Top 22 Short Homestuck Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Homestuck fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Looks just like the sun
by messageredacted
“Holy shit,” you whisper. Dave joins you at the window.There are no stars left in the sky. Nothing but blackness and a faint soap bubble sheen.“Is that a dream bubble?” Dave says.And then it swallows you. Update: Now with a VERY NSFW illustration by Renaris.
House of Dirk
by imarriedacherub
A sitcom about completely normal and well-adjusted newlyweds Dirk and Caliborn attempting to make a good impression on their son, Dave, and his boyfriend, Karkat.
Space Bro
by JumpingJackFlash
In which Karkat Vantas is a surly ex-Marine who is absolutely for sure NOT a gray space alien, nor has he ever been a gray space alien at any point in his life ever, regardless of what this weirdo Sollux Captor claims when they meet in a bar one miserable Friday night.
Detective Pony
by sonnetstuck
"And then there's a customized copy of PONY PALS, a gift to you on your 14th birthday from the slippery Mr. Strider. Each page contains lovingly hand-written commentary on the deeds of this intrepid young horse. Later, about halfway through the book, rather than see the gag through to the bitter end
Growing Pains
by Miko
Man, Dave thought getting through adolescence was a pain in the ass for HUMANS. He had no idea how good they have it, until he saw what trolls got to go through.
how to stop a shitty ending in three simple steps!
by misterMisery
Ten years after his 13th birthday, John Egbert is invited to a canonically significant picnic with two of his friends, and is presented a choice. His choice is meant to determine the direction of the timelines, but… What if he was granted another option?
Nepeta's Big Beautiful Strip Poker Game
by ClawLyfe
Everybody's together, but nobody's having any fun. Nepeta takes it upon herself to initiate a team building get-together, rooted in human youth culture. Join our fourteen heroes as they drink themselves half to death and slowly arrive at the the same basic realization: strip poker is a stupid fuckin
Roadkill
by Gorgonzola3000
Dave Strider moves into a new school, which to him means joining a brand new group of misfits friends and of course, new beginnings, hopefully ones far apart from his older brother, Dirk, lead singer of the hyper popular band 'Roadkill', who's been overshadowing him for the past two years. Yet Dave
Stay
by Dudepro
> “I wouldn’t mind Bro. Seriously. Um. I miss you a lot when you leave, you know. It’s kinda fucked up of you to leave me alone for days on end to go fuck some girl and party. So, um, if that’s what you want, and that’s what it takes to get you to stay, then I wouldn’t complain.”
Lighter Than Air
by JustHereIGuessForFun
The #1 hero in Skaia city has a secret: she's leading a double life! Well, technically two. How will she navigate the complicated world of superheroics AND gender dysphoria? Tune in to find out!
nature is a haunted house
by lomaf
Dave Strider isn't in the business of picking up hitch-hikers (no, his day job is a billion times weirder), but at least Karkat Vantas isn't an axe-murderer. Karkat Vantas really needs a ride, cell reception, and help getting his idiot friends out of the evil cabin in the woods that ate them and/or
Mall Rats (Version 2)
by leoprosy
All seems normal at Cascade Mall.Drama between coworkers and workers from different stores, the crushing weight of never having left your hometown, and the even more crushing weight of being forced to come back after years of being gone. John Egbert returns home for the first time in years to friend
From a Turn of the Page
by theatricalGongshow
You handed him your fastest ship, pleading with him to take you with. Instead, he left you sobbing here on the floor, a wretched sight to bear. You have lost what little ounce of Hope you had left. You open a bottle of whiskey. ________ An alternate Meat Timeline that picks up right after Jake gives
==> Start Session Omega
by BoiledMilkz
In an alternate universe, the four Omega Kids play SBURB. (Some of these tags won't apply right now, but they'll be added later on.) Work Skin: wovenstarlight
Tossed in the Swells
by cynthesizer
“Thank you,” Dirk continued. “For saving my on-death’s-door, embarrassingly-inept ass.” The man spoke, his voice gravelly, “Why…” “Oh, no.” He bolted up, unsteady on his feet like a colt, and sped to the water. Despite both of them having nearly drowned, he jumped back into the sea. Dirk rubbed his
He almost looks like a human being
by Brallux
He is ridiculously handsome, Dirk can’t help but observe. Such a waste of energy really, to think it every time he sees him. And yet he thinks about it each time, without fail, no matter how mad they might be at each other.
Accidentally In Love
by cruelcrucible
Dirk knew that something was going on but he didn't know what. Sure, he liked being close to Dave, whether that be roughhousing or waking up in the same bed. And, yeah, seeing Dave domestically cook or coming back to a clean house was really nice. So what if he thought Dave was cute? That could mean
The Trickster Citrus
by LydiaLime
A post-canon alternate timeline of the epilogues that focus on Sollux, Kanaya, and Jade (though all characters will get their TLC). The story will be split up into the chapters that focus on Kanaya and significant people in her life (the lime chapters), Jade and the significant people in her life (t
something something magic
by THE_REAL_EV
Your name is Dave Strider, and you have a weird connection to time.Your name is Karkat Vantas, and your blood is neon red.Everything changes when you get added to a group chat of people claiming to be "like you"
About a boy who falls in love with his best friend's fiancée after the friend deploys to Afghanistan to fund his brother's brain rehab
by Anonymous
2009. The Great Recession is biting, and the honey on the Captor farm has gone sour. When a tragic accident fractures his brother Mituna’s mind forever, programmer Sollux Captor does the only logical thing left to fight medical ruin: he trades his keyboard for a rifle and deploys to Afghanistan. He
Souls with Something to Lose
by Anonymous
Chicago's hospitals were seeing a spike in patients, especially young women, that looked like they'd been tossed back and forth between a couple of bumper cars. Detective Pyrope was on the case to figure out what exactly was going on...
For Miles, Upon Miles
by Anonymous
In a world infected with what whispers refer to as the "Red Miles", dubbed as such because of the vein-like crimson lines that stretch across the sky and span for miles, upon miles, an adventuring party of four seeks to put a stop to the ancient curse. To do so, they must slay the ancient beings of
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This list of 22short Homestuck fanfics spans 474,206 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 6,885 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (8 of 22 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Humanstuck · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Alternate Universe - Human · Angst · Hurt/Comfort.
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