Best Short Malina Fanfics
Malina novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 7 Short Malina Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Malina fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
both always, but never our time
by Lalaith_Yamainu
When his idiot brother knocks up an underage girl, Aleksander takes it upon himself to make sure that she, and his future niece or nephew, is properly taken care of.
The Year of the Crows
by ScottieRose (Wolf_star_owns_my_soul)
Jesper L. Fahey started a new conversation.Jesper L. Fahey named the conversation “Year of the Crows 🥳🐦⬛!!”Jesper L. Fahey added Inej Ghafa, Kaz Brekker, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar It's the Crows senior year of university (sans Wylan) there is just so much to do before they gradua
Tell me again
by abbym058
Mal kisses her like she’s glass.Aleksander breaks her like he’s thirsty.
For Better or Worse
by mostlyinthesun
Set in the beginning of Siege and Storm, Alina was never rescued from that ship. She quickly realizes that more power results in the destruction of others.. and perhaps herself. ——— “I don’t want to hurt you more than I already have, Alina.” With that, I laugh. “Yes, you do. You’ll stop at nothing t
No Mourners to Face The Sun
by RJLupin2011
Alina Starkov has been queen of Ravka for years. The last thing she remembers is collapsing on that skiff on her first trip to the fold, to awaken in Os Alta to shocking news.She is the Sun Summoner, Queen of Ravka, and that Mal is dead.Alina struggles with her memory loss, but some things can't be
The Waterfall
by Madelie
Before the watershed, there was once a waterfall.
𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖞 || 𝕲𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖊 || 𝕽𝕿𝕭 || 𝕹. 𝕷𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘𝖔𝖛
by PadmeJade23
𝖉𝖊𝖘·𝖙𝖎·𝖓𝖞/ˈ𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖙ə𝖓ē/𝖓𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖓𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖑𝖞 𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖆 𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖆𝖗 𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊. "𝖂𝖍𝖞 𝖜𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖐 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖊 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖓, 𝖏𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖘𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖒𝖊?""𝕬𝖉𝖆𝖑𝖎
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Why Read Short Malina Fics?
Novella-length Malina 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 Malina fanfics spans 147,252 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 333 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 (3 of 7 fics).
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