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Okay, so this year was weird. Like, it wasn't particularly bad but it wasn't great either. Where do I start? I guess the biggest thing that happened was that my wife got laid off from her job and we've worried about that since May. She just got hired for a new job recently and I'm working now too, but more on that in a sec. We had to seriously consider what we were gonna do next if she didn't get a new job by the end of next month. We probably would've had to move back to our hometown. It wouldn't have been the worst thing but we've made a nice life for ourselves where we are now. Thankfully, we have a great network of supportive people who are willing to help us and I'm so grateful for that.
Anyway, I got my first real job a couple of weeks ago. I'm working as a sales associate at my local Vintage Stock, which works for me because I'm autistic so it's nice to be surrounded by stuff pertaining to my special interests (anime, video games, etc.). I haven't had luck with finding a job before because of said autism and a lack of a college degree. I once bombed an interview to work as a library page that it kinda scared me. So that's fun. It's been a big learning experience. A friend of mine from college is my manager so again, I'm really grateful for people in my life. Ordinarily getting a first job is not a huge deal. But I turned 30 this year so yeah. Speaking of which...
I turned 30 back in August. Big milestone, I guess. I don't feel that different. What has happened since I turned 30, you ask? Welp, I accidently ripped off a toenail on the day of birthday party. It's growing back so no worries, nothing serious. Hurt like hell, though. Then my wife and I went on our first vacation since our honeymoon, five years ago. To be specific, our first vacation ALONE. We've been on plenty with friends and family. Anyway, it was super fun. We went to Denver and had a great time. Two of my favorite manga (Undead Unluck and Mashle) got anime adaptations this year, along with the continuation of Bleach: TYBW. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took over my life for most of May and June and it was great. I found out that my favorite game of all time, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, is getting a remake next year. I went into another indefinite hiatus with streaming. And I found out that I might have scalp psoriasis. Cool.
Like I said, it has been a weird year. But, I am kinda curious to see what 2024 has in store. To anyone reading this, I hope you have a happy New Year!
Thank you @loki-is-my-kink-awakening for coming up with this!
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Before we start I want to note that I hope to post 6 more fics this year and make it to 100 posted works before 2024 ^^
Words and Fics
335,338 words published in 2023
70 fics worked on
62 completed fics
most productive month: July with 74,045 words
monthly words average: 27,945 words
Top 5 Pairings
Clint Barton/Matt Murdock [16]
James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton [13]
Matt Murdock/Franklin "Foggy" Nelson [6]
Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier [6]
James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark [6]
Top 5 by Comments
Purple and Red; all the same to me (AUgust Writing Challenge 2023) - 78
The quiet life - 17
Building a Relationship - 14
Safe Place - 13
3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 6
Top 5 by Kudos
3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 255
Couch already taken - 208
The Reporter and The Lawyer - The Devil and The Protector - 146
Daredevil: The Man with Trauma - 131
Fuck Ninjas - 122
Top 5 by Hits
The Reporter and The Lawyer - The Devil and The Protector - 2,251
3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 1,725
Purple and Red; all the same to me (AUgust Writing Challenge 2023) - 1,724
Coming Untouched - 1,722
Building a Relationship - 1,529
Fandom Events in 2023
For this part, I'm only adding in Bingos that I was able to get a bingo/blackout for If you want to know more feel free to check out my masterlists in my pinned post <3
Bingos
[5/9] Any Fandom LGBTQ Bingo - Bingo
[5/5] July Break Flash Bingo - Black out
[9/9] July Break Mini Bingo - Black out
[25/25] July Break Bingo - Black out
[15/25] Marvel Rare Pair Bingo Round 1/2 - Bingo
[6/25] Masturbation Midsummer Bingo - DNF
[13/25] WinterIron Bingo - Bingo
[9/9] Writers Pride Month Bingo - Black out
Writing Challenge's
[30/30] Slash Mulitverse Daily Pride Prompts
[31/31] AU-gust Writing Challenge 2023
[5/31] Flufftober 2023
Upcoming Plans
Fic's I'm hoping to continue/complete next year:
[Clint/Bucky] Soul Marks and Metal Arms
[Clint/Natasha] To see the Bruises
[Matt/Foggy] Learning to Live again
[Clint/Bucky] Now I wear my scars just like Tattoos
[Clint/Rhodey] Bring them back (to get you back)
[Clint & Matt] Who even am I?!
[Clint/Matt] Hawkdevil AU
[Clint/Bucky] Domestic WinterHawk AU
[Clint/Matt] Building a Relationship
Writing Reflection
After I got back into writing fic this year it was something I really enjoyed all throughout this year. I discovered a bunch of fun challenges and servers, met many lovely people (sadly all online) and learned a lot. I have hyperfocused a lot, especially in the summer and I collected a boatload of prompts I would like to fill in the coming year.
I have a lot of fics already planned for the next year. There will be a lot of feels, fluff and angst/whump alike and I hope I can keep the run I had this year going.
A big thank you to everyone who supported me along the way, be it with ducking/spaghettiing fic ideas, sprinting with me, participating in challenges, commenting, sharing or even just reading and liking my fics. You folks mean the world to me and I love every single one of you. Take care and remember, as long as you do what you love you get a good grade in fandom <3
Tagging: @stripedscribe @ravenmold @endlesstwanted and everyone who wants to participate (totally not a cop-out because I lost track of my tumblr, no)