Ultra's Fic (and Other Stuff)

(list format snagged from fadedwings)

All the fanfiction that I wrote/posted/completed in 2024 (word counts are approximate). Most links go to Archive Of Our Own, a few go to Fanfiction.net.

January (21 fics = ~1,990 words)

Firefly - Learning to Live There - Mal - G/K - 90 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Hart of Dixie - Cruel Summer - Wade(/Zoe) - G/K - 80 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Labyrinth - A King to a Slave - adult!Sarah/Jareth - PG-13/T - 85 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Labyrinth - Reunited... and It Feels So Good! - adult!Sarah/Jareth - PG-13/T - 120 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
MCU - A Slice of Life - Clint/Nat - G/K - 100 - (be_compromised 3 Sentence/100 Word Challenge)
MCU - Fly Like An Eagle - Clint/Nat - PG/K+ - 100 - (be_compromised 3 Sentence/100 Word Challenge)
MCU - Partners Clint/Nat - G - 60 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
MCU/Marvel Comics - Affirmation - Bucky & Alpine - G/K - 100 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
MCU/Marvel Comics - Coming Back - Bucky/Nat - PG-13/T - 80 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Original - Another One Bites The Dust - OMC/OFC - PG/K+ - 135 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Smallville - Not A Good Boy - Lex - PG-13/T - 90 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Star Wars - Do Droids Dream? - C-3PO - G/K - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#001)
Star Wars - Food for Thought - Luke - G/K - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#004)
Star Wars - Motherland - Luke & Leia - G/K - 70 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Star Wars - Only For Her - Han/Leia - PG/K+ - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#003)
Star Wars - The Mists of Time - Yoda - PG/K+ - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#002)
Star Wars - To Guard Her Heart - Padme - PG/K+ - 110 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Star Wars - What They Are - Rey/Kylo-Ren - T/PG-13 - 70 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Timeless - A Wicked Tongue - Lucy/Flynn - PG-13/T - 100 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
Timeless - The Hand of Friendship - Lucy & Flynn - G/K - 100 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)
X-Men - After the War - adult!Rogue/Logan - PG-13/T - 100 - (3 Sentence Fication, Jan/Feb 2024)

February (7 fics = ~6,600 words)

Little Women - My Love Is As A Fever - Jo/Laurie - PG-13/T - 2,700 - (Candy Hearts Exchange)
MCU - Are They or Aren't They? - Clint/Nat + Team Avengers - PG-13/T - 3,400 - (be_compromised '2012' promptathon)
Star Wars - A Heart Beneath the Armour - Din Djarin (& Grogu) - G/K - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#009)
Star Wars - In the End - Luke (& Rey/Ben) - PG/K+ - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#007)
Star Wars - Looking for Peace - Han(/Leia) - PG/K+ - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#006)
Star Wars - Stronger Together - Rey/Ben - PG/K+ - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#005)
Star Wars - What Price Freedom? - Jyn/Cassian - G/K - 100 - (Star Wars 100, Prompts#008)

( see the rest of the list )

Total Number of Fics for 2024: 53

Total Word Count for 2024: ~308,600


So, I've written less fics than last year (64.5) but my word count isn't all that much lower (323,130). I'm guessing the difference is that I skipped some exchanges this year (much less drabbling was done, for a start, and I didn't even miss it!) and others that I wanted to take part in seemed not to happen, which was a shame. I didn't seem to get inspired to write as many one-shots in general, though I'm not entirely sure why. Anyway, happy with what I've achieved this year, all told :)

Borrowed from svgurl

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there’s a pattern!

Note: I decided to include my WIPs (since it's all about first lines and therefore doesn't matter that I haven't reached the last lines yet!) but I've skipped out drabbles/3SFs/etc. (since the first line is half the fic with those sometimes! lol)

Hmm, I can't see much consistency at all with my beginnings. I have both dialogue and prose, long sentences and short, some where the character and setting are clear and others where it could be anyone, anywhere. What does that say about me exactly? :P

Buck to the Future II (MCU, Bucky/Nat)
Every time Bucky Barnes thought he knew everything he ever needed to know about Natasha Romanov, she surprised him all over again.

Way Down South (Hart of Dixie, Zoe/Wade)
“Hey, bartender?”

Just Around the Corner (Gilmore Girls, Rory/Jess)
Jess locked up the front door of the book store and turned the sign to closed.

Are They or Aren't They? (MCU, Team Avengers + Clint/Nat)
“Oh, come on! Nobody has that much sexual tension without releasing it at some point or other!”

My Love is as a Fever (Little Woman, Jo/Laurie)
She woke up gasping, momentarily confused as to where she was and what was happening.

Buck to the Future (MCU, Bucky/Nat)
He remembered being cold, in a way that he had never been before, not even in the frigid Brooklyn winters of his childhood when the heater gave out and the wind was blowing in through cracks in the windows and the gap under the door.

To Soothe The Savage Beast (Beauty & The Beast, Belle/Adam)
Belle was nobody’s fool.

Lessons Learned (Gilmore Girls, Rory/Jess)
When he suggested they turn right and just keeping driving around in circles, Jess didn’t entirely expect Rory to go for it.

What is Love? (Sense & Sensibility, Marianne/Brandon)
‘Is love a fancy, or a feeling?’ Marianne had once posed the question from Coleridge’s sonnet to her sister and felt sure that, in Elinor’s case, the true answer must actually be ‘a Ferrars’.

Two Girls, A Guy, and a Coffee Shop (Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, ensemble)
“Can you believe this used to be a pizza place and that Uncle Berg and Uncle Pete actually worked here?”

Nabbed from svgurl and peaked.

Rules: go through your last 5 fics and share the first and last line. No context.

(Not including multi-chapter WIPs or unrevealed exchange fics)

What Is Love?

First Line: ‘Is love a fancy, or a feeling?’
Last Line: With such sweet promises delighting her ears did Marianne fall into slumber, a smile upon her lips she was sure should never shift, knowing she should never have to wonder about the true nature of love ever again.

Two Girls, A Guy, and a Coffee Shop

First Line: “Can you believe this used to be a pizza place and that Uncle Berg and Uncle Pete actually worked here?”
Last Line: They clearly were tonight.

Love Means Never Having To Say 'I Love You'

First Line: “Look, I know what you’re going to say...”
Last Line: Not today, but someday.

Endings and Beginnings

First Line: It was a strange feeling, standing by a grave on which the stone bore her name.
Last Line: The sun was just now coming up over the hill and the new day looked like it was going to be a bright one.

The Girl of His Dreams

First Line: “Hey.”
Last Line: It was all that mattered.

So, after a break for the summer, I've got back into the swing of regular writing, which means I feel comfortable sharing/posting fic for others to read, because I'm confident I won't lose momentum and will be able to update regularly. Thought I'd share my three new WIP progress with y'all, plus the longish one-shot that I created for the AU Exchange (because it needs attention - my giftee never read it... or maybe they did and just never commented, but whatever!)

Never Tear Us Apart
Fandom: Star Wars
Characters/Pairings: Rey/Ben
Rating: PG-13/T
Word Count: ~5,500
Summary: Rey and Ben discover they are connected by the Force at a younger age. When the galaxy is plunged into darkness and war, the strength of their connection may end up being the only thing that can save both their lives, but they might also need a little help from other sources.

Buck to the Future
Fandom: MCU
Characters/Pairings: Bucky & Steve; Bucky/Nat
Rating: PG-13/T
Word Count: WIP
Summary: What if Bucky never fell from the train? What if Steve wasn’t alone when he crashed the plane? What if the two of them really did stick together to the end of the line, even if that turned out to be the twenty-first century... and what would a certain red-headed spy make of Cap’s best friend?

Lessons Learned
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Characters/Pairings: Rory/Jess; Luke/Lorelai
Rating: PG-13/T
Word Count: WIP
Summary: The night that Rory tutored Jess, they went out for ice-cream, talked about possible future plans, drove around for a while, and then... arrived back at Luke’s Diner without incident. So, what happened next?

Way Down South
Fandom: Hart of Dixie
Characters/Pairings: Zoe/Wade; Zoe & Harley; George/Lemon
Rating: PG-13/T
Word Count: WIP
Summary: Zoe is a new transfer student at University of Alabama and having trouble dealing with the new circumstances of her life. It’s not just the new school for senior year, it’s the new father, new friends, and a whole lot more weighing on her mind. Maybe the guy tending bar at a place just off campus is exactly what she needs to take her mind off her problems...

(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)

( see the rest of the list )


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 :)

As I've said before, vidding isn't really my strong point, but I like to try when I get what I believe is a good idea...



(also posted on AO3)

I was lucky enough to receive THREE stories for multifandomtropefest and here they are...

i'll be your's for free by svgurl
Fandom: MCU
Pairing: Bucky/Natasha
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Natasha wins Bucky in a charity auction and it brings them closer together.

First Dances by Missy
Fandom: Little Women
Pairing: Jo/Laurie
Rating: G
Summary: Jo and Laurie marry. The preparations get Jo to thinking about her future, and Laurie seeks to reassure her in a way that's elaborate - but has him tripping over his own tongue.

Not All Treasure is Silver and Gold by Alexjandria
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pairing: Jack/Elizabeth
Rating: G

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 :)

So, the fairytaleinspired exchange revealed today and oh... my... goodness! I actually received two gifts and they're both so good!

together we stay
Fandom: X-Men Movieverse
Pairing: Logan/Rogue
Rating: T/PG-13
Summary: Marie touched her forehead to the peeling wallpaper of the walls in the apparent prison she'd just found herself in, her gloved hands clenching at her the fabric of her jacket that she had tugged over her knees. How had she even ended up here, of all places? She closed her eyes. Oh, right. By picking a rose.

(It's basically a Beauty & the Beast AU and I adore it!!!)

Be Brave
Fandom: MCU
Pairing: Bucky/Nat
Rating: T/PG-13
Summary: Bucky stuffed his hands in his pockets. He wanted to be the one next to her. He wanted to be the one to hold her hand. He wanted to stroke her hair and feel her skin touching his. He wanted to whisper in her ear that he was sorry — sorry he hadn’t been here, sorry he couldn’t save her, sorry he had been too scared before all of this happened. If he had just been braver, a man who faced death every day it sometimes seemed, but if he had been braver, maybe none of this would have happened.

(This one's a post-Endgame AU with Sleeping Beauty elements and it's sooooo sweet!)

Obviously, I'm not allowed to talk about what I wrote myself yet, because author reveals aren't for a week yet, but I did have a blast writing it, so that was a plus too :)

Additionally, a couple more fics that were not written for me, but that I found in the collection and absolutely loved, so I thought I'd share...

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...and WOW! I mean, seriously, wow. I was a little sceptical because as much as I love Bucky (and y'all know I do!) I'm not the biggest fan of Sam... or Sharon Carter... or Zemo. So, yeah, I really wasn't sure whether it was something I was going to enjoy, but actually, I LOVED IT!

( Spoilers here )

So, yes, I am very glad I got a chance to see this show. It was awesome :)