Good grief how actually big is XM:FC fandom

[petronia]

Because this 1K-word giftfic about Magneto being a dubstep DJ got 200 hits on AO3 in less than 3 hours.

Bass Frequencies by Petronia for lazulisong
Fandom: X-Men: First Class (modern-day AU, powers are involved, not relevant to my actual thoughts re: canon, characterization, logic, etc.)
Characters: Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Rating: PG-13 (it's meant to be pr0nier but I could only fit one extra sheet of paper in the card envelope ahaha orz. If I ever finish it I'll just... add a part 2 I guess)
Wordcount: 1152

Igloofest hadn't yet started when I wrote this, so I, uh, played this Skrillex radio set very loudly on headphones at 2AM. (I have thoughts about that set: I think it may be best-of-year, if only because so many of the individual songs on it are kind of terrible, so one can credit only canny mixing.) The dumbass who lost three beers in succession to a dubstep set was me, obviously.

Comments

[lazulisong]

well, the awful one I wrote about Charles being Erik's manny is reaching for 14K hits, which boggles my mind constantly. More hits than both the ST big bangs combined!

[petronia]

Well, it's over 600 hits in less than 24 hours, which really is mind-boggling. XD Usually my fics take something like two years to get to that point.

[brooms]

hah i just left a comment for that one and thought the author handle and the dubstep talk sounded familiar.

your flirty drunk charles really is on point.

[petronia]

Haha yes, I suspect I am the go-to person in my circles for DJ AUs. orz

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. :D

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

...I didn't want to ask because of your grandfather, but the end of January theme for Imaginary Beasts is Music, if you feel up for writing a short original piece in um 5 days.

I love how this story is a perfect combination of the fanon DJ story and the canon X-men powers. XD. And I recognize "robot punching another robot" quote! Very Magneto-appropriate.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

I have to admit it's unlikely (evenings are pretty booked from here to the end of the month), but I'll keep it in mind. XD

I really should credit Nitsuh on that one, but it's just too... unwarranted crossover, I guess. XD;;

(And I got your postcard from Seville, by the way! :D)

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

:D I'm glad it arrived safely.

[credoimprobus]

LOLOLOL YES you have to watch your beverages at a dubstep gig. XD (There'd be a fair amount of smashed glass littering the floor at the end of the night when we still had Bassbash here, haha.)

[petronia.livejournal.com]

I have learnt my lesson! Actually, the effect may be glass-only, not plastic, but chalk that one up to artistic license. XD;