Top 11 Short Portal Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Portal fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
The Amazing Digital Testing Facility
by gryphonablaze
Portal and TADC Crossover. That's it that's the idea C&A, Cave and Aperture, how were they connected? Chell meets some new people while exploring the leftovers of the research and development that went into creating GLaDOS.
Mechanical Minds
by Fishy_Mom
Four AIs stuck in a dimension they cannot escape from... One - a hyper-intelligent computer, who became one with space and a human and was torn out of his peaceful existence among time and space. Second - an endlessly smart, yet lonely computer, who only wants to do science and for one particular hu
Between the Walls
by DubHyenaWrites
A decade after the events of Portal 2, Wheatley finds himself back in Aperture, living within the innerworkings of the facility with his creator, Doug Rattmann. Afraid of himself for what he did in the past and plagued by random flashbacks from a corrupted memory file, Wheatley struggles with his ow
Being Human
by BembWasHere
Years after the events of Portal 2, Chell was able to reintegrate herself into human society, or what was left of it in a post-Combine world. All she wishes to do is cut ties from the Aperture facility, yet something keeps her coming back to that small shed year after year. Up above the atmosphere,
Science Is Fun
by StillAlive234
When Chell returns close to death and desperate for help, GLaDOS sees an opportunity to resume testing. But Chell is too broken by her time away from the Enrichment Centre, and GLaDOS must confront her own humanity to help her heal. As their relationship evolves GLaDOS must accept herself and untang
Afterburn
by kenesense
No summary provided.
Best of Friends Book 2: Fool's Gold
by Black_hole_buddy (Cosmically_insane)
Gumball and PHil arE back, now in a fuSed world needing to Be rebuilt, however, shAdows of their pasts Chase after them, will they find their lights or let their darKness consume them.
The Nuclear Option
by Unadultary
After being defeated by the combined efforts of Chell and Wheatley, GLaDOS, the Queen of Aperture, finds herself not dead, not a potato, but trapped in a human's body. A human named Caroline. As she searches for answers and a way to reclaim her throne from a certain intelligence-dampening moron, she
Second Chance
by PEEPSWIREPLAY
She's already caught her star
Your Love is All I Need
by jollySocks413
John is stupid, Craig isn't. John has always looked up to Craig, and really wants to be like him.
Secrets of Aperture
by AperturePrincess
A year had passed since her escape from Aperture, and Chell has made a new, improved life with her new friends in Black Mesa. She has a new home, a new best friend, and everything freedom has to offer. But that all changes when Wheatley finds his way back to Chell, GLaDOS suddenly is receiving memor
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About This List
This list of 11short Portal fanfics spans 242,163 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 86 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 11 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Hurt/Comfort · Chell Can Speak (Portal) · Slow Burn · Post-Game: Portal 2.
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