Top 16 One-Shot ChellDOS Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length ChellDOS fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Petri Dish Arias
by Loopy44
“Did you know that there are over 700 different types of bacteria in the human oral cavity?” Chell simply smiles in that infuriatingly devious way she tends to do. GLaDOS can feel her thumb running along the edge of her faceplate. She tries not to let it distract her. “I bring that up because you se
The Air Inside
by Wren_Cipher
The air inside smelt of danger, and fear, and death. She never had to be more on-edge than here and now. But an agreement was made, and she would not die-aside from her own mistakes. But with certain death outside, and conditions at least somewhat favorable for life surviving more than a day undergr
A Show of Appreciation
by cosmichunny
It is the 5 year anniversary of Chell's time as GLaDOS' captive. The all-powerful AI has a surprise in mind for her special little test subject.
The Beginning of an End
by theholypetrichor
“Is she… alive? Can she hear us right now?”“I think so, Doug. Hold on one moment…”A… young looking man walked to the front of the crowd, and pressed a button on a console at the edge of the glass.“Hello?” He said, much more clearly than before. “Can you hear me?”
Call Me Caroline
by SunSundaySun
Chell has returned to Aperture causing her and Glados to grow closer in a way neither expected. She eventually gets the idea to edge Glados while solving a chamber which causes the facility to shake, revealing a long forgotten room full of new toys to “test”.
Rivers, Reeds, and Reminiscence
by Loopy44
Chell takes in the scenery of the world above the facility and thinks about how they got here.
“…It hurt because I was so happy for you”
by chaoeclipse
Chell comes back to Aperture after deciding maybe freedom isn’t what she wants after all.
Cloud Chamber
by confused_tea
A cloud chamber is a particle detector used for making invisible ionising radiation visible, by looking at how the particles leave trails across water vapour. Chell eventually returns to Aperture after struggling to survive on the surface where she and GLaDOS reluctantly come to a deal where Chell g
Stress Testing Gone To Far (Or Not Far Enough?)
by 5tain1355
Glados knew the fragility of humans, and knew she could make something stronger, now she just needs to stress test this new body, and just so happens to find Chell at just the right time. Warning, lots of intense stuff, everything in the tags shows up.
A Dinner Date with my Murderous Robot Girlfriend
by chaoeclipse
GLaDOS invites Chell for a late dinner…
Wire Weaver
by Not_Toba
GLaDOS is a monstrosity and has an undying hunger for flesh. She can't help but test, the faster they run, the smarter they are, the more delicious they taste. Ever looked at ChellDOS and thought of how GLaDOS is a much larger woman and wants to kill you? Well, I thought it was similar enough to s
Schrodinger's Test Subject
by aloebottle
You’ve got your short, sad life left. That’s what I’m counting on.
[Podfic] Delayed Response
by peasina
“What do you see in him that could possibly be more important than testing?”
What do we do in Aperture? We test, of course!
by chaoeclipse
Since Chell is back in Aperture, GLaDOS makes some plans.Plans to keep testing!! Duh…
Free Radical
by Solubor
Chell has an amicable chat with our mutual friend, and goes on a fun, exciting, action-packed, definitely not traumatic adventure through a Combine-occupied Earth. (Main story’s timeline coinciding with Half-Life: Episode Two)
oh how i have longed for this....
by stinkyrattz0
After Chell got rid of Wheatley, instead of leaving, she decided to stay in the lab with GLaDOS....and something interesting happens
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About This List
This list of 16one-shot ChellDOS fanfics spans 39,232 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 88 on the most established. 63% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is General Audiences (5 of 16 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Mute Chell (Portal) · Chell Can Speak (Portal) · Robot/Human Relationships · Post-Game: Portal 2 · Post-Canon.
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