Ultra's Fic (and Other Stuff)

So, I had high hopes when I bought this book. It's part of a series called 'Meant to Be', sanctioned by Disney, which are rom-com novels based on Disney animated classics. Since I love a good rom-com and The Little Mermaid' is my all-time favourite animated Disney film, I felt I couldn't go wrong with this one.

Unfortunately, when I first started reading, I was less enthusiastic. There seemed to be so many characters popping up all at once, and aside from Ariel, Eric, Grimsby, and Max, they did not share the names from the film, and even the latter two were very different people (understandable since they're a stuffy servant type and a dog in the film! lol) It was just a lot of information and introductions all very close together, BUT once the romance kicked in and I settled into the story proper, I really started to enjoy myself :)

It has a LOT of nods to 'The Little Mermaid', but at the same time, in many ways, it is it's own story, to the point where I really had no idea how everything was going to resolve by the end (aside from the fact I was expecting the usual happily ever after ending for the main couple, of course). In this story, Ariel and her sisters are a pop group, about to take a break from the spotlight, while Eric has a band of his own that is up and coming and about to go on tour. As you may expect, Ariel soon finds herself in Eric's world, and out of her on-stage costume, nobody knows who she is. She gets to be a 'normal' young woman for the first time in her life and, naturally, she and Eric fall in love along the way.

I know that sounds straightforward and fairly cliche, but there are soooo many twists and turns, so many secrets revealed, every time I thought I knew where the story was going, I was proven wrong, in the best ways. So, yes, I will absolutely be re-reading this in the future, and I plan to look into more books by the author, plus the rest of the 'Meant To Be' series. (Since Beauty and the Beast is my second all-time favourite animated Disney film, 'By The Book' by Jasmine Guillory does appeal!)

Definitely recommend this one if you're a rom-com and/or Disney fan :)

Here are some fics I wrote recently, but haven't got around to sharing here yet :)

This is what I wrote for intoabar

A Nerd Walks Into A Bar Dagobah
Fandom: The Big Bang Theory/Star Wars
Pairings: Sheldon & Yoda; Sheldon/Penny
Rating: G
Word Count: 1,700
Summary: Sheldon Cooper walks into a bar and meets... Yoda!

And here are the 3 fics I wrote for 90s_channel_tv_exchange

Midnight at the Lost and Found
Fandom: Quantum Leap
Pairings: Sam & Al
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,400
Summary: Sam goes looking for Al and finds him in a bar on the anniversary of the day he came home from Vietnam. That night, he makes a promise it will take five years to keep.

I'll See You In My Dreams
Fandom: Lois & Clark
Pairings: Lois/Clark
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,600
Summary: Lois has been dreaming about Clark, but she's not about to tell him that.

Caroline and the Night at Richard's Apartment
Fandom: Caroline & the City
Pairings: Caroline/Richard
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,500
Summary: Alt-ending for 'Caroline and the Perfect Record'. When Caroline shows up drunk on Richard's doorstep, wondering why she can't keep a man, he can't help but tell her how he really feels.

Now that authors have been revealed, I can share what I both wrote and received for unsent_letters_exchange and maythe4thbewithyou! :)

What I Received:

Meet Me in Paris
Written by: DotyTakeThisDown
Fandom: White Collar
Pairings: Neal & Peter; Neal & Elizabeth; Peter/Elizabeth
Rating: G
Word Count: ~1,300
Summary: The first letter arrives in a plain envelope. Suspiciously plain. No stamp, no return address, just Peter and Elizabeth Burke in a scrawl that seems familiar but Peter can’t quite place. Inside are only two words. 'I'm sorry.'

The Cuckoo Caper
Written by: archea2
Fandom: White Collar
Pairings: Neal & Peter; Neal & Elizabeth; Peter/Elizabeth
Rating: T
Word Count: ~1,500
Summary: 5 times Neal got his sticky paws on the Burkes' communication routines, and 1 time they returned the favor.

And When You Kiss Me Like This
Written by: tendency
Fandom: Star Wars: Sequel Trilogy
Pairings: Rey/Ben
Rating: G
Word Count: ~2,400
Summary: Rey hopes her friends don't know about her detour to Ahch-To after the battle. (Or about the kissing. Or about the way their old enemy is right here on the other end of her bond with him, no matter where she goes.)

Spring Fever
Written by: ambiguously
Fandom: Star Wars: Sequel Trilogy
Pairings: Rey/Ben
Rating: G
Word Count: ~300
Summary: Rey doesn't mean to keep arriving during springtimes.


What I wrote:

Knowing Me, Knowing You
for milficwriter (Thebiwife)
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairings: Lorelai & Jess
Rating: G
Word Count: ~3,000
Summary: Lorelai thought she knew all she needed to about Jess. She was wrong.

Binding the Galaxy Together
for sincereously
Fandom: Star Wars: Original Trilogy
Pairings: Han/Leia; Leia & Luke; Han & Luke
Rating: T
Word Count: ~1,600
Summary: Han Solo doesn't really understand the whole Force thing, but he knows he's going to have to learn to accept it, now he's so very much a part of the Skywalker siblings lives.

(list format snagged from fadedwings)

All the fanfiction that I wrote/posted/completed in 2022 (word counts are approximate). Most links go to Archive Of Our Own, a few go to Fanfiction.net.

January (25 fics = ~5,735 words)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Tea Makes Everything Better - Giles - G - 80 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Gilmore Girls - Blue Eyes Walk Into A Bar - Rory/Jess - G - 300 - (Seasons of Drabbles, Winter 21-22)
Gilmore Girls - Got Milk? - Michel & Sookie & Lorelai - G - 200 - (Seasons of Drabbles, Winter 21-22)
Gilmore Girls - I Miss You - Rory/Jess - G - 90 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Gilmore Girls - Never Dare A Gilmore - Rory/Jess - G - 95 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Hart of Dixie - Sing Me Another - Zoe/Wade - G - 95 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Leverage - Trust and Love - Eliot/Parker - G - 75 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Little Women - Comfort in Marriage - Jo/Laurie - G - 125 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - A Little Less Conversation - Bucky&or/Sam - PG-13 - 200 - (Seasons of Drabbles, Winter 21-22)
MCU - A Weird Kind of Sense - Bucky/Nat - PG-13 - 300 - (Seasons of Drabbles, Winter 21-22)
MCU - Finding the Way Back Home - Steve/Nat - G - 300 - (Seasons of Drabbles, Winter 21-22)
MCU - I Will Fight - Bucky/Nat - PG-13 - 95 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - One More Second Chance - Bucky - PG-13 - 90 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - Reason to Live - Bucky/Nat - PG-13 - 200 - (Seasons of Drabbles, Winter 21-22)
MCU - She - Clint & Bucky/Nat - G - 200 - (Seasons of Drabbles, Winter 21-22)
MCU - War Games - Clint & family - G - 40 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - Welcome to Avengers University - Pepper & Nat/Bucky - G - 85 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Press Gang - The Future is Calling - Spike/Lynda - G - 110 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Star Wars - The Other Kind of Dreamgirl - Luke & Leia - G - 80 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Timeless - Hold Me Now - Lucy/Flynn - PG-13 - 2,400 - (Chocolate Box Exchange)
Timeless - One Last Time - Lucy/Flynn - PG-13 - 90 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)[Warning: Major Character Death]
The 10th Kingdon - Wolf Moon - Wolf - G - 100 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
The Big Bang Theory - Going Down - Penny - PG-13 - 100 - (Seasons of Drabbles, Winter 21-22)
The Librarians - 'Til Death Do Us Part - Jake/Cassie - PG-13 - 205 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)[Warning: Major Character Death]
Veronica Mars - Not Like This - Logan/Veronica - PG-13 - 80 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)

February (19 fics = ~ 2,435 words)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Vampire vs. Slayer - Buffy & Spike - G - 100 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Gilmore Girls - Use Your Words - Paris/Jess - G - 200 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Labyrinth - A Land Serene - adult!Sarah/Jareth - G - 120 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Labyrinth - The Babe With the Power - Sarah & Toby - G - 145 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Leverage - Sky High and Smiling - Parker - G - 95 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Lethal Weapon - Down But Not Out - Riggs - PG-13 - 85 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Mansfield Park - A Family of Fools - Fanny & family - G - 160 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - Burdened With Glorious Purpose - Loki - G - 90 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - Girl with a Pearl Earring - Nat & Avengers - G - 120 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Pride & Prejudice - Sentimental Keepsakes - Elizabeth/Darcy - G - 115 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Robin Hood/Little Red Riding Hood - What Good Aim You Have - Little Red & Wolf - PG - 70 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)[Warning: Major Character Death]
Smallville - Not a Super Excuse - Lois/Clark - G - 170 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Some Day - Snow/Prince - G - 90 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Star Wars - Love and Devotion - Padme & Leia - G - 130 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Star Wars - Rey of Light - Rey/Ben|Kylo - PG-13 - 165 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Star Wars - The Glow of the Past - Ben|Kylo - PG-13 - 140 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Timeless - Another Time, Another Place - Lucy & Flynn - G - 180 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
The Princess Diaries - Ridicule is Nothing to be Scared Of - Michael/Mia - G - 150 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Veronica Mars - Permanent Reminder - Veronica/Weevil - G - 110 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)

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Total Number of Fics for 2022: 86

Total Word Count for 2022: ~264,070


Well, that's a much lower total word count than last year's 421,910, but I'm okay with that. 2022 was sort of an experiment for me, writing-wise, and I've come to realise that giving myself time out from writing is a good thing; however, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing - I ended up getting frustrated at how long my longer fics took me to write and how many fic ideas I couldn't get around to writing because of that. The plan for 2023 is to find a happy medium - write more than in 2022, but don't beat myself up if I don't write as much as in 2021 :)

Here are all the Christmas fics I've written this year (excluding my yuletide fic, obviously, because reveals aren't until 25th and author reveals aren't for a while after that, so I'll share that one with you in the new year).

Back in Time for Christmas
Fandom: MCU
Pairings: Bucky/Natasha
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~3,500
Summary: Nat thinks she has thought of the perfect Christmas gift for Bucky (and for herself) though it's not exactly something she can wrap...
dedicated to: svgurl and peaked

The Second Hand Unwinds
Fandom: Timeless
Pairings: Lucy & Jiya; Lucy/Flynn; Jiya/Rufus
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~4,000
Summary: When Jiya sees Lucy suffering, she can't stand idly by. So much for happily ever after, life post-bunker doesn't seem to be working out for her friend, but there might be a way to fix that. Do you believe in Christmas miracles?
for: MarianneD, as part of the Timeless Secret Santa

The Gilmore-Dixie Christmas Special
Fandom: Gilmore Girls/Hart of Dixie
Pairings: Rory/Jess; Luke/Lorelai; Zoe/Wade; Lemon/Lavon; etc.
Rating: G/PG
Word Count: ~7,500
Summary: Special Crossover Christmas Event. After unexpectedly hosting the festivities for the Hart-Kinsellas in Stars Hollow, Connecticut last year, the Gilmore-Danes-Mariano family are headed to Bluebell, Alabama for Christmas this year!

Did I mention that I love seasonsofdrabbles? Because I absolutely do! :) I wrote a lot this round and also received a lot of great ficlets too. Here's the list...

Drabbles That I Wrote:

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Drabbles That I Received:

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Also, shout out to the fabulous fadedwings who wrote the most gorgeous piece of domestic Bucky/Nat (for the lovely svgurl, so although I'm jealous, I'm kind of okay with it) which I wish were mine :P
not just a sandwhich by fadedwings
Fandom: MCU
Pairing: Bucky/Nat
Rating: T
Summary: Natasha and Bucky have a day off.

I had the pleasure of writing for svgurl for the multifandomtropefest and this is what I wrote...

A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing: Luke/Lorelai
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2,750
Summary: Luke Danes would get more work done in William's Hardware if he could keep his mind off Lorelai Gilmore and the kiss they shared yesterday at the Independence Inn. Not that he needs to be getting involved with a young woman toting a toddler around with her, but that doesn't mean he hasn't thought about it...

Title: Repent at Leisure
Written for: peaked
Fandom: MCU
Pairing: Bucky/Nat
Prompt: regret
Rating: PG
Word count: 100

AO3 link

“Don’t look at me like that.”

If he could change his expression, he would, but he doesn’t know how.

He wants to apologise, but ‘sorry’ lost all meaning a while back and she promised to kill him if he said it again.

He’s almost tempted.

“James, it’s not your fault.”

Actions speak louder than words, he knows, since the sickening moment when he timed it wrong, his metal fist colliding with her body; yet, she comes right over, arms around him, head on his chest.

Forgiveness, trust, love, even after everything; he will live his life trying to deserve her.

Title: This Time
Written for: fadedwings
Fandom: Timeless
Pairing: Lucy/Flynn
Prompt: There's still time.
Rating: G
Word count: 100

AO3 link


Suddenly, it occurred to her, it didn’t have to be over.

After all, they had a time machine; the past could be rewritten, the future too.

It would have been unfair to everyone if she settled, so Lucy chose another path.

Sitting down to rewrite her journal, she picked her words carefully, then practised more well-chosen words in the mirror, ready for the next day’s big trip.

In São Paulo, she enacted her plan; hoping, wishing, praying for a better future.

And after, when she stepped off the Lifeboat, Garcia was standing there, and it had all been worth it.

So, I've just finished up my latest MCU fic, Marvel Collegiate University (final chapter will be posted later this week) which was a kind of cracky, wacky story on the idea of what if the Avengers were all just regular young people who went to college together.

Now, I'm turning my attention to an idea I had for a canon-based MCU fic of the much more serious variety. It's something that came into my head after I first watched The Falcon and the Winter Soldier back in May, but I just had too much else going on at the time to actually write it. Plus, as much as I loved the idea I came up with I didn't really know HOW to write it.

Anyway, I got back to it recently, especially this past weekend, and oh my goodness, I can't stop writing! lol I got into the middle of this thing and it got really intense, but I keep getting new ideas and I have to go back and edit previous chapters. The way it's going, I've decided I'm going to have to finish the whole thing (I'm estimating no more than 8 chapters anyway) before I start sending it to beta and posting at all, because of all the changes!

The point is, I'm pretty excited about what I'm doing (as if you couldn't tell!) so I just thought I'd share that with y'all :)