Top 7 One-Shot Charthur Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Charthur fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Your Words Are All I Breathe
by pipdepop
Micah catches Arthur and Charles cuddling, and scurries off to tell Dutch. He does not get the reaction he was expecting. Hosea thinks the whole thing is highly amusing.
Only Lost The Night
by KBstories
"Arthur should've realized, then and there, that a gesture of kindness is like pulling a trigger – it shifts the course of fate just so, and things will never be the same again."Charles and Arthur regroup after a brush with death.
You Raise Me Up
by antimorston (lasagnatheory)
As it turns out, Charles is the only person in camp who can pick up Arthur.
Helping Hand
by Magisey
It doesn’t matter that his throat hurts. It doesn’t matter that he can hardly swallow. It doesn’t matter that a handful of hours ago he’d been slowly dying with a rope tight across his trachea.What matters is the image of Charles, with the sun burning on his shoulders like a devil, face cast in shad
Quiet For So Long
by KBstories
"And Arthur knows, before he even opens his mouth, that he shouldn't pry. That he shouldn't drag the vulnerability lurking beyond those words into the light – yet he asks, 'What changed?', and Charles looks at him, eyes warm.'I met you.'"Charles and Arthur explore some things, and figure out some ot
Love Is The Soul Of A Neat Irishman
by pipdepop
Sean’s got a lot of love to give. To everybody. Whether they want it or not.(Or: Sean makes it his mission in life to cheer Arthur up – much to Arthur’s dismay. Luckily, Charles is around to help.)
and i looking up at the stars
by anderfels
“Don’t come to a party. Don’t want a drink. Don’t see no problem sittin’ out in the woods alone all night. At a party. Like you’ve been kicked outta bed for crumbs.”“From the tragedy of your singing, I figured it was a funeral I was missing.”Sean's party set in Chapter 2. Arthur looks for Charles, a
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Why Read One-Shot Charthur Fics?
One-shot Charthur 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 7one-shot Charthur fanfics spans 30,485 total words. Kudos range from 1,880 on the newest entries to 2,797 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (4 of 7 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fluff · Hurt/Comfort · First Time.
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