rules: give us the links to your fics with the most hits, second most kudos, third most bookmarks, fourth most comments, fifth most words, and your fic with the least amout of words.
most hits: a burden to bear (heartstopper, nick/charlie) - my one and only contribution to the heartstopper fandom, charlie is a victim of a homophobic attack and is definitely not okay. Mulit-chapter in a very popular fandom probably contributed to the amount of hits.
second most kudos: gonna sing the words wrong (ted lasso, jamie/roy) - a post-episode fic with jamie coming out to roy. the amount of kudos on this is wild given how little time it took me to write. my only non-tedbecca fic, but i loved exploring these two!
third most bookmarks: seconds from destiny (loki, loki/sylvie) - a multi-chapter loki/sylvie soulmate fic, and also my highest word count in any fic. this one got away from me, i'll be honest.
fourth most comments: watch my lips (ted lasso, ted/rebecca) - my first time trying to write smut for tedbecca. ted has an oral fixation and rebecca decides to explore this.
fifth most words: lost under the surface (schitt's creek, patrick/david) - given this is a WIP this is very quickly not going to be my fifth highest word count, but hey ho. i won't go into the plot here as it could be quite triggering but it's patrick/david with hurt/comfort and angst.
least amount of words: chrysalis (ted lasso, ted/rebecca) - only 845 words, a post-episode tedbecca fic with no dialogue and just ted's musings of rebecca after amsterdam.
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18 TV Ships I Love (in no particular order):
15. David and Patrick (Schitt’s Creek)
“No matter how hard I tried with her it just never felt right. And up until recently I didn’t understand why. David, I’ve spent most of my life not knowing what right was supposed to feel like and then I met you and everything changed. You make me feel right, David.”
I took a look at a look at some of the fandom's reactions to each episode, and to the season overall, based on the number and types of fanworks that people were posting to AO3. You can read a detailed explanation on AO3, as well as corrections and clarifications.
I'll share a few highlights below the cut. But first, a few gentle pleas, because I don't want any of my stats to stir new fandom drama, ship wars, etc: Please be curious, not judgmental as you look at the data. (Don't be harsh toward fellow fans if they like different things than you.) And if anything about S3 disappointed you, take heart in the MANY fanworks the fandom is creating! The fandom overall, as well as the characters and ships I investigated, are all increasing in popularity in terms of the number of fanworks devoted to them. So it's a great time to be in the Ted Lasso fandom -- so many fanworks to enjoy!
That said, here are some highlights of the data:
The fandom has been more active throughout S3 than it was even at the height of its activity in S2, and it has so far has been very active post-S3 as well.
36% of fanworks deviated from canon following the S3 finale, using a tag like "Fix-It" or "Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence." 😅
All the characters and relationships that were popular before S3 continued to be very active throughout S3. But Jamie Tartt and Trent Crimm saw the biggest increases in fandom attention (as measured by the percent of fanworks with those character tags) -- to the point where Jamie was tagged in more AO3 fanworks than Ted was some weeks! (Whereas I'm pretty sure Ted has always been the most tagged character before.) Ted and Rebecca each had sizable decreases in the percent of works they were tagged in, with Jamie and Roy surpassing Rebecca in relative popularity during S3, but they remained extremely popular characters. Among the AFC Richmond players, Colin, Dani, Isaac, and Sam also surged in popularity.
Roy/Jamie, Trent/Ted, and Keeley/Roy/Jamie were all on the rise in terms of percent of works that tag them, and they all had weeks when they were the most active ship. Ted/Rebecca decreased in relative popularity during S3, but it is still the biggest ship in fandom, and the biggest ship most weeks. Plus it seems to be surging post-finale.
Fluff continued to be the biggest tag during S3 (consistent with AO3 overall), but Angst, Hurt/Comfort, and Fix-It are among the tags with the biggest increases in use during S3.
Read more data and more detailed explanations on AO3.
"I will love you no matter where you go and who you see. I will love you no matter what happens to you, and no matter how I discover what happens to you. I will love you until the chances of us running into one another slip from skim to zero, and until your face is fogged by distant memory. That is how I will love you even as the world goes on its wicked way."
— Lemony Snicket, "The Beatrice Letters"
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