Best Short Touch Starved Fanfics
Touch Starved novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 17 Short Touch Starved Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with touch starved and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
where every mask cracks
by skyl_tales
Four years after the birth of the Galactic Empire, Obi-Wan approaches Darth Vader with an offer he doesn't expect.
Compliments? That's suspicious
by Ijustlikereadingcutefics
5+1. The 5 times Loki thought Mobius being nice to him was a trick and the 1 time he didn't. Or Loki is touch starved and has a praise kink. Mobius won’t stop touching him. And complimenting him. It’s becoming a problem. Russian translation here
quid pro quo
by Quintessence
"They’ve been together for a week and Todoroki is almost dizzy from it, from Izuku taking his hand unprompted, or pressing a kiss to Todoroki’s cheek whenever the urge strikes him, or smiling a small, secret smile at him from across the classroom. It baffles him every time he thinks about it. Out
say i reckon (i love you, for a millisecond)
by red_lettering (redamancyy)
There’s a hand on his shoulder, barely making contact. A red gauntlet glows around the wrist. Sonic blinks, the pain having evaporated so fast he feels almost weightless. “Shadow?” Shadow’s breathing heavily. “Problem.” The retrieval of the ancient tech Shadow (and Sonic, in tow) has been sent
Mercy/Theft
by blorboenjoyer
“How much will it cost?” Aki asked. Angel looked up, as if he was running some numbers in his head.“Thirteen years, once a month, every month, for the next thirteen years of your life. You’ll be delivering about two thousand years in total,” he said. “Then whatever else you take is yours to keep.”-H
Cold Feet
by margotwrotethis
“I will void your contract with the Curse Devil and offer you full use of my weapon,” Angel begins. Aki’s lips part in surprise—weapon? He can’t be referring to the infamous lifespan weapon…can he? “In exchange,” the devil continues, bringing Aki’s running thoughts to a halt. “I get…your touch. When
Monsters are always hungry, darling
by notaqueenakhaleesi
No one had ever held Roman in such a way, and here he was, watching the two weirdo peripheral members of the family find solace in one another.God. How fucking desolate, how cold, how fucked up was the Roy family, exactly, that the only source of genuine, intimate warmth that Roman had witnessed… wa
Confirmation Bias
by BatBratsAndTheirCrossovers
Confirmation bias: the human tendency to search for, interpret, and recall information that aligns with our existing beliefs, while ignoring or dismissing evidence that contradicts them. No matter what Grace tries to tell him, Simon is very sure that the man is divine in nature. It just makes sense.
Let me get over you (please don’t leave me)
by HoneyxxxMoon
“So you think I’d mess up your game.” Mike snapped. “I didn’t say that.” “But that’s what you mean.” “Fine,” Will closed his eyes, just for a second, and let out an even breath. “Yes. I want to hook up without worrying about you freaking out.” Or What happens when Will actually starts going to Gay b
i want trees instead of gravestones (and nothing to confess)
by Soulweaver
Simon is broken, a failure, a waste. That's what he's always been told, time and again. Enter Ryland Grace, who promptly throws a wrench into everything Simon was raised to believe. -- title is from Big Houses, by Squalloscope --
All Hat and No Cattle
by Twinsand
SEQUEL TO MY PREVIOUS WORK "SKIN DEEP" !!!!! Takes place a few months after the events of that one. Exploring more Cassie and her relationships with Syzoth... and Erron. :)
the shape of obedience
by hollowbonds
Omegas were protected. That's what the government says, at least. Oliver Locke has spent twelve years in the Omega Control Center, learning to stay quiet, obedient, and easy to place. After a failed bonding leaves him returned and marked difficult, he expects the rest of his life to fade behind the
Infinity, Interrupted
by SubMeIn13
Her whole life, Yua's technique has allowed her to live almost entirely ignored.She disappears into the spaces between things—between crowds, between conversations, between existence and absence.One night, her technique fails.Standing on an empty road, in front of a man with impossible eyes and the
Beautiful Dangerous Things
by dancingindocktown
She was never meant to be a Crow. He was never meant to be a Thread. Life has a way of carrying on whether you want it to or not, and now it’s the end of the world. What’s the worst that could happen?
Amongst the Wolves
by Anxiety_filled_Brioche
Finn has settled into life in Jackson, Wyoming. Five years have passed since the hospital in Salt Lake City, and for the first time, life has begun to feel almost normal. Patrols. Horses. Snowstorms. Winter dances. Family. But peace in this world has always been fragile. After ghosts from the past i
The Aftermath of Silence
by T_Bar
Starvation, in any of its forms, was a condition requiring patient treatment. This was a fact Jim was painfully familiar with. No matter how much someone wanted to gorge themselves on the suddenly abundant resources that they were previously denied, doing so would leave them even worse off than befo
°•𝔽𝕝𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕖 𝔻𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕫𝕟𝕠•°
by Angelo_Nero
Wukong y Nezha lidiando con la paternidad y todo lo que esto conlleva con sus gemelos, quienes no colaboran mucho con sus Papis.
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About Touch Starved
A character has been deprived of physical affection and desperately craves touch. Simple gestures become incredibly meaningful and powerful.
The emotional vulnerability, the sweetness of simple touches becoming profound, and the healing power of gentle affection.
Common scenarios: Characters unused to kindness, isolated individuals, people recovering from trauma, first experiences with gentle touch.
About This List
This list of 17short Touch Starved fanfics spans 410,842 total words. Kudos range from 6 on the newest entries to 12,513 on the most established. 41% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (7 of 17 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Touch-Starved · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst · Slow Burn · Hurt/Comfort.
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