Top 20 Short Fix-It Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with fix-it and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
Fanning the Flames
by cjr2
The Voyageurs ask Shane to join FanMail in order to foster a better connection with fans. Internet sleuths start to notice some interesting details in the background of Shane’s videos, and then the internet does...what the internet does. Or Shane and Ilya are granted an opportunity to come out on th
I'm Reading Your Lips (You're Speaking My Language)
by some1_around
Rozanov cocked his head. “You speak Russian? Or just the curse words?” “Yes, I speak Russian,” he snapped, defensive and angry. He knew that it had been a mistake to even try to be friendly with Rozanov. “Why? Do I not look Russian to you?” He scoffed. “No, not really,” Rozanov said. Some of his tea
Three's Family
by darkbluedark
It’s May 1979 and the Order has just apprehended a pair of mysterious wizards who look remarkably like a Potter and a Malfoy. Naturally, James Potter and Sirius Black are called in to identify the strangely familiar strangers and determine their backgrounds and loyalties.(This would be a lot easier
hope is the thing with feathers
by ShanaStoryteller
Stiles is ten when he saves the Hales from their burning home and Derek from a wolfsbane bullet, and this establishes a pattern that seem to continue indefinitely. "Then he's facing a burning home, and he wraps the hood of his sweatshirt around his mouth before he pushes the door open and steps insi
The Source of Grief
by withthekeyisking
No one had ever met Hadrian Gaunt before the man suddenly whirled into their lives and started fixing problems they didn't even know existed.And yet, not a single person regretted meeting him.
5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home
by motleyfam
Tim is good at galas.No, scratch that—Tim is great at galas. He’s been attending them ever since the age of three, when his parents first stuffed him into his little Gymboree tuxedo and gave him a stern lecture about ‘sitting quietly’ and ‘speaking when spoken to.’ He knows all the rules: what to we
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
Fairy Godbrother
by envysparkler
What are brothers for?(Or: some minor dimensional travel, pseudo-kidnapping, and a whole lot of meddling.)
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
by prosodiical
or: five times Theseus set Newt and Percival up in some strange matchmaking scheme and one time Newt actually appreciated it.Newt immediately knows the Graves at MACUSA isn't the real one, because Theseus has been setting them up for years.
Just a Few Changes (will Keep you Safe)
by Blueseabird2
It's been over five years since Voldemort's defeat when Harry Potter gets pushed through a portal and falls into the Great Hall of Hogwarts. This wouldn't be a problem, exactly, except it's his parents' Hogwarts instead of his own. Thankfully, Hermione and Ron aren't about to let him face this newes
there but for the grace of god
by wanderlove
There’s nothing particularly remarkable about Sullust.Well, except for Obi-Wan’s time-traveling son. But, you know. Apart from that. Or, baby-Luke-raised-by-Ben-Kenobi shows up in the middle of the Clone Wars, causes Anakin and Obi-Wan to put two and two together and get forty-five, and in the proce
hit me baby one more time
by theappleppielifestyle
Richie reaches up a shaking hand and puts it on Eddie’s stomach.“Uhhh,” Eddie says. “Is this a bit? Is this a really inopportune bit? ‘Cause I don’t know if you’ve noticed, Richie, but this is kind of an important moment-”“What the fuck,” Richie says, not for the first or last time, and lurches forw
Trading Tomorrow
by Darkmagyk
Percy Jackson arrives at Camp Half-Blood bruised and bleeding, with the knowledge that he's the son of a god and his mother is dead. His little display with the Minotaur has caught the attention of the camp. But he’s not sure it is good attention, yet. Only the Hermes Cabin's not-quite Co-counselor
we were warnings
by mia_ugly
Stede comes back.Ed does too. It just takes a little longer.
master of puppets, i'm pulling your strings
by orphan_account
And to make matter’s worst, which is just her luck, really, no surprises there, a car turns the corner, engine roaring, and slows down as it nears the school. Not any car either, no. Billy Hargrove’s blue Camaro is a one of a kind car here in Hawkins, and right now, it’s screeching to a halt. Great.
Sforzando
by Odsbodkins
Three years before they find Captain America, SHIELD wakes the Winter Soldier and restores his memories of being Bucky Barnes. While written as a sequel to Pianissimo, this works as a stand-alone if you assume an established Steve/Bucky relationship.
The Last In Line
by xiaq
“Sorry,” Steve says. “I’m sorry, I know this doesn’t make any sense to you, but can I just–”Eddie lets him approach, this time. Lets him reach out to touch, to curl his fingers in the hem of Eddie’s shirt.“Sorry, I know I probably sound crazy, I just––” he pulls it up, stares at Eddie’s side, and th
Guilty Eyes
by SomewhereFlying
Despite everything, Akira Kurusu cannot keep himself from meeting with Goro Akechi, even if he has to do it behind the Thieves' backs. On paper, their fates are destined to oppose each other... but Akira has no intention of betraying his team OR of abandoning Akechi. When you come to love so many pe
ride the dragon (do it quickly)
by molter
“Who better to stand in my stead, to stand as the Crown,” Viserys raises his hands, like he’s about to shock them all with his wisdom, “Than its trueborn heir.”Rhaenyra preens at the praise, the recognition. “Thank you, Father.”“And the Queen.”The smile drops from her face. OR[Post-1x06] The King se
Heading Home
by porkmincenoodle
The wind changes and blows the smell of death right into Trevor’s face. He suppresses a gag.“Something has happened with Alucard,” Sypha deduces, her hand still clasped over her nose.Trevor chances another look at the scantily-clad corpses fluttering about in the wind like a pair of scarecrows on Al
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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
This list of 20short Fix-It fanfics spans 583,207 total words. Kudos range from 4,980 on the newest entries to 61,388 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (10 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fix-It · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Time Travel · Hurt/Comfort · Time Travel Fix-It.
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