[ SECRET POST #1946 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1946 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 092 secrets from Secret Submission Post #278.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - hit/ship/spiration ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

I'm just here for the Zuko/Aang love. I don't ship Zuko/Mai or Zuko/Katara (I really hate Zutara, actually), but I could not stop seeing Zuko/Aang subtext when I first watched the series. Apparently my slash goggles are on too tight.

[spiegel11th.livejournal.com]

I think you have one of the best ATLA icons I've ever seen.

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Why thank you, old chap.

[amanda-violet.livejournal.com]

Dude, literally the best longfics in this fandom are slash, with only like one or two exceptions. You're not the only one who noticed!

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, have any fic recs? I love the series, but I took one look at the Kataang/Zutara ship wars and decided that I didn't want to touch the fandom with a ten foot pole.

I mostly ship Zuko/Sokka and Zuko/Aang and Zuko/Jet but that's just crack.

[amanda-violet.livejournal.com]

This fic (http://archiveofourown.org/works/339401/chapters/549142) isn't any of those pairings, but it is so, so so, so good. Seriously, it's one of the best fics I've ever read. The word count is intimidating, but it flows like a fic half the length, and is funny and sexy as hell.

I don't know how many of the "fic canon" you've read, but Something to Hold Onto (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5278686/1/Something_To_Hold_Onto) is kind of considered "the" Jetko fic. I haven't read all of it, since I don't really like Jetko, but people are constantly reccing it.

The Usual Reasons (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4340502/1/The_Usual_Reasons) (Sokka/Zuko) is really good, but a oneshot. I haven't found much longfic for this pairing, which is a shame.

There's also "Broken Dragon" (Ty Lee/Azula) and "Memories from the Western Air Temple" (Zuko/Aang), but I haven't read either so I can't speak for them. As far as I understand, opinions vary on them as well wrt tone and characterization.

I have a crapton of oneshot recs as well, but those are the longer ones that I like, or that lots of other people like.

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Thank you! <3

I just started reading The Usual Reasons and I love it so far! I will check out the others when I'm done.

Oneshot recs are good too. I love epic-length fic, but oneshots are really great for those days when I don't have much free time for fandom.

[amanda-violet.livejournal.com]

No problem! A lot of the folks who write epic-length slash also have oneshots for their favorite pairings. Those should get you started; Ali Wildgoose in particular has a lot of good oneshots for various pairings, mostly Jetko and Maiko. Her Maiko stuff is awesome.

Oh, and you can PM me any time if you want the Big List. :D

[(Anonymous)]

Do yourself a favor and skip "Broken Dragon". Azula's characterization (really, lack thereof) is downright awful. It proves that a story's popularity doesn't necessarily equate to good quality. For that matter, Tyzula fandom as a whole is wrought with bad!fic, and this is coming from someone who likes the pairing.

[(Anonymous)]

"Broken Dragon" is actually pretty terrible. I have no idea why it's recced so much. Azula isn't even recognizable.

[copperiisulfate.livejournal.com]

driving by because sokka/zulo was sort of kind of my otp ;___;

i would happily take any recs if you have them (i've read "the usual reasons" like ten times over)

[copperiisulfate.livejournal.com]

that was meant to say sokka/zuko* obvs >>

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Unpaid users can edit comments now, just fyi.

You may have already seen these, and some of them aren't technically Zuko/Sokka, but they do focus on Zuko & Sokka. I like them as a couple or as friends/enemies who keep running into each other/whatever. Basically, I just like seeing their personalities play off each other.

In His Shoes (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4302297/1/In_His_Shoes), where Zuko and Sokka are forced to switch bodies after a near death experience.

By the same author, The Apple Falls Far (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5786482/1/The_Apple_Falls_Far) (but be sure to read the warnings)

She also wrote an Avatar/Dragonriders of Pern crossover (http://avocado-love.dreamwidth.org/71926.html#cutid1) that *is* Zuko/Sokka, though I'm not sure if crossovers are your thing or not. I'm not the biggest Pern fan, but I still enjoyed that fic.

That's all I've got at the moment. I blame avocodo_love for making me ship Zuko/Sokka. Can you tell? I stayed away from the Avatar fandom due to the crazy shipping wars. Unfortunately, it means I'm not very well-versed in what fic is out there, aside from the few I stumbled across on FFN.

[copperiisulfate.livejournal.com]

awesome, thank you!

they are such excellent character foils and i can't get enough of their interaction.

(i also did not poke my head in the fandom at all which is why i have noooo idea where to find any fic. thus, this is even more appreciated!)

[(Anonymous)]

Unpaid users can edit comments now, just fyi.

Wait...they can??

man I'm getting less and less reason to renew my paid account this summer lmao

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Yep, since LJ took away the preview post option, they decided to let unpaid users edit posts too.

[taste-of-water.livejournal.com]

butting in because if you somehow've managed to miss A Collar of Pearls (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5271658/1/A_Collar_of_Pearls) then you should definitely give it a shot. Fair warning though, it's a WIP but is still getting updated.

It's Zuko/Sokka with the most awesome Sokka/Toph interaction and worldbuilding. It veers away from canon when they're about to cross the Serpents Pass and doesn't shy away from some of the darker things that wasn't mentioned in the show (read the warnings). I thought it took a while to get going but by ch six I couldn't stop reading.
Also, crossdressing is a major plot point so if that's not your cuppa tea then this fic isn't for you :)

*goes to read the other recs you've recieved*

[(Anonymous)]

Seriously, if you're thinking of reading Broken Dragon, don't. You'll be doing yourself a service by skipping it. It's really bad.

[(Anonymous)]

Wow. Did this fic run over your dog and do your mom or something? We get it. You don't like it. Give it a rest.

[(Anonymous)]

Would you be glad if someone warned you against reading 70+ chapters worth of garbage? I don't need to "give it a rest" from saving people their time and frustration. Sorry if you don't like it or find it excessive, but maybe these people are grateful for the bad!fic warning.

[(Anonymous)]

I'd rather someone shut up and let me decide for myself if it's garbage or not, actually. And you sound creepily obsessed.

[(Anonymous)]

They can choose to ignore the warning or not. I don't recall having the power to force someone's will. I know for myself, I would wish someone alerted me to bad!fic so I didn't waste my time on it. I don't enjoy having my time wasted, but maybe you're okay with it. I meant it as more of a courtesy than anything. It's nice that you find it creepily obsessive. Real nice.

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec. I don't mind crossdressing, assuming it isn't handled in a way that feels too OoC. I'll check it out.

[taste-of-water.livejournal.com]

I hope you like it :)

[castorochiaro.livejournal.com]

I cannot get over how perfect your icon is.