Top 20 Short Dark Fic Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with dark fic and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
Like Glass
by entanglednow
Sam wakes up on the bathroom floor.
Innocence Lost
by silverorchids
"The wedding?" Alicent frowns. "But the prince is dead, Father."Otto smiles slowly. "Yet the princess lives."--A fortnight before his wedding, Crown Prince Baelon dies mysteriously in his chambers, aged just eight-and-ten.And so the Rogue Princess Rhaenyra is summoned back to King's Landing, not onl
Star Wars Drabbles, Part I
by mneiai
A collection of Star Wars drabbles.Mostly Obi-Wan centric AUs.Character and/or Ship and universe in the chapter titles. First chapter an index of the fics.
Throne of Magic
by 64528ng
Helena LeFay is a prodigy.She's beautiful, smart, talented.But she has a well of secrets, one that spans centuries and continents.When the Goblet of Fire announces her as a champion, it's revealed that she's the long-dead Harriet Potter, sister to the Boy who Lived.There's a war brewing, and the ult
Reflection
by aetherstitch
A collection of drabbles, ranging from general to explicit. Some are fairly short, some aren't. This will contain SPOILERS for pretty much everything, so make sure you've played the whole MSQ before reading!
Land of Hope and Glory
by wellingtonboots
Sherlock knew he couldn’t stop the explosion any more than he could turn back time and make sure none of this could ever happen. He needed to make the most of what time he had left with John. They would be together in these final moments and that was what truly mattered. AU – Mycroft Holmes leads
And I'll cry until I die
by WingedSeraphim
After living a long and fulfilling life with his family and friends, Kurosaki Ichigo died at the age of 70 with no regrets. He had expected to wake up in the afterlife. However, the world he had woken up to was a terrible one. A world where Aizen had won, killed the Soul King and become the new So
Un/Broken
by skargasm
Void is gone but Stiles is left with the guilt of everything that he did whilst possessed. Unable to pull himself out of it, and unwilling to inflict how he feels on his friends, he begins to pull away from the Pack. Making a list of things he needs to accomplish before he’s allowed to relieve every
Chained
by TheRedLotusFlower88
In the Ghoul Society, if a human is captured, they are likely taken to an auction to be sold as slaves - sex slaves, to be more precise. And that's if they're not eaten right on the spot.Unfortunately, for Hide, it's the former than it is the latter. And just when his fate looks sealed, another step
Our Monkey, Our Circus
by gardenfire45
Alfred wants the Batfamily to get along, So Bruce made a Groupchat hoping everyone to behave. (He put too much hope into it, no one is behaving). It end up as we all expected, Chaos... At least it's entertaining... - Harleen: Monkeys are terrifying creature ngl Harleen: did you know Chimpanzees r
The Awakening of Narcissa
by CasandraLange_Escritora
One night, her life was monotonous, safe, and predictable. The next morning, she awoke between the silk sheets of Malfoy Manor, in the body of a woman who wasn't hers, under the icy-yet strangely burning-gaze of Lucius Malfoy.Trapped in Narcissa's skin, she must not only contend with a husband whose
Ghost
by itsjeswilliams
Louis Tomlinson is careful. He lives by rules, distance and no attachments, because anything softer gets people hurt. Harry Styles is none of those things. A chance meeting turns into something Louis can’t erase, and when his violent world starts circling too close to the one good thing he’s ever wa
Ever Slightly Out of Reach
by Holdt
Three years after Superman died in neural drift, the UN Pan-Pacific Defense Committee has finally found language cowardly enough to say what they've always meant: loving Clark Kent makes Bruce Wayne unfit for duty. They think they can regulate grief away through proper documentation. They think love
my dear melancholia,
by b3llepersonne
"You, who were so beautiful and carefree, like the brightest star in the celestial vault. So innocent and naive, a girl I could never have. I only understood your worth when even Thanatos fell in love with you, becoming my rival and making you his lover."
They Don’t Know ‘bout Us
by fuckfect
Jimin built his world on trust—on Taehyung, on Jungkook. Now, every clue he finds tears that world apart, dragging him toward a place that feels a lot like the edge of no return.
SuperMerlin
by AmandaBradley1909
Je ne fais que continuer deux de mes œuvres préférées qui, je trouve, méritent, à défaut d’une meilleure fin, une suite. (Je ne considère pas The Winchester comme une suite.) La suite est canon aux deux séries. Fin de Merlin et fin de Supernatural. J’essaie de ramener de nombreux éléments historiq
My Chainsaw Adventures
by LivieIgusaki
In a world of Devils, Humans, and other Magical Beings, two friends Michael and Livie live their normal lives until..... A devil takes over Michael. What will happen now? Read to find out:
The Spider and the Sponge: A Deep Sea Rescue
by gman5846
After a painful breakup with Mary Jane, Peter is suddenly kidnapped and ambushed into Bikini Bottom! He makes new friends including SpongeBob. And he's on a quest to find the King Jellyfish with him and Patrick, while Mary Jane and Harry try to find him. How will it go out? Spider-Man belongs to Mar
Operation: OnlyHeroes
by spectrajimmykey
What would do if you were offered a job at the Hall of Justice or the Avengers Tower, only to find out it's an OnlyFans content house? Well, that's the protagonist's life right now, Toby Williams. He's a bit of a mild-mannered everyman and cliched college student, dreaming to be a hero when he grew
Love Me Cancerously
by Blackholesun321
SURREY, ENGLAND — 2018Jody’s already swinging the B-cam off her mark, and it's through the lens, accidentally framing for it, that she catches that the horses aren't scattering at a dog. They're all running from the same spot down the fence, and the spot is a man. Walking up from the parking lot in
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About Dark Fic
An umbrella label for stories that deliberately explore disturbing territory — moral corruption, violence, unhealthy relationships, or grim endings — without softening the edges. Dark fic is clearly tagged on AO3 so readers can opt in with full knowledge of what they are getting.
Fiction is a safe room for examining the worst possibilities, and many readers find catharsis in stories that take pain and cruelty seriously instead of looking away.
Common scenarios: A hero's slow slide into the methods of their enemy, or a canon tragedy retold from the perspective of the character who caused it.
About This List
This list of 20short Dark Fic fanfics spans 511,240 total words. Kudos range from 4 on the newest entries to 5,066 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (6 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Dark · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Alternate Universe · Hurt/Comfort.
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