fullygoldy | Fanfic Meme - Catching Up! (Days 25-27)

Work kicked my butt today, and tomorrow is the first day of 13 weeks of concentrated effort (and the expenditure of $3.5 MM), so I'm trying to catch up. I was hoping to complete this in August, but I'll take finishing this week.

Day 25. A fic you wish you'd never read -

yannow, I tend to hit the back button extremely quickly, so I rarely finish a fic I'm not enjoying. And they're so forgettable, I don't think I could ever answer this one. But I do recall a few months ago, reading chapter after chapter of something and thinking, "surely this is going somewhere. I'll have perservered for a reason." But when I got to the end (nearly 20 chapters!), all the story said was, ::gruff voice:: "Don't call me Shirley."

Day 26. A fic with a great OC

Okay, I thought and thought, and was having a hard time coming up with a fic for this spot, when it hit me: Written by the Victors by

cesperanza and podficced by nearly all of fandom* doesn't have just one OC - it has a whole cast of OC characters. In fact the canon characters are in the definite minority. This is an EPIC read (the podfic is something like 8 hrs!) and it's worth every freaking minute. You've got layers of canon, fanon, history, science, politics, academia, and meta for all of those. You've got comedy, drama, angst, true love, tropes turned on their ears, a bibliograpy, and an index. The Victorverse has spawned it's own webpage full of links of joy.

*Ok, maybe only like 36 members of fandom particpated in the awesome podfic project, but you should see the list!

Day 27. A fic that spawned an inside joke

and again with not having a clue. I'm such a fringe member of fandom, I don't think I know any inside jokes. I guess I could point to Speranza again, with OK Computer - while she was writing it, she started referring to it as "the one with the Lesbian porn" and then her shorthand was just "Lesbian porn" and finally it was "Lesbians!" as in "I'm still working on the Lesbians, I swear!" (she writes one story at a time). And the funny (inside joke) part was that the Lesbians were dispensed with in the first 6000 words (and they were important!) and then were drowned out by the remaining 29,000! Ces writes the best, longest, chewiest stories. (and the icon totally goes with this one)

Day 01. A fic with a great opening
Day 02. A favorite new fic (posted in the last few weeks)
Day 03. A long-standing favorite fic
Day 04. A fic that you wish more people would read
Day 05. A fic you weren't sure you'd like but ended up loving
Day 06. A guilty pleasure fic
Day 07. A fic with a wonderful kiss
Day 08. A fic you plan on reading (old or new)
Day 09. A fic that makes you happy
Day 10. A fic that reminds you of someone
Day 11. A fic that changed your perceptions of the characters
Day 12. A fic with excellent banter
Day 13. A fic you liked when you were younger
Day 14. A fic that breaks your heart
Day 15. A fic you've read more than 5 times
Day 16. A fic people wouldn't expect you to like
Day 17. A fic that holds a lot of meaning to you
Day 18. A remix fic you like
Day 19. A fic that makes you laugh
Day 20. A fic by one of your favorite authors
Day 21. A fic currently stuck in your head
Day 22. A fic you won't read late at night
Day 23. A favourite short fic (> 300 words)
Day 24. One of the first fanfics you read
Day 25. A fic you wish you'd never read
Day 26. A fic with a great OC
Day 27. A fic that spawned an inside joke
Day 28. A fic with a pairing you never thought you'd read
Day 29. A fic that turns you on
Day 30. A fic with a great ending