The Great Big Fish Wants A:tLA Captivity and Slavery Fic Rec Post

[attackfish]

I have a craving I just can't deny.  I want the angstiest whumpiest captivity and slavery fic you can link me to in this fandom

Some rules:

No "Zuko holds such and such character captive and they fall in looove!"  No.  If the captive falls in love with the captor, it better be seriously screwed up.

Gen is best

I love angst

Absolutely no Ty Zula under any circumstances

Comments

[grandiose666.livejournal.com]

I remembered a super-whumpy one about Zuko being the captive after the siege of the north...but it was 'second nature' recced above (am slowww). and also 'apple falls far'
Zuko is kind of a captive for much of 'Reluctant Hero' by P.A.W. 07,
checking thru faves/follows wll take a while and rl has been interfering...so might come back and comment here in a few days/over weekend or something.

how's the convention?

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

I love Reluctant Hero. There is such a shortage of good "Avatar Zuko" fics.

Convention?

[grandiose666.livejournal.com]

democratic

...why am i awake now? must be awake in 6 hrs. sigh.
I like 'it's impossible' for avatar zuko too but i guess that's another recs post. have bookmarked the ones i don't recognize, thanks for the collecting of recs.

wei

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Weird. I'm not used to my party having pizazz and organization, but they got it this week!

I don't think I've read "That's Impossible". Can you link me?

Re: wei

[grandiose666.livejournal.com]

sure!
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7544837/1/
by sandra phillips sorry no fancy linky stuff because am tech-illiterate

also a dark, twisted wip with captivity (don't know whether it will violate your terms but don't think it has yet, sorry if it does in the middle and i forgot)I Was Not Magnificent Author: Like A Dove
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7718254/1/

am trying but failing to remember the one I haven't read yet with Sokka finding Zuko at the Boiling Rock... will keep looking, linking others.
edit: found it, maybe. WIP.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4753516/1/The-Way-it-Was-Meant-to-Be

Assimilation Author: Rebecca Hb
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5859382/1/Assimilation
also, gen or ursa/ozai complicated feelings het, not so whumpy:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5481716/1/Phoenix-in-Ashes
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5303934/1/Flint

sex but not romance/love, also dai li being creepy:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5082441/1/Playing-with-Jade

not so whumpy:
Reunion Author: Vaneria Potter PM
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7337075/1/
Based off of Kimberly T's awesome story "Promises To Keep". What -would- have happened if the Southern Water Tribe Warriors had come across Zuko's ship and found Katara there?

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7281142/1/The-Fifth-Column
The Fifth Column Author: chromeknickers


The Sparrowkeet series by audreyii-fic has some angst and messed-upness mixed with the love stuff but is probably too lovey, on balance. but maybe not. Also A Red Light Turns On Author: ladymer http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7286334/1/
(au WWII zuko/katara) same issue. Not sure where you draw the line with that trope.

Re: wei

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

I'll tell you a secret, for long lists, I type things like this up in the livejournal "post an entry" page using the rich text editor, let them make my links pretty, and switch to html to copy it all and paste it into the comment.

Turns out I have read "It's Impossible". I didn't get along with the worldbuilding.

Read "The Way It Was Meant to Be", which is Hakoda finding Zuko, I love it.

I loved assimilation, but I don't like almost anything Rebecca_HB writes about Ozai. She likes him too much.

Ooooh! Creepy Dai Li! my writing history alone should tell you I love creepy Dai Li.

I never managed to get into "Promises to Keep" being less than fond of Zutara (more for the tropes that get used than for the pair) and I don't like Kimberly_T's writing style.

I've seen "The Fifth Column" recced elsewhere, and the consept just doesn't appeal to me.

Oddly enough, when I'm in the right mood, I like the Sparrowkeet series. Not sure why, it hits my least favorite tropes hard, but there you go.

Re: wei

[grandiose666.livejournal.com]

Ok, found this 'rich text editor' thingy and am trying it out.  Let's see if it works...also found that strikethrough button, neat.

EDIT got the links to turn blue but they don't seem to work?
how do I anchor the url in the text?

Don't know what you've already read, I found:
Fragile (#) by Dungeonwriter which has Lu Ten (!!!) one of my favorite characters, different take on him, lots and lots of whump.  When I was in a captive/slave/superwhump mood this hit the spot.  But it's an abandoned WIP. I don't mind these because I just write my own endings in my head, but be forewarned.
A Woman Scorned (#)  same author, umm...yeah. slavery/capture/crack-ish? Featuring Meng.

Prison Conversations (#)has captive Zuko and Sokka and some whump (don't recall well, should reread)

Brothers in Arms (#) has captive Iroh and Sokka (not sure I like how it played out but there's captivity)

The Seeing Bowl (#) is a WIP with captive Zuko

don't recall well at all:
Cog in the Machine (#) captive sokka

What I Don't Like About You (#)AU Katara goes to the Boiling Rock too.  But it's Zutara (a pairing I like even when it's cheesy and flawed...I kinda liked this take on it though but YMMV)

Re: wei

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

The horrible thing about being in a fandom as long as I have, I have read all of these except The Seeing Bowl. (thank you)