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Best One-Shot Fluff Fanfics

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

Fluff 20 one-shot fics Avg 4,793 words short stories under 10,000 words

Top 20 One-Shot Fluff Fanfics

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

1

The Internet Is Not Just For Porn

by cyerus

John is Sherlock's internet boyfriend - from CANADA.No one thinks he's real.

60,722 kudos 1,911 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
2

hello goodbye ('twas nice to know you)

by tamerofdarkstars

Draco Malfoy thinks he might know whose thoughts are scrawling themselves on his skin, but that's crazy. Impossible, even. It has to be a mistake.-Self-indulgent soulmate AU where the thoughts of your soulmate inscribe themselves on your skin in a shifting magic tattoo

60,080 kudos 4,807 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
3

across the wires

by subcorax

Ilya looks over from the sofa as Jackie heads into the living room, perking up in interest. “You are calling Pike? Was good play today. You remembered how to score! Well done.” Hayden groans. "Rozanov? Dude, what are you doing in my fucking house? "It is girls' night," Ilya informs him primly. "I am

58,931 kudos 4,116 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
4

What The Fuck Did You Just Call Me?

by reading_raindrop

“A-ah B-Bakugou! You dropped some pencils!”Katsuki stiffened. Kirishima and Kaminari froze. Basically, everyone within earshot stopped what they were doing to look at Izuku like he sprouted a second head. What did he just call him? “What the fuck did you just say to me?”Katsuki whipped his head towa

53,980 kudos 8,303 words 4/4 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
5

Storm in a Teacup

by Faith Wood (faithwood)

For reasons he'd rather not think about, Draco is obsessed with Potter's hair. This cannot end well.

53,602 kudos 7,954 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
6

punch-drunk fingerprints

by tamerofdarkstars

In a world where every touch of a soulmate leaves a temporary heat mark on bare skin, Draco Malfoy suddenly finds his life devolving into a massive cliche because the Boy Who Lived Twice has no idea how to respect the personal space bubble.

53,410 kudos 1,983 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
7

I'll be Jane

by gurlsrool

It’s not going viral because Jane’s true identity was exposed—or even because Ilya was blatantly sexting in public. That part’s as expected as Shane doing yoga or any human being on earth breathing. No, the texts are going viral because no one can believe how bad this “Jane” is at sexting. The women

52,703 kudos 7,196 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
8

In Love With Justice

by PlotsOfCoffee

Batman is notorious for his secretive ways, so when the Justice League meets someone he associates with, they naturally have questions. The questions continue to pile up when it’s clear that Batman is rather. . . close to him. Or the Justice League thinks Batman and Nightwing are dating.

48,649 kudos 9,819 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
9

Watch This

by snackbaskets

Hal and Barry are worried about Batman's new partner. Being around the Batman all the time can't be good for a kid, right? Robin insists otherwise, and for $15.36 of betting money, is happy to demonstrate.

45,075 kudos 2,458 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
10

lost in translation

by gurlsrool

Max stands, pacing again, and says, “I mean, what do I do? I can’t tell them I know now. It’s way too late for that.” “It’s really okay,” Troy says far too optimistically. “It’s not that big of a deal.” “Yeah, you can say that because you're not the one who heard Ilya tell Shane he misses his slutty

37,851 kudos 4,506 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
11

Closer

by MikeWritesThings

“Hello and good evening, dear listener! How’s it going? What’s on your mind?”“Why didn’t you do the dishes. I specifically asked you to do the dishes so when I got home from patrol I could have stuff to make us dinner. Tell me why, Hizashi.”Or, one evening an irritable Shouta calls Hizashi during hi

37,110 kudos 3,254 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
12

We're Already Married

by XxTheDarkLordxX

"Our whole lives we have always told people that we were married. I knew that it wasn't exactly normal but it was always something that filled me with so much affection for you. I have loved you for so long. Longer than I ever realized." Harry took a deep breath as he looked into shining silver eyes

33,630 kudos 3,954 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
13

Sideways and Slantways and Longways and Backways

by hologramophone

“I called you a slave-driver!” Stiles cried hysterically. “I called you an ogre! I stole all the blue paperclips!”Derek raised an eyebrow at him.“That’s company property!” he shouted, waving his arms madly in distress.Derek ran a hand over his face. “It’s not theft if the vice president of the compa

31,576 kudos 7,799 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
14

Arthur Enchanted

by platonic_boner

Arthur is cursed to obey Merlin’s orders.Obviously this has very little impact on their lives, since no servant would ever dare give orders to a prince.

29,700 kudos 4,958 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
15

Reset

by Eggplant_Crusader

Everyone knows Wednesday and Enid have been dating for months now.The only problem is, no one thought to let Wednesday know.

29,576 kudos 3,242 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
16

wrong number

by adelfie

There’s a few rings, then the phone picks up.“Wayne Residence.”That’s funny, Tim thinks, Mrs. Mac doesn’t sound like herself.--On a hot July evening while home alone, eight-year-old Tim gets a fever. He means to ask Mrs. Mac for help — but ends up accidentally calling Alfred Pennyworth. Somehow, eve

29,370 kudos 6,423 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
17

glow in grey

by helloearthlings

Morgana opened the door to reveal Leon’s smiling face, Gwen hanging on one of his arms. They noticed the wine with narrowed eyes as Morgana dramatically poured herself a glass three sizes too big without uttering a word to suggest why.“What –?” Leon’s face scrunched up in confusion.“Arthur,” Morgana

28,940 kudos 3,304 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
18

hot mics and hotter rivalries (or how i learned to stop worrying and let my boyfriend out us on national television)

by pucksandpower

Shane Hollander is going to murder his agent. And he means that literally. Because his agent is the reason he’s currently wearing a hot mic during Hockey Night in Canada. Against the Ottawa Centaurs. Against Ilya. Ilya, who has no filter. Ilya, who thinks workplace professionalism is a hilarious sug

28,881 kudos 6,007 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
19

hey, roz

by UglyGreenJacket

Harris: Hi, Shane!Harris: This is Harris Drover.Harris: I got your number from Ilya.Harris: Sorry to bother you, but I had a question.Harris: I know you’re coming in to sign contracts tomorrow, and I had an idea for a social media thing to announce your signing, if you’d be up for it?Shane: Oh, yeah

28,739 kudos 1,450 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
20

Popcorn?

by Ididloveyou_once

Jason had turned up at the Tower intent on leaving his replacement beaten and bloody and defeated in his own base. Call it a gift for Bruce to find later. Except Jason’s plans had gone to shit. Because Bruce was already there.Or: Jason arrives at the Tower to find Batman and Robin in the middle of a

28,579 kudos 2,425 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete

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About Fluff

Light, happy, feel-good stories focused on sweet moments and happiness.

Pure serotonin - sometimes you just want to see your favorites being happy and in love.

Common scenarios: Domestic moments, first dates, cuddling, established relationship sweetness.

About This List

4,506
median words
100%
complete
60,722
top kudos
~18 minutes
median read time

This list of 20one-shot Fluff fanfics spans 95,869 total words. Kudos range from 28,579 on the newest entries to 60,722 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: Fluff · Humor · Crack · Soulmate-Identifying Marks · Alternate Universe - Soulmates.

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