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

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[beboots.livejournal.com]

AWESOME. I'm really enjoying this gritty alternate universe!

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I actually have know idea where the plot would come from after Aang came back, what with no one having the resources to take over the world. Course, Ozai and a bunch of other greedy clan leaders from all over the world could start trying...

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[clockwerkchaos.livejournal.com]

Oh my spirits can I say how much I love this verse. To keep from comment spam I'm going to put them all here.

Zuko: I love how you managed to nicely weave into the narrative how devastated this world is. That luxury goods (even very small ones) are gone that decent level "practical" goods are the luxuries. And most kids can't even comprehend the idea of luxury or it's point.

Nasty thought, given how rare children are, I wonder if there's significant kidnapping of healthy ones. Might explain why Ty Lee has air nomad eyes (and I really doubt she has six sisters in this verse)

Sokka and Katara: Again I love the. Because for all the ruinous of the world, the ending provides such a nice contrast. It springs with a hope that offset's and balances the piece. I did have a little disappointment that the topic of conversation hadn't changed. But I guesse it has some sense to it, the SWT was a devastated culture already, brought to substantive existence in canon.

Toph: Oddly, in some way Toph's probably a lot happier in this AU. She got a real validation her parents choose her over anything else in the world. And at the same time without the distance the house provides, they can witness her abilities directly (to the point survival depends on it) so they probably respect her more. Less materially wealthy, but happier.

Thinking about it, she might not even go with the Gaang. There's less of an immediate need for Aang to learn earthbending, and less of an incentive for her to get away.

I wonder how everyone else is doing (on the general assumption that the missing chars are the backround ones.

Suki, is her island constantly praying to Kyoshi, hoping for them to deliver them? (I wonder, has she become bitter and doesn't believe, or is she the only one who still does?) She's probably less of a skilled warrior, villages can't afford to spend time training, she needed to help look for food.

Mai: Interesting thought, I wonder if her parents prestige is based on the presence of Tom-Tom? A single child is good, two makes you special. Thought I doubt she's throwing knifes here, maybe she's a really good stone thrower?

On Ji: I just have this odd image of a little village in the corner of the Fire Nation that keeps it's school open. Only one child is there, but it keeps it open. Stubbornly refusing to knowledge the Fire Nation is gone, the world has changed.

Long Feng- There is no starvation in Ba Sing Se. (if Ba Sing Se exists, larger cities, quicker famine, though it does have the advantage it grew it's own food)

Course, Ozai and a bunch of other greedy clan leaders from all over the world could start trying...

You know, if your interested, I'm currently doing a meme* with a premise that amounts to "what if when Aang woke up, instead of having to deal with a nearly victorious Fire Nation, he's dealing with a multi way free-for-all between the NWT, SWT, Ba Sing Se, and the Fire Nation all of whom are out to TAKE OVER THE WORLD**" Not to mention all the the minor factions, including the surviving air nomads....

*http://clockwerkchaos.livejournal.com/1485.html
**Okay, the Northern Water Tribe just want to take the world's stuff. And Ba Sing Se just want to reunited the earth kingdom, and, you know, kill every non-earthkingdom and halfbreed polluting their territory.

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

this verse Zuko: Your life is so easy.
canon Zuko: *spittake* what?!?!!

Actually, I see Ty Lee's family (extended family) having their own Airbending clan. Ty Lee has two sisters. Huge family.

Actually, other than the pervading sense of hopelessness and inability of most people to conceive, the Southern Water Tribe's actually a little better off. The Fire Nation was never able to wipe out all their waterbenders. There's always a silver lining.

My head!canon for this verse says that Toph and her parents have just as strained a relationship in different ways (they nag like it was a competitive sport). But they aren't the only people who know she's alive anymore. And someday, when Omashu's just getting off its feet again, she's going to be their badass queen. And only then is she going to teach Aang earthbending.

I haven't thought about Suki, but Mai has a badass sling, like the biblical ones, whoosh!

On Ji's school is held four all the island children of all ages in one class. The Fire Nation is still the superior nation. No questions! And no dancing. Hey, I saw that.

There is no famine in Ba Sing Se. Those emaciated corpses in the street are an illusion.

*goes off to look*

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[clockwerkchaos.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee- Does Ty Lee airbend? (and are they allied with Ozai's clan, or opposed or what?)

SWT- Huh, thinking about that Hama was probably Katara's waterbending Sifu.

Toph-Aw, I kinda like the idea of a verse where they arn't strained.

On Ji- I'm giggling at the thought of the teacher (who's gone slightly crazy) snapping at them for dancing, and the kids are just confused. Why would they "dance"? It doesn't help make food.

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Ty Lee airbends! and her family has taken the opportunity of the collapse of the Fire Nation to hightail it back to the western Air archipelago and not have anything to do with Ozai or Azula.

Katara's issues because of this are manifold.

Heheh. Toph would like that too. Pity I'm such a horrible human being.

I'm not sure. Humans are remarkably consistent seekers of a good time, even in desperate straits. Zuko might not see the point in tea, but he certainly sees the point of staring dopily to Mai's eyes. If he ever gets to chance. The kid would be more confused as to what this dancing thing actually is.

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[clockwerkchaos.livejournal.com]

Katara's issues because of this are manifold. ? Is Hama still insane in this verse?

I'm not sure. Humans are remarkably consistent seekers of a good time, even in desperate straits.

Point.

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

She's not... crazy isn't the right word for what she was in canon, but she isn't a traumatized prisoner desperate to get back at the people who hurt her. But she's a nasty, manipulative piece of work in this verse.

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[lavanyasix.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to drop a line and say I really dig this Life Spirit 'verse. I hope you continue it. If you ever collect the drabbles and post them on FF.net, you'll get a Favorite from me.

Re: Life Spirit: Toph Bei Fong

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Thanks! This meme has spawned a whole bunch of new verses, and I'm still figuring out what to do with them. Life Spirit, for example at the moment lacks anything resembling a plot.