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So it's fanfic writers appreciation day over on tumblr and I just got a message that I'm kind of boggling over.

( Under a cut because y'all don't actually need to read this, I just want to get it off my chest )
    

I just saw Captain America Civil War.  I'll do a more detailed post on it on Sunday or something, once I have my thoughts in order, but for now I have to get one thing off my chest:
In the long and glorious history of completely unnecessary and out of left field hetero kisses, the one between Steve and Sharon was a humdinger.  Peggy just died, Steve just learned that Sharon was related to her, their last personal conversation was about Peggy and the things she knew... but sure, they were just boiling with sexual tension that whole time, absolutely.  And it was almost worse because there wasn't even a romantic subplot.  Like I didn't want a romantic subplot, but taking out that kiss would have no noticeable effect on the story, so  Why.  Was.  It.  There???  People in my theatre made the funniest 'hmming' noises.  I think even people who normally dig the whole "attractive white man + attractive white woman = equals love obviously" equation were WTF-ing over this... thing.


Also I'm working on a couple of super fluffy fanfics right now and I have no idea what to call them.  Normally I go for song lyrics when I'm at a loss, but when combing through my music over the last few days I realized that most of my music is of the melancholy and/or overwrought variety.  Can anyone recommend some just really happy love songs?

Very "cotton candy and rainbows"-type quotes about love might be useful too, if anyone knows any.
 

I'm sorry if this comes across as kind of a patting myself on the back post, I just can't help sharing.  My eyes have yet to return to their normal size.

I always knew intellectually that larger fandoms/pairings were where it was at, but damn.  My Kingsman fic (and which I dropped the ball on posting here but I'll fix that) is my fifth most read fic and my fourth most kudoed fic (kudo can be a verb, right?) and I posted it this time last night.

On a related subject, I always feel awkward about getting kind of general "I loved this fic it's really good" kind of comments, even though it's obviously great to hear.  Because a) they're really nice to get and I want to thank the person who made said comment, and b) I don't want them to think I just threw out a generic thank you because I did read what they said and I appreciated it, but c) what can I say, really, other than thank you?  "Yes, I rather enjoyed it myself"? It's a weird conundrum.
  

While I'm here flailing around with my million WIPs, I figured why not do this writers meme frozen_delight is doing?  Give me a number (or more than one) and I'll answer.

20. 4 sentences from your work that you’re proud of?
   

So I kind of do what people call "hunt and peck" when I type, right?  I don't really hunt, as in I don't stare at the keyboard and look for every letter (I know where they are, I type a lot and I have good muscle memory), I just don't do the fingers on the keyboard position they taught us in school.  I stubbornly refused to pick it up when I was kid and now I type reasonably fast without it so I'm not really willing to relearn.

Anyway, I straight up forgot where the comma was for a minute today, and if there is any letter on a keyboard that I've typed a million times, it's a comma.  I am one of the comma-happiest writer in the world.  But I kept hitting the semi-colon and going "Isn't that where it is?"

Anyway, I cracked myself up.
 

My top ten fics by kudos on AO3:

Heartlines: James Bond/Sherlock, James Bond/Q, Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Hits: 7466.  Kudos: 551
Agent and Hawkeye's Epic Romance: MCU, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, Tony.  Hits: 4304.  Kudos: 519
An Accidental Engagement: The Hobbit, Bilbo/Thorin, Fíli/Kíli/Tauriel.  Hits: 3748.  Kudos: 413
A Journey Home: The Hobbit/LOTR, Gimli/Legolas, Tauriel.  Hits: 2560.  Kudos: 204
Awake: Sherlock, Greg Lestrade/Mycroft Holmes.  Hits: 1231.  Kudos: 142
Scars: The Musketeers, Athos/d'Artagnan.  Hits: 1655.  Kudos: 142
A Mad Tea Party: Once Upon a Time, Belle/Rumplestiltskin.  Hits: 1143.  Kudos: 98
Moment of Truth: The Musketeers, Aramis/Athos.  Hits: 1076.  Kudos: 91
What Comes Next: The Musketeers, Aramis/Athos/Porthos.  Hits: 1420.  Kudos: 88
Happy Anniversary, MCU, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson.  Hits: 953.  Kudos: 84

I have mixed feelings about this.  On the one hand, the top two fics (my "classy" soulmates fic and my Tony-misunderstands-and-accidentally-matchmakes fic respectively) are probably my favorites, so good on them for getting the most kudos.  They were actually neck in neck for while, which was a little sad because Heartlines usually has roughly twice as many hits as Agent and Hawkeye's Epic Romance.  It's still pretty cool though.  Also I'm proud of A Mad Tea Party.  My little baby's almost to a 100.  I will always have a giant soft spot for that fic.

On the other hand, I have plenty of fics that are lucky to get ten kudos, and it's not like they're that much worse.  They're just for tiny fandoms, and the top kudos getting fics are all for much bigger ones.  I know that this isn't some kind of incredible revelation, I'm just saying.
  

From a_phoenixdragon, When you see this, share 3 random snippets from 3 WIPs

So, I had a stupid little argument with myself over whether or not to do the "I'm really proud of the snippet.  You liked it?  Well, tough luck sucker because that's all I have written of that fic" version of this meme, but I drew the line.

These are all from stories that are at least 80% done and may will surface not too long from now.

( An Accidental Engagement- The Hobbit, Bilbo/Thorin )

( Something Blue- Once Upon a Time, Belle/Rumplestiltskin, Doctor Who AU sequel )

( The Three Curses- The Musketeers, Aramis/Athos/Porthos + Constance/d'Artagnan, Fairytale AU )

Look, they even have titles! (I'm so bad at titles it's not even funny)
  

Do you ever find yourself on what you suspect is the wrong side of the fine line between "fading to black because it's classy and it's what this story needs" and "just awkwardly stopping"?  I have this fic in my drafts box that's... like... judging me.  On the one hand, I know I'm done with it.  On the other hand, there's this sad sense of shame when someone asks if there's more of something I basically just washed my hands of and it makes me look back and say, "If only I'd tried harder."
 

I need to stay away from kink memes.  'Cos it's all, "Oh, hey, that's a clever prompt.  I won't write it, but I hope someone does."  Three to five days later, who's writing it?  Me.  I have things to be getting on with.  There are some extras on my H/C Bingo card I want to finish up before Christmas.

And I already know that I'm going to get distracted in December, because CHRISTMAS FIC!!!  I'm never that excited about Christmas personally, but writing about fictional characters doing Christmassy things is what I wait for all damn year.

With my original writing off my plate- at least, more off my plate than it has been- I have more time for fic.  I do not have all the time my brain has apparantly decided I have, though.