Top 8 Short GanLink Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length GanLink fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
A Demon King’s Guide to Romance
by kaworun
The Demon King is back, and Rauru's champion is a damned disappointment. But... That doesn't mean he's not going to have fun before he takes over the whole world. Or, Ganondorf embarks on an adventure with the Hero of Hyrule in his excellent completely infallible disguise as a young Gerudo male, jus
As long as we’re together, we’ll be fine
by J1N
Im bad at summary’s but here we go.Ganon gets a strange request to meet with the hylian princess about some trading routes and some things she would offer ganon as an exchange, ganon, who was not really fond of the hylian kingdom surprisingly accepts, while on the trip he meets a strange looking bar
hero of time
by Nonymos
RAURU: Link... Can you hear me? Right, it looks like you are confused... Don't be alarmed... Look at yourself...! The time has come for you to awaken as the Hero of Time! Do you understand your destiny? - Ocarina of Time, 1998
soldier, servant, sword, sheath
by Anonymous
Link had already managed to escape them once. If they were like every other monster around here, they’d probably just want to eat him. That wasn’t what happened now though. Later, he wouldn’t be able to tell if what happened instead was worse. Six encounters Link has with Gloom Spawn.
The Boy Who Writes Himself
by Melusia
When Link was thrown into the distant past, he found a kingdom at the verge of war, rulers who took him in, and a Gerudo king who watched him far too closely.After a hundred years in a coma, Link's memories had returned in fragments at first, but never fully. Worse still, new ones did not settle th
Navigator (Act One)
by SaltySaph
Link's found out how dangerous it is to go alone. He was TOLD to go through the temples, then face Ganondorf. Link has never been good at following directions, and he has questions. --- Chapters with sexytime will be marked [S], from lonely handjobs to laying down the pipe. Chapters with [W] are War
Starfallen
by TheFatiguedWriter
Link hadn’t expected this cycle to be different—but it is.The Demon King he knows is gone. In his place stands a younger king—curious, compassionate, and utterly untouched by malice. Worse still, the immortal demon Link was created to destroy is nowhere to be found.With no enemy to hunt and only whi
He Who Induces Eagerness (subject to change)
by ibquill12
Link and Zelda triforce swap hehe, I wanted to send Link to the past so here's my take on it. (Trans Link tag isn't necessarily relevant, but it's very important to me)
Find More Short GanLink Fics on AO3
AO3's filter sidebar lets you set a custom word-count range. Browse 10,000–50,000 words GanLink works sorted by kudos. Then read offline with Fanfict Reader.
More GanLink Fics by Length
Looking for a different reading commitment? Browse GanLink fics in other length ranges:
Why Read Short GanLink Fics?
Novella-length GanLink fics — roughly 10,000 to 50,000 words — let writers fully develop a single AU, trope, or relationship beat without sprawling. Plenty of time for setup, payoff, and a satisfying ending; not so much time that you're juggling fifty bookmarks.
Great for trying a new author or testing whether you'll enjoy a sub-genre before diving into something longer.
About This List
This list of 8short GanLink fanfics spans 168,211 total words. Kudos range from 21 on the newest entries to 460 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (3 of 8 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Good Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda) · Time Travel.
Read Zelda on the go
Fanfict Reader is the best way to browse, search, and read AO3 fanfiction on your iPhone. Download for free and start reading your favorite Zelda fics today.