Top 25 Short Stargate Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Stargate fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Ordinary Life
by astolat
"So, uh," Wharton said, with a little nervous cough. "You're not so much his mathematician as you are his—mathematician."
Weddings, Plural, and a Yak
by Speranza
By the eighth time John Sheppard married Rodney McKay, they were old pros at the wedding thing, having weathered not only an Ouishan blood wedding, but also a twelve-hour Avalonian handfasting, a Malanese necklace exchange, and a Thurtu joining ceremony that invoked a fire god and featured seven kin
Small Primes and Square Roots
by Liviapenn
"I hope you picked someone really intelligent, otherwise it seems like it would be kind of a waste. Of incubation time, if nothing else."
Loving Rodney
by LadyRa
Atlantis comes to love Rodney, and so does Sheppard: a romantic shmoop fest.
No Refunds or Exchanges
by astolat
It shouldn't have been that hard to get good help. For the sga_flashfic Harlequin challenge.
A Beautiful Lifetime Event
by astolat
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.
Wild Card
by GillianInOz
An alternate reality where The Trust tried to destroy the Atlantis Expedition before it had even begun. The wild card instead changes everything, putting Major Sheppard in command of an expedition cut off from Earth.The choices he makes shape a very different Atlantis from the one we know, and six
Four Military Men
by LadyRa
Blair, Tony, Daniel and Rodney all meet in high school and become good friends. When their twenty year high school reunion comes around, Tony decides to get them all to attend--with their significant others.
Transcendental
by astolat
tran·scen·den·tal (trăn'sĕn-dĕn'tl) adj. Philosophy. Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge as independent of experience. Surpassing all others; superior. Beyond common thought or experience. Mathematics. Of or relating to a real or complex number that is not the root of any po
Through the Gate
by labpotato
Alex has settled into life in America with the Pleasures. He's doing well in school, engaging in his old hobbies, and only occasionally stumbling across nefarious plots. But after spending the morning surfing, Alex stumbles upon a conspiracy that spans the galaxy and poses a greater threat to Earth
Companion
by Chaniis
John Sheppard wakes up on a Hive Ship with no memory of who he is or how he got there. All he knows is that he's cocooned among Wraith and in danger. When Wraith come to take him away- to his death, he assumes- he is suprised to be brought to quarters of the Commander. He's even more surprised when
Vacation Rules
by Athena_Alexandria
Nemesis AU. What if Sam had accepted Jack's invitation to go with him to his cabin? And Thor didn't beam him away? Jack and Sam spend a week together in the woods of northern Minnesota getting to know each other better as friends and colleagues ... and maybe something more. Alone in their own privat
It's a MYTH that Size Doesn't Matter
by Vanadis (VanadisV)
.Lust at first sight. Sheppard seduces an unsuspecting McKay.Too damaged to truly connect during their brief affair, misunderstandings result. But as time goes by, their journey leads to a deeper friendship and a love that lasts a lifetime... perhaps even longer. .
A Veiled Escape
by TannaraMoonvale
The war was over, the light lost. Few of the Light remain. Hermione spent her time studying the Veil, trying to unravel it’s mysteries in hope it could help them escape.
The Alternate Universe Survival Guide Honeymoon
by LenaLake
This wasn’t selfish, he told himself. He needed to make out with this version of Carter so she could get her real husband back and he could go home.It was the sun’s fault, really, that he was in this position.Stupid sunspots.Sexy, tempting Carter.
Artifacts, Cases, and Chaos
by CloOm
Between ancient artifacts, forgotten languages, and crime scenes, Daniel Jackson and Jack O’Neill navigate academia, investigations, and the loving chaos that erupts when their worlds collide.
Between the layers
by Pixiewonderland
After an Ancient device leaves Sam Carter changed in ways no one can explain, SG-1 follows the trail to a second world where reality no longer follows a single path. As the planet breaks around them and time begins to turn against them, Jack O’Neill must hold onto the one constant he cannot afford t
Beyond anything else
by jackgyvwer_fanart
Sam is about to marry Pete Shanahan. At first, Jack acts as if he doesn't mind—until he becomes seriously ill and the truth is finally revealed. Sam struggles with her feelings as she realizes it and begins to question her life.
Fringe Between Hearts 2
by makasgard
Continuation of my story “Fringe Between Hearts”:There is a problem with the two worlds that are connected somehow. The connection between them has become too strong, and now the worlds are beginning to collide with each other. The second part continues directly after the first part.Please make sure
Alternate 8
by Zoser4
An alternate version of Season Eight
Closing the Distance
by grandballoonluminary
Daniel has been keeping Jack at a careful distance for years. He's very good at it. He's considerably less good at it when he's tired, when he's hurt, and when Jack keeps being himself — patient and steady and annoyingly, unbearably attentive.One night. One tent. One bruise that somehow leads into s
Caught in a Bad Romance
by Holdt
There are cameras at every level. Jack O'Neill has spent four years navigating the architecture of institutional surveillance — the cameras in the locker room, the servers breathing in the dark, the Maybourne-shaped institutional memory with its long reach — and the specific, impassable, wall-shaped
Come Away with Me
by blackcoffee13
So, Samantha Carter did the practical thing: she took the leave and she packed her bags and she went.To Tahiti.By herself.Well… sort of.
In your shoes
by NoMoreBeer4U
What starts as an easy mission quickly becomes a drama for Jack and especially for Daniel. With no options to escape, the two lovers will have to face their frustration and guilt while reviewing some actions from the past.
Summer of Doom 2026
by Bloody_Willamina
Multifandom Prompts for June of Doom 2026.
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About This List
This list of 25short Stargate fanfics spans 629,483 total words. Kudos range from 15 on the newest entries to 6,436 on the most established. 52% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (10 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Hurt/Comfort · Romance · Originally Posted on LiveJournal · Angst · Action/Adventure.
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