Best Short Shenko Fanfics
Shenko novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 6 Short Shenko Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Shenko fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Four Years Later
by orphan_account
Four years after the events of Mass Effect 3, Kaidan finds Shepard at the Citadel, brushing dust off of his sleeves and carefully stacking a box of fish food on the shelves above him.
30 Day Pairing Porn Challenge
by DashRenders (Cydney)
A challenge taken on Tumblr; a 30 Day OTP NSFW challenge. Only, because I'm cruel to myself, I decided to make it 30 different pairings instead. Updated as they're produced.
Aftermath
by Scutter
The galaxy tries to find the way forward, in the wake of the destruction of the reapers.Post-ME3, destroy ending, but completely ignores the whole ‘destroy all synthetics’ thing. Basically, the reapers are destroyed and everyone else lives. Also assumes that Kaidan and Male Shepard had a romantic re
A Land Not Mine
by theprosefool
After being dead for two years, there’s only one person Shepard wants to see. So he writes a letter.
forged in blue fire
by Lunarflare14
You would think having your soul mate's name appear on your body on your eighteenth birthday would make it simple and clear cut.Nothing in John's life has ever been that simple.
A Mess You'd Wear With Pride
by wook77
Desperate times call for desperate measures and there isn't much more desperate than a Reaper Invasion. Anderson does what he has to and so does Kaidan.
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Why Read Short Shenko Fics?
Novella-length Shenko 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 Shenko fanfics spans 204,785 total words. Kudos range from 853 on the newest entries to 1,925 on the most established. Nearly all (83%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Explicit (5 of 6 fics).
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