Best Short Gruvia Fanfics
Gruvia novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 9 Short Gruvia Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Gruvia fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
The Last Cake
by Smoochynose
AKA: Freed and Juvia’s Support Group For The Hopelessly In Love.The one where Mirajane tries to play matchmaker, Freed and Juvia become Love Allies, and there are misunderstandings galore.
Everybody Knows Natsu Loves Lucy
by Bri_121
The whole Guild knew that Natsu loved Lucy. That there was nothing Natsu wouldn't do for her. Well everyone except Lucy of course.
Who's Lucy?
by madartiste
Natsu and Lucy were inseparable as kids, but he left to pursue his dream of music while she stayed to join her father’s company. Now a rock star, Natsu learns that a life of fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when a slip of the tongue ignites a tabloid frenzy -- and reunites him with the girl who
Sextember
by maebethistime
Time to sex up September! A series of short drabbles based on the smexy lives of various pairings from Fairy Tail. Bring on the angst, the humour, the character development, and especially the sexy times.
The Rift
by Jeanne_Odyssey
One misstep is all it took. One small mistake. He didn’t mean to fall into the Neo-Eclipse. Hell, he was pretty sure he should have died back in the Guild Hall. Now he was stuck with the memories of a world that had yet to be introduced to him, almost 15 years in the past. What was he supposed to do
A different path
by Bulls99
Instead of wasting 3 months away in the spirit world, Lucy and the others spend that time getting as strong as possible before the Grand Magic Games. See how this impacts their journey, and the relationships built along the way.
Dreams of Dragons
by therealnarnia
Papalogia AU. Acnologia joins Fairy Tail and ends up raising five young dragon slayers (and helping with two more). Acnologia x Anna Heartfilia. Eventual Nalu, Gale, Gruvia, Jerza, StiRoYu, Kinabra, etc. Cover image by acnologias-ass on tumblr.
Fairy Tail Smut One-Shots
by gaysquared (orphan_account)
Lots of pairings, lots of smut.••••••••••••••••••••Requests currently closed.
More Than A Married Couple But Not Even Dating
by akhmorn
In which Nastu, after months of thinking he's been wed to Lucy due to Dragon Slayer customs, finds out that may not be true and his entire relationship may as well be a lie. What's a guy to do, other than ask the love of his life out all over again?
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Why Read Short Gruvia Fics?
Novella-length Gruvia fics — roughly 10,000 to 50,000 words — let writers fully develop a single AU, trope, or relationship beat without sprawling. Plenty of time for setup, payoff, and a satisfying ending; not so much time that you're juggling fifty bookmarks.
Great for trying a new author or testing whether you'll enjoy a sub-genre before diving into something longer.
About This List
This list of 9short Gruvia fanfics spans 229,026 total words. Kudos range from 1,049 on the newest entries to 3,523 on the most established. 67% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (5 of 9 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: BAMF Lucy Heartfilia · Time Travel.
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