Monthly Analytics: May 2018

Analytical Highlights

1,347 total fics recs have been posted in the 15 months since this blog’s creation. 89 of them were posted in the last 31 days. To view this month’s recs, please click here.

THIS MONTH’S BREAKDOWN*:

Total Followers: 1,404
By Chapters: 7 Chaptered Fics and 82 One-Shots
By Length: 23 fics Under 1K, 51 fics 1K to 5K, 7 fics 5K – 10K, 6 fic 10K – 25K, 1 fic 25K – 50K, and 1 fic 50K – 75K
By Rating: 12 fics Not Rated, 45 fics rated General Audience, 26 fics rated Teen & Up, 4 fics rated Mature, and 2 fics rated Explicit
By Genre: 75 Canon AU fics, 1 Canon Compliant fic, 4 Crossover / Fusion fics, 10 Human AU fics, and 1 Other AU fic
By Point of View: 51 fics that feature Alec’s POV, 52 fics that feature Magnus’ POV, and 11 fics that features an Outside POV

* – Note that some fics fall into more than one option per category

Other Highlights

NEW AUTHORS:

247Elena
Aini_NuFire
amusawale
AraHinam
DragonBread
Hisa_Ai
hoteldumortz
imaginess
magicmagnus
mchotstufff
prayformalec
Saadie
SagittaMagna
supersoftaleclightwood
thattrainssailed
thealphadog
thesorrowoflizards

NEW FAVORITES:

A Kind of Magic by magicmagnus
A Matter of Tradition by Pameluke
An Empty Space by LadyOxymoron
Be My Light in the Dark by hufflebee
By His Side by GetTheFreakingSalt
Can’t You Be Believing Now by Ravelen
Coda for 3.10 by magicmagnus
Going, Going, Gone by blushingalec
Hopelessly Devoted to You by notcrypticbutcoy
I Need You Here With Me by WeWalkADifferentPath
I’ll Never Let You Go by alistoney
If You Love Me by ninwrites
In Nomine Patris et Filii by magnusbaene
Something Worth Protecting by ByTheAngell
The Houses of Our Fathers by thesorrowoflizards
The Sun for the Moon by SagittaMagna
Too Much and Not Enough by blushingalec
What Happens in Dueling Club… by magicmagnus
When All is Lost by em_the_gem
When My Soul Calls to Yours by tomfoolery14

NEW SERIES:

Hogwarts Professor AU series by magicmagnus
Parenthood series by imaginess
Star Trek AU series by DragonBread
TLTDNSIN series by Humansunshine

NEW TAGS:

Edom Angst
Interior Designer
Jeweler
Magnus Bane & Asmodeus
Magnus Bane & Maryse Lightwood 
Ollie
Ollie / Sam
Post-3×10 
Soul Bond

THIS MONTH’S MOST POPULAR FICS

3 Times Jace Feels Alec’s Happiness by fancyachatup
All My Life, I’ve Said Goodbye by MouseBouse
An Empty Space by LadyOxymoron
Any Other World by insieme
Change the World, Get the Guy by satonawall
Hopelessly Devoted to You by notcrypticbutcoy
I’ll Never Let You Go by alistoney
I Want Simplicity by arekiras
Let’s Stop Burning These Bridges by Aberial_63
Ollie and Alec’s First Meeting by CobaltCorvus
Public Displays of Affection by fancyachatup
Something Worth Protecting by ByTheAngell
We’ll Make it Through by throughout
You Are the Wilderness by arekiras
You’ll Never Know Unless You Ask by DarkAliceLilith

EVENTS

The 3A Episode Collection Event ended the week following this month’s mid-season finale. Featuring episode-related fic recs, this weekly three-day event resulted in 128 fics being posted throughout March, April, and May.

Author Appreciation Day 2.0 kicked off this month with the Author Sign-Ups for Part #1 of the event. It resulted in 26 authors signing up to receive personalized thank you cards from someone in the fandom. Their information can be found on the Author Claims List. The Thank You Card Writer Sign-Ups for Part #1 have recently gone live as well and will remain open until June 12th.

MISCELLANEOUS

The blog surpassed 1,400 followers this month. To view the post that marked the milestone, please click here.

Thanks for another great month!

malecficlibrary:

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You Decide What’s Posted Every Friday in June & July!

During the Annual Review, participants overwhelmingly voted for the Tag a Day Event to be repeated. Planning this event was extremely time-consuming and I’m simply not in a place where I can comfortably commit to that at the moment. However, I have decided to combine elements from this event with elements from the Fic Preference Poll in order to allow for a bit more reader participation throughout June.

Here’s how it works:

  • Beginning today, a poll will be posted every Wednesday with several thematic tags that currently can be found on the Tags Index page.
  • These polls will remain open Wednesday through Friday, permitting readers to vote on which tag they would like to see represented in fic recs posted on the following Friday. The results of the poll will be posted on Saturday morning.
  • The thematic tags will be different in each week’s poll, allowing for a variety of choices and recs.
  • In the unlikely event that there is a tie between multiple thematic tags, a new poll will be opened for 24 hours on Saturday to determine the winner. The results will be posted on Sunday morning.

The poll for Week #1 of the event goes live today, Wednesday May 30th. This week’s tags? Choose between Alcohol,

Alliance Rune,

Arranged Marriage, and

Battle CoupleTo vote for the thematic tag you would like to see represented in fic recs on Friday June 8th, please click here.

Don’t forget to vote! The poll closes tomorrow evening!

There’s just something about him, a quality, that draws Magnus, to his pretty doe eyes and his curved pink lips and the golden heart that beats behind aching ribs. There’s an innocence behind the stoicism, a sense of care behind the righteous duty, an intention of pure good behind the scowl that marks his forehead. Alec is nothing like Magnus expected from a Shadowhunter, and as charming as that is, it’s also dangerous.

Magnus Bane in If You Love Me by ninwrites

To view this fic’s full rec, please click here.

If You Love Me by ninwrites*

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length:

10K – 25K
Rating: General Audience
Secondary Characters:

Camille Belcourt,

Izzy Lightwood, Jace Wayland,

Lydia BranwellMadzie,

Ragnor Fell,

Valentine MorgensternVictor Aldertree


Secondary Pairings:

Camille Belcourt / Magnus Bane
Additional Relationships:

None
Themes:

1×04,

1×06,

1×121×13,

2×07,

2×10,

2×18,
Angst,

Cat-Eyed MagnusFirst MeetingFirst TimeFlirtingFluff,

Hazel-Eyed Alec,

Hurt & Comfort,

Kids,

Magic Use,

Pining,

Protective AlecRelationship Milestones,

Shadow World Politics,

Warlock Mark Reveal

Summary:

Alec isn’t like anybody that Magnus has dated before, unlike anyone he’s ever met, and it’s terrifying and exhilarating and more than Magnus knows what to do with.

What Happens in Dueling Club… by magicmagnus*

Part #2 of the Hogwarts Professor AU series

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Crossover / Fusion
Length: 5K – 10K
Rating: General Audience
Secondary Characters: Catarina Loss, Clary Fray,

Izzy Lightwood,

Ragnor Fell, Raphael Santiago, Simon Lewis
Secondary Pairings:

None
Additional Relationships:

None
Themes:

Alcohol,

Alec POV,

Angst,

Cat-Eyed Magnus,

Family,

Flirting, Fluff, Gryffindor AlecHogwarts AUHurt & Comfort, Kids,

Law Enforcement,

Magic Use, Office, Pining, Slow Burn,Teacher

Summary:

…stays in dueling club.

Alec Lightwood has only been teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts for a few months, but already it’s been one of the most exhausting challenges of his life. When a first year lets slip that a group of students have formed an underground dueling ring, Alec is frantic to break it up – an ordeal that leads to an unexpected friendship with Magnus Bane, Postionsmaster extraordinaire.

Or, one of Alec and Magnus’ first interactions at Hogwarts, and the beginning of a beautiful friendship (and a particularly intense case of pining…)


Sign Up to Thank a Shadowhunters Fic Author Today!

“When fic authors receive comments, they know, clearly, that someone enjoyed their writing. And while leaving kudos on a fanfic also allows you to say that you enjoy what you’ve read, as a fanfic author, I can tell you that there’s nothing sweeter than getting comments on my fics. I love reading them, and knowing that people enjoy my writing when I do.”

– icecat45, The Importance of Commenting on Fanfiction

Fanfiction has become a significant part of fandoms. Shadowhunters alone has 1,800 works on Fanfiction.net and over 17,000 works on Archive of Our Own. Fic writers have taken characters from the show and creatively dropped them into well-developed alternate universes and breathed new life into canon universe moments. Sharing their work freely with the world, they allow others in the fandom to step into their imaginings and experience their interpretations.

However, authors still often go underappreciated. This is where you come in.

Do you read Shadowhunters fics and want to show your appreciation beyond the typical comment? Sign up here to write a personalized thank you card to an author of your choice.

Use the Author Claims List to choose which fic writer you would like to write to. Please keep in mind that this sign-up process is operating on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Read the instructions below the cut or on the Author Appreciation Day page for more information.


General Event Guidelines

  • This is designed to be a positive event, showing support for our amazing authors and helping strengthen the bond between fic readers and writers. As such, I reserve the right to disregard and/or not post any negative responses.
  • Although this blog recs Malec-centric fics, everyone in the Shadowhunters fandom is welcome to participate in this event regardless of what pairings you prefer or kinds of fics you write.
  • However, this blog is also dedicated to healthy representations of characters and relationships based firmly on equality. I reserve the right to deny the opportunity for participation to those who write homophobic and/or racist material (i.e., erasing a minority or character’s sexuality).
  • Whether you’re relatively new to the fandom or you’ve been here for a while, everyone is welcome to participate.
  • If an author and/or reader would like to participate in both parts of the event, they are more than welcome to do so.
  • If authors would like to participate as both a reader and writer in either part of the event, they are more than welcome to do so.

Sign-Up Process

  • Through another sign-up form, fic writers who wished to receive a thank you card provided me with their pseudonym and self-identifying fic information. This can now be found on the Author Claims List, which will be updated as frequently as possible throughout the sign-up process.
  • Thank You Card Writers will be asked to give their first name / nickname and the best way to be contacted about who they have been paired up with (Tumblr username / Twitter handle / email address).
  • Using the Author Claims List, Thank You Card Writers will be asked to list their top five author choices in order from the one they would prefer to be assigned to the most (as 1) to the least (as 5). They will be paired with an author on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • I am hoping that the ranking system allows participants to be assigned to at least one of their choices. In the event that all five of your choices have already been assigned, I will reach out to you via the contact information above and have you choose someone else.
  • If Thank You Card Writers do not have an author preference and/or are willing to write more than one thank you card (should the need arise), they will have the opportunity to note that on the form.
  • The sign-up form will close on June 12th at 9:00PM EST. Thank You Card Writers will receive a message within 48 to 72 hours of it closing (if they have not been contacted already) about which author they have been paired with.
  • Following the sign-up process, Thank You Card Writers will have nearly two months to write their personalized thank you message. It must be submitted to the appropriate form by August 1st at 9:00PM EST.
  • Thank You Card Writers are not responsible for purchasing or designing a physical card, paying for postage for cards that will be mailed, or getting their card to their assigned author. I will take care of all of that once all messages have been submitted.

Crimson and Clover by tomfoolery14

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length: 1K to 5K
Rating:

General Audience
Secondary Characters:

None
Secondary Pairings: None
Additional Relationships:

None
Themes: Alec POV, Angst,

Cat-Eyed Magnus,

Domesticity,

Established Relationship,

Flirting,

Fluff,

Magnus POV,

Relationship Milestones

Summary:

Alec and Magnus were taking a big step in their relationship tonight. Magnus was taking Alec to Pandemonium as the official boyfriend of the club owner, to sit with him on his metaphorical throne.

Magnus was absolutely thrilled. Owning the club was one of the best investments he had ever made, for the sake of both his happiness and networking.

Alec was excited, he really was, for Magnus’s sake. He knew how much this meant to him, and he was looking forward to assimilating into this aspect of Magnus’s life. However, he was unbelievably nervous. Living in the institute had definitely not fostered an interest in partying and dancing and having the time to be so lighthearted. He was bad at drinking and dancing, and he was not good with smoothly navigating overwhelming social situations. But Magnus… god, anything he could do with Magnus, that they could do together, was something he wanted.

3 Times Jace Feels Alec’s Happiness by fancyachatup

Posted on Day #7 of Malec Appreciation Week 2017

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length: 1K to 5K
Rating:

Not Rated
Secondary Characters:

Izzy Lightwood,

Jace Wayland,

Maryse Lightwood,

Robert Lightwood


Secondary Pairings: None
Additional Relationships: Alec Lightwood & Jace Wayland
Themes: Angst,

Battle Couple,

Birthday,

Domesticity,

Drained Magic,

Established Relationship, Family,

Fluff,

Outside POV,

Protective AlecRelationship Milestones,

Shadow World Politics

 

Summary:

3 times Jace realizes that Magnus is the best thing that’s ever happened to Alec.

Anonymous asked: Sorry, I’m new, what is the tag thing? Do writers write for the chosen tag specifically?


Hi, welcome to the library! This blog is specifically for fic recs. The You Pick the Tag Event allows fic readers to vote for a thematic tag they would like to see primarily featured in fic recs for the following Friday. In preparation for the event, I have already done a search on AO3 for Malec fics that fit these tags and meet the criteria I set for determining what fics I will recommend here on the blog. Once I know which tag the majority of readers would like to see featured, I will read the fics and create and queue their corresponding recs. I hope that makes sense! If not, please do not hesitate to ask!