Top 6 Short RoyEd Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length RoyEd fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
My Brother's Wedding
by OutcastDeity
Al couldn't be happier his brother is getting married, and he couldn't be happier he gets to share in the festivities with Mei.
Dog of the military
by TetsuShiro_Xiao
Edward Elric has fulfilled his promise and, at the cost of his alchemy, has brought back his brother's body. Now, as an ordinary person, he lives in Resembool and travels in search of knowledge. His peaceful life is disrupted by a message from his former superior, who asks him for help. The investig
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
On The Nature Of Daylight
by ghostsurprise
He froze. The hair on his left arm stood on end, and his hold on the key tightened. It was the same feeling as before – the crushing weight of a predator's gaze. Something was here. Beep. Slowly, he turned his head. Red eyes watched him from the shadows behind the bend in the wall. They were wide,
forever at a price
by Grandfather_Paradox
Ed commits the sin of Taboo when he tries to bring his mother back to life. Alphonse is caught in the backlash and nearly killed. To save him, Ed gives up more than just an arm and a leg. As such, Al is never trapped inside the armor but the trauma of the experience means Ed can't relate to him any
Blood Red & Standard Blue (Outline vs)
by Rajani_the_Freak
An outline fic following Roy and Ed as they find out about soulmates and try to contact their own and what comes after that. (also, there's a country wide conspiracy going on too to make matters worse)
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Why Read Short RoyEd Fics?
Novella-length RoyEd 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 6short RoyEd fanfics spans 116,719 total words. Kudos range from 17 on the newest entries to 46 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (2 of 6 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Soulmates · Age Difference.
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