Top 21 Short OUAT Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length OUAT fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Stealing you away
by sruchkoy
"Back to when I was young. Stupid, innocent... and free." That was all Regina wanted. Instead, she finds herself trapped in her eighteen-year-old body, forced to relive the nightmare of her forced betrothal to King Leopold. She is powerless, magic-less, and utterly alone. Until Emma Swan kicks the g
The Cabin
by AOBZ
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Into the Night
by OnceuponaSwan
FBI agents Emma Swan and Killian Jones are not friends. That is until they're forced to go undercover as husband and wife to take down the Gold Empire of New York City.
Second Beginnings and Different Endings
by allupinsmoke
Slow-burn SQ. Henry has moved out. The mansion is empty. Regina decides to open it up to foster kids and offer them what Emma never had growing up — a home. Callie Jacob is a hardened and traumatized teen. She knows she is beyond love. Her only goal is to get Jude into a safe home, after which she c
The Restricted Section
by Narglefanfics
By her sixth year at Hogwarts, Regina Mills has already lost everything that mattered. Rumplestiltskin steps in to shape what’s left. When Emma Swan arrives as a new transfer student, she's drawn to a girl who’s already chosen the dark. GoldenQueen. Slow burn SwanQueen. Endgame SwanQueen. This will
Saving The Savior
by Hiro_slickz
Something is going on with Emma. She isn't acting like her normal self and everyone in town notices it. What happens when Emma goes missing and the blame gets put on the Evil Queen Regina? What if Regina was innocent? What if all Regina wanted to do was save Emma and bring her back home? Home to her
Where There Are No Mirrors
by SplinteredQuill
Post Curse/FTL (AU) - The curse has been broken and everyone has returned to Fairy Tale Land. Or have they? Emma and Henry are no where to be found. Who and what will it take to find them in this strange world?
Fragments of a Queen
by Lexie (Shilihol)
Perhaps Falling from the top of the White castle tower wasn't an accident at all.She looks at the polished surface: the photos of her little prince, the crisp letterhead papers from the mayor's office, everything now tinged with red. So red. But it isn’t cider.It isn’t cider.There was red.So much re
SwanQueen smut compilation
by Anonymous
This is a series of one-shots of the pairing SwanQueen only. Tags and warnings will be added according to each chapter.
The Lighthouse At Heaven Bay
by Elinie
Heaven Bay is a town where everyone knows your secrets but still saves you a seat at the table.Emma returns home, thinking she has lost everything. But sometimes, all it takes is one rainy evening, a cup of coffee, and the beam of a lighthouse to understand that life isn't over—it's just beginning a
Henry Attempts to Play Match Maker
by Eeveesforever
Regina is crushing hard on the savior. The savior is crushing hard on Regina. Neither woman know of the other's crush. So, they go on with their lives trying not to give in to the feelings that might ruin their friendship. Henry knows and keeps trying to get them together.
Once Upon a Timepiece
by dracox_serdriel
Just outside New Orleans, a small town becomes home to fairy-tale miracles, drawing the attention of the supernatural world. The Winchesters investigate, but they could be dealing with something they've never dealt with before: a powerful curse on fairy tale characters.
Three Incantations.
by orphan_account
Rumpelstiltskin realizes magic cannot fix this issue. For once in his life, it can truly make it worse.
When a Saviour Falls…
by Ember23
What if instead of turning Hook into a Dark One, in Camelot the Dark Swan discovers the price of being the Saviour? She must choose to either embrace the darkness or accept her destiny, sacrificing her future.
Gina.. my therapist (age gap)
by luvswomen
Emma starts therapy and she feels something for the first time.. But as she kept going, she noticed she enjoyed it, not because of therapy.. because she likes spending time with Regina..
More Than Yesterday- A Captain Duckling romance
by ajb279
Princess Emma and her secret romance with Captain Killian Jones.
Golden Brown
by seoll3miwrites
The curse was broken, all of Storybrooke remember who they were. Yet, memories isn't all that returned. Clara Buckley soon arrives into Storybrooke with a long lost past, and growing connection with certain pawnbroker.
The Chronicles of the Dark One: Heart of the Beast
by Montreat11
Are heroes born? Or can they be made? 13th in the Chronicles of the Dark One Series, a series that explores the life of Rumpelstiltskin. This fiction follows Rumple through 5A, from his time under the preservation spell up until Emma asks him to go the Underworld.
Siempre nos quedará Baby Shark
by LadyBardo
Emma y Regina han decidido aceptar el vínculo y... lo que sea que pasa entre ellas. ¿Pero ahora qué? Aunque hay mucho en juego, la Salvadora tiene un gran plan para resolverlo... o no tan grande. Y quizás no tan bueno... ¿Qué pasará si esta vez el enemigo no es el que ellas creen?
A Hook in the Wishing Well
by ajb279
Alternate version of Season 6 episode Wish you were here. Instead of Regina going after Emma, Hook goes. He kidnaps the princess and then he spends their journey trying to get her to remember who she is. Not a flower picking singing princess but red leather wearing sword and gun wielding Savior, his
Broadway Baby
by Nyctic
She opened the door and sighed. “You can’t be serious. Just what the hell do you want with me?” I grabbed her arm before she could go back into the theatre. “We’re soulmates, Will. That’s what I want. You…”IMPORTANT: Okay... So I know it's not actually Supernatural fandom, but it's a dead fand
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About This List
This list of 21short OUAT fanfics spans 393,031 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 178 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (8 of 21 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Romance · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Slow Burn · Idiots in Love · Drama.
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