#god it’s so dylan strome coded

[casualbuckley]

thinking about “now that we don’t talk” in a mcstrome context and oh boy

[pinkmanitewrites]

2018 Fic Writing Reflection

FANDOMS WRITTEN IN 2018

Hockey RPF

FICS WRITTEN IN 2018

make me wanna hold on (make me wanna be all yours)

broadcast

wear the crown just like no one

(take a piece of my heart and) make it all your own

three

all my love’s wrapped in red

sold my soul to a three piece

dry the stain like me

a hundred dollar bottle of champagne like me

pancake batter

look me in the face (hold my gaze)

for every dreamer a dream (we’re unstoppable)

"she is always a novelty; for she is never the chicago you saw when you passed through the last time" -mark twain

throw me in the deep end (watch me drown)

you're the reason I'm still up at dawn (just to see your face)

a good daddy

a dream of a ship that was sailed in the night

so don't break (break)

(his lips like tangerine in his) color coded speak

Propositional Logic

the geneva contract

heart of glass // mind of stone

OTGWG.

"what's meant to be will always find a way" —trisha yearwood

been waitin too long (i've been waitin)

(saying that I want more) this is what I live for

the toronto purchase

six point nine six nine

Téméraire

SHIPS

Kyle Dubas / William Nylander (5 works)

Patrick Kane / Jonathan Toews (3 works)

Nicklas Backstrom / Andre Burakovsky (3 works)

Alex DeBrincat / Dylan Strome (3 works)

Auston Matthews / William Nylander (2 works)

Ryan Hartman / Vinnie Hinostroza (2 works)

Mitch Marner / Auston Matthews (1 work)

Kasperi Kapanen / William Nylander (1 work)

Ryan Strome / Dylan Strome (1 work)

Nazem Kadri / William Nylander (1 work)

Nazem Kadri / Mitch Marner (1 work)

John Tavares / Mitch Marner (1 work)

Andre Burakovsky / Washington Capitals (1 work)

Nicklas Backstrom / William Nylander (1 work)

Frederik Andersen / Auston Matthews (1 work)

Sebastian Aho / Cam Ward (1 work)

Kyle Dubas / Kasperi Kapanen (1 work)

Brent Seabrook / Adam Boqvist (1 work)

STATISTICS

Total number of fics = 29 (+1 anon)

Total number of words = 165,689

Fandoms = 1

Average fic length = ~5,523

Most written fandom = Hockey RPF

Most written characters = William Nylander (12 works)

Most written pairings = Kyle Dubas / William Nylander (5 works)

QUESTIONS

Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?

I wrote literally so much this year; I think it came out to be like half as much as I’ve written of all time prior, which is so crazy to me. These past two years I’ve written more than I’ve ever imagined and I hope I can keep it up!

What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January?

Oh my god there are so many, but I think the most obvious and like also impactful is Kyle Dubas / William Nylander. Honorable mentions go out to John Tavares / Mitch Marner, Sebastian Aho / Cam Ward, and especially to Brent Seabrook / Adam Boqvist. Look, we had a really interesting summer here.

What's your own favorite story of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest?

I’m going to go with all my love’s wrapped in red, better known as the Auston/Willy ABO fic with the coca-cola thing. I think it’s my favorite because it’s the fic I’ve literally always wanted to write, like even loooong before I was in hockey fandom, I’ve had this AU concept in the back of my head for literally ever. It was the first long oneshot I ever I wrote and it wasn’t even on purpose, it just happened. I loved every single second of building that AU. And I think it’s the AU that truly truly truly made me fall in love with writing William Nylander. I also put so much of myself in the little things in the fic, and there’s definitely the obvious like easter egg choices, but I maaaay have projected a lot of feelings via Will’s emotions and interpersonal relationships. It’s the kind of thing you wouldn’t notice unless you know me well but like, it makes it that much more personal to me, I guess? Anyway, I am so incredibly proud of that fic. But, honorable mention to a fic (series) that I love for similar reasons, in love and war, the combination of the geneva contract and the toronto purchase which is my canon-compliant Kyle/Willy monster fic.

Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?

I participated in a lot of exchanges and challenges this year! Which is a risk for me because I’m kind of unpredictable about when I actually make writing happen so the fact that I put out a lot of works that I’m genuinely proud of all on a deadline was an accomplishment for me!

Do you have any fanfic goals for the New Year?

I want to chatfic more and write more fics for my friends. Like, hear me out. I think 2018 was a year of me truly writing fic for myself and not really caring if it was what people wanted to read. I really wrote whatever made me happy and whatever stuff I would genuinely want to go back and read for fun, purely for myself. I think a lot of my time in fandom has been writing fic tailored to appease the whole fandom at large, so having that change in 2018 was extremely important. And I think the effect of that really shows. But now that I’m comfortable in that regard, I want to use fic as something special where I can give back to the people I care about, you know?

My best story

all my love’s wrapped in red

My most popular story

(take a piece of my heart and) make it all your own

Story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion

It’s hands down for every dreamer a dream (we’re unstoppable)!!!! My super sickening sweet Naz/Willy fic!! It’s literally just 7k of them madly in love and it’s super grossly romantic and heart warming and idk I lowkey think it deserves more love and is just cursed with being a rarepair lmao.

Most fun story

It’s really hard to decide but probably one that had a lot of world building. I think I’m going to go with take a piece of my heart because it was fun writing the plot twists and building up Mitch’s backstory.

Sexiest story

Look, all I’m gonna say is that I wrote a lot of indulgent PWP this year.

Story with the single sweetest moment

I don’t know if this is actually the sweetest moment because I have some very cute scenes in the in love and war universe, but I think it’d be something out of for every dreamer a dream and right now, the sushi date where Naz tries to cheer up Willy is really sticking out for me.

Most "Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story

I really cannot decide if it’s my super unhealthy relationship Kyle/Willy/(Kappy) series or the one where I wrote what’s essentially a pwp daddy kink of a barely 18yo.

Hardest story to write

The hardest was probably for every dreamer because I was so out of my depth in trying to write and characterize Naz and the request was a time period where I hadn’t been following the Leafs very closely just yet. I had to do a lot of background research that you don’t even really see (I just needed it as foundation) and I had to figure out a voice for Naz, all with a deadline while I was living abroad.

Most unintentionally telling story

This sounds so strange but all my love has so much of myself intertwined into the fine details and projection of Willy!!! There’s a lot of my own anxieties and personal conflicts and stressors that are metaphored into Willy’s story. I think you really have to know me to catch them but they’re there and it really is a very vulnerable story for me.