snacky | AO3 Meme

So, I wasn't going to do that AO3 meme where people post their stories with their hit counts, because I saw what some people were posting, and I was like, "omg their hit counts are SO HIGH" and I felt all inadequate and ridiculous posting anything with hit counts because people would laugh because mine are so low.

Then I remembered that I write in a small fandom, and even in a small fandom, I'm not the most popular or prolific writer, and that most people reading this journal probably wouldn't even pay attention anyway, so I got over myself. :D

And once I looked, I thought it was kind of interesting, so here we go with the Top Ten by hit count:

1) A Game of You (1536 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Westing Game - Ellen Raskin
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Turtle Wexler, Theo Theodorakis
Summary:

Years after the Westing Game, Turtle and Theo play a new game.

Hits: 926

This is the Westing Game fic I wrote for Yuletide, so that accounts for the highest hit count of anything I've written.

2) Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful (2945 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Elizabeth March, Josephine March, Margaret March, Amy March, Marmee March, Theodore Laurence
Summary:

"I never thought I would make it into space."

Hits: 797

Yuletide again, this time Little Women (in SPAAAAAACE).

3) Faith and Desire (1026 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (2008)
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Peter Pevensie/Caspian X
Characters: Peter Pevensie, Caspian
Summary:

...when Peter stands and smiles at him, Caspian punches him in the face.

Hits: 393

A not very good (imo) Narnia Peter/Caspian ficlet written for one of the Porn Battles. But people like porn!

4) Kiss With A Fist (1449 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Peter Pevensie/Susan Pevensie
Characters: Susan Pevensie, Peter Pevensie
Summary:

Susan takes care of everyone, but she needs something for herself too.

Hits: 388

Narnia again, this time Peter/Susan. Porn AND incest!

5) We Sleep In The Ocean - The Nightswimming Remix (1778 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Peter Pevensie/Susan Pevensie
Characters: Peter Pevensie, Susan Pevensie
Summary:

The Royal Guard doesn't like the ocean, but the Queen Susan loves it, and the High King loves the Queen. Susan and Peter, nightswimming.

Hits: 296

Narnia, Peter/Susan, nothing explicit, but still incest!

6) Eternity in a Kiss (1178 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mary Poppins (1964), Mary Poppins - P. L. Travers
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bert (Mary Poppins)/Mary Poppins
Characters: Bert (Mary Poppins), Mary Poppins
Summary:

Bert's life with Mary Poppins.

Hits: 247

Mary Poppins for a change! This was written for New Year's Resolution this year. I am actually surprised at the how popular this fic is - such a non-existent fandom! And I get a lot of faves on ff.net with this one.

7) The Riddle of the Sphinx (2977 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Peter Pevensie, Susan Pevensie, Edmund Pevensie, Lucy Pevensie
Summary:

There are so many reasons Edmund doesn't like Sphinxes.

Hits: 240

Narnia again, this time gen. A humorous Edmund-POV written for Winged Flight's prompt. At least I think it's humorous. I never know if other people think what I write is funny. But I love making Edmund the put-upon butt of jokes, as opposed to the angst-ridden abuse victim the rest of Narnia fandom loves so much.

I guess other people thought it was funny too, thus pushing it into the top ten.

8) Three Sentence Ficathon Fills (1677 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 19/19
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Battlestar Galactica (2003), The Authority, Thor (2011), Captain America (2011), The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan, Young Avengers, Journey into Mystery, My Heartbeat - Garret Freymann-Weyr, NFFR Superhero League
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Susan Pevensie, Peter Pevensie, Edmund Pevensie, Tirian, Erlian, Tumnus, Peridan (Narnia), Kara Thrace, Karl Agathon, Maglor, Jenny Quantum, Jenny Sparks, Darcy Lewis, Steve Rogers, Billy Kaplan, Teddy Altman, Saul Tigh, Alan Ryves, Cynthia "Sin" Davies
Summary:

All commentfic, multifandom, written for the 2011 Three Sentence Ficathon. Prompts included as the title of each fic/chapter.

Hits: 220

Pretty much what it says in the title. I assume it gets more hits because it's a wide variety of fandoms.

9) We Sleep In The Ocean (975 words) by

The Royal Guard doesn't like the ocean.

Hits: 210

Narnia again, Peter/Susan again, although even less incesty than the other version. I guess people read this for completeness sake.

10) A Winter's Tale (3611 words) by

Snacky,

Rosencrantz
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Peter Pevensie, Lucy Pevensie, Caspian, Rilian, Tumnus, Jadis
Summary:

King Caspian reads a bedtime story to his young son, an exciting tale from Narnia's Golden Age.

Hits: 190

More Narnia, cowritten by

crantz. Not porn, not incest, just a gen Golden Age adventure. With action, even! I really love this one, because it was so fun to write.

Honorable mentions:

so the landscape before you looks just like the edge of the world (701 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lucy Pevensie
Summary:

the sea is a good place to think about the future / and all you can hear is the sound of your own heart

Hits: 176

I wrote this as comment fic, based upon a lyric prompt from

stepliana. For a quick little fic, I really liked the way it came out. It's set during The Voyage of the Dawn Treader which is my favorite Narnia book, and I really wanted to get in that mystical feeling when they're coming to the edge of the work, and I think I did.

This fic has been remixed twice, and I have loved the way it turned out both times. I am happy that I wrote a story that lends itself so well to remixing!

Fire Upon White Walls (The Burn, Baby, Burn Remix) (2352 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Major Character Death
Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros, Glorfindel/Maedhros
Characters: Maedhros, Glorfindel, Fingon
Summary:

Maedhros is fascinated by the flames that lick the white walls.

Hits: 175

I wrote this one for Remix last year, and it was one of those fics that got very little attention. I wasn't surprised - not a very popular fandom at AO3. But I really like this one - it was one of those fics I really enjoyed writing, and I'm pleased that some people seem to like it too.

And while I'm thinking about it, these are two fics that I really like, but have low hit counts:

Old Horses (1463 words) by

Snacky,

Rosencrantz
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: Major Character Death
Characters: Éowyn, Théoden, Éomer
Summary:

A Lord of the Rings AU, in which Theoden is not killed in battle, but lives on for many good years, and in which Eowyn comes home to visit him, towards the end of those years.

Hits: 83

Another fic cowritten with

crantz! We wrote this for Back to Middle Earth Month 2009, I think. I love how this fic came out, and it did really well elsewhere - someone nominated it for fanfic award, and it got an honorable mention, and so many great comments. But I guess the audience for it just isn't at AO3.

Sing Down The Stars (5131 words) by

Snacky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Rilian, Drinian, Trumpkin, Prince Rilian
Summary:

Rilian returns to Narnia, and his story begins.

Hits: 79

Man, I think this is my favorite of all the stories I've written. I really love the way it came out, and the story that unfolded. I knew how it was going to end before I even started writing it, and the comments that I've received said how much they liked the ending, so I'm glad it worked.

I guess it doesn't do well at AO3 because it's very much a book-centric fic (and probably one of the least read of all the books) and the main character is Rilian, who is kind of minor character in the book.

So, lessons learned? Yuletide, porn, and incest rule the day! :D

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