Birthday AU Commentfic Meme!

[attackfish]

It’s my birth month, and to celebrate, I’m hosting a commentfic meme!  I’m in the mood to write some AU fics, so that’s the theme of the meme.  I’m open to both Avatar: the Last Airbender and Harry Potter requests, and I’m also taking requests in any of my existing AUs (Except Children of Mars), including the ones I established im my last commentfic meme, as well as new ones.  Comment with up to five requests, and I’ll guarantee you at least one commentfic.  I’ll probably answer with more, knowing me.  weirdlet , beboots , and floranna  get seven requests and a guarantee of two fics, because beboots  and floranna  are the best betas ever, and weirdlet  has a truly bizarre AU I inflicted on her rattling around in her head.  Also, anyone who wants me to write anything from my AU of Sun Child needs to ask weirdlet  and floranna , because it’s theirs.

*Closed and Finished*

Given that this meme has spawned a fair few universes, sorting the fics by requester would be clunky, so instead, I'm sorting them by universe this time.

One Shot Universes:

Another Wacky Day: Sokka3PO and KataraD2 (Star Wars/A:tLA fusion)  requested by avocado_love 
Oh Come On, Of Course Zuko’s a HufflePuff (Harry Potter/A:tLA crossover) requested by avocado_love 
Zuko muses on his fellow ruler, his sister, and the big universal questions of morality NOTE-not actually AU, requested by beboots
Dwarf!Toph (D&D fusion, sort of) requested by weirdlet 
Don’t even ask- I don’t even- What is wrong with you, woman? (Kyoshi Warrior Ozai) NOTE- Not AU, just crack, requested by weirdlet 
Suki's a Firebender requested by clockwerkchaos 
Toph is the one who finds Aang requested by panaili 
Ozai doesn’t allow the Dragon of the West to join Zuko in exile: Parts One, Two, and Three requested by lavanyasix 

Mirrorverse (The Avatar is an evil spirit):

Meetings requested by clockwerkchaos 
Aang's Little Crush requested by gamiel 
In This Verse, Azula Totes Rescues Puppies requested by avocado_love 

Lightning Strike (from this commentfic on a previous meme):

Sneaking out of Bed requested by lavanyasix 
Zuko and Kuei, chillin’ together requested by beboots 

AU of Ice Flows Through:

Mai, taking Azula's plan down from the inside: Parts One, Two, Three, and Four requested by beboots 

Quiet Shadowed Places verse (from this shortfic):

Zuko Finds Out He’s Blind requested by floranna 
Zuko Can’t Get Any Respect requested by beboots 
Fire Bending Masters requested by Hillary (anonymous user)
Agni Kai During Sozin’s Comet requested by Hillary
Toph and Zuko bonding NOTE- crack, and absolutely not universe canon, requested by beboots 

Iroh Dies in S2 (from these three commentfics in a previous meme):

Crossroads of Destiny Parts One, Two Three, Four, and Five requested by beboots 
The Throne Room requested by beboots 
Royalty Lessons requested by beboots 

Fail!Incubus Zuko:

Attempted Seduction *warning for sexual coercion and slavery* requested by weirdlet 
Courting Mai requested by gamiel 

Life Spirit:

Toph Bei Fong requested by clockwerkchaos 
Winter When He Goes requested by weirdlet 
Zuko and Iroh requested by clockwerkchaos 
Sokka and Katara requested by clockwerkchaos 

Koizilla Destroys the Fire Nation (from this commentfic from a previous meme):

Song requested by clockwerkchaos 

Modern Day:

Toph and Aang Meet requested by panaili 
Sleepover requested by panaili 

AU of Sun Child:

NOTE- Sun Child belongs to weirdlet and an index of fics in that verse can be found here.  This AU of the Sun Child AU began in these two commentfics from a previous meme *Warning for heavily implied Rape by Coercion and Sexually Abusive Dialogue*

Zhao and Zura's Child is Born requested by floranna 

Zuko Hurt His Leg on the Run and it Won’t Heal (from this commentfic on a previous meme):

Teo and Zuko Bonding Parts One and Two requested by Hillary
Assistive Technology is a Beautiful Thing requested by Hillary

Comments

blind zuko

[(Anonymous)]

More requests

learning to firebend to defeat azula, how does he learn to use heat similar to how Toph uses earthbending. how does he experiance his world and what lessons does he learn from "the firebending masters". Also continue the zuko loses leg theme. both are wonderful and I would love more . . .much much more. Thanks for piqueing my curiosity . . . love your style.

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Quiet Shadowed Places: Fire Bending Masters

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

To Zuko, firebending had always been a tool, a dangerous, unreliable tool. A tool that was never the right tool for the job, but always had to be good enough. Fire was pain, and blindness, and a time when he had once been able to see. Fire was something he could never turn his back on.

“It’s like a little heartbeat,” Aang whispered. It sounded as if he were smiling, just a little bit. Zuko’s heart sank.

He tried to give that knowledge to the Avatar, but the Avatar was Aang, and there was nowhere for wariness to take root in Aang, only fear or easy acceptance.

Zuko felt the fire in his hand. It was nothing like a heartbeat. He could feel the fire in Aang’s hands like a spot of color in the shadows. All around him, there were little spots of color, and behind him, in the first flame, the color pooled and shimmered.

He closed his useless glass eyes. Fire pulsed and wove through the air around him, but Zuko held tight to the fire in Aang’s hands and followed it up the temple steps. And when it went out, he climbed a step that wasn’t there and stumbled. As he fell heavily to his knees on the stone bridge, his hand itched for his cane, in the hands of the Sun Warriors at the bottom of the stairs.

The bridge under their feet rumbled under them both, and Aang froze and Zuko ran into him. “Uh oh,” Aang said softly, standing rigidly, back to Zuko.

Then the rumbling stopped. A roar cut through the air and Zuko turned his head to the sound, hands coming up to shield his face.

“You still think we can take them?” Aang whispered. Zuko could hear the smirk in his annoying little voice.

“Shh.” Zuko hissed. “I never said that.” Then what else Aang had said connected inside his brain. “Wait, there’s more than one?”

Aang nodded. Zuko could feel the flex in his shoulders until he moved back. “Two.”

Two dragons. They had to be dragons.

“Zuko,” Aang muttered, poking him in the back with his elbow. “I think we’re supposed to do The Dragon Dance with them.”

“What?” Zuko demanded. “What about this situation that you think they want us to dance?” Of course this was how it was going to end. He was going to be eaten by dragons.

“Well, I think they want us to do something,” the Avatar hissed anxiously. “Let’s just try it.”

Zuko hadn’t seen the statues. His body scrambled to remember the sequence of moves. Every time he put his feet down, he breathed out, afraid the ground wouldn’t be there. The bridge’s edge had to be somewhere. He heard the sounds of the dragons, flying just beyond.

His fists hit Aang’s, and the two stilled. A snarl sent hot air into Zuko’s face. Aang shook, and Zuko froze.

The fire came for them both. The screams burst out of their throats together. They couldn’t stop them.

The fire rolled through the air past them and around them. Zuko felt the fire, and the warmth as it wrapped around them. It lived. It moved around them. Sunlight. It felt like sunlight, if sunlight breathed.

“I understand,” he breathed, but he wasn’t sure he did anymore.

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[(Anonymous)]

OHH Ilove it TYTYTY. (squirming with happiness). wonderful. I feel almost like is my birthday and it is yours instead, you are a most thoughtful author!! smiling H

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[attackfish.livejournal.com]

*blushes*

Quiet Shadowed Places: Agni Kai During Sozin’s Comet

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Oh look, you made me re-watch the finale. How tragic.






“I’m sorry it has to end this way, brother,” Azula spat, fire already springing from her hands in anticipation.

“No,” Zuko said, too softly for her to hear. “You’re not.”

Sometimes, when he had been trapped on his ship with his uncle and crew, he had wondered if it was a sick joke of destiny that the only people we could really fight were firebenders. Sometimes he had to keep himself from wondering if that’s what his father meant.

Azula rode the waves of her fire. The whisps of feeling at the edges of his vision that he had struggled, and fought, and tormented himself for years learning to read, and to block were gone.

His father hadn’t meant him to fight at all. His father had meant him to give up.

Zuko couldn’t see Azula. He couldn’t see Katara, or the columns around them, or the arena floor beneath him, or the sky above. But he could feel the fire. It stood out against the cold, dark world. Under the comet, Azula’s fire wasn’t a faint trace he had to grab onto. It was a roar, a bright, breathtaking beacon that guided him back to her.

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[(Anonymous)]

JOY JOY JOY!!! OHIO is being overrun with skunks. Yes its on the news-oh man the possibilituies are endless. BTW I rewatch constantly . . . the joys of having a five year old boy (Hee).

verrrrrrrrrrrry interesting, the hook is embedded and the mind wheels are spinning ... ooo what will she come up with next. . . . moth to the flame is deadly and carnivorous (and is learning to have a sence of humor) AND KICKS SOM MAJOR BUTT ha ha. piddles with joy like a puppy . . . ;-) H. (arnt you glad I had to stay home from work sickj today?)

Re: Quiet Shadowed Places: Agni Kai During Sozin’s Comet

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

She actually has no idea he sees her so much more clearly than usual. Remember, she's not at her most calm and collected at the moment.

I'm a college student. I write between classes, so I get this much writing done on a lot of weekdays. I am actually home today, because they're refinishing the blacktop on a street near my college, but...

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[(Anonymous)]

stayed at work late last night and almost wrote my hand off literally (4 hours straight of non-computerized writing). knowing i felt like c@#p and would sleep most of the day & me slow writer. so I stayed home with 2 sick kids and myself sick too. I have a very nice husband who watched the kids while I slept. Ive enjoyed trading thoughts with you in the past. If I remember correctly law student? or PoliSci?

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[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Man, that's miserable. At least my siblings and I usually managed to stagger being sick so my mom didn't have to deal with more than one of us sick that often.

Both right. PoliSci, pre-law.

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[(Anonymous)]

still nice cuddling with the toddler even when she is sick. at least were both sniffly so its not quite so gross. what area of law ? H

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[(Anonymous)]

(smile)

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[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Haven't decided yet... Medical advocacy law is the strongest possibility.

Re: Quiet Shadowed Places: Agni Kai During Sozin’s Comet

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds perfect!! You probabally walked in similar shoes to that of your future clients. Partly why I became a therapist. I wanted to work with children like I used to be. Only I cant teach anyone how to write so I had to move on to working with adults and helping them learn to reach their potential after injury or stroke or adapt to learn alternate way of doing the same task and retooling their environment to better support them. I love what I do!! H

Re: Quiet Shadowed Places: Agni Kai During Sozin’s Comet

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

plus, I could pay my doc in legal service, and she could treat more patients because she wasn't trying to fight the court cases against most of our insurance companies pro se.

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[(Anonymous)]

NICE!! great idea