Alphabet Fic Meme
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meridian_roseEveryone seems to be doing this meme so why not!
Go to your AO3 page and choose "sort by title", then pick one fic per letter of the alphabet (A and The don't count as first words) and make a list. Post how many letters out of 26 you managed. Bonus points if you have a fic for every letter of the alphabet. Kidding, there are no bonus points, just bragging rights :)
I managed 24, let down by X and Z.kitarella_imagines has got a post where you can reply when you complete, because many of us are missing the "difficult letters" Q X Y Z but now feel inspired to try and title fics so we can have a whole alphabet :)
Gosh, some letters I had lots of other options, some none. Pages of A's and M's for example.
Also two fics named "At Your Side", one named "Adjustment" and another "Adjustments", two named "Lies", two named "Punishment"!
Lots of nostalgia here for fics I had forgotten I had written, fandoms long gone. I've tried to pick a variety of fandoms and genres!
A Adoration - Greek Myth, 101 words, for the prompt Greek Myth, Persephone/Hades, Hades takes Cerebus to meet his bride as she descends
B Balance - V (2009), 7147 word, Left alone with Hobbes, Erica feels the flames of a fire that will likely to burn them to death; left alone with Jack, she feels a comforting but distant warmth. There seems only one solution that will please all parties but it will be a challenge for Hobbes to convince Jack that this is what he – a priest, of all people - wants
C Can't Get the Staff Deadpool movies, 260 words, Deadpool discusses being Canadian and enjoying wanking. Crack flash fic for mmom (Merry Month of Masturbation)
D Dorothy in Wonderland 1098 words, Dorothy Gale's house lands in Wonderland rather than Oz. For the genprompt bingo prompt "Crossover: Books and Literary" (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz")
E Every Day Should be Hugging Day Ghost Whisperer, 6911 words, Melinda is grief-stricken when Jim tells her Rick is dead, and relieved to find it's only a nightmare. However this is no ordinary bad dream as Melinda, Rick, and Jim find themselves targeted by an angry spirit who wants to make them suffer.
F Family Tree, Legend of the Seeker, 1212 words, Richard finds himself confronted by his siblings, each of whom have issues of contention with him
G Grooming Witcher (TV), 200 words, Hair brushing can be an act of quiet intimacy.
H Halloween Eve Revenge, 257, Nolan is throwing a party he hopes will overshadow the following evening's entertainment being hosted by Victoria. He may have got a little carried away with the orange theme however.
I The Ill-advised Skeletal Exchange Programme 1560 words, Death [Discworld] has apparently temporarily exchanged places with his pen pal, Jack Skellington [Nightmare Before Christmas]. Susan is, understandably, Not Impressed (though the Death of Rats finds the whole thing hilarious)
J Jon Cinders Game of Thrones, 3824 words, Crack fairytale AU inspired by "Cinderella". Jon Cinders's stepmother won't let him go to the ball. Tyrion makes his wish come true and Jon attends the ball where he falls in love with Princess Dany.
K Kiss Me, Slay Me 2663 words, In The Office (US) s3e17 "Business School" a bat in the office leads Jim to pull a prank on Dwight, pretending he's becoming a vampire. Except maybe he wasn't pretending…
L Like a Mother to Me Alias, 2205 words, Set during the season two episode “The Abduction”. Sark reminisces about Irina, having known her much better than he lets on to Sydney.
M Midnight Vigil The Borgias (Showtime), 1290 words, Lucrezia sits vigil at Cesare's beside, watching, waiting, and praying.
N New Friends Magnum, P.I. (2018), 1090 words, Sheltering at home during a storm, Magnum finds himself in a dilemma when Juliet wants to bring Zeus and Apollo to the guesthouse with her. Maybe it's time he and "the lads "put aside their differences however.
O One Day at a Time Evil (TV 2019), 1970, Post Season 2. A series of moments in Kristen's life after her husband's accidental death.
P Peach Roses Santa Clarita Diet (TV), 1231 words. Future fic. Eric has pre-wedding jitters and Joel tries to calm him down.
Q Quite the Evening Rivals (TV 2024), Rupert and Declan talk, drink, and confront the reality of Rupert's feelings.
R River, Dance Firefly, 172 words, Simon watches River dance, and remembers.
S Sarcasm, 119 words, For the three sentence ficathon Dec 2013-Jan 2014 prompt Justified, Raylan/Tim, sarcasm
T The Trolley Problem, The Ark (TV 2023), Alternate ending to "Cycle of Violence". Ian makes an unconscionable suggestion; Sharon has a better idea that will save Spencer and Avega both.
U Under the Covers, Strike, 3915 words, Strike and Robin go undercover as a couple to discover who's planting cameras in high-end hotel rooms. For the ploy to work they're going to have to play the part 24/7
V (The) Very Secret Diary of Prince John Robin Hood (BBC 2006) 4793 words Prince John confides in his diary. Crack, secret diary, fic.
W (The) Wrong Penny 1363 words, Sheldon is disconcerted by finding the wrong Penny in his building. Meanwhile Dr Horrible is trying to figure out what went wrong with his device. Set during early seasons of "Big Bang Theory" and post "Dr-Horrible".
X - none-
Y You're Not Leaving Me Alone Good Omens (TV) 1296 words, At Warlock's birthday party Aziraphale's magic tricks inadvertently lead to Warlock being in possession of a loaded gun. The good news is no human gets hurt. The bad news is that Crowley ends up on the verge of discorporation. Aziraphale is not willing to let that happen.
Z - none-
Go to your AO3 page and choose "sort by title", then pick one fic per letter of the alphabet (A and The don't count as first words) and make a list. Post how many letters out of 26 you managed. Bonus points if you have a fic for every letter of the alphabet. Kidding, there are no bonus points, just bragging rights :)
I managed 24, let down by X and Z.
kitarella_imagines has got a post where you can reply when you complete, because many of us are missing the "difficult letters" Q X Y Z but now feel inspired to try and title fics so we can have a whole alphabet :)Gosh, some letters I had lots of other options, some none. Pages of A's and M's for example.
Also two fics named "At Your Side", one named "Adjustment" and another "Adjustments", two named "Lies", two named "Punishment"!
Lots of nostalgia here for fics I had forgotten I had written, fandoms long gone. I've tried to pick a variety of fandoms and genres!
A Adoration - Greek Myth, 101 words, for the prompt Greek Myth, Persephone/Hades, Hades takes Cerebus to meet his bride as she descends
B Balance - V (2009), 7147 word, Left alone with Hobbes, Erica feels the flames of a fire that will likely to burn them to death; left alone with Jack, she feels a comforting but distant warmth. There seems only one solution that will please all parties but it will be a challenge for Hobbes to convince Jack that this is what he – a priest, of all people - wants
C Can't Get the Staff Deadpool movies, 260 words, Deadpool discusses being Canadian and enjoying wanking. Crack flash fic for mmom (Merry Month of Masturbation)
D Dorothy in Wonderland 1098 words, Dorothy Gale's house lands in Wonderland rather than Oz. For the genprompt bingo prompt "Crossover: Books and Literary" (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz")
E Every Day Should be Hugging Day Ghost Whisperer, 6911 words, Melinda is grief-stricken when Jim tells her Rick is dead, and relieved to find it's only a nightmare. However this is no ordinary bad dream as Melinda, Rick, and Jim find themselves targeted by an angry spirit who wants to make them suffer.
F Family Tree, Legend of the Seeker, 1212 words, Richard finds himself confronted by his siblings, each of whom have issues of contention with him
G Grooming Witcher (TV), 200 words, Hair brushing can be an act of quiet intimacy.
H Halloween Eve Revenge, 257, Nolan is throwing a party he hopes will overshadow the following evening's entertainment being hosted by Victoria. He may have got a little carried away with the orange theme however.
I The Ill-advised Skeletal Exchange Programme 1560 words, Death [Discworld] has apparently temporarily exchanged places with his pen pal, Jack Skellington [Nightmare Before Christmas]. Susan is, understandably, Not Impressed (though the Death of Rats finds the whole thing hilarious)
J Jon Cinders Game of Thrones, 3824 words, Crack fairytale AU inspired by "Cinderella". Jon Cinders's stepmother won't let him go to the ball. Tyrion makes his wish come true and Jon attends the ball where he falls in love with Princess Dany.
K Kiss Me, Slay Me 2663 words, In The Office (US) s3e17 "Business School" a bat in the office leads Jim to pull a prank on Dwight, pretending he's becoming a vampire. Except maybe he wasn't pretending…
L Like a Mother to Me Alias, 2205 words, Set during the season two episode “The Abduction”. Sark reminisces about Irina, having known her much better than he lets on to Sydney.
M Midnight Vigil The Borgias (Showtime), 1290 words, Lucrezia sits vigil at Cesare's beside, watching, waiting, and praying.
N New Friends Magnum, P.I. (2018), 1090 words, Sheltering at home during a storm, Magnum finds himself in a dilemma when Juliet wants to bring Zeus and Apollo to the guesthouse with her. Maybe it's time he and "the lads "put aside their differences however.
O One Day at a Time Evil (TV 2019), 1970, Post Season 2. A series of moments in Kristen's life after her husband's accidental death.
P Peach Roses Santa Clarita Diet (TV), 1231 words. Future fic. Eric has pre-wedding jitters and Joel tries to calm him down.
Q Quite the Evening Rivals (TV 2024), Rupert and Declan talk, drink, and confront the reality of Rupert's feelings.
R River, Dance Firefly, 172 words, Simon watches River dance, and remembers.
S Sarcasm, 119 words, For the three sentence ficathon Dec 2013-Jan 2014 prompt Justified, Raylan/Tim, sarcasm
T The Trolley Problem, The Ark (TV 2023), Alternate ending to "Cycle of Violence". Ian makes an unconscionable suggestion; Sharon has a better idea that will save Spencer and Avega both.
U Under the Covers, Strike, 3915 words, Strike and Robin go undercover as a couple to discover who's planting cameras in high-end hotel rooms. For the ploy to work they're going to have to play the part 24/7
V (The) Very Secret Diary of Prince John Robin Hood (BBC 2006) 4793 words Prince John confides in his diary. Crack, secret diary, fic.
W (The) Wrong Penny 1363 words, Sheldon is disconcerted by finding the wrong Penny in his building. Meanwhile Dr Horrible is trying to figure out what went wrong with his device. Set during early seasons of "Big Bang Theory" and post "Dr-Horrible".
X - none-
Y You're Not Leaving Me Alone Good Omens (TV) 1296 words, At Warlock's birthday party Aziraphale's magic tricks inadvertently lead to Warlock being in possession of a loaded gun. The good news is no human gets hurt. The bad news is that Crowley ends up on the verge of discorporation. Aziraphale is not willing to let that happen.
Z - none-
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Date: 2025-11-01 11:34 am (UTC)I'm surprised I haven't got a Y fic tbh, maybe I should search better.
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Date: 2025-11-02 03:39 pm (UTC)I didn't even know you could sort AO3 by title!!! So I was just going through manually. What a numpty! Could have saved myself some time.
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Date: 2025-11-05 02:56 am (UTC)Maybe if I looked through my stuff at my fic community I'd find the same or similar names. Titles are super hard so I totally understand the generic ones - I've mostly used words that appear in the fic itself lately.