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tyfinn · 15 days ago
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Fic Writing Review 2024
Thanks for tagging me @stereopticons!
Sometimes taking a look back on the past year at something I really enjoy doing helps put things in perspective. For me, it was a chance to clear my head from some of the chaos happening IRL, and to tell myself it was okay to do something just for me that makes me happy.
Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. This is not a contest to see who wrote the most, received the most Kudos, etc. This is just a look back at 2024 and to have a little fun with it. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.
Words and Fics 2024:
Words Written in 2024: 108,574 (spread out over 2 fandoms and some original works).
Fandoms I write for: Schitt's Creek and Heartstopper I also do some original work from time to time.
Psueds: tyfinn and Never Be the Same
Most Recent Drops: White Out for SC and Let Me Run My Fingers Through Your Hair for HS
Longest Fic in 2024: Legacy for SC and Punch Drunk and In Love for HS
Top Fics 2024:
Kudos: March With Me for SC and Punch Drunk and In Love for HS
Comments: March With Me for SC and Good Day, Charlie? for HS
Bookmarks: Legacy for SC and Punch Drunk and In Love for HS
Misc Writing Data:
Fic gifted to me: I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Fics I gifted in 2024: My Silver Lining Follow Me Only for You
Fics I had the most fun writing: March With Me for SC This was a daily flash fic venture. I did not write a lot of longer fics this year. I really enjoyed the prompts for this month.
Boo! for HS I really wanted to write a Halloween fic this year. I came up with the idea of Charlie wanting to go a Halloween party with Nick as a couple, but Nick was not out yet. By dressing up, Charlie got to see what it was like going out in public as a couple, and Nick would get to see that as well.
Characters I enjoyed writing the most: I will never get tired of writing David and Stevie. I'm also really starting to like getting into Nick and Charlie's heads. And then, of course, getting the chance to write about ace characters like Maddy and Isaac made me very happy.
Biggest challenge in 2024: I moved out of my fanfic comfort zone and entered 3 writing contests. (I even moved up to the next level in one of them!)
Plans for the rest of 2024: For SC, I am currently working on the Monthly Color Drabble Challenge for December White Out. I have a Secret Santa Gift Exchange that will be posted, and I'm working on a Frozen Over fic. For HS I'd like to write a Christmas Fic.
Plans for 2025: For SC, I have 2 multi-chapter WIPS I would really like to try and finish. And continue with the drabbles. Even if I'm not in the headspace to write a one-shot, the drabbles help to keep me engaged in the fandom. For HS, I have an AU multi-chapter fic I'm working on. I may want to try a daily flash fic for HS.
Most importantly in 2025? I hope to keep writing and that I continue to enjoy it.
No pressure tags (and apologies if you've already posted) @mammameesh @a-noble-dragon @ramonaflow @stargazer56 @characterassassination-at-9am
@jesuisici33 @wearpersistencewell @queenmabcreates @chelle-68 I know I'm missing a lot, so I'm including an open tag to anyone else who would like to share!
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tyfinn · 17 days ago
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I will definitely do this, but it will be this weekend- gotta get through one more day...
Thanks for the tag @stereopticons
Fic Writing Review 2024
Thanks for the tag, @kiwiana-writes
Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.
Words and Fics (fics written in 2024 only)
24,701 words published to ao3, which is a little less than half of last year’s total, but there was a lot of life happening this year that made writing difficult.
My writing tracker only lasted until April so I don’t honestly know how many words I’ve written, but I did work on several things that are still WIPs.
I’ve published in two fandoms: Schitt’s Creek and RWRB.
Most recent drop: you can call me, call me, any time, aka kinktober day 10, published in November lol.
Longest published fic: stronger than iron, stronger than steel at a whopping…3714 words lol.
Longest WIP remains indie band Patrick which is just over 29k
Top Fics by Kudos (fics written in 2024 only)
you can call me, call me, anytime [firstprince, E, 500 words]
head in the clouds but my gravity’s centered [firstprince, E, 1.1k]
bells will ring, the sun will shine [firstprince, E, 861 words]
love just leaves you bruised [david/patrick, T, 1.4k]
I don’t wanna play if I’m gonna lose (but I don’t wanna lose ‘cause I didn’t play) [firstprince, M, 1.4k]
Miscellaneous Data From My Unhinged Spreadsheet about 2024 fics
The fic with the highest percentage of private bookmarks is you can call me, call me, anytime which is a little surprising.
Out of 14 published fics, 11 were E, 1 was M and 2 were T, which is a very different distribution than usual, but that’s because 10 of the 14 fics were kinktober lol.
I wrote David/Patrick, Alex/Henry, and June/Nora. Also started a Stevie/Alexis kinktober fic that I have yet to finish.
1 title came from canon, 1 didn’t have a source, and the other twelve were from the following artists (1 each): The Bens, Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Regina Spektor, the Neighbourhood, MUNA, Chapterhouse, The Dixie Cups, West Side Story, Noah Reid, Matt Nathanson, and Blondie.
Highest kudos to hits ratio is a long winter of indifference
I published 8 fics in October, 2 in November, and one each in January, February and March. Not publishing anything in April broke a 2.5 year streak of publishing at least one fic per month (October 2021-April 2024) and I had a lot of feelings about it.
My average fic length this year was 1,645 words.
Stats specifically about Kinktober
Ten total fics and 13,792 words published so far - hoping this updates before the end of the year.
Five were David/Patrick, 4 were Alex/Henry and 1 was June/Nora
3 were David POV, 2 were Patrick POV, 3 were Alex POV, and 1 each were Henry and June POV.
Longest was I feel dizzy, I feel sunny, I feel fizzy and funny and fine, because apparently I have a lot to say about Patrick in lingerie, which is very valid of me tbh.
Shortest was you can call me, call me, anytime, which was epistolary.
Most popular by hits was head in the clouds but my gravity’s centered. Least popular by both hits and kudos was I know it gets hard just to breathe sometimes (I’m never gonna forget your name) which was breathplay so that’s fair.
The Rest of 2024
I have an exchange fic to finish and also am really hoping to finally get the exes to lovers fic finished. Potentially other kinktober fics, and maybe if I’m really on a roll, either the black swan au or the pretty princess fic. We’ll see!
Tagging people who either may want to participate or maybe are just interested? Idk.
@hippolotamus @blackandwhiteandrose @rosedavid @ninzied @indestructibleheart
@mostlyinthemorning @filet-o-feelings @carolrain @tyfinn @jamilas-pen
@rmd-writes @welcometololaland @lizzie-bennetdarcy @jettestar @thesleepyskipper
@ships-to-sail @beaiola @likerealpeopledo-on-ao3 @chelle-68 @missgeevious
@dinnfameron
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dreamtigress · 14 days ago
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AO3 Wrapped 2024
Thanks for the tag, @onthewaytosomewhere! See their post here.
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Comparing the overall flat view stats to the ones for 2024 is a fun comparison. I do love that my most popular fic overall is Geliefde, for a number of reasons.
While my volume of words posted for 2024 has been HUGE, I have also found myself slowing down on output in the second half of this year. Lots on my plate, and working more thoughtfully on my writing. I do have a slew of WIPs and ideas in the works, but it might take a bit to get them all done and published. I do hope to get Vakantie up before the end of the year, hopefully around the holiday break. Then y'all can look forward to more stories in 2025. Writing fan fic helps keep me sane, so it's going to keep being a part of my life.
Shoutout to not only the SOC fandom, but ALL of my writer peeps for support and tagging and general awesomeness.
Link to all my works for those in need.
Soft tagging @intosnarkness, @hotpinkmurex, @cameliawrites, @linearao3, and anyone else who wants to do one of these.
Blank graphic from @spicedrobot below the cut.
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nerdallwritey · 11 days ago
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✨NerdAllWritey's 2024 Fanfic Wrapped✨
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Template found here!
AHHHHHHH what a YEAR it's been!! I started posting fics back in June of this year, but I believe I started actually writing bg3 fics back in December of 2023. Will those pieces ever see the light of day? Who knows! But I cannot thank this community enough for encouraging and inspiring me, and being such wonderful, supportive friends!
Seeing how much I've written/accomplished this year is very surreal. I love writing and it's so much fun to have this outlet with like-minded weirdos who love and uplift each other's works.
Here's to more goofs and gaffs in the new year! Thanks for sticking around, reading, liking, reblogging, and commenting on my humble little fics. It means the world to me and encourages me to keep going!! I love you all, thank you for a wonderful six months of publishing and laughing together :)
My fics found here!
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veronae-buddie · 22 days ago
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Novelember Buddie stats
Number of Buddie words written during November: 48,907.
Total number of fics worked on: 10
Number of existing fics: 2
Fics started and finished during Novelember: 4
Finished words that now need to be edited: 16,003!
Fics that are likely to be abandoned: 2
Other fics I'm not planning to share: 1
Chaptered fics: 1
Smut fics: 1
Fluff fics: 4
Fics that still need words: 3
Number of ways to get Buddie together: ∞
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kbirbpods · 4 months ago
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Summer Podfic Stats!
Back in January, I said I wanted to do this monthly but then I instantly got too caught up in life. However, this summer was my most productive season yet so I thought I'd do a little stats round up for the season ~
January-August Quick Stats:
Podfic made: 42 hours, 28 minutes, 38 seconds Most podded fandoms (including crossovers) so far: Star Wars (69) & DC (46) Most podded sub-fandoms so far: Clone Wars (45), Batfam (16), DPxDC (10) Most podded authors so far: @wanderingjedihistorian (16) & @flowerparrish (12) Music? Top two choices: No Music (30) & Taylor Swift (27)
Summer Round Up!
JUNE: I waffled on including June in my "summer roundup" but technically my summer starts mid-June. It just so happens that right after work ended, we moved. And it took a minute for my podfic space to be set up. So, in June, I made 1 hour & 41 minutes of podfic. It was quite literally just Chapter 47 of the Sansukh multivoice project. I posted more in June but it was all recorded/edited in May.
JULY: July brought 7 hours, 31 minutes, and 53 seconds of podfic. Much of this was not posted until August when Summer Podfic Swap revealed but it was all recorded in July! In July, my most recorded for event was Summer Podfic Swap with 11 podfics. My longest podfic was The Jedi Within at 3 hours & 16 minutes. My shortest podfic was Red Bones at 6 minutes & 37 seconds.
AUGUST: In a weird coincidence, I made 7 hours, 32 minutes, and 38 seconds of podfic in August. (I've never had two months in a row be almost the exact same.) My most recorded for event was again Summer Podfic Swap with 19 podfics recorded for it this month (I used one podfic I'd recorded another month for the exchange). I also began recording for CCPA this month and did one Pod Together project. My longest podfic in August was Aliit Ori'shya Taldin (Family is More Than Blood) at 37 minutes & 28 seconds. My shortest podfic was Race at 1 minute & 11 seconds.
EVENTS: - 31 podfics posted for Summer Podfic Swap 2024, plus one I provided the voice for as well! - 10 podfics made "just because" - 3 podfics recorded so far for the Chromatic Characters Podfic Anthology V (the link is to the information post, reveals are at the end of September!) - 1 Pod Together Project with Wander & Flowerparrish [text | podfic] - 1 podfic for Fandom Trumps Hate posted (Lights Up! for hoebiwan)
+ large multivoice projects: Chapter 47 of Sansukh, one scene in Chapter 50 of Sansukh, & Chapter 20 of QKP
SUMMER SWAP BREAKDOWN:
For my main giftee, I made 14 podfics that totaled up to 4 hours & 12 minutes of podfic. Some of these treats were also treated to others! I made 12 podfics as treats for Flowerparrish. Again, many of these were also treated to others. These treats totaled up to 2 hours & 7 minutes of podfic. In total, there was 7 hours & 16 minutes of podfic that I posted for the event. I recorded 51,787 words! The top fandoms I recorded for the exchange were DC(+ crossovers) at 15 & Star Wars(+ crossovers) at 12. This includes the three SWxDC I recorded (so it would be 12 DC and 9 SW if not)! I did 5 DPxDC podfics, despite how recently I got into it again. The other fandoms included were Mass Effect (2), Stranger Things (2), & The Locked Tomb (1). Crossing over with DC, I had one Tomb Raiders and one Leverage.
WRITING: I actually wrote this summer! I wrote 3 works that can be read now and have more that will reveal for later events! All writing was for DPxDC x Stop trying to make the Olympic Village Tinder Trend happen, Dick! (Jay/Roy, Batfam dynamics, side DP characters) x gold medals and golducks (POV Damian, Jazz Fenton is an Olympic fencer & his hero, Pokemon Go shenanigans) x falling in the dead of night (eyes so green) (Danny/Jason soulmate AU)
& here is the graph:
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Okay to anyone who looked @ this and cared, thank you! Reply with your favorite animal if you read this far ;)
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accidentalspaceexplorer · 7 months ago
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April Monthly Recap
(So it turns out I wrote this and completely forgot to post it...whoops!) April was pretty successful - I read a lot of books I enjoyed, and I completed my calling in the Magical Readathon. My favorites this month were all sequels, in either the Kushiel's Dart universe or in the Toby Daye universe. (My month was 63% sequels!) My least favorite was Air Awakens, which I DNF'd pretty early on.
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters: 4.75/5
Emergent Properties by Aimee Ogden: 4.5/5
The Marquis Who Mustn't by Courtney Milan: 4.5/5
Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay: 3.75/5
Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey: 5/5
Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey: 5/5
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss: 2/5, dnf
Air Awakens by Elise Kova: 1.5/5, dnf
Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair: 3/5
Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany: 2.5/5, book club
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire: 4.25/5
Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire: 4.75/5
A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire: 4.75/5
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older: 4/5
When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
Sleep No More by Seanan McGuire: 5/5
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen: 4/5
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella: 3/5
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming: 2.5/5
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola: 4.25/5
Goals below the cut:
Complete series: +1 for the year! (started 2, caught up on 3)
Catch up on backlists: 22 (+1, although if I added Seanan McGuire to the list which I very well might do then it'll be +11 more lol)
Read FIYAH/Nebula/Hugo finalists & awards: 3 book (+2)
Read down TBR: (hard to tell what it was at the beginning of the year, but in August it was 1332) at end of April it's 1460 (still getting bigger...)
Read old top-of-TBR list: 1 (+1)
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epersonae · 15 days ago
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AO3 wrapped 30!
Biggest surprise while writing this year?
Three things all occurred to me simultaneously:
literally everything about writing babby's first rpf, from the fact that I felt compelled to write it, to the way it ended up being about Other Things, to the response (which I have already mentioned)
frankly, just how little fic I have posted this year: 14k, which is the least since the doldrums of 2020 (16k, almost entirely in the form of an unfinished TAZ Amnesty fic) and 2021 (4k of short trauma-adjacent pieces) - and maybe I shouldn't be surprised, because Leg Broke and moving and cat died and and and, but also I have written a lot more than that, it's just mostly in the form of
the third surprise, a long WIP that I'm still a ways away from finishing and that has been an interesting creative experience and struggle and a constant surprise in what I've gotten out of it and what it feels like to write, and the way that writing (fic or otherwise) continues to be such a core part of how I understand myself and the world
ao3 wrapped [writers edition]
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Happy New Year!!
*pops grape juice bottle* woooo we’ve made it, guys!
2023 was such a nice year in the fandom, in my opinion. There was s3 and that was a banger, but I feel like the stuff we were up to ourselves over here was amazing too. I got to talk more with some of my mutuals who I hadn’t been as close to before, and lovely people keep coming to this corner of the internet!! We had our first sketchbook event and are currently preparing for a general Hilda Appreciation Week, I feel like this is all amazing considering the size of this community.
Just wanted to thank everyone who’s been here for the ride as well! It’s certainly always more fun when you have people to be insane with you. I just. Get very touched thinking about the amount of support in this fandom and how we creatively fuel each other.
Anyway, just wanted to write this post as a thank you. I hope you’re having a lovely end of the year, and may 2024 be even better 💜
(I do have one small writing update to add, though! The first months of the year will probably be relatively devoid of new content from me. This for two reasons. One is that I churned out so many fics this year that I feel like even the people who like my writing are having a hard time catching up (I don’t know how this happened either-), and the other is that I’ll be using my free time to get ahead on preparing my content for the rest of the year! I won’t completely stop or anything (Hilda Appreciation Week will see to that), just wanted to leave this noted so no one things I’ve Vanished from the fic writing scene or anything. I’m just preparing my next attack. Anyways that was it happy new year!!)
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mangacat201 · 1 year ago
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No Tease Tidbit Tuesday for me this week
(... cause I'm posting the whole damn chapter, lol. FINALLY)
Ok, so with this chapter 5, the main body of the fic is finished, just the social media epilogue to go (that I hope to put out as soon as I figure out whether I can make the coding work).
Thanks so much to @wilfriede, @sillyunicorn for the musical collaboration, to @michi-hawkeye for the gorgeous insprirational art, and bearing with me for such a long time as I blew past all the deadlines foreign and domestic.
And the amazing folks @911reversebang (who probably keel over backwards to learn there was still an unfinished piece floating around this place, lol, SORRY)
Taglist under the cut
@thewolvesof1998, @monsterrae1, @911onabc, @rewritetheending, @giddyupbuck, @cal-daisies-and-briars, @honestlyeddie, @loserdiaz, @the-marathon-continues-nip, @comfortbuddie,
@sam-t-a, @stormkitty97, @foxweddinq, @ligiapereira
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thewritersaddictions · 1 year ago
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Some stats from the 2023 year
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Thought this was pretty cool and wanted to share along with that I will be posting the fully linked google sheets to my page in the upcoming days. It has the rating and word count of every single fic published in the year 2023.
If anyone was curious as to the words written in the past year we are sitting at 320,446k. I would love for this year to be around double that amount but time will tell with that one. Thank you all for the wonderful start to this blog and I can’t wait to see what happens in the year to come.
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lycorogue · 16 days ago
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That moment when you realize your penchant to finding a single song to use as the sort of "theme song" for your story (and then the habit of listening to said song exclusively while writing to keep you in the right mindset) really skews your Spotify Wrapped stats. 😅 [laughing and sweating emoji]
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Anyone care to guess how long it took (roughly) for me to write I Think I Like You (Maybe More Than I Should)? And on which day I did the majority of my writing?
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darknightwolves · 9 months ago
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April 2024: Update | Creative Writing Club
https://youtu.be/prL4MgUGy3E https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativewritingclub/episodes/April-2024-Update-e2i3ggn This month we’ve actually seen a pretty shocking rise in followers and listens, even with me deciding to take a break from podcasting for a bit and am still on break, other than for the premium episodes. For Spotify, we saw a +4 follower gain and for YouTube, we saw a…
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lorifragolina · 10 months ago
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2024 WIP -projects MARCH
Montly updates on my works, I slowed down my daily goals and don't freak out if I can't write for a day or two. I also find my routine for writing consistently (instrumental music on headphones, a timer set for concentration). Writing is my happy place and I try to do it for my mental healt and not for obligation.
I wrote 24.209 words in February, less than January but better quality I can say.
Here you are the stats:
March 2024 10 projects on going (February 8) 4 new project (February 7) 2 finished (February 8) 64624 words so far
I finally published my fiction for the @steddiebang Let's try being in love and the fiction for the @bigbangharringrove Heaven and Hell. This month I will publish works for the @strangerthingsreversebigbang! Don't forget the @harringrovemicrofic events until 15/03!
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apt502-if · 6 months ago
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Demo Update (July, 10, 2024): Episode 1
EPISODE 1 UPDATE: +100,433 WORDS
Hi Hello. Yes, I know. :< I went dark again! This time it was because I ended up changing more last minute and didn't want to moan on about the excuses so I hunched away to work on it in silence. :> I think I've made it clear through my actions that I am not a social media person so I tend to neglect the 502 Tumblr when I write. Sorry :< A lot happened in my life since posting the pilot but I did say I would never abandon 502 and I meant it. I struggled with my work/life balance since starting an IF (it's a lot of work) but I'm glad I'm here to I can update the demo now!
What to expect:
⛟ Another day in apartment 502
⛟ Spend some time with one of the roommates.
⛟ Have your orientation at your job and meet a familiar face!
Some things to take note of:
The news anchor route is not available. I didn't like the direction I was taking it and haven't figured out what I want to do with it. It's not gone permanently but this update it'll be blocked off :<
Stats are still not updating. I ended up changing them multiple times and realized I wanted to wait another update to figure out what stats I want to focus on. The story gives me many directions to go on when it comes to stats and I want to make sure I hone in on the stats that will apply the most of MC's story. The stats are there so you won't get any errors but they won't move or anything and they'll most likely change.
There may be some inconsistencies, typos, errors or things that don't match. The product of writing half the chapter over nine months ago and going through many changes. :< Please let me know if you find errors. You 100% will in a 100k chapter.
The demo is 150,299 words. Play Apt. 502 here.
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gguk-n · 1 month ago
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could you maybe wanna write a charles x doctor!reader fanfic where charles raced while not feeling well even though you said he shouldn’t and after the race that he finished on podium he fainted? and then he was like in hospital and had surgery and then was completely high after the surgery?
thank you in advance ♥️♥️♥️
Set in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024, Charles gets appendicitis but races. established relationship. Hope you like it!!
Against Doctor's Orders
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It was the Saudi Arabian grand prix, only the second race in the season and Charles hadn't been feeling too well through out the weekend. Nothing too serious he thought, probably a stomach bug since he travelled so much. "Char, you look pale" his girlfriend asked through the phone. "I'll be fine" Charles responded. "You should rest" she tried to insist. "I'm good, really" Charles forced a smile. "Not convincing me. Should've been there" she sighed. "I know you would've if you could" Charles consoled. "I'll be back on Monday and you can play doctor as much as you'd like" Charles laughed. "Play doctor" she asked in disbelief before bursting into a laugh. "Take care. Good luck. If there's anything call me and take the meds I told you too, those should help with the nausea" she said. "I will Dr. Y/L/N" Charles smiled before cutting the call.
Y/N couldn't be here and part of Charles just wanted to be babied but he couldn't be since the race was in a couple of hours. He got on track and started getting everything ready for the race. "You look paler than yesterday" Fred pointed out. "I'm fine" Charles brushed him off, going over the stats before the race.
Saudi Arabian GP was one of the hottest races but since it was during the night, the weather had started to settle down. The breeze from the sea side made the pain in his lower abdomen bearable.
As the lights turned green, Charles hit the accelerator; trying to forget the throbbing pain in his stomach or the way he thought bile would come out of his mouth every time the car turned. He kept his eyes on the track and the focus on the race. He could barely swallow any water without wanting to puke so he decided to forgo any water for the race. As the final laps of the race approached, Charles was still in a podium finish, which he thought was impressive since he felt like he was going to die any moment. When the checkered flag waved and he finished third, Charles sat in the car for a moment before he could gather any energy to pull himself out; the team kind of pulled him out of the car.
He had to drag himself to get done with the formalities before the podium, unable to speak since he felt like puking and the pain in his abdomen had gotten 10 time worse. He thought his stomach was being twisted and turned every way around. At the third step of the podium, Max assisted Charles to climb up since he looked like he was in pain. "You okay" Max quickly mouthed to which Charles just nodded trying to maintain his balance. As they were about to start distributing the trophies, Charles fell forward and fainted on the podium. Having drivers with quick reflex is a good thing, since Max was able to catch him before he hit the floor unceremoniously and was taken to the medic.
After looking at him and an unconscious Charles who couldn't answer them, they had him transferred to the hospital. Y/N watched this on the TV when she was watching the race. Her heart almost stopped when she saw Charles faint and started making calls to the team. She was busy packing her stuff to leave for the airport when Ferrari informed her that Charles was going into surgery because of his appendix. She told them she would be there by the time he woke up and quickly left the house.
A couple of hours of plane ride later and post surgery Charles was starting to wake up. Y/N had rushed to the hospital from the airport and her luggage was sat at the corner of the room. Her hands were wrapped around Charles's as he began to stir. "Hey" she cooed. "HI" Charles replied groggily, surely still high from the pain meds and anaesthesia. "You're pretty" he giggled. She smiled, "You're lucky you're cute" she sighed. "You think I'm cute" Charles giggled again. "I'm gonna go get the doctor to check on you" she said letting go of his hand. "My girlfriend's a doctor. She can check on me" Charles stated. "Babe, I'm your girlfriend and I can't since I didn't go over your case" she laughed. "You're my girlfriend?" he asked shocked. "Who did you think I was?" she laughed. "The pretty girl" Charles continued giggling to himself. Y/N slipped away for the doctors to come and check on him. After the doctors checked him, making sure he was okay and recovering well; they explained everything to Y/N.
"You need to be more careful and listen to me next time" Y/N stated. Charles just nodded. "I have a pretty girlfriend" he sang. "Couple more hours before he's out of it" she sighed and kissed his cheek relieved that he was okay. "I'm sorry for worrying you" he pouted. "It's okay as long as you're okay" she smiled. "I love you Y/N" Charles smiled brightly. "I love you too Charles" she smiled back. "You'll take care of me like you take care of all your patients?" he asked. "I'll take care of you like my boyfriend. My patients don't get cuddles and kisses while they are healing" she chuckled. "They better not, I'm gonna fight them" he said trying to make fists. "Don't do that. You have a IV line in your hand" she said straightening his hand out. "OH" he said staring at his hand. "But it doesn't hurt." Charles said. "It's not supposed to" she replied kissing his hand where the IV line was attached.
A few hours later, the effect of the medicines had worn out and Charles was just on pain meds to help post surgery. Y/N had a shit ton of videos of Charles proposing his love to her and telling everyone who set foot into the room about her which did make her embarrassed but it was sweet how proud of her he was. She made him take all the embarrassing pictures he would never agree to if he wasn't loopy to use as black mail.
"I must've been a handful" Charles asked, now completely sober. "A little but I love it that way" she smiled. "Than I'll continue to be like that" he laughed before wincing in pain. "Don't laugh too much. You'll still be in pain" she reprimanded him. "I have you" he reasoned. "You'll always have me" she stated. "Sorry for worrying you" Charles apologised. "Just don't do that again. I don't think my heart can handle that" she said. "I don't think I have two appendix to do that" Charles laughed trying to lighten the mood. "Don't laugh your stitched are still only a few hours old" she said sternly. "Okay doctor" he smiled puckering lips as if he wanted to kiss her. She leaned in and kissed his lips. "je t'aime chérie" Charles said when Y/N pulled away. "je t'aime aussi bébé" she replied.
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