#longest oneshot I've ever written and in the shortest amount of time too

[dragonsoftheeast]

i was tagged by @stannisfactions for this! I was really happy to meet you this year through the helaemond server :)

1. What is your AO3 account?

I'm dragonsoftheeast on there too.

2. How many words did you write total in 2022?

75, 742! I can't believe it. This really is my most productive year, after not even writing anything in 2021, since during COVID I focused a lot on my original work. I definitely got into a creative groove this year for fic though.

3. How many fics did you publish in 2022? How many multichapters vs oneshots?

I wrote 3 multichaps and 14 oneshots. Incidentally all of those oneshots were for Vikings seasonal challenges, so...

4. What was your longest fic? Your shortest fic?

My longest fic was not born, but raised, my Elite novelization, which I finished this year. I'll get to the other two seasons at some point, I think, though that fandom was already pretty dead by the time I got there (tho Netflix keeps pumping out seasons). My shortest fic was more, give me more, give me more, a nice romantic scene between Bjorn and Thorunn. I have a really fond thought for this fic, but it really broke my mental barrier of, a fic needs to be a certain length in order to be publishable.

5. What was your most popular fic? Your least popular fic?

My most popular fic was Fire Made Flesh, which is kind of crazy because I only started it in November. My least popular fic is i don't ever think about death (it's alright if you do it's fine).

6. What fic didn’t perform as well as you thought it would?

Honestly, I never expect any fic to perform at all. I guess it would have to be dropping glasses just to hear them break, though, because I love writing from Thorunn's POV and I thought I did a really good job with it, but it didn't really get that much attention.

7. What fic performed way better than you thought it would?

someone's gotta go now! I wrote that in such a panic to meet the deadline of the challenge, literally the day of. I love writing death scenes, so I sort of fell back on that in desperation, but it apparently hit some people. But honorable mention to in all chaos there is calculation. I know Freydis is an unpopular character, but I was glad to see some people liked me exploring her headspace.

8. What was your favorite fic you wrote from 2022?

I mean, it's sort of a toss-up. I'm so proud of Fire Made Flesh. It's my first attempt at a proper epic fic since 2015, and I'm so much more prepared for it now than I was then, and a much better writer too. I feel like I've really sort of found my balance between planning ahead and gardening with it.

However, I wrote a catty conversation between Daemon and Aemond in High Valyrian in second son, and I was SO into that.

9. What was your favorite fic that somebody else wrote in 2022?

This is always really hard. But this is really random, but Aerea. The horror and the lore, combined together? Lovely. I think of it all the time.

10. Tag your friends to do this year-end fic review as well!

Well, this was actually quite therapeutic. I didn't really realize how much I had actually written this year. 2022 me certainly kicked it into high gear! Anyway, anyone can do this if they like, but I'll tag @carladuquette, @volvaaslaug, @ivarthebadbitch (just wanna say, sometimes I stare at that gifset you made for Glory and Gore for an embarrassing amount of time), @strawberrycordate, and @yani5688-blog to do this too.

[ichibri]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Hood/Arsenal (Comics), Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Roy Harper/Jason Todd Characters: Roy Harper, Jason Todd, Lian Harper Additional Tags: Cowboy AU, Alternate Universe - Western, Hurt/Comfort, Pining, Sharing a Bed, Injured Jason Todd, questionable first aid, Animal Death

Summary:

The man snorted a derisive breath through his nostrils. “Peachy,” he said with a crooked grin, and despite the humor, there was something dangerous—feral—about that smirk. Maybe it was the rugged jawline or the mangled scars, the blood slowly dripping from the split in his lip or the finger tapping at the butt of his gun; but Roy’s instincts sparked aflame. He needed this man. He was the one.

Before Roy could fully think it through, he barreled ahead and asked, “You got any plans for the next month?”

The man arched an eyebrow, his gaze narrowing as he stared straight at Roy. “No,” he slowly said, the word careful and drawn out with his wariness. “Sounds like you might, though.”

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In which Roy hires Jason to accompany him on a trip to pick up an expensive stallion; and while sleeping beneath the stars and hunting rattlesnakes, Roy sees a side to this rough, rugged man that irrevocably stirs Roy's heart.

#jayroy #royjay #Jason Todd #Roy Harper #my writing #super self indulgent cowboy au that no one asked for #and lol would you look at that #jayroy pulling miracles outta me again #longest oneshot I've ever written and in the shortest amount of time too #like I swear this ship gives me life right now