#helnik week 2022

[tryalittlejoytomorrow]

2022 AO3 Year-End Fic Review

tagged by the lovely @winterlovesong1 , thank you dear! finally getting around to doing it before the 2023 review! 😹😹😹

1. What is your AO3 account?

tryalittlejoytomorrow - I’m a strong believer in being easily found lol

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

according to the AO3 stat page, 444k - but according to my math, which is way more accurate if I only count works and chapters published in 2022 and not works that were started before but finished then, more around 184k

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

9 fics - 6 oneshots (including one massive 20k) and 3 multichapters (two massive post s3 case!nace fics)

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

Longest Fic: by the prospect of the touch, by the memory of the feel (we are undone by each other) , my (first) monster of a post s3 Nace case fic, 55k

Shortest Fic: remind me once again just who I am because I need to know , The Missing Scene between Nace (you know the one), 2k

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

I’m counting comments as the only real way to quantify popularity because kudos mean nothing to me. It takes one second to leave a kudo but it can mean a hundred things: ‘twas okay, nice!, love it!, love it but not enough to bother saying something, will read later. Only comments say what they mean to say.

Most Popular: when it’s too heavy to carry, remember this moment with me (they say love is a journey), Nace undercover married fic

Least Popular: remind me once again just who I am because I need to know, the ultimate nace missing scene where Nancy tells Ace about tanking her grades - honest to God, this might be the failure that sticks the most

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

Definitely the aforementioned missing scene where Nancy shares about tanking her grades with Ace. This feels like The Scene and I thought people would care more - then again, maybe they just didn’t care about my version of the events. It’s definitely the one fic people didn’t like that tore at me a little, made me cry and want to stop writing for them.

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

mmmh, I’d say undercover married fic? since it’s not a “breaking the curse” fic I thought people would care less about the case or where the story went, especially at a time when all people cared about was breaking the curse.

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

I’m a Libra, I hate picking - but I guess the three fics I loved writing most are also three of my least popular ones but who cares (I do), I still love them (a lot)

home edit my beloved: Bess and Ryan host a home edit show and redo Nancy and Ace’s house as they’re expecting. More emotions ensue because why the hell not. HOME EDIT MY BELOVED is perhaps my singular favorite nace fic of all times and it kills me that no one cares about lol (derogatory)

pizza man AU: Nancy gets drunk and falls in love with the pizza man. once again, I had so much fun working on this AU for Ash’s birthday and everyone hated it and this is definitely the moment when I dropped out of that fandom bc I recognized many people’s names amongst the kudos who are people who used to bother to comment and who didn’t anymore so you know - maybe I should be someone who wrote for these two but doesn’t anymore too. it gets me stupid emotional because this fic means a lot to me but alas, opening your heart to fandom can be both a beautiful and terrible thing indeed.

and my you’ve got mail/a cinderella’s story helnik AU where they fall in love online despite being enemies IRL: I hate that the helnik fandom is so dead because I had such fun working on this but the feedback was so inconsistent and small and it’s a shame because I love their dynamic but it seems not worth it, you know? for four people to enjoy it after I spent so many weeks on it.

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

I don’t even need to think about it: The Stars Are Fire, by my beloved @flythesail . I cannot even comprehend how much I love this story but beyond it, the girl who wrote it, so I’m going to steal someone else’s words who hopefully will somewhat encapsulate my feelings: “What I feel for you can’t be conveyed in phrasal combinations; It either screams out loud or stays painfully silent but I promise — it beats words. It beats worlds.”    

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

tagging @flythesail @scarletslippers 💜

[andiatas]

Have you and Silverhallow fallen out? I’ve barley seen you talk about her work lately and it’s making me a little sad…

Your memes and reactions were an absolute highlight after her work itself!

So this ask has been sitting in my inbox for some time, I've been rather busy & now instead of ignoring it, I'm procrastinating by answering it haha

It's sweet that you're concerned but no, me & @silverhallow haven't had a fallout! I'm still in her DMs here on Tumblr, messaging her about random stuff & I'm still spamming her on Instagram with reels of cute puppies & babies (& the occasional royal rant because I have to stay #on brand).

I understand why some of Ash's regular readers might be confused not seeing me screaming in the comments or screaming in her asks, but you guys shouldn't compare me from 2021-2022 to me today. In both autumn term 2021, spring term 2022 & autumn term 2022, I studied only 50%, meaning I had a lot of free time. So I could spare a few hours almost every day of the week to read Ash's work & then bully her into writing more 😂 I don't have that time any more.

I've studied full-time this entire year (yes, even over the summer) & those who follow me know what a pain in the a** I've had when it comes to my thesis (it looks like I'll be defending it again in January but who knows). That, combined with personal matters, means there's not as much free time & not as much free brain space for me to read for fun.

Plus, I'm not gonna lie... as much as Benophie are still my babies, I'm kind of burned out when it comes to them. Ash is a fantastic writer & I have no doubt I'll love her more recent work when I get to it in 5 years. But at the moment, there's very little free brain space & I've taken a break from reading Benophie stuff in the hopes that I'll feel more excited about them soon. I mean, every now & then I wake up like "Gosh, I miss Hinny/Bellarke/Zaven/Stydia/Noorhelm/Helnik/Shirbert today!" so it won't be too long before I'm in a missing Benophie mood

This became quite the ramble but I hope that answers any concerns people have 💜

[wesper-ao3feed]

Till Forever and Beyond

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/NTZQbnm by Thepotatowithahat "If we met in any other lifetime, I would choose you every single time. You’re the love of my life, Matthias. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” After years of hardship, betrayal, love and forgiveness, Nina and Matthias finally get married. As Nina prepares to walk down the aisle, she reflects on all the moments that led her to her wedding day, and truly learns to value of love. OR Nina and Matthias's Wedding. Words: 3449, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M Characters: Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar, Inej Ghafa, Kaz Brekker, Wylan Van Eck, Jesper Fahey, Isaak Andreyev, Zoya Nazyalensky, Nikolai Lantsov Relationships: Matthias Helvar/Nina Zenik, Inej Ghafa & Nina Zenik, Jesper Fahey & Nina Zenik, Wylan Van Eck & Nina Zenik, Kaz Brekker & Nina Zenik, Kaz Brekker & Jesper Fahey & Inej Ghafa & Matthias Helvar & Wylan Van Eck & Nina Zenik, Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck, Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey & Inej Ghafa Additional Tags: Marriage, Weddings, Wedding Fluff, Marriage Proposal, Fluff, Matthias Helvar Lives, Minor Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck, Wedding Night, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Minor Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa, Wedding Rings, Post-Canon, Not Canon Compliant, Happy Ending, Oneshot, Post-Canon Fix-It, they actually have a happy ending this time, Guns, Gunshot Wounds, Song: The Swan, Light Angst, No Smut, No Sex, How Do I Tag, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, Why Did I Write This?, I Tried, Cheesy, I Don't Even Know, ahhhh, I'm Bad At Tagging, Short One Shot, Not Nikolai Series - Leigh Bardugo Compliant, Helnik Week 2022, POV Nina Zenik, POV Third Person, Song: Work Song (Hozier), Sunsets, Simp Matthias Helvar, Mutual Pining, Love Confessions, I Love You, Kissing read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/NTZQbnm

[marvinthecrow]

Helnik Week Day 6 - Greek Mythology

Nina as Hades (she’s the Corpsewitch, after all!) and Matthias as Persephone. ☠️🌸

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[zaritarazi]

Helnik Week 2022 | Day 6: Greek Myth

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[rotzaprachim]

helnik week 2022: day three, belated, reincarnation

1970′s rival spy / cold war au 

There's no such thing as a winnable war It's a lie we don't believe anymore

[helnikweek2022]

Helnik shippers, we are here with prompts and dates! Helnik Week will take place from April 3-9 and prompts can be found below. If you have any questions, our Twitter is here or you can drop us an ask!

[nerdyhuntress]

Helnik Week (Day 6: Greek Mythology)

@helnikweek2022 Eros/Psyche AU

“The story of Psyche finally made sense to him- why a mortal girl would be so afraid. Why would she risk breaking the rules to look the god of love in the face, because she feared he might be a monster. Psyche had been right. [Eros] was a monster. Love was the most savage monster of all.” (House of Hades)

[theoppositequeens]

want your heart to be for me

Written for Helnik Week 2022, Day 2: Date night @helnikweek2022​

title: want your heart to be for me series: we could wear the same crown (Helnik Royalty AU), part 2  pairing: Matthias Helvar/Nina Zenik  rating: T read it on AO3 here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38284825

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Matthias is a romantic at heart.

He doesn't deny it, but at times it is inconvenient. Perhaps it'd be easier accepting an arranged marriage and going with the flow if he wasn't.

But he wants to woo her. She's such a marvellous woman, and he feels she deserves to be courted, appreciated, even if theirs isn't quite a love match.

[kanejweek]

Kanej Week 2022 Official Prompts!

Kanej Week 2022 will be occurring from Sunday, June 19th to Saturday, June 25th 2022. Here are our winning prompts!

Sunday, June 19th: Royalty

Kings & Queens

Masquerade

Monday, June 20th: Storytelling

Once Upon a Time

The 5+1 Trope

Tuesday, June 21st: Relationships

Marriage 

First Dates

Wednesday, June 22nd: Supernatural

Angels & Demons

Ghosts

Thursday, June 23th: Affection

Rooftops & Stars

Love Language

Friday, June 24th: Perspective

Jealousy

Outsider POV

Saturday, June 25th: Growth

Memories

Sharing & Secrets

See you in June!

Each day has a theme with two prompts each that you can choose from. You can just follow the theme or be as creative with the prompts as you’d like! All kinds of content creation are allowed for submission. Please tag @kanejweek and tag #kanej week whenever you post so that we can reblog your submissions!

Our FAQ will be linked soon. Our askbox is open if you have questions or would like clarification on anything.

We’re so excited to celebrate with you!

[rarecrows-week]

about the event

Welcome to Rarecrows week! 📆 We're a fanweek dedicated to all non-canon Six of Crows relationships, from Kazper and Ninej, to Kuwesper and Fahelnik, to your platonic Wynej and your OT6 polycrows content. If it isn't Kanej, Helnik or Wesper, we want to see it

✨ 2023 dates: TBC ✨

Tag your Tumblr content with tag "Rarecrows Week 2023" and @rarecrows-week

👉 rules & faq

👉 2022 prompts

👉 ao3 collection

[marvinthecrow]

#HelnikWeek Day 5 - Social Media AU

Nina loves to record baking videos and she's got a special guest for this one! 💕

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[marvinthecrow]

Helnik Week Day 7 - Free Day

I wanted to draw this scene for so long so I went for their 'and there was only one bed' moment! 💕

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[marvinthecrow]

Helnik Week Day 3 - Reincarnation

I took this opportunity to serve some coffee shop AU, where Matthias is bold enough to make the first move on Nina but still got his manners and calls her miss! He is getting ready for a proper courtship! 💕

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[marvinthecrow]

Helnik Week Day 4 - Red Strings AU

Destined to meet one another 💕

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[marvinthecrow]

HelnikWeek Day 1: Royalty AU!

May I present you the Ice King Matthias and the Ice Queen Nina?💙

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