Taking a look at my Archive of Our Own stats page for 2025, I published a total of 69,958 words of fan fiction this year. Wow! In this post, I reflect on some of the stories I’ve published.
The stats page also lists my top five works of the year by view count.
Excerpt:
In no particular order. Games with a ★ before their title are my personal highlights.
Keeping up with three live service games prevented me from finishing too many single player games this year, but I’m having fun, so it’s all good.
When you bid farewell to loved ones, you should cry while they can still hear you. That’s the only way they’ll know just how many people love them.
Honkai: Star Rail version 3.8! I was very excited for this patch because I love Penacony. The patch did not disappoint, and there was so much juicy Penacony lore. Plus, I love Firefly and the Stellaron Hunters, Robin and Sparkle got more fleshed out, and Constance is a really cool character.
Using truths whispered by the dead to expose the lies of the living: that is the standard by which I enact judgement. But this time… I want to use the words of the dead to gift a truth to the living.
I love Zenless Zone Zero more than life itself. The 2.4 story was a bit of a hot mess, but I loved every second of it. The devs are charging up for 2.5!
Everyone’s still working so hard. I’m the only one who’s crying… that wouldn’t be romantic at all, would it?
I have been ridiculously busy this past month with writing exchanges. Here are my belated thoughts on the Honkai: Star Rail version 3.7 Trailblaze Mission. I’ve had more time to reflect, I suppose, since I finished it a while ago.
Before getting into spoilers, I ended up pulling both Hyacine and her light cone! She’s very powerful and fun to use. It’s always funny watching her yeet that unicorn into the stratosphere. Unfortunately, I lost my 50/50 for Cyrene and am not really interested in anyone in the next version, so I will stockpile my jades for Stonehearts.
What happens when an insecure group of online roleplayers find themselves in a living nightmare?
…More tragic backstories, of course!
Here are some of my thoughts on the new story quest.
I loved this patch. Awesome new environment, cool new bosses, and Banyue being super cool, Sarah being Sarah. The only thing I haven’t done yet is Lucia’s Agent Story.
Spook Shack is great. As a terminally online nerd, it’s refreshing to see that kind of character played straight: just a group of friends having a good time together! I liked that about Astra Yao as well; it felt more organic for Wise and Belle to meet her in person after befriending her online as Chaotic Fried Rice.
How much are you willing to sacrifice? Everything.
What a patch. Some quick, sleep-deprived thoughts:
I never realized how much I missed Dan Heng and March until the trio reunited. I don’t have a problem with the other Amphoreus patches, but it feels refreshing to focus on the Astral Express crew after so much time with the Chrysos Heirs. They have so much more trauma to unpack now as opposed to before.
Content Warning: Starvation, trauma.
I’m not asking for pity. I’m not asking for anything. Just sharing some things that I have no one else to share with.
In March, I tore a map of the United States of America apart with my bare hands.
It was a souvenir from 2008, a collector’s item — a sturdy slab of cardboard that showcased 50 state quarters that I had collected back then. Every slot had its proper coin, wedged permanently into place.
Nine years ago, in 2016, I volunteered with the Organization for Transformative Works, the nonprofit behind Archive of Our Own.
This month, I’m returning to the OTW, but in a much smaller committee this time. I’m excited to work with them and hope to bring a positive impact to the community.
(And of course, as a disclaimer, all of the views expressed on this blog are mine alone and are not intended to reflect the opinions of the OTW as a whole.)
Happy New Year! I wasn’t happy with this website’s previous layout. Today, the new layout is finally ready. I’m using the lovely Hugo theme Gokarna, which is similar to the old theme but much more streamlined for my particular use case.
I’ve removed the comment sections from the blog for now, but I might bring them back later. I’m keeping an eye on the Giscus project, just in case they add Gitlab support.