Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

 Last week I asked what the rarest pair you've ever written for was, so I guess this week I'll flip it and ask what's the most popular pairing you've ever written for?

I thought Clark/Bruce might be it at 11K fics, but nope, I wrote a few Holmes/Watson fics and they clock in at a whopping 72K! They're both aided by having so many different forms and canons out there (fingers crossed I find the Clark from the upcoming Superman movie shippy in some way! I like Cavill but his take on Clark left me cold at the shipping level).

Are you working on something with a lot of fics out there for it right now? Is your current sandbox large or small? I'm thinking about writing a small story for a pairing with five whole fics about them in a fandom with 103 extant fics, so... it's more than the last one, at least! Maybe I'm working my way up slowly to pairings that people are actually invested in lol.

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[bradygirl_12]

Looks like I'm the same. I've written Holmes/Watson, too.

Possibly Steve/Bucky from Marvel might be at the top of that list, too. Huge explosion of fics about a decade ago, and it's still going strong.

Heh, there's something freeing about rarepairs. Not much readership but likely little criticism, either, lol!

[mithen]

Holmes/Watson forever! I bet most fic writers have dabbled in it at least once!

Steve/Bucky might give them a run for their money by now as well!

[svgurl]

It can be fun to write for rare pairs/fandoms - you know the feedback will be limited but you also won't be lost in the shuffle.

The most popular ship I've written for is MCU Steve/Tony. I only write them for exchanges and the like. In general, exchanges have been what have kept me writing, but I have signed up for way less of those. I guess I am still looking to find something that inspires me again. :)

[mithen]

I only write them for exchanges and the like. In general, exchanges have been what have kept me writing, but I have signed up for way less of those. I guess I am still looking to find something that inspires me again. :)

Me too, I really miss that burst of creativity that the Justice League cartoons inspired in me! Ugh, of course, that was twenty years ago, lol. I've had other fandoms spark me but never anything quite like that on the fic-writing side.