2025: Many Things
Mar. 27th, 2026 11:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
schneefinkIt's very late March, I know, but better late than never. Most of this was written back in December/January.
Fannish things:
Fic I wrote this year:
In the Reign of Queen Pearl, 2.6k Hermitcraft s9 gen
Technoblade's Accidental Harem, 1.6k DSMP Syndicate post-canon not!fic
3 Works for![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
mcytrecursive:
cut your chains in shining blue, 1.6k Hermitcraft Convex gen based on Untamed Beasts
Etho's Escort Service From Hell, 1.5k Hermitcraft Cleo & Etho based on the Mail Demon AU
(watch) where fears and dreams come true, 2.2k, Hermitcraft Grian & Scar based on Hunger AU
11 (!) works for MCYTblr Aufest Battleship:
A Cast of His Face, 1k Bdubs&Etho fantasy AU
Undeath Certificate, 0.3k Cub & Cleo fantasy AU
In the Oldest Cell, 1.6k convexian fantasy AU outsider PoV
The Last Task in Grumbot, 0.9k Butterscups Among Us AU
Who will you eat tomorrow so we can rule together, 0.3k Docm77 Among Us AU
Soulmate Bond (Homebrew), 0.6k Convex D&D AU
Sounds So Splendid, 0.3k Gem & the Scotts space opera AU
Teammates for Life, 0.8k Convex canon divergence/MCC
A Dangerous Prize, 4.2k Etho & Cleo fantasy AU
The Upside of the Downside, 2.9k Convexian "Pyre" fusion
Potato Blossom Magic, 0.4k Emduo sex pollen
6 works for multifandom![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
battleshipex:
Thieves' Bonds, 1k Convexian fantasy AU
Reckless Charge, 0.5k Tango/Etho space AU
pesky bird, dreaming, 0.3k of Grian post-“this is about a stuffed bird”
moving in, 0.6k Convexian sugar baby/urban fantasy AU
A Concoction of a Certain Potency, 2.2k Hades 2 Melinoe/Medea pre-canon dubcon
What Would Change This Time, 3.2k Hades 2 Melinoe time travel
And one more:
Ghost of Christmas Fork-In-The-Road, 2.6k Hermitcraft/Life series crossover Grian&Grian
So that is 22 in total! 17 of those for Battleships, MCYT AUfest and multifandom respectively. 33.5k words in total, very happy with that. None of them particularly polished but that also helped with actually posting things; I like some more than others (the recursive fics, the Pyre fusion etc.) but overall I am happy with them. (I did not expect my most popular work would be explicit f/f dubcon but there we go ^^ )
I kept up the monthly rec posts again, go me. And I also tried my best to leave comments on fanworks I enjoyed and long comments on fanworks I loved, though I wish I could have done better with that.
I read a lot more books this year than last year, some of them I enjoyed a lot like He Who Drowned the World, and I even read some non-SFF and non-fiction books for a change. I didn't watch a lot of TV, but I did enjoy Murderbot; and I only watched a couple of movies, but I enjoyed e.g. A Minecraft Movie and Pride and Kpop Demon Hunters.
I fulfilled my goal of playing more different games: I played and enjoyed Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Iron Diamond, Islets, some Beat Saber, and then of course a lot of Hollow Knight: Silksong which was fantastic. And I know I'm not done with it yet, I already look forward to the DLCs. I have a Hollow Knight nook in my room now with art I got from VIECC and two Hornet figures I got from my gf and it makes me happy.
Speaking of VIECC, I went with friends in a very basic Etho cosplay, that was fun.
Like last year, most of what I watched was MCYT. Hermitcraft was my main fandom this year, followed by the Life Series, I watched many videos and streams. (Though that is not that apparent from my DW: I don't talk about these fandoms that much here, also because they're harder to keep up with maybe?, I keep thinking I could change that maybe.) I got some more merch that makes me happy whenever I wear it or look at it in my room (like the Secret Life desk mat) or at work. I also still watched the occasional MCC and some other Minecraft-related videos either by Hermits or others, like some Vampires SMP and some speedrunning.
I'm most active on Dreamwidth (though I post less than I would like to) but also quite a bit on Tumblr (though it feels less active because I mostly reblog instead of using words), and I still lurk on Twitter quite a bit and visit Reddit sometimes. I spent a lot more time on Discord servers this year.
Non-fannish things:
Two major things happened this year.
One: I got a girlfriend! (This paragraph is the reason why this took months btw but at this point I will keep it short and call it good enough.) I met my gf on an app in early January and we got together not long after, on the last day of January. We had eight fantastic months together – and then three more difficult ones but we still tried to make it work. [Looking ahead: we broke up in mid-March of this year, but I don't regret not doing it sooner.]
This was my first longer romantic relationship, with many firsts involved, I learned a lot.
Two: I wrote and passed three of the exams necessary to become a tax advisor \o/ Three in one year was very stressful, I'm so relieved I passed all of them. Halfway there! Next year I'm planning to write two, and then the last one the year after. Definitely doable.
Only two exams and the corresponding classes etc. also means I won't need to do as much overtime, which is nice. Overall work has been fine this year, with some frustrating and/or stressful things and some things that made me feel accomplished.
I barely got any exercise, which isn't great. I need to find something that I enjoy and, importantly, that is also convenient for me, because otherwise I'm very unlikely to stick with it.
I also didn't cook very often, because cooking only for myself is still not very interesting and much less rewarding.
I was very happy with my new living/work room at home, especially after I got a couch, too, and a nice dragon blanket to put on top of it.
I didn't travel much this year because I didn't have much vacation time left, but I visited my grandparents for a week with my gf, that was very nice. My family is doing well overall, thankfully.
My TTRPG group temporarily lost a member to a year-long stay abroad, so we switched campaigns and are now playing in a sci-fi setting. I enjoy the new campaign a lot! Sadly, due to scheduling problems, we only managed to play once a month on average. But in between we sometimes meet up for other things, like karaoke, which is nice, too.
As for the wider world, many things happened that made it a struggle not to become pessimistic, but I'm trying my best. Sometimes I have to try and ignore it for a while. …yeah also not really sure what to say about this part.
Looking ahead to 2026 (now almost 1/4 over), some goals: passing the two exams, doing more sports, cooking more, meeting often with friends; keep commenting and writing and posting and reading and playing. Not really in the mood for goals tbh.
But I definitely want to keep being active here. Very thankful for this space and the people here. I wish you all the best, in general and for this current year in particular.
Fannish things:
Fic I wrote this year:
In the Reign of Queen Pearl, 2.6k Hermitcraft s9 gen
Technoblade's Accidental Harem, 1.6k DSMP Syndicate post-canon not!fic
3 Works for
cut your chains in shining blue, 1.6k Hermitcraft Convex gen based on Untamed Beasts
Etho's Escort Service From Hell, 1.5k Hermitcraft Cleo & Etho based on the Mail Demon AU
(watch) where fears and dreams come true, 2.2k, Hermitcraft Grian & Scar based on Hunger AU
11 (!) works for MCYTblr Aufest Battleship:
A Cast of His Face, 1k Bdubs&Etho fantasy AU
Undeath Certificate, 0.3k Cub & Cleo fantasy AU
In the Oldest Cell, 1.6k convexian fantasy AU outsider PoV
The Last Task in Grumbot, 0.9k Butterscups Among Us AU
Who will you eat tomorrow so we can rule together, 0.3k Docm77 Among Us AU
Soulmate Bond (Homebrew), 0.6k Convex D&D AU
Sounds So Splendid, 0.3k Gem & the Scotts space opera AU
Teammates for Life, 0.8k Convex canon divergence/MCC
A Dangerous Prize, 4.2k Etho & Cleo fantasy AU
The Upside of the Downside, 2.9k Convexian "Pyre" fusion
Potato Blossom Magic, 0.4k Emduo sex pollen
6 works for multifandom
battleshipex:Thieves' Bonds, 1k Convexian fantasy AU
Reckless Charge, 0.5k Tango/Etho space AU
pesky bird, dreaming, 0.3k of Grian post-“this is about a stuffed bird”
moving in, 0.6k Convexian sugar baby/urban fantasy AU
A Concoction of a Certain Potency, 2.2k Hades 2 Melinoe/Medea pre-canon dubcon
What Would Change This Time, 3.2k Hades 2 Melinoe time travel
And one more:
Ghost of Christmas Fork-In-The-Road, 2.6k Hermitcraft/Life series crossover Grian&Grian
So that is 22 in total! 17 of those for Battleships, MCYT AUfest and multifandom respectively. 33.5k words in total, very happy with that. None of them particularly polished but that also helped with actually posting things; I like some more than others (the recursive fics, the Pyre fusion etc.) but overall I am happy with them. (I did not expect my most popular work would be explicit f/f dubcon but there we go ^^ )
I kept up the monthly rec posts again, go me. And I also tried my best to leave comments on fanworks I enjoyed and long comments on fanworks I loved, though I wish I could have done better with that.
I read a lot more books this year than last year, some of them I enjoyed a lot like He Who Drowned the World, and I even read some non-SFF and non-fiction books for a change. I didn't watch a lot of TV, but I did enjoy Murderbot; and I only watched a couple of movies, but I enjoyed e.g. A Minecraft Movie and Pride and Kpop Demon Hunters.
I fulfilled my goal of playing more different games: I played and enjoyed Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Iron Diamond, Islets, some Beat Saber, and then of course a lot of Hollow Knight: Silksong which was fantastic. And I know I'm not done with it yet, I already look forward to the DLCs. I have a Hollow Knight nook in my room now with art I got from VIECC and two Hornet figures I got from my gf and it makes me happy.
Speaking of VIECC, I went with friends in a very basic Etho cosplay, that was fun.
Like last year, most of what I watched was MCYT. Hermitcraft was my main fandom this year, followed by the Life Series, I watched many videos and streams. (Though that is not that apparent from my DW: I don't talk about these fandoms that much here, also because they're harder to keep up with maybe?, I keep thinking I could change that maybe.) I got some more merch that makes me happy whenever I wear it or look at it in my room (like the Secret Life desk mat) or at work. I also still watched the occasional MCC and some other Minecraft-related videos either by Hermits or others, like some Vampires SMP and some speedrunning.
I'm most active on Dreamwidth (though I post less than I would like to) but also quite a bit on Tumblr (though it feels less active because I mostly reblog instead of using words), and I still lurk on Twitter quite a bit and visit Reddit sometimes. I spent a lot more time on Discord servers this year.
Non-fannish things:
Two major things happened this year.
One: I got a girlfriend! (This paragraph is the reason why this took months btw but at this point I will keep it short and call it good enough.) I met my gf on an app in early January and we got together not long after, on the last day of January. We had eight fantastic months together – and then three more difficult ones but we still tried to make it work. [Looking ahead: we broke up in mid-March of this year, but I don't regret not doing it sooner.]
This was my first longer romantic relationship, with many firsts involved, I learned a lot.
Two: I wrote and passed three of the exams necessary to become a tax advisor \o/ Three in one year was very stressful, I'm so relieved I passed all of them. Halfway there! Next year I'm planning to write two, and then the last one the year after. Definitely doable.
Only two exams and the corresponding classes etc. also means I won't need to do as much overtime, which is nice. Overall work has been fine this year, with some frustrating and/or stressful things and some things that made me feel accomplished.
I barely got any exercise, which isn't great. I need to find something that I enjoy and, importantly, that is also convenient for me, because otherwise I'm very unlikely to stick with it.
I also didn't cook very often, because cooking only for myself is still not very interesting and much less rewarding.
I was very happy with my new living/work room at home, especially after I got a couch, too, and a nice dragon blanket to put on top of it.
I didn't travel much this year because I didn't have much vacation time left, but I visited my grandparents for a week with my gf, that was very nice. My family is doing well overall, thankfully.
My TTRPG group temporarily lost a member to a year-long stay abroad, so we switched campaigns and are now playing in a sci-fi setting. I enjoy the new campaign a lot! Sadly, due to scheduling problems, we only managed to play once a month on average. But in between we sometimes meet up for other things, like karaoke, which is nice, too.
As for the wider world, many things happened that made it a struggle not to become pessimistic, but I'm trying my best. Sometimes I have to try and ignore it for a while. …yeah also not really sure what to say about this part.
Looking ahead to 2026 (now almost 1/4 over), some goals: passing the two exams, doing more sports, cooking more, meeting often with friends; keep commenting and writing and posting and reading and playing. Not really in the mood for goals tbh.
But I definitely want to keep being active here. Very thankful for this space and the people here. I wish you all the best, in general and for this current year in particular.
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Date: 2026-03-28 12:53 am (UTC)Nice one! Even if it didn't work out, I'm happy for you.