When news of this reaches the Emperor… everyone realizes that one planet is not eno
A Dragon's Morality
by WinterMoonWatcher
The prophecy was perfect…until Morrowseer and Battlewinner regarded the flaws. For the world to truly believe in his gift of fate, what better way than to include all tribes into destiny’s clutches?Ever since Hvitur first heard of the prophecy, he knew it was the only way to end the war. No more l
Janitorial Duty
by Anonymous
Alex is a loser. He's been one for most of his life. A former shut in turned reluctant janitor thanks to his dad's connections to... Well, the name of this company was above his pay grade. He hadn't ever been too interested by the weird mutants they tested on either, he knew when to shut his mouth a
Staring Out at You
by MeistreAytnic
“Try looking into that place where you dare not look! You'll find me there, staring out at you!”― Frank Herbert, DuneAfter Baron Vladimir Harkonnen’s death and Rabban’s failed coup, Feyd-Rautha rescues Princess Wensicia Corrino and is rewarded by the Emperor with the promise of a marriage.Everyone e
Wings of Fire: The 3 Shining Moons
by CrystalCosmic
Being born under the 3 brightest moons doesn’t just give Nightwing's powers…
black holes
by laratoncita
Tell me, wife, the new Emperor says, is this how you imagined your future? [A drabble collection.]
First Date
by Softmilkbunny
Feyd is going to die today. Leto is going to dump his body in a farmer’s field.
Cradled
by Softmilkbunny
He had another vision, rather another nightmare. This time the Landsraad made him watch as they butchered Feyd and drowned his children after betraying them.
happy enough to die
by envyismysin
Feyd can't resist kissing Paul at the end of their duel.
Interlocked
by Softmilkbunny
Dreams of betrayal and Feyd’s death still haunt him. What haunts him even more is what he knows will come after. Paul’s grief will intensify to war, ripping apart the universe, and him sitting on top of all the carnage while he continues to grieve
The Dosage
by Softmilkbunny
The dreams and visions are becoming severely more violent. The only thing that can break him from the visions is through pain.
the thorns underneath
by Anonymous
Feyd finally meets Paul. It’s love at first sight.(Written for the Just Unrequited Exchange 2026)
Possessive at the Villa
by Softmilkbunny
It is not difficult at all to see that Paul is beautiful. He is the son of the iconic thespian model Jessica Ateides. From the moment he arrived everyone peered at him with hunger in their eyes.
The Cruelty of Mercy
by squishymochi (konekonyan)
Paul always gains the Empire. This time he gains Feyd too.
Of Two Minds
by human_dreamer_etcetera
The Kwisatz Haderach is, after all, a man of two minds: here and there, then and now, what isn't and what never will be.
Stoked
by Softmilkbunny
Paul’s father owns a grand luxury hotel by the ocean. Feyd comes for work and to glide along the ocean waves.
Breakfast Date
by Softmilkbunny
Feyd is stupid for Paul They go on a breakfast date
Green Paradise
by rosiegrey
"'Don’t go,' Muad’Dib begged, a dark, pleading current running under his words, the first convincing display of emotion she had heard from him in months. Of course he would try to exhume their past and weaponize it for his own uncertain ends, just like every other thing she held dear. Power and pois
scintilla
by itskindnessinfinite
scintilla (n.): a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling. Chani is alone.
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This list of 25one-shot Dune fanfics spans 74,647 total words. Kudos range from 6 on the newest entries to 197 on the most established. 64% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (10 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Drabble · Not Beta Read · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Smut · Anal Sex.
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