We're gonna run out of cake at this rate

Total number of fics: 44

Total wordcount: 341394 (Gotta say this is MUCH easier now we have AO3 stats! :D)

Total number of fandoms: 6

My favorite story of mine this year: Hmmm. That's always a terribly tough question. I think it's a toss-up between I've got you under my skin and Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet. I'm the proudest of how those two turned out.

Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Hmmm. Possibly Here comes your man? Could be I posted it right before Marvel Big Bang went live, and it kind of got lost in the middle of all those awesome long stories? IDK.

Most fun story: Again, it's a toss-up between From Russia With Love and (I can say this now, because reveals are imminent) the Yuletide treat I wrote, Have a Very Merry 00 Christmas. That last one was a delight to brainstorm and write, and the first one, with Bond meeting Bucky -- no comment necessary. :D

Most sexy story: Well. According to the comments I got for them, it's a toss-up between So turn around and I'll pick up the slack and It's in the water, baby. Although In the backseat put up a very good fight, too! :)

Story with single sweetest moment: Personally, I adore the moment in My heart was wrapped up in clover where Clint turns up to make things right. :')

Most unintentionally *telling* story: Oh, god. I think it really is Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet. So much of myself went into writing this story, I was incredibly nervous posting it. :) Runner-ups have to be And I'll cross oceans like never before and I swear I'll drive all night just to buy you some shoes.

Fic that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Science and Progress (do not speak as loud as my heart), I think. That's the story that made me stop and think and have a revelation about Steve that's now firmly into head canon territory. :) Also, I will ask you to open my door from your side, which I wrote with delicatale, for a story that made me look at all the characters in just a slightly different way. I still want to write the follow-up to that so badly.

Biggest disappointment: Hmmm. I don't think I had one? I was disappointed that I've got you under my skin didn't do better? I expected it to do better. Maybe I'm just too involved in that story to see it objectively? IDK.

Biggest surprise: I think it was how extremely very well And I'll cross oceans like never before did? I did not expect that at all! :D 911 Kudos, over 25,000 hits. I'm just ajhkfhdsf over it! :D I am also extremely gratified by just how amazingly well Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet is doing, since like I mentioned before, it was maybe the most personal story I've yet to write in that fandom. :) Just thrilled about it! <3

Hardest story to write: I think that was I've got you under my skin, which is why I wish it had done better. It took me weeks to get going, I kept getting stuck, I think I re-wrote the plot outline about six times, drew plot maps. Many of you will remember me tearing my hair out over it. And then I ended up writing it in a single week when I unblocked myself (largely thanks to bloody Bucky Barnes, who ended up taking over. :DDD).

Easiest story to write: Quite possibly it was Only his ring finger knows? It took me maybe 45 minutes to write, and it's ended up one of my most popular stories this year. :)

This year's theme and the story that demonstrates it most: Oooh, that's a tough one! Well, I have to say, this year was an Avengers (and Clint/Coulson) year through and through. So I'll have to choose a Clint/Coulson story -- and I can't think of anything better than Conditional Value At Risk. It illustrates everything I adore about this fandom: boys in love, pining, how well they fit together, as well as showcasing my favourite things: alternate universes, coffee shop AUs, Clint and Phil being themselves, a sweet kind of rightness. :)


All in all, it's been a great year to write! :D Didn't write as much as 2011 (which was truly an INSANELY good writing year), but I wrote more complex, more thought-out stories? I'm so happy with how my writing is progressing. And I'm so blessed that my stories have brought me so many amazingly wonderful people for friends! <3 I love you guys so much. :')

I'd be really curious to see which of my stories people thought would fit these categories, if not the ones I've listed? Do you agree/disagree with me? Please do tell me! <3

Title: I will ask you to open my door from your side
Author: sirona_gs and delicatale
Artist: Tgda / tgda
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~22,000
Type: AU, Romance
Characters/Pairings: Phil Coulson/Clint Barton, Phil Coulson/Pepper Potts, past one-sided Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers
Warnings: (brief, non-graphic) mentions of past child abuse/neglect, deals with the break-up of a long-term relationship (no infidelity, though).
Summary: Phil's car is firetruck red, and she's his pride and joy. She deserves the very best of care, something Phil can't give her by himself -- he's the CFO of Stark Industries, not the experienced mechanic she needs. This is a project that needs outsourcing -- straight to Steve Rogers' garage and its preternaturally gifted restorer, Clint Barton.
Notes: Many thanks to laria_gwyn for her wonderfully thorough beta job and her invaluable help with dealing with the more sensitive aspects of this story.

Link to fic masterpost: On AO3
Link to art masterpost: On LJ | On Tumblr

God, I haven't posted in ages. I'm sorry, I'm just, overwhelmed-busy. Been away for the weekend to gran's, just came back, and of course no internet there. I've only got the strength to log onto twitter at this point, sadly. :(

It's baby Nicky's birthday today!! \0/ Little boy is one year old! <3 It's been a strange, amazing, sad, tough, awesome year. I'm happy to still be around, and I'm happy to have all you guys around with me. ♥ /reflection

In other news, the Cap_IM RBB is KICKING MY ARSE. Happily, found out today that I had my deadlines all mixed up -- in fact, it's not this Friday (13th April), but rather 24th April! WHICH IS A GINORMOUS RELIEF, LET ME TELL YOU. There's so much of this story yet to tell, it's all I can do at the moment to keep up.

Jesus, I'm sorry, I'm just, so tired right now. Drove back from Sofia this morning, after faffing around on twitter until almost half one last night, so hardly enough sleep. Haven't been sleeping all that well, either. Fucking full moon. :((( So all I want right now is to take a nap, but I suspect baby Nicky should be awake soon, so IDK how feasible that is. :)

ANYWAY. I want to make a nice long-ass rec list for Clint/Coulson, because IT IS AMAZING AND THERE SHOULD BE MORE PEOPLE INTO IT. :D And also because it would be so much easier to point people to it when they ask me. So I guess time to compile some fics! :D Tell me, you guys -- which ones are your favourites? Which ones should definitely be put on this list? That would make my job tons easier. <3

I hope everyone's doing as well as possible! ♥

The following example of filthy Clint/Phil porn is for cthonical, who was having a bit of a day yesterday. She asked for Guns and adrenaline-fueled post-danger fucking, possibly with a little blood and not waiting to get to a room. I hope you enjoy this, Nellie! ♥ Title from What You Need by The Weekend, which is my go-to smut writing song. XD Thanks muchly to foxxcub for looking this over! <3


Lemme take the friction from your lips
Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
NC-17
~2,000 words

Warnings: (safe, consensual) gun-play, semi-public sex


( I just wanna take you there )

Title: I swear I'll drive all night just to buy you some shoes
Pairing: Clint/Phil, vague reference to Steve/Tony
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: alternative universe -- college, established relationship, angst, pining, fluff, tattoos, barebacking
Word count: ~13,000
Summary: Two months, two long, torturous months of nothing but Clint's disembodied voice through the receiver pressed to his ear; two months of missing Clint like an ache that won't dissipate no matter how many times they talk, or text, or email. Enough is enough, Phil thinks as he gets in his car.
Notes: (Author-sanctioned) sequel to foxxcub's Launch Your Assault, set about a year after the events of that story.

This was a bit of an odd fic writing experience. I started writing this when foxxcub was about half-way through that story, because the words would not leave me alone (I have TOO MANY FEELINGS for these two boys in this verse). She encouraged it wildly, and, enboldened, I went forth and spewed all my feels for that verse into this story. Obviously, you need to read her story, not just for this to make any kind of sense but also because it is incredible beyond words. I have been living in this verse since around Christmastime, and I am way, way too involved in it for my own good. Anyway, all the kudos to foxxcub, who is AMAZING, and all the love to laria_gwyn for her usual extraordinary beta skillz TM. <3 Title from Drive All Night by The Boss (a.k.a. Bruce Springsteen). Clint's (and Phil's) tattoo based on this design.


At AO3

Title: And I'll cross oceans like never before
Pairing: Clint/Phil
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: (non-permanent) animal transformation, angst, pining, (non-permanent) injury, sexual situations (post-transformation-to-normal).
Word count: ~17,000
Summary: 'Oh, hell no,' he thinks, looking down at his hands only to be met with furry paws instead of the fingers he expects. Or the one where Loki turns Clint into a puppy, and his new condition allows him to gain some startling insights into their resident babysitter agent.
Notes: Entirely foxxcub's fault for posting a certain gif and expressing a wish to see Clint transformed into said puppy. And then some feels entered the equation in the comments, and then kellifer_fic joined in, and long story short, this was born. Officially for the 'magical transformation' square on my avengers_tables Cliche bingo card. Title from Shelter by the xx. Many thanks to foxxcub, who in addition to prompting this also graciously agreed to beta it. <3


EDIT: Now with unbelievably awesome fanart by essouffle. ART OF MY HEART, NO LIE. THIS IS SO THEM. *________*


( Please teach me gently how to breathe )