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Best One-Shot McSpirk Fanfics

McSpirk one-shots under 10k words — a complete read in one sitting. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.

Star Trek 13 one-shot fics Avg 4,505 words short stories under 10,000 words

Top 13 One-Shot McSpirk Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length McSpirk fics — short stories under 10,000 words.

1

tiverrr's star trek artchive

by chuubit

because the internet is kinda going to shit and i need somewhere to store thesemight add specfic pairing tags/general tags in the chapter notes

129 kudos 17 words 11/? chapters Not Rated
2

First time dying

by ladypolyester

After being captured on a hostile planet, Dr. Leonard McCoy finds himself alone in a cold, damp cell, battling pain, hypothermia, and his own chaotic thoughts. As his mind wanders between memories of his life in Georgia and his intense first ten months aboard the Enterprise, he realizes how much he

36 kudos 2,047 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
3

Never Let Your Vulcan Out Of Your Sight

by PoorLeno89

Spock could sense the Captain's worry radiating from somewhere to his left and several decks above him, as well as the doctor’s, only a room away, which was excessively potent from the closer proximity (and due to McCoy's natural caring tendencies). Try as he did to rationalize it, to tell himself t

34 kudos 9,850 words 2/2 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
4

Unleashed

by EdosianOrchids901

“Kirk wanted a nap. But when he stepped into his quarters, Spock trailing him, McCoy stood inside already.”

26 kudos 950 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
5

Spock's Shadow

by Dreaming_of_the_stars42

Spock has always had a difficult time negotiating between his human and vulcan half. This sometimes leads to complex, and rather illogical, emotions that he cannot control despite his training. Jim is rather in tune with his vulcan but finds it hard to bring up his concerns leading to a huge misunde

25 kudos 8,342 words 7/7 chapters Mature Complete
6

Eve’s Daz3D NSFW Renders

by Great_Pretender

So a lot has happened since my last nsfw work, I picked up a new software, got some proper HD models, and now I’m here :D Same old same old, the first chapter is an index on what you’ll find within. Don’t look at what you don’t like, I don’t. THESE AREN’T MY MODELS! You can find them pretty easily I

22 kudos 243 words 9/9 chapters Explicit Complete
7

Waiting for them all to see (I don't deserve your company)

by sapphic_starlight9

Spock was a Vulcan. He wasn't supposed to have a soulmate. He certainly wasn't supposed to have two. Tell that to the anatomical drawings and quickly scribbled notes on his wrists. Or Spock has never drawn on his skin, leaving Jim and Bones not knowing they have another soulmate besides each other.

16 kudos 4,256 words 1/1 chapters Not Rated Complete
8

Where the Glacier Meets the Sky

by LuxaLucifer

When Healer McCoy and Captain Kirk find a strange man in a strange place, their ship might not be big enough for the three of them. Emotionally Illiterate McKirk to Slightly Less Emotionally Eilliterate McSpirk fantasy AU.

6 kudos 8,432 words 6/6 chapters Mature Complete
9

What Happens When Stars Die?

by Viperfang254

Three journeys, three separate missions: Save, Preserve, Explore. Doctor Ryland Grace and Rocky have found the solution to saving the stars, and just need to get it to Erid. The Convict, Simon, nearly died preserving the Black Box, and now that the mission is over, he doesn’t know what to do with hi

6 kudos 1,730 words 1/? chapters Mature
10

The Rare and Mythical, Vacation

by thymevamp

It's rare for Jim, Spock, and McCoy to get to go on a vacation together, when it does happen the three know how to take full advantage of it. By actually relaxing! There's nothing like bathing in each other's company.

6 kudos 8,615 words 4/4 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
11

Whirlpool

by YaynessForGayness

After their most recent shore leave following their not-so-pleasant encounter with Nazis, Spock runs into an old Starfleet Academy classmate who transferred onto the Enterprise to work near him. Their presence sends him spiralling and all they seem to want to do is make his life worse.

5 kudos 8,600 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
12

Mine

by Gun Roswell (GunRoswall)

They’re his.

5 kudos 660 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
13

Where No Man Has Gone Before

by Jayfeatherlover69

This is a compellation of Star Trek short stories I have written before. They will have faint hints of Spirk but none directly said. --I wrote these a few years ago and have not edited them since--

1 kudos 4,825 words 4/? chapters Not Rated

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About This List

4,256
median words
77%
complete
129
top kudos
~17 minutes
median read time

This list of 13one-shot McSpirk fanfics spans 58,567 total words. Kudos range from 1 on the newest entries to 129 on the most established. 77% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (5 of 13 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Hurt/Comfort · Emotional Hurt/Comfort · Angst and Hurt/Comfort.

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