Best Short SpikeFaye Fanfics
SpikeFaye novellas — 10k–50k words, perfect for a weekend. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 6 Short SpikeFaye Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length SpikeFaye fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Songs About Jane (Deluxe)
by strayphoenix
Faye wants to hate Julia. She REALLY does. She wants to hate how Julia helps Jet cook without being asked. Or how she and Spike slow-dance in the living room late at night when they think no one’s up. She wants to hate how these days, Spike only ever smells like cigarettes or sex. Or how every time
Play It By Ear
by mx_sinisters
A year after the fall of the Red Dragon Syndicate, life on the Bebop has gone back to normal for everyone. Everyone except for Faye. Memories from her past are constantly making unwelcome appearances and things have been awkward between her and Spike since his recovery. Just as she's about to accept
Karma
by ghuune
I know writing stories where Spike survives is considered dirty pool, but this is just an experiment. "Karma" is a series of vignettes exploring the relationships between Spike, Faye, and Jet now that they're alone on the Bebop. I'm writing this for my own joy and mean no disrespect to anyone else's
9 Crimes
by earthlostgirl
This is an AU, where Spike doesn't leave the syndicate and meets Faye in a completely different way.
The Baby Diaries: Part I
by BeccaNoodles
But now…now she knew it would be hard to beat the fear she felt in that moment as she clung tightly to the little home pregnancy test in her hands... In other words, I put a baby in the lives of my ship, because I have the power! Enjoy!UPDATE: This might eventually get a re-write, just saying (:
These Days
by galateas
Not with a bang, but not with a whimper either. It turned out the end didn’t come for Spike at all.He had said he wasn’t going to meet Vicious to die and that hadn’t been a total lie, but Spike had still expected to find an answer, or finality in some form. Only it hadn’t come. After everything he h
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Novella-length SpikeFaye 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.
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About This List
This list of 6short SpikeFaye fanfics spans 190,026 total words. Kudos range from 189 on the newest entries to 646 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Mature (3 of 6 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Canon-Typical Violence · Slow Romance.
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