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Okay, guys! I have finished Avatar: The Last Airbender and I am ready for FANSTUFF! Give me recs! Vids, art, fancomics, communities, fanfic, fansites -- where are the good ones? What am I missing? (I'd especially love some vid recs! :D) I already know about ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
white_lotus and plan on going over there to poke around as soon as I'm done typing this. :D I really love all the characters and am interested in fic/vids/etc featuring any of them, and I'd like to avoid parts of the fandom where character bashing abounds, if there are such places.
As far as fic is concerned, you guys know what I like: gen or light canon pairings, friendship, action, h/c, long plotty stuff, short character-based stuff, humor ... any combination of the above. I really like all the canon pairings and don't want to see them broken up, and for right now I'm not really interested in non-canon pairings at all -- but all of that is subject to being waived for fic of suitable awesomeness: if you've just read a mind-blowing apocafic in which half the characters die and the other half all hook up in a poly relationship, go ahead and rec away. :)
(Dreamwidth people: I've been posting my Avatar reactions to LJ, but I just did a journal import, so you can find them on DW under my Avatar tag, and you are welcome to comment at either place if you'd like to.)
Please note that comments may contain spoilers for any part of the series.
white_lotus and plan on going over there to poke around as soon as I'm done typing this. :D I really love all the characters and am interested in fic/vids/etc featuring any of them, and I'd like to avoid parts of the fandom where character bashing abounds, if there are such places.As far as fic is concerned, you guys know what I like: gen or light canon pairings, friendship, action, h/c, long plotty stuff, short character-based stuff, humor ... any combination of the above. I really like all the canon pairings and don't want to see them broken up, and for right now I'm not really interested in non-canon pairings at all -- but all of that is subject to being waived for fic of suitable awesomeness: if you've just read a mind-blowing apocafic in which half the characters die and the other half all hook up in a poly relationship, go ahead and rec away. :)
(Dreamwidth people: I've been posting my Avatar reactions to LJ, but I just did a journal import, so you can find them on DW under my Avatar tag, and you are welcome to comment at either place if you'd like to.)
Please note that comments may contain spoilers for any part of the series.
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(Someone already pointed me to the cherryice vid -- not that I don't appreciate the rec anyway; thanks! :D -- and it's lovely! I already liked cherryice's vidwork from other fandoms, so it's nice to see that ze is active in this one as well.)
Forgot to mention!
http://cherryice.livejournal.com/248087.html
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A good vid about Zuko and Aang, focusing on the Roku and Sozin backtory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPFVBSVBEE
Zuko to "Let It Rock": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7m_MlspOdg
Azula to "Becoming Insane": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gcD9170o1U&feature=related
And a very good Roku tribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Sm2elGbqI
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"Just Like You" (Zuko and Ozai): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WpaXlL9nwk
"Everything You Wanted" (Zuko and Ozai) - I wish the video quality was better, because the rest of it is so good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1njPxb4MeSY
"Running Up That Hill" (Aang): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lueVImToa-M
"They Don't Really Care About Us (focusing on the war, Boiling Rock, and Hama, and including an interesting use of Roku clips): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apShTwSt_94
"Rock This World" (Toph): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE7lewu6Cr0
"Stop The Rock" (Toph) - one of many, but I think this one is the best I've seen to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjGfiIm5-gc
"One Of Us/Deception" (Zuko): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bndPisKcZQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkp_r2Pp_sA
(It's beginning to look like I need to make a rec post of my own.)
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http://jalendavilady.deviantart.com/favourites/
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Both of the Yuletide stories are gen: A Thousand Miles is about Zuko and Iroh when Zuko is first exiled. Day Of Rest And Gladness is Momo's POV without being too twee.
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...I do have a few incredibly dumb things that crack me up, the Zuko dancing thing (http://go-devil-dante.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Zuko-the-fire-lord-58128768), and the boat thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SJ3D4oMHiY). [disclaimer: the management is not responsible for my idiotic sense of humor!]
And then there's this crossfandom thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfl-CfEQcew&feature=player_embedded) which is mostly anime fandoms you might not know, but it's awesome all the same?
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Yeah, I don't know why some things draw me into fanstuff and others don't. FMA, for example, didn't really -- I loved the series wholeheartedly and I'm very glad I got back into it, but I've been pretty apathetic about seeking out fic (though I've been reading a few here and there, as the mood takes me). Avatar, on the other hand, has EATEN MY BRAIN. I've been hunting down fic like there's no tomorrow, and the fanart I've seen is enough to make me want to cry with envy. *g*
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I do hope you like the show when your DVDs finally come!
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http://noselfcontrol.deviantart.com/art/Water-Tribe-001-69837313
Follows what happened to Zhao after Siege of the North, though, so lots of minor characters and ocs. Still, great worldbuilding stuff.
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Dragon's fire is not so easily extinguished; when Zuko rediscovers a lost firebending technique, shifting flames can shift the world...
It is THE story story to read. Long, plotty, just excellent. It's 34 chapters in, so a WIP but the author is really good about finishing her stories so you don't have to worry about being left hanging. She updates with a chapter every 3 weeks on Saturday.
I started reading it before I had even heard of Avatar because s/he's just that great an author, then when I had watched the show, it just made it that much greater.
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http://www.theotaku.com/fanart/category/avatar%3A_the_last_airbender
I think this one is particularly pretty:
http://www.theotaku.com/fanart/view/341597/masters_of_the_elements
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APPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who flies.
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That's not massively helpful. Rodney's a water bender. John's fire. *points vaguely in the direction of sgsastoryfinders*
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/Random reader of your fics turned
stalkerreader of the Avatar recs.no subject
(And thanks! :))
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And now I'll just throw some links at you:
Male Bonding (http://archiveofourown.org/works/17675). Zuko and Sokka being dorks.
The Great Job Hunt (http://peroxide-fic.livejournal.com/182495.html). Toph goes job hunting after the end of the series.
The Core of the Matter (http://nebroadwe.livejournal.com/99694.html). Katara and Toph bonding.
Sleeping Close (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4239520/1/). Puppypile fic!
Reassembled (http://artemisrae.livejournal.com/80197.html). Tag to the finale.
Around the Fountain (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4439273/1/Around_the_Fountain). Post-Boiling Rock; the boys being dorks.
And here's some (http://luco-millian.livejournal.com/tag/avatar%20art) fanart (http://alexds1.deviantart.com).
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The Avatar and the Firelord Revisted (http://sodomquake.livejournal.com/150502.html), by
One of my all-time favorite post-finale fics. Besides a short, sweet Zukaang kiss, implied Roku/Sozin. Mostly, though, I love how the painstaking detail gives you a sense of there being a lot, lot more to the world. Aang is so... Aang, lol, and Zuko's experiences have shaped him into a man who paradoxically understands the hardest truths but can't always grasp what's right in his face. Bittersweet and wistful. Not without humor, however. I especially adore the idea of Zuko with a cadre of loyal, dangerously competent femme fatales for bodyguards. XD
Attention to Detail (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5889369/1/), by Little Geek Girl (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2067839/)
Aang is out looking for food with Zuko and discovers that a little research can go a long way. Stalker!Zuko (or, rather, the consequences thereof, lol) and the boys being cute.
His Place in the Universe (http://community.livejournal.com/aangxzuko/68265.html), by
The things Aang and Zuko talk about when stuck. Missing scene from "The Firebending Masters."
Rising Phoenix (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3962235/1/), by HyacinthMacaw (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/144967/)
Zuko tries to fit into the Gaang. Meanwhile, his arrival means Aang starts firebending lessons, Katara takes up stalking, and Appa stays slobbery. Rebirth never comes without struggle. Slightly AU. I'm really impressed by the discussion of the mechanics behind firebending. The author's WIP(?) AU take on Zuko vs. Azula in the finale (well, technically, post-finale), Bitter Ashes (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4029070/1/), is also recommended. Even addresses a possible dangling plot point from "The Firebending Masters."
Strike Me Down (http://community.livejournal.com/white_knuckle/tag/[story] needz moar toko), by
Toph makes a mistake, Zuko makes it worse, and saving the world's never been so hard as when it's the bad guy who needs the saving. Epic S2 AU WIP Toko, featuring metalbending!Toph and fugitive!Zuko. Only seven chapters but awesome enough to be worth the read, IMO. Toph's POV is particularly interesting for being devoid of the usual visual descriptions.
A Girl's Drink (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3474407/1/), A Man's Drink (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3701606/1/), and A Royal Drink (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3768531/1/)
Mending (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3955482/1/), Cooking (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4005928/1/), and Gathering (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4019126/1/), by Fandomme (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/108772/)
The author is perhaps best known for writing the Zutara epics Stormbenders (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4088139/1/) and Ozai's Vengeance (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3688040/1/). However, the Drinks and Chores triplets are pretty much gen. Who can resist an Iron Chef-style cook-off between Zuko and Katara? Most creative use of Zuko's mad sword skillz! He's like one of those knife-wielding Benihana chefs, except he can also flambé. Among other things. XD
Forgotten Ones: Letter to Song (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4501113/1/), Lieutenant Jee (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4502002/1/), by Evilnor (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1676988/)
Post-finale minor character love! The possible dangling plot point from "The Firebending Masters" makes a return, too.
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The Happiest Years, Redefining Honor, and Ship of Fools (http://www.ficwad.com/author/1702), by
The first two are a series of drabbles, the last a longish chaptered fic that, given the subtitle "The Avatar Cycle, Book 1: Water," I imagine will be the first of at least three. Iroh's story is quite the tearjerker and makes the rest of the series AU.
Aftershocks (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4428595/1/), by
Although the war has ended, lingering anger threatens the fledgling peace. Predictably, Sokka and Zuko manage to land themselves in a heap of trouble while searching for Ursa. A WIP trying to tie up the most conspicuous loose end from the finale, lol.
The Alchemy of Fire: Arc I (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4419434/1/), II (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5224560/1/), by Shadowhawke (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/737310/)
The nature of fire is that it transforms, and so after their victory the Gaang must deal with the aftermath of "peace" amidst battle, growth, self-discovery, and the startling changes and beauty of love.
Finally, if you haven't already seen it, Bryke made a SD-style short called "School Time Shipping" that's still available on Nickelodeon's website (http://www.nick.com/avatarshort/). The password is "koh."