Top 9 Short Loyalty Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with loyalty and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
Pythonicus
by Lomonaaeren
Sequel to “Princeps” and “Potens.” Harry has gained the loyalty of many of the young Slytherins, and others he never expected. Now he attempts to find and destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes and protect and teach his students while avoiding Time’s plans—and his followers’—to make him into a Lord.
Potens
by Lomonaaeren
Sequel to ‘Princeps.’ Harry has changed time in a way he never anticipated, and now he has to deal with followers, assassination attempts from Voldemort, questions from Dumbledore, and being Hogwarts’s first returning Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in a decade.
Friendship In Retrospect
by HH_Arrow
Cliff Marleau gets assigned to keep the new Russian rookie out of trouble. Fifteen years later, he gives a speech at Ilya's wedding.
Twirl Three Notes and Make a Star
by inexplicifics
The Warlord of the North receives an invitation to the elven summer festival, and Geralt sends Jaskier, Eskel, and Ciri (and more than a dozen overprotective Witchers) off to be diplomatic.Or: Eskel finally gets to take a vacation. If you can call riding herd on Jaskier and the little menace a vacat
Do I Get My Worthless Reward Yet?
by World_Ender22
Chuuya has always been certain of two things: he is going to die young, and it will be Corruption that kills him. So when the Boss orders him to use his Corrupted form without an out, he is neither surprised nor distressed. He simply does what he's told. When Dazai learns that the whole thing is a p
we who are about to die salute you
by 3traditions
This is based on all the talk of Foggy meeting the Avengers and them all loving him because he is the most awesome support character and Matt being jealous but it took on a life of its own and now includes a minor kidnap plot.
Better be Gryffindor
by petroltogo
In which the Sorting is less of a choice between Dark and Light and more of a fashion statement, Gryffindors are more than reckless, bumbling fools, and Slytherins aren't the only ones playing politics.Because you didn't actually believe that life is so straightforward as to be defined solely by the
Enquiries
by StarlightInHerEyes22
All Gwaine wanted was to find out Merlin's last name. He wasn't expecting to get caught up in assassinations and intrigue, in prophecy and fate, or in a silent war that had apparently been going on since before he came to Camelot. With witch-finders and sorcerers of unknown loyalties running through
As a Sea Shell
by bathilda bagshot (wellthengameover)
He would say he doesn’t miss Merlin, not even a little bit, but that would be a lie. When Arthur discovers Merlin’s magic, he banishes him from Camelot. But Merlin is destined to serve Arthur until the day he dies.
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About Loyalty
Stories that put allegiance under pressure: characters choosing each other over orders, ideals, or self-preservation. Loyalty fic explores what devotion costs when staying faithful to a person means betraying everything else.
A character declaring 'I'm with you, whatever happens' lands harder than any love confession, which is why loyalty is the beating heart of so much gen and shippy fic alike.
Common scenarios: A knight defying a direct royal order to save their friend, or a subordinate following a disgraced commander into exile without being asked.
About This List
This list of 9short Loyalty fanfics spans 236,633 total words. Kudos range from 5,332 on the newest entries to 26,867 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 (6 of 9 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Time Travel · Unspeakable Harry Potter.
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