Best Short Harringrove Fanfics
Harringrove novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 6 Short Harringrove Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Harringrove fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
meet with monsters
by lymricks
Harrington stops. Billy watches all the blood drain out of Harrington’s face and there wasn’t much color there to start with. Harrington lifts the bat again, tries to get to his feet, lands back on his ass. “Billy,” he says again, but it’s desperate now, not relieved. “Billy, behind you!”Four times
in waves
by lymricks
It’s March and it’s too cold for Billy to be shirtless and wearing shorts, but he hadn’t noticed until Harrington appeared and made him hold still. Harrington can’t seem to stop looking at the bruises. “What’s it to you if I miss a little school, Harrington?” Billy asks. He feels goosebumps rising o
master of puppets, i'm pulling your strings
by orphan_account
And to make matter’s worst, which is just her luck, really, no surprises there, a car turns the corner, engine roaring, and slows down as it nears the school. Not any car either, no. Billy Hargrove’s blue Camaro is a one of a kind car here in Hawkins, and right now, it’s screeching to a halt. Great.
Princess Steve
by Squeakyshroom
Billy smirks at him, white teeth glinting: “Finish up, why don’t you? You’re making me regret choosing you to cheat off, King Steve-”“Don’t. Call. Me. That.”“Okay....” Billy says, mock sweet. “How about... princess?”(Or: Steve doesn't know if he hates or loves the pet names; all he knows is that Bil
something happens and i'm
by brawlite
(head over heels)Billy loves his job as at the Hawkins Community Pool. It's even better now that Steve Harrington's a lifeguard, too.
Build It Better
by Anonymous
“Congratulations, Steve. You’re having a baby.”
Find More Short Harringrove Fics on AO3
AO3's filter sidebar lets you set a custom word-count range. Browse 10,000–50,000 words Harringrove works sorted by kudos. Then read offline with Fanfict Reader.
More Harringrove Fics by Length
Looking for a different reading commitment? Browse Harringrove fics in other length ranges:
Why Read Short Harringrove Fics?
Novella-length Harringrove 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 6short Harringrove fanfics spans 153,407 total words. Kudos range from 7,487 on the newest entries to 13,325 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Explicit (3 of 6 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Implied/Referenced Child Abuse · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence.
Read Stranger Things on the go
Fanfict Reader is the best way to browse, search, and read AO3 fanfiction on your iPhone. Download for free and start reading your favorite Stranger Things fics today.