Fic Writer’s Round Up: 2020
I was tagged by wonderful friendos @in-arlathan, @noire-pandora, @faerieavalon, @pinkfadespirit, @tevivinter, and @serial-chillr! Thank you so much, it was so interesting to see what you've been up to this year <3
2020 was a ride from start to finish and I considered not doing this at first because frankly, I wasn't particularly happy with my output this year, but I decided to give it a go and I was pleasantly surprised! This year has had a lot of ups and downs for me and there were plenty of times when I had a hard time putting words on the page, while others I couldn't stop. I've written primarily for Dragon Age and The Song of Achilles, and a little bit of Castlevania. In the below breakdown I've included all the fics I’ve written solo, both my published stuff as well as those that I plan on publishing in the near future (for my lengthier works, I’ve only included the chapters written in 2020):
Aran belongs to @oftachancer!
I don't know if you noticed the ~50k words of deleted stuff, but that was an entire arc that I wrote for A World With You, but decided it wasn't good enough so I scrapped and rewrote it. Those long gaps between updates this year? Yeah. That was it. I normally don't include deleted scenes in my overall wordcount but I decided to add this out of spite because it was a lot of hard work and it may or may not have had me sobbing into my coffee once or twice. Anyway. MOVING ON.
I also co-wrote A LOT with my friendo @oftachancer this year! It all started with a Modern AU one-shot of Aran and Tristan as college roommates, which then derailed into an epic adventure of about 250,000 words (placeholder title: Never Let Me Go) as well as a prequel of about 180,000 words of the boys before they went to college, which is currently being published on AO3 (Playground Love). We also published a smutty one-shot for Kinktober (Tea and Corsets). I love those boys so much, and I’m excited to write more of them. I have also co-written a few scenes for the Band!AU @oftachancer and @midnightprelude have been working on, which has been so much fun and I look forward to writing more! So, total wordcount for co-written stuff is approximately 445,000 words, not including a couple one-shots that we’ve written and posted on Tumblr and I’m too lazy to track down now, or others that haven’t been published yet but will soon!
New Things I Tried This Year:
Co-writing two massive, novel length fics was definitely a first, I had a lot of fun world-building with @oftachancer, and it gave me the opportunity to develop some of my OCs that had been lurking in my mind for a really long time. I also started writing for a new fandom, TSOA, and that has definitely been a highlight in my year. I grew up reading the Iliad and ancient greek myths, and to see them brought to life was very rewarding. It has also been a lot of fun finding ways to integrate ancient greek lore in my works, I really love it!
Fic I spent the most time on: A World With You, although Playground Love and Never Let Me Go are close seconds!
Fic I spent the least time on: To Build A Home. I wrote it in only a couple sittings after finishing Season 3 of Castlevania because I had so many feels! Chapters 1 and 2 of High-Flying Birds were also written on my phone in less than an hour, because again I was overwhelmed with feels after finishing The Song of Achilles.
Favourite things I wrote: I am really proud of everything I’ve written this year, especially since it was such a stressful year and writing gave me a much needed escape! But I'm going to choose a few highlights, purely based on the satisfaction they gave me while writing, and how often I've gone back to reread them (does anyone else do that?? Lol): Viper in Tall Grass, because I enjoyed the heck out of writing in the Witcher Universe. Chapter 2: Thorn, from High Flying Birds, which was one of those scenes that practically wrote themselves and I still like the way it turned out. Lastly, Chapter 28: The Prodigal Son and Chapter 29: In Water Waist Deep from AWWY. They were both really challenging to write but in the end they were worth it and I personally feel it’s some of my best writing yet. I always get emotional when I go back to reread them.
Favourite Things I Read: I’ve read a lot of published fiction this year, but not near as much fanfiction as I would have liked! I mentioned some of the fics I’m currently reading and loving in this post, but I’m going to make a more detailed fic rec post soon, so keep an eye out for that!
Writing Goals for next year: My primary goals for 2021 are to finish AWWY and High-Flying Birds so I can start working on some projects I’ve been wanting to post forever, but apart from that, I have no goals other than to have fun writing, and perhaps participate in more fic exchanges and challenges!
This post is terribly long (I’m usually rather quiet unless someone asks me to talk about my fics, and then I can’t shut up lol), but I want to thank every single person that has liked, reblogged and commented on my work, you guys are the best and there’s nothing like a comment or a thoughtful tag to make me want to create more!
I also want to give a special shoutout to @solas-disapproves, @in-arlathan, @midnightprelude, @tessa1972 and @oftachancer for being the lovely, inspiring people that they are, and for gifting me with wonderful fanart or fanfic this year that made me want to melt in a puddle, as well as to @tenmeooo-thefangirltrash for translating High Flying Birds to Vietnamese! (Check it out here) Thank you all so much, your friendship and support has meant the world to me ;w;
I’m sure that everyone has done this already, but I’m still going to tag @pikapeppa, @schoute, @schattengerissen, @zuendwinkel, @elveny, @fandomn00blr, @dafan7711, @dalish-rogue, @jeannedarcprice, @nug-juggler, @kittimau and @lavellanvibes for art or writing, because I always love seeing what you’ve been up to! If you’ve made it to the end of this humongous post, please consider yourself tagged, and tag me back so I can see your work too!
CHEERS, AND ON TO 2021!! <3
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Warning: Spoilers for Danganronpa: The End of Hope's Peak High School:Despair Arc
(I'm watching for the first time)
We're back at it again, guys!
Also, yes, I've realized that I porbably should've watched Danganronpa 2.5 first, but I'll do that after Despair Arc
Episode 1:
Oh it's ponytail teacher lady🙂
NEW INTRO YEAH BABY
POTHEAD GUY I MISSED YOUUUU
FUYUHIKO, SONIA, MAHIRU, AND HIYOKO THE NOSTALGIAAAAAA
I'm only a few minutes in and I'm already dying of laughter from the dialogue😭
MIKAN I MISSED YOU
This ponytail teacher lady, istg😂😂😂😂😂
THE TEACHER HAS A BLADE WHY DOES THE TEACHER HAVE A BLADE
Okay where is Nagito he's the only reason I'm watching this🙄
"oH goD jUrAsSiC pArK"
IS THAT WHO I THINK IT IS?
NEKOMARUUUU
Isn't that that one pervy chef?
Teruteru, that's pretty gay😀
AKANE HELLOOOOO
Soda the simp has arrived
GUNDHAM YES I MISS YOU SO MUCH😭😭😭😭
IBUKI MY GIRL
PEKO WHY'D YOU HAVE TO DIE I MISSED YOUUUU
NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO NAGITO YES
NAGITO'S LAUGH🥺🥺🥺
I fear this teacher😀
Wait....Mitirai...and the Ultimate Imposter......what the fuck is going on
HAJIME IS THAT YOU, MY BELOVED NON-SHAPE-KNOWING BOI
Awwwww he's hurt by what people say🥺
CHIAKI I MISSED YOU
Hajime, you DO have a talent. You're the Ultimate Nagito Magnet
Man, I'm probably not gonna get to see Hajime on screen a lot in this anime😔
Hey blonde bitch how ya doin
Okay we've officially seen the gang! Time for episode 2!
Episode 2:
"They're all good eggs" tell that to killing game nagito lol
Why the fuck are those two always fighting😭
"I'll have you know that we are training in real life combat conditions" "Oh in that case, knock yourself out"
This is why you don't take random glowing bottles from pervert chefs, kids.
NAGITOS JUST SITTING THERE SMILING LMAOOOOOOOO
Hajime looks so uncomfortable that a teacher is trying to have a casual conversation with him😂
Oh are they talking about the Kamakura project?
Gundam playing video games makes me so happy and idk why maybe because I love how dramatic he is lol
You ever like someone so much that when they do something as simple as speak you start freaking out at how awesome they are? Yea that's how I feel about Nagito.
ARE THEY PLAYING MARIO KART?!?!?!
why is the school rumbling GUNDHAM WHAT DID YOU DO
Nagito crying over the food lmaooooo
What did Akane sayyyy😀
NO ONE TOLD ME THIS WAS A HENTAI
WHAT THE FAWK IS GOING ON
Props to Fuyuhiko for being a man and stopping Kazuichi
Istg whatever they pay these voice actors clearly isn't enough
MIKAN WHAT DID YOU SAYYYYY NO ONEE TOLD ME YOU WERE A LESBIAN
I don't even know what to say about Nagito😳
CHIAKI JUST FUCKIN PUNCHED HIM
"I regret nothing"
Nagito's so wholesomely making everyone uncomfortable🥺
Chiaki and Hajime's relationship is soooo wholesome🥰
Episode 3:
Hajime has literally solved the murders of his friends 5 times, and he calls himself average🤨
Why are all the other Reserve Course students blue?
Wait isn't that blondie Fuyuhiko's sister?
Hajime being in the middle of these random girls fighting be like 👁👄👁
Okay I'm kinda scared to ship the green hair girl and Mahiru because they might be siblings
Hard to believe that this girl is my baby boi's sister. At least Fuyuhiko has the dignity to not randomly bully a girl for no reason
Okay I hope the FBI doesn't come to my door if these two are siblings but MAHIRU I SAW YOU BLUSH GIRL I SHIP IT
Thank god fuyuhiko understands that his sister is crazy
Hajime and Chiaki gaming together is so cute🥰
I hope Chiaki didn't just accidentally convince Hajime to do the Kamakura Project😀
The blonde just called her lovesick for Mahiru...I think we got non-related lesbians on our hands
Wait.....THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN TWILIGHT SYNDROME MURDER CASE WHAT THE FUCK
Okay I'm kinda starting to feel bad for the blondie
GREEN HAIRED GIRL KILLED HER HOLY FUCK THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY
Wait...if the green-haired girl didn't kill her...then who did?
Woah....why is the green-haired girl acting like that🤨
WAIT GREEN HAIR GIRL IS DEAD WHAT
Is this really how people normally treat Reserve Course Students? The discrimination is so unfair.
HOW DARE THIS BASTARD TOUCH MY PRECIOUS HAJIME😤
Oh so they're on a mission
Omfg Hajime don't you DARE think you're nothing and agree to be a lab rat I swear
FUCK NO HE AGREED
I am so close to crying rn😀
How's Chiaki gonna react to this😔
Episode 4:
Chiaki is sad aww🥺
Okay Nagito looking serious is NEVER a good sign
SHIT NAGITO FROWNED THAT'S NOT GOOD
Komaeda is so polite😌
Nagito.....what is Plan B😀
WHITE-HAIRED GIRL HOW YOU DOIN😁
Oh its other blonde boy and peach-haired bitch
WELL CLEARLY NAGITO'S LUCK AIN'T SHIT
HOLY SHIT NO😭
WAIT NAGITO SET UP FUCKIN BOMBS?!?! Man, I love my chaotic boi🥰
THEY SWITCHED BAGS TOO?!?!?
This is gonna be a huge shit show, isn't it?
POOR WHITE-HAIR GIRL SHE'S COMPLETELY INNOCENT😭😭😭
What the fawk😀
HOW IS HE SO CALM, JUST LIKE "I don't think that was a laxative😕"
NAGITO'S JUST TALKING BOUT HOW UNLUCKY HE IS WHILE ALL THIS SHIT IS GOING DOWN LMAOOO
WAIT SHE JUST SLAPPED HIM
YES TEACHER LADY YOU TELL HIM HOW FUCKIN AWESOME HE IS
Yay Komaeda won't get expelled😊
WAIT NO DON'T TRANSFER HER I LOVE HER NOOOOO
Uh yeah he did it all for yall 'cause he's fuckin nagito komaeda🤨
WAIT SHE'S GONNA COME BACK?!?!?! HOLY SHIT YES
Episode 5:
Poor Mitirai🥺
yeah, see? This is why I relate to Mitirai. ANIMATION IS FUCKIN MAGICAL.
Thank GOD. I thought we were gonna have to watch the teacher lady suffer😅
Okay I know this is pretty off topic, but where the fuck is Hajime
Of course as soon as I ask that question, they start talking about the Kamakura project😅
Expelled? Bullshit.
Wait NO I WANNA SEE MORE NAGITO🥺🥺🥺
WAIT THOSE ARE THE CHARACTERS FROM THE FIRST GAME
Awww they're so happy to see her how wholesome🥺
"You perfect cinnamon roll" MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY
SAIONGI WENT THROUGH A GROWTH SPURT HOLY FUCK
Wait Mitirai and......Mitirai? So he IS the ultimate imposter.
"People flake out and let you down, but carbs are always there" - Mitirai. Truer words have never been spoken😢
IT'S JUNKO FUCKIN ENOSHIMA BABY
Right, the killing game hasn't happened yet, so both Mukuro and Junko are alive and well
So, are the ultimate imposter and mitirai sibings?
Mitirai no don't overwork yourself🥺
Did he just....say "I need you"....pick her up.....and give no other context?😀
Poor Mitirai
WAIT MIKAN NO IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF MOVIE
MAKOTO MY BOY I MISSED YOU
HAJIME IS THAT YOU? YOU LOOK TERRIBLE
Wait...HAJIME NO
HAJIME DON'T YOU DARE
WHAT ABOUT CHIAKI?!?!?!
HAJIME'S EYES ARE RED NOOOOOOO
I'm gonna miss good old Hajime😔
Episode 6:
HAJIME NO TALENTLESS PEOPLE ARE STILL PEOPLE
WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING THIS TO AN INNOCENT HIGH SCHOOLER
It's......Izuru Kamakura😔
Hajime no🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Awww Chiaki misses him
Wait why didn't the teacher just lie and say that Hajime was expelled🤨
I am so close to crying rn😀
Ponytail teacher lady is gonna realize the heartbreaking truth about Hajime, isn't she?😔
Awwww buff guy🥺
That is the weirdest tourture I've ever seen
The sad thing is she doesn't even know that it was Hajime who was made the victim to the project.
Wait why is Kamakura there what's going on
"KAMAKURA KAMAKURA YAS Q U E E N."
CAN MUKURO STOP LETTING JUNKO MAKE FUN OF HER LIKE BITCH YOU ARE AWESOME
Ikuru literally the entire time Junko is talking is basically just: 😑
WAIT HE AGREES WITH JUNKO NO
wait....MITIRAI IS GONNA MEET JUNKO FUCK NO
FUCK NOOOOOO
Okay we're officially halfway through, and I'm super pissed that Nagito is god knows where because he's the ONLY reason I'm watching this
Episode 7:
MITIRAI STOP TALKING TO HER RUN ASAP AHHHHHHHHH
Junko does realize that she basically just triggered every single fan of Danganronpa, right🤨
"aWw lOoK aT hiM trEmBLe hE'S goNnA bUrsT a blOoD veSsEL bEcAuSe I jUsT diSseD hiS wAifUS"
WAIT JUNKO NO DON'T SMILE LIKE THAT
THEY THINK HE'S DEAD LMAOOOOO
NAGITO YES FINALLY
NAGITO WTF PUT SOME CLOTHES ON
Wait so is that the crash site of the what killed his parents🥺
Kazuchi, Teruteru, stop being pervs and shut up please🥰
GUNDHAM YES WE STAN
MITIRAI IS MISSING NO
Istg if they lay a hand on Mikan they bouta lose a hand😀
Poor buff guy🥺
SHIT NO THEY'RE GONNA BRAINWASH HER
Junko's eyes really went ⬆️↗️➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️
Wait who tf are these people🤨
Junko what is it with you and killing games😀
Wait she's actually really good at singing😯
Can we get an f in the chat for these poor students
IZURU WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST DO
THEY'RE SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG AGAIN?!?!?!?
So that was his promise😔
It's the cool moving comic thing from the games😯
The Reserve Course students are NOT happy😀
Poor Chiaki still misses him😔
Imagine if she knew HE was the killer
Episode 8:
(So some of my notes were deleted and when I rewrote them they got deleted twice. So I'm just gonna go where I left off.)
NAGITO YES MY BOY I MISSED YOUUUUU
"Who are you" lol
At least CHIAKI is nice to Nagito
YES NAGITO YOU LIFE-SAVER😤
Talk about what🤨
WHY ARE THEY TREATING THESE STUDENTS TO "KNOW THEIR PLACE" ISTG
Okay Nagito what is it with your luck
"Oh we found a secret passage cool😶"
POOR MITIRAI
WAIT NAGITO KNEW?!?!?!?
NAGITO HAS A FUCKIN GUN I REPEAT NAGITO HAS A GUN WHY DOES HE HAVE A GUN
OKAY WHY DOES NAGITO SOUND SO THREATENING ALL OF A SUDDEN
Okay am I crazy or was that interaction between izuru and nagito just now pretty gay?
NAGITO HOLY FUCK NO
OH THANK THE LORD
NAGITO THIS IS NO TIME TO BE A SIMP FOR IZURU
Episode 9:
That....is Hinata😔
WAIT NO DON'T YOU DARE HYPNOTIZE CHIAKI
Teacher lady is gonna be hypnotized, isn't she😖😞
OKAY JUNKO THIS IS TOO FAR
Wait is Mikan pretending?
Poor Guy😢
YEAH LISTEN TO NAGITO
I mean, I don't wanna abandon the teacher but it's already too late
WAIT IS THAT WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE?!?!?
It's so sad to know that they're just running into destruction😔
NO POOR TEACHER LADY
STOP IT RIGHT NOW
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
NOOOOOOOOOOO
You're already too late😞
WAIT WHY ARE THEY BEING SO VIOLENT
Poor Mitirai, man🥺
WAIT NO JUNKO YOU WOULDN'T
Junko STOP LEAVE HIM ALONE
You're in deep shit, Junko
WAIT NO DON'T DIE MITIRAI
Oh thank god😅
Mitirai😭
Poor Nagito too
WAIT MIKAN WHY
NO THE TEACHER IS DEFINITELY HYPNOTIZED NOPE
Episode 10:
Something's wrong....
Chiaki, don't be fooled
Wait is he actually gay tho
Okay Junko please SHUT THE FUCK UP🥰
This isn't gonna go well, is it?
CHIAKI NO
JUNKO DON'T YOU LAY A HAND ON HER
Wait why are they in a trial room
WAIT NAGITO WHY DIDN'T YOU WARN THEM BEFORE
CHIAKI NO
(Won't let me type anymore. Continue post here)
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