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Fanfic Year in Review 2020

goodness me, this got buries in my notes-

@hanaasbananas thank you for the wonderful tag! <3 let’s get on with it, shall we?

long post so here’s more under the cut:

1) List of fics completed this year in the order they were finished:

whew, there’s not much to name but i plan to change that ;D as of right now, i only have two fics up, and they’re both PPGxRRB:

Freeze and Thaw - inspired by one of my favorite Russian movies, Led. Modern AU Reds (FigureSkater!Blossom x HockeyPlayer!Brick), Greens (Musician AU Buttercup x Butch) and Blues. super long, at this point i’m considering going back and merging some chapters together after i finish it since they’re awkwardly short.

(also d. do people still use X!y to show it’s an AU. i’m mentally stuck in 2012 sorry if it’s confusing)

Bloody Words - Castle AU Reds oneshot, with Brick as Castle and Blossom as Beckett. i might go back and rewrite it since i’m not completely happy with how it turned out (i was on a time crunch between exams and just wanted it done)

2) Number of words written: 122102, all i have to say is Holy Crap That’s More Than I Expected

3) Your most popular fic: Freeze and Thaw. i didn’t expect it to get as popular as it had, it surprises me to this day ;//////;

4) Your personal fav:  Freeze and Thaw, it got me connected to the PPG fandom and made me come out of my shell as a writer. thirteen year old me could never

5) Your fav scene: ... remains to be written. hint: it’s toward the end of Freeze and Thaw

6) A fic or scene that challenged you:

so far, the most challenging was chapter 30 of FaT: Lunch With The Scotts. i wanted to show a genuine connection between Blossom and Joseph without it seeming forced, or playing the pity card on physical disability. having dealt with ableist people in the past, i didn’t want to make it seem like i’m pandering to their views, but it’s difficult when you’re basing a fic off a movie that’s based on a true story. my main goal at the start was to retell Led through the lens of Reds, while also exploring it through Blossom’s personality. 

7) A line of writing you’re proud of: 

remains to be written, but just as a sneak-peek into one of the future chapters:

“I don’t want your second-hand love! Either love me or leave me alone!”

8) A comment that touched you:

every comment i receive spurs me on to keep writing, i especially like the ones that seem like a live reaction to the chapter part by part (lookin’ at you, @bananaaaasay <333)

one in particular comes to mind, however. i’m a sucker for psychological analysis of characters, so when i saw this comment i all but melted: 

oh. my. GOD. theres... so much to unpack. blossom actually feeling like she could trust joseph right away and crying? blossom feeling sad that brick doesnt trust her? joseph and brick both playing hockey? then having a problem with one of their teammates causing them to leave for extended periods of time? brick's reluctancy for leaving after blossom can walk again? dan saying that brick can ask for help because theyre FAMILY? and finally, “Because I know that if someone let me cry about it back then, I would have cried, too.” thank you for the update, ill cry until the next one

9) Something that inspired your writing:

Led(2018), as well as a lot of music. pretty much all the songs that inspired me to write FaT can be found on these playlists, even though they’re still being updated.

10) Your proudest accomplishment (that one scene; finally finishing that one fic; posting your first fic; etc):

posting my first fic. ever since i started reading it way back in 2014, fanfiction was my guilty pleasure. thankfully, i’ve overcome the “guilty” part of it and now i just freely let myself enjoy reading/writing it. getting to share it with others is inexplicably wonderful.

11) Do you have any writing goals for the next year?

finishing Freeze and Thaw by the end of high school. my college entrance exams start in june, so in perspective it seems somewhat unrealistic with my current schedule, but hey, a girl can dream :D if not by june, then just finishing it in general is a good goal. then again, through interacting with this fandom, i’ve grown so attached to it that i’m nervous about the day i post the final chapter ^^’

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thanks again for the tag! hmm i tag @carriedreamerx @renaerys and @lisathefan <3