Best Short Hurt/Comfort Fanfics
Hurt/Comfort novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 20 Short Hurt/Comfort Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with hurt/comfort 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.
Lock All The Doors Behind You
by entanglednow
He has no idea what you're supposed to say when you find one of your...werewolf acquaintances, completely out of their mind, growling like they're about to see what your insides taste like. There's no handbook for this. Stiles is thinking that if he survives he might write one.
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
something you can fix
by some1_around
Maybe if the video ended there, Shane thought, it would be okay. Okayish. Still incriminating. Still a fucking disaster. Still embarrassing, to have his breakup with this beautiful actress filmed and disseminated on Reddit of all fucking places, but not a nail in his coffin, burying him alive. But t
The Waiting Game
by Rizandace
“Lily,” Hayden says automatically. “You know about Lily?” Something flickers across Rozanov’s face. His jaw twitches. “Yes, I know about Lily.” He raises his eyebrows. Hayden feels like a complete asshole, all of a sudden. There’s just been too much going on to even think about Shane’s mystery girlf
The Family You Choose
by TunaFishChris
Some people are born with soulmarks. Zuko has them, but his grandfather burned them off because they "make you weak." Team Avatar has a few things to say about that.
journey to the past
by aloneintherain
Izuku is five years old the first time he's saved by heroes. He's an instant fan of the woman in pink with her cheerful smile and the man with his ice powers and fine-boned features, even if they both refuse to tell him their names. For most of his life, Izuku has been the centre of villain attacks,
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
dust bunnies
by ghosttotheparty
“I’m right here. And you are okay, and you are safe, and healthy, and you are at home, yes? It is quiet, and nobody is there, nobody is bothering you. And the world is full of stupid idiots, but you are not one of them. And I am here. When you need me, I am here.” --------- or: The whole world think
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
a leaf falls on loneliness
by iimpossible_things
Buck doesn’t think that if he were to say, “I’m in a bad place”, that anyone would turn him away. Really, he doesn’t. The 118 has too many good, kind people for that. But every time he wants to open his mouth, to say something, to reach out to Eddie or Bobby or Hen or Chim, he hears Eddie yelling, “
A New Knife
by surveycorpsjean
The rune chews them up and spits them out.Jayce takes Viktor and runs.
Fairy Godbrother
by envysparkler
What are brothers for?(Or: some minor dimensional travel, pseudo-kidnapping, and a whole lot of meddling.)
To only ever know the cold
by IbecomewhatIbelieve
Svetlana knows about Jane. It's frankly insulting for Ilyusha to think otherwise. She just never expected to have to call him for help. During the Olympics. In Russia. In the dead of night. -Or, it's Sochi 2014 and Russia has lost to Latvia. Grigori Rozanov, not yet compromised by illness, punishes
Three Shots
by steveharringtoned
Three shots ring out. Steve hears them before he feels them; a warm, wet pain burning in his torso, intolerably excruciating. There’s a bundle of squawks and screams, outbursts of panic and anger, and it’s only when Hopper falls forwards to take Steve up into a slightly rough, protective hold, does
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.
My Last Thoughts are of You
by SKayLanphear
When a freak accident sends Marinette into critical condition, the only thing she can think about is Chat Noir. She wasn't going to make it and someone had to tell him. Otherwise, he'd never know what had happened to her--why his lady had never returned. And, as it just so happens, Adrien is there w
Trust fall
by Ididloveyou_once
‘Drake?’Tim felt like he was choking. His throat was tight. He couldn’t swallow.‘Damian?’ He managed.Damian was… here. At Kent Farm. Dressed in the too-big Batman pajamas that Dick had bought him last Christmas as a joke. And- And-Tim was wearing Kon’s t-shirt and his hair was messy and his lips wer
Strange Bedfellows
by orphan_account
When Harry encounters a frail and fidgety Draco Malfoy at the Ministry, he just knows something is wrong and he’s determined to get to the bottom of it.A story about Deadly Nightshade, crippling insomnia, excellent wine … and finding what you need in the strangest of circumstances.
Pinned and Needled
by surveycorpsjean
Sanji struggles with an injury that prevents him from cooking. Around the same time, Zoro starts to act strange.
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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 20short Hurt/Comfort fanfics spans 586,631 total words. Kudos range from 19,159 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 (7 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Hurt/Comfort · Angst · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Emotional Hurt/Comfort · Fluff and Angst.
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