Top 25 One-Shot Zelda Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Zelda fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
A Tale of Wilderness and Brothers
by Ur_Local_Ace_Fic_Muncher97
Wild meets the chain but he's more wild than in Linked Universe. He eats raw meat, he wears shiny things and bones for fun, and the Chain is going to have a lot of fun finding this out gradually. OR I decided to finally give in and put all of my headcannons into a fic.
Of Conversations
by SmileLikeTheCheshireCat
Purah decided that, for ease of communication, everyone who gets a Purah Pad should also get instant messaging. This will become known as the worst idea she's ever had. OR Some of these chats are actually important to the plot, but they're too long to put in the main fic, so they get their own side-
Blood of the Desert
by LucienVelour
Due to an ancient treaty between the 5 races of Hyrule, the king of the Gerudo born once per century is to take a Hylian bride of his choosing upon reaching 23 years of age. On a whim and a whisper from the fragment of the ancient demon king Demise that resides within him, Ganon takes the sworn prot
Worth the Wait
by ItzNirva
Due to their respective duties as Champion and Prince, Link and Sidon have been kept apart for longer than they care for--even if it's just for a few weeks. But they both manage to find ways to deal with the distance, and they'll be back in each other's arms (and beds) before they know it! (updates
Mutually Oblivious Gays Both Have to Pee
by TheUltimateStimmer27
Link drops in for a visit when he sees Sidon at Mipha Court. Things get a little desperate as they walk back to Zora's Domain together.
The Phantom Queen
by BeelzelBrat
Plucked straight from the Temple of Resurrection, Link is inprisoned by Ganondorf. Stuck in this opulent castle without memories of his life, he has no other choice but to rely on the king of the Gerudos. Forced to become the voe's bride and the future queen, he ends up learning that was the least o
Heart Of The Sunrise
by jcride
Thirty-one days and thirty-one nights have passed since the brave Hylian last laid eyes on the enchanting Twilight Princess. Thirty-one days and thirty-ones nights since his world of light lost its color in her absence. As the lonely hero is mysteriously called upon a faraway village, the moonlight
Breaking the Little Hero
by Bunnylovesfandom
Link finds Ganon’s secret hideaway in a meadow of Blast Blooms and he sets out to finally put an end to Ganon’s reign of terror. The Blast Blooms hold a secret that may help Ganon defeat Link.
Prologue: Starfallen
by TheFatiguedWriter
Link was never meant to live a normal life.Born an Omega in a world that sees his kind as a curse, he was given two choices: submit—or become something no one could ever control. He chose the latter—trading one pair of shackles for another.Reforged by the Zonai into a half-clone, half-machine weapon
A maiden in troubled waters
by capcap92
Link is a promiscuous and capricious young man who is set to become the next king of Hyrule, one night his city is besieged by pirates, who, due to a misunderstanding, take him hostage after mistaking him for a girl. During his captivity, he meets the captain of the pirate ship, Ganon, a terrifying
Keepsakes
by JexenLune
Link and Midna make their daughter bracelets in their castle in the Twili realm.
Postmortem
by Yappylikeawillet
Only having barely survived the supposed fall of Calamity Ganon, Link refuses to accept the world is moving on from the hundred year war. His surrounding folks are worried, seeing him as both the Hero of Hyrule and a deeply wounded warrior. This fic will include various themes of PSTD for link, and
Grounded
by somerknights
Years after their adventure, Link and Zelda have a family on the surface.
Only this I know
by blueclouds109
This thing between them isn't sustainable, but for just one night they can pretend it is.
Era of Vision
by Zarvasace
Koume and Kotake lift the spell above their heads and anoint him Future King, the One to See All Things, Warrior of the Gerudo. Something flashes at the height of the spell. In a place beyond reckoning, the empty Triforce gleams. It Sees.---Original Legend: a Ganondorf and Link not connected to any
after tears have dried
by alkat
Having begun another journey, Frieren meets a kindred spirit in fellow traveller Link. Since neither have a purpose besides researching rare phenomena and killing monsters, they find themselves wandering through Hyrule together. Frieren hasn’t forgotten her vows to understand humans better, and Link
A Kind Of Grace
by chaoticbrainrot_24
A time where Link and Mipha had enough time to get married before destruction struck. And love flourished between them and memories were brought back. And where Links begins to learn how to live by himself. Or I wanted to write a fic where Link and Mipha finally ended together but were torn apart by
Children of the Shade: Side Stories
by bountifulnuggets
More insight onto the lives of Link and Midna as they navigate through her pregnancy and parenthood. Related to Children of the Shade fic
After the Twilight
by somerknights
Link struggles to find his next steps.
Les trois triangles
by AllenNotAllen (AllenKune)
Collection de drabbles sur les différents jeux The Legend of Zelda.
Happy Anniversary, Wolf Boy
by YourLeastFavoriteAuthor
When their anniversary comes up, Midna uses a suggestion from one of her aides as a means to celebrate their time together, though Link wasn't prepared for just how kinky his wife could be.Not that he was complaining.
Kissing Disease
by somerknights
Sky's got mono.
The Legend of Zelda: The Fallen Kingdom
by GoldTNT
It's been almost 18 years since Zelda's execution. It's been 18 years since Sonia's birth. Its been 20 years since Link's last adventure. He was 42 for crying out loud! Yet Hylia decided to give him another adventure.
Scars on your skin
by Fisch_Fisch
When Link though It couldn't get worse it gets worse in form of a very displeased acquaintance. He has to safe Hyrule and pay back the debt he owed along the way. Between self doubt and a duty that seemed far to heavy for him to carry, Link slowly finds comfort in his unlikely ally. Maybe... not bei
practice at being a pet
by tendertendrils
Ravio introduces something new to his and Link's pet play exploration.
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About This List
This list of 25one-shot Zelda fanfics spans 94,372 total words. Kudos range from 9 on the newest entries to 148 on the most established. 52% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (7 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Angst · My First Fanfic · Porn with Plot · Fluff and Angst · Fluff.
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