Best One-Shot Steven Universe Fanfics
Steven Universe one-shots under 10k words — complete reads in one sitting. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 25 One-Shot Steven Universe Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Steven Universe fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Long Term
by Phantomrose96
In an effort to clean out Amethyst's room, Steven stumbles upon an old planner of Pearl's. It has entries dating back to Pearl's days in Homeworld, and Steven is eager to start using it again. But he can't explain why his birthday has been marked all the way in 2081.
Hollowed Moon
by Novantinuum
Stevonnie doesn't crash the Star Skipper onto that jungle moon. Instead, they crash on a craggy fragment of rock suspended thousands of miles away from its associated colony, long forgotten.On that lonely hunk of rock is a domed garden.And standing in that garden, just as lifeless seeming as the res
Beware, Therefore, The Gemini.
by aenor_llelo
When Steven moves back with with Greg and the Gems, Greg learns two things.First- Technically, he has two sons.Second- He almost lost them both at 14.
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
by Audrey_Lynne
Sapphire sings. Ruby screams. It's something of a joke, given their personalities. Until it's Sapphire screaming, inconsolable, as her world is in shards around her. Literally.Featuring Steven's healing powers, Pearl's angst, and Amethyst's stellar lack of refinement.
The Salmon Loki And The Bigger Fish
by aenor_llelo
Loki prepares to lead his conquest of Earth. Unfortunately, Earth is already occupied, and Gems are not willing to negotiate a timeshare.orThe Chitauri encounter the Gem Empire rather much the same way a sentence encounters a full stop.
Inappropriate
by Hadithi
The first thing Stevonnie heard when they came into being that night was Dr. Mom saying, "You really shouldn’t do that at the dinner table."Ugh. This again. There wasn’t anything else they could have hoped for. Stevonnie rolled their eyes and crossed their arms. "You mean exist?"Stevonnie tries to e
Country Warps, Take Me Home,
by aenor_llelo
To the place, I belong.or Steven comes home.
Steven & Rose's Universe
by KahlBroflovski
The original crystal gems travel to the reef, 2000 years before Steven has existed. Rose, Garnet, and Pearl stop by with the intent to help any gems broken in the war. However, Rose was in for a trip to the future, near 5300 years after the war where the Crystal Gems won. Good lord, she was in for a
Here We Are
by EleanorDarkholme
Sequel to Rose Returns. Eight thousand years had past since the Crystal Gems found themselves in the past. Having gotten their Greg, their Steven, and their Connie, they happy to settle down in normalcy. Instead of thinking of war and loss, they think about love. And what better way to celebrate tha
Codependent
by StarrySoda_and_SourGushers
Role Reversal! Opal is the permafusion instead of Garnet.Pearl and Amethyst rely on each other in every way - they have for 6000 years.
Opposite Suits
by stars_and_skies
Pearl plays solitaire, Amethyst eats raw eggs. Subtle fluffy pearlmethyst oneshot.
Bittersweet Release
by Rat Queen (TellEmTheStoryRaindrop)
Pearl waxes poetic about fucking girls. (rewrite of my old fic Release because jesus fuck that was forever ago)
That Will Be All
by Fantasme_Firmament_TheIllusionOfSelf
She shouldn't be here, stationed in the infinite corridors of Pink Diamond's palace, but she is. It doesn't feel right, but it's all too familiar. It's excruciatingly uncomfortable to stand here, in this place, in this pose, but she doesn't dare move. In those countless memories, her time as Pink Di
I'll Be Your Wingman Any Time
by RunwayQueen
"Hey, hey," Amethyst said, eyes blinking quickly in the way of the rapidly sobering, "If you wanna, like, go find a girlfriend or something, then...""Oh, no..." Pearl said, rapidly searching for an argument."Or boyfriends! I mean, if you wanna try out humans, that's chill-""Oh. No." A decade aft
It’s Over, Isn’t It?
by stripes2561
“It’s time to come out, Pink.” ~~ Steven woke up with a pain like no other. Some part of him was missing; something big was gone. He pulled his shirt up to check, but saw nothing besides smooth skin. His gem was gone. The one part of him that had never changed had left no trace of ever being there.
Getting Along
by Violet_MoonStone
Ever since Lapis’s arrival on earth and moving into the Barn, she still hasn’t grown quite fond of her Barn-mate, Peridot. Soon enough she’ll come around.
a beautiful oblivion
by Rat Queen (TellEmTheStoryRaindrop)
Pearl rushed her regeneration, and her new form is unsustainable. She asks Rose to help her fix that.
A Feeling I Can’t Analyze
by Jikkokat
Peridot is a scientist. She understands technology, data, and problem-solving. What she does not understand is why her heart beats faster whenever she’s around Lapis Lazuli. With the help of Steven, a few episodes of Camp Pining Hearts, and a lot of confusion, Peridot attempts to solve the strangest
Reconciliation
by Rat Queen (TellEmTheStoryRaindrop)
Pearl and Amethyst reconnect in their special spot on the beach. (No Nut Kinkvember day 6: rocks on the beach)
"Oh horror, oh horror, what did you see?"
by Los_vi3
Ficlet written for Whumptober 2025, Day 8 prompts: "Oh horror, oh horror, what did you see?" Self-Inflicted Injury, Dissociation.
Let’s be eternally together, forever.
by EnglishManHunter
It started with a simple act of kindness. Peridot was struggling to carry a few boxes with clothing. and Lapis offered to take the weight. Peridot thought it was a one-time encounter with a nice stranger. She didn't know that Lapis was stalking her constantly after that. She definitely doesn't know
Steven's Future
by Crow_Man
Steven should have known this would happen. He was a gem, after all. Not just any gem. A Diamond. A leader, equal to those who've lived dozens of millennia longer than himself.Millennia he would one day get to see.Too bad his mortal friends couldn't witness the centuries pass with him.
Cold Nights In
by Rat Queen (TellEmTheStoryRaindrop)
Pearl and Amethyst hook up at the company CEO's house during a holiday party. (No Nut Kinkvember day 8: boring house party)
The Amazing Digital Universe
by Roefish
Caine and Kinger think they can engineer a way to leave the circus using something like projections. If they can just figure out how to add mass to light, their bodies can persist in the macroverse. It sounds impossible, but somehow, it works, and they find themselves in a small seaside town in the
Interrupting Mormons wh—
by Rat Queen (TellEmTheStoryRaindrop)
Pearl and Amethyst attempt to get it on, but are interrupted by a pair of religious proselytizers.(No Nut Kinkvember day 5: Jehovah's Witness Mormon visit)
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About This List
This list of 25one-shot Steven Universe fanfics spans 84,876 total words. Kudos range from 18 on the newest entries to 4,384 on the most established. 48% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (9 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Post-Canon · Steven Universe is a Diamond · Fluff · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Emotional Hurt/Comfort.
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