Secret Handshake

A Christmas present for ali_wildgoose, a story based in the universe of perfect_info.

I will fix this up more and perhaps post it in the PI journal at a later point, but of course I need my co-author's approval for that. But I wanted to go ahead and post it so she could read it before the holiday! I don't know why it is 5:30 AM. I am disoriented and confused.

Title: The Gift of the Muesli
Fandom: Avatar: the Last Airbender (Perfect Information Universe)
Word count: 2,400
Pairing: Jet/Zuko
Rating: G
Summary: The true meaning of Christmas, revealed! Uh, it might involve samurai movies, but that's not my fault--I didn't invent Christmas!
Notes: The title is obviously a play on "The Gift of the Magi", but the similarities end there, for the most part.
Spoilers: None.
Warning: X-mas cuteness. I think that requires a warning.

( The Gift of the Muesli )

It's been a bit since I've posted here. Sorry for my poor job of replying to comments, but I do appreciate each one! I'll try to catch up. But for now, here's a story I wrote for sahara_storm in the Avatar Slash Swap.

Title: Because We're Dancing
Fandom: Avatar the Last Airbender
Pairing: Roku/Sozin
Wordcount: 2,095
Rating: All ages
Summary: Roku and Sozin aren't old enough to take part in the court dances, but maybe they can have a dance of their own.
Notes: Set long before the series.

( Because We're Dancing. )

Another story for Jetko Week!

Because I am apparently predictable, this one is also set in my One Exception AU. It's fun to write about. At this point in the story, Jet and Zuko are fighting against the occupying forces in Ba Sing Se. Also, they aren't quite involved yet, but there is some tension between the two of them.

Other stories set in that universe are The One Exception, Tomorrow, and The Cure for Sleeplessness.

Title: A New One
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender (AU)
Pairing: Jet/Zuko
Word count: 1,950
Rating: PG
Summary: When Jet is injured in battle, Li is a welcome distraction from the pain.
Notes: Set in my relatively lighthearted "One Exception" AU. Jet doesn't see Iroh Firebend his tea. Katara never sees Zuko at the Jasmine Dragon. So when Ba Sing Se is conquered, Jet and Zuko (aka "Li") team up to mobilize a resistance against the occupying Fire Nation forces and the Dai Li.

( Jet hissed through his teeth as the needle moved through his flesh. )

Cross-posting from Deviant Art! Here's a story I wrote for Roku/Sozin week. Also, I'm still working on everyone's drabbles--don't worry, I haven't forgotten! Sometimes I just get distracted by Sozin's gay love.

Title: Goodbye
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Wordcount: 2,725
Pairings: Roku/Sozin, hints of Mai/Zuko
Rating: PG
Spoilers: for the finale
Summary: When going through his father's papers, Fire Lord Zuko finds another kind of secret history.

( Goodbye. )

Okay, two people requested Luca/Ulyer drabbles. So I wrote those first, since I was kind of in an Ulyer mood to begin with. And predictably, they got too long. And are no longer drabbles. But I don't feel the need to contain myself unless I have to, so there!

Ha ha ha, I hope alexds1 doesn't hate me now for writing slash fan fiction for the comic. I maintain that I was CRUELLY AND METHODICALLY BAITED. Uh, all characters belong to alexds1, and I probably got stuff wrong!

The first is sweet and worksafe, but the second got kind of naughtier than I had intended, oops.

[|:38* <--Oscar Wilde kitty emoticon

Title: Soup
Fandom: The Meek
Pairing: Luca/Ulyer
Word count: 1,150
Rating: G
Notes: requested by supergabbie, with the prompt "Ulyer makes Luca some delicious soup".

( The kitchen staff stood back, bemused, as Ulyer made their territory his own. )


Title: Dissonance
Fandom: The Meek
Pairing: Luca/Ulyer
Word count: 1,300
Rating: R
Notes: requested by redvelvetaddict, with the prompt "LUCA/ULYER MAKEOUT SESSIONSSSSS"

( It was true that he didn't have much experience with the recorder, but he enjoyed the challenge of playing. )

Title: What You Love.
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Genre: Slash, implied het.
Pairing: Jet/Longshot/Smellerbee, implied Jet/Zuko.
Wordcount: 3,500.
Rating: PG 13 (violence).
Warnings: Character death.
Summary: Longshot tells the story of what happened after he left the forest with Jet and Smellerbee.

( In the forest, we were always together. )

Title: Paean
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Characters, Pairing(s): Hama/Kanna, Katara
Wordcount: 915
Spoilers: For "The Puppetmaster"
Rating: All Ages
Notes: When she meets Katara in the woods, Hama is reminded of a girl she used to know.


( The chances of us meeting were so slim that I am certain it was fate that brought you to me. )

Ha ha, it has been a while since I wrote a Jet/Zuko story, and since I was sick last week, I thought I would indulge myself shamefully. I must warn you, though, this story is all about cute old men! Which, of course, is actually more of a delightful treat than something people need to be warned about.

Ha ha, special thanks to armistice_day for participating in the silly conversation that spawned this idea.

And ali_wildgoose was nice enough to draw a little illustration for the fic, so I'll post it here. (She also suggested that I add more kissing, and I did my best!)

( Cute old men! )

Title: The One Exception
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender (AU)
Pairing: Jet/Zuko
Wordcount: 4,100
Spoilers: N/A
Rating: All Ages
Notes: In this alternate universe, Jet never saw Iroh Firebend his tea, so he didn't fight Zuko in the teashop, was not captured by the Dai Li, and did not die. Katara never saw Zuko at the Jasmine Dragon, so Azula didn't realize he was there, and Zuko never joined Azula. Instead, when Ba Sing Se was invaded, Zuko joined forces with Jet. And now--it's fifty years later.

( It was an ideal summer afternoon, warm and drowsy, the leaves a deep green and the golden sunlight filtering through them, dappling the forest floor. )

Title: Comet
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Word Count: 3,200
Pairing(s): Roku/Sozin
Rating: R
Notes: As Fire Lord Sozin prepares to take over the world, he remembers his best friend.

( Comet. )