Best Short Resident Evil Fanfics
Resident Evil novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 22 Short Resident Evil Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Resident Evil fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
A Slight Inconvenience
by rosesinthedark
Leon was standing in his bedroom in nothing but underwear, the overhead light off and the warm glow of his desk lamp casting the room in amber. His closet was open. Three outfits were laid out on the bed - the usual crisis of a morning class he'd pre-planned for, jeans and a sweater and a flannel, a
The Terrifying Ordeal of Falling in Love with Leon Kennedy
by ObsessedWithTooManyThings92
Falling in love is scary. Fluttering hearts, sweaty palms, wobbling knees, the works. No doubt about it. Falling in love is very scary.But falling in love with Leon Kennedy? Now that is downright terrifying.
Gods Never Die
by THA_THUMPP
Six months have passed since Kijuju's outbreak, as well as the death of Albert Wesker, and Chris Redfield finds himself on the shores of Guatemala on yet another assignment for the B.S.A.A.. His destination is the small village of Rojogana, where there's been a supposed leak of Tricell's priceless I
Firsts
by orphan_account
Claire is determined to show Sherry all the things she's missed out on in life and Leon finds that he, too, has a lot to learn. A collection of series of events that might have happened to our favorite dysfunctionally happy, impromptu family post-RE2make's "true" ending.
Have You Always Turned the Other Cheek?
by realpoutydadsurvives (brainwitchletty)
Chris Redfield is back with the BSAA after finding out he and Leon had been betrayed by and lied to by people he considers his family and he-- He is not handling this well at all.
Glimpse
by TheLadyFrost
He can't figure out what he's fighting for. He can't figure out when the fight ends. He can't figure out how to feel anything. He's numb. And he's only getting worse. But a wrong turn and a ghost with a conscience might just have the answers he's been looking for...all his life. If he could just tru
Breakaway
by Kipsels
Working at the R.P.D wasn't like how he imagined it to be, and as the date for his one year anniversary on the force creeps closer Leon finds himself falling into a bit of a slump. A chance encounter with a pretty redhead working at a cafe over the summer might just be what he needs to brighten up h
Carrying your love in me
by Lesseraphins
Chris and Piers have built a steady, happy life together over the past three years of marriage. The only thing missing is the family they’ve always dreamed of. In a world where only omegas can carry children, the solution seems simple: find a surrogate willing to do it with one condition: the omega
oh, emptiness. tell me about your nature, maybe i've been getting it wrong.
by abyssalknife
After RE4, Leon comes to terms with how he views Ada in a series of snippets of their encounters over the years.
Lucky for you: I don't die that easily
by saccharineRina
“Death always follows me, killing the people dear to me.” “Lucky for you: I don’t die that easily.” Or: After the mission Chris had pulled him into, Leon was not doing fine. The ghosts of his past came back to haunt him more than before, and he could feel himself slipping. At least he had a mini-fri
The Science of Longing
by Alexandria_K
Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center was hiring. You accepted the job offer and drove to the obscure facility in the far off Midwestern town. Little did you know everything would change when you met a mysterious, charismatic man with secrets. Dr. Victor Gideon.
Can Leon and Ada be together?
by longlivefatalefemme
what if resident evil 6 ended differently? as leon in requiem is revealed to be wearing a ring that could be a wedding ring, as an Aeon enthusiast I obviously want it to be Ada (also because it makes the most sense), but upon thinking on it, i realised that these two can barely survive a conversatio
雪落永生
by xuanxi184
6代之后，2015年恶俗的失忆故事
Were Happiness For Us, My Darling, We Never Would Have Met
by ThatDamnKennedyKid
It's been three years, nearly to the day, since Alberta had tackled Julian Valentine out of the window of Spencer's mansion. Since his own stupidity has cost him his Captain, his partner . . . the love of his life. And even now, he's the only one that holds out hope she's still alive, even if that m
Bite Me
by resting_potato
Just as your life was about to start, it was violently taken away from you. Ten years later you’re extracted from your induced coma by a pair of blue eyes that are impossible to forget. How could you, when the owner of those hypnotic eyes is then assigned to keep you safe? And how do you navigate th
【chreon】How a Good Man Dies
by Anonymous
一场看似荒谬的劫机案以令人惊讶的方式收场，后续一连串的事件甚至引发了克里斯·雷德菲尔德与里昂·肯尼迪之间的信任危机。cp克昂，BSAA克 x 白宫昂，正剧向 2026.7.5 正文完结+番外
the Summer Back in Hollywood
by Kyokufuyu
前特工现私人保镖里昂×有不为人知往事的女明星艾达（好长的title别管了）两个本来不应该再有交集的人又一次被命运戏耍相遇了，一些好莱坞古早爱情片的设定和味道灵感来自电影《保镖》（I Will Always Love You这首歌的那部）
Mission is Personal
by Red_Ink_Drop
What happens between the cutscenes, the bio-crises, and the blank pages of history? Spanning from 2003 to 2026, this story uncovers the invisible threads binding Leon and Ada together during the years the games left in the dark. This journey explores not only their stolen moments, but the heavy cons
Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
by shrax
Chris Redfield pauses his investigation of Umbrella Europe to pursue a new lead right where it all started — Raccoon City. Though he’s still haunted by the nightmares and ghosts of the Arklay Mountain incident, he’s determined to find evidence that will bring Umbrella to justice, with or without the
Resident Evil-Imperium
by Russ_and_AJ
A new era, a new virus, a new way to control people and to strip them of their free will.Imperium will change the world; it will bring a new dawn.
Jump. I Promise I’ll Catch You.
by 2MrGreen2
Claire sees what the BSAA are doing to the village. She knows there might still be people trapped in there , and Chris keeps bombing everything in the perimeter. She managed to get in. She knows what she has to do. However she will get more than she bargained for, when she meets a man named Ethan Wi
The Second Coming of Eve
by OfficerBaldanova
30 years ago, NYPD police officer, Aya Brea, investigated a catastrophic threat caused by “Eve", an ancient consciousness that came from human mitochondria that wanted to end humanity and become the apex predator. She put a stop to it at the Chrysler Building. Fast forward to December 30, 2027, this
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About This List
This list of 22short Resident Evil fanfics spans 659,824 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 975 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Explicit (8 of 22 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Angst · Strangers to Friends to Lovers · Fluff · Romance · Feelings.
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