Top 9 One-Shot GanLink Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length GanLink fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
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
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
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
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
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
Les trois triangles
by AllenNotAllen (AllenKune)
Collection de drabbles sur les différents jeux The Legend of Zelda.
Breath of the Water
by SallowFrogs
After reuniting with Link, Sidon can finally tell him how he feels. Hopefully, Link feels the same. But what Sidon doesn't know, is that Link is keeping pretty big secret.
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Why Read One-Shot GanLink Fics?
One-shot GanLink fanfics — anything under 10,000 words — are the format of choice for sharp emotional payoffs, single-scene character studies, smutty interludes, and tropes that don't need a full arc to land. You finish them in one sitting.
Ideal for a commute, a lunch break, or right before bed when you don't want to start a 200,000-word fic at 11pm.
About This List
This list of 9one-shot GanLink fanfics spans 33,042 total words. Kudos range from 7 on the newest entries to 63 on the most established. 67% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (4 of 9 fics).
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