Top 25 One-Shot MCU Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length MCU fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
I Am Groot
by sherlocksmyth
EXTREMELY NSFW fic told from the perspective of Groot. EDIT 04/05/2021:Wow. I just found out this is the top fic on AO3. I’m losing my mind. Thank you guys for the kudos & views! If you want you can follow me on Tumblr: @grootficguy
Fitting In (Tiny Spaces)
by aloneintherain
Peter's trapped beneath a collapsed building during a mission, hurt and unable to move. Luckily, his comm still works. Unluckily, the Avengers don’t realise how bad of a state Peter is in, and Peter isn’t inclined to tell them. “Spidey, they’ve got reinforcements. We’ve hit a bit of a snag here, and
A Different Kind of Mask
by aloneintherain
“So, you remember the plan, right?” Matt whispered. The sirens in the distance picked up, the sounds of the police officers on foot growing louder.“You’re blind and I’m just a scared teenager,” Peter said back, nodding. “Got it.”
Mistake on the Part of Nature
by idiopathicsmile
Steve takes in Bucky's betrayed look and Sam's confusion, follows Sam's gaze to the pile of mangled fruit in the trash can. Sudden comprehension fills his face."Oh," he says. "Bucky found out about bananas." In which an American icon is mourned. But probably not the one you're thinking of.
It's Above My Clearance Level
by tsk
In which Peter's class goes on a field trip to Stark Tower, and no one knows why this kid has such high clearance.
Quackery
by CAPSING
In a world where the first words your soulmate will say to you appear on your left wrist at your tenth birthday, Peter gets the short end of the stick.
Bleed the Water Red
by aloneintherain
Peter and Deadpool are held captive by a super-villain that has an inclination for torture. After she boasts her untarnished record at never having hurt a child or teenager, Peter is forced to break the truth to both her and Deadpool. “Did you know I have a perfect record?” The villain collects a ru
Aliens, Hammers, and Making a Memorable First Impression
by Marvel_Fangirl
"Wow, dude, this thing is awesome. Does it generate its own electricity?" Peter flipped the hammer once in the air and caught it, watching in amazement as sparks danced over it. "Like, I know you're the god of thunder, but I didn't know your hammer had magic powers too! That is so cool. I want one.
Slide To Answer
by relenafanel
"What do I do?” Steve appealed into the phone. “I’m freaking out.”There was silence on the other end of the line. It lasted so long that Steve pulled the receiver away from his ear and frowned at it. Pay phones were old. Maybe this one wasn’t working despite the obvious dial tone when he picked u
Repeat After Me
by battybatzgirl
Tony’s face hardens as he says, “What kid.”“I don’t know, some twelve year old—”Below him, the kid coughs out, “Fifteen.”“—Fifteen year old—”Tony scrubs a hand across his face. “Don’t tell me he’s wearing a dorky shirt with a chemistry pun on it.”Rhodey frowns. That was oddly specific. Glancing down
research and disaster
by blueh
There should have been nothing remarkable about two people in a busy cafeteria, but Becket takes in the familiar sight of curly hair, brown eyes, and a t-shirt with a science pun on it talking animatedly alongside Actual Anthony Edward Stark and promptly drops his lunch.He gapes for a solid second,
The A-Team Challenge
by Isnt_it_pretty_to_think_so
Tony Stark wants to keep Peter Parker on the down low. Heaven forbid Spiderman do something stupid, like go viral. OR: Peter Parker accidently patents the superhero equivalent of the ice bucket challenge.
Order Up
by ikeracity
Charles has a terrible habit of multitasking, and that is probably why he absentmindedly tells the pizza man that he loves him when hanging up. Then the pizza man says it back. And Charles is pretty much smitten from there.
nothing left but scars
by SailorChibi
Steve wakes up to the fact that no one ever compliments or even says thank you to Tony, and that he has fallen into the same trap of painting Tony with a specific paintbrush.This is how he showers a very confused Tony with praise to make up for it.
finger tap pulses
by twentytwosevens
"The first time Peter’s timer stops he is eleven years old. It times out in the middle of the night and wakes him up like an electric shock. The blank timer stares at him from his wrist as he yells and screams for his aunt and uncle."Spideypool AU with timers where Wade keeps getting killed and maki
With a Child's Heart
by Scarlet_Ribbons
“Oh, god.” Steve whispers, sounding as horrified as Tony feels. “You’re so young. Tony, he’s so young.” Spider-Man coughs once, a frail, baby-bird sound. . (They find his body in a Dumpster.)
Withdrawal
by dragongummy
Eddie tries to convince himself that it is something they don't want or need. He fails.Update: August 2021. So I went back and reread this and added about 1.5k more words worth of porn throughout the chapters. Mostly on Chapter 2 because the flow of it when reading was least satisfying to me. If you
Seeing the real you (it's not what I imagined)
by Rei
"The fuck,“ Deadpool said slowly. He was staring at him in a way that made Peter feel decidedly uncomfortable, and this was saying something, considering Deadpool had a habit of leering at him at the most inappropriate times."Are you kidding me?" he eventually gasped. "How OLD are you? Twelve?“
Kiss the skin that crawls from you
by dezemberzarin
What’s the point? Eddie glances around to the other people hurrying along the sidewalk, lowers his voice until he’s muttering into the collar of his jacket. “I like sex! I want to have sex again in the future, so you’ll have to find a way to deal with it.” If you say so.
As your shadow crosses mine
by dezemberzarin
We had a deal. No more dates. You promised. “This isn’t a date,” Eddie says. “It’s a work thing. Dinner with a person I’ve never met before.” Venom stays silent, but Eddie has the distinct feeling he’s unimpressed. Admittedly, Eddie’s made better arguments.
hold the things you wanna say
by SailorChibi
Tony is still a consultant, and between SI, the team and SHIELD he's overworked and exhausted. That's okay.He and Steve have been having sex for weeks but that's all it is, just sex, and Tony wants more but he'll never get it and that's okay. Really.What's not okay is the fact that Howard Stark has
Sick Days
by DarkMoonMaiden
"Wade.""Mr. Rogers."They stared at each other, one calm and silent in his fury while the other looked like a deer about to be pummeled by an eighteen-wheeler."I'm sure you have a reason for being in my son's bed without a shirt on?"***In which Peter gets sick, the team coddles him, and Wade sneaks i
let me explain
by jilliancares
Wade scoffs, shaking his head and elbowing Peter in the side. “Sure,” he says, sarcastic. “That’s why your spidey-sense doesn’t see me.”Peter’s on the verge of laughing, wanting to join Wade in his amusement, but he freezes. His entire body goes still. He finds himself staring at a roof three buildi
wrapped around your finger
by arahir
Venom goes about love in every wrong way he knows how. Thank god for late night television.“Me. They invited me for dinner,” Eddie insists, trying again to make his hair look some specific way in the mirror. He’s given up and started over three times. It’s a double date. Like on that show.“What—w
Not So Much the Teacup
by thehoyden
“Charles is basically the bride whisperer. It’s like he can read their minds.” (wedding planner AU)
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This list of 25one-shot MCU fanfics spans 131,689 total words. Kudos range from 18,811 on the newest entries to 177,895 on the most established. Nearly all (80%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (11 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Hurt/Comfort · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Tentacle Sex · Miscommunication · Alternate Universe - Still Have Powers.
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