Best Short Sid/Geno Fanfics
Sid/Geno novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 11 Short Sid/Geno Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Sid/Geno fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
The Limits of the World
by turningterrific
“So, umm,” Sid says into his phone, suddenly nervous. “Sid?” Geno’s voice registers surprise. “Yeah, umm.” Why is this difficult? “I’m here?” Geno laughs. “Back in Pittsburgh?” “No.” Sid clears his throat. “I’m-- I’m in the Moscow airport.” Or: Sid decides to spend his summer in Russia.
Cyrillic Text
by purplecatsweater
The jumble of weird letters on Sidney’s wrist are different than everyone else’s—different than his mom’s, or his dad’s, and when Taylor gets big enough for the whole name to show up on her wrist, it’ll be different too.
Highway Unicorn
by pentapus
He saw the horn poking out from the pony's head, golden and straight and somehow delicate-looking despite the empty tuna can hanging off of it. The unicorn horn. "The fuck," Sidney said out loud, his eye skipping from the horn over the greyish-white body to the graceful gold-toned hooves.
The Real Thing
by sevenfists
Sitting at the table was Sid: Sid as Zhenya had first known him, almost a decade before: dorky, long-haired Sid, his cheeks round with baby fat. He couldn’t have been older than twenty, and even that was generous.“Wow,” baby Sid said. “Are you Evgeni Malkin?”
Catch a Glimpse of Gold Through His Skin
by reginalds
The poster reads, from the top: Times When it is Okay to Interrupt Mr. Malkin: 1.) Hitler invades Russia2.) Fire3.) German U-boat spotted in the Allegheny4.) Sidney Crosby walks in the room
i want to belong here
by cathedralhearts
“Can I come to Russia with you?” Zhenya’s brain fritzes out for a second. “Sorry?” he asks, thinking he’s misheard. Years of pining can do that to a person -- make you believe that the object of your affections wants something more than they really do. Sid’s gone bright pink and is staring at the fl
3:30
by sevenfists
Napping with Sid would be inconvenient, embarrassing, and more than a little gay, and maybe Zhenya was a little gay, but he didn’t need to advertise it.
The Best-Looking Boys
by sevenfists
He was just a kid, just like Sidney, and far away from home. When Sidney didn’t look away, Evgeni mimed swinging a baseball bat, and Gonch was right; it was clear he had no idea what he was doing.That was the first time Sidney thought they could maybe be friends.
something real or something wonderful
by cathedralhearts
Evgeni Malkin is thirteen when he soul bonds.
To Happily Ever After (and a Cup or two)
by jeyhawk
"Heat of moment, not think much. Just want." Sid wonders what it's like to want that much; it's certainly never happened to him. "Okay," he says, still unconvinced. "I'll take your word for it." "My word always good," Geno agrees, patting Sid's thigh just above the knee. Sid looks at Geno's big hand
All I Ever Wanted
by sevenfists
Sidney said, “You should come to Vail with me.”Zhenya rolled his eyes. Just what he needed: a relaxing week of power skating drills with Sidney.
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Why Read Short Sid/Geno Fics?
Novella-length Sid/Geno 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 11short Sid/Geno fanfics spans 239,135 total words. Kudos range from 2,305 on the newest entries to 5,139 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Explicit (9 of 11 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Feelings · Slow Build · Sharing a Bed · Getting Together.
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