First, I haven't read your fic or Jakia's yet (only read Retad's because it's a compulsion for me to read Retad's stories), so I can't judge yet on whether your story was (for me) fluffy or dark.
I decided not to read the fics written for Irrel's Rain piece because I don't want to be influenced while writing my art-fic trade story. (is easily distracted/influenced)
Second, you'll probably going to hate me for this, but for now - Zutara is the Fluffy pairing for me, not Kataang.
Note - it's just fluffy to me. I didn't say it should be fluffy for all. (just making sure there is no misunderstanding)
Right now, I'm on my seventh attempt the get canon age Katara and Zuko together; I've written:
- Katara almost gets raped (HATED IT even though she really really fought well) - Zuko finds Katara wandering around the wilderness (needed a rogue twister, still hated it) - during a welcoming party for the Avatar, the major's son hits on Katara and Blue Spirit!Zuko steps in (still no go). - took a plot bunny from Retad's story and made during a during the war storyline (still not happy)
Have doodled more than 5000 words and I still couldn't get them together without me feeling it was all forced or unnatural. Fluffy (apart from meaning soft and warm) also means light and 'frivolous' and. All seven of my efforts really felt like frivolous attempts on my part to get these two characters together eventhough I -really- tried hard.
I am not a happy AtLA fic writer. I really -really- didn't expect it would be this hard to get them together, especially since I've already gotten them together before.
I'm blaming that wonderful Zuko Alone ep. Ever since that ep, I've been having a really hard time seeing Zuko as the aggressor in any relationship.
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Date: 2006-05-26 01:21 am (UTC)I decided not to read the fics written for Irrel's Rain piece because I don't want to be influenced while writing my art-fic trade story. (is easily distracted/influenced)
Second, you'll probably going to hate me for this, but for now - Zutara is the Fluffy pairing for me, not Kataang.
Note - it's just fluffy to me. I didn't say it should be fluffy for all. (just making sure there is no misunderstanding)
Right now, I'm on my seventh attempt the get canon age Katara and Zuko together; I've written:
- Katara almost gets raped (HATED IT even though she really really fought well)
- Zuko finds Katara wandering around the wilderness (needed a rogue twister, still hated it)
- during a welcoming party for the Avatar, the major's son hits on Katara and Blue Spirit!Zuko steps in (still no go).
- took a plot bunny from Retad's story and made during a during the war storyline (still not happy)
Have doodled more than 5000 words and I still couldn't get them together without me feeling it was all forced or unnatural. Fluffy (apart from meaning soft and warm) also means light and 'frivolous' and. All seven of my efforts really felt like frivolous attempts on my part to get these two characters together eventhough I -really- tried hard.
I am not a happy AtLA fic writer. I really -really- didn't expect it would be this hard to get them together, especially since I've already gotten them together before.
I'm blaming that wonderful Zuko Alone ep. Ever since that ep, I've been having a really hard time seeing Zuko as the aggressor in any relationship.