Best Short Grishaverse Fanfics
Grishaverse novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 15 Short Grishaverse Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Grishaverse fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
both always, but never our time
by Lalaith_Yamainu
When his idiot brother knocks up an underage girl, Aleksander takes it upon himself to make sure that she, and his future niece or nephew, is properly taken care of.
Yearning for Time: A Words before Powers remix
by Caesia390
In Corrieander's "Words Before Powers," Alexander and Alina are soulmates with their first words inscribed on their skin. They say each others' words before either of them realize she's the Sun Summoner. This remix (with gracious permission) extends that premise when Alexander delays the crossing t
Lucky Saint
by lylava
She could make it work, she thinks, this engagement to Mal. If she tried hard enough, erased the parts of her that wanted more and embraced the ones that knew how to settle. But it was just one text from Zoya, one simple, innocuous text: "Yo do you want to go to a weird work thing w me and Nina tn?
her starlight hands.
by asongofpiratesandzombies
If he had eyes of darkness, then she had hands of starlight. Every part of him she touched caught on fire. Katya Starkova is dying. After trying everything she could, Alina is forced to take one final shot that might save her - her father.Despite having all the rights to stay away, apparently rude a
The Year of the Crows
by ScottieRose (Wolf_star_owns_my_soul)
Jesper L. Fahey started a new conversation.Jesper L. Fahey named the conversation “Year of the Crows 🥳🐦⬛!!”Jesper L. Fahey added Inej Ghafa, Kaz Brekker, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar It's the Crows senior year of university (sans Wylan) there is just so much to do before they gradua
The Sun and The Moon
by ButtonEyes4
“You’ve changed, Alina” “Of course I’ve changed. I’ve birthed and raised two children.” “And I’ve been ruling Ravka for the last 14 years and still I am here, chasing after you.” +++ Alina Starkov tried to end the battle with the Darkling but failed. Still her friends managed to escape and so did
Tell me again
by abbym058
Mal kisses her like she’s glass.Aleksander breaks her like he’s thirsty.
Dark Sunrise
by BloomArcayna
Alina's father has been captured. He worked for the scientists in Shu Han, delivering Grisha on a silver platter and engaging in horror. The Tsar ordered General Kirigan to marry his daughter and maintain the very delicate balance between the two kingdoms. Alina doesn't want to be married but the Da
For Better or Worse
by mostlyinthesun
Set in the beginning of Siege and Storm, Alina was never rescued from that ship. She quickly realizes that more power results in the destruction of others.. and perhaps herself. ——— “I don’t want to hurt you more than I already have, Alina.” With that, I laugh. “Yes, you do. You’ll stop at nothing t
No Mourners to Face The Sun
by RJLupin2011
Alina Starkov has been queen of Ravka for years. The last thing she remembers is collapsing on that skiff on her first trip to the fold, to awaken in Os Alta to shocking news.She is the Sun Summoner, Queen of Ravka, and that Mal is dead.Alina struggles with her memory loss, but some things can't be
The Glorious Sun
by AthenaHolmes
With the external threats neutralized and all the Grisha secured safely, Alina and Aleksander are redirecting their attention towards rebuilding Ravka. What should have been an moderately easy task becomes severely complicated due to return of Aleksander's old nemesis—Mikhail Lanstov, the late king
Until Eternity
by not_writing
He lives in the shadows, she lives in the light. The shadows she carries inside her fade into the background as she is pulled into those of the Fold, a deep dark forest that hides a terrible truth, the truth about the disappearances and murders in Kribirsk.As Alina investigates these mysterious case
The Waterfall
by Madelie
Before the watershed, there was once a waterfall.
And All the Stars Aligned
by meridian_rose (meridianrose)
Regency London. Alina’s life has been one of struggle: from orphaned mapmaker to the last heir of a noble house; loved by a general and a privateer prince—then cruelly abandoned by the husband she chose over them both. Rescued by Aleksander Kirigan, she has built a marriage that is passionate, if of
𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖞 || 𝕲𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖊 || 𝕽𝕿𝕭 || 𝕹. 𝕷𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘𝖔𝖛
by PadmeJade23
𝖉𝖊𝖘·𝖙𝖎·𝖓𝖞/ˈ𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖙ə𝖓ē/𝖓𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖓𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖑𝖞 𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖆 𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖆𝖗 𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊. "𝖂𝖍𝖞 𝖜𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖐 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖊 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖓, 𝖏𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖘𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖒𝖊?""𝕬𝖉𝖆𝖑𝖎
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About This List
This list of 15short Grishaverse fanfics spans 310,873 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 333 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (6 of 15 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Hurt/Comfort · Infidelity · Angst.
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