Top 22 Short Fallout Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Fallout fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
We Don't Have To Be Friends
by rickgression
(BRIDGE BETWEEN S1 FINALE AND S2) Lucy had the sort of face girls in the movies had: clear skin, big eyes, and neat hair. Pretty — beautiful, actually, but not as a matter of compliment. Beautiful in the way she’d make a good price at any given market if he was inclined to sell her. Beautiful in the
Kinda Like a Cowboy
by Cantique
“I’d be real careful with that line o’ thinkin’,” he warns, raising an arm and bringing it to brace against the wall beside her head, all but pinning her to it. They may not be physically touching, but they’re so close to it and he’s looking at her like she’s a meal (which should be concerning becau
trouble like a mugshot
by DittyWrites
"Hey, Cooper." Lucy called, fingers rolling across her bare forearms as she sat with her back to the wall, legs crossed in a neat pile. "You awake and listening to me?" "Hard not to with those foghorn vocals." A grumpy response, muffled by the hat, rang back at her. "What are you yapping your flap a
A Distinct Lack of Exploding
by gotfanfiction
Lucy had had. A thought. (What do you get when you combine a bitter, irradiated divorcee with a self-widowed, aggressive optimist? A whole buncha bullshit, that's what.)
Beauty Prefers The Beast
by WriterPug
A young woman and an old Ghoul are moving across the wasteland.They're hunting a man and hunting for the truth.They're gonna find more than that.Lucy has always been too curious for her own good.And she's always wanted things she wasn't supposed to want.
where the nuclear sun rises
by mitslits
It was wrong to want her, he knew that. She was young, but more importantly, she was naive. He wanted to take that naivete between his teeth and grind it up until there wasn't a shred of it left.The old Cooper would hate the things he'd done to her. The old Cooper could never forgive himself for tak
start carvin'
by littlefoolswritings
Little Lucy throws him a blank look, the same one he’s been seeing on that pretty face since the showdown with her father. “I want to keep going.”There’s that stubborn tenacity buried under her too-soft flesh. He argues back, “I’m tired. Ain’t you tired?”(or, Ghoul discovers Lucy has a method to get
he's a devil, she's a demon (he's a doll)
by Bitumz
She was grieving, just as he had when the one he'd trusted most in the world had shown their true colors, spending the days mostly silent until some human urgency or another arose, otherwise trudging along behind him as if the path his boots left was the only one she knew. As if his rope was still s
Strike A Bargain, Light A Match
by DittyWrites
A collection of all my wicked little Cooper Howard fics comprising all the nasty and questionable filth that I want to see this ghoul take part in.(And one filthy Maximus fic since I don't have anywhere else to put it at the moment)
Ten Fingers, Ten Toes
by Rulimaquina
Lucy remembered being young, a little girl. Her vault suit covered in dirt and the heels of her hands scrapped, bleeding. It seemed like the worst that could ever happen to anyone, like her entire existence had been turned on its axis, like the end of the world to a child. Then, her mother standing
In the dust of the old world
by Aboywhowantedtobegod
RWBY Fallout AU. Yang, Blake and Ruby live as nomad traders and it's business as usual, travelling throughout the American wasteland, the memories of their shared past haunting them. But when they meet Weiss, the daughter of a weapons dealer, their lives take a huge change, forcing them to venture a
The Knight and the Cicada
by RoverJots
Her name was Nora and he would never be the same. oOo This is a reflection of Danse's relationship with Nora, a summation of his experience from meeting Nora (the Sole Survivor) and the journey he would find himself on, taking him down turns he never imagined. Loosely follows the events of Fallout 4
Patching up Scars
by RatCoven
A pre-war medic, badly injured having lost everyone he loved wanders the Commonwealth in the hopes of finding his son.Now traveling with an overly flirtatious and charming ghoul, compensating for his lack of self confidence, who's slowly realising he's falling in love for the ex-soldier.
Bright Hearts
by MuseumCat
Deacon and Nora decide to go undercover and investigate a settlement run by a charismatic but dangerous leader. Danse crashes the mission, worried the cult may be building a super-weapon.
Mama's good to you
by radiationRaisin
"Damn those eyes." Hancock thought to himself as he felt a magnetic pull towards the stranger. He saw her whole body tense before she gave him a short nod of acknowledgment, then hurried up the stairs towards the attic. Fuck... it really seemed that she couldn't stand him. Maybe she truly was a ghou
Ashes Don’t Ask Who You Were
by Kyn1_x
"They're not feral."Four words that should have been simple. Four words that cost Nate everything, his place in the Brotherhood, his trust in the man he'd followed into battle a hundred times, and the fragile sense of belonging he'd built since waking up in a world that wasn't his anymore.When a rou
Mellow Morning
by AstronautDog
John Hancock and Nora have been traveling together and avoiding admitting they have feelings for one another for ages now. They're best friends, but a quiet morning together finally allows them to tip over into something more.
The Illusion of Truth
by WinterPaladin
Part II: Learning CurveFar away from the Capital Wasteland, Malcolm begins a new journey in the heart of the Enclave. With opportunities far beyond what Malcolm would have ever had back in Vault 101, he is hopeful he can find his purpose on the surface world he now calls home. As Malcolm advances hi
Beautiful Contrasts, part four - One Motley Crew
by Aloramiz
Part four of Beautiful Contrasts, hooray! ^^Time to rescue Sole to make our favorite triangle whole again.Hope you'll like it. I'll update as I go.❤️❤️❤️
carnival dogs consume the lines
by Mcvalley
"You're not who we've been waiting for," she cries, sinking her nails into her skin. Her eyes are bloodshot and unfocused. "You are not our rescuer. Not my hero." Emily's been crashing on her sister's couch for weeks: she's just lost her boyfriend, her job, and despite Nora standing up for her, Nat
Burrow 地穴
by Mitchell_02
我是在泥水里感受到战争结束的。 那时我并没有欢呼，也没有哭，更没有像那些后来会出现在报纸插画里的士兵一样把帽子抛上天。我的帽子早就不见了，步枪也不在手里，左脚的靴底被铁丝网扯开，水从裂口里灌进去，每走一步都像踩进一张冰冷的嘴。我趴在一段塌陷的交通壕底部，半边脸贴着泥，右肩下面压着一个死人，至少我以为是死人。他也许还在呼吸，因为我能感觉到某种细微的震动从他的胸腔传到我的肋骨上，可那时炮声还在轰鸣，泥浆太厚，空气里全是血和烂草根混在一起的味道，我无法确定那是他，还是我自己的心跳错觉。 有人从壕沟上方跑过去，靴子踢落了泥块，有人在喊停火，有人在喊十一点，有人在喊不要再开枪，也有人只是毫无意义地重复同
Set The World On Fire
by ShowerSavant
After turning his back on the Institute and the son he lost a long time ago, Nathaniel Howard Delaney wants only one thing: to be left alone with his grief. Instead, Blind Betrayal changes everything. When Paladin Danse is revealed to be a Synth and sentenced to death, Nate refuses to kill the man w
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This list of 22short Fallout fanfics spans 560,651 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 3,203 on the most established. 50% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (13 of 22 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Canon-Typical Violence · Post-Season/Series 01 · Eventual Smut · Porn with Plot · Rough Sex.
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