In hindsight, the numbering should have gone the other way -- 1 the latest, 287 the oldest -- since that's how AO3 lists/counts them and would have made it easier.
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stonepicnicking_okapi - 50
I'm Somebody's Fetish - 311 words of a gen Sports Night drabble. Man, that's hardly a story. (Clearly, I pad my writing stats a little. Heh.) Okay, things I like:
1) While I have lost the link to the original comic strip this was about, I still like the general idea -- that Dan is cool enough to reference things that Casey doesn't get, but Dan will still find a way to include Casey on the joke.
2) I like the rhythm of the very first paragraph, the humour and ... Casey-ness of it:
[Casey] dressed casually. He dressed neatly. He wore neat, casual clothes and he was presentable.3) I liked that I could mention Natalie and Dana and Jeremy (and that Casey is uncool, but so is Jeremy so there is some nerdy solidarity there).
jenna_thorn - 99
Days Like Years - 1625 words of Sam/Josh, West Wing.
1) This is a little experimental: first person POV, a very limited description, a lack of names at the start which makes it harder to follow, and the slightly unreal feeling of exhaustion. Parts of it work and parts of it are clumsy, but I really like that I tried something different. Even if it doesn't work together as a story as well as it could do, I'm proud of myself for trying.
And by halfway through, the story does pick up momentum, so I like that. (And, you know, this was written in 2005. So maybe it's nice to see how my writing has improved since then.)
2) I like this bit of description:
"Oh," I say, taking a good look at Sam. His clothes are rumpled and creased; his hair's unruly and sticking out over the edge of his collar; his very blue eyes are also bloodshot. He looks about half as tired as I feel. "It's been a long day."3) I like the simplicity of this gesture:
Sam doesn't smile. He lays a hand on my forearm, running his thumb over the rolled-up sleeve of my shirt.misbegotten - 107
In Shades of Indigo and Violet - SGA, John/Rodney, Wing porn.
1) This is the only wingporn fic I've ever written, but I still think it's hot. Go me. I also like that it's sex that follows the idea of "doing what feels good to get off", a little messy and not quite perfect, but hot.
2)
"You're surprisingly mean for an overgrown butterfly." Hee!
3) Overall, I find this story very funny. There's Zelenka being snarky ("offend gravity and common sense at the same time"), there's references to pranks-as-retaliation, there's lots of snark between John and Rodney. I really like that sense of humour.
anarfea - 201
The Ill-Advised Backpack - Prison Break AU, Michael/Alex
1) Written for Celli's 2009 taxfic challenge, and therefore a wonderful excuse to talk about the exciting ideas of depreciation as a financial concept vs the real world usage of an asset. (Yes, I am an accountant. And a little bit of a nerd.)
2) I love the pacing of this, the short sharp sections leading to more. The way it's not strictly chronological but it fits together by the end, and how half of the focus is on how a story is told and remembered. It's not just about what happens, it's how you interpret that and assign meaning.
3) As much as I love a happy ending, and the sheer temptation that a super smart Michael would be to teacher-Alex, I also love Alex and Felicia's friendship. I love that she calls him out but also respects his boundaries (I love the "Don't" moment, where Alex doesn't need to actually explain that it's a sore spot). I love the shared history and shared sense of humour, too.
Halfway through the junior pile, he gets a call from Felicia, saying, "Of the many, many themes present in Moby Dick, bestiality is not one of them."
It surprises a laugh out of Alex. "A man's love for his whale? There's got to be a market for that somewhere."(It was nice to end this meme with a story I'm really, really fond of.)
