Top 20 Short Fluff Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with fluff and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
In Another Life
by LittleLuxray
Sleeping didn't come as easy as it used to. Bokuto knew this, and now Akaashi did, too.The hospital AU that no body asked for, but that I took upon myself to write.
The Standard You Walk Past
by bafflinghaze
On returning to Hogwarts for their Eighth Year, Headmistress McGonagall decided to room Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter together. She may have hoped for a leading example of house unity; the other students fully expected insults and fights. But nothing happened.That was, until Harry sleepwalked into D
Hey, Potter
by SunseticMonster
Harry returns to Hogwarts for his 8th year, determined not to let Malfoy get to him. But when the snarky teasing starts up again, Harry finds that returning the jibes with compliments has a far more interesting outcome.
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
Nightmares
by Trashness
Lance's nightmares are getting out of control. It's effecting his and the team's performance, but he's at a loss for how to fix this.Apparently sleeping next to a warm body helps.
but daddy i love him
by rachelrae
“I told you. Hollander and I, we are in love. He is my hockey player.” Ilya wiggled his eyebrows at the joke, but couldn’t keep himself from watching Scott Hunter.“Sure, Roz. You and Hollander are in love, want to get married, spend the rest of your lives playing hockey together.” When Ilya didn’t i
still the best (still an asshole)
by pucksandpower
Four times Ilya Rozanov reminded everyone exactly who the fuck they were dealing with (spoiler: still an asshole, still elite, still not going anywhere), and one time he didn’t have to be anything except soft. Or being out didn’t make him nicer. Being married didn’t make him softer. Being older didn
Under Lock and Key
by EdenDaphne (edelet)
Marinette is thrilled. She's spending her afternoon at the museum with Adrien, and even Manon's unexpectedly tagging along with them can't tarnish her happiness.After all, what can go wrong for two seventeen-year-olds watching over a seven-year-old? Turns out, a lot of things.(collab writer/artist f
Surprises
by MikeWritesThings
Moving into the dorms, the students get to witness a side of their teacher they didn’t even know had existed--a side much softer, and, dare they say, human, than any of them had ever expected to see.(Or, 5 things class 1-A never expected from Aizawa, and 1 thing he never expected from them.)
He Was Actually Really Being Truthful (For Once)
by orphan_account
Natasha looked more closely. She first saw hints of a second person in the sock poking out of the blanket at a strange angle, and the pale hand with curled-up fingers resting on Tony’s chest. Then she found a head of what looked like brown curls, tucked snugly under Tony’s arm. And eventually, a sec
through the looking-glass
by unluckyolive
Kim Dokja slaps his hands over Yoo Joonghyuk’s mouth without really thinking.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he says frantically.He feels Yoo Joonghyuk’s lips curve into a frown under his palm, ticklish and hot against that sensitive skin. He ekes out an odd sound and jerks back, yelping a
Damage
by dontcareajot
Peter Parker finds himself in a sticky situation and who should show up to rescue him but the infamous Deadpool? Now Peter feels indebted to the mercenary... And maybe weirdly charmed by him.
The Different Ways In Which I Can Call You Mine
by EquinoxSolstice
Apparently, Bakugou Katsuki is the kind of person that uses pet names when he's in a serious relationship. Who knew?Certainly not Izuku. But he would have sincerely appreciated the head's up.Because he's seriously dying right now.
How Kuroo Found Kenma
by SuggestiveScribe
"Oh my God," Kuroo said, eyes growing wide. He slowly turned to fully face Oikawa, "I'm in love with Kenma."Oikawa brought his tea to his mouth. "Yeah," he said, smiling through the steam rising in front of his face, "I know."
A Terrific Soporific
by antietamfalls
Sherlock, a long-time sufferer of insomnia, is forced to share a bed with John at a hotel while on a case. To his astonishment, he finds that spending the night next to John helps him sleep and becomes determined to maneuver himself back into John's bed.
Baby Birds and Bat Caves
by IzzyMRDB
Gotham was built on a cave system. Batman has referenced a Bat Cave before. Tim is currently in the cave system. He is in the cave system that he entered from Drake Manor. Drake Manor is right next door to where Batman- The Bruce Wayne- lives. Holy Cavern, Batman! Tim had just accidentally wandered
the distance to the stars
by cloudydaisies
“Didn’t know you were seeing someone.”Buck just laughs. Like, honest to god giggles. Eddie is stuck fighting off doubly massive waves of butterflies and confusion, all while Buck just gazes down at him.“That’s cute,” he hears Buck mumble, just before climbing into the truck, calling Eddie after him.
the universe has moved for us
by jonghyunslisterine
jimin already has enough on his plate, juggling a pregnancy and his teaching job, without his hot Alpha neighbor thrown into the mix.
The Wolf Pack
by dracogotgame
Nobody said achieving your animagus form was easy. Draco could handle being a wolf pup for a while, right? How bad could it be?
Who Did What Now?
by dancing_homestuck
“Hey, Zoro, I don’t think I’ve ever asked before – do your earrings mean anything?”Zoro rolled his eyes and turned back to his food, shrugging. “No real meaning to ‘em. Just exactly what you see: three swords. Thought it looked cool.”“What about the other one?”Zoro just grabbed a fork full of rice.
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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
This list of 20short Fluff fanfics spans 454,100 total words. Kudos range from 20,174 on the newest entries to 98,920 on the most established. Nearly all (90%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (11 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fluff · Angst · Fluff and Angst · Hogwarts Eighth Year · Romance.
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