Best Short College AU Fanfics
College AU novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 14 Short College AU Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with college au and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
With the Lights On
by nikkiRA
Nico is used to one night stands. What he isn't used to is the way this stranger, who clearly doesn't understand the fundamental principles of ONE NIGHT, keeps bumping into him. And he definitely isn't used to the fact that he's starting to really enjoy it. Piper says it's fate, but Nico doesn't bel
waiting and waiting for you to make a move
by brightlight
Mingyu’s dressed in all-black again, a long henley shirt and ripped jeans, and his hair is pushed back in a way that looks almost-effortless but Wonwoo knows can’t have been — he’s a poster child for cool and handsome. But he keeps giggling loudly and coughing on cigarette smoke and there’s somethin
Athlete-in-Residence
by tunamelts
Shane Hollander was doing fine. He was about to start his fourth year at Concordia University in Montreal, where he was now Captain of the Stingers, he had a solid group of friends who actually knew he was gay and were cool about it, and this time next year he would be playing for the Metros. He was
When the world lets you live
by Lemon_Ren
Following the devastating events of The King in Yellow hogging his brain and using it as a weapon to destroy the God, Derek falls into a long coma. A visitor comes in weekly. He knows him. He texted him. He just hasn't spoken to him. Yet. Derek's POV (Daily updates! And replies to most comments!)
Captured
by Rohad
Gideon's had it bad for Harrow for a long time. There's just never been a good time and she's starting to think there never will be.Then she receives some unintentional help from an unlikely and unwilling source.
u + me = <3
by elph4ba
Chloe tries to forget about Max as she enters a new chapter of her life, but the universe has a funny way of bringing people together when they least expect it. Or: Max and Chloe figure out how to fit back into each other’s lives as college roommates.
Make Me a Better Man
by junimo_kait
“So… Just friends? Like you don’t even kiss anymore?” Gyuvin couldn’t explain rationally why he was so curious about his best friend’s relationship with Jiwoong, but he had to get answers, no matter how awkward it felt. He knew that the answer was probably no, anyway. The response had Gyuvin in shoc
The Years Between Us
by orphan_account
They were never meant to cross paths again—not after what happened that night. But fate, unfinished feelings, and the quiet ache of time pull Seungmin and Mina back into each other’s orbit.Mina, a girl rebuilt from the pieces of a past she never asked for, carries her family’s burdens and her own fr
What You Wish For
by Kylowars
Ben Solo is a shy physics student and scholarship recipient who splits his time between textbooks and an exhausting job at a coffee shop. Rey is the brightest, most popular, and most unattainable girl on campus. They belong to completely different worlds, but when their paths unexpectedly cross, Ben
To Whom It May Concern
by doodlerdoodles12345
The university newspaper is dying. That is until a vigilante named Chat Noir starts exposing corruption across campus, and suddenly it has the biggest story of its life. Assigned to investigate the mysterious menace behind the black mask, Marinette decides the smartest possible course of action is t
The Physics of Pushing Your Buttons
by Oliviasnotokey
Satoru is a fourth-year senior who just wants to graduate, but he has to survive one mandatory sociology class run by Professor Suguru Geto, who refuses to put up with his attitude. Hope you enjoy Chapter 1!
You can’t let the chance to love him pass you by
by HazzaheartTommo
Alpha Ilya Rozanov is not a smart man but he knows this much: he is very much in love with his childhood friend, now roomie omega Shane Hollander. Through their first months of living together Ilya starts courting the omega, in an effort to get the lovely, undisturbed scent of oranges back. This is
you're ivy grows (and now i'm covered in you)
by Jegulilydaughter
But this kind of hope is different— though one that he knows all too well, too.He guesses that he always knew falling for Mike was a liability and has been one ever since he realised what those feelings he felt towards him meant, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t fallen into hope’s grasp time and tim
i've loved you before
by BlueFaeWren
At eighteen, Miles Von Karma escapes to the United States with the excuse that he favors its education system over Germany’s. There, he meets Phoenix Wright, a talented painting major running from a life event that is slowly wrecking his career. “You remind me of someone I knew as a kid. His name wa
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About College AU
Characters are college students or set in a university environment. Romance develops amid academic pressure, newfound freedom, and self-discovery.
The excitement of newfound independence, the intensity of young adult relationships, and the backdrop of academic and social growth.
Common scenarios: Roommates, study partners, fraternity and sorority members, professor and student, campus rivals.
About This List
This list of 14short College AU fanfics spans 326,350 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 9,834 on the most established. 43% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (4 of 14 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - College/University · College AU · Fluff · Fluff and Angst · Childhood Friends to Lovers.
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