Alicia's idea of good fics
Fics from various fandoms that I feel are worth reading more than once/recommending to friends
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At nine, she gets four rounds in before being disqualified. She grumbles and groans about it, heads out to the mountains and practices, practices, practices. She’s going to win this. She’s going to show her parents, show everyone, that she’s not incapable, not helpless, not fragile.
The earth sings. Toph moves with it. Practices with badger moles and with random challengers. Falls and skins her knees and gets back up, feels the dirt and the sweat, feels the validation of being treated like an equal, of having people fighting her with their all. It hums inside of her and grows and grows and grows, and it makes her feel powerful.
If her parents ever realize she’s missing, they don’t ask.
Toph: A character study.Series
- Part 3 of childhood living is (not) easy to do
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suffer the pain of losing your firstborn by TheTartWitch
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
12 Dec 2018
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this is what it looks like when your grandfather loves you but your whole family's emotionally constipated.
(except for your uncle, but that might just be all the tea he drinks.)Series
- Part 26 of One-shots of AUs
- Part 3 of Author's favorites
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Adoption by Defenestration; or, A Family Can Be A Fox Demon, Its Jinchuuriki, and Three Dozen Highly-Trained Assassins by elumish
Fandoms: Naruto
02 Sep 2018
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He will not be the ANBU who let the jinchuuriki plummet to his death out a fourth story window. Let that be another ANBU’s legacy.
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A Change of Career by StarSpray for BonesOfBirdWings
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
31 Oct 2017
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Neville told him to think of it like the DA. “Only now you can take away house points when the students get cheeky.”
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hello my old heart (it's been so long) by februarysun
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
10 Aug 2020
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"Zuko had spent the last year since he was crowned surrounded by pompous nobles, practically tripping over themselves to gain favor with him while subtly pushing their own agendas. He was learning their language, but it was a tiring one to constantly be deciphering and translating. Zuko was really, really ready to finally speak with people who aren’t old generals.
He wanted to hear his people’s vices, their suggestions, their feedback on his rule. And he felt ready for anything they had to say."
Zuko holds an open hall and reunites with some people from his past. Featuring the cabbage merchant, Pao from the tea shop, Sensu and Lee, and much more.
Random bookmarks
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Vince and Greg aren’t smart, really, but they recognize when someone is worth following around. For a long time, that’s been Draco Malfoy. Now Harry Potter, in their second year, reveals he can talk to snakes, so that must mean he’s the Heir of Slytherin. So he’s the obvious choice to follow around.
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- Part 11 of Songs of Summer
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Tim Drake is many things, and has witnessed much, but no matter the universe, Tim is not stupid, and he is not a pushover. What happens if he has a different perspective when he sees the bats?
Sometimes Tim thinks he might know more about what’s going on in the city than Batman does. Sure, Batman and Robin seem to always be in the news for foiling some big corporate scandal or taking down the big-name rogues. Sure, sometimes they even do something about the organized crime in the city. Most of the time though, the real people in the city get forgotten about.
Tim doesn’t understand how Batman and Robin can ignore how much most of the people are struggling. Robin doesn’t know that the thug he just punched has a wife at home that’s struggling to afford the blood transfusions she needs for her thalassemia. Batman doesn’t know that he just broke the leg of a man who just got his two-year chip and was trying to get an honest job.
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- Part 1 of The Batfam is, was, will be...
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A Diamond's Name by ATiredAndDeadWriter
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
08 Mar 2023
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In one world, Quirkless is synonymous with Useless; but, that is not true across all worlds.
In this world, the Quirkless are precious Diamonds, protected and worshipped for their evolutionary purity and resilience. Unfortunately, Midoriya Izuku never wanted to be worshipped. He never wanted to be special. He just wanted to be a Hero.
In light of his status, Izuku might as well not even have a name. He was just... A Diamond.
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- Part 20 of Multi-Fandom Misc One-Shots
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Zabuza doesn't know how he got here or they want from him. (They in this case being the loud-mouth little blond that almost killed his apprentice then turned around and offered Zabuza a place to stay.) But he's not any position to turn down a warm meal and a clean bed.
It's not like one night is enough to infect them with Konoha's unique take on life, right? Right?!
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- Part 6 of All My Ghosts are at Rest
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Ash seemed determined to stay in Alola, and Kukui had a loft going to waste. He'd boarded students before; he didn't expect anything special out of the experience. As it turns out, Ash isn't the only one who's going to be learning a lot this year.
Snippets and fragments of life during Ash's stay in Alola.
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- Part 13 of The 48: Pokemon