Best One-Shot Royalty AU Fanfics
Royalty AU one-shots under 10k words — the trope distilled to a single complete read. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 20 One-Shot Royalty AU Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with royalty au and falls in the short stories under 10,000 words range.
Twelfth Night
by QuickedWeen
Queen Anne holds a masquerade ball to try and find matches for both her children on Twelfth Night. While anonymity reigns, Prince Harry spends the ball getting to know a handsome stranger.
Honeyed Ambrosia
by faerie_somnium
After putting it off for so many years, waiting for a sign from the alpha Ed truly wants, Ed's Chase day is here. Even if it can't be Roy, his father's health is declining and Ed needs a mate to help him rule Xerxes. The invitations for each alpha suitor are sent, and preparations are complete. He w
The Tower
by SweetWine26
The third born son of the royal family was not who he was supposed to be. To the public, he was never seen, told that he was sick and under treatment. However, the truth is that he was much more than that, sneaking away from the castle each night to work at a restaurant and learn so many new things.
Philza's island of misfit toys
by R3gg13_r00_32
"Well um, we were thinking, um-" "Do you want to run away with us?" Karl butted in. Quackity blinked. "What?" He had to have misheard him. "Do You. Want to. run away. With us." Karl annunciated each word theatrically. So he didn't hear them wrong. or Karlnapity runs away to live with witch of the wo
A pacifists dilemma
by ThePentigramPlots
John Gillmen, your childhood friend, a ruthless general, the bane of your existence. And now, your husband.
He Wasn’t Supposed to Be There
by encajitos
The prince passed away before the wedding ceremony. But the alliance couldn't die with him.To prevent the collapse of a kingdom already weakened by the final war, the court resorts to an extreme measure: preserve the alliance at all costs — even if it means replacing the deceased groom with someone
Muzio Gambit
by Rockthewriter
~In chess, the king can move one space at a time. But queens are free to go wherever they like~ Matthew Bonnefoy-Kirkland, one of the two current princes of the sun kingdom. The two omega princes. Their kingdoms council decided they couldn't let an omega take the crown. So as his father and mother p
Beyond The Borders
by Amelia_Van_Niekerk
Jude Bellingham is a royal Omega whose memory lapses make him a liability in a court obsessed with perfection. To prevent scandal, his parents arrange a sudden marriage to Prince Erling of Kuldskara—a northern Alpha scarred and storm‑scented with a silence that makes him impossible to read. Torn fro
Вселенная схлопнулась/The universe collapsed
by GR_GeraRain
В Империи ходит слух, что если герцоги их страны встретятся, то вселенная схлопнется. Докча считает уж лучше бы это и вправду произошло.(Он передумает)
The Princess and The Doctor
by Cure_Lunar_Eclipses
It should've been an average day for the Precure. No Selfish were attacking, no chaos had come to consume their afternoon- no, instead it consumed their entire day when they were suddenly transported to a medieval town where people seem to be mistaking Rikka for a princess???
A kiss for my favorite knight
by Seppypeppy
King Ren asks his most loyal knight to deliver some invites for tonights party. When he's ready to leave, Apo comes to mock him a little, but he bites back in his own way. When he's almost at House Pulsar, he notices something that putts the fear of god in him.
Escaping lovely bounds
by NylaLumineFAN
Soooo The Northern Duke Xiao has been manipulating Young Lord Aether ever since they met.They've been friends, but there has always been more to them, than that. Only with this betrayal, Aether might never forgive the Duke ever again. Aether is running away from the kingdom.Xiao is going after him,
(un)necessary
by moonfrostrn
Infertility turned Jaeyun into a problem his family no longer wanted to deal with. Their solution was simple: marry him off to the crown prince of a neighboring kingdom. Jaeyun doesn't know why they agreed to take him in. He doesn't know what his future husband wants from him. And he certainly doesn
Amante bandido
by Dinosauri0espacial
Prince Omega Stede Bonnet is forced by his father, King Bonnet, to marry Prince Beta of the neighboring kingdom, Richard Banes, in order to expand his kingdoms and increase the power of his rulers.During the journey to the neighboring kingdom, the ship transporting him for his wedding is attacked by
Stolen Rose
by Sweetkiller27
'Let me ask you… little girl. Do you ever feel like you are insignificant relative to your world?'
Coffee, citrus and hazelnut
by mqttgiast
A very curious medic, an endangered witch, a pureblood royal whose throne was taken from them and a struggling merchants paths meet. They can all be of help to each other and at first that was all it was, 4 people being useful to each other. But what happens when feelings start developing and misund
Within The Heart
by TheSparklingStars
Magic doesn’t exist, right? The reply for centuries in the kingdom Annalita had been no. But, as times change, so do answers. In a court full of secrets and a kingdom marred by unrest, an unlikely group of people make connections and discoveries that change the fate of their nation.
Would you be so kind?
by Fern_and_Kai
"For any years our kinds have been at war, fighting over land, resources, the right to live. Here we hope to bridge a gap that has separated us for so long, by putting all of your young minds on equal footing and teaching you how to be better than your ancestors. That being said, it would be foolish
Happily Ever After
by ot7mikrokosm
After learning of a secret society that has been behind every attack on Jimin and his friends since Jimin first arrived in Bangtan, Jimin and his friends are determined to dismantle it and finally bring peace to the kingdom. Based on a Choices Story
Fatebound; Destiny’s Threads shall vow to you, Princess.
by wembunny
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About Royalty AU
Characters are placed in a royal or aristocratic setting with kings, queens, princes, and nobles. Romance often crosses class boundaries or involves political intrigue.
The fantasy of royal romance, the drama of court politics, and the appeal of luxury and power dynamics.
Common scenarios: Prince and commoner, arranged royal marriages, court intrigue, disguised royalty, servant and noble.
About This List
This list of 20one-shot Royalty AU fanfics spans 70,459 total words. Kudos range from 1 on the newest entries to 573 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (5 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Royalty · Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics · Alternate Universe - Fantasy · Arranged Marriage · Royalty.
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