Top 10 Short Spuhura Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Spuhura fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
You'll Get There in the End (It Just Takes a While)
by seperis
"Spock. Just say 'I don't trust Starfleet not to mess up the only captain in the fleet who I can train up to my expectations and enjoys running into danger wearing a blindfold as much as I do'."
With My Feet Toward the Stars (let me remember you as you were when you existed)
by kariye
At age five, Spock informs his mother that it is illogical to wish him “sweet dreams” at bedtime because Vulcans do not dream. “Oh, Spock,” she says.
Science Blues
by museaway
"Illogical" wasn't a word that ever should have come out of Leonard McCoy's mouth, so when it happened, he looked up through a narrowed pair of Vulcan eyes and into his own face.
This is Probably a Terrible Idea
by statamater
"Getting Spock to freak out and throttle him was almost too much fun; partially because of the revenge and the nostalgia of it, but mostly because of the cheap thrill. "Pretty much everyone, given enough time, will want to screw Jim Kirk - species, gender, or previous sexual identity notwithstanding
infixion
by Etharei
A mission of this duration has never been attempted. Just a few months in, the crew of the Enterprise are beginning to understand why – luckily, they are also, somehow, making it work. A series of events, both great and small; featuring cameos by unsuspecting planets, complicated interpersonal relat
Redshift
by museaway
Dual tragedies bring the Enterprise's command team closer together, but the gap between them grows when Spock discovers something in Jim's mind.
Only in My Dreams
by IvanW
Just days into their five-year mission, Jim begins to have vivid dreams.
I'm a Doctor, Dammit, Not Casper the Friendly Ghost
by Bethalous
Leonard McCoy is dead. Don't worry, he's fine with it. But after over 200 years, Earth starts to get a bit boring so it's time for an adventure. And what better place than the USS Enterprise? It's got a cute Captain, a dashing First Officer, and plenty of opportunities for pranks. So what if somethi
Just a Bump in the Road
by KiyoshiTanaka
Jim is pregnant. This is what he gets for participating in experimental medical studies. The other problem is that he doesn't know who the father is--and he doesn't even remember having sex with Spock. Spock remembers, but as there is less than a six percent chance the child is his, it's logical
A Logical Return
by walkandtalk
Alternately titled: A Very Chekov Easter: Prequel to A Logical MatchJim gets front row seats to one of Spock's emotional epiphanies, but doesn't notice, of course.Inspired by Jim's remark to Spock about awkward family dinners involving our favorite Navigator and his large family. This could still s
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Why Read Short Spuhura Fics?
Novella-length Spuhura 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 10short Spuhura fanfics spans 278,520 total words. Kudos range from 2,050 on the newest entries to 6,230 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 (4 of 10 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Minor Character Death · Angst and Humor.
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