Suki was a welcome addition to the Gaang. It's the pastede-on addition of Mai at the end, to the core group, that left the most sour taste in my mouth.
LOLOLOL. I think that's the first time I've heard you say anything negative about Mai. XDDD Kudos!
Shhh! Don't tell anyone. I want to maintain my fandom moral high ground. ;)
Actually, though, I do generally like Mai. I'm a Mai/Ty Lee shipper (season 3 had them turn traitor as a unit, which makes me v. happy.) And I keep thinking up break-up songs for Zuko and Mai... which is problematic because they got back together on the show. Just when I had a really good song for their break-up, too!
I'm not sure I can think of how to write a fic with Mai breaking up with Zuko without looking like an ass--applauded by my fellow shippers for "fixing" the problem and derided by everyone else as breaking them up "for ship reasons" since I'm an obvious and known zutara writer.
I don't know how to write something that says "I'm not breaking them up so Katara and Zuko can suck face with a clear conscience, I'm breaking them up because their puppy love wouldn't last more than five months anyway, and I've practically built a fanmix in my head about this very topic. And, also, I think Mai belongs with her girlfriend."
I guess my opinion on this doesn't count for much since I'm already a Zutaran, but I don't have any problem with so-called 'fixing', as long as the resulting story is of high quality.
No doubt, you could conjure such a thing - provided you were inclined to, and if your past work is anything to go by. ;D
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Date: 2008-08-05 04:51 am (UTC)Shhh! Don't tell anyone. I want to maintain my fandom moral high ground. ;)
Actually, though, I do generally like Mai. I'm a Mai/Ty Lee shipper (season 3 had them turn traitor as a unit, which makes me v. happy.) And I keep thinking up break-up songs for Zuko and Mai... which is problematic because they got back together on the show. Just when I had a really good song for their break-up, too!
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Date: 2008-08-05 05:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-05 05:52 am (UTC)I don't know how to write something that says "I'm not breaking them up so Katara and Zuko can suck face with a clear conscience, I'm breaking them up because their puppy love wouldn't last more than five months anyway, and I've practically built a fanmix in my head about this very topic. And, also, I think Mai belongs with her girlfriend."
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Date: 2008-08-05 06:10 am (UTC)No doubt, you could conjure such a thing - provided you were inclined to, and if your past work is anything to go by. ;D