Top 4 Short Survival Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with survival and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
Five Days
by RavieSnake
No one knows that they are missing. No one knows where they are. No one knows that they are trapped. No one knows that they are dying. Dramione.
One Day The Only Butterflies Left Will Be In Your Chest As You March Towards Your Death
by edema_ruh
Katsuki made a meek attempt to turn the device on to see if it still worked, but it was useless – the phone was dead.Great. They were stranded in the fucking desert, with no means to call for help.“Oi, Deku”, Katsuki shakes the boy’s shoulder, trying to wake him up. “C’mon, you’ve slept enough. Wake
The Plane Dropped
by KingsHighway
It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. Almost a full week, where they could set aside personal relationship drama, family issues or fears for the future and just embrace the reward for having worked their asses off to come this far. They're going to Beijing. And then, the plane drops. Ukai Ke
A Reason to Remember
by Bkrd876
Andrea Price survives by noticing the little things: uneven floors, changing patrols, hidden doors, and all the ways a place can become dangerous. Emma Carter teaches her to notice something harder—the people worth remembering. Two years later, Andrea’s search for hope leads her to the State House,
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About Survival
Stripped of comfort and backup, characters endure: wilderness, apocalypse, shipwreck, siege. Survival fic is about what people become when staying alive is the whole agenda — and who they choose to keep alive with them.
Crisis is a character X-ray; readers love seeing politeness burn away until only loyalty, ingenuity, and need remain.
Common scenarios: Two crash survivors rationing supplies and learning each other's worst habits in a shared shelter, or a found family crossing a ruined country one scavenged meal at a time.
About This List
This list of 4short Survival fanfics spans 176,395 total words. Kudos range from 6 on the newest entries to 8,379 on the most established. 50% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Mature (4 of 4 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Survival · Blood and Injury.
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