Old Meme Resuscitation: Because I Can
And score that I spelt 'resuscitation' right. I was waiting for IE to tell me that it was wrong, but it didn't. I had to check it in Word.
Anywho, I was meme trolling, because that's what I do when I can't be bothered to do any actual writing or that actual writing is mocking me. I came across the Fic-Pimping Meme, and I thought that I ought to do it again. Since I last did it, I've added a bunch of stories, some of which are more my favourite than most of the list I had then. To new f-listers, here's how it works:
"Sometimes it's okay to pimp yourself out. Post a list of your top five favorite fics that you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This is isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most. Then tag five other people to do the same. Everyone else in the world should do it..."
Last time, Julia did hers as a #5 to #1 countdown, so I'm stealing that as
5. The Vindication of James Potter
This was my first fic. It was how I fell in love with writing. Despite its flaws and rather shudder-worthy first fifteen chapters (how it got validated with all the ridiculous purple prose in Chapter 1, I have no idea), I will always love it like it's my baby.
4. Collateral Damage
What a weird, weird fic this was. I love that it was weird. Just the idea of Albus falling for Scorpius whilst Polyjuiced as a girl is just bizarre. But I also loved it for that very thing. I'm so glad I wrote this, despite having to twist my knickers into a knot against the deadline. I'm actually more relieved than anything that Jen, its SSS recipient, actually liked it.
3. Brazen and All the Time in the World
Asking me to choose between these stories is like asking a parent to choose a favourite child. It's wrong and can't be done. Even though they're wildly different, one being crass and humourous and the other melancholy and tragic, I can't put one in front of the other. It's probably because they're so dissimilar that I can't rank them. So they're my co-#3s. :D
2. My Secret, My Hell, My Burden
This story is for anyone who's ever fallen for a fictional character. It was through writing this that I fell in love with the character of Albus Potter. Not that sort of love; more like that inner obsession to know all there is to know about his mind. I want to know Albus like JKR knows Harry. Even though this fic was half praised and half panned in its SBBC discussion, I still love it to bits. No matter the fact that it's full of flaws that could probably never be fixed; I love it as-is.
1. In the Ashes
Most of the Potterverse couldn't give a rat's posterior about Katie/Oliver, but through starting this fic, I know care about them more than most any other ship. I like that they're complicated and screwed up. I like that Katie is flighty, indecisive, and self-contradictory. She's like, you know... everyone else. She's just like the rest of us stupid, ignorant, brilliant people (<3 the Doctor for this phrase). I don't actually write enough stories about relatable characters, so this one is even better in that capacity. Though it's fairly close to hack writing, I will always adore this fic.
Almost on the list: A Promise to Keep, Falling, Fighting, and Firewhiskey, Of Slayers and Champions, The Darkness and the Light. Had I not been so attached to VoJP, any one of these could have supplanted it as #5.
- Ginny is not my favourite character. You know that. But in writing A Promise to Keep, I started to see her side of things and how Harry never helped himself when it came to their marriage not working out so well. It felt almost vindicating for me on behalf of her character to make her fall in love with someone who cared more about her than saving the world.
- Most of you haven't and probably never will read Faling, Fighting, and Firewhiskey. To me, though, it's almost a benchmark in Albus's life. He went from resenting his brother's success in everything to understanding what sort of a toll it takes on someone who went from Quidditch star to not even able to navigate stairs. Sure, he was always going to recuperate, but it's just that bond of understanding that changed Al's resentment to comprehension.
- Of all the birthday fics I've written, this is by far my favourite. I've never really liked Ron, per se, but through this, I did gain a lot of insight into how he felt during DH. Also, the fact that Bob liked it was an epic relief, as well. :D
- One of my fan fic goals is to write that one epic non-canon romance that everyone has either read or wants to read. While this fic will never be it, since it's Harmony and all, I still love the fact that if the Epilogue had never happened, it could be canon. It's not out of character, at least I don't think so, but it's not cookie cutter Harry and Hermione. Plus, it's fun to write.
P.S. -- I may murder someone. I did this whole thing, only to have one slip of the finger erase it all. FML.