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Better post this now before this year's fics start appearing...
Well, I did not manage my
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getyourwordsout goal (largely because after Tricks I just stopped writing for six weeks) but I did reach total of over 100k though only 57k posted on AO3. I also passed 500 works on AO3 and in 2026 I will almost certainly pass 1 million words.
Fics published in 2025 by Fandom:(I've only provided AO3 links cos I'm lazy, but all are readable on DW too, let me know if you'd like a link. My AO3 is locked for users only but if anyone needs AO3 invites please let me know, I have plenty)
American Idol RPFTrial (Kris/Adam, G, 100 words)
ATEEZWhispers (Kim Hongjoong/Park Seonghwa + Park Seonghwa/OMC, G, 100 words)
방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTSFirst Spark (Namjoon/Yoongi, G, 100 words)
Metamorphosis (OT7/ambiguous relationships, G, 544 words)
Being HumanHome (Mitchell/George/Annie, T, 100 words)
Buzzfeed Unsolved/Watcher EntertainmentAwkward (Ryan/Shane, G, 100 words)
Better the Demon You Know (Ryan/Shane, M, 6422 words)
Cobra Starshipelectric dreams (Ryland/Alex, G, 100 words)
Doctor WhoMercury Lane (Tenth Doctor/The Master (Simm), G, 1134 words)
Enola Holmes Courting (Un)Conventions (Enola/Tewkesbury + Sherlock/John, G, 837 words)
Fall Out BoyPrice (Patrick/Pete, T, 100 words)
FireflyGrow Together (Kaylee/River/Simon, G, 501 words)
Given (Anime)
Second Chance (Kaji Akihiko/Nakayama Haruki + Satou Mafuyu/Uenoyama Ritsuka, T, 5517 words)
Guardian RPFCloser (Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong, T, 2072 words)
no finer details than yours (Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong, T, 905 words)
Hansel and Gretel: Witch HuntersChoice (Gretel/Hansel, T, 100 words)
Harry PotterA Kiss (Bellatrix, M, 100 words)
The HobbitTogether (Fili/Kili G, 100 words)
K.A.R.D (Band)like what you (don’t) see (Matthew Kim | BM/Kim Taehyung | J.Seph + Kim Taehyung | J.Seph/OMC, G, 720 words)
Life on MarsBoiling Point (Sam, G, 100 words)
Year of the Cat (Gene/Sam, G, 2111 words)
The Lost BoysFlashback (Michael/Sam, T, 2553 words)
MCUShatter (Bruce/Tony, T, 100 words)
My Chemical RomanceDribble (Gerard/Frank, E, 1142 words)
Original Workclimbin’ up to reach your land (OMC/OMC, T, 3291 words)
(i’ma) make a move (OFC/OFC, T, 2789 words)
Tribute (OFC/OMC, T, 2059 words)
Panic! at the DiscoMismatched Magic (Ryan/Spencer, G, 100 words)
safe landing (Ryan/Spencer, G, 1035 words)
Person of InterestRuin (Finch/Reese, G, 100 words)
PrimevalCelebrate Tonight (Nick/Stephen, G, 1295 words)
SEVENTEENThorns (Kwon Soonyoung | Hoshi/Lee Jihoon | Woozi, G, 100 words)
Stargate AtlantisMidnight Tea (Teyla, G, 100 words)
Protector (Lorne/Sheppard, T, 2248 words)
Star Trek: Alternate Original SeriesAntigen (Kirk/Bones, T, 2111 words)
Stray KidsSummoned (Bang Chan/Seo Changbin, G, 100 words)
when to fold’em (Bang Chan/Yang Jeongin | I.N + Han Jisung | Han/Lee Minho | Lee Know, M, 1392 words)
SupernaturalStruggle (Sam/Dean, T, 100 words)
Veil (Bobby, G, 100 words)
Wheel of TimeArchitect (Rand/Elayne, G, 163 words)
Burgeoning (Nynaeve, G, 100 words)
Patience (Bair & Egwene, G, 191 words)
Vernal (Aviendha, G, 737 words)
The WitcherThe Winter of Our Contentment (Geralt/Jaskier, T, 4581 words)
阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master (Movies - Guo Jingming)
touch me slow, touch me sure (Bo Ya/Qing Ming, E, 8984 words)
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Meme Question Leitmotifs of the year:- Return of the Drabble
- Is This Original Fic I See?
- Old Fandoms, New Fandoms
- Gifting Things
Most popular story:By every AO3 metric:
The Winter of Our Contentment, because The Witcher fandom is still active af apparently.
Observation 1. This was the year I archive-locked all my fic and the overall drop in hits, kudos and comments compared to last year has been noticeable. Why are people still relying on reading without an account when the invite codes are relatively easy to get?
Observation 2. The second most popular fic by hits is
Dribble which is a filthy pwp. I'm amused by the difference between the kudos to hit ratio between this and
The Winter of Our Contentment, ~10% vs ~27%, which suggests that many people are apparently reluctant to make it known that they read and liked filthy porn. Which is hilarious to me. Baby, this is fandom, let go of your shame.
My best story this year:Metamorphosis for the theme.
Better the Demon You Know and
Protector for the world-building.
when to fold'em and
Vernal for the voices.
Mercury Lane for the sense of place.
Antigen for the concept.
climbin' up to reach your land as a personal favourite.
Hardest story to write:I struggled with the ending of the
climbin' up to reach your land quite a bit. Emotionally speaking, probably
Metamorphosis.
Easiest story to write:Most of the drabbles I wrote in one sitting, often one after another, and it was good to get back to that instant sense of accomplishment.
like what you (don't) see I wrote in one sitting too after being smacked by the MV.
Year of the Cat was also a quick write. And S
econd Chance came out pretty quickly under deadline pressure.
(i'ma) make a move was a fun breezy fluff piece.
Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion:Ugh, idk...
Metamorphosis? But like it was never going to get a lot of attention given the theme and the ambiguous relationships. Maybe
climbin' up to reach your land as I think it would appeal to anyone who's into incest-ships.
Tribute has a bad ass female war general. Just saying.
Most fun story to write:I had fun with a lot of the drabbles, but especially
Awkward,
Together,
Mismatched MagicFluffiest story:Mismatched Magic, no finer details than yours, Year of the Cat (kittens! scampering!). Actually
The Winter of Out Contentment is pretty damn fluffy, seeming as it's essential 4,5k of huddling for warmth. Erm, okay,
safe landing.
(i'ma) make a move is cotton candy. Fuck, listen, fluff and angst are like my bread and butter.
Most angsty story:*points above* But maybe
Metamorphosis takes the win here too we it's high on hurt, thin on comfort. Special mentions to
Whispers, Veil, Shatter, electric dreams, like what you (don't) see, Antigen (though has a hopeful ending)
Sexiest story:For outright porn,
Dribble. For slow burn and an extended, gentler sex scene with touch starvation and first time feels,
touch me slow, touch me sure"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story:Ehhhh *waves hand* Idk, there were some morally grey fics (
when to fold'em) and plenty of incest (
Flashback, Choice, climbin' up to reach your land, Struggle, Grow Together) but maybe
A Kiss. For the sadism.
Biggest Disappointment:As always, not finishing some of the longer wips, or poetry really though I did get back to that a little bit. I stopped writing entirely for about six weeks after losing Tricks, and I'm not like disappointed about that per se, just acknowledging that it happened and I'm still slowly coming back.
Biggest Surprise:I did not expect to a) write in an anime fandom and b) for that to go as well as it did, so for
Second Chance to get into a fourth place of 'most popular' was fun to watch. Writing as much Original Fic as I did.
Most Unintentionally Telling Story:Idk, nothing where I brought clear receipts... Wait, wait, I did, sort of, for
Celebrate Tonight. (no, not for that!). I also don't think I wrote anything particularly unexpected. Ooooh Kat likes power dynamics! What a surprise...
Best summary?I've used a quote from the fic as a summary for almost every single one this year so mostly what's left is this:
In which Akihiko decides that Mafuyu and Ritsuka need role models for a healthy relationship. You know, because he's such an expert on the topic. Somehow, this becomes Haruki's problem.
( Best First Line - I refuse to pick just one )( Best Last Line? - Lines. LineSSSS )( Favourite line/passage of the year? - sorry not sorrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy )
Story I haven't yet written, but intend/hope to:I've signed up for
getyourwordsout with the same goal (150k) that I failed to reach this year, largely because I love their spreadsheet an unholy amount. I'm hoping to finish and post some of the longer wips, either the ones I'm writing alone, or the numerous shared stories with
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dreamersdare and I want to get some of the Unmarked Place fics (bandom bdsm au co-written with
pushkin666 ) to AO3. I'm currently just playing around with
fandomtrees fics.
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