2010 Fics in Review
Funny enough, I hadn't planned on doing one of these since I knew it would be painful to know how little I wrote this year. Not being wrong is disappointing. I'll go more into that in another post.
January
Alabama Morning (Fried Green Tomatoes, Idgie/Ruth, 787 words)
February
The Walkman (Harry Potter, Gen Harry-centric, 938 words)
Mending the Wounds (Merlin, Arthur/Gwen/Merlin, 6,400 words)
March
Another Thursday Afternoon (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 985 words)
April
Untitled (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, 356 words)
May
One Lone Summer (Harry Potter, Severus Snape/Harry Potter, 4500 words)
June
The Night Arthur Finally Became a Man (aka. The Night Arthur Discovers Gay Porn and Sort of Likes It) (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, 900 words)
To Follow In Destruction's Path (Merlin, Morgana-centric, 800 words)
July
August
Blood Moon (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
Folds of Gold and White (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
Familiar Memory (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
A Change in our Currency (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
Arthur Pendragon's Guide to Misguided Proposals (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, 2878 words)
Subtle Reactions (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
Water Reflection (Harry Potter, Hermione/Ron, 501 words)
September
October
Gaius' Giant Phallic Pounding Stick (It's Magic!) (Merlin, Merlin-centric, 100 words)
Not Even Morgana Can Be Mean to Lady Elena (Merlin, Morgana&Elena, 100 words)
Unicorn Horns and Puppy Dog Tails (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, 1200 words)
November
December
Reindeer Jumpers (Merlin, Merlin/Gwen, 245 words)
Misteltoe Kisses (Merlin, Merlin/Gwen, Morgana/Gwen, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Morgana, Arthur/Morgana, 383 words)
Unrevealed Merlin Holidays Fic (Merlin)
Final Word Count: 24003 words
Final Fic Count: 21
Last Years Count: MOAR. I didn't do the meme last year, but considering I had a fic that was roughly this years word count posted at the END of it. I can safely say I wrote far more last year than this one.
Leitmotif(s) of the year: Gentle romance, fluff and quasi-angst. I wrote multiple threesome and foursome fics, as well as two or three pure masturbation fics, which was different. This year was definitely about branching off from the OTP though.
My best story of this year: Mending the Wounds got the most amount of praise, which still leaves me inappropriately pleased.
My favorite story of this year: Alabama Morning. I wrote it on a whim after seeing the prompt and it was an absolute joy to write from start to finish.
Story of mine most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: The fic I wrote for merlin_holidays got the least recognition out of everything I wrote, and since it was written for a fest where the reveals haven't gone up yet, I shouldn't be muttering about it.
I suppose that would make this be One Lone Summer then. That fic was so heady to write, so different from most fics I had done prior yet for a popular pairing and I love the comments I got. I adore them, I do, but the amount of work I put into it, makes it hard to feel like it wasn't a little underappreciated and somehow it is my fault.
Most fun story to write: Unicorn Horns and Puppy Dog Tails. HOW COULD I HAVE DONE LESS. It's about Merlin owning a Lisa Frank trapper keeper and doodling I ♥ Arthur Pendragon everywhere. It was so self-indulgent to write and ridiculous amounts of fun.
Story with the single sexiest moment: I can't say any of them were particularly 'sexy'. Either that or I wrote one and it was horribly forgettable.
Most "Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story: Gaius' Giant Phallic Pounding Stick. 'nuff said there.
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Again, I can't really think of one that did it for me this year.
Hardest story to write: One Lone Summer.
Biggest Disappointment: Not finishing my Morgana/Gwen drabble series
Biggest Surprise: The reception to Mending the Wounds. I'm still overwhelmed by the comments I got for that fic.
Most Unintentionally Telling Story: Unicorn Horns and Puppy Dog Tails. For all it's ridiculousness hit 98% of my own personal kinks. Weird.
Story I haven't yet written, but intend to: Hunith/Balinor - their first winter
January
Alabama Morning (Fried Green Tomatoes, Idgie/Ruth, 787 words)
February
The Walkman (Harry Potter, Gen Harry-centric, 938 words)
Mending the Wounds (Merlin, Arthur/Gwen/Merlin, 6,400 words)
March
Another Thursday Afternoon (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 985 words)
April
Untitled (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, 356 words)
May
One Lone Summer (Harry Potter, Severus Snape/Harry Potter, 4500 words)
June
The Night Arthur Finally Became a Man (aka. The Night Arthur Discovers Gay Porn and Sort of Likes It) (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, 900 words)
To Follow In Destruction's Path (Merlin, Morgana-centric, 800 words)
July
August
Blood Moon (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
Folds of Gold and White (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
Familiar Memory (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
A Change in our Currency (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
Arthur Pendragon's Guide to Misguided Proposals (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, 2878 words)
Subtle Reactions (Merlin, Morgana/Gwen, 100 words)
Water Reflection (Harry Potter, Hermione/Ron, 501 words)
September
October
Gaius' Giant Phallic Pounding Stick (It's Magic!) (Merlin, Merlin-centric, 100 words)
Not Even Morgana Can Be Mean to Lady Elena (Merlin, Morgana&Elena, 100 words)
Unicorn Horns and Puppy Dog Tails (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, 1200 words)
November
December
Reindeer Jumpers (Merlin, Merlin/Gwen, 245 words)
Misteltoe Kisses (Merlin, Merlin/Gwen, Morgana/Gwen, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Morgana, Arthur/Morgana, 383 words)
Unrevealed Merlin Holidays Fic (Merlin)
Final Word Count: 24003 words
Final Fic Count: 21
Last Years Count: MOAR. I didn't do the meme last year, but considering I had a fic that was roughly this years word count posted at the END of it. I can safely say I wrote far more last year than this one.
Leitmotif(s) of the year: Gentle romance, fluff and quasi-angst. I wrote multiple threesome and foursome fics, as well as two or three pure masturbation fics, which was different. This year was definitely about branching off from the OTP though.
My best story of this year: Mending the Wounds got the most amount of praise, which still leaves me inappropriately pleased.
My favorite story of this year: Alabama Morning. I wrote it on a whim after seeing the prompt and it was an absolute joy to write from start to finish.
Story of mine most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: The fic I wrote for merlin_holidays got the least recognition out of everything I wrote, and since it was written for a fest where the reveals haven't gone up yet, I shouldn't be muttering about it.
I suppose that would make this be One Lone Summer then. That fic was so heady to write, so different from most fics I had done prior yet for a popular pairing and I love the comments I got. I adore them, I do, but the amount of work I put into it, makes it hard to feel like it wasn't a little underappreciated and somehow it is my fault.
Most fun story to write: Unicorn Horns and Puppy Dog Tails. HOW COULD I HAVE DONE LESS. It's about Merlin owning a Lisa Frank trapper keeper and doodling I ♥ Arthur Pendragon everywhere. It was so self-indulgent to write and ridiculous amounts of fun.
Story with the single sexiest moment: I can't say any of them were particularly 'sexy'. Either that or I wrote one and it was horribly forgettable.
Most "Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story: Gaius' Giant Phallic Pounding Stick. 'nuff said there.
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Again, I can't really think of one that did it for me this year.
Hardest story to write: One Lone Summer.
Biggest Disappointment: Not finishing my Morgana/Gwen drabble series
Biggest Surprise: The reception to Mending the Wounds. I'm still overwhelmed by the comments I got for that fic.
Most Unintentionally Telling Story: Unicorn Horns and Puppy Dog Tails. For all it's ridiculousness hit 98% of my own personal kinks. Weird.
Story I haven't yet written, but intend to: Hunith/Balinor - their first winter