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 :)

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...

I started to think I was over drabbling, but then couldn't resist the new round of seasonsofdrabbles and ended up being glad I took part! :) Here's what I received and wrote for Spring 2023...

What I Received:

Mysterious and Terrible
Written by: southermedicine
Fandom: Original
Pairings: knight/mermaid
Rating: G
Word Count: 300
Summary: Sometimes, the stories are actually true. Rarely are they accurate.

Seal The Alliance With Marriage
Written by: FireBatVillain
Fandom: Original
Pairings: prince/mermaid
Rating: T
Word Count: 100
Summary: The exiled prince had a problem—and a solution.

For Want of a Droid
Written by: Jedi Buttercup
Fandom: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Pairings: Jyn & K2-SO & Cassian
Rating: PG
Word Count: 300
Summary: When Jyn had handed K-2SO a blaster, she'd assumed he'd be covering her and Cassian from the control desk outside the Scarif data vault.


What I wrote:

Buck & Rogers in the 21st Century
for lionessvalenti
Fandom: MCU
Pairings: Bucky & Steve
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Summary: 'The baseball game was wrong, and when he opened his eyes, the room was wrong.'

Irresistable Temptation
for rikkacha
Fandom: Original
Pairings: High School Good Girl/Painting Come To Life
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Summary: 'It was only an experiment. More like a daydream that suddenly seemed within her grasp... and she couldn’t resist.'

Here We Go Again
for svgurl410
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairings: Rory/Jess
Rating: G
Word Count: 300
Summary: 'Of course, he wasn't there because he heard that she was home for a while. Rory wasn't sure why she ever thought as much. Maybe it was only wishful thinking. Maybe she should stop living in the past.'

(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 :)

Now that the seasonsofdrabbles summer round has been revealed, I thought I would take a leaf out of svgurl's book and share my contributions (I also stole her template - hope she doesn't mind! :P)

Title: Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
Fandom: Alice (2009)
Pairing/Characters: Alice/Hatter
Rating: G
Word Count: 200
Summary: “Well, that’s certainly a version of events.” There’s a look of amazement on Hatter’s face when Alice glances up at him, the book still clasped in his hand as his eyes move over the cover...

Title: My Husband and I
Fandom: Mansfield Park
Pairing/Characters: Fanny/Edmund & William
Rating: G
Word Count: 300
Summary: 'I do not know that I was so terribly sure in my decision when I first agreed to marry Cousin Edmund...'

Title: To Dare To Dream (of Her)
Fandom: MCU
Pairing/Characters: Bucky/Nat
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Summary: There’s something about her, the target’s handler.

Title: Hot Stuff
Fandom: Star Wars
Pairing/Characters: Ben/Rey
Rating: G
Word Count: 200
Summary: Ben woke to coolness on his forehead, a gentle hand on his arm. “Finally.” There was a sigh of relief in that single word. “I was beginning to think you were out for the rest of the day.”

There's been a lot of writing... and also, signing up for exchanges. I can't seem to stop myself on either count, which I'm actually okay with :)

I have 3 WIPs now, all of which I have started sharing...

Title: Marvel Collegiate University
Fandom: MCU
Pairings: Bucky/Nat; Tony/Pepper; Darcy/Bruce
Rating: T/PG-13
Summary: What if all the Avengers were ordinary human beings who just attended college together?

Title: Take Me to the Other Side
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Pairings: Mac/Dick; Veronica/Logan
Rating: T/PG-13
Summary: Mac and Dick are about to hit a new phase in their relationship, which is great, except dealing with the future also means dealing with the past, and neither one of them exactly has the simplest or nicest backstory... (Long-time-coming sequel to 'Falling in Love is Hard on the Knees', but you can probably read it just fine without reading/remembering that one)

Title: Lead Me Home
Fandom: Hart of Dixie
Pairing: Zoe/Wade
Rating: T/PG-13
Summary: One day, a friendly member of the Bluebell community picked up a visiting New Yorker from the side of the road. You probably think you know who these people are. Y’all are wrong!

I'm signed up for unsent_letters_exchange, which I thought about a lot and almost decided against, BUT having taken a look through the requests summary, I think I did the right thing in going for it. I'm actually quite excited about the potential assignments now :)

Also, I signed up for maythe4thbewithyou, which I wanted to do last year, but then didn't. This year, I'm giving it a try, even though I haven't written a whole bunch of Star Wars fic before. I just recently revisited the Sequels and Prequels and I know the Originals pretty well, so it should be fine :)

Hope everyone else's writing, both WIPs and challenge/exchange stuff, is going swimmingly! :)

(list format snagged from fadedwings)

All the fanfiction that I wrote/posted/completed in 2021 (word counts are approximate). Many links go to Archive Of Our Own, some go to Fanfiction.net.

January (1 fic = ~1,900 words)

Timeless - Lost and Found - Lucy/Flynn & team - PG-13 - 1,900 - (Chocolate Box Exchange)

February (13 fics = ~ 1,200 words)

Agent Carter - He Looks Better In Red - Daniel & Peggy & Jack - PG-13 - 95 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Gilmore Girls - A Different Day In New York - Rory/Jess - G - 55 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Gilmore Girls - Best Husband Ever - Luke/Lorelai - G - 125 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Labyrinth - To Live Within You - Sarah &/ Jareth - G - 120 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Leverage - His One Weakness - Eliot & team - PG-13 - 60 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Leverage - Pure and White - Eliot & Parker - G - 75 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - A Soul Restored - Nat - G - 70 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - Free To Love and Be Loved - Bucky/Nat - G - 140 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
MCU - Hot and Cold - Bucky/Nat - PG-13 - 80 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Pride & Prejudice - An Ideal Wife - Darcy/Lizzie - G - 130 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Star Wars - Mother Memory - Luke - G - 60 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
The Big Bang Theory - A Sky Full of Stars - Penny/Sheldon - G - 90 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)
Timeless - Unspoken - Lucy/Flynn - G - 90 - (3 Sentence Ficathon)

( see the rest of the list )

Total Word Count for 2021: ~421,910

I finally watched Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker this weekend. It actually hadn't occurred to me that it was sort of the perfect time, given that today is May 4th (May the Fourth Be With You, btw!) it just worked out that way. I admit I was a little apprehensive because I know a lot of people had a lot of complaints about the film - I didn't know specifics because I was doing serious spoiler avoidance, but I got the distinct feeling people were pissed for whatever reasons. So, anyway, here are my thoughts...

( cut because I rambled a bit/a lot! )

In conclusion, I liked the film. I'm not doing backflips because it's awesome, but then, I haven't really felt that way about any of the sequels. The original trilogy will always be the 'real' Star Wars for me, while the prequels are just (mostly painful but relevant) backstory, and the sequels are... well, they're fun and, for me, not as bad as some people say. I'll most likely watch it again sometime.

Anybody else got any thoughts they want to share about this film, or anything else Star Wars related, given that it's Star Wars Day? :)