Best Short Ling/Greed Fanfics
Ling/Greed novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 8 Short Ling/Greed Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Ling/Greed fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
A True King
by hatredwithpassion
Ling Yao fell to his death on the Promised Day with lingering regrets and the taste of ashes in his mouth. The Xing Prince opened his eyes to a new world where he became the heir to a prestigious clan, the Hyuuga Clan. Weighed down by his failures to become the Xingese Emperor, Ling vows to use his
They Wanted Fun and Games
by Ideality
The Triwizard Tournament is historically known for being incredibly unsafe to participate in. Or to judge. Or to spectate, sometimes. Given basic pattern recognition, trying to bring it back would be a recipe for disaster. It's a shame how the people in the best position to survive it- what with bei
Speaking Our Minds
by Ideality
So. There's a Dark Lord on the loose, the government has gone mad with power, and there's some important tests coming up. In some ways, that's just another year. Everyone would really like it if that wasn't normal, but it is what it is. The best way to handle this sort of thing is with clear, effect
"So You've Made Several Decisions You'll Definitely Regret Later," by Greed the Avaricious
by Silvex
Ling probably shouldn't feel so safe with the thing that took over his body, given how it keeps calling him its possession, talks about things it shouldn't know, and, oh, told everyone that he was dead while he was unconscious. He just... feels like he should, for some reason. If the two of them act
Everyone wants a Stone!
by Latias_32
Two boys use an Infinity Stone to bring their mother back and it doesn’t end well.A prince gets targeted in an assassination attempt and it ends well.The Avengers meet way too many strange teens. In other words: what would happen if the Philosopher’s Stone were the Reality Stone, and if Greed were V
How to Steal a Homunculus
by DarkPuffin
Greed woke up knowing two things. He knew his name, and he knew his purpose. He was supposed to be a shield, supposed to protect… his creator, but he didn’t know who his creator was. At least, he didn’t until he heard a voice that wasn’t his and realized they were in the middle of a fight and he was
Hello, Worldmaker
by mehraea
Edward Elric trades something much lighter and denser than a limb at the gate. Well. He’s not really an Alchemist these days. The Ishvalans manage to hold out a few years longer than anyone expected. Alphonse Elric is a real boy. Edward Elric cuts Equivalent Exchange as Amestris’ bloodied warpath cu
The Price of Truth
by strukli
Working behind the counter means hearing everything. Soldiers celebrating promotions, politicians speaking too freely, State Alchemists drowning their regrets, and whispered rumors that never make it into the newspapers. It's enough to convince you that Amestris is rotting beneath its polished surfa
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Why Read Short Ling/Greed Fics?
Novella-length Ling/Greed 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 8short Ling/Greed fanfics spans 216,697 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 4,974 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (6 of 8 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Sharing a Body · Politics.
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