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Best Short Sonic Fanfics

Sonic novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.

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Top 15 Short Sonic Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Sonic fics — 10,000–50,000 words.

1

Sleepwalking

by Tirainy

'There is a strong arm curled around his torso, the appendage keeping him close to its owner, whose warm breath is ghosting over the back of his neck. Sonic is sure he went to bed alone the previous night, but he isn't worried about the intruder. After all, this isn't the first time this has happene

11,365 kudos 22,117 words 8/8 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
2

50 Years Ago (Live and Learn)

by Wenber

SONIC 3 SPOILERS “What’s going on?” Maria asked. “I don’t know,” Shadow replied, getting off the bed and walking to the door. After hesitating, Shadow opened the door and followed the sounds down the hallway to the main entrance. There were bolts of blue lighting dancing across the room, and guards

6,112 kudos 46,679 words 18/20 chapters General Audiences
3

Lost in Translation

by thekyuubivixen

How was Sonic supposed to know that playing with Tails' new invention would end with a love confession?

6,050 kudos 39,063 words 12/12 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
4

In the Shadows

by danishdaddy

"There was no way that was who he thought it was, right? It had to be someone else, someone dangerous and unknown, someone who-“I know you’re there, Sonic.”Sonic steps beyond the tree line, his body tense, not quite trusting his own ears.“Shadow? Is that actually you?”

5,837 kudos 36,753 words 6/6 chapters General Audiences Complete
5

If I Were Easy To Kill, You Would Have Done It Already

by TrenchcoatGecko

Sonic Movie 3 Spoilers!   Sonic is struck with grief in the wake of Shadow's sacrifice. Shadow, in his truest form—his pain, his honor, the good in his heart—is Sonic's little secret. The world isn't ready. Nobody would understand, not even his own family. Sonic is more than ready to shoulder the bu

4,998 kudos 28,456 words 10/10 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
6

go ahead and try to see through me

by rubyillusions

Shadow hissed in pain. The laser had just grazed him, but it still stung, and he instinctively gripped the wound it left on his arm. “You dare-”He stopped. The laser hadn’t hit him. In fact, it had struck Sonic, right on his lower left arm.So why did his forearm feel like it just got shot?He whipped

4,881 kudos 31,234 words 12/12 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
7

say i reckon (i love you, for a millisecond)

by red_lettering (redamancyy)

There’s a hand on his shoulder, barely making contact. A red gauntlet glows around the wrist. Sonic blinks, the pain having evaporated so fast he feels almost weightless. “Shadow?” Shadow’s breathing heavily. “Problem.” The retrieval of the ancient tech Shadow (and Sonic, in tow) has been sent

4,649 kudos 30,205 words 7/7 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
8

Blizzard Bedfellows

by magicstorm101

When a rare blizzard takes over the island, Sonic is on the run to make sure a certain angry loner is safe and sound. Y-you know, because...uh that's what heroes do.

4,323 kudos 21,294 words 8/8 chapters Explicit Complete
9

lover

by Cowboylikemaybelle

He sighed and brought a paw down to blue quills, slowly grooming the knots and tangles out of them. Sonic complied and laid his head down more, allowing better access for them to get cleaned. The voices around him laughed and whispered about the rest of their daily plans. And dare Shadow mention tha

1,743 kudos 25,565 words 6/6 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
10

The Tipping Point

by ShadamySomeday

Sonic and Shadow are debating about who’d be a better boyfriend. Sonic calls Amy over as a judge, assuming it’ll give him an advantage. Things don’t go as expected. Shadamy.

1,302 kudos 10,140 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
11

Boom Boom Into My Heart

by gojos_favorite_girl

Sonic and Amy are NOT dating. But they also aren’t NOT-dating. As long as no else notices, it should be fine… right?(spoiler alert: everyone notices.)

977 kudos 38,439 words 18/18 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
12

No Chance

by Tirainy

Sonic has fallen in love with Shadow. He knows there is no chance that Shadow will ever return his feelings and so he does everything in his power to forget about those feelings—even going as far as inviting Amy on a date. But even that doesn't stop his mind from throwing what-if scenarios at him...

947 kudos 13,214 words 6/6 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
13

I Could be a Better Boyfriend Than Her

by MyShipsHaveCanons

“I'm going to give you a choice Sonic. You can walk out of here, go back to your perfect white picket fence with your perfect girlfriend and live that lie for the rest of your life, trapped in that pre-planned story; or-” He slammed his paws to either side of the blue hedgehog’s head, extending his

908 kudos 22,253 words 2/2 chapters Explicit Complete
14

Sonic Movie Family One-Shots!

by goldiestation

Sonic’s adventures with his ever growing family. I take requests!WARNING: NOW WITH SONIC 3 SPOILERS!this is me picking back up my old sonic one-shot book that i’d deleted.

887 kudos 21,083 words 9/? chapters General Audiences
15

Tulip Seeds and Coffee Beans

by gojos_favorite_girl

Amy, a budding florist, opens a new shop in Station Square in hopes of turning over a new leaf after a bad breakup leaves her heart in pieces.Shadow, a coffee aficionado, struggles to keep his cafe afloat as he grieves a painful loss of his own.When a fated encounter brings them together, both find

811 kudos 24,312 words 10/10 chapters General Audiences Complete

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25,565
median words
87%
complete
11,365
top kudos
~1.7 hours
median read time

This list of 15short Sonic fanfics spans 410,807 total words. Kudos range from 811 on the newest entries to 11,365 on the most established. Nearly all (87%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (8 of 15 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Maddie Wachowski and Tom Wachowski are Sonic the Hedgehog's Parents · Enemies to Friends to Lovers · Slow Burn · Fluff and Angst.

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