Top 8 Short Royai Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Royai fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Written Confessions
by erimeows
Struggling to cope with her life after The Promised Day, Riza Hawkeye starts writing romance to escape. When she realizes that the stories she's crafting are eerily similar to the fantasies she has about Roy Mustang, she does everything she can to keep him from finding out about her true feelings. B
Fullmetal: Peace of the Action
by bekanotbecky
This city liked to pretend it was civilized—brick buildings, pressed suits, polite smiles. Scratch the surface and you hit rot. Everyone worked for someone, and the ones who didn’t ended up face‑down in an alley. The gangs ran the streets, the politicians ran the gangs, and the cops were just anothe
These Are Their Stories
by Lynyangell
In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In Central City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Taskforce. These are their stories...
Diplopia
by BaiBitch
“Al…y’know, I don’t know for sure what’s gonna happen when we destroy it.” “I know.” “You can go back. It’s still open” “I know.” “...Winry and Granny’ll be sad.” “I know.” Edward looks at his little brother, and wonders when he grew up so much. He’d only missed a year, but it felt like a lifetime.
Blood Red & Standard Blue
by Rajani_the_Freak
Soulmates were one of the few things that were still unexplained by Alchemy.All that was known was that a person needed to create a writing or drawing utensil and it had to be sufficiently imbued with the writer’s interests and passions during its making for it to work. Once that was accomplished, t
By Any Other Name
by ForFun100
Riza Hawkeye has been living her life as Rowen – her twin brother who came into existence the second her father died without a proper heir. Now she finds herself caught up in a scheme to finally get Prince Roy Mustang on the throne by… pretending to be herself… This will end well. Royai Week 2026 Da
Dawn of the Empire
by NightFuryGirl12
The Republic has fallen, with the dark shadow of the Empire rising to take its place. It's a dangerous time for everyone as they adjust to the regime, but particularly for the surviving Jedi that have been forced into hiding. Even so, everyone is searching for something. Mustang and Hawkeye are sear
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 Royai Fics?
Novella-length Royai 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 Royai fanfics spans 209,517 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 232 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 (5 of 8 fics).
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