Best Short Jurdan Fanfics
Jurdan novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 7 Short Jurdan Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Jurdan fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Dex
by RisottoGary
Cardan could not remember ever having wanted to fuck a person before.Girls, sure.Bodies, yes.Not a person.With a certain timbre to her laugh.A specific eye color.A name. Not until now.
I See You in the Stars
by jellysqueaks
I started writing this because I wanted something specific from the Cardan POV fics during Jude's imprisonment in the Undersea but then I just kept going further back in the timeline so uh here's all of The Cruel Prince from Cardan's POV. My goal is to make this a three-part work with each part corr
Dark as a Starless Night
by im_someone_i_guess
They say if you want something, get it so Cardan kidnapped his wife, threatened her brother in return for cooperation and made her his personal sex slave. If you want something, take it. (tags added with each chapter) Prompt: “I kind of like Dark Cardan, where Cardan is possessive and jealous, could
come as you are, as you were
by teaabuddies
Jude is in her early twenties, struggling to adjust to adulthood and make ends meet. Despite her coming out about a local hit band's singer, Locke, sexually assaulting her, the rest of the scene turns a blind eye. She takes things into her own hands, swearing with a vengeance that she will become a
The Prisoner's Throne but make it Jurdan
by jude_cardan158
Basically I took some chapters of "The Prisoner's Throne" and rewrote it in Jude and Cardan's pov. Some of the chapters are placed somewhere in between the canon plot when we don't see them but I tried to keep it as close to what could have possibly happen then as I could.
The Cursed Prince
by ppAperclip
"He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne....Only out of his spilled blood can a great ruler rise.” Cardan Greenbriar has been fated since birth to bring destruction upon his kingdom, and the prophecy that is usually a blessing for a young Greenbriar is instead a curse
Unsuited for Splendor
by For_the_Fun880
Selene is only human. But Faerie does not forgive mortals for curiosity. Elfhame is not kind to mortals. And the more she tries to avoid the court, the more it seems determined to notice her. The courts believe they understand mortals. If Faerie is determined to keep that opinion, she intends to tes
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Novella-length Jurdan 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 7short Jurdan fanfics spans 171,461 total words. Kudos range from 9 on the newest entries to 424 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (4 of 7 fics).
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