Best One-Shot Angst with a Happy Ending Fanfics
Angst with a Happy Ending one-shots under 10k words — the trope distilled to a single complete read. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 20 One-Shot Angst with a Happy Ending Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with angst with a happy ending and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.
count your blessings, not your flaws
by PitViperOfDoom
Midoriya Izuku has never been asked out, confessed to, or flirted with, except as a joke.
True Love
by platonic_boner
AU where soulmates can’t lie to each other.(That’s okay, Merlin wasn’t planning to lie to Arthur anyways! Haha.. ha.. ha…)
Love was the Law
by ruinthatboy
“This is wrong,” Jayce rasped, his voice strained with torment, so unlike the Jayce that had left mere hours ago to dance and drink and make merry and maybe even make love to the beautiful Mel Medarda. “This is too far back, I shouldn’t be here—” This Jayce was like a wild animal, bearded and shag
Our Captain, Their Problem
by Bruja_oscura
Ilya Rozanov has a "tiny car accident" (his words). Shane Hollander has a full-scale, system-shutdown panic attack about it. Meanwhile, a horrified Hayden is praying for someone to throw him in a lake and tell him that this is all just a big joke, or maybe for a meteor strike; he is really not picky
Sand Dollar Child
by withay
There's far too much divinity in Percy Jackson. It oozes from him, to the point where he's sometimes mistaken for Poseidon. Percy doesn't know this yet. All he knows is that this nereid is asking to borrow five drachmas.
Stick With You
by soft_satan
Eddie licked his dry lips as he reached for his radio, trying to keep his movements slow and delicate to prevent any more damage to himself or Buck. “Diaz to Captain Nash.”“Go for Nash,” came Bobby’s quick reply. “You two okay? Where are you?”“We’re in a bit of a sticky situation here…”“We’re a shis
Break down, it's alright
by rowenablade
“Give me a reason not to carve your heart out,” Ed whispers.And Stede can’t think of one.He can think of plenty of reasons he doesn’t want his heart carved out, but how could he expect any of them to matter to Ed?“Stede.” Ed’s voice breaks, dragging Stede’s eyes back up from where they’ve been stari
Test of a True Mate
by ScientificallySinful (VampireGaaraCheesepuffs)
“So?” Ashido prompts. The Alpha growls, sharp canines catching the light. “So, what?” “Do you think it’s cheating if you’re with someone else when your True Mate is out there?” “Who gives a shit?” “Well, what about YOUR True Mate?” Katsuki shrugs. “Don’t need ‘em. Never will. I never
i don't know anything (but i know i miss you)
by ShowMeAHero
“What the hell’s happened to you?” Stede demands. It’s his voice, in his body, and he almost seems living, and it’s— It has to be the last thing Ed ever sees. He has to die with him burned on the insides of his eyelids.Stede’s eyes are tracking over him, rising up to meet his eyes, locking with him.
invincible
by bonnia
There’s no probably about it, no matter how much he wishes there were. He loves Katsuki, and the tragedy is that Katsuki, who has never — and probably will never — love him back, is Izuku’s soulmate.And because of that, Katsuki is dying.(or: bakugou and midoriya learn the age-old lesson that love hu
i ask you how you’re doing (and i let you lie)
by lycanthropuns
The first time Henry sees it happen, he knows instantly that it is not the first time it has ever happened. They’re sitting in the living room of the brownstone, the two of them surrounded by their favorite people in the world, a night of board games long abandoned in favor of mocking the eighth sea
You're Not What I Expected
by That_One_Neuvichili_Author
Edmund Pevensie is born without a soulmark, and as the years go by, he becomes more and more convinced that he’ll never get one. Prince Caspian is born with the name King Edmund the Just on his forearm and firmly believes his soulmate died centuries ago.They’re both in for a surprise.
Hunter's Birthdays
by ObabScribbler
"You're, what, sixteen?"Hunter did not have much use for birthdays so he tended to measure years in injuries and others’ guesses about his age. And he had a lot of injuries. More than sixteen, at least.A look back at why Hunter always wears concealing clothing and never takes off his gloves. And one
of sugar cookies and chocolate puddings
by kybelles
Eiji first meets Ash on a gloomy sunday afternoon.After a little silence, the door is slowly opened by someone Eiji doesn’t notice at first. When he lowers his eyes a little, however, his gaze meets with a pair of bright green eyes. He takes a little step back, taking the appearance of the blonde ki
Light your way home.
by MarinaCipher
Loid Forger died 14 years ago. At least, that's what his wife and daughter believe.Mission Strixx has ended, and Twilight returns to work.What he doesn't expect, is meeting again with his own daughter during said work.
Adapt and Endure (WebComic)
by Aydaptic
After the CyberLife store raid, Chris was left traumatized by the event of having a gun pointed at his head and was ordered to take some time off. Gavin -- currently without a partner -- temporarily received a new one... a surprisingly snarky RK900 that was to go for a test drive. "Take your time,
He Taught Me To Fight and to Dream
by lightningbugqueen
Why was he even doing this for Kaz? His days of being the pushover boy who let people walk all over him were over, so why did he say yes to Kaz’s request?Saints, he knew exactly why. He just didn’t want to admit it.Kaz approved of him now. Kaz actually thought that the boy could do something with th
true love's kiss, or something equally nauseating
by corpsesoldier
She was where she needed to be. She was going to pull her necro out of this godforsaken tomb, end the game of musical bodies they were playing, and then everything would be all right. Harrow would be alive. And Gideon was going to give her shit for approximately the next myriad for not just taking w
Kusanagi Nene's Guide to Matchmaking: for Dummies
by mintgreyashes
Sunset spills over the concrete tiles of the school rooftop. It’s a beautiful day, complete with the faint chirp of birdsong and the rustling of leaves in the distance.“Is this a joke?” Rui’s words, sharp and clipped, echo in the empty space. He says nothing else, but his hands begin to clench. Ther
shave and taper
by achilleees
July 29, 2016 “Just think, babe. In four days, it's gonna be you and me and all the nude beaches in Rio.”Haruka would probably be enjoying his time in the Olympic Village more if his boyfriend weren't cheating on him. Surprise, surprise.
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About Angst with a Happy Ending
One of AO3's most trusted tags: the story will hurt — sometimes brutally — but it promises in advance that the characters come out the other side. The contract lets writers go dark and readers follow without bracing for devastation.
It is the emotional rollercoaster with a guaranteed safe landing; readers can surrender completely to the pain because the tag has already promised the dawn.
Common scenarios: A breakup, a war, and a five-years-later reunion in the last chapter, or a presumed-dead character walking through the door on the final page.
About This List
This list of 20one-shot Angst with a Happy Ending fanfics spans 119,099 total words. Kudos range from 1,947 on the newest entries to 70,831 on the most established. Nearly all (95%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (11 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Angst with a Happy Ending · Angst · Misunderstandings · Emotional Hurt/Comfort · Fluff.
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