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battleshipex! Meaning this year’s round is officially over, though I still have like five things on my WIPs list that I’d still like to write as late treats. (Or. Four as late treats—the last is a concept that I came up with for gameplay reasons, but never had an actual recip for, so I’m probably going to post that one outside of the collection once/if I write it.) Now that it’s over, I want to share what I made! And, to steal an idea from shadaras, I’m going to also look at some more precise stats for what I made as well.
In total, I wrote 12 works for a total of 18K. This is very close to being double my previous Battleship best! For reference, in 2022 I wrote 9.4K across 9 fics, while in 2023 I wrote 8K across 7 fics.
Another note: an unofficial stretch goal I set for myself before the game began was to post at least one thing for each phase of the game. I was actually pretty sure that I would fail at this, particularly since I was very bad at the boss battles last year, but wanted something to strive for—instead, I actually managed to post not just one, but at least two things for each phase! Honestly, I’m a little bit impressed with myself for both of those things, especially considering that I’d usually consider myself a slower writer. I was not joking when I said that I lost my chill this year! And had the best of times doing so. ♥
Here are the fics I wrote, organized by which phase of the game I’d posted them for:
the secret name of every death is life again (Digimon, Kari & Gatomon, 1.2K)
In which Kari is summoned to the Digital World at the same time as the others are—but not to the same place. A canon divergence in more ways than one.
Malicious Matchmaking (Stardew Valley, Haley/Penny, <1K)
Haley and Pennyflee from a matchmaking goose frolick through a meadow.
Total Tags Claimed: 9 for 1.7K
A Time Traveller’s Guide to the Three Step Process for Strategic Planning (Scum Villain, TLJ/SXY/SJ, <1K)
In which Tianlang-jun has the perfect three step plan for his time travel adventure!
Step One: Don’t get ambushed by the so-called righteous sects. ✓
Step Two: Break Su Xiyan out of Huan Hua Palace’s Water Prison. ✓
Step Three: Get a head-start on his favorite RPF fandom experience.
...Okay, that last one didn't quite go as planned.
it couldn’t wash the echoes out (Scum Villain, SQH/SJ, 1.9K)
It begins with spray of glittering blood.
every monstrous hungry part of you (Scum Villain, NYY/Little Palace Mistress, 2.1K)
Being around the Little Palace Mistress always brought the worst out of her.
I Desire and I Crave (Scum Villain, QQQ/LMY, <1K)
Shameless, she'd always said of Shen Qingqiu, but then what was this?
Total Tags Claimed: 22 for 2.5K
the river drowns itself (Scum Villain, NYY & SQQ, 2.3K)
“Must grief be logical, Shizun?” Ning Yingying choked out, her voice raw. “Are we not the peak of scholars? Have we not seen in all our tales and poetry how it can make even gods and emperors crumble?"
Never So Bold (Dragon’s Bait, Alys/Selendrile, 1.0K)
Alys tends to Selendrile’s wounds, and learns a little bit more about dragons.
and all the greens of summer come blowing through the door (Stardew Valley, Caroline/Wizard, 1.2K)
One year, Caroline decides to go out into the green rain.
that one may smile, and smile, and be a villain (Scum Villain, Original Luo Binghe/Shen Jiu, 2.0K)
Disgusting. The exterior matching the interior heart. And yet…
“You were beautiful, once, Shizun, weren’t you?”
A Whole New World (Of Mushrooms) (Scum Villain, LBH/SQQ, 2.2K)
In which Shen Qingqiu & Luo Binghe go on a foodie tour of mushrooms in the demon realm.
strawberry blossoms (Stardew Valley, Maru/Sebastian, 1.9K)
After the green rain, Sebastian develops a strange tickle in the back of his throat.
He doesn't tell anyone.
Total Tags Claimed: 49 for 6.3K
Of those, my personal favorite is the river drowns itself (SVSSS), but I’m also particularly fond of every monstrous hungry part of you (SVSSS), that one may smile, and smile, and be a villain (SVSSS), and strawberry blossoms (Stardew Valley)!
Now, more stats! Again, this section is inspired byshadaras’ wrap-up.
Fandoms
Scum Villain - 7
Stardew Valley - 3
Digimon Adventure - 1
Dragon’s Bait - 1
The letters “S” and “D” were popular with me this year, it seems!
Additionally: I didn’t write any ship or gen relationship more than once. My most tagged character was Shen Jiu at 3, followed by SQQ and Ning Yingying at two each. This actually surprises me—I didn’t remember writing about SJ all that much, while I was very much thinking of this being the Year of Ning Yingying for me!Really need to finish those other NYY-related late treats now!
Categories
M/F - 3
F/F - 3
M/M - 3
Gen - 2
Multi - 1
oh, that’s such a satisfying spread of numbers… if only I’d written one more gen work and two more poly!
Most Claimed Tags
Crying - 2
Hate Sex - 2
Semi-Public Sex - 2
Relationship Study - 2
Post-Canon - 2
Secrets - 2
I didn’t double up very much, at least not with the tags I actually claimed. In total, I claimed 74 unique tags (with 80 claims total). (I am a little curious about how these numbers would change if I included the tags I’d intended to claim for works I started for boards, but finished for boss battles instead, but not enough so to go digging through my files for that information.)
Top Work Tags (as in, what’s actually tagged on AO3)
Established Relationship - 3
Post-Canon - 2
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence - 2
Ambiguous/Open Ending - 2
Fingerfucking - 2
Holding Hands - 2
Grief/Mourning - 2
Hanahaki Disease - 2
No surprises here—all of these feel very typically me.
battleshipex! Meaning this year’s round is officially over, though I still have like five things on my WIPs list that I’d still like to write as late treats. (Or. Four as late treats—the last is a concept that I came up with for gameplay reasons, but never had an actual recip for, so I’m probably going to post that one outside of the collection once/if I write it.) Now that it’s over, I want to share what I made! And, to steal an idea from shadaras, I’m going to also look at some more precise stats for what I made as well. In total, I wrote 12 works for a total of 18K. This is very close to being double my previous Battleship best! For reference, in 2022 I wrote 9.4K across 9 fics, while in 2023 I wrote 8K across 7 fics.
Another note: an unofficial stretch goal I set for myself before the game began was to post at least one thing for each phase of the game. I was actually pretty sure that I would fail at this, particularly since I was very bad at the boss battles last year, but wanted something to strive for—instead, I actually managed to post not just one, but at least two things for each phase! Honestly, I’m a little bit impressed with myself for both of those things, especially considering that I’d usually consider myself a slower writer. I was not joking when I said that I lost my chill this year! And had the best of times doing so. ♥
Here are the fics I wrote, organized by which phase of the game I’d posted them for:
Works Posted For Board One (2/7)
the secret name of every death is life again (Digimon, Kari & Gatomon, 1.2K)
In which Kari is summoned to the Digital World at the same time as the others are—but not to the same place. A canon divergence in more ways than one.
Malicious Matchmaking (Stardew Valley, Haley/Penny, <1K)
Haley and Penny
Total Tags Claimed: 9 for 1.7K
Works Posted For Boss One (2/5)
A Time Traveller’s Guide to the Three Step Process for Strategic Planning (Scum Villain, TLJ/SXY/SJ, <1K)
In which Tianlang-jun has the perfect three step plan for his time travel adventure!
Step One: Don’t get ambushed by the so-called righteous sects. ✓
Step Two: Break Su Xiyan out of Huan Hua Palace’s Water Prison. ✓
Step Three: Get a head-start on his favorite RPF fandom experience.
...Okay, that last one didn't quite go as planned.
it couldn’t wash the echoes out (Scum Villain, SQH/SJ, 1.9K)
It begins with spray of glittering blood.
Works Posted For Board Two (2/7)
every monstrous hungry part of you (Scum Villain, NYY/Little Palace Mistress, 2.1K)
Being around the Little Palace Mistress always brought the worst out of her.
I Desire and I Crave (Scum Villain, QQQ/LMY, <1K)
Shameless, she'd always said of Shen Qingqiu, but then what was this?
Total Tags Claimed: 22 for 2.5K
Works Posted For Boss Two (3/—) (4.6K/50K)
the river drowns itself (Scum Villain, NYY & SQQ, 2.3K)
“Must grief be logical, Shizun?” Ning Yingying choked out, her voice raw. “Are we not the peak of scholars? Have we not seen in all our tales and poetry how it can make even gods and emperors crumble?"
Never So Bold (Dragon’s Bait, Alys/Selendrile, 1.0K)
Alys tends to Selendrile’s wounds, and learns a little bit more about dragons.
and all the greens of summer come blowing through the door (Stardew Valley, Caroline/Wizard, 1.2K)
One year, Caroline decides to go out into the green rain.
Works Posted For Board Three (3/10)
that one may smile, and smile, and be a villain (Scum Villain, Original Luo Binghe/Shen Jiu, 2.0K)
Disgusting. The exterior matching the interior heart. And yet…
“You were beautiful, once, Shizun, weren’t you?”
A Whole New World (Of Mushrooms) (Scum Villain, LBH/SQQ, 2.2K)
In which Shen Qingqiu & Luo Binghe go on a foodie tour of mushrooms in the demon realm.
strawberry blossoms (Stardew Valley, Maru/Sebastian, 1.9K)
After the green rain, Sebastian develops a strange tickle in the back of his throat.
He doesn't tell anyone.
Total Tags Claimed: 49 for 6.3K
Of those, my personal favorite is the river drowns itself (SVSSS), but I’m also particularly fond of every monstrous hungry part of you (SVSSS), that one may smile, and smile, and be a villain (SVSSS), and strawberry blossoms (Stardew Valley)!
Now, more stats! Again, this section is inspired by
shadaras’ wrap-up. Fandoms
Scum Villain - 7
Stardew Valley - 3
Digimon Adventure - 1
Dragon’s Bait - 1
The letters “S” and “D” were popular with me this year, it seems!
Additionally: I didn’t write any ship or gen relationship more than once. My most tagged character was Shen Jiu at 3, followed by SQQ and Ning Yingying at two each. This actually surprises me—I didn’t remember writing about SJ all that much, while I was very much thinking of this being the Year of Ning Yingying for me!
Categories
M/F - 3
F/F - 3
M/M - 3
Gen - 2
Multi - 1
oh, that’s such a satisfying spread of numbers… if only I’d written one more gen work and two more poly!
Most Claimed Tags
Crying - 2
Hate Sex - 2
Semi-Public Sex - 2
Relationship Study - 2
Post-Canon - 2
Secrets - 2
I didn’t double up very much, at least not with the tags I actually claimed. In total, I claimed 74 unique tags (with 80 claims total). (I am a little curious about how these numbers would change if I included the tags I’d intended to claim for works I started for boards, but finished for boss battles instead, but not enough so to go digging through my files for that information.)
Top Work Tags (as in, what’s actually tagged on AO3)
Established Relationship - 3
Post-Canon - 2
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence - 2
Ambiguous/Open Ending - 2
Fingerfucking - 2
Holding Hands - 2
Grief/Mourning - 2
Hanahaki Disease - 2
No surprises here—all of these feel very typically me.
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though I wish I'd kept track of which tags I claimed in things now, ahh!
oh, I feel this! I actually only started tracking that because people in my team chat were chatting about their Battleship spreadsheets from previous years, etc., and I had a moment of "oh no, I wish I'd kept track of those things in previous years, because that would be so cool to look at!" So I was careful to save all of that information this year.
(I do still wish I had the data from previous years as well—I suspect that I improved on wordcount:tag efficiency this year as well, but without actual data, I can't say for sure! But I'm glad that I did it this year, and I'm definitely going to be tracking these things from here on out.)
Well done on virtually doubling your output this year! 74 unique tag claims is also so cool. Awesome work :D
thank you thank you <3 <3 <3