Year In Review - Fanfics
@areyouscarletcold tagged me in their post, so I thought I’d write about what I wrote. I didn’t write a whole lot in 2018, but nevertheless, I had mostly decent writing year.
Look Into Your Eyes And the Sky’s the Limit January 4th, 2669 words, complete Leonard Snart/Wally West I started the year off with a fic I can only describe as self-indulgent. Kidcold isn’t a particularly popular ship, there’s only a handful of fics on AO3 including this one - the joys of loving smaller ships, huh? Wally pulled back, cupping Leonard's face with one hand, the other one gently on his hip. “What are you doing?” Leonard asked, hands clasping Wally’s shirt. “I don't know.”
We Could Disappear For a While January 6th - 12th, 4282 words, complete Multi-pairing (main ones Cisco Ramon/Leonard Snart & Ray Palmer/Leonard Snart), Leonard Snart-centric WCDFAW came about from an angsty Coldvibe prompt I saw that I wanted to put my own spin on, and give a happy ending too.
“Please don't kill me for kissing your sister.” It made something twinge in his gut. She’d kissed him. Of course she did - Lisa never could resist a pretty face, and dear God did Cisco have a pretty face.
(Written for @snarkysnartes )
The Way He’s Using His Mouth January 16th, 3422 words, complete Cisco Ramon/Mick Rory Another I-saw-a-prompt-and-I’m-gonna-run-with-it fanfiction, this prompt coming from and the fic itself written for @nixie-deangel . This was the fic I enjoyed writing the most, and at times it wrote itself really. Mick glanced over at Cisco from time to time, who was sucking lightly on the sweet, the stick gripped with Cisco's teeth so it didn't fall out while Cisco was working, and oh God. That mouth. His lips were wrapped around that fucking lollipop, a hint of pearly white teeth, soft, long hair falling across his face. Cisco tucked a few strands behind his ear and holy fuck. His brows furrowed in concentration, a slight frown on his face, all the while absentmindedly sucking on that damn sweet!
DCTV Disney Ask Meme February 11th, 797 words, complete This is a handful of Disney inspired/rewrites using DCTV ships - Coldflash + Aladdin, Coldwestallenwave + Tarzan, Heatvibe + Robin Hood - from a Tumblr ask meme I had. Two of which were anons & one from Nixie. “You’re not really a prince, are you?” “No.” Barry replied, fidgeting. “I’m an orphan.”
We’ll Rise Above February 11th, 745 words, WIP Leonard Snart/Ray Palmer This is part 4 of my Flashwave/Coldatom series I started back in 2016, this part was intended to be the Coldatom backstory as they are more of a background pairing in the other fics. It was a rude comment - since been deleted - on this fic that made me stop writing for a while because I was doubtful I could, and led to me writing less than I wanted to and struggling to actually finish fics.
Leonard Snart didn't plan on falling in love. Certainly not with Raymond Palmer of all people. The Atom. A hero.
Life Was Stringing Me Along February 11th, 1105 words, WIP Leonard Snart-centric, multi-pairing, 4 plus 1 The purpose of this story was to explore the connections and relationships Len has with other characters, and the 4 plus 1 structure was to make it easier to divide up the ships into sections.
Leonard Snart didn't have much luck when it came to love - or the four times Leonard Snart fell for someone, and the one time it was fully reciprocated.
The Curse of the Black Pearl June 14th, 751 words, WIP Barry Allen/Leonard Snart/Iris West This is another self-indulgent fic, my Coldwestallen rewrite of Pirates of the Caribbean, which was pre-dated by this aesthetic. A long time ago a vessel called the Dauntless was travelling from London, England, to a British colony in Jamaica, called Port Royal. On this vessel was the port’s future governor, Joseph West, a recently widowed man travelling with his two young children. It was during the third to last day of the voyage that our story starts.
I Love the Sound When You Come Undone June 17th, 1793 words, complete Mick Rory/Eddie Thawne/Iris West Westhawnewave is one of those smaller ships people want more of, and so ILTSWYCU was born. (Also, there’s not enough Dom!Iris in fic, amirite?)
"There we are,” Mick said softly, kissing Eddie's neck as he ran his hands over where the other man's hands were tied behind his back. "Comfortable, darlin'?" "Yes, Sir." Eddie breathed, resting his head against Mick's clothed chest. "Eddie, sweetie, can you tell me the safe word again?" Iris asked, rubbing her thumb against his hip. "The safe word is fire, Ma'am."
Violent Blossoms Akin December 13th, 1483 words, WIP Derek Morgan/Spencer Reid, Civilian!Derek We come to the last fic of the year - the first, and only, non-DCTV fic - which was an idea I talked about with Nixie, so I have to give her credit for this. Moreid is something I’ve shipped for years, but never wrote for until this point, and as my Criminal Minds obsession has recently been re-awoken, I had to write for them.
“We’re definitely sure it’s the same unsub?” David Rossi asked. “Definitely.” Garcia nodded. “The unsub always leaves the same message at the abduction sites, with only a slight difference.” “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Spencer read off the board. “It’s by Mark Twain. And with every abduction, the unsub leaves a number correlating to how many people they’ve taken.” Garcia nodded. “So far the police have found nothing to connect these victims apart from the fact they all reside in Manassas.”