Quick Meme: Slavefic

[beckyh2112]

I have a kink. I have a number of kinks, really, but they're not being pandered to in this meme.

AtLA-only. Give me two or more characters, at least two of whom must be from different nations, and a prompt. You don't get to say who is slave to whom.

If you feel like pandering to the writer, I'm really jonesing on the Water Tribe right now.

Two requests to random passerby, three requests to the usual suspects. If you don't think you're one of the usual suspects, then you're probably not. If you're floranna, you are by dint of being adorable and replying so often. <3

I promise to write at least one of your requests if you provide two. If you only provide one, and it bores me, I'm just going to skip it. This is about me pandering to my kink, after all.

MEME IS CLOSED.

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[weirdlet.livejournal.com]

Katara/Mai, beads

Sokka/Suki- the fine tradition of bridal abduction

Katara/Mai, beads

[beckyh2112.livejournal.com]

The Fire Nation girl has long, clever fingers. Her beadwork is prettier than any of the real girls' in the village. It's so pretty that Katara burns with envy as the Fire Nation girl beads a design of waves on a bandolier belt for Sokka.

She should be making that for her brother. Never mind the Fire Nation girl is here precisely so Katara doesn't have to do the women's work, so Katara can concentrate on her waterbending. Waterbending doesn't get compliments from Sokka; the men who stop to smile and admire her don't see her waterbending but the Fire Nation girl's beadwork.

Dad and Gran-Gran are the only people who appreciate her waterbending. Katara holds that thought in her heart when the long night comes, and she has to be around the Fire Nation girl all the time.

The Fire Nation girl is working on some secret project while Katara sews herself a new parka. The tiger-seal leather is soft and supple in her hands, dyed a proud sky-blue. Dad and Sokka spent the summer collecting the hides, and they have only just enough for all five of them, plus an extra for Bato.

Dad asked her to sew Bato's after she finishes with her own. For some reason, Gran-Gran had not liked that, but Katara is more than glad to sew for Bato. He's a good man, and she wants people to see she can be a woman still, even though she's a waterbender.

She is so intent on her sewing, she doesn't realize the Fire Nation girl has come to sit by her for several long minutes. She frowns at the girl who meets her frown with a neutral stare and warm eyes.

She lays a beautiful beadwork choker on Katara's knee. "For your pendant," she says softly, reaching up to touch her own throat.

Katara's mouth goes dry. The Fire Nation girl can't know what offering to change the necklace means. She can't-!

The Fire Nation girl's gaze turns to the fire, and her expression is as blank as newfallen snow. But somehow, Katara knows she does know.

Katara doesn't pick up the choker, but she doesn't toss it away either. She just turns her attention back to her sewing. The ermine lining won't add itself.

When she glances up again, there is a very small smile on the Fire Nation girl's face.

Re: Katara/Mai, beads

[beboots.livejournal.com]

Oh wow... this was beautiful! I like the backstory for this - the tribe has acquired a new slave so that Katara doesn't HAVE to do the work. I also quite like that Mai is so good at beadwork. I imagine that her parents set her to some useless, feminine and above all QUIET (but also intricate and impressive) crafts like embroidery as a child. Also, beadwork is totally time consuming and really an indication of wealth amongst many native tribes. Not only do you have to afford the beads in the first place, but you also have to have nothing better to do THAN bead. (Or, as in this case, afford to have someone else do the beading for you.) And, uh, I'll stop interpreting now. >_> I have a whole ten minute speech about plains style beadwork from working at the Fort all summer.

But what I mean to say is that I loved this fic! And I was quite amused by the ending. :3 Very nice!

Re: Katara/Mai, beads

[weirdlet.livejournal.com]

Oh, purrr.