Best One-Shot Ari/Dante Fanfics
Ari/Dante one-shots under 10k words — a complete read in one sitting. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 18 One-Shot Ari/Dante Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Ari/Dante fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
A Riot in the Heart
by lonelywalker
The tale of two boys on a voyage of sexual discovery... with the help of their overly-supportive parents.
A Map of the World Without Darkness
by yasaman
"The thing is, Ari had always been shitty at being a gay man." In which Ari gets a clue.
Through All of Youth
by ihateshoes
Dante attempts to discover Ari's secrets of his universe.
Touch
by orphan_account
"Do you remember the letter you sent me?" Dante looked down at Ari, "I wrote you a lot of letters."Ari couldn't help but roll his eyes."You know which one I'm talking about, Dante."
first question: are you gay?
by abitchforlasagna
Gina and Susie see a hickey on Ari's neck. And now they're curious.
Wildest Dreams
by ArrowsandStars
Ari has a... good dream about Dante. And then Dante shows up. Will the two take this opportunity to further their relationship?
Kisses Tell
by wrote_and_writ
Prompt from a friend: Ohohoh ok ari and dante go to the ice rink for a Christmas date and afterwards they go into like a family owned toy shop or pizza place idk somewhere cozy and then some boy hits on ari while they’re in line and dante drops tons of hints like no mine
Imperfect Skin
by justbekind
Ari has his own way of saying things like 'I love you'. Dante doesn't mind at all.
10 Times Dante Renounced his Tennis Shoes
by ihateshoes
Dante Quintana hates shoes, so he gets creative.
kiss me down my neck
by fiveameyes
"Remember when you said you didn't like it when I touched you?"
Palette
by Kisatsel
Longing is a whole-body experience.
Stars
by queerpossum
The road to a sexual relationship isn't a highway, nor is it a smooth side-road. It’s a bumpy country road with many twists and turns.
The Discoveries You Make
by lachoy
Ari, Dante, and a discussion about Dante touching himself.
Wow, Ari
by queerkids (isaacfignewton)
Dante Quintana could not stop thinking about kissing Ari Mendoza.
We'll Figure It Out
by kikabennet
Takes place right after the first book (don't you just love that? FIRST book? So excited for the sequel!) Ari and Dante find that moving from friends to boyfriends isn't exactly as easy as they thought it would be. It's awkward at times and there's a lot to discuss and then their parents and their f
My Hero
by thesoundofnat
Dante suddenly turned toward him. “I hope you move this little when you’re sleeping as well.”And the spell was broken and Ari let Dante cuddle up to him, throwing one arm over his waist. “I certainly hope you don’t talk in your sleep. It takes everything in me not to shut you up with a kiss every ho
How to Flirt with Aristotle Mendoza
by orphan_account
It's hard to flirt with your boyfriend when he won't stop laughing.
Answers
by SnowSunStar
Dante is struggling to keep up this "friends" thing, and Ari is being weird. (Last chapter rewritten from Dante's perspective)
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Why Read One-Shot Ari/Dante Fics?
One-shot Ari/Dante fanfics — anything under 10,000 words — are the format of choice for sharp emotional payoffs, single-scene character studies, smutty interludes, and tropes that don't need a full arc to land. You finish them in one sitting.
Ideal for a commute, a lunch break, or right before bed when you don't want to start a 200,000-word fic at 11pm.
About This List
This list of 18one-shot Ari/Dante fanfics spans 40,807 total words. Kudos range from 563 on the newest entries to 2,850 on the most established. Nearly all (94%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (8 of 18 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fluff · Aristotle and Dante · Missing Scene · First Time · Porn with Feelings.
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