Fic and Art Round-Up 2021
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Fic and Art Round-Up 2021
Somehow I did even worse with writing this year than I did in 2020. Didn't think it was possible but apparently yes. I did count up all the posted fics and wip scribblings from this year and they come up to just over 21k which is not nothing so...
Anyway, now that I have finally posted everything that was finished in 2021, even if I didn't quite get to posting all of it until this year, let's have a round-up
Fics written and finished in 2021 by Fandom:
Bandom
inadmissible (Patrick/Pete, T, 388 words) - on DW & on AO3
Buzzfeed Unsolved RPF
with fear, with fervent favor (Ryan/Shane, M, 300 words) – on DW & on AO3
Craig and Bruno's Great British Road Trip
Carpe Diem (Craig/Bruno, G, 700 words) - on DW & on AO3
Friends RPF (i fucking know, okay)
The One Where They Finally Talk About It (Matt LeBlanc/Matthew Perry, M, 3663 words) - on DW & on AO3
Guardian
Confined (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, G, 715 words) - on DW & on AO3
gather your armour, raise your shield (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, T, 3457 words) - on DW & on AO3
Guardian RPF
kiss by kiss (i cover your tiny infinity) (Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong, G, 737 words) - on DW & on AO3
Harry Potter
pull my corners gently through (Sirius/Remus, G, 674 words) - on DW & on AO3
Original Fic
Ad Astra (Original Female Character & Original Alien Character, T, 632 words) - on DW & on AO3
Shetland
Skipping Stone (Chapter 1/?, WIP) (Duncan/Jimmy, M, 1348 words) - (on DW only when complete) on AO3
Star Trek: AOS
Kiss It Better (Kirk/Bones, T, 1534 words) - on DW & on AO3
Star Trek: Discovery
Averment (Michael & Sylvia, G, 406 words) - on DW & on AO3
Supernatural
Indelible (Sam/Dean, E, 4515 words) - on DW & on AO3
Non-fic things:
Halloween Icons - DW only
Wheel of Time Text Icons - DW only
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Meme Questions
Leitmotifs of the year:
Is 'not writing' a leitmotif? It should be. Anyway, apart for that it's probably... Ficlets. And gift fics. Most of the things I wrote were written for other people/from prompts.
Most popular story:
By metric of hits and kudos, it's Indelible. By metric of comments, it's weirdly Confined. Idk, Guardian fandom continues to be active AND interactive. This is supported by the fact that gather your armour, raise your shield hasn't been out more than a few days and is getting some gratifying pets.
My best story this year:
The one I only finished this year and therefore isn't listed here. Eh, okay, kiss by kiss (i cover your tiny infinity) captures the feeling. And, well, The One Where They Finally Talk About It - yes, the fucking Friends RPF fic, idk how that happened either - actually does a solid job at the understated angsty feels.
Hardest story to write:
Nothing comes to mind here. Probably because I struggled with writing so much generally so when I did managed to produce something it felt easy by comparison!
Easiest story to write:
Uhh....? The One Where They Finally Talk About It poured out in a couple of days. Kiss It Better, Confined and kiss by kiss (i cover your tiny infinity) were all written in one day for a kissathon challenge (that was a good writing day), and Skipping Stone (will be continued, I swear I have half of ch2 in my wip folder) also was like one evening of angry typing.
Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
Idk, everything feels appreciated. Like if you look at AO3 metrics Ad Astra is low but it's original gen ficlet so that's as expected. Same for Averment that is also a gen ficlet.
Most fun story to write:
gather your armour, raise your shield because the Venn diagram oftrobadora's likes and mine is an almost total circle so I just got to shove in there all the characterisation and relationship dynamics I also enjoy. Carpe Diem probably because I really loved the series and it was self-indulgent.
Fluffiest story:
kiss by kiss (i cover your tiny infinity) is perhaps more... delicate than fluffy. pull my corners gently through has domestic fluff
Most angsty story:
inadmissible has 'fuck my bff that i also love turned into a vampire' thing going for it so...? The One Where They Finally Talk About It is sort of retrospective angst and addiction being dragged up. In Skipping Stone has some canon-compliant angst.
Sexiest story:
Indelible is actually the only explicit story I posted last year! Bruises and incest ftw? Someone did describe gather your armour, raise your shield as the 'kinkiest T rated story they've read' so I'll take that.
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story:
The Friends RPF. Okay. I admit it. That was wrong, even for me. Otherwise there's nothing particularly unusual there. For me. Oh wait, there's fear kink in with fear, with fervent favor. Does that count?
Biggest Disappointment:
That the ambition of 'extra day off = extra day for writing' fell apart spectacularly on all accounts. Work honestly was shitty in the spring too and so was my health. Both things got better toward the summer and autumn/winter has been almost like normal and so too has my writing mojo. So, right direction?
Biggest Surprise:
That the total written (= more than the finished and posted listed here) was over 21k. The One Where They Finally Talk About It came out of left field and slapped me in the face.
Most Unintentionally Telling Story:
Nothing I've written this year is in the 'dredged this from the pit of my soul' category. Maybe that's the problem?
Story I haven't yet written, but intend/hope to:
There's a little Good Omens fic I just tidied yesterday that will be posted shortly. Other than that there are various wips I'm poking at... Ch2 of Skipping Stone is probably closest to being posted. Auction fics are actually making little progress. That Hustlers fic is like 500 words from the finish line...
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Fic and Art Round-Up 2021
Somehow I did even worse with writing this year than I did in 2020. Didn't think it was possible but apparently yes. I did count up all the posted fics and wip scribblings from this year and they come up to just over 21k which is not nothing so...
Anyway, now that I have finally posted everything that was finished in 2021, even if I didn't quite get to posting all of it until this year, let's have a round-up
Fics written and finished in 2021 by Fandom:
Bandom
inadmissible (Patrick/Pete, T, 388 words) - on DW & on AO3
Buzzfeed Unsolved RPF
with fear, with fervent favor (Ryan/Shane, M, 300 words) – on DW & on AO3
Craig and Bruno's Great British Road Trip
Carpe Diem (Craig/Bruno, G, 700 words) - on DW & on AO3
Friends RPF (i fucking know, okay)
The One Where They Finally Talk About It (Matt LeBlanc/Matthew Perry, M, 3663 words) - on DW & on AO3
Guardian
Confined (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, G, 715 words) - on DW & on AO3
gather your armour, raise your shield (Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, T, 3457 words) - on DW & on AO3
Guardian RPF
kiss by kiss (i cover your tiny infinity) (Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong, G, 737 words) - on DW & on AO3
Harry Potter
pull my corners gently through (Sirius/Remus, G, 674 words) - on DW & on AO3
Original Fic
Ad Astra (Original Female Character & Original Alien Character, T, 632 words) - on DW & on AO3
Shetland
Skipping Stone (Chapter 1/?, WIP) (Duncan/Jimmy, M, 1348 words) - (on DW only when complete) on AO3
Star Trek: AOS
Kiss It Better (Kirk/Bones, T, 1534 words) - on DW & on AO3
Star Trek: Discovery
Averment (Michael & Sylvia, G, 406 words) - on DW & on AO3
Supernatural
Indelible (Sam/Dean, E, 4515 words) - on DW & on AO3
Non-fic things:
Halloween Icons - DW only
Wheel of Time Text Icons - DW only
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Meme Questions
Leitmotifs of the year:
Is 'not writing' a leitmotif? It should be. Anyway, apart for that it's probably... Ficlets. And gift fics. Most of the things I wrote were written for other people/from prompts.
Most popular story:
By metric of hits and kudos, it's Indelible. By metric of comments, it's weirdly Confined. Idk, Guardian fandom continues to be active AND interactive. This is supported by the fact that gather your armour, raise your shield hasn't been out more than a few days and is getting some gratifying pets.
My best story this year:
The one I only finished this year and therefore isn't listed here. Eh, okay, kiss by kiss (i cover your tiny infinity) captures the feeling. And, well, The One Where They Finally Talk About It - yes, the fucking Friends RPF fic, idk how that happened either - actually does a solid job at the understated angsty feels.
Hardest story to write:
Nothing comes to mind here. Probably because I struggled with writing so much generally so when I did managed to produce something it felt easy by comparison!
Easiest story to write:
Uhh....? The One Where They Finally Talk About It poured out in a couple of days. Kiss It Better, Confined and kiss by kiss (i cover your tiny infinity) were all written in one day for a kissathon challenge (that was a good writing day), and Skipping Stone (will be continued, I swear I have half of ch2 in my wip folder) also was like one evening of angry typing.
Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
Idk, everything feels appreciated. Like if you look at AO3 metrics Ad Astra is low but it's original gen ficlet so that's as expected. Same for Averment that is also a gen ficlet.
Most fun story to write:
gather your armour, raise your shield because the Venn diagram of
trobadora's likes and mine is an almost total circle so I just got to shove in there all the characterisation and relationship dynamics I also enjoy. Carpe Diem probably because I really loved the series and it was self-indulgent.Fluffiest story:
kiss by kiss (i cover your tiny infinity) is perhaps more... delicate than fluffy. pull my corners gently through has domestic fluff
Most angsty story:
inadmissible has 'fuck my bff that i also love turned into a vampire' thing going for it so...? The One Where They Finally Talk About It is sort of retrospective angst and addiction being dragged up. In Skipping Stone has some canon-compliant angst.
Sexiest story:
Indelible is actually the only explicit story I posted last year! Bruises and incest ftw? Someone did describe gather your armour, raise your shield as the 'kinkiest T rated story they've read' so I'll take that.
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story:
The Friends RPF. Okay. I admit it. That was wrong, even for me. Otherwise there's nothing particularly unusual there. For me. Oh wait, there's fear kink in with fear, with fervent favor. Does that count?
Biggest Disappointment:
That the ambition of 'extra day off = extra day for writing' fell apart spectacularly on all accounts. Work honestly was shitty in the spring too and so was my health. Both things got better toward the summer and autumn/winter has been almost like normal and so too has my writing mojo. So, right direction?
Biggest Surprise:
That the total written (= more than the finished and posted listed here) was over 21k. The One Where They Finally Talk About It came out of left field and slapped me in the face.
Most Unintentionally Telling Story:
Nothing I've written this year is in the 'dredged this from the pit of my soul' category. Maybe that's the problem?
Story I haven't yet written, but intend/hope to:
There's a little Good Omens fic I just tidied yesterday that will be posted shortly. Other than that there are various wips I'm poking at... Ch2 of Skipping Stone is probably closest to being posted. Auction fics are actually making little progress. That Hustlers fic is like 500 words from the finish line...
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on 2022-01-15 06:57 pm (UTC)there's fear kink in with fear, with fervent favor. Does that count?
There's nothing wrong with some good fear kink :D
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on 2022-01-16 04:45 pm (UTC)Oh nothing, nothing! :D Just in the unusual list for me :D
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on 2022-01-15 08:24 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2022-01-16 04:47 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2022-01-15 11:27 pm (UTC)And 21k is not bad at all! :D
Oh wait, there's fear kink in with fear, with fervent favor. Does that count?
What's wrong with fear kink? I like some good fear kink, for the right character.
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on 2022-01-16 04:51 pm (UTC)Haha, nothing, nothing! :D BFU has a lot of good fear kink, it is in face fully canonical :D
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on 2022-01-16 11:30 am (UTC)I'm impressed with the word count. <3
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on 2022-01-16 04:51 pm (UTC)