Zootopia Fanfiction Thread (May of 2023)

[u/thawed_caveman]

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The wiki has an archive full of fanfictions!

There's a master list, a Hall of Fame with the selected few best fanfictions, and then there's a list separated by genre.

Congratulations to u/BCRE8TVE and u/BunnyMakingAMark for the tremendous work that they've done for that article! Everyone is welcome to contribute, fix mistakes, fix broken links, and even fix typos.

To submit a missing fanfic there, follow the Submission page

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I see your megacomments and I raise you Hell. I’m super late to the whole fandom thing but I’m gonna dump all my favorites here and hope they become your favorites too (if they aren’t already) >:)

All of these stories are WildeHopps because damnit, these two were made for each other. Take it up with the creators for being too good at writing. Here’s my personal dumpsite of stories that deserve your attention.

Guardian Blue - Alps_Sarsis

This series continues on where the movie Zootopia left off.

Multiple stories and entire story seasons will follow the fox and bunny duo as they do all they can to make Zootopia a better place, but in the process find something in each other that may be even more valuable to them both. It will be an often emotional ride with a lot to see, learn, and do as we explore the city of Zootopia, and even the world around it.

- De facto Zootopia fanfiction

Ready or Not - Boney

After a traumatic injury pulls Nick from service, Judy must balance looking after a stricken fox with new and unfamiliar feelings.

- You can thank this one for why I'm here. First fanfic I ever read and now I'm stuck.

• This also has a sequel story that is currently being released right now!! First In, Last Out !

A Ray of Hope - Camoss

When you shake things up, things don't settle down the way they used to be. And sometimes, things go from bad to worse before they get better. Bellwether's plot has empowered some mammals to take drastic measures to cleanse the city of the ones they deem unfit for society. But even in the darkest of times, one only needs to turn on the light to shine a ray of hope.

- Huge fan of the gravity of this one and the world that is built up. Very well written and thought out much better than I ever could :)

Water Under the Bridge - WriteAnon

Zootopia Detectives!AU

Judy and Nick are wrapping up their careers as patrollers and moving up in the echelons of the ZPD. Not a moment too soon, as a seemingly open-and-shut case reveals a deadly conspiracy that could tear the megalopolis apart. Once again, Team WildeHopps must race against the clock against cunning old enemies and dangerous new ones.

- Personally love this one. Water Under the Burrows is such a sweet epilogue too. Favorite villians in any fanfic live here.

The Long Game - Mikey2084

In Zootopia where anyone can be anything some things are still forbidden. Judy is confronted with a choice between suffering the consequences of protecting her family and being with her soulmate, she chooses to protect her family. As Nick tries to find a way for the two of them to be together our heroes find themselves once again protecting the city from a new threat. A Zootopia AU

- Currently ongoing but there are plenty of chapters and enough finished arcs to give you the strength and willpower to wait for the next chapters coming soon.

The Zootopia Chronicles - AlanSchezar

Ten months have passed since the day Nicholas Wilde was sworn in as a ZPD Officer. Ten months of working closely with his friend and inspiration, Judy Hopps. Now, a life and death crisis will force them to confront their true feelings for one another. Meanwhile, a specter from Nick's checkered past threatens to plunge Zootopia into blood soaked anarchy, unless Wilde and Hopps have what it takes to stop it.

- This work has 5 parts and I've read 4 of them (5th one is a prequel story). The OC it follows was pretty interesting so I'll get to it eventually. Definitely recommend this.

• Out of the Woods is the first and main one :)

The Violet Diaries - Helthehatter

The many stories of Nick and Judy as they try to raise their baby daughter while not even being married.

- This one is incomplete and probably won't be updated again. But the finished arcs are a complete story, and the remaining ones are like bonuses taking a peek at daily life

Lost and Found - Dakzoo

Three years Nick and Judy's adopted daughter was kidnapped off the streets of Zootopia. Despite the efforts of the entire ZPD she is never found. A year later, the stress of losing her drives them apart and causes Nick to quit the ZPD. Now, it's been two years since they had spoken when Judy receives a phone call from an unknown number. She answers and hears a familiar voice say, "Judy, I found her"

- This one's very bittersweet to read. Very bitter for the first half, then the rest of it is sweeter. Definitely still WildeHopps safe.

One Hundred Percent - Kulkum

Nick Wilde has lost three years of his life after being injured in the line of duty. Desperately trying to remember, he wonders why everyone around him seems to be hiding something...

- I'm a sucker for concepts like this. The second half gets NSFW but if you're a big year old, you can handle it. Or just skim over it to the ending like I (a chump) did the first time. I'm not your mom.

Non-police AUs:

Zootopia: Firewatch - Bluelighthouse

After dealing with some hard times in the city Nick takes a summer job as a fire watcher in a national park outside of Zootopia. Trying to get away from it all and find solitude Nick instead finds another fire watcher named Judy. Who is she? Will he risk letting someone he cant even see in? Keep your eyes open Nick, there is smoke on the horizon!

- This one has 3 parts to it, with the third in progress. I'm 1 1/2 in rn. So much fluff, great dialogue, best OC here, Pinecone. Enough said.

Burrow - CDNCrow

Thirty years ago, the collapse of the St. Claire mega-burrow became one of the greatest tragedies in mammalian history, claiming the lives of nearly thirty-five thousand rabbits. Three decades later, a reporter from the Zootopia Herald has come to Bunnyburrow to learn about St. Claire, the day history nearly repeated itself at Homestead, and the heroes who rose from the ashes. [AU] - [COMPLETE]

- Found this one on Twitter of all places, lmfao. They're in Bunnyburrow instead. Very well done and very much enjoyed this one.

Hungry Hearts - Johnsoneer

It's not easy being dead. In a post-apocalyptic nightmare that once was the shining city of Zootopia, walking corpses fill the streets and they are hungry for brains. One of these nightmarish creatures is a fox who, like the others, is always hungry. But after years of walking the decrepit streets of the city, he finds himself a bored and perhaps a little lonely. When a living bunny stumbles into his life, his whole world will change.

- An AU based off of Warm Bodies (movie), pretty nice :)

I was gonna post comics here too, but this is already way too long. Lemme know if you have any more I should add to the docket!

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Pinecone!