Top 8 Short Zelink Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Zelink fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Sundelion
by Skyward_Arpeggio
There are two new dragons when Link wakes up after the Upheaval. There’s the Light Dragon, strange and beautiful, but also its baby, clumsy and pretty and barely bigger than Link, and the mystery of the two of them seems to give him more questions than answers. Where did they come from? Have they be
Falling Into Blue
by thesadpuffin (polarbeararts)
At last her kidnapper struggled into a sitting position. Zelda looked up to see he'd thrown off his hood before jumping in the water, and a boyishly handsome face stared down at her with piercing blue eyes, shoulder length hair plastered over his forehead and neck while water ran in rivulets down hi
Rise of the Blood Moon
by Squishney
Zelda is an eighteen-year-old girl who’s never been taken seriously by anyone. In all fairness, seeing visions or hearing the voices of spirits are pretty unbelievable claims to be made, but they’re abilities she’s always had. Her own father thinks she’s a liar. Being ignored and picked on all your
Long Lost
by gerudo__desert
The Hero of Time steps through a mysterious gate, finding himself in a world devastated by war and rife with reminders of what he left behind.
Calamitous and Glorious
by FifthDancer
Zelda grows up under the weight of a prophecy. The coming Calamity.Her mother can't help her. Her father either won't or misunderstood what she needs. Love is supposedly the key. But how can she find that when the whole country seems like it's starting to conspire against her?
The Maiden of Tears
by Lilliterra
(Working Title)The Kingdom of Hyrule is perfectly civilized, thank you very much. Unlike their barbaric neighbors, they only sacrifice one person each year, and that person is a willing victim.Zelda has always known that on her twenty-first birthday she would become a human sacrifice to renew the ba
Scars and Stars
by Venom_456
For seven long years after the events of Twilight Princess, Link has been wondering the world in a pursuit to find a way back to Midna. Simultaneously after Metroid Dread, Samus traveled across the stars in hopes to settle down and find love. Link saves Samus who crash-landed on his planet from an u
Lost in Translation
by BigCheeseEater_113
When Link wakes up in the middle of a forest, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a name. He will discover the oddly familiar Kingdom of Hyrule and all of it's mysteries. Will he gain his memories back? Why is everything super easy and super hard all at the same time? Will he continue to so
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Novella-length Zelink 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 Zelink fanfics spans 224,673 total words. Kudos range from 6 on the newest entries to 448 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (4 of 8 fics).
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