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Zelgan Week 2026

Full Recap Round-Up

Once again, a round of applause for all of this year's Zelgan Week participants! With so many fics and art pieces to digest, here is your full recap of all Zelgan Week posts. Be sure to keep the love and appreciation going (art doesn't expire! It's never too late comment and kudo!), and watch for more on our Zelgan theme events coming later this year!

Day 1: Stargazing / Garden/Forest

DAY ONE FICS

Written in the Stars by @justbecause13 (Rated M)

Do Re Mi by @fabdante (Rated T)

Tusked guardian by @dinsflowers (Rated M)

Night of a New Day by @imagineaspen (Rated G)

Glass Flowers by @ro-blaze (Rated E)

In the Constellation of Ashes by @the-twilight-duchess (Rated T)

Guiding Star by @crolivsart

Blessed Curse and Cursed Blessings by @crolivsart

Of Petals and Vines by @crolivsart

DAY ONE ART

Do Re Mi art by @fabdante

Stargazing Art by @demonsreverie

Day 2: Masks / Bound Together

DAY TWO FICS

That You Were Once Unkind by @studiorat (Rated M)

Feeding Your Inner Demon, Chapter 2 by @hateno-house for the original fic by @the-twilight-duchess (Rated E)

Rage against the neverending storm by @justbecause13 (Rated E)

Beneath the Masks by @crolivsart (Rated E)

The Cat is the Culprit by @crolivsart (Rated M)

force bound by @dinsflowers (Rated M)

The Making of a Goddess by @the-twilight-duchess (Rated E)

DAY TWO ART

Masks by @demonsreverie

Stargazing by @barefoot-joker

Day 3: Possession / Weakness

DAY THREE FICS

Nothing Novel, Nothing Strange by @studiorat (Rated M)

Proposals by @hateno-house (Rated E)

Wrapped up in you by @crolivsart (Rated E)

Possession by @imagineaspen (Rated T)

To be whole by @dinsflowers (Rated M)

Golden Aerie by @ro-blaze (Rated E)

For the Gallows by @the-twilight-duchess (Rated M)

Too Far by @tommy-macks (Rated T)

Day 4: Seabound / Fishing

DAY 4 FICS

Truth Among Illusions by @crolivsart (Rated E)

Eventide by @justbecause13 (Rated M)

Seabound folly by @dinsflowers (Rated E)

Dancing with the Waves by @the-twilight-duchess (Rated T)

Between the Sun and the Sea by @ro-blaze (Rated M)

DAY 4 ART

A Change in the Wind by @studiorat

Lovers Steadfast Gazing by @rowandownastream

Fire and Blood by @om-nom-berries

Day 5: Silent Princess / Covet

DAY 5 FICS

Mutually Assured Destruction by @the-twilight-duchess (Rated E)

though they with winter meet by @studiorat (Rated E)

Hush, be quiet by @crolivsart (Rated E)

Covet and Lust by @crolivsart (Rated E)

Precious petals by @dinsflowers (Rated M)

Teach a Girl to Bake by @ro-blaze (Rated E)

DAY 5 ART

Dracula-Inspired Zelgan by @rowandownastream

Day 6: Edge of the World / The River of Time

DAY 6 FICS

What have they done to us? by @crolivsart (Rated E)

What if? by @crolivsart (Rated E)

Edge of reality by dinsflowers (Rated M)

Life itself by @fabdante (Rated T)

Trial by Wisdom by the-twilight-duchess (Rated M)

DAY 6 ART

Edge of the world by @studiorat

Silent Princess by @demonsreverie

Day 7 Content

[crolivsart]

Zelda in her risky dress from Once upon a Songbird by @hateno-house

I had to sketch this. I love that look on her and I love that Ganondorf was subjected to this. I really cannot express how much this story means to me.

Also thought that I would drop a chapter art at first, but this wanted to be finished first.

[dinsflowers]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ganondorf/Zelda (Legend of Zelda), Ganondorf/Ghirahim (Legend of Zelda), Ganondorf/Sheik (Legend of Zelda), Ghirahim/Sheik (Legend of Zelda) Characters: Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda), Ghirahim (Legend of Zelda), Sheik (Legend of Zelda) Additional Tags: Trans Male Character, Smut, Blow Jobs, Gender Identity, Gender Dysphoria, Coming Out, Fluff and Smut, Penis in Vagina Sex, Queer Character, Gay Sex, Pride Summary:

Shiek has been Ganondorf’s spy for quite some time, the king of evil needs eager eyes and ears after all. Though Ganondorf realizes he’s never quite rewarded his newest favorite, Ghirahim is equally eager to reward

Hey I said I wasn’t quite done this month! Here’s a little thing to end pride month eith

[barefoot-joker]

@zelgan-week may be over, but it's always time to appreciate ZelGan! In this Day 3 piece, I was inspired by @hateno-house and their story "The Demon Queen". I had a lot of fun creating all the details and I hope you guys enjoy it too!

ZelGan 2026 Day 3: Possession

[the-twilight-duchess]

It's been 84 years, but A Visit to the Desert has returned! And since I'm currently almost done with the last chapter, there won't be any delays this time. Thank you all for your patience 🩵

https://archiveofourown.org/works/79826371/chapters/233412376

[hateno-house]

And here we are, at last, at Chapter 12, in which the King would care to have a word.

Ganondorf reclaimed his dinner jacket from the back of his chair and tugged it up over his shoulders, thoughtfully straightening the sleeves to line up with his shirt cuffs. Examined his hands in the firelight, his rings holding their sheen from the thorough cleaning. The Chancellor had been so vile, spewing that blood and skin and bone deep into the crevices. 

Thinking better of it, he stepped to the credenza, crowned with his “grandfather’s katana,” as he liked to call it. A joke, though no one else seemed to get it. The Gerudo fraternity of voe was small, after all, and overlapped only in the afterlife.

In the top middle drawer he found a pair of black leather gloves, left waiting so long he’d nearly forgotten that he owned them. They were, like most accouterments for his body, bespoke not out of vanity (though he would not deny its influence), but necessity. Only a Lynel would match him paw for paw, and they were rarely in the market for accessories. 

He pulled the black leather snugly, finger by finger, balling and unfurling his fists to feel the satisfying tug of material straining to contain his might. The gold embroidery above his wrist caught the handsome glow that had set off the rings, now showcasing the outline of three conjoined triangles with the top segment tidily filled in with a perfect series of tiny stitches.  

Perhaps Zant could stay in the garage tonight, he thought to himself as he passed through the doors. He had nearly forgotten, in ten years of sleepwalking through a reign, the aching satisfaction of work. 

Read it here

[imagineaspen]

The Phantom Ganon/Puppet Zelda thoughts would not leave my mind and so here you are:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/87384851

(I'm not sure if this is quite as much of a crack fic as the 'Sheik manipulates Ganondorf with cookies to save the Gorons' fic but it's definitely up there)

[lmermerl]

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[studiorat]

This week, the SoME prose conversion won the popular vote!

The montage once again took many more words than expected so I split the draft for the 46 days chapter in 2 parts. I am hoping to get backlog rebuilt as work continues on SoMe volume 3 and sort out the little hosting difficulties we encountered last week, but in the meanwhile, there’s prose waiting in the wings… so once again I turn to you dear readers, to help decide what gets the next update.

Which Zelgan project should update on 7.9?

Even To the Edge: Nothing Novel, Nothing Strange (M)

Even To the Edge: Though They With Winter Meet (E)

Even To the Edge: An Antique Song (E)

Even To the Edge: That You Were Once Unkind (M)

I do not like Zelgan/please update something else I will explain in tags

Voting ended onJul 9

[studiorat]

Shade of My Enemy: Volume III: 46 Days

We must not ourselves become monstrous lest the gods declare Hyrule unworthy of Saving.

Read the latest chapter of the prose version on Ao3

Check out the corresponding comic pages below:

Volume 3 page 8 - page 9 - page 10 - page 11 - page 12 - page 13 - page 14

Start at the beginning of the comic here - read the prose version here

[the-twilight-duchess]

Zelgan Discord Server

Darkness and Light may be natural enemies, but that's what makes them perfect for one another. Opposites do attract, you know.

For those who love the Goddess born to be a Princess and the King born to be a God together, you can come hang out with some like minded (and really sweet) people over at Hyrule Eclipse! We're an 18+ server that's all about Power and Wisdom coming together.

If you're just a fan of Legend of Zelda and you're looking for a welcoming community, you're also welcome to come join us! We're happy to talk anything and everything LoZ.

You can join us here: Hyrule Eclipse

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions <3

[hateno-house]

Happy Fireworks Day, Zelgan Nation!

[artsykleeb]

NSFW. 

Did you know “Dead Hand” was translated as “Hirnsauger” [which means as much as “brain sucker”] in the German edition of OoT? 

[ro-blaze]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ganondorf/Zelda (Legend of Zelda) Characters: Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda), Zelda (Legend of Zelda), Midna (Legend of Zelda), Link (Legend of Zelda) Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, … with a twist, Post-Game(s), Established Relationship, Grieving, major character un-death, Someone Lives, Fix-It of Sorts, Implied Midlink, Midna is worried, Link is a sweetheart, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Zelda is made of love and to love Summary:

Some gods have favorites. Din is one of them.

thank you so so much to @zelgan-week​ for hosting this event. this is my last contribution to zelgan week 2026, because i was waaaay too sleepy to post my day 5 one tumblr post on time and forgot to do it today, and aerie is still unfinished. helios is something very dear to my heart; it is based on/a continuation of a fic i wrote for @silentprincesszine​ a while back, and this idea of a “fix it” version of it has existed ever since the zine finished. i’m very, very proud of it, and i hope everyone else likes it as much as i did

thank you everyone for sharing this amazing, wonderful event with us and making so many beautiful, wonderful things! i’m so proud to be a part of this community and our small but mighty fandom

[studiorat]

She is the last princess of Hyrule.

She is beloved of the king of the Geld’o, she is a revolutionary tearing down the towers of Divine Right, she is a prophet of the Light, she is carrying the hope of the future, she is leading her people through the storm that will swallow her country, she is a single mother of no importance struggling to feed her children, she is a spirit haunting the cliffs of Triardu.

History will call her Rainbringer.

Read the first two chapters on Ao3

Rated E for heavy themes and (eventual) smut.

This is a bit of a whumpy piece in the Even To the Edge series, spending time in the past with Zelda Rainbringer after the flood and looking backward at events leading to it. Be forewarned that the story centers both the Fall of Hyrule itself and her own personal Trials in the flight, difficult pregnancy, traumatic labor, and injuries from that. Things do get better for her, the twins live and thrive, and there is hope for the future (obviously! Most of the series centers Rainbringer’s distant descendants Zelda Iseult and Tetra and that couldn’t happen without some measure of victory in the past!) She has a close and loving community around her, but she is not always able to see that… and embracing the image of the Mad Princess helps her guard her wounded heart and her wildly unconventional lover.

The draft is still evolving for this one so more chapters will release over time like the other longfics developed for this year’s @zelgan-week . If you haven’t already, go check out the event blog for more delights ranging from fluff to tragedy with everything in between.

[dinsflowers]

Remembering a reunion (1039 words) by dinsflowers Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ganondorf/Zelda (Legend of Zelda) Characters: Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda), Zelda (Legend of Zelda), Link (Legend of Zelda), Demon Dragon (Legend of Zelda), Light Dragon (Legend of Zelda) Additional Tags: Draconification (Legend of Zelda), Bittersweet Ending Summary: Ganondorf swallows his secret stone when he was just about ready to throw it all away for victory. Someone comes to save him from himself.

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For @zelgan-week day 7 reunion

And that’s a wrap! And ending on my favorite from this week!

Oh look pictures from the happy couple!!

Wait- link! This is isn’t about you!!!

[zelgan-week]

Zelgan Week Day 7 Round Up

Thanks to everyone who has participated in Zelgan Week 2026, whether as a contributor of fics or art, a reader, or a cheerleader, or all three! As of the time of this writing we are looking at 672 fics now in the AO3 Ganondorf/Zelda tag collection, an increase of 44 new fics!

We'll have the Event Round-Up available in the coming days, but in the meantime, here's a rundown of everything posted for Day 7: Marriage, Family, Legacy / Reunion!

DAY 7 FICS

An Antique Song by @studiorat (Rated E)

Welcome Home by @crolivsart (Rated T)

In the Veil of the Air by buryyourgaydar (Rated T)

Stay by @imagineaspen (Rated T)

The stuff of dreams by @justbecause13 (Rated G)

Remembering a reunion by @dinsflowers (Rated M)

DAY 7 ART

Life Itself by @fabdante

We'll be back with our next event later this year! Until then, continue to show your support to inspire and grow our community! If you like something, say something! (That's encouraging you to comment, btw).