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Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for [starting] a fic title? One fic per line, 'A' and 'The' do not count for 'a' and 't'. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.

I've been loving reading other people's answers, and I thought I'd try my hand at it. Now, I once wrote a 26-part A-Z drabble series with titles like "A Is for Apple" and "B Is for Bare", but I'm skipping those in the interests of a challenge. I also tried to find a different fandom for each letter.

A — Any Old Time (We Only Kill Each Other, Jonas Kaminsky/Levi Solomon)
B — Blood-Red in Paris (Forever Knight x Murdoch Mysteries, Janette DuCharme/Julia Ogden)
C — Collision (Ristorante Paradiso, Gigi Orsini/Lorenzo Orsini)
D — Dipped (Kaptara, Keith Kanga/Manton)
E — Every Hard-Earned Day (Gravity Falls, Stanford Pines/Stanley Pines)
F — Fearless (The Magnificent Seven, Josiah Sanchez/Ezra Standish)
G — Good Fortune, No Onions (Lost Lad London, Al Adley/Lenny Ellis)
H — Harmonious Brushwork (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jeong Jeong/Piandao)
I — In the Closet (Tintin, Archibald Haddock/Tintin)
J — Just the Words (Harry Potter, Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt)
K — King Stag and Torchlight (The Hobbit, Balin/Dwalin/Thorin)
L — La La La Lies (Reservoir Dogs, Mr. Orange/Mr. White)
M — Much of Madness, More of Sin (Arkham Horror, Michael McGlen/Tommy Muldoon/Skids O'Toole)
N — Night Watch (Warhammer 40k, Wystan Frauka & Zael Efferneti)
O — One-Two Punch (Unbeatable, Lin Si-Qi/Ching Fai)
P — Passenger (Lackadaisy, Mordecai Heller/Viktor Vasko)
Q — The Quality of Mercy (The Old Guard, Booker & Joe & Nicky)
R — Red (Guardians of the Galaxy, Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta)
S — Signs of Life (Our Flag Means Death, Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy Hands/Jim Jimenez)
T — Through His Teeth (Dr. Christian, Paul Christian & Nikki)
U — U.S. Tour (X-Men Movieverse, John Allerdyce/Erik Lensherr/Mystique)
V — The Voice Inside Your Head (Batman Nolanverse, Jim Gordon/Bruce Wayne)
W — White as Snow, Red as Blood (Team Fortress 2, Heavy/Medic)
X — none
Y — Youthful Indiscretions (Discworld, Rufus Drumknott + Havelock Vetinari)
Z — none

24/26 - and now I know I need to fill that X and Z gap!


A = 24
B = 27
C = 34
D = 19
E = 10
F = 31
G = 21
H = 19
I = 24
J = 4
K = 8
L = 22
M = 23
N = 14
O = 16
P = 31
Q = 3
R = 14
S = 76
T = 37
U = 7
V = 4
W = 24
X = 1
Y = 5
Z = 1

(Three fics started with numbers.)

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Date: 2025-10-28 08:39 am (UTC)
kitarella_imagines: Profile photo (Default)
From: [personal profile] kitarella_imagines
Oh 24/26 is amazing! Well done. Looking forward to seeing what your X and Z will be!

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Date: 2025-10-29 09:07 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kitarella_imagines
I will watch this space with interest! 👀

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Date: 2025-10-28 08:46 am (UTC)
flo_nelja: (Default)
From: [personal profile] flo_nelja
We get the same letters missing! And yeah, I should try to fill them too ^^
Wait the list says
X = 1
Z = 1
not 0 ?

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Date: 2025-10-28 05:17 pm (UTC)
flo_nelja: (Default)
From: [personal profile] flo_nelja
Oh, it totally counts to me!
X can do X-men joke titles and Z goes with zombiesn I guess?

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Date: 2025-10-28 10:02 am (UTC)
dr_zook: (dew)
From: [personal profile] dr_zook
I also tried to find a different fandom for each letter. - Same! It was tougher than I thought, but then you really have a ton of fics under your belt, wow. *whistles*

I love about these lists that they often offer a neat glimpse at a writer's repertoire-- oooh, Reservoir Dogs, definitely checking that one out! :3

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Date: 2025-10-28 12:45 pm (UTC)
magnavox_23: Jack is looking up from the chamber in Abyss. Next to him, Homer and Bart Simpsons are looking up also. (OFMD_ConandDog)
From: [personal profile] magnavox_23
So prolific! Great response to the meme (I am going to pinch *g*)

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Date: 2025-10-28 02:24 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] muscle_wizard
White as Snow, Red as Blood is such a good Heavy/Medic fic title god, I can't tell you why but the way sparks flew when I got to the bottom of the list and saw that <3_<3

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Date: 2025-10-28 05:25 pm (UTC)
greghousesgf: (Boingboing)
From: [personal profile] greghousesgf
All my House fics have titles starting with the letter i. That's because my first two happened to have titles starting with an I and I thought that was an interesting gimmick and also it forced me to put some thought into them.

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Date: 2025-10-28 08:36 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kingstoken
Great score! X and Z are hard ones to fill.

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Date: 2025-10-29 12:12 am (UTC)
senmut: an owl that is quite large sitting on a roof (Default)
From: [personal profile] senmut
You rocked the meme!

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Date: 2025-10-30 12:41 am (UTC)
scintilla10: umbrellas floating up against a blue sky (stock - umbrellas in the sky)
From: [personal profile] scintilla10
Ooh, 24 is a great score! Congrats! I'm laughing that you apparently anticipated this meme with your 26-part "A is for Apple" drabble series though. ;D

S = 76 How many fics start with each letter is an intriguing addition. S is your most popular letter by such a big margin!

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Date: 2025-10-30 10:37 pm (UTC)
arcanetrivia: a light purple swirl on a darker purple background (Default)
From: [personal profile] arcanetrivia
Wow! I'm sure I'm nowhere near all 26, but you've written a lot more fic than I have.
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