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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Podded for @flowerparrish for ITPE 2023

Original Work: The Long Path to Truth by @bookgirlfan

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Relationship: The Gaang & Zuko (Avatar)

Tags: Canonical Child Abuse, The Gaang Learns How Zuko Got The Scar (Avatar), Zuko is an Awkward Turtleduck

Audio Length: 9 minutes, 16 seconds

Summary:

Zuko tries to explain how he got his scar. Key word being tries.

[casadefreewill]

Daily Fics

(Fics I read throughout the day yesterday and enjoyed)

Cat Naps by BookGirlFan ( @bookgirlfan )

Chat Noir doesn't care if he dies temporarily.

Alya's starting to think he doesn't care if he dies permanently.

Marinette's way too stressed for this, so it's up to Alya to find out why Chat Noir's willing to let his cat naps turn into the long sleep.

Ends a bit open ended, but with hopeful possibilities. Alya POV story. Warning: Adrien’s depression and suicidal ideation.

[astudyinimagination]

You're writing a Sherlock Holmes/Star Wars crossover? That's awesome! How's it going? I wrote one earlier this year, only short, but it was such a fun challenge trying to mesh the two universes. How are you doing it?

Hi!

So... I’m not sure if you know that I’m “aleineskyfire” on FFN? Because I'm pretty sure you’ve read at least some of my December challenge stories, yes? And a couple of those SH/SW stories—I call them “Starlock”—showed up in last year’s December challenge.

It actually started with @lost-without-my-detective, “Riandra” on FFN. While doing the 2015 December challenge, she got a prompt from me, and the constant airing of the Star Wars saga on TV inspired her to take the idea and put it in a Star Wars context. So, her first fic had Sherlock Holmes as a young Jedi, and James Moriarty as a Senator and his mentor. Sounds familiar, right? :D

She wrote three more stories for prompts, and then let the universe go. I asked her if I could adopt it (we’ve been co-writers for years now), and she let me.

So what Star Crossed is, technically, is a fusion crossover, wherein the characters of one universe replace the characters of another. Sherlock Holmes is loosely Anakin Skywalker, James Moriarty is loosely Palpatine, etc. John Watson is actually scheduled to show up at the end of the first “episode” in kind of a unique way. Kitty Winter, from “The Illustrious Client,” actually is one of the main supporting cast, as a Jedi Knight. Mary Morstan is no less than the Queen of Naboo. (No, this is not a blow-by-blow replacement of the movies; Sherlock will not be marrying Mary. :D )

Integrated into the Star Wars universe, too, are characters from the cartoon Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, because apparently I can’t ever write another massive Sherlock Holmes AU without including Beth Lestrade from said cartoon. (There will be at least a couple other characters from that show, but they’re not showing up for a good while yet.)

It’s a challenge, for sure, because I want to write interesting and engaging Star Wars stories, using Sherlockian characters. How do you stay true to them while keeping them grounded in the Galaxy Far Far Away?

Sherlock, especially, is very different in a lot of ways. He’s not upper class anymore; he’s the son of a freed Tatooine slave, and his entire world (galaxy?) view is influenced by that fact, by Tatooine slave culture, by the awareness that he’s part of that people, even if he’s never been a slave himself. But his mind is still hyperactive and brilliant, observing and figuring things out. And his Tatooine background actually lets me highlight something that I think gets overlooked a lot by adaptions and fanfic alike: his sense of justice. Sure, Sherlock Holmes enjoys unraveling a good mystery, but he’s also propelled by a powerful sense of justice, especially when that sense of justice runs a little bit counter to the law.

Anyway, if you want to read the story as it is chronologically (on mine and Ria’s shared accounts): FFN || AO3. A ton of art and edits and odds and ends can be found here: http://astudyinimagination.tumblr.com/tagged/starlock. And last but not least, Ria’s original stories are linked to from this post: http://astudyinimagination.tumblr.com/post/137844865085/so-if-youve-ever-wanted-a-good-star.

[astudyinimagination]

Hey! You're probably long since home from your shift, but I always love an open invitation to chat, so: what's your favourite Sherlock Holmes adventure?

Hi! Yeah, I am, but I’m still awake, so thanks for the ask! :)

Ah… golly, can other people really nail things down to ONE favorite? I’ve never been able to! :P

So, that in mind, here’s a probably incomplete list (influenced by Granada, for sure):

A Study in Scarlet: I just reread this story, and dang it, it’s so much fun! And our boys are so young. Sherlock Holmes is in his early twenties—he totally acts like somebody in his early twenties. I love it.

The Sign of the Four: Good mystery, but also, MARY. And the love story between her and Watson is just the sweetest!

The Redheaded League: Classic and bizarre and very funny. :)

The Final Problem: I’m not gonna lie: it’s because of Moriarty. <3

The Hound of the Baskervilles: There’s a reason this is the single-most adapted story of the Canon—it’s so good!

The Norwood Builder: Lestrade. And the fact that Holmes comes very close to failing! O.O

The Six Napoleons: LOTS OF LESTRADE. <3

The Dying Detective: : Smith is one of the best villains of the Canon, honestly (and he’s done very differently every time he shows up in an adaptation—somebody please give Toby Jones a BAFTA for TLD?). Also, dude, Holmes was absolutely sick and nobody can convince me otherwise—he wouldn’t let Watson near him but he would let SMITH near? The selfsame EXPERT who KNOWS this disease? Not even Sherlock Holmes is that good.

The Devil’s Foot: Sad, very atmospheric… Homes & Watson imperilment… need I say more? ^.^

The Illustrious Client: Another one of the best (worst) villains in the Canon, plus Kitty Winter, plus massive Holmes!whump. What more could a fangirl want?

The Lion’s Mane: I just actually like this story and think it’s a good one. I really appreciate getting it from Holmes’s POV. :)

Lol, see, I don’t have “a favorite.” OY VEY.

[norcumii]

I only just found out that you were deleted in the purge and that’s why your name changed, and I am so glad. Not that you were deleted, obviously, but when I first saw that my old bookmarks for your blog were gone, I was really concerned that something had happened that made you quit Tumblr, and was very worried for you. Glad to know it wasn’t anything drastic, just a tumblr issue!

::shares cookies:: No worries, I’m still here! ^_^ Glad you found me again!

[theladyragnell]

For the love meme: early afternoon.

They’re one of the times of day when I feel most relaxed! The early part of the day is over, with productivity if I’m being good, and there’s still plenty of day left, so I can start thinking about what I want to do, not just what I have to.

[heyjudeberry]

bookgirlfan replied to your post “2017 is finally over Who wants pizza rolls?”

Totinos are REAL?!

Totinos piza rolls are absolutely real!

They are delicious!!!