#but i love the results

[kaidabakugou]

whitening strips make my teeth so sensitive 😔

[ulfrsmal]

2022 End of Year Fic Review

tagged by @aadmelioraa, thank you friend! This was super fun! :D

1. What is your AO3 account?

same as tumblr, ulfrsmal aka wolf-kissed

2. How many words did you write total in 2022?

Without counting Echoes, since that was both 2021 and 2022 and I cannot remember what chapters were published when, it's a whooping 383,780!

3. How many fics did you publish in 2022? How many multichapters vs oneshots?

Again without counting Echoes (mutichapter), 112 fics in total out of which 9 are multichapters... I was the king of oneshots apparently xD

4. What was your longest fic? Your shortest fic?

Technically the longest is Echoes with 262,310 words but since it don't count -- The Queen Of Thorns And Roses (The Spanish Princess) with 37,196. The shortest is Pregnancy (Vikings: Valhalla) with 348...

5. What was your most popular fic? Your least popular fic?

The most popular going by hits, Holy Water (The Witcher, DD:DNE) with 1921. By kudos and bookmarks, In Due Time (The Witcher) with 130 kudos and 25 bookmarks! Counting the private ones too at least.

[Echoes sits at 8608 views, 194 kudos, and 33 bookmarks]

The least popular is Snow (Vikings, DD:DNE) with 9 hits and zero kudos, and I have a whole lotta fics with zero bookmarks...

6. What fic didn’t perform as well as you thought it would?

Well everything I've published after marking my fics to be viewed Logged-In Only has had WAY less attention than when they were publicly available, but I don't really mind ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

7. What fic performed way better than you thought it would?

Steeler (The Last Kingdom). I thought it'd interest only me but I was way wrong!

8. What was your favorite fic you wrote from 2022?

OOF. Too many ngl XD To name a few...

Headlong (Spartacus)

Flame Of Knowledge (The Last Kingdom)

The Salt On That Ivory Skin (The Last Kingdom)

Nothing Can Break Me (I shall rise again) (The Last Kingdom)

Heathen Throne (Vikings, tw incest)

Vampire Heart (Vikings, tw incest).

9. What was your favorite fic that somebody else wrote in 2022?

Ah here we go, this is the question where I rant and rave! :D

Fields Of Joy by baku_midnight (Spartacus) is one of the most poetic stories I've ever read in the entirety of ao3, and poly to boot!

bound by flesh, freed by blood by @vveissesfleisch (Our Flag Means Death) is the kind of gory, sexy, messy DD:DNE I love most despite knowing virtually ntohing about its fandom, ahah!

polish the blood and the bruise by @underragingwaves (Vikings + Vikings Valhalla) has excellent character dynamics, little details all throughout, and superb military jargon

The Morning Doesn't Reach Us by crushcandles (The Witcher) is exhilarating, I love my Witchers poly and feral, and this fic delivers!

May He Rest In Pieces by geekinthepink (Outlander, DD:DNE) revived my love for horror stories and darkfics, plus I love the Murder Husbands trope

Bonus Fluff: The Man Made Of Love by Anonymous (The Witcher) is fluff made art 💟

10. Tag your friends to do this year-end fic review as well!

idk if y'all have been tagged yet so feel free to tag me into the comments if you have, bUT: @bouncehousedemons, @vveissesfleisch, @underragingwaves, @solinarimoon - TAG! YOU'RE IT! :D

[spooksier]

the place adventure time has in just culture in general is so so funny to be because it's so prevalent whether through just merch with characters on it or designs directly referencing the style/aesthetics and yet most people have not actually seen the show past season 1-5 (including me until like a year ago!) so if you try to explain any post s5 adventure time plot where it basically became a complete different show you sound fucking insane. they don't even know about princess bubblegum's gay cousin chicle. they don't even know about my dear friend fern.

[mienar]

the wandering painter, part one

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[hrokkall]

"Sad Cat Poem" by Spencer Madsen

[okubunny]

Wahooooo! Miku is trending again! Here’s my miku from last year :3c

[lonelyroommp3]

okay seeing as i’ve unwittingly started a trend on here i’m going to make you all do another quiz but it’s hard mode this time

ceremonial counties of england 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[disclaimer that in an ideal world i’d have had a third set of answers for those of you in the other british nations because i feel like you’ve got a better chance at this quiz than someone outside of the uk entirely, but also i didn’t want to offend anyone by lumping you in with the english against your will. you know how it is]

[wtfforged]

marimeow

[tenowls]

third year first years......

[hakogyi]

why do we always seem to end up going in circles?

[beolh]

sskk based on the now famous dream tiger by govy9807

[dulcealuf]

Kagome Higurashi 🏹 the girl who overcame time..

[mienar]

"as the sun sets,"

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[caffichai]

More Asbestos!

Thanks everyone for participating in the poll! What an absolutely wild last minute turnaround, and also a close race!

Hey, if you're here, check this out!

[kokokoula]

when it comes to you, tsukishima finds himself being protective of you without even trying.

he hears your worries about the same friend for maybe the hundredth time, about how they got mad at you for something incredibly harmless and for you being you. he rolls his eyes at your friend's overbearing insecurity and their lack of taste in people as he seemingly reads his book. he had suggested you find a better friend, but you insist they make you happy. he scoffs at that. he himself already makes you happy, why would you need someone else who can't even give you half the joy he does? he doesn't say that though, instead he insists in turn that he comes along with you the next time you two meet. he can already imagine yamaguchi surprised at him for volunteering to go to a social gathering.

"you won't scare them off?" you make him promise and as much as he wants to make them feel sorry for ever hurting you, he sighs and promises. on that day, he stands right behind you, keeping an eye out for every single interaction you have with your friend. you introduce kei, and his looming expression doesn't change. he sees their uncomfortable smile and avoiding of his gaze, and couldn't help but smirk. you nudge him with your elbow, and tsukishima ruffles your hair. "don't worry, pipsqueak." he says, keeping his voice low.

tsukishima isn't a fan of any sort of pda, but throughout the entire time, he makes sure to have some sort of physical contact with you. it could be an arm around your shoulders, or just rubbing soothing circles on the back of your hand. the last thing he wants is you feeling anxious about your friend, despite you assuring him you were perfectly ok. you know his well intentions, and at the end of the day when your friend has left, you treat him to strawberry shortcake.

"what's this?" he asks as he digs his fork into the cake. you intertwine your fingers with his free hand.

"just for you being, well, you." you grin and he melts like he always do when you smile at him. he gives you the first bite.

"you're gonna be the death of me, love."

[hodinodi]

culinarian mess !!