Top 19 Short FFXIV Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length FFXIV fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Of the Forest, a Hero Dreams
by Arasia_Valentia
In Norvrandt, a Warrior of Light learns new things of life, love, and sorrow.
Tell Me To Stay (And I Will)
by DarthSuki
After the events of Shadowbringers, G'raha Tia is excited to rekindle the friendship you and him once had together, though fate seems to have other plans for him. When your prolonged presence around him sets off a heat well over a century past-due, he'll have to put those plans off until after his
Adagio
by AuroraRayne
Lyna's request makes more sense now, though perhaps not in the way she intended. Pray be patient with him.It's not just the Exarch's body that needs time to heal.G'raha grows heavy against you as he succumbs to sleep. "Stay with me," he murmurs into your chest. His hand finds your tail where it curl
想不起来
by Jenovahh
There's no resisting the pull. Not when he steals into your room at night to make you sing for him. Not when his hands show a tenderness of someone who has loved you enough for several lifetimes. Not even when you don't know who he is.
Attrition
by Escutcheon
Being the Warrior of Light isn't an easy job. You tend to get hurt a lot in that line of work.In the end, there is no shame in leaning on others if the need arises. What matters is who you entrust with that responsibility.
The Red String of Fate
by AzureSummoner
Emet-Selch had said there would be a price to pay for retrieving Y’shtola from the lifestream. That the Ascian had expected something in return for his generosity didn’t surprise you in the least. What you never would have anticipated is that the price he demanded was you.
Kiss Me Through the Tomephone
by villainbait
This will be a serialization of a crack premise I thought of that turns into smut one-shots regarding the Warrior of Light sending an accidental nude to various NPC characters within the FFXIV universe and their reactions. These may or may not end up as ficlets or rough posts to keep my writing warm
Reflection
by aetherstitch
A collection of drabbles, ranging from general to explicit. Some are fairly short, some aren't. This will contain SPOILERS for pretty much everything, so make sure you've played the whole MSQ before reading!
FF14 Fill Collection
by dazzler
Various ff14 kink meme prompts I've filled!
Oil And Water
by KivaEmber
“Aymeric! Look!” Aza panted breathlessly, merrily ignoring Estinien stabbing him repeatedly in the ribs with his pointy elbow, “Look who I found lurking on the roof!”Or; Aza catches Estinien lurking. Things go on from there.
the little-death
by crystalsexarch
"Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration."A series of prompts fromthe 2019 FFXIV Writing Challenge.Table of contents so you can pick your poison. And there's lots of poison.Highlights include lots of Haurchefant-posting in 2k19, Crystal Exarch, some good ole fashioned femslash, and m
What We Already Know
by crystalsexarch
This is a story about loss and vulnerability.The Warrior of Light falls for a man she thought she'd never see again, while trying to get over one she never will. Spicy scenes with a number of partners, but ultimately WoLxExarch. Chapter 15The Warrior returns to the Source to get some closure from so
Warrior of One shots
by VennReverie
Spoilers for Shadowbringers and possibly beyond!Small moments of NPCs and the Warrior of Light. Angst, fluff, a lot of kissing, confessions.
Danse Macabre
by Kunstpause
Irene has not lived an easy life. From the moment she had joined the Scions she had tried her best to live up to their ideals. Not an easy feat at all for someone who is easy to anger and tends to leap into danger with no regard for safety at all. She figured out quickly that no one appreciates it w
Unburied
by 12 Abodes of Silence (12_abodes_of_silence)
Post-Endwalker, the Warrior of Light returns to Old Sharlayan for the Star’s Renewal Observance: a four-day gathering meant to honor the dead, comfort the living, and prove that the world still knows how to continue.It’s supposed to be about remembrance and renewal, and maybe a chance to remember wh
Our Star, Unsundered
by Shit_writer
The Warrior of Light prevents the Final Days and erases his own future. Stranded in the unsundered Etheirys, he must grieve a world that will never exist while growing dangerously close to Emet-Selch. The closer they become, the harder it is to tell whether Emet-Selch sees the soul before him, the A
like she hung the moon
by Kikapea
when g'raha tells her she put the stars back in his sky, he means it in more ways than one. or the chronology of eorzea's champion, tajih darkwhil's, life and hard-fought love.
Close in the Distance
by Sapfira92
❤ Let’s tune and calibrate our very ether to that of a wanderer, pack our travel-worn rucksacks, and set out on a wondrous journey alongside the White Mage and the Warrior of Light - Sapfira, who for a year now has been haunted by the same unrelenting nightmare.
Red Lilies & Wild Roses
by ArchonDancer
Lily Redde is the Warrior of Light... she just doesn't know it yet. Following the events of the game from the beginning, watch this young woman grow and take on greater and greater threats... and somehow collect a lot of lovers along the way. Plot compliant except during downtime and travels, really
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About This List
This list of 19short FFXIV fanfics spans 432,836 total words. Kudos range from 3 on the newest entries to 1,743 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Explicit (14 of 19 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Romance · Hurt/Comfort · Female Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV) · Angst · Fluff.
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