Best One-Shot Karlach x Tav Fanfics
Karlach x Tav one-shots under 10k words — a complete read in one sitting. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 11 One-Shot Karlach x Tav Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Karlach x Tav fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Your love for me is staggering
by CherishedWarden
No summary provided.
Waking Up As A Darling Tav: Various Yandere Baldur's Gate 3 X Real World Reader
by TheYandereSpecialistEPICNESSQUEEN
(Name) just got into the Baldur's Gate Fandom at the start of 2026. The world was going to shit, and it became her hyperfixation. She wakes up in a pod and gets a friendly little parasite in her eye. She realizes that she is now Tav. She not only has to get this parasite out of her head, but also fi
The One That Soothed the Flame
by LunaScrolls
Now Dammon has fixed her engine Karlach can finally touch the woman she loves. But she has to learn how to let herself be touched back.
Of Conquerors & Concubines
by PaperPirate
The giggles and chatter paused abruptly, then. They had reached the throne room, and as grand and imposing as it was, today it was empty save for one figure. No guards, no large entrance, and no expectations of a warm welcome, simply a lone woman on the throne. Karlach Cliffgate was intimidatingly g
Lessons in Magic
by MissLunaMichelle
Amara (Tav) teaches Karlach some simple magic, first as a way for them to touch each other, but then she finds a magical item she thinks can complement Karlach's fighting style and give her an edge in battle. (Set during Act 1)
Cuddles
by cosmos_angel
Karlach's able to touch again and the one of the first things she asks for is a cuddle. Tav (he/him in this story) isn't going to turn down the free heat in the Shadow-Cursed Lands, but he also doesn't anticipate her tickling him.
The Fox and Her Secrets
by aSnakewithLadies4hair
A re-imagining of Baldur's Gate 3 set in fantasy regency times. A regency tale following the exploits of 'Lady Fox' as she finds her way to city of Baldur's Gate in time for the season debut. An half-elf gentlewoman looking for a financial aid in the form of a rich gentleman that will look the other
flesh and blood
by a_moderate_number_of_bees
You have reached the Cult of Bhaal. Your home. Perhaps this place may hold some answers about who you once were. Also Gale needs to be rescued. Someone else can do that part.
Hell Don't Scare Me (I've Been)
by AgenderAgenda
Fate had never been kind to either of them, except perhaps in their meeting.
Wherever Home May Be
by buriedaliens
Shadowheart and Azavan realize that despite how the mission they are on feels like the impending end of the world, they find that the comfort in their love feels like home.
Kayfabe
by AgenderAgenda
Karlach made a convincingly charming face to Xullara’s dangerously unhinged heel.
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Why Read One-Shot Karlach x Tav Fics?
One-shot Karlach x Tav fanfics — anything under 10,000 words — are the format of choice for sharp emotional payoffs, single-scene character studies, smutty interludes, and tropes that don't need a full arc to land. You finish them in one sitting.
Ideal for a commute, a lunch break, or right before bed when you don't want to start a 200,000-word fic at 11pm.
About This List
This list of 11one-shot Karlach x Tav fanfics spans 50,505 total words. Kudos range from 1 on the newest entries to 76 on the most established. 64% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (3 of 11 fics).
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