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Best One-Shot Tokyo Ghoul Fanfics

Tokyo Ghoul one-shots under 10k words — complete reads in one sitting. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.

Anime & Manga 25 one-shot fics Avg 2,871 words short stories under 10,000 words

Top 25 One-Shot Tokyo Ghoul Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Tokyo Ghoul fics — short stories under 10,000 words.

1

the blood on his hands

by UnusuallyNormal

Hide takes him all in – the torn clothes, the dirt and the sweat, the mask pushed down around his neck, the blood drying on his skin and matting his hair – and meets his eyes with a pleased grin. “Kaneki!” he exclaims, opening the door wide. “Great to see you, man! Want to come in?”_________ok i nam

3,854 kudos 7,308 words 2/2 chapters Not Rated
2

Improper Usage

by SlayerEnfiniti

Hide finds out about Kaneki being a ghoul.Set post-Aogiri, with a reference to chapter 136....yeah just kagune sex....

3,246 kudos 4,735 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
3

Just a Taste

by dontwannatalkabtit

Being a ghoul means certain things demolish Kaneki's self control -- even when it comes to Hide. Not that Hide minds too much...he has trouble controlling himself around Kaneki, too.

2,861 kudos 2,877 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
4

What Lingers

by Fweeble

It’s the casual touches that catch Hide’s attention –the proprietary hand on his lower back, the whispers of fingers laying on his wrist, an index finger hooked in the belt loop of his jeans –quiet actions that are uniquely the Kaneki he knows now and utterly unlike the Kaneki he knew before.

2,763 kudos 646 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
5

NSFW Art Collection

by deltoidlover

a collection of my suggestive/nsfw drawings, mostly fanart (half-life, metal gear, ect ect blah blah) i ask that you do not repost any art here to other sites, i'm posting these here for a reason.obvious warning for NSFW content, continue at your own risk.

285 kudos 765 words 20/? chapters Explicit
6

if I look into it I'll forget all my memories of you

by renjutori

She tries to hate him. She fails.

257 kudos 2,964 words 2/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
7

one thousand teeth

by pseudocitrus

Akira cleans out Amon's desk.

197 kudos 2,027 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
8

Behind Your Eyes: Part I

by South_Star_327

Touka and Ken plan another conception while raising their firstborn, Ichika, to the best of their abilities.

189 kudos 6,424 words 12/12 chapters Explicit Complete
9

Snowflakes on your eyelashes

by Kanekis_nailpolish

After so many months Hide finally found Kaneki. On a battlefield. And Amon is also there with lots of questions.

177 kudos 3,177 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
10

sing me to sleep

by sanetoshiapologist

She’s always been chasing after an impossibility.

173 kudos 4,120 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
11

Moonlight

by miacathart

Tsukiyama and Kaneki reminisce on a rooftop which leads to other activities

97 kudos 4,116 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
12

leaf turned over

by evanescentdawn

A mysterious gift box from Touka. Two scenarios and very different times. Plus, a bonus alternative.

79 kudos 1,385 words 3/3 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
13

i am a cage, in search of a bird

by asthmaticbee

Ghoul Investigator Kaneki Ken wakes up in hospital after going missing for over a month.Pretty soon, he realizes that he got more from the ordeal than a missing chunk of time and weeks off work.Or: Tokyo Ghoul if Ken started out as a Dove, and all the mental anguish that entails.

59 kudos 2,602 words 1/? chapters Mature
14

small bright things

by msmewmew

Underground something quiet and powerful takes shape. Or: Touka and Ken say I love you for the first time.

49 kudos 1,300 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
15

Held, Learned, Given

by Exile2Vilify

Kaneki and Touka find little ways to hold onto the hope that their family will sprout and bloom even in the darkness. Touka quietly notices that the small things seem to matter the most.

45 kudos 2,126 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
16

Needy

by TheEvilInThisChild666

Tsukiyama bugs Kaneki.

44 kudos 896 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
17

Tonight (We Can't Keep Pretending)

by Anonymous

“Come over tonight,” Touka says, low and certain. Kaneki follows, helpless. Neither of them knows what the hell they're doing. Neither cares.

43 kudos 4,434 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
18

Beautifully Ordinary

by SainouMix

"Ken," Touka began, amused. "Are you becoming an otaku?" "I'm just organizing the shelves," he murmured. "With manga?" - Ken has strong opinions about how books should be organized. Touka's manga, apparently, are not exempt from this. She's not entirely sure when his bookcase became their bookcase.

43 kudos 2,370 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
19

Gaze

by Shinunoga_E_Wa

Touka learns that who is looking at you makes a difference.

41 kudos 1,751 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
20

Mercy

by Shinunoga_E_Wa

Touka has always been weak when it came to Kaneki.

39 kudos 949 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
21

Someone That Wasn't You

by orphan_account

Kimi needs help with a literature exam. Kaneki gladly helps her. Touka doesn't care. She really doesn't.

37 kudos 2,932 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
22

Distance

by Vendredi2030

Ken Kaneki, an employee at anteiku, has taken an interest in Kishou Arima who has recently been visiting anteiku. Hideyoshi Nagachika, who lives with Kaneki and has had a crush on him ever since childhood, has noticed Kaneki's interest in him. This has him down in the slumps as he tries and figure o

31 kudos 4,282 words 2/? chapters Mature
23

A Tooth for a Tooth

by stilettodandelion

Anteiku is on fire when Tsukiyama arrives. The rooftop is empty. He needs to find Kaneki. (or: the one where Tsukiyama finally gets a bite of Kaneki. Just not the way he planned it.)

27 kudos 4,726 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
24

Simple as That

by SainouMix

Ken’s gaze stayed on her face a moment longer, then drifted lower, taking in the curve of her under the sheet. Concern and something warmer moved across his features. Love, unguarded and certain. “You look beautiful,” he said softly, his hand drifting to rest gently on the curve of her belly, thumb

26 kudos 1,760 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
25

Bien cuisiner la viande avant de la déguster

by Sawcha

Tsukiyama a développé une obsession intense pour Kaneki

20 kudos 1,093 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete

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2,602
median words
68%
complete
3,854
top kudos
~10 minutes
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This list of 25one-shot Tokyo Ghoul fanfics spans 71,765 total words. Kudos range from 20 on the newest entries to 3,854 on the most established. 68% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (9 of 25 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Angst · Smut · Married Couple · Fluff · Pregnancy.

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