Top 20 Short Fantasy Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with fantasy and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
The Well of Living Waters
by kalpurna
King Derek takes a consort.
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
Riddles in the Heart
by PitViperOfDoom
The law is clear: whoever correctly answers three riddles will marry the prince, while all who fail are to be executed. The people live in fear as more challengers try and fail, and the throne grows bloodier with every passing year. But a young prince, nameless and in exile from his home, believes t
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
The Tyrant And His Suicidal Wife
by orphan_account
Kim Dokja didn't really expect to wake up. Much less in a trashy two bit four thousand word novel as the bride to be of a tyrant that would brutally murder him in five months time. His solution? To die on his own terms. It wouldn't make much of a difference if it was in his world or this world. Exce
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.
debt of a knife
by iliacquer
The Lans were all shining and strange, more beings of ice than men, but not a single one of them shone as brightly as their lord. He strode forward, his cloak a whisper of noise against the snow, his black hair glittering with frost.“Kneel,” said Hanguang Jun. His voice was deep.Or: The AU where war
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.
願陛下 | by his majesty's decree
by sweetlolixo
Today, Wei Ying is dressed for the emperor. He has been planning this exact moment for months; timed it to precision, even. If they will not let Wei Ying serve the emperor, then Wei Ying will make the emperor come to him. And all he needs—is for the man to catch a glimpse. Just one glimpse of him, a
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
the moon keeps calling out to me, but i only ever hear your name
by fatal (cumrich)
jimin's always been headstrong, so when his father tells the town council he's to be married off to a werewolf for the good of the town, it's only his sense of duty that leads him to the jeon pack.
A Reader's Folly
by th_fangirl
“I will not trust you.” the boy solemnly declared. “I don’t expect you to, boy.” Kim Dokja smirked. “I only ask you to trust in yourself, and in your strength.” “Yoo Jonghyuk.” the boy suddenly muttered. “What?”“That’s my name. Not 'boy' , but ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’.” “Alright, Yoo Jonghyuk. Are you willin
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."
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'.)
Extra Insurance
by ghostlygoose
When Grian was informed that he would be given a bodyguard for his journey to the Rift he was… well let’s just say displeased would be putting it mildly.Unsurprisingly, nobody in his family would listen to his very reasonable objections.“Grian, mate,” Mumbo had said exasperatedly in response to his
Build a Wall Around Me
by notevenyou
Aaron Burr can sometimes predict the future, but what he can never predict is Alexander Hamilton.
The Second Rate Villain Will be the Best Big Brother Ever!
by WandersUnderStarlight
He was just walking home from work and got deactivated in an accident. Now he's in his favorite novel as the protagonist's petty insecure brother. And he's supposed to die mid-story?! No way!
When the Blood isn't Thick Enough
by SellMeShort
Philza the vampire waited with his hand stuck out, tilting his head to copy Techno when he tilted his head in confusion, one big ear flopping to the side. He scented the air again, trying to get a better read on his intentions, but he was met with nothing but honesty and eagerness, the man smiling o
One of Us
by Eramia
"Give them a performance so good that no one would even think of questioning you."After mysteriously disappearing for five years Ahri is finally returning to the music world, and she's not alone. The new pop idol group K/DA is coming to claim the crown! But something is off about these idols. What c
Words that Mean Something
by CaraLee
“I like good strong words that mean something…”― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women***A collection of little mini-fics about the Bat-Family (with occasional guest stars) that result from one-word prompts produced by a random word generator or given by a reader.Seven to a chapter, everything from a sing
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About Fantasy
Secondary worlds, sword-and-sorcery quests, and fantasy AUs that relocate a modern cast into kingdoms, guilds, and enchanted forests. The tag covers both fic set in canonically fantastical worlds and full genre transplants.
Fantasy hands writers unlimited scope — any character can be a knight, a witch, or a dragon — and readers get the comfort of familiar dynamics inside brand-new worlds.
Common scenarios: A modern friend group reimagined as an adventuring party, or an original quest through corners of a canon fantasy map the source never visited.
About This List
This list of 20short Fantasy fanfics spans 482,767 total words. Kudos range from 341 on the newest entries to 25,839 on the most established. 70% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (10 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Fantasy · Alternate Universe - Royalty · Dragons · Alternate Universe - Dragons · Alternate Universe - Werewolf.
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