Best One-Shot Papyrus/Reader Fanfics
Papyrus/Reader one-shots under 10k words — a complete read in one sitting. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 9 One-Shot Papyrus/Reader Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Papyrus/Reader fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Borrowing Time from Tomorrow (Undertale Reverse Harem x Reader)
by Anonymous
Papyrus thinks he’s being kind. He thinks that by ending your brief, beautiful "situationship," he’s sparing you from the wreckage of his own guarded soul and the threat of Chara's power. He’s trying to prevent a loss that hasn't happened yet.Now, with three other timelines crashing into theirs, the
save your tears
by freshiewrites
You live a somewhat busy, somewhat plain life, trying to work your way up in the culinary world to become a well known chef in your own right. Somehow you've gotten thrown into the weird world of these skeleton men that all... seem to have an interest in you.
Meet the New Me
by WillowSparrow
After living in the Underfell universe for all your life, you're suddenly thrown into a mansion with several other skeletons who all seem to know you.Or, well, a different version of you.And many of them seem to be dating Lydia--a girl whom seems to ruin everything she touches.But these skeletons se
The Pros and Cons to being a Villainess
by WillowSparrow
Your best friend Sophia has been going on and on about this stupid romance game featuring skeletons and yanderes. You thought it was stupid. Well, until you were literally transported into it, but not as the protagonist. As the villainess.
Must Be Dreaming
by pessimistic_frog
Roman is your average college student. Overworked and underfucked. Too little sleep and too much caffeine. However, she starts to find that her serious lack of sleep is leading to some crazy dreams. Dreams in which she's now a skeleton, with three alternates, and a buncha other skeletons that seem h
Papyly 2026
by Sin_Cognito
All my prompts for Papyly 2026! Will contain Papcest as well as /Reader content, a lot of AU Papyri, fluff and smut and platonic. All the chapters are predicted to be one-shots, but who knows what can happen? :3
Untitled Story (Title subject to change)
by Kustal4life
You've accidentally brought your alternate into this world, + Classic AU versions of Sans crash into his universe, but the completely unrelated machine is broke and they need to get home. The how will they all do it? Tune in to find out eventually.
Papyly 2026 / The 'nope' edition
by Leftblind
The Angst Queen has been released, good luck putting me back in a cage HAHAHAHAHA
Oneshots Different Au Sans x Reader
by Andrea777Cats
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Why Read One-Shot Papyrus/Reader Fics?
One-shot Papyrus/Reader 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 9one-shot Papyrus/Reader fanfics spans 41,809 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 69 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Explicit (4 of 9 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fluff · Underfell Sans (Undertale) · Underfell Papyrus (Undertale) · Underswap Sans (Undertale) · Underswap Papyrus (Undertale).
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