Best One-Shot 5+1 Things Fanfics
5+1 Things one-shots under 10k words — the trope distilled to a single complete read. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 13 One-Shot 5+1 Things Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with 5+1 things and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.
i've been the archer (i've been the prey)
by londonfoglatte (nimbus2003)
five times their friends realize shane might be the scary one, after all -- and one time ilya reminds the world he's only soft for shane. OR their friends – and hayden fucking pike, who, for some reason, remains shane’s best friend – are slowly realizing they can be more complex than Hollander and R
The Montreal Girl
by some1_around
Five times Ilya lied (but not really) to his teammates about Shane, and one time he didn’t have to. Inspired by two Cliff Marlow lines: In the airport, when their game with Montreal gets cancelled and he tells Ilya, “Whoever she is, she’s gonna get over it,” and the scene in the locker room when he
The Language of Childhood Friends
by SeeJayitsWinter
Bakugou Katsuki and Midoriya Izuku were very bored, very smart children and now that they are older, they are making it everyone's problem.Or,Bakugou and Midoriya made a secret language when they were children and now use it as teenagers and the one time class 1a witnesses the two 'talking'.Spanish
Captain Marvel's Adopted?
by Len_suilon_mellon
When Captain Marvel sends out a distress call, the only League member available is Batman. Bruce comes to his aid, but he finds out that Billy is a 10-year-old homeless orphan with black hair and blue eyes. Obviously, he makes the only logical decision and adopts Billy. Because it's Bruce—who's alle
Lily and Jane Fall in Love
by some1_around
The five encounters with Shane that forced Ilya to lie (brag) to his teammates about his mysterious Montreal Girl, and the time they learned that the lies had never really mattered in the first place. Or, Shane and Ilya are Not That Subtle about the identities of Jane and Lily, but it doesn't matter
don't ask (and i won't tell)
by londonfoglatte (nimbus2003)
five times shane and ilya's friends have questions about gay sex -- and one time they wish they knew less. OR the Centaurs are a wonderful team. accepting. kind. curious. it's that last one that has Shane wondering if he’d rather be back in montreal, hiding in the closet, than here, making up for th
The Boston Boy
by some1_around
Five times someone asked who Lily was, and one time Shane told the truth. Or, “A Lesson in the Art of Subtlety,” presented by Shane Hollander, and witnessed by the Montreal Voyageurs. (Inspired by the scene where Shane gets the dickpick and slams his phone down on the bed, and in ep4 when he aggress
it's a fine line (between love and hate)
by londonfoglatte (nimbus2003)
five times shane and ilya's friends worry they're are on the verge of divorce -- and one time they realize they're flirting. OR this revelation does nothing to ease the tension between Hollander and Rozanov. they battle for every goal. sometimes, when Ottawa’s up by a few and they’re together on the
I said nobody knows you
by rachelrae
"And so, like, Roz is never at these things?" Barrett had asked."Well, he's come once or twice." Bood had answered, a thoughtful face on. "We always invite him, though I know at this point he's going to be busy.""But what's he doing?" Barrett asked, his face crunched up."It's an Ottawa Centaurs myst
Reki's Totally Real Canadian Boyfriend
by JustGettingBy
In university, Reki's new friends just want the best for him. If only he'd drop the whole 'I have a boyfriend, he's just in Canada' thing. ORThe five times Reki's classmates thought that he was lying and the one time they realized he wasn't.
so why don't we fall
by aknightley
Five times Lance used a pet name for Keith, and one time Keith used one for Lance. Keith has no basis for having a relationship with someone, so he's trying to follow Lance's lead.
Weirdest Fucking Team
by freakshaped
Harris, who was sitting next to Shane, nudged him with his foot. “Yeah, I mean, it’s not kinky kinky unless Shane went out and bought, like, a full-on sex swing or something crazy like–” Harris stopped talking because Shane had frozen. Completely frozen. His glass halted halfway to his lips. His eye
You, Asleep and Dreaming
by etymologyplayground
Wei Wuxian chuckles and starts pushing Lan Wangji's outer robes off his shoulders. "Poor Lan Zhan, subject to such earthly miseries. You must be exhausted, come to bed, come to bed.""Mm," Lan Wangji says. He raises his arms so that Wei Wuxian can keep undressing him. His clothes will end up on the f
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About 5+1 Things
A beloved fandom structure: five times something almost happens, didn't happen, or happened unnoticed — and one time it finally, fully does. The format turns repetition into rhythm, each vignette raising the stakes for the payoff.
The shape itself creates anticipation; by the fourth near-miss readers are vibrating, and a well-built plus-one lands with the force of five chapters of buildup.
Common scenarios: Five times the team almost noticed their leaders were dating and one time they walked in on the proposal, or five aborted confessions and the one that finally escapes.
About This List
This list of 13one-shot 5+1 Things fanfics spans 86,735 total words. Kudos range from 21,407 on the newest entries to 40,793 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Mature (4 of 13 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: 5+1 Things · Humor · Fluff · Post-Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers).
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