Best One-Shot Hurt/Comfort Fanfics
Hurt/Comfort one-shots under 10k words — the trope distilled to a single complete read. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 20 One-Shot Hurt/Comfort Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with hurt/comfort and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.
count your blessings, not your flaws
by PitViperOfDoom
Midoriya Izuku has never been asked out, confessed to, or flirted with, except as a joke.
so come over now (and talk me down)
by kurtstiel
Ilya’s hand wraps around his bare wrist and squeezes. Shane barely stops himself from collapsing to his knees. The pressure lights up every receptor of his touch-starved nervous system, wrenching a small, pained noise from the back of his throat. Every muted sensation comes flooding back so intensel
Fitting In (Tiny Spaces)
by aloneintherain
Peter's trapped beneath a collapsed building during a mission, hurt and unable to move. Luckily, his comm still works. Unluckily, the Avengers don’t realise how bad of a state Peter is in, and Peter isn’t inclined to tell them. “Spidey, they’ve got reinforcements. We’ve hit a bit of a snag here, and
Don't Go
by Annacharlier
They stay that way for a long time, Catra’s face tucked into Adora’s shoulder, Adora gently cradling Catra’s head. Adora is careful not to hug Catra too hard or make her feel restrained, anticipating the moment that Catra will start to pull away — but Catra doesn’t. She hangs on so tightly it hurts,
In the (Second) Beginning
by cherryfeather
As their lunch stretches on Aziraphale slowly comes to realize that Crowley is—enjoying him. Enjoying Aziraphale’s conversation, and company, far more openly than he has in most of Aziraphale’s memory. And Aziraphale knows that he himself is just chattering on, letting conversational tangents carry
Sweet Quiznak
by CheckeredCloth
"You're really into him," Hunk mutters, and wow, Lance's face is on fire. Hunk is killing him."Look, read into how you like, Freud, just make sure that if I die Keith knows I totally would've mowed his ass like grass. That way, I can laugh hysterically at his emotionally-constipated expression fro
Our Captain, Their Problem
by Bruja_oscura
Ilya Rozanov has a "tiny car accident" (his words). Shane Hollander has a full-scale, system-shutdown panic attack about it. Meanwhile, a horrified Hayden is praying for someone to throw him in a lake and tell him that this is all just a big joke, or maybe for a meteor strike; he is really not picky
mouth shut (eyes down)
by carolinaa
Teachers and Izuku don't mesh well. If Izuku speaks up, he gets in trouble. If Izuku gets picked on, he gets in trouble. If Izuku lets his guard down for one second, he gets in trouble.Izuku isn't stupid. He knows UA isn't going to be any different.
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
nothing left but scars
by SailorChibi
Steve wakes up to the fact that no one ever compliments or even says thank you to Tony, and that he has fallen into the same trap of painting Tony with a specific paintbrush.This is how he showers a very confused Tony with praise to make up for it.
Sand Dollar Child
by withay
There's far too much divinity in Percy Jackson. It oozes from him, to the point where he's sometimes mistaken for Poseidon. Percy doesn't know this yet. All he knows is that this nereid is asking to borrow five drachmas.
Finding Home
by riventhorn
Written for a kinkme_merlin prompt. When Gaius retires a new physician takes over and quickly kicks Merlin out of his room and takes it for himself. Arthur finds Merlin sleeping in the stables...and it's winter.
As It Should Be
by gghostnebula
Based on a request I saw on Tumblr that someone send fanfics where "Hinata is bullied without the team knowing and then they find out." I like the idea of everyone (including Tsukishima) enraged and vengeful. So I. Did that. I'm so sorry.I'm also really really sorry that the 'ungrateful second-years
Seeing the real you (it's not what I imagined)
by Rei
"The fuck,“ Deadpool said slowly. He was staring at him in a way that made Peter feel decidedly uncomfortable, and this was saying something, considering Deadpool had a habit of leering at him at the most inappropriate times."Are you kidding me?" he eventually gasped. "How OLD are you? Twelve?“
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
soft-hearted
by sarahyyy
Lan Zhan finds himself returning the smile. “Go home,” he urges gently, because it’s cold, and Wei Ying does not look like he’s dressed warmly enough to be out in the streets like this. Wei Ying’s smile dims. “A-Ying sleeps here when it’s cold,” he tells Lan Zhan. “When it’s summer, A-Ying likes to
we'll make it, you and me
by ghostcribs
"Keith, if we make it out of this alive, I'm going to kiss you."
Kindness: What Connects Us
by FandomLife54
Still off balance, Buck slams his left heel onto the roof, heaving forward to catch the collar of that yellow shirt. And there’s no conscious decision making here. It’s all instinct, and he’s grateful for it. If he’d given his overzealous mind the chance to consider another way, he would have missed
wrapped around your finger
by arahir
Venom goes about love in every wrong way he knows how. Thank god for late night television.“Me. They invited me for dinner,” Eddie insists, trying again to make his hair look some specific way in the mirror. He’s given up and started over three times. It’s a double date. Like on that show.“What—w
Vodka Cranberry
by kooksie
“I need to sleep,” Ilya murmurs next to him on the bed, his voice distant. “Yeah, me too,” Shane rushes to agree. His fingers drum against his glass of vodka and he chugs the rest in one go. “I should, uh…” He moves to stand up off the bed, the soiled towel dropping from his stomach, and his knees b
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About Hurt/Comfort
One character is hurt (physically or emotionally) and another provides comfort and care.
The vulnerability, the tenderness, seeing characters take care of each other in their worst moments.
Common scenarios: Nursing injuries, emotional breakdowns, nightmares, recovery from trauma.
About This List
This list of 20one-shot Hurt/Comfort fanfics spans 130,163 total words. Kudos range from 17,148 on the newest entries to 70,831 on the most established. 75% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (12 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Hurt/Comfort · Emotional Hurt/Comfort · Angst · Fluff · Bullying.
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