Best Short MattDrai Fanfics
MattDrai novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 8 Short MattDrai Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length MattDrai fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
i wonder if you'd take it slow
by fraudulentzodiacs
Leon expects a snarky, asshat response from Tkachuk. Instead, he listens to Tkachuk over footage of himself playing with his mouth open in shock.“I think he’s a great player.” Tkachuk tells the interviewer. “I think he’s, uh, having a great year. I think both of them together is a really great one-t
Old Flames Burn Brighter
by cisumox
"Do you think I did it on purpose?”Matt wants to know the answer, maybe more than anything else he’s here to do. It doesn’t change anything about the past. He still wants to know.Leon sighs just loudly enough that Matt can hear it across the space between them. “Welcome to Berlin, Matt.”Or: Matt shi
Collared
by magic1034
"What?" Matthew stared blankly at the coach in front of him who shifted in front of him in discomfort."You need to be collared,” Coach Huska reiterates.Matthew sighed, "I can't just get Gio to collar me and that be that right?"To the Coach's credit, he looked sorry as he replied, "Sorry, Matthew. Bu
Bewitched
by Anonymous
Connor McDavid is hexed during a playoff game against the Jets and it’s somehow Matthew’s fault. Because this is his life.
enough to make you want
by fraudulentzodiacs
After all, it’s not like Jonny would ask Patrick to move to Chicago, would claim Patrick as his sub and declare his undying love for him. He knows that Jonny probably has this arrangement with half a dozen other subs around the continent. Hell, Patrick assumes he most likely has more than one sub in
Poker Face
by Keith_Wilde
When Matthew and Leon wake up married in Las Vegas, neither wants to show their hand. But when it comes to love, maybe a bad poker face is a good thing.It's the Vegas Wedding, All-Star Game trope mashup!
bad choices don’t make themselves
by 2pretty_2die
The last thing Matthew expected to hear when he woke up this morning was his five year old son announcing that not only has he found his favorite NHL team, but also his favorite player. Matthew Tkachuk’s son is an Oilers fan. And to add insult to injury, he was also a Leon Draisaitl fan. — — — — Wha
nhl gay support group
by 5minutemajor
after conducting some...research, mitch marner decides to launch a gay nhl groupchat. it goes about as well as you might think.*this is set during the 2023-24 NHL season*
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Why Read Short MattDrai Fics?
Novella-length MattDrai 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 MattDrai fanfics spans 235,186 total words. Kudos range from 459 on the newest entries to 1,936 on the most established. 75% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (4 of 8 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Enemies to Friends to Lovers · Alternate Universe - BDSM.
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