Top 25 Short Star Wars Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Star Wars fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
there but for the grace of god
by wanderlove
There’s nothing particularly remarkable about Sullust.Well, except for Obi-Wan’s time-traveling son. But, you know. Apart from that. Or, baby-Luke-raised-by-Ben-Kenobi shows up in the middle of the Clone Wars, causes Anakin and Obi-Wan to put two and two together and get forty-five, and in the proce
where every mask cracks
by skyl_tales
Four years after the birth of the Galactic Empire, Obi-Wan approaches Darth Vader with an offer he doesn't expect.
staring down the barrel of the hot sun
by magneticwave
“Gone to a Child of the Watch, the Darksaber has,” Grand Master Yoda announces in his creaky little voice. “Peace, there is not, and yet peace, there must be.”
All He'll See is Me
by skyl_tales
When Vader dies, the Force gives him another chance. It doesn't go as Vader expected.
When the Abyss Stares Back at You
by skyl_tales
Pausing the holovid, Mace looked from Anakin to Obi-Wan. "This holovid was taken on planet Revoran two days ago." In the holovid, the golden-eyed Anakin looked at something just out of frame. There was something distinctly hungry and possessive about that gaze. It made a shiver run up Obi-Wan's spin
Where There's a Will There's a Way
by xiaq
Luke walks straight to Din and Din suddenly feels like he should be doing something with his hands.“Hi,” he says.“Hi,” Luke agrees, grinning. “So. I didn’t get your name, before. Grogu just calls you ‘Daddy’ in his head but I’m assuming I should call you something else.”Din chokes a little.*****This
the more things change (the more they are the same)
by Whitefox
Qui-Gon survives TPM, and lives to be Anakin’s Master. However, some things are meant to be, and the Force (and therefore Anakin) has other ideas.
Home
by skyl_tales
Time travel fix-it story with a bit of a twist. After his death, Obi-Wan wakes up on Tatooine, in the body of his padawan self. But instead of trying to prevent Anakin from Falling, he decides to change the future by stopping Qui-Gon from ever meeting the little Ani. If Anakin lives like a civilian,
The Way in the Sky
by ShyOwl
The man, the Jedi, the individual who had been so calm and detached just moments ago now tripped back out of the elevator, cloak tangling around his feet, with a panicked look on his young face, “I forgot to tell you where we’re going!”
Don’t be afraid.
by orphan_account
Tainted by your encounter with the Sith, you are, Obi-Wan imagines Master Yoda saying. Fix you, we cannot. To the AgriCorps, you shall return.“Padawan Kenobi,” Yoda says, after a moment. “Complete your training, Master Skywalker will.”
Something So Flawed and Free
by usasarah
Obi-Wan has never been the first choice.(Or in which a persistent Anakin Skywalker begins to court his oblivious Master.)
Where We're Finding Home
by ShyOwl
Obi-Wan never got to Tatooine with his special charge. Instead, a man he swore was dead has come for revenge and throws everything Obi-Wan expected out of order. And his plans are not the only one's forever changed...as Jango Fett discovers the Jedi he planned on killing was carrying a newly orphane
you be the tightrope, baby i'll be the safety net
by tennessoui
Every time Anakin tries to tell someone about Obi-Wan Kenobi, they don't believe him. Saying My boyfriend goes to another school is basically saying I'm insecure about being single and am lying to look cool to teenage ears. Fast forward ten years, and the now Kenobi-Skywalker couple is invited to th
The Domestication of Darth Vader
by scaryhours
“He’s hungry,” Vader finally voices his thoughts after the lengthy period of silence when he was simply content to watch Obi-Wan handle Luke. Obi-Wan can’t help but stare as Vader takes off his helmet, revealing unmarred skin save for the scar, the same handsome cut of his jaw, and unruly hair. It
meant to be
by stasis
Luke is nineteen years old when he unknowingly makes a Mandalorian a widower, without ever actually dying.Or: Luke and Din get married pre-new hope, and lose each other for 9 years. They find each other again.
Yoda’s Academy for Li’l Padawans
by MissDinahDarling
Being a new student is hard.Being a new student whilst your socially awkward father avoids the school at all costs and your new teacher pines uselessly over a man he’s never met before is even worse.But by god, Grogu is gonna get through this.
Amore mio, Let me see you (So handsome, hello)
by sual
Grogu, absolutely convinced that Luke is dying, manages to drag Din halfway across the galaxy in a desperate attempt to save his teacher’s life. (The Jedi is not dying. The Jedi is in heat.)
sit down, breathe, and just listen
by andfollowthesun
“Of course we’re married.” Anakin is blinking at the camera guilelessly. “We’ve been married since before the end of the Clone Wars. What are you on about?”
listen, there's a hell of a universe next door
by storm_petrel
As it turns out, no one ever taught Luke how to tie a little green baby to his back one-handed, but Luke thinks he's pretty gods-damned good at problem-solving under pressure, thank you, and the baby is at least semi-cooperative. When he's sure the kid is strapped in as tight as he can get, Luke pau
Gold Rush
by Verian_the_Chaos_Entity
All Din wanted to do was help Luke explore an abandoned jedi temple. Now they're 30 years in the past and Din accidentally convinced some jedi into thinking they've traveled forward in time rather than backwards. No-one asks Luke about this.Basically Din ends up in the clone wars but through his lac
Heart of Kyber
by esama
Jedi High Council forbids Anakin's training - so Anakin makes his own.
I Karking Hate Qui-Gon Jinn
by OrianDCate
The first time Mace Windu meets Qui-Gon Jinn, he gets his ass handed to him. From then on, a one-sided enmity is born, and Mace goes the rest of his life making decisions based on one question: what would Jinn do? Naturally, of course, he then does the exact opposite. Mace develops Vaapad, trains De
Hearts of Kyber and Beskar (and the Cracks Within)
by Fives
Everyone in the galaxy knows that Jedi and Mandalorians mix about as well as water and oil. After the Massacre of Galidraan, the discovery (and execution) of the Sith lords hiding in plain sight, the Senate is in turmoil. They can't let the word 'Sith' be heard in public for fear of riots and uprisi
Star Wars Drabbles, Part I
by mneiai
A collection of Star Wars drabbles.Mostly Obi-Wan centric AUs.Character and/or Ship and universe in the chapter titles. First chapter an index of the fics.
only fools rush in
by an_drom_eda
"Jyn talked herself into a corner with her grandma," Han explained. "Now she needs a fake boyfriend for Christmas.""Why doesn't Cassian do it?" Luke asked, and Jyn scowled at him.[In which Jyn, in an attempt to get her mother's overbearing, gossipy, and traditional family off her back for one freak
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This list of 25short Star Wars fanfics spans 736,483 total words. Kudos range from 3,366 on the newest entries to 18,704 on the most established. Nearly all (84%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (9 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Hurt/Comfort · Time Travel · Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics · Alternate Universe.
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