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List of completed fics
Spare Him My Fate
Fandom: Carmen
Characters: Don José, Carmen
Summary: José's thoughts right before he stabs Carmen. A drabble.
Silent
Fandom: Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Characters: Christine, Raoul
Summary: Christine is haunted by her memories of Erik. Luckily, Raoul is there to comfort her. Based on the 1925 movie.
The Last Sunset
Fandom: Norse mythology
Characters: Thor, Loki
Summary: On the evening before Ragnarok, Thor and Loki meet.
Leave The Hurt Behind
Fandom: Love Never Dies
Characters: Raoul
Summary: All Raoul wants to do is drink his feelings away. Takes place before the events of the show.
A Mad Plan
Fandom: Pirate101
Characters: Phule, the Pirate, Gazpaccio
Summary: For once in his life, Phule has done something right. A drabble.
In This Kingdom By The Sea
Fandom: Nevermore
Characters: Isobel, Varen
Summary: Varen and Isobel dance on the beach.
Total number
Six.
Total word count
2,157
Ship/character breakdown
Raoul/Christine, one. Varen/Isobel, one.
Specifics
Best/worst title?
Not counting the titles I borrowed from other people, A Mad Plan is probably the best. Worst is probably Silent.
Best/worst summary?
Best: Christine is haunted by her memories of Erik. Luckily, Raoul is there to comfort her from Silent.
Worst: Any of the others, really...
Best/worst first line?
Best: Sometimes in the dark, Christine still hears Erik's laugh from Silent.
Worst: Raoul ordered another drink from Leave The Hurt Behind.
Best/worst last line?
Best: Who is the failure now, Father? from A Mad Plan.
Worst: In the de Chagnys' bedroom, all is blessedly silent from Silent.
General questions
Looking back, did you write more fics than you thought you would this year, less than you thought, or about what you predicted?
My only prediction was "more than last year," which came true, so I guess it's about what I predicted.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted last year?
I broke the golden rule of fanfiction and wrote a one-shot for Love Never Dies even though I've never actually seen the show myself. And I certainly would never have predicted becoming so emotionally invested in a pirate-themed MMORPG for children that I'd write fanfiction for it!
What's your favorite story this year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you the happiest.
Leave The Hurt Behind is probably the story I'm proudest of.
Okay, NOW your most popular story.
The Last Sunset was my most popular story by far, with Silent coming in second.
Story most underappreciated by the universe?
In This Kingdom By The Sea, which isn't surprising since the fandom is practically nonexistent.
Story that could have been better?
I feel like the emotional conflict in Silent and The Last Sunset got resolved a little too abruptly.
Sexiest story?
None of them, really. In This Kingdom By The Sea has a dance and a kiss and that's it.
Saddest story?
Leave The Hurt Behind, easily. I cried while writing it, mostly because the bits about Raoul feeling suicidal were drawn from personal experience.
Most fun?
A Mad Plan isn't really what I'd call fun, but it isn't quite as serious or angsty as the others.
Story with single sweetest moment?
Probably The Last Sunset: They embraced, the gesture saying what words could not. Thor couldn't stop a few tears from falling, and when they broke apart, he saw tears on Loki's face, too.
Hardest story to write?
A Mad Plan was originally a one-shot delving into Phule's complicated relationship with Kane and his growing sympathy for the Pirate, but it was self-indulgent even by my standards, so I stripped it down into a drabble. That was not as easy as it sounds.
Easiest/most fun story to write?
I had quite a bit of fun writing Silent.
Did any stories shift your perceptions of the characters?
I gave Don José in Spare Him My Fate slightly more altruistic motives than in canon, perhaps, but Don José has always been one of those fictional characters I feel sorry for even though I probably shouldn't.
Most overdue story?
I think Silent was the story with the longest stretch of time in between me getting the idea and actually writing the story.
Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?
I didn't do anything new other than writing two drabbles. Not exactly risky.
What are your fic writing goals for next year?
I don't have any. I feel like there's not a lot I can do with fanfiction that won't end with me warping canon into something nigh-unrecognizable just to keep things interesting. I might as well write original fiction if I'm going to do that.
List of completed fics
Spare Him My Fate
Fandom: Carmen
Characters: Don José, Carmen
Summary: José's thoughts right before he stabs Carmen. A drabble.
Silent
Fandom: Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Characters: Christine, Raoul
Summary: Christine is haunted by her memories of Erik. Luckily, Raoul is there to comfort her. Based on the 1925 movie.
The Last Sunset
Fandom: Norse mythology
Characters: Thor, Loki
Summary: On the evening before Ragnarok, Thor and Loki meet.
Leave The Hurt Behind
Fandom: Love Never Dies
Characters: Raoul
Summary: All Raoul wants to do is drink his feelings away. Takes place before the events of the show.
A Mad Plan
Fandom: Pirate101
Characters: Phule, the Pirate, Gazpaccio
Summary: For once in his life, Phule has done something right. A drabble.
In This Kingdom By The Sea
Fandom: Nevermore
Characters: Isobel, Varen
Summary: Varen and Isobel dance on the beach.
Total number
Six.
Total word count
2,157
Ship/character breakdown
Raoul/Christine, one. Varen/Isobel, one.
Specifics
Best/worst title?
Not counting the titles I borrowed from other people, A Mad Plan is probably the best. Worst is probably Silent.
Best/worst summary?
Best: Christine is haunted by her memories of Erik. Luckily, Raoul is there to comfort her from Silent.
Worst: Any of the others, really...
Best/worst first line?
Best: Sometimes in the dark, Christine still hears Erik's laugh from Silent.
Worst: Raoul ordered another drink from Leave The Hurt Behind.
Best/worst last line?
Best: Who is the failure now, Father? from A Mad Plan.
Worst: In the de Chagnys' bedroom, all is blessedly silent from Silent.
General questions
Looking back, did you write more fics than you thought you would this year, less than you thought, or about what you predicted?
My only prediction was "more than last year," which came true, so I guess it's about what I predicted.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted last year?
I broke the golden rule of fanfiction and wrote a one-shot for Love Never Dies even though I've never actually seen the show myself. And I certainly would never have predicted becoming so emotionally invested in a pirate-themed MMORPG for children that I'd write fanfiction for it!
What's your favorite story this year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you the happiest.
Leave The Hurt Behind is probably the story I'm proudest of.
Okay, NOW your most popular story.
The Last Sunset was my most popular story by far, with Silent coming in second.
Story most underappreciated by the universe?
In This Kingdom By The Sea, which isn't surprising since the fandom is practically nonexistent.
Story that could have been better?
I feel like the emotional conflict in Silent and The Last Sunset got resolved a little too abruptly.
Sexiest story?
None of them, really. In This Kingdom By The Sea has a dance and a kiss and that's it.
Saddest story?
Leave The Hurt Behind, easily. I cried while writing it, mostly because the bits about Raoul feeling suicidal were drawn from personal experience.
Most fun?
A Mad Plan isn't really what I'd call fun, but it isn't quite as serious or angsty as the others.
Story with single sweetest moment?
Probably The Last Sunset: They embraced, the gesture saying what words could not. Thor couldn't stop a few tears from falling, and when they broke apart, he saw tears on Loki's face, too.
Hardest story to write?
A Mad Plan was originally a one-shot delving into Phule's complicated relationship with Kane and his growing sympathy for the Pirate, but it was self-indulgent even by my standards, so I stripped it down into a drabble. That was not as easy as it sounds.
Easiest/most fun story to write?
I had quite a bit of fun writing Silent.
Did any stories shift your perceptions of the characters?
I gave Don José in Spare Him My Fate slightly more altruistic motives than in canon, perhaps, but Don José has always been one of those fictional characters I feel sorry for even though I probably shouldn't.
Most overdue story?
I think Silent was the story with the longest stretch of time in between me getting the idea and actually writing the story.
Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?
I didn't do anything new other than writing two drabbles. Not exactly risky.
What are your fic writing goals for next year?
I don't have any. I feel like there's not a lot I can do with fanfiction that won't end with me warping canon into something nigh-unrecognizable just to keep things interesting. I might as well write original fiction if I'm going to do that.
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Then I looked more carefully at the date and realised you'd actually remembered to do yours without a prompt from anyone else, which I hadn't :-D