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 (I'd call this a "trope" but I've only noticed it twice so far. I may not be looking in the right place.)

I've seen this thing in both Avatar: The Last Airbender and Soul Eater, where there are a) several disabled characters, b) themes about the importance of friendship and trust, and c) villains associated with paranoia, because they are Bad.

WTF?

month_of_meta is open for signups! I have Thoughts about disability* and control/balance in Soul Eater. Should I explore and write about them?





*I'd say "mental illness" (or, to use canon terminology, "madness,") but the body horror kind of became essential to the analysis. There is, in fact, an intersection between non-neurotypicality and body horror in at least two characters, as well as someone with an impairment that the fandom labels obsessive-compulsive disorder but which is called "the madness of law" in-universe. (And actually, one of his cognitive Blue Screens of Death is to spit up blood and pass out, which fits into the body horror as well.)

ETA: Oh, goodness, I signed up for analyses of disability in both Avatar: The Last Airbender and Soul Eater. This isn't as disastrous as it looks;  the AtLA meta shouldn't be too hard to put together. If there's anyone who'd like to beta either one or discuss either with me while I'm writing, that would be awesome. 

For white_lotus:

In a move that should surprise no one, I wrote this:

Adventure(s)! (1011 words) by terajk
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Azula/Toph Bei Fong
Characters: Toph Bei Fong, Azula (Avatar)
Summary:

In which Toph has a(nother) life-changing field trip with a member of the Fire Nation royal family.

This was supposed to be the Epic (for Me) Story of How Azula and Toph Found Ursa. No, really. It was supposed to be 6,000 words. But it ended up being 3,000 words of Feelings and fistfights, because I don't even know how to find my own mother at the grocery store. And then I tried to have them find a MacGuffin Ursa's guqin, which was somehow in the Bei Fongs' possession so they had to rob Toph's own parents. (One of the things lizbee asked for was Azula as the Blue Spirit.) But then that was stupid: why wouldn't Toph's parents just give it to her?

Because I feel bad, here is something that got cut (mention of canon violence):
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I also wrote treats! Treats are fun, as 1,000 words is kind of epic for me.

Endgame (100 words) by terajk
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Azula/Mai (Avatar)
Characters: Mai (Avatar), Azula (Avatar)
Summary:

The silences are Mai's favorite part of the game.

I love Mai, and her relationship with Azula fascinates me. However, Mai is also hard for me to write. (In the series, both Mai and Ty Lee have facial expressions that I tend to miss). I also love drabbles, especially for things I'm not confident writing. (If it's terrible, at least it's over soon.) I wasn't sure about this one, since pleonasm asked specifically for no cuckolding, and I...wasn't sure if this came across as cuckolding. In my head, Zuko's okay with it (local Gaang are all various shades of poly, just because it's more fun that way, and also, Katara can be with Mai and Toph at the same time), but wouldn't have understood that they were flirting.

State Dinner (244 words) by terajk
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aang/Katara/Mai/Sokka/Suki/Toph Bei Fong/Ty Lee/Zuko (Avatar)
Characters: Mai (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Suki (Avatar), Ty Lee (Avatar), Toph Bei Fong, Katara (Avatar)
Summary:

All major political events go like this.

Fellow fleet shipper glass_icarus asked for OTGaang last year. I finally had an idea this year. I wasn't sure if it had enough cuddles or too much perving. But it was fun!


This was for fan_flashworks, which I'm also counting for Heroes Arrive Last:

Renovations (comic, Soul Eater, Marie Mjolnir & Death the Kid)

On the one hand, I'm very proud of this drawing, because I've never drawn an Anime Shock Face before, even with a model. But on the other hand....I've never drawn an Anime Shock Face before. I also learn something new with every drawing. This one's lesson was: 'Tis better to draw the white lines in Kid's hair in the coloring phase than in the sketching phase, you goofus."

Speaking of which, there was supposed to be a panel where they were like, "We're a god and a demon hammer. LET'S FIRE THIS DAY FOREVER AND HAVE TEA," but by that point I hated Kid's hair and vowed never to draw it again. *facepalm.*

1. The  yuri_challenge  Valentine's Day gift exchange for femslash pairings in East Asian fandoms is open for treats!  You don't need to have signed up for yuri_challenge  to write/draw treats (of no minimum size); all you need is an AO3 account. Here's the request list. 

( Cryptic Soul Eater spoiler is cryptic )

I haven't even written anything for my own fest, and here I am writing Marieless Soul Eater fic. Good Lord, WHY???? ETA: Now on AO3 with a (terrible) title

Title: Untitled
Fandom: Soul Eater
Characters: Death the Kid, Liz, Patty
Word count: ~450
Summary: For the fic_promptly  prompt: "Death the Kid, patiently"
Contains: obsessive-compulsive disorder, canon-style suicidal thinking

( Even twin pistols need their rest )

Title: Meister and Weapon
Fandom: Soul Eater
Characters: Chrona, Ragnarok
Rating: older teens (same as series)
Contains: blood, cartoon violence, external bodily control
Note: For my "body horror" square for bloodyvalentine's Bloody Bingo

( I don't know how to deal with this... )

dingsi is hosting a love meme! (Here's my thread, for the curious.) Lot of fabulous people in there--spread the love!

In preparation for my birthday party the fest for characters with navigational impairments, I watched some Soul Eater yesterday, and it is fabulous.

I haven't met Marie yet, but...certainly I won't fall in love with just any character who's disabled and does awesome things?

( Oh, wait: pictures! )

Not only is he an awesome PWD, but LOOK AT THE POLYAMORY POTENTIAL. (Those pistols? Are also ladies.)

ETA: Tangentially related: there are Hatsuharu/Momiji prompts in Porn Battle!!!!! I really need to get over my fear of writing (terrible) porn.