thank you to @sorrybutblog @wolfpants and @citrusses for the tag!! tagging in a few folks as well: @tackytigerfic @sweet-s0rr0w @nv-md @oflights @mintawasalreadytaken @vukovich @lumosatnight @emmalovesdilemmas @mallstars @moonflower-rose @dodgerkedavra @rainstormradish @m0srael @reserve @babooshkart @lqtraintracks @skeptiquewrites @eveningstruggle @maesterchill @geesenoises @peachydreamxx @saintgarbanzo for anything you'd like to round up!
i went into this thinking 2023 was a bit of a fallow year, output-wise, but looking at my stats page apparently i wrote 100k this year!! who could've known? not me. big thanks to everyone who supported me this year, whether by beta-ing, reading, commenting, or otherwise just listening to me moan. i'm quite excited for what's in store next year, including plenty more moaning. hope to see you all in 2024!
here's what happened in 2023:
APRIL
the sun, shining above you || dronarry || 14.5 k || E
for the inaugural @dronarryfest!
Since joining up with the dragontamers, Draco counts his days in nights. Nights spent drinking in the commune mess, making poor choices he doesn't regret, for once. Nights he doesn't remember, and nights he wishes he could stop remembering.
Then there's that night in Spain, caught in the circle of Ron's arms.
A year of nights in Norway, caught in the heat of Harry's gaze.
His first night at the Burrow, caught in between them both.
MAY
proven lands || drarry || 2.8 k || E
for @microficmay!
The thing about circles is, they always end at the start.
OR: A story about falling in love at the end of the Earth.
(told in 31 microfics -- this is the "director's cut")
AUGUST
the waiting || drarry || 43.5 k || E
for @hd-wireless and @m0srael!
It’s been almost ten years since Draco Malfoy disappeared during a routine Curse Breaker training exercise. Harry, his partner in more ways than one, is determined to figure out why. As the past resurfaces and the present fades into confusion, Harry discovers the only thing more unreliable than memory is love.
DECEMBER
jerk/off || drarry || 7k || E
for @drarrymicrofic secret santa exchange and @m0srael!
“You’ve got my face on your face,” Malfoy says, contorting his – Harry’s – face into an expression it had definitely never made before.
“No, you’ve got my face on your face!” Harry insists, grimacing at the sound of Malfoy’s voice. Being in his body is not unlike operating a sad wooden doll.
à bon chat || drarry || 35k || E
for @hd-erised and @moonflower-rose
Draco Malfoy didn’t intend to lead a life of crime after the war. It’s just that being good had turned out so incomprehensibly boring.
Now he's thirty-five, a fully redeemed member of society, the darling of the wizarding social pages, and a newly minted consultant for Gawain Robards' Investigative Research division. In his spare time, he enjoys good whisky, casual sex, and moonlighting as an art thief. His biggest score yet is fast approaching and he's got everything planned down to the minute. Everything, that is, until the unexpected appearance of a newly-divorced Harry Potter. Now that Potter's in the picture, Draco's no longer certain if he's the pursuer or the prize.
ahhh thanks for tagging me, @citrusses and @oknowkiss! i'm going to tag @teledild0nix @elskanellis @arminaa8 @thecouchsofa @stationintern and anyone else who'd like to do this!!
my 2023 AO3 stats are...alarming lol. AO3 counts Close Behind as a 2023 fic because i finished posting it in 2023, but i really wrote it all in 2022. so if we discount that (which was 134k) i still wrote...over 330k words of fanfiction. 🆗🆒
do i have regrets? no. should i have regrets? maybe??? in any case, 2023 was the year i really started using tumblr for fandom again (thanks, elon!) and i made so many wonderful friends who were so supportive and inspiring! that word count is all your fault, basically.
here's the (all drarry) damage:
January
Close Behind (134k words, M)
To rescue Draco from the Underworld, Harry has to look forward.
Unfortunately, Draco has to look back.
February
find a new place to be from (47k words, E)
Something is wrong with Malfoy Manor, and it’s driven Draco into the Muggle world. Thankfully, Harry is now on the case.
A story about houses that haunt you and homes built for two.
April
along each garden wall (61k words, E)
Draco has to have a baby (or have one on the way) at the time of his fast-approaching 35th birthday, or he's going to lose his home to his vile cousin. Harry offers to help, but their complex past—even beyond Hogwarts—prompts Draco to set out on a long journey of friendship, kittens, gardens, motorbike rides, and more.
May
the first in line (29k words, E)
Harry finds out he's a Veela. That's not so bad, and then he finds out his allure only works on his enemies. Even that's not so bad, since his safe, boring, post-war life means he doesn't have very many enemies these days.
And then Draco Malfoy lands a hot air balloon in his front garden, intent on courting him.
June
please come to boston, Byzantine, and go to it laughing
(tumblr prompt fics! i was not good at this lol)
August
Cool About It (16k words, M, for @hp-bodiceripper)
Harry is so excited for his first date with Draco. But what follows isn't so much a date as it is an all-night odyssey including a malevolent lift, a Gringotts heist, a Sleeping Curse, a trip to the kebab shop, a lack of dancing, a Muggle drug, a rooftop pool party, a black eye and, eventually, a sunrise over a Quidditch stadium.
October
if the bees know (19k words, T, for @hd-fan-fair)
Scorpius' playground is haunted, Harry specializes in helping ghosts pass on, and Draco just wants his son to be safe.
December
The Star Splitter (WIP, 119k words so far, E)
On a routine time travel assignment to the past, Draco stumbles upon 7-year-old Harry Potter and witnesses his neglect and mistreatment by the Dursleys. In the moment, there is only one solution, even if it goes against all his training as a Time Agent: he has to bring Harry back to the future with him.
In which Draco burns his life down for the sake of his former school rival.
There are learnings that I would take from this year not a great year to be honest time flew it was just yesterday we were on a video call wishing each other happy new year and look where we are now, -"take responsibility of your actions you are not influenced by anyone it's always you who decides what is good for you and what not don't blame others if something went wrong it was your decision at last you took that call.
and never run away from the hardships of life i don't know running is not a good option atleast give it a fight maybe just maybe you were ment to win that fight that you never fought".
I just finished my (???) rewatch of season 1 and I’m restarting season 4 and I genuinely think I have developed a narrative that explains the supernatural elements and it started because I WAS GOING THROUGH MY BOOKSHELF TODAY FOR INSPO TO WRITE THIS FUCKING FIC AND I OPENED A BOOK I HAVE NEVER READ— WHICH I BOUGHT IN A CREEPY SECOND HAND STORE YEARS AGO BTW— AND UPON SKIMMING I OPENED TO A PAGE WITH A HORNED GOD
AND THEN I STARTED RESEARCHING AND I SWEAR TO GOD I HAVE A THEORY I SWEAR TO GOD IM ON SOME SHIT RIGHT NOW IM PROCESSING BY SPEWING NONSENSE AT MY FRIEND BUT I SWEAR ITS GONNA MAKE SENSE
hellooooo! i'm writing this in the final minutes of jan 2, to tell you about the two (2) things i wrote and posted last year. thank you to @sorrybutblog and @oknowkiss for tagging me. (jan 2, 2, fics, 2 friends! a theme is emerging!) i am almost certain everyone else has done this already, but just tagging a few pals anyway. please drop me a link to your's if it already exists!: @cavendishbutterfly @elskanellis @oflights @wolfpants @sweet-s0rr0w @basicallyahedgehog @moonflower-rose @phoebe-delia @shealynn88 @phdmama @citrusses
i'm extremely low output in a good year, but whew. 2023 was a rollercoaster (fun and terrifying in turns, and truly there was no way to step off once i was strapped in) in my life and i feel like i've just stopped screaming. i'm hoping to have some rest and the mental space to do creative things again this year, including finishing a wip that's languished since 2022.
the first thing i wrote:
is a ficlet that doesn't have a title, but the tagline: NUT SO HARD A PATRONUS COMES OUT, which i feel needs no further explanation. i am desperately tempted to expand this into a full fic because. what happens when you're out in public and your boyfriend back home indulges in a deeply satisfying wank to the thought of you?
the second thing i wrote was:
draco malfoy starring in... bad idea, right? (T, 2.3k words)
Leaving the party to see Potter’s new house couldn’t be a bad idea, right? I mean, Draco was invited…
i had a blast writing this and posting it in tiny drips on tumblr!! the banner is some of my best work imo!!
and you know what? as a bonus round, here's a shoutout to some of my favorite drarry/fandom related shitposts and fic-related thoughts that i wrote this year:
middle-aged harry = keanu reeves
i love it when harry is pathetic
lesbian drarry getting having a mehndi party before their wedding
draco/sirius inspires..... emotions in harry (which unbelievably inspired this work of genius from citrusses!!!)
dron + sectumsempra scars
harry is bad at being rich
can’t believe both harry and draco are tsunderes. tragic. (that is literally the whole post lol sorry)
and finally: canon draco and harry are straight, hate each other, and happy about it.
thanks everyone for hanging out and laughing with me!! here's to another year of shitposting, but also please actual words and complex thoughts!!!!
2 fandoms (911 and MCU - mcu was like one fic tho lol)
Most recent drop: I wanna spend my forever like that (911, 8.6k, G)
Longest fic: For a holiday (and forevermore) (911, 95k, M)
Top Fics by Kudos
For a holiday (and forevermore) (95k, M)
I can't love you any more (than I do now) (2.6k, G)
I'd marry you with paper rings (3.4k, G)
me, you, our kid and a dog (4.7k, G)
me and you only equals love (6.6k, E)
My fandom fic events in 2023
I don't think I took part in any this year :( maybe next year haha
Upcoming Events and Projects for 2024
well, right now I'm working on a few wips im hoping to get done in the next few weeks/months (depending on time and inspiration lol):
the alive shannon fic - this is my main focus and i hope to maybe finish it sometime next year but who knows hah (I barely started, it's gonna be a while)
buddie coffee shop au - ive been working on this for so long and it's lowkey on hold now but istg i'll finish this
buddie cheating fic
the natalia fic
married buddie smut
another smut I haven't mentioned yet but it's waiting until i finish married buddie smut
bi eddie fic
and probably some more oneshots lol
but tbh, we'll see where the next year takes me, I can't plan too much bc it never works out haha
Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.
no pressure tagging: @malewifediaz @thewolvesof1998 @eddiebabygirldiaz @honestlydarkprincess @spotsandsocks @loserdiaz @lover-of-mine @disasterbuckdiaz @monsterrae1 @jeeyuns @housewifebuck @giddyupbuck @hoodie-buck @spagheddiediaz @daffi-990 and whoever else wants to <3
Post your favorite and most popular post from each month this year (it’s okay to skip months).
Tagged by @katherines, @laylakeating, @crowley-anthony, @capinejghafa & @mangeur-detoiles thank you all for tagging me, this is one of my favourite end-of-year tag games as it's so nice to be able to reflect on everything for the year!
Also yes, I will be cheating because I am indecisive, so I'm doing more of a 'top 3' than one favorite.
JANUARY
MOST POPULAR:
technically: polls shitpost edit (7.1k)
but gifset wise: wednesday + gay text posts (2.7k)
FAVORITE(S):
celebration: morgana pendragon, celebration: stranger things, celebration: kanthony
FEBRUARY
MOST POPULAR: sure joel (5.2k)
FAVORITE(S): bill and frank, celebration: yennefer, celebration: isabelle lightwood
MARCH
MOST POPULAR: kanej and their armour (11.7k)
FAVORITE(S): celebration: ronance, celebration: wednesday, ellie & riley
APRIL
MOST POPULAR: jesper and inej deleted scene (3.8k
)FAVORITE(S): select a crow, kanej: favorite quotes, kanej: favorite object
MAY
MOST POPULAR:
sideblog: danielle & calahan (3.3k)
main: yellowjackets pilot vs s2 finale (2.8k)
FAVORITE(S): crows as crows, yellowjackets: then and now, yellowjackets: the wilderness chose
JUNE
MOST POPULAR: ciri and jaskier watch yenralt (4.7k)
FAVORITE(S): yennefer the enchantress, the witcher: volume i, yennefer in 'turn your back'
JULY
MOST POPULAR: jaskier and ciri's cut scene (4.1k)
FAVORITE(S): celebration: yenralt, jackie and shauna, damon and rhaneyra parallels
AUGUST
MOST POPULAR: red white and loyal blue letterboxd reviews (10.8k)
FAVORITE(S): heartstopper representation, celebration: yennefer, an angel and a demon
SEPTEMBER
MOST POPULAR:
sideblog: barbie as barbies (2.5k)
main: geraskefer incorrect quote (2.2k)
FAVORITE(S): choose a yellowjacket, natalie scatorccio, yennefer in shaerrawedd
OCTOBER
MOST POPULAR: ed and stede: dream become reality (6.9k)
FAVORITE(S): celebration: bridgerton, yennefer in reunion, ed and stede: i love
NOVEMBER
MOST POPULAR:
sideblog: lucy gray baird (1k)
main: jaskier incorrect quote (0.7k)
FAVORITE(S): celebration: ed and stede, celebration: yennefer and tissaia, edward 'babygirl' teach
DECEMBER
MOST POPULAR: persassy jackson (12.7k)
FAVORITE(S): netflix's six of crows, celebration: kanej, favorite crows scene
tagging (if you feel up for it!): @ughmerlin, @usershelby, @ivashkovadrian, @zoya-nazyalenskys, @seance, @natscatorrcio @fadeintoyou1993, @ayoedebiris, @saws2004, @morgana-pendragon