Top 25 Short Star Trek Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Star Trek fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Something Smart to Do
by kianspo
In which Jim finds himself fake-married to his first officer every other month. It's not his fault. Mostly. Dowries and Klingons are involved. Starfleet is decidedly not amused.
Treasures
by yeaka
Sometimes the other Vulcans wonder how Spock managed to obtain such an exotic bondmate, and sometimes Spock wonders himself.
Please don't touch the Vulcans
by museaway
The "yes" is out of Jim's mouth before he can think about it.
Objective Data
by walkandtalk
A young Vulcan decides to find a mate for his guardian, Spock. After careful calculations, Cadet Kirk is obviously the superior choice.French translation by Emily Bright中文-普通话 國語 translation by ronnie_vfsРусский translation by sKarEdEspañol translation by Prinkipissa_AndreazObjective Data [Podfic]
The Bond
by WhatIfImaMermaid
He slips in love with Spock inconspicuously, during an uneventful afternoon, on an unnamed planet destined to become little more than a Greek letter and a Roman numeral on Starfleet’s chart of the Beta Cygni system. In which: -Spock gets amnesia.-Spock is convinced that he and Jim are a thing.-Jim
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
by kianspo
In which Spock contemplates the laws of attraction and realizes what a slippery slope that is only after he has already fallen. There's no help for him now.
Ni'Var
by WerewolvesAreReal
Humans have daemons. Vulcans have katras. Spock, born of both, has neither. Which he's fine with. Really. Meanwhile, James Kirk is a little curious about this whole daemon business, because how the hell can he have two souls - ?
Graduate Vulcan for Fun and Profit
by lazulisong
It really does take a village to raise a Jim.The members of the Kelvin's crew watch over Jim as much as he lets them.
Once Upon a Time (A Fairy-Tale Love Story)
by littlebirdtold
In a universe with no Federation, where First Contact never happened, Jim Kirk is your average popular guy. On Christmas Eve, thanks to a series of strange events, Jim finds himself in a parallel universe where the Milky Way is under the control of an alien race and ends up as a servant in the resid
cast out fear
by s0mmerspr0ssen
Kirk saves Vulcan from Nero at high cost to himself. It falls to Spock to pick up the pieces.
And Then I Let It Go
by kianspo
Post-Star Trek Beyond. The crew of the Enterprise gets a breather while they are waiting for their new ship. Jim uses the time to do something he had sworn he would never do.
Entering Orbit
by museaway
Jim escapes to Iowa to avoid the media frenzy following the Narada incident, but a late-night miscommunication results in Spock turning up on his front porch.
Vulcans are Fangirls Too
by jouissant
Kirk is a secret astrophysics genius who publishes under a pseudonym; Spock sends him fanmail. Shenanigans ensue.Less fluffy than the title might imply, but a feel-good story nonetheless.
Cause and Effect
by Ragdoll (Keshka)
In the midst of Vulcan's destruction, Jim Kirk saves the life of a Human woman he only later learns the name of: Amanda Grayson. It isn’t long before Spock finds gratitude transforming into a crippling and terribly inconvenient attraction.
You'll Get There in the End (It Just Takes a While)
by seperis
"Spock. Just say 'I don't trust Starfleet not to mess up the only captain in the fleet who I can train up to my expectations and enjoys running into danger wearing a blindfold as much as I do'."
With My Feet Toward the Stars (let me remember you as you were when you existed)
by kariye
At age five, Spock informs his mother that it is illogical to wish him “sweet dreams” at bedtime because Vulcans do not dream. “Oh, Spock,” she says.
Science Blues
by museaway
"Illogical" wasn't a word that ever should have come out of Leonard McCoy's mouth, so when it happened, he looked up through a narrowed pair of Vulcan eyes and into his own face.
This is Probably a Terrible Idea
by statamater
"Getting Spock to freak out and throttle him was almost too much fun; partially because of the revenge and the nostalgia of it, but mostly because of the cheap thrill. "Pretty much everyone, given enough time, will want to screw Jim Kirk - species, gender, or previous sexual identity notwithstanding
infixion
by Etharei
A mission of this duration has never been attempted. Just a few months in, the crew of the Enterprise are beginning to understand why – luckily, they are also, somehow, making it work. A series of events, both great and small; featuring cameos by unsuspecting planets, complicated interpersonal relat
Redshift
by museaway
Dual tragedies bring the Enterprise's command team closer together, but the gap between them grows when Spock discovers something in Jim's mind.
Only in My Dreams
by IvanW
Just days into their five-year mission, Jim begins to have vivid dreams.
I'm a Doctor, Dammit, Not Casper the Friendly Ghost
by Bethalous
Leonard McCoy is dead. Don't worry, he's fine with it. But after over 200 years, Earth starts to get a bit boring so it's time for an adventure. And what better place than the USS Enterprise? It's got a cute Captain, a dashing First Officer, and plenty of opportunities for pranks. So what if somethi
Just a Bump in the Road
by KiyoshiTanaka
Jim is pregnant. This is what he gets for participating in experimental medical studies. The other problem is that he doesn't know who the father is--and he doesn't even remember having sex with Spock. Spock remembers, but as there is less than a six percent chance the child is his, it's logical
A Logical Return
by walkandtalk
Alternately titled: A Very Chekov Easter: Prequel to A Logical MatchJim gets front row seats to one of Spock's emotional epiphanies, but doesn't notice, of course.Inspired by Jim's remark to Spock about awkward family dinners involving our favorite Navigator and his large family. This could still s
Did Someone Say Games?
by terryreviews
This wasn't about love or affection, but curiosity. Lust was not a common thing for a Q to experience, but if one were to, why not with a charmingly stubborn, moderately attractive (for a human) Star Fleet Captain? Trying to seduce Jean-Luc should prove as fun as it was challenging.
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About This List
This list of 25short Star Trek fanfics spans 608,419 total words. Kudos range from 473 on the newest entries to 22,067 on the most established. Nearly all (92%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Explicit (10 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: First Time · Romance · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst · Minor Character Death.
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