Year In Review

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In 2019, I wrote 30 stories in 13 fandoms. Here's a breakdown by month.

January

Parting Strands
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Looking out for each other had been their thing, but Adora's starting to suspect that's over. Her thoughts during that scene in "Promise." (Adora, Catra)

February

Second Wind
Star Wars
Ahsoka takes the wrong exit from the world between worlds and ends up with a second chance to save her master. (Ahsoka Tano, Shmi Skywalker)

A Modest Proposal
Agent Carter
The mess with Vernon Masters has left Daniel's office short staffed, but he has some replacements in mind. (Daniel Sousa/Peggy Carter, Edwin Jervis)

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
Agent Carter
Three people who thought Peggy Carter and Edwin Jervis were having an affair and one who knew better (Peggy Carter, Edwin Jervis/Ana Jervis, Angie Martinelli, Jack Thompson, Daniel Sousa)

For Amidala
Star Wars
Her handmaidens had all poured so much of themselves into Amidala, it was like they were part of her now. Padmé didn't know if she had the strength to let one go. (Padmé Amidala/Naboo handmaidens)

Comic Book Life
Black Lightning (TV)
Comic book Thunder's boyfriend knew what his woman did, so why couldn't Anissa tell her girlfriend? (Anissa Pierce/Grace Choi)

After the Funeral
Star Wars
Han offers Luke some unexpected support after the funeral of the guy who tortured him. (Luke Skywalker, Han Solo)

March

Bursts of Stardust III
Star Wars
A collection of seven short stories from tumblr. (Anakin Skywalker/Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Sheev Palpatine, Jedi)

April

Peanut Butter and Marshmallows
Umbrella Academy (TV)
Stuck in the apocalypse, Five reads about Vanya leaving him sandwiches. (Five Hargreeves, Dolores)

May

Heroes for Ghosts
Umbrella Academy (TV)
Eudora waits for Diego and things go very differently. (Klaus Hargreeves, Ben Hargreeves, Diego Hargreeves, Eudora Patch, Hazel, Cha-Cha, Various ghosts)


June

Good Housekeeping
Misfits (TV 2009)
It’s been months since his mum kicked him out, but at least Nathan hasn’t sunk to sleeping under the flyover. He's got a good thing going at the community center and means to keep it. (Nathan Young)

The Beast You Made of Me
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV)
The Waverider's resident shapeshifters compare notes. (Mona Wu, Charlie)

July

Truth Will Out
Black Lightning (TV)
Three times Anissa thought about telling Grace and one time she did. (Anissa Pierce/Grace Choi, Lynn Stewart, Jennifer Pierce)

Iconic
Umbrella Academy (TV)
When Vanya learns Klaus is gay from an article in a teen magazine, she's upset for more than a few reasons. (Vanya Hargreeves, Klaus Hargreeves)

The One You'll Know By
Batman (Comics)
After losing his memory, Bruce asked Alfred not to tell him about his vigilante life, but he's beginning to think his butler left a few other things out. Like, say, his kids. (Bruce Wayne, Lucius Fox, Duke Thomas, Alfred Pennyworth, Damian Wayne)

August

Feed Your Head
Umbrella Academy (TV)
Three shitty things young Klaus did for drugs and one thing they did for him. (Klaus Hargreeves, Reginald Hargreeves, Grace Hargreeves)

September

One Last Kiss (The Final Storm Remix)
Agent Carter (TV)
You never forget your first kiss with your nemesis. Dottie won't forget her last either. At Howard Stark's funeral, she puts a few things in the ground. (Dottie Underwood/Peggy Carter)

Playing With Fire (The Dubiously Consensual Remix)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
People don't tell Azula no. (Azula/Ty Lee)

Neither Should You (The Real People Remix)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV)
Rescuing her clones was the right thing to do. They deserved the right to live their lives and make their own choices. Ava just wished they’d stop sleeping with Gary. (Ava Sharpe/Sara Lance, Ava clones/Gray Green)

October

It Lingers
Stranger Things (TV)
The Mind Flayer is gone, but El can still feel it clawing underneath her skin. (Eleven, Joyce Byers, Will Byers, Jonathan Byers)

When Evil Rains
Umbrella Academy (TV)
A hostage situation goes sideways. (Klaus Hargreeves, Diego Hargreeves)

The Good Soldier
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
On the sliding scale between perfect soldier Adora and useless malcontent Catra, Lonnie was closer to the Adora end of the spectrum. How the hell had Catra made Force Captain before her? Catra was just going crash and burn and Lonnie? Lonnie would let her. (Lonnie, Catra, Kyle, Rogelio, Scorpia)

Seismic Shift
The Broken Earth Series - N.K. Jemisin
Schaffa tells himself he will stop if Eitz says no. This one will be allowed to say no. The boy says nothing at all. (Schaffa/Eitz) Trigger Warning: child sex abuse

Date Night
Stranger Things (TV)
Everyone and her mother seems to think they're together and Robin's getting pretty sick of it. (Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington, The Party)

Intrepid Reporter
Miraculous Ladybug
Alya won't let a little thing like danger stop her from reporting the truth. (Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe, Ladybug)

Better Than Ice Cream
Miraculous Ladybug
Orange, mint, and raspberry could be a tasty combination. The solution to every love triangle should be polyamory, but sometimes it's just not that simple. Spoilers for Love-Eater. (Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Adrien Agreste, Kagami Tsurugi)

November

St. Athanase Day
Miraculous Ladybug
Adrien and Marinette's beret the second time around. She always forgets the card, but she still signs her work. (Adrien Agreste, Plagg)

December

No Sleep Til Hawkmoth
Miraculous Ladybug
An overly caffeinated epiphany helps narrow down Alya's search for Hawkmoth. (Alya Césaire, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Adrien Agreste, Chloé Bourgeois, Nino Lahiffe)

One Last Leap
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
Telling his parents he's Spider-Man is a leap of faith Miles can't bring himself to take. (Miles Morales, Rio Morales, Jefferson Davis, May Parker)

The (Non)Haunting of Nathan Young
Misfits (TV)
And to think he’d scoffed when Simon had tried to warn him. Everyone you love will die. What a laugh, right? Christ, he’s been such an idiot. (Nathan Young/Kelly Bailey)