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Best One-Shot Fix-It Fanfics

Fix-It one-shots under 10k words — the trope distilled to a single complete read. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.

Fix-It 20 one-shot fics Avg 4,248 words short stories under 10,000 words

Top 20 One-Shot Fix-It Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with fix-it and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.

1

Have you Heard

by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle

“They say Emrys tamed the great dragon of Camelot and sired the white dragon of Albion-”“Sired?” Gwaine interrupted “This Emrys fellow is going around siring dragons? How exactly is that happening? Sex with other dragons?” He asked and despite the situation, Merlin flushed. The man in question blink

34,621 kudos 6,568 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
2

Scotty Fucking Knows

by Oaks118

Shane’s voice was almost a whisper as he admitted, “I fucked up.” Ilya stopped in his tracks, “What do you mean?” “He knows. Scott Hunter fucking knows.”---OR: Shane calls Ilya crying after the fight. Ilya yells at Scott Hunter about it.*Now with Kip's POV in part 2 and everyone at the Kingfisher in

22,146 kudos 9,268 words 3/3 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
3

do no harm, take no shit

by holsmi

Mary Bonnet receives some uninvited guests.

9,816 kudos 2,181 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
4

what we might do (if we stop keeping a secret)

by indomitablelove

'This isn't how I wanted to tell people. I thought we'd get the chance to do it right.'- Red, White and Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, p.327---or, in another world, Alex and Henry get to do it right.

5,845 kudos 8,068 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
5

One Solid Kick

by copperbadge

Sometimes all the universe needs to be better is one solid kick.

3,478 kudos 2,383 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
6

Master Kenobi

by Perspicacia

Unfortunately, there really isn’t a good explanation for how Qui-Gon managed to return to Coruscant with two versions of Obi-Wan Kenobi. One is the dutiful little spitfire of a Padawan he left with. The other is a sarcastic, time-traveling General who comes straight from the thickest, most violent p

3,161 kudos 1,449 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
7

Steady as she goes

by noelia_g

In which they all live and Jyn Erso is on a quest to fix a droid. Rogue One in the aftermath.

3,160 kudos 3,527 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
8

the illusion starts to tear

by markofalover

Mobius is expecting Loki to be embarrassed that his weird, twisted crush is out in the open, but, instead, he’s met with pure silence.“Are you out of your mind?”

3,044 kudos 3,745 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
9

A Million More Deaths

by starforged

A knock at the door. Her knees slam shut, trapping his hand in the apex of her thighs. Her eyes go wide, and the dark, murderous look that crosses his face should not be the thing that turns her on even more. Another knock.

2,144 kudos 3,231 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
10

Frankly, We'd Have Preferred To Leave This Whole Saving-The-Galaxy Thing In The Hands Of Responsible Adults, But At This Point We're Not Picky

by jessicas_pi

For reasons unknown, the Force decides to send a handful of people back in time to their past bodies, to prevent the fall of all that is good and Light in the galaxy.For reasons even more unknown, it only picks the kids.(Kanan and Cal bond over not following the Jedi Code, Trilla starts a support gr

1,793 kudos 5,031 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
11

i'm gonna get you back on time

by stormwarnings

Cody didn’t mean to join the Rebellion. It just kind of happened.(Ahsoka Tano's been gone for a while. It's not only herself she's bringing home.)

1,459 kudos 2,575 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
12

every picture it paints

by Cloudnine101

Aaron's soulmark emerged when he was fifteen years old, and caused him to fall off his horse with the pain and land headfirst among the shrubbery. Now that he thinks about it, that was probably a sign.

1,432 kudos 3,211 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
13

Better a second time

by CheshireCaine

Day VI | Canon Divergence

525 kudos 410 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
14

one step forward

by iheartsenpai

Sometimes the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Other times, you kick hell's butt, unwittingly start a revolution, and adopt two kids in the process and not necessarily in that order.

310 kudos 7,261 words 1/? chapters Mature
15

Days of Chaos

by CXA3

Aizen’s lips curved into a faint smirk. “Urahara Kisuke, do send my regards to Shiba Isshin.” He tightened his grip on Ichigo’s arm. “I will be borrowing his son for the time being.” The air split open at his command, reality tearing itself apart to form a dark passage. “Shiba-?!” Ichigo barely got

298 kudos 5,875 words 5/? chapters General Audiences
16

Team is assembled

by Alex32

Was inspired by this work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35836033

164 kudos 4,154 words 3/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
17

If You Should Forget Me for a While

by Cousin Shelley (CousinShelley)

After Burt's retirement, something goes wrong.

123 kudos 2,286 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
18

Rebound (I Decipher Your Soul)

by The_Great_Divide

Madara had had an inkling for a few months already—ever since those confusing, way too honest and personal letters from Tobirama. The whole debacle with Zetsu had only made the nagging feeling worse. And now he had no choice other than to face the truth.

79 kudos 7,114 words 2/? chapters Mature
19

to dream, to wake

by Zannolin

“Don’t go,” Peter whispers against teeth and tongue and time. He can’t remember why he says it. He doesn’t know why Caspian might leave, or why Peter’s so certain that he will. “Please.”Caspian only catches at his jaw, kisses him deeper.Even in dreams, it seems he cannot promise Peter impossible thi

62 kudos 2,988 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
20

Kiss the Boy

by Basketcase_03

"Kiss me," I say, my voice barely above a whisper, but it feels like a demand.A beat passes."No," Dante pleads, and God, he sounds so small. Or what if Dante made Ari fight for him, instead of giving in at the end of the first book.

36 kudos 3,637 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences

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About Fix-It

Stories that 'fix' canon events that fans found unsatisfying, usually character deaths or relationship outcomes.

The catharsis of getting the ending you wanted, exploring 'what if' scenarios.

Common scenarios: Characters who died in canon survive, relationships that didn't happen in canon do.

About This List

3,637
median words
75%
complete
34,621
top kudos
~15 minutes
median read time

This list of 20one-shot Fix-It fanfics spans 84,962 total words. Kudos range from 36 on the newest entries to 34,621 on the most established. 75% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is General Audiences (9 of 20 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Fix-It · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Time Travel · Angst · Fluff.

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