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What's a Blanket Box?

A blanket box is a set of prompts and questions to help you build your fort! Each one has its own unique theme, and this one is focused on your own AO3 fanfics, and comes via anxiousgeek. (And I found it via pipermca.)

You can find other blanket boxes at the BlanketBoxBox community.

The Rules

The first rule is that there are no rules.
Go to your AO3 works page, expand all the filters, and answer the questions below!
Interpret and respond to the questions however you'd like.
Feel free to add or remove prompts.

The Blankets

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Crossposts: https://hours-gone-by.livejournal.com/91895.html

List your top fanfic on AO3 for every year, sorted by kudos.

2010 - one fic posted, no kudos

2011-2013 Nothing was posted

2014
A Night in Exile - The Iron Elves Trilogy
After murdering a corrupt Viceroy, Konowa Swift Dragon, former commander of the Iron Elves regiment, hides out in the one place he hates: the forest. It’s entirely possible the forest hates him back. (Drabble.)

2015
To Chain Together - The Doctrine of Labyrinths
What do you say when someone you never expected to see again shows up to say what you never expected to hear?

2016
Through the Gates - The Goblin Emperor
It's not quite love, but it's not just duty, either. Maia and Csethiro's relationship develops.

2017
Ambivalence - SPECTR, Post Series 1

2018
AU Yeah August 2018 - Transformers, multiple continuities - holy Primus, was this really almost a year ago??
A collection of mostly unconnected short fics for the 2018 AU Yeah August challenge.

2019
A Greater Than Zero Percentage - Transformers Generation One
Jazz accidentally finds out how sensitive Prowl’s door hinges are and then everything is horribly awkward – until it isn’t any more. Now, if only the war would stop interrupting them.

Crossposts: https://hours-gone-by.livejournal.com/72950.html

New Paradigm by TeapotTempest

One little surprise, one major shift in priorities. Confronted with a bizarre change they can't defeat with firepower or force, Cybertron's warring children must adapt or face potential extinction.

An absolutely wonderful, funny, and touching take on Cybertronian reproduction. With, yes, adorable baby robots.

Independence Day by dragonofdispair

G1/IDW-ish AU. Post War. Optimus Prime stood on the balcony overlooking Iacon's reconstruction and watched the flashes of weapons fire in the distance. The Great War had been long, and peace -- if you could call this peace -- hard won. Then Starscream and his trine had escaped custody, and it had all spiraled completely out of control.

Peace has been achieved and Cybertron's new planetary government merrily trips back into totalitarianism with the inevitable result.

The Substitute Math Teacher by Anendda_Rysden

Rafael Esquivel devoured textbooks like some people devoured lunch, with pop-quizzes and exams rounding things out for dessert. He'd never expected to find himself here, awake at three o'clock in the morning, cramming for Calculus exam he had no hope of passing. The creepy Decepticon breathing down his neck was not helping - not at first, anyway.

Starscream is helpful but still creepy and terrifying.
Of Blood and Fire by rustedservos

What if The Truck [ BEATINGU ] was more than a vehicle? What if it was an ancient warrior from an alien planet? What if it met an ancient creature that hated the parasites as much as he did?

Transformers/Jeepers Creepers crossover. A severely under-appreciated fic.

Alt Modes and Alchemy by pipermca

Stories set in a semi-medieval, fantasy-based AU. Magic, gods, dragons and more!

Fantasy Transformers AU featuring a justifiably rebellious Bluestreak.

Black on White on Black by pipermca

These stories take place in a (mostly) post-war, IDW-based AU. While most of the stories focus on Jazz and Prowl, there are some side stories with other characters in the same AU.

Gorgeous Prowl/Jazz-centric post-war AU and the reason I started shipping Bluestreak/Hound.

Crossposts: https://hours-gone-by.livejournal.com/58946.html

Rising to Your Challenge by prowlstwinkass

Jazz was a challenge that Prowl had to understand. Prowl was a challenge that Jazz had to possess.

A Decepticon saboteur comes across an Autobot tactician, and fascination sparks a long game that could end very badly for both of them.

So much angst, with a hypercompetent yet still severely damaged Prowl, mutually obsessed with a tricky, quicksilver Jazz.

The Door in Petrex's Quarters by ckret2

They say that Petrex, leader of the Autobot Justice Division, can’t feel love. Petrex prefers it that way. Or: how Prowl tamed his pet scientist. (IDW Shattered Glass)

Wonderfully creepy look at the relationship between Shattered Glass Prowl and Mesothulas/Tarantulas.

War Without End by AzarDarkstar and dracoqueen22

In the end, Ratchet isn't sure why this particular horror amongst all the others is the one to make him break. But betrayal is a double-edged sword. And his Prime struck the first blow.

"War does not determine who is right, only who is left." -- Bertrand Russell

A gorgeous alternate take on the live action films, exploring the effect Bayverse!Optimus Prime's descent into aggression and instability might have on some of his most loyal followers.

And I Alone Have Escaped to Tell You by astolat

“This is like some kinda bad dream,” Ironhide said aloud.
“No,” Cyclonus said, low and harsh. “But it will be.”

Everyone dies. Cyclonus survives.

Anamnesis by pipermca

When Jazz and his team are lost on a mission, Prowl has to carry on alone. But a discovery a thousand vorns later could turn his life upside down again.

Gorgeous Prowl/Jazz-centric post-war AU.

Crossposts: https://hours-gone-by.livejournal.com/58677.html

Oh, hey, this is new (to me). Snagged from

pipermca

Fragile by BlushLouise, especially chapters five and eight (Prowl/Jazz and adopted!Bluestreak fluff, I'm sure to no-one's surprise).

Cybertron, and the war is intensifying. The Decepticons are marching on Iacon.
Inside the city, the Autobots are clinging to life, and to each other. Because when the world is collapsing around you, you need something to fight for.
Unfortunately, love is anything but simple.

Caution: contains Jazz being absolutely and thoroughly smitten, and a bitty!Bluestreak that'll make you go d'aww!

Current Music: Transformers: Prime theme
Crossposts: https://hours-gone-by.livejournal.com/58487.html

Taken from

spikedluv

How old are you? Physically around 40. In my head (where it counts) much, much younger.
Tattoos? No, or at least not yet. I've given thought to getting a Lord of the Rings tattoo but I've never looked at anything and gone 'yes, that is the one.'
Ever hit a deer? No, nor have I been in the car when a deer was hit. A raccoon, yes.
Ridden in an ambulance? Yes, but not as a patient. I was accompanying the patient.
Sang karaoke? No, but I was in choir in elementary school and in church when I was younger.
Ice skated? I've tried, but it mostly consisted of clinging desperately to the boards around the rink and/or falling.
Ridden a motorcycle? No. I didn't even like being on a snowmobile or an ATV. I'm guessing I wouldn't be a fan of something with even fewer wheels.
Stayed in hospital? Yes, but I don't really remember it. I was a toddler, ate something I shouldn't, and had to have my stomach pumped.
Skipped school? Oh yeah. I was a devil for skipping in junior high.
Last phone call? Some kind of scammy robo-call.
Watched someone die? No, though I have seen people close to it.
Pepsi or Coke? Coke, especially Cherry Coke. I even found some of the small (220 mL) cans in the grocery store the other day - I thought we only got it during summer in Canada!
Favorite Pie? Lemon meringue, extra tangy.
Favorite pizza? Donair.
Favorite season? Fall. Not to hot, not too cold, not too muddy...Spring is a close second but it has that whole 'mud everywhere' thing.
Broken bones? Two: one in my right foot and a hairline fracture in my right tibia.
Received a ticket? No. Side benefit of never having learned to drive, I guess?
Favorite color? Blue.
Sunset or sunrise? Sunset. I'm more likely to be awake to see it.^_^

Crossposts: https://hours-gone-by.livejournal.com/56417.html

Names I go by: Hours Gone By
Other Places I Can Be Found: (delete as necessary)
Livejournal: I post on Dreamwidth and xpost to LJ but if that's your preferred platform you can find me at: hours-gone-by.livejournal.com
Tumblr: https://hoursgoneby.tumblr.com
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/hoursgoneby/
^Admittedly I rarely use Pinterest and Tumblr these days but you can find me there if you want to collect the set of my online hangouts. ^_^
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Hours_Gone_By

The fannish platform(s) I am most active on is/are: Dreamwidth, AO3.

My main contribution(s) to fandom is/are: writing, reading, commenting,
Link(s) to my Masterlist(s): Everything is posted on AO3 so you can find my complete list here: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Hours_Gone_By/works

Fandom(s) I enjoy: Transformers is what I'm ~~obsessed with~~ focussed on right now, but I also include Lord of the Rings, The Goblin Emperor, SPECTR, Whyborne & Griffin and Star Trek.
My favorite people/characters in this/these fandom(s) are: Going to focus on Transformers this year since that's probably the fandom you'll see me contributing to for the next while, so in no particular order:

Prowl
Jazz
Optimus Prime
Shockwave
Knock Out
Bluestreak

Pairing(s)/grouping(s) I ship within this/these fandom(s) is/are:

Prowl/Jazz.
Bluestreak/Hound
Bluestreak/Mirage
TFP Optimus Prime/Ratchet
Knock Out/Dreadwing

The type(s) of fanwork(s) I consume the most is/are: fic, with the occasional fanmix
Fanwork tropes/clichés I enjoy are: Easier to list what I don't like: any variation on fuck or die (including heat fic), a/b/o, death fic. And, because I've gotten my head bitten off before, let it be known that I don't care if anyone else is into that because I'm a firm believer in YKINMK.

Non-fandom things I enjoy: (hobbies, interests, job, etc…) Knitting, watching horror movies, true crime, video games, cooking
I post/want to post mostly about: Apart from Snowflake most of what I post is fic updates, though I'd like to start including a monthly update on my writing stats to keep me honest. After NaNo this past year I started keeping track of the number of words I write per day, my monthly total words and average words/day along with a target of 50,000 words/month. I set a target number of words/day to write and it does help to have something visual. I also have charts!

One thing I am good at: Graphics, actually, though I haven't done any for fandom in quite a while.
Other things I want to share about myself: I can be shy but I'm actually quite friendly, even if I do go quiet at times.

Crossposts: https://hours-gone-by.livejournal.com/56253.html

Snagged from

spikedluv :

Questions:

What made you start writing fanfic?

Do you think your style has changed over time? How so?
Which of your own fanfics have you reread the most?
Describe the differences between your first fanfic and your most recent fanfic.
Do you think your style has changed over time? How so?
You've posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you'd written it?
Name three stories you found easy to write.
Name three stories you found difficult to write.
What's your ratio of hits to kudos?
What do your fic bookmarks say about you?
What's a theme that keeps coming up in your writing?
What kind of relationships are you most interested in writing?
For E-rated fic, what are some things your characters keep doing?
Name three favorite characters to write.
You're applying for the fanfic writer of the year award. What five fanfics do you put in your portfolio?
Question of your choice!

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Current Music: Far Cry - Rush
Crossposts: https://hours-gone-by.livejournal.com/49020.html

Rules: Bold all of the things that apply to you.

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Fandom Snowflake Challenge Friending Meme banner

I'm pretty sure anyone who might read this found me through the challenge anyway? But you never know, so, promotion time.

As it says on the tin, answer one question about fandom for the next 30 days. The list of questions is below the cut.

( 30 Days of Fandom Questions )

30. Do you have a favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link.

Despite all the trouble it gave me actually getting it down that would be The Longest Night. I think I did a good job capturing the feel of a cold winter's night when the sky is clear and the stars are out.

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Ouff! And that's 30! I'm both surprised and pleased I managed it without missing a day and having to catch up.

29. What is your current project or projects?

NaNoWriMo. I keep telling myself I'll get the word target for the day done and then maybe switch to something else but it's actually quite difficult to write 1,667 words per day which is annoying because I used to be able to write 2-3,000 per day no problem. Plus I fell behind a couple of days and it was hard to catch up.

Still. ~1,667/day while waiting for the increased antidepressant dosage to kick in is better than 0/day without them. (For me, at least. This is not true for some people, please don't say to someone 'you'll be more creative if you take your meds!' Might not be true.)

Next year I think I'll start with a structured outline instead of stream-of-consciousness and see if that changes anything. Well, and for anything I might write in between. It's not like I wait till November to write stuff.

27. Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?

I like to write on a laptop with a movie or a show playing in the background. (Netflix is so great for this.) I usually prefer to write stream-of-consciousness so having something to distract me works very well. Sometimes if I've had an idea floating around in my head until it solidifies I'd rather use music and have nothing else to distract me so I can get the words down right.

I'll sometimes write by hand if all I have available is a notebook but my handwriting is atrocious and I tend to run into the problem of not being able to read it afterwards. :S

22. Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?

To Chain Together was written for Small Fandom Fest earlier this year, and I've done a few challenges through

lotr_community and one for

snowflchallenge. I've never signed up for a Big Bang, though I did look at

yuletide this year. It just looked like too much. I tried NaNoWriMo last year and it ended up falling apart because a) I didn't have the interest to write 1,667 or more words per day and b) the plot didn't make sense to the point the characters started to argue with me.

I don't know that there's a favorite experience. Not to say that fests and Big Bangs and such are bad, but I've been having a problem writing for the past couple of years and have had to pretty much force things out. I'm hoping increasing my antidepresssant will help again, as it did when I first started them four years ago. Some people find themselves less creative on psych meds and that's completely valid, but it seems to work the opposite way for me. At least, I'm trying NaNo again this year (see the shiny icon!) and so far it seems to be going better. Far too early to tell, though, as we're only 3 days in.

14. Ratings – how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead?

Most of what I write is G, with a PG-13 for language and a Mature scattered in there. Given that I'm actually considering giving writing Harlequins (I know, I know, but the job market sucks and there will always be a market for porn, however softcore) I should hope I'd be comfortable with going higher.

Unless I can't stop laughing, which is a distinct possibility.

9. Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?

Hmm, that's a tough one since I never seem to write pairings.

Transformers...can't really think of any. There were canon couples - Optimus Prime and Elita One, Ironhide and Chromia, Firestar and Inferno, Spike and Carly, Arcee and Springer - but I'm not particularly interested in writing any of them.

For Supernatural, Dean & Castiel. I'm quite convinced that Castiel is utterly in love with Dean, but I don't think it's sexual (I read angels as asexual (generally, yes, I see you there, Gabriel) but that doesn't necessarily equal aromantic) and I am certain he has no idea what to do about it. I guess Sam and Jessica and John and Mary Winchester since they're canon? For a show with so many chicks of the week there aren't a lot I'd want to come back to. I would have liked to have seen more of Sarah from the creepy painting episode in season 1 though.

Lord of the Rings is another one where I'm kind of coming up blank. I do like fic with Elrond and Celebrian, and I'm definitely a fan of Erestor and Glorfindel. I like Celeborn and I'm not as sold on Galadriel but I do like her in the hands of the right writer.

In the Doctrine of Labyrinths we have a number of canon couples but none of them seem to end well. Sometimes that just means a breakup and sometimes it means horrible tragedy. I wrote To Chain Together about the aftermath of the end of Felix and Shannon's relationship, as canon didn't quite satisfy me. There's also Mildmay and Mehitabel (breakup), Felix and Gideon (horrible tragedy), and Felix and Malkar (nightmarishly abusive). Felix and Mildmay (incest) was more than hinted at through most of the series but I'm not sure it applies by the end, if that makes sense without spoiling the books for you.

The Iron Elves didn't really have couples. Konowa wound up with someone, and his parents were in the novels but one of them was a squirrel at the time.

Yeah. It makes sense in context.

8. Do you write OCs? And if so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues, and if not, explain your thoughts on OCs.

Hey, meme, you realize using present tense lets me weasel out of that question right? Because I did, yes, when I was younger and I'm sure they had Mary Sue tendency at the least. Now I try to stick to canon characters and avoid the OCs.

There's nothing wrong with OCs, per se. There are OCs I like very much, in fact. Sometimes they're even necessary if there isn't a canon character that fills the role you need or you can't alter the story to work with existing characters. For instance, you want to write a story about two characters running a coffee shop post-canon. Two people cannot run a coffee shop alone. You may have to create customers or baristas.

I think so long as your OC doesn't overshadow the canon characters and is written like an actual person, not an ideal with an informed flaw, you're probably OK. Going back to the coffee shop example, the barista you've created is a nice person who occasionally shows up a few minutes late and makes really good lattes. If one of her bosses talks to her about being late and she agrees to do better and does it, and every so often someone compliments the latte that's not a big deal. These things happen, just make it detail not the front and center of the story. If the story is about her showing up an hour late, getting spoken to, and her flipping her hair and going on a tirade while the boss humbly backs down and begs forgiveness, or the shop has customers out the door solely for her wonderful, amazing, best-in-two-cities lattes and the fic runs on her being praised for it? Yeah. You have a problem. I wouldn't even want to read an original story about that, let alone one where I come for characters A and B and their quirky little coffee shop.

...

If I wind up writing a Doctrine of Labyrinths coffee shop AU, it's all your fault, meme.

Late and backdated because I wound up working a 14 1/2 hour shift yesterday as elections staff. (I was the nice person who gave you your ballot.) I'm still tired and my voice is all croaky. Time for lemon and honey.

7. Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?

No, not that I recall.

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