#This scene is living rent-free in my mind

[malinowaj]

2024 fandom review

thank you for the tag @nerdyfangirl76 and @almostlake 💜

warning: this got really long

fics written

in 2024, i posted 3 finished fics and one currently on-going WIP. in total that was 122,542 words and i keep looking at that number in complete disbelief.

i started the year by saying, multiple times, i'm not going to write anything because it's been nearly a decade since i wrote for fun. then i had an idea and was all "well, maybe if i wrote this one short thing, posted it and then dipped never to be seen again". insert my friend laughing at me at regular intervals because we all know that's not what happened.

always losing to win is very dear to me, for several reasons, and it'll never stop blowing my mind how many people have read it and been on that journey with me.

fics read

my AO3 history is about 300 fics, but i did not sort out my logins until months into the year, so the actual number is probably somewhere closer to 350.

i tried to pick a few favourite fics i read and limiting myself to just these is hard. i regret to say none of these have received the praise, comments and love from me that they deserve, because it took me months to get over my comment shyness. but i hope this makes up for it a bit. (new year's resolution: more comments for everyone.) in alphabetical order by title:

almost is never enough by @in-amor-veritas

there's a scene in this with kent's 747 that i have the strongest, plot-wise most insignificant headcanon about and i think about it every time i hear the song. which is often. and then i end up thinking about the whole story.

another dose by stargazers

it's such a beautiful version of wilmon, because it's so them. and it's hot.

chasing our sunlight by fitz_y

if there ever was a fic that lives rent free in my head, it's this. the way it deals with so many heavy topics has made me cry, but it's such an incredibly crafted story i come back to it often.

forever i'm yours by @goldenwilmon

the way the fall in love in this one? hands down one of my favourites ever. whenever i need some fluff and happiness in my life, this is the one i go for.

little light by @unfortunate17

possibly one of the first, if not the first, wilmon fic i read in 2024. it broke something in me, but also healed something in me.

reckless abandon by @zee-has-commitment-issues

i absolutely love the concept and the way all the characters are so well-rounded. one of the fics i could not stop reading and can't wait to read again.

so loaded, eye low by @enjoythesilentworld

the chemistry, the angst. the sweet, delicious angst. and hot as hell.

where be left off by @gulliblelemon

the best way for me to fight some physical pain? some emotional pain. and this one has it, in the best, most beautiful way. very few fics have i devoured like i did this one.

the wolf comes home by @phneltwrites

after months, i still keep thinking about a particular line in this one. the trauma aftermath, the way they deal with it. also my favourite established relationship wilmon.

looking forward to in 2025

i can't wait to read and see all the amazing fics and gifs and edits and everything this fandom comes up with. i already know there'll be so many wonderful things i'll enjoy.

as for my own writing, i'm trying to get a good chunk of hope and legacy written before the insanity that'll be my life from late january to the end of february. (no context chapter 4 spoiler: simon steals a flag.)

there is also in from the cold, the espionage AU i have about 10K written for - and that's barely the beginning. i don't know if it'll ever see the light of day, but i do love the concept and all the research i've done for it.

i have been thinking about space wilmon lately, and while i said i'm not going to go down that road myself, i did remember a few lines from record of a spaceborn few that may have sparked an idea. it might become something one day, or it might never be more than the few disjointed lines and ideas i have typed in my notes.

there's also a file with a list of songs that i might want to build stories around. in general i have a lot of ideas, but very few of them might become anything. i'd like to put it down as "english is not my first language so writing is slow" thing, and while it is that too, it's mostly me being a perfectionist and not able to let go. (which is why i should probably have a beta telling me 'this is fine, go post it'. if anyone feels up for doing that...)

the biggest, warmest thank you to everyone who's read anything i've written, left kudos or comments, sent messages, in any way engaged. it has made my year, and this fandom experience so special 💜

not tagging anyone, but if any of the authors i mentioned haven't done this yet and would like to, i'd love to read your reviews.

[melikes-reads]

You know I would go to the ends of the earth with you, I said.

You tenderly take my head in your hands and whisper words of comfort.

We need you here, you say.

I need you here, is all I hear.

[laptopcius]

I'm glad I played Kali after HS2, because this scene gave me much needed seretonin boost 💙

Yeah, romantic rainy scenes are cliché, but I don't care. It gave me so much warmth and it made me want to be in love myself 🥺

I also don't think we ever saw Ratan t h i s happy. This calm, collected man is behaving like a mischievous boy, letting himself be completely at ease. He feels so human, so lively... I love how much his relationship with Amala changed him. He makes her more powerful and confident, while she teaches him humanity. What it means to love and being loved in return. I so hope, that no matter what ending I will get, Ratan will stay the way he was here. Free, light-hearted and happy. He deserves it all and more.

[nessa007]

EXACTLY!!! this is actually lamorne morris’ long overdue emmy win for playing winnie the bish on new girl 👏👏👏👏

[luthqrs]

"I thought you said it was physics?" "Physics... magic." JENNIFER JAREAU, SPENCER REID, PENELOPE GARCIA & EMILY PRENTISS in CRIMINAL MINDS 2x12 | 'Profiler, Profiled'

[tylerjaaay]

Gwen! Love her so so much 💞

[starcrashedsatellite]

This has been a most insightful operator background story

[queerholmcs]

4x01

[wardengrill]

Team in Family Affair

[moonyflesh]

the vibe i want to bring to the function:

he serves cunt every time and he knows it.

[puddii-ng]

some tica4 deicy & hansel.. as a treat

[juckalope]

Linktober Day 01 & 02 - Mirror x Companion 🪞

[leafsfromthevine]

zuko & sokka ; the boiling rock (pt. 1)

[sunflowerpastels]

GAHHH THIS SCENE MAKES ME SO SICK

he came running so fast I'm so insane

YOU GUYS THIS IS THEIR FIRST REAL HUG DO YOU REALIZE THIS!!!! AND BUDDY??? HE'S SO IN LOVE IM GONNA PASS OUT

SHUT UP SHUT UPPPPP THE SYMBOLISM!!!!! CHASE IS SAVING HIM HE'S BUDDY'S ANGEL IM GONNA DIEEEE

CHASE HOLDING HIS ARM IM YELLING

[yellowvixen]

creation, both haunted and holy

[sintiadaria]

' “I hate these colors,” he says.

“Well, that’s an easy fix, isn’t it? [...] Here.” '

- Tarnished Gold by Prim_the_Amazing - Chapter 17, fanart for the scene that wouldn't leave my mind