redbrunja: (Vive La Revolution (Suki+Zuko))
redbrunja ([personal profile] redbrunja) wrote2008-05-29 02:20 pm
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How We Quit The Forest

So, on [profile] atla_unspoiled, there was a poster talking about how, typically, Zutara shippers ship Suki/Sokka, and Kataang shippers ship Toph/Sokka. (Which I think is true, based on my totally unscientific experiences). She then suggested that this was because of the shippers looking for 'viability.' (Which doesn't make sense to me.) I think it's more likely the that similarity in character interactions and relationship dynamics is what makes it more likely for a Zutara shipper to like Suki/Sokka, and for a Kataanger to like Toph/Sokka.

(And of course, there all the various permutations of who ships what as a primary ship, and I KNOW that there are people who like Suki/Sokka and Kataang, and Zutara shippers who like Toph/Sokka, to name just two.)

Your thoughts?

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2008-05-30 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't ship Toph/Teo for just that reason, until I read this one fic that was awesome, and when I commented to her about how they both have handicaps, she went, 'i know - I actually didn't clue in until I was actually writing that i was shipping the crippled kids together' and that attitude shows.