Top 6 Short TedTrent Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length TedTrent fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
by mardia
Ted Lasso: Schrodinger's Witch.Or, the one where AFC Richmond are leading the Premier League table, and Trent Crimm and the rest of the British press are slowly losing their minds as a result.
High Praise Over Unfinished Drinks
by AuntieClimactic
Trent glared heavenward, spitting out his confession through gritted teeth. “I may like him. As a person.”
Acts of Service
by AuntieClimactic
Forty-seven years old was an embarrassing age to have a sexual awakening.
turn down the lights, turn down the bed
by rockinhamburger
Cold, abject horror washes over Trent as he stares at his phone screen, as the dots connect and the mortifying picture is made clear. He has accidentally texted Ted Lasso. And Ted Lasso has texted him back.Or, a story of how two people find each other and encounter the spark.
no matter how they toss the dice (it had to be)
by heydoeydoey
As far as Trent is concerned, Bantr is mostly a necessary evil.Ted mostly only signed up for Bantr to stop seeing Keeley’s disappointed face every time she asked him about it.
Trent Crimm: Gay Mentor
by Bedalk05
Trent doesn't have the temperament to be a mentor. But when a football star has the brilliant idea to make out with his boyfriend where any passerby could spot them what's a Tired Gay to do?
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Why Read Short TedTrent Fics?
Novella-length TedTrent 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 TedTrent fanfics spans 147,977 total words. Kudos range from 1,715 on the newest entries to 8,674 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 6 fics).
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