Top 20 Short Dragons Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with dragons and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
The Chosen of the Dragonborn
by s_the_queen
"Katsuki.""That's right!""Blonde, angry, loud. Violent. That Katsuki.""Uh...yep! That's the one!""Is courting me?""Mhm!""I'm pretty sure the last time he saw me he said that he was 'glad to be rid of my stupid fucking freckled face,'" Izuku intoned dryly.---Four years ago, Izuku spent twelve days he
but the entrails are the best part!
by supercrunch
The boy straightens up. He’s about half a head shorter than Katsuki, face soft and youthful and sweet. He turns to look at him properly. His dark hair shines in the dying light, basket of blooms looped over one arm and mouth quirked into a tiny half-smile. The sun hits his face and makes his eyes a
More Precious Than Gold
by Drag0nst0rm
Most dragons sleep on their hoards.Bruce's hoard sleeps on him.Or: Bruce is a dragon. Predictably, he hoards orphans.
you can swear in my hoard
by InkpotSprite
"I'm Timothy Drake, I'm a dragon and I'm starting a hoard. I'm hoarding you." He said to Dick. His eyes went to Jason. "And you. Welcome to my hoard."-A baby dragon decides to take initiative and adopt the Wayne's.
Ajax’s Adventures With Dog-Lizard
by Bgtea
That’s got to be the weirdest looking dog Ajax has ever seen in his life.At least, Ajax thinks it’s a dog. It’s got scraggly little ginger tufts of fur around the neck and a strip of wild fur running down the spine like a mohawk, ending in more bushy, fluffy fur bits sprouted at the end of the tail.
cloudy autumn heaps the sky
by anatheme
Wei Ying pouted. “How about this, if you end up getting taller than me, I’ll call you gege instead."“Mark your words,” Lan Wangji answered.(Or: Lan Wangji fell in love with a rogue cultivator who trespassed and drank on the wall of Cloud Recesses but in a desperate bid to win the Sunshot Campaign, t
Of Faith and Hope and Love
by versaphile
To lose a manservant once may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose him twice looks like carelessness. When Merlin vanishes in the mines of Kemeray, Arthur's search for him uncovers decades of secrets and betrayals. But the sudden appearance of a baby white dragon bodes well for Albion, for Merlin an
charmed
by kaythebest
"So you’re not going to eat me?" Seokjin asks, just to confirm."Why would I eat you?""Because you’re a dragon," Seokjin says slowly, because it should be obvious, despite Namjoon not looking very dragon-y at all.Namjoon looks unimpressed. "I may be a dragon, but I’m not an animal."
10 Reasons Not to Fight a D̶r̶a̶g̶o̶n̶ Bird (a Guide by Arthur Pendragon)
by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle
“Merlin…” Arthur said as he slowly started to reach for his sword. “Don’t…Move…” “No, no, no! Arthur, it’s alright!” Merlin said as he moved (because obviously he ignored Arthur’s orders and moved) in front of the desk. “She’s just saying hello!”“That’s a dragon.” Arthur informed him. Merlin looked
my wings a hurricane
by kellifer_fic
Stiles had been like any other kid growing up in the era of dragons. He'd watched the cartoons, the news stories, had the lunch box. When his screening at Beacon Hills High had come up negative, he'd been disappointed but unsurprised. His positive results were returned three years too late for it to
burn, pine, perish
by kindaopps
Three things dawned on Izuku, as he stared at the slick flower petals scattered over the black words of his book: he has fallen in love with his husband, his husband did not love him back, and he is going to die.
Competition
by astolat
Almost the instant Brienne was out of earshot, Bronn turned to Podrick, jerked his head towards Jaime and asked, “Has he fucked her yet?”
Hidden in Icy Heights
by Gemsom
An average human could never survive the harsh winters of the Nibel Mountains. When Cloud, a young hunter, gets caught in an early snow storm and stumbles into the nest of a Nibel dragon - all seems lost. However, this dragon has a secret and a proposition.
Firestarter
by stridermagic
Rhaenys Targaryen survives the sack of King's Landing through Jaime's intervention and regaining the memories of a past life. Robert orders her to be taken to Winterfell and wed to Ned’s firstborn.
Dragons, Arrows and Blacksmiths
by yellow_crayon
"But, but I thought dragons only picked comely young virgins." Bard argued. (Dragon!Thranduil attacks Bard's village and a certain unfortunate blacksmith gets 'chosen'.)
Artists and Dragons
by starlightmeissa
Tera is- *was*, your average high school art kid. Then she woke up right outside Riverwood a few months ago.Fuck it, she’s just gonna draw everything till she dies. If she ends up an informant along the way?...that was on accident.(discontinued)
Home to Me
by lilfoxdemon
The love story of Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton in an alternate universe where every person bonds with a young dragon when they are 13 years old. Tags will be updated as the story unfolds so pay attention to them as the story updates. No AI was used in the creation of this fic. This will be par
Dragontail boy
by SkyKathryn
Alternative universe how to train your dragon. Hiccup met toothless when he was young only a few years after his mum was taken. During a raid Toothless was resting and the young toddler had woken up and was looking for his daddy but wandered into the woods and upon a sleeping dragon. They made frien
The Name Beneath the Fire
by Jujureader
Yrina Hera Coralinus died with the rest of her family after the rebellion. At least, that is what Navarre believes. Taken by General Lilith Sorrengail and hidden for five years, Yrina is trained, shaped, and sent to Basgiath War College under another girl’s name: Violet Sorrengail. Her orders are si
Dark Redeemer
by NikkiB1973
“I will save us all.”-Violet Sorrengail’s personal addendum to the Book of Brennan. Set after Onyx Storm.
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About Dragons
Hoards, wings, and fire — dragon fic includes dragon riders, dragon shifters, dragon companions, and characters who simply are dragons with all the territorial instincts that implies. Hoarding behavior applied to loved ones is a beloved sub-genre of its own.
Dragons combine power, loyalty, and treasure-logic in one mythic package, and readers especially adore the moment a dragon decides a person belongs in the hoard.
Common scenarios: A dragon-shifter courting someone by leaving increasingly valuable objects on their doorstep, or a rider and dragon bonded so deeply the line between them blurs.
About This List
This list of 20short Dragons fanfics spans 473,872 total words. Kudos range from 30 on the newest entries to 21,501 on the most established. 60% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (8 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Dragons · Alternate Universe - Fantasy · Alternate Universe - Dragons · Fluff · Secret Identity.
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