Best One-Shot Love at First Sight Fanfics
Love at First Sight one-shots under 10k words — the trope distilled to a single complete read. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 16 One-Shot Love at First Sight Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with love at first sight and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.
what does he have that I don't?
by k0feew_milkk
Wednesday came in, closing the door behind her and walking up to her desk without even sparing her a second glance. That itself wasn’t unusual, it actually happened almost every night; what caught her attention was the way the other girl smelled.She smelled like Tyler.orthat one fic where enid scent
Translating Ennoia
by WerewolvesAreReal
Spock intends to resign his commission with Starfleet six months into the Enterprise's mission. Then he meets Captain Kirk – his t'hy'la – and everything becomes infinitely more complex.
Power and Control
by temptresslove
“Mr. Riddle,” Potter said softly. “I’m surprised you know who I am.”His face remained docile, his eyes for a moment looked down, as if maintaining eye contact with a man as handsome as Tom Riddle was too much for his chastity. But before he casted his eyes down, Tom thought he saw something flash—am
There's a Garden in Your Hair
by OldeShoestrings
The one where Childe is a florist, his boss can barely stand him, and his most loyal customers are five little children who keep buying flowers for their father.Then he meets the children's father. And for Childe, it's very much love at first sight.
Thistle and Wildflower
by snapdragonpop007
Will stared at Hannibal with wide eyes.For quite possibly the first time in his life he understood just what Morticia meant when she told Will over his mother's casket you'll know when you see them. EDIT: NOW WITH A PART THREE
Monday In A Cafe (All You Did Was Look My Way)
by RayShippouUchiha
Then Gorgeous, as Bucky abruptly names him in his head, slides a bit further down the counter and reaches for his wallet. He pulls out what Bucky’s pretty sure is a crisp hundred and stuffs it into the tip jar Clint decorated to look like a bulls-eye.And then he turns and looks directly at Bucky.St
Just Transport
by kinklock
Sherlock deduces a very interesting man on the tube one day, and starts to take public transport more often. Which is, of course, just a coincidence.
There's a cup with his name on it
by hellodickspeight
The sight before him is breathtaking. Wide opened whiskey eyes searching above his head, pink lips slightly parted, tongue wetting them as he considers his choice, messy brown hair sticking in every direction, moles dotting a pale skin, Derek can't wait to ask for his name. A soulmate AU where peopl
like cherry blossoms on water
by neverdeluland
A soulmate au where people are matched based on their scent rather than on identifying marks. All the soulmates Rin knows have perfect matching scents, which is why Rin, who smells like cherry blossoms, is sure there is a mistake when he gets matched with a guy who smells like... water. Because ever
House x Wilson
by Phoedih
Wilson has just transferred to a new high school where he is afraid he is thoroughly disliked by a seemingly miserable boy. House is feeling things he has never felt and longs to figure out these feelings- hopefully with the help of Wilson.
the thorns underneath
by Anonymous
Feyd finally meets Paul. It’s love at first sight.(Written for the Just Unrequited Exchange 2026)
You Found Heaven
by Satellitecollision
Langa was always considered a renowned christian; a true beacon of the congregation. His peers, however, ostracize him for it and after his father's death, he's alone once and for all. Langa made his peace with it, or so he thought. Who knew that a boy from Japan would turn his world around.
Stiched by Fate
by Elena_sparkling
Joel Beans thought he understood loneliness—quiet apartments, distant voices, and long nights that never seemed to end. College only made it worse… until a random phone call changed everything. Lizzy, a fashion design student with big dreams and even bigger expectations for herself, needs a model fo
Campstuck
by Yaoimasta
Dirk and Jake own and run their own alternate camps, with a lake between them.
Conversation Hearts
by lilacnightmares
Four hearts, three conversations, and a human left dizzy by Cupid's arrow. Cupid Ray x ReaderCupid Suit Saeran x ReaderCupid Unknown x Reader
Aristotle in the classroom
by halfeattenpotato
What the fuck am i doing with my life anyway money is money there you go fuckos
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About Love at First Sight
One look and the world reorders itself. These fics commit fully to instant, inexplicable certainty — then spend the rest of the story testing whether the lightning strike can become a life.
In a fandom culture devoted to slow burn, instant love is almost transgressive, and writers have fun proving the feeling was right all along — or interrogating whether it was.
Common scenarios: A character forgetting their own coffee order because of the person behind them in line, or a soldier locking eyes with a stranger across a battlefield and refusing to shoot.
About This List
This list of 16one-shot Love at First Sight fanfics spans 78,065 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 16,345 on the most established. 69% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (11 of 16 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Love at First Sight · First Kiss · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Fluff · Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés.
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