Best One-Shot Tarke Fanfics
Tarke one-shots under 10k words — a complete read in one sitting. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 6 One-Shot Tarke Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Tarke fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Yours?
by crowsb4bros
Cardan tags along (uninvited) to the mall with Jude, Taryn, Vivienne, and Locke.
My Sister's Love
by ironicallyanemic
Taryn pieces together her memories of Cardan and Jude's early interactions as she reflects on how their relationship came to be and the events of the last year. As happy as she is for them, she can't help but feel jealous of the moments they share.
I Deserved Love Too
by jasontoddsfirstwife
a small one shot/ character sketch of Taryn Duarte.Taryn looking at Jude and Cardan's loving relationship and comparing it with her own broken marriage with Locke.
fae love differently
by mermaidzsong (underwatergalaxies)
When a heavily pregnant, and hormonal, Taryn decides to lament fae love by Jude, Cardan steps up to explain just how wrong Locke's assessment had been.
A Cracked Mirror
by LeFay
“I’m a mirror,” she shouts, “I’m the mirror you don’t want to look at.”Stupid Taryn.
Only You
by slightlyrebelliouswriter
Jude had made a grave mistake.It was the only way she could explain the dread coiling in the pit of her stomach, making her shoulders curve in. She was in a situation of disastrous proportions, her only weapon of defence against the onslaught, a red solo cup.The grave mistake was allowing her boyfri
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Why Read One-Shot Tarke Fics?
One-shot Tarke fanfics — anything under 10,000 words — are the format of choice for sharp emotional payoffs, single-scene character studies, smutty interludes, and tropes that don't need a full arc to land. You finish them in one sitting.
Ideal for a commute, a lunch break, or right before bed when you don't want to start a 200,000-word fic at 11pm.
About This List
This list of 6one-shot Tarke fanfics spans 20,220 total words. Kudos range from 404 on the newest entries to 748 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (4 of 6 fics).
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