Top 13 Short RWRB Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length RWRB fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
God Save the Blessed American President Mom
by zipadeea
["June stopped by at lunch; she showed me a delightful channel called Hallmark, which repeats the same story every hour after they swap one round of white, straight, small-town conventionally beautiful actors for another. It was entertaining.” “June and I used to play a drinking game with those. Tak
Confidential Memorandum
by sherryvalli
"Hello, Mr. Fox-Mountchristen's office. How may I help you?""Hello, can I speak to Mr. Fox-Mount-krishen, please?"Alex blinked. After two weeks of hearing nothing but the voices of snooty men and frazzled secretaries calling in, the person on the other line now sounded decidedly neither snooty nor m
Please Don't Let Me Be So Understood
by chamel
“I’m glad you both see it that way,” Dr. Chen says. Then she closes her notebook and folds her hands on top of it. “I think I’m starting to get a sense of where the issues lie. The good news is that you’re both here, and you’re both willing to work on this relationship. That’s promising. Not all of
Let Loose Your Glow
by athousandrooms
“Seems like my liege was caught in a situation where he’d rather the ground swallow him whole.” Pez nods towards a spot to the side, and Alex follows his gaze. He spots Henry easily – a tall lighthouse of tousled blond hair – talking to a girl who is clearly into him. His expression looks perfectly
(did my love aid and abet you?)
by alasse
That night in Kensington Palace, Henry told Alex to leave. Eleven years later, Alex watches on the news as Henry comes out, and abdicates. A story of what came before, and what comes after. It’s been eleven fucking years, and Henry is finally free. It’s been eleven fucking years, an
Right at Home
by cmere
“You’re a law student?” “Yeah. What about it?” “Don’t you have your own library?” “I can’t study there,” he says, dismissive. “Too many assholes.” “Interesting,” Henry says dryly. “I’d think you’d feel right at home.” -or-AU where Henry is a Ph.D student, Alex is a law student, and ther
General Incivility
by cmere
"Okay, kids, settle down, we're all friends here," Nora cuts in. "And we haven't discussed where the night is going yet. I'm of the personal opinion that we should offer our British guests the quintessential American coming-of-age experience." Alex's eyes widen in what can only be sheer delight."Wha
accidentally yrs
by paintingadream
The email was meant for someone else. Henry doesn't know that. Alex figues he can fake it. A few dates, an easy out, no harm done. But the pretending stops feeling like pretend. And the line between truth and lie keeps blurring. The house of cards will fall eventually. The only question is what it w
Masculine (And Sweaty)
by mosscoveredfae
“My my, awfully masculine, isn’t he?” Henry purred; it was a compliment. “Masculine?” Adam repeated, sounding awestruck at the observation. “Me?” “Mhm,” Alex agreed, “Fuck, I love men.” --- OR Alex and Henry have a threesome with a guy who looks a LOT like Henry.
The Story We Tell
by Sabrina_Y
Sixteen years after the emails, Henry is helping curate an exhibit for the foundation he built. He has seen the photographs before.He knows the headlines by heart. What he does not expect is to find his own life behind museum glass, reduced to a single sentence: A royal scandal changed the course of
Etched into the surface, can you find me?
by imamirrorballl
“—Madam President, is there any update on the case involving your son?” The TV landed on today’s press conference, where Ellen Claremont stood at a podium in front of the crowd. Alex’s breath hitched at the sight of his mother, and Master removed his fingers from his mouth and covered it with them i
dear thisbe, i wish there weren’t a wall
by darkstarred
"I want to run to you through the thick fog, even if my knees bruise." Or: A story where everyone is hiding behind a different kind of armor. The Americans have all this supposed unscripted freedom, but Mingyu is still trapped. His wall is built out of endless words and blinding grins, his mother's
International Incident
by KittyLuck
Katherine Robbins-Lee has been best friends with Alex Claremont-Diaz since they were in diapers. She knows his moods, his ambitions, and his long-standing grudge against Prince Henry.So when Alex drags her across the Atlantic for a royal wedding reception at Buckingham Palace, Kate is prepared for a
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About This List
This list of 13short RWRB fanfics spans 266,905 total words. Kudos range from 9 on the newest entries to 12,992 on the most established. 54% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (7 of 13 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fake/Pretend Relationship · Alternate Universe - College/University · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Future Fic.
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