Top 20 One-Shot Romance Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with romance and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.
Storm in a Teacup
by Faith Wood (faithwood)
For reasons he'd rather not think about, Draco is obsessed with Potter's hair. This cannot end well.
The Truth Is You
by bigmamag
Arthur lies to a sorceress and gets slapped with a truth spell. Awkwardness ensues.
Lily and Jane Fall in Love
by some1_around
The five encounters with Shane that forced Ilya to lie (brag) to his teammates about his mysterious Montreal Girl, and the time they learned that the lies had never really mattered in the first place. Or, Shane and Ilya are Not That Subtle about the identities of Jane and Lily, but it doesn't matter
Do it Again
by thisgirlsays22
By the twentieth time Geralt has gone through the loop, he decides to just throw himself off the cliff’s edge after Borch. He wakes up to his twenty-first attempt. “Fuck.”
here comes your man
by newamsterdam
Iwaizumi’s left his cell phone on the bench, and while Suga keeps his gaze away from Iwaizumi the phone lights up with a new message.Iwa-chan, it reads, Have a good day today! Good luck! <3 <3 <3Suga chokes. It’s hard to imagine anyone calling the scowling and fierce Doctor Iwaizumi “Iwa-chan.” But
take me out (the date way or the assassination way)
by fruitily
yoongi [7:58]IM READY TO DROP DEAD jimin [7:59]relatablejin [7:59]you say that at least three times a weeknamjoon [7:59]is this about the guy you keep running intotae [8:00]what guy?????? are u keeping tea from me????????jin [8:01]theres a mysterious hot guy on campus that yoongi keeps running into
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.
Billy Hargrove Sucks
by flippyspoon
Hopper puts Steve in charge of sobering up a wasted Billy Hargrove one afternoon and suddenly things start to make sense. Until they really don't.
Secretary
by dawnstruck
In the aftermath of a war, Kakashi falls in love over politics and paperwork.It shouldn't be this romantic.
That One Time When Jim and Spock Met Their Daughter From the Future
by pristineungift
You know your day is going to be weird when some kid you’ve never seen before calls you ‘Papa.’
look now, the sky is gold
by kissmeinnewyork
“Your mum’s been texting me.”Charlie can just about make out Nick’s bemused expression over his shitty student halls wifi connection. “She’s been doing what?”In the days after Nick goes to university, Sarah Nelson looks after Charlie like he's her own.(A collection of stories about found family, emp
Roleplay
by TrashKing (Vanya_Deyja)
"Pretend you're Kira.""I'm not--""For the purpose of this conversation pretend you are. Please." 5am, in their suite at taskforce headquarters, handcuffed together, L proposes a thought exercise.
Like the River
by Goodluckdetective
Dragon Spirits don’t trust just anyone.McCree never expected for them to ever trust him.Or how McCree gained some trust, won a shootout, almost caught the flu, and proceeded to be the most handsome damsel in distress Overwatch has ever seen.
Family Is Family
by hexicity
The ad is messily stapled against the public announcement board in the quad. It looks like someone wrote it with their non-dominant hand in the first pen they found. Its sloppy red ink reads in giant letters: “FOUR BEDROOMS. ONE BATH. PASSABLE KITCHEN. WILLING TO DELAY PAYMENT ON RENT. PLEASE DON’T
Oh, Here We Go (Feel it in My Soul)
by spatialsoloist
When Daichi moved into his new flat, he wasn't prepared to meet a wonderful new neighbour with a smile like an angel's and a personality so sweet it could give one cavities, but heck, he wasn't complaining.But then, he also wasn't prepared for the streak of bad luck that followed as well.Daichi wasn
fishbowl
by luftballons99
In which Mrs. Coleman means well, Alex sees God, Sing loses, and the age-old question “What’s with Ash and Eiji?” is answered."It’s like watching a goddamn soap opera."
Sentiment to Paper
by mistyzeo
No fewer than three times by the winter of 1883 had I heard Sherlock Holmes disparage the ways of lovers and their irrational tendencies toward writing letters. With this often and loudly-expressed opinion in mind, I was very surprised indeed to find a stack of unsent, unsealed letters in a drawer
Aftermath
by just_quintessentially_me
Levi rushes to the wall in the aftermath of the Armored and Colossal Titans' attack. “Are you worried about your wife?”The question shocked him out of his musings.Levi looked up, “My what?”But the pastor was already speaking, “You’re obviously beside yourself with stress – and it’s understandable. N
All Night, Always
by cherryvanilla
"So here I am, are you ready?” Or, their first time.
Pas De Deux
by copperbadge
Cecil has an unexpected bonus. In his pants.
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About Romance
The broadest banner in fanfiction: stories where a relationship is the plot. Every flavor lives under it — slow burns and instant sparks, first kisses and fiftieth anniversaries — across every rating and every fandom on the archive.
Fandom is substantially powered by the desire to see beloved characters loved well, and romance fic delivers that promise in every imaginable register.
Common scenarios: A full getting-together arc canon never provided, or an established couple's relationship explored with the depth the source material didn't have time for.
About This List
This list of 20one-shot Romance fanfics spans 132,530 total words. Kudos range from 2,995 on the newest entries to 53,602 on the most established. Nearly all (85%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (9 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Romance · Humor · Fluff · First Time · Angst.
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