Top 16 Short Domestic Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with domestic and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
we all have a hunger (tell me what you need)
by papenathy
“Looks like I bit you.” Will tilts his head to get a better look. All Mike can do is stare at him. His fluffy hair at the front, clumped pieces at the back where he’d slid his fingers in a mere few minutes before. His pretty green eyes that look hazel or even brown in this light, the dark circles he
still the best (still an asshole)
by pucksandpower
Four times Ilya Rozanov reminded everyone exactly who the fuck they were dealing with (spoiler: still an asshole, still elite, still not going anywhere), and one time he didn’t have to be anything except soft. Or being out didn’t make him nicer. Being married didn’t make him softer. Being older didn
Concussion Protocol
by cjr2
Instead of Shane, it is Ilya who suffers a concussion during the Boston-Montreal game in April 2017. Dazed and agitated, Ilya briefly starts speaking and responding only in Russian and the medics can’t calm him down. Luckily, Shane started studying Russian after Ilya spoke to him in Russian on the p
Busted
by AC91
Hayden just wanted to surprise Shane with a guy’s night in. Shane had been flat lately, and he and JJ thought it would be nice to distract him with friendship. How they ended up stuck in a fucking closet watching Shane get dicked down harder than anyone in the history of the world has ever been dick
He Was Actually Really Being Truthful (For Once)
by orphan_account
Natasha looked more closely. She first saw hints of a second person in the sock poking out of the blanket at a strange angle, and the pale hand with curled-up fingers resting on Tony’s chest. Then she found a head of what looked like brown curls, tucked snugly under Tony’s arm. And eventually, a sec
Some Things Shouldn't Be a Chore
by scifigrl47
Steve takes things like personal responsibility and respect seriously. Tony's got people he pays to take care of that kind of thing, and anyway, he's pretty sure that he's going to die of some exotic disease in his workshop, because Dummy's still a little spotty about what is 'clean' enough to put
Baby Animals, Weddings, And Other Things Not Normally Associated With Uchiha Sasuke
by prettypriestess
In which Konoha needs to upgrade their plumbing to be more resistant. (Or, the one where Sasuke and Naruto get genin and maybe someone buys a house.)
The Meaning of Mistletoe
by Endrina
“Just… tell me. Tell me what is going on, Snape.”What was going on was that Severus Snape had no trouble tracking down one Petunia Evans, now Dursley, to a little town in Surrey where he saw how exactly she was treating her nephew. Which somehow led to last night and Severus knocking on Lupin’s door
The Roundabout Way
by stilitana
In which Venom and Eddie navigate their new living situation and both attempt to court the other, with varying degrees of success.(You are trying to impress us, or entertain us. You want to surprise us. The symbiote gave a happy, flattered noise and nuzzled up beneath his heart. But we do not know w
My Home Is Where Your Heart Is
by bfketh
Single father Levi is left scrambling to find an after school daycare for his daughter, Mikasa, when his regular babysitter announces that her husband's job is being relocated. The only problem - they're all far more expensive than he can afford.The solution to his dilemma comes in the form of a col
Possibility
by SpicyReyes
Connor was not designed for domestic tasks, but he has to be useful somehow. He just has to.
no other version of me i would rather be tonight
by wardo_wedidit
"Patrick does so much for him. He feels slightly choked up just thinking about it. The taxes and spreadsheets and dinners he cooks and the coffees he makes him in the mornings. All the times David’s fallen asleep on his lap while they were watching baseball and Patrick’s pulled a blanket over him. H
Lending a Hand
by mistyzeo
Chemical experiments go awry at Baker Street, leaving Holmes incapacitated and Watson charged with being his hands. Against Watson's advice Holmes takes on a case of burglary and murder, all the while totally dependent on his companion. This new level of intimacy brings with it a slew of suppresse
Gossip
by Spatularette
A halfhearted glare is aimed at Rita. “I am not discussing my bedroom life inside of work hours.” “Oh don’t give me that crap.” Comes the scoffed reply.______________Or the bouncers from Lizzie's help Judy out.
oh, emptiness. tell me about your nature, maybe i've been getting it wrong.
by abyssalknife
After RE4, Leon comes to terms with how he views Ada in a series of snippets of their encounters over the years.
The Trial
by lunarmodule_v95
Bill Cipher is tasked to 'fix what he has broken' and repay the Pines family for giving them hell.
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About Domestic
Characters in everyday, intimate domestic situations like cooking together, sharing household chores, or quiet moments at home. Romance in ordinary life.
The intimacy of shared daily life, the comfort of routine together, and the romance found in ordinary moments.
Common scenarios: Cooking breakfast together, doing laundry, grocery shopping, lazy Sunday mornings, sharing household responsibilities.
About This List
This list of 16short Domestic fanfics spans 373,011 total words. Kudos range from 19 on the newest entries to 35,212 on the most established. 75% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (8 of 16 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Domestic · Fluff · Domestic Fluff · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Hurt/Comfort.
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