I mostly write lighter versions of Sokka, but I do tend to write him as a clever guy. I wrote this, which is just a short piece about Toph visiting the South Pole -- I also think the long-fic on my account (Among the Ice, which is light Sokka/Zuko) is a bit more serious.
Other than my work, I also read Fluency by panaili recently, which is a Sokka and Toph fic in which Sokka is coping with the fact he's a smart guy, but not terribly sophisticated.
Even during the show, that struck me as well; Sokka's extremely inteligent, but not too collected. He's smart but not sophisticated, as Toph points out to him. Sokka getting kicked out of Ba Sing Se University, even though he's more than smart enough to be there, make so much sense it should be cannon!
I feel you, man, Sokka is my favorite and I'm sad that he's so often portrayed (by the show, even) as a goofball who is all sense of humor. I like to see him as being confident and competent too :)
Have you read The Usual Reasons by ali_wildgoose? It is an awesome Sokka/Zuko piece with really good solid characterization. I'd recommend all her stuff.
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Other than my work, I also read Fluency by panaili recently, which is a Sokka and Toph fic in which Sokka is coping with the fact he's a smart guy, but not terribly sophisticated.
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Thanks for the links! <3
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Have you read The Usual Reasons by ali_wildgoose? It is an awesome Sokka/Zuko piece with really good solid characterization. I'd recommend all her stuff.
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Any easy place for me to find more of her stuff or should I just browse her journal?
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There's also suzukiblu who writes prolifically (not to mention absolutely enjoyably); her sokka/zuko stuff is under this tag: http://community.livejournal.com/white_knuckle/tag/sokka/zuko
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