#rare-pair challenge

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Do I get bonus points for creating a brand new ship tag on AO3?

Given that this is a rare-ship event, having a ‘rarest ship’ like that would be pretty in-tone.

Thanks for the ask ^^

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A Hard Problem

Title: A Hard Problem Rare-pair challenge: Sexy consent Pairing: France x Sweden Genre: Romance. Summary: It's important to share your problems with each other in a relationship.

[Fair warning: They're naked and kissing, but they don't actually go further than that in the fic itself. It's only IMPLIED further stuff happen afterwards.] 

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13762302/1/A-Hard-Problem  

*//Embarrassed noises//* - I hope you all enjoy? 

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Zucest needs more love

Zuko and Azula have the most interesting relationship in the series. They grew up together, know each other unbelievably well, and were once happy. They were also raised to be enemies and nearly killed each other.

There’s a reason their Agni Kai is seen as the best fight in the show. The emotional connection between them is so strong, it is almost palpable. The pain, the loss, the tragedy, the inevitability of it all… and the love.

They didn’t want to care about each other anymore, and no one around them wanted them to.

Your brother is a failure.

Trust is for fools.

She’s crazy, and she needs to go down.

And yet, they couldn’t let go of each other.

Azula was the one the Dai Li were loyal to, but she did bring Zuko home like she said she would. She backpadled and threatned him with the information that the Avatar was still alive… only to then tell him to be careful when seeing Iroh, instead of using that against him.

Zuko didn’t care that Aang would have to kill Ozai, but was obviously conflicted when seeing Azula falling “to her death”. She saved herself - of course she did - and he went back to resenting her… only to then watch with pity as she was crying after being defeated.

They were raised to be enemies, but made quite the team. They conquered Ba Sing Se together, and he helped her win that stupidly intense game at the beach. They avoided each other, but knew just how the other would act, in battle and otherwise.

They hate each other… yet there seems to be something hidding just bellow the surface.

Azula represents the embodiment of temptation in his mind - the blue dragon wrapping it’s body around him, whispering in his ear, controling him, corrupting him. 

And she tempted him in the real world too. On the fateful, infamous night he went to her room. They were all alone, and she was so close - too close. Her voice, her movements, her stare… everything was as far from a normal sibling interaction as possible. It is all there.

But most people will never see it for what it is. And for what it could be.

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I'm new to these challenges but am very excited to participate. How do the prompts work? Can we start writing now, or do we have to restrict our writing and submissions within the window selected for each prompt?

We’re very happy to hear you want to participate, we hope you’ll have a lot of fun during our event!

You can start writing now but the window selected for each prompt is when we’ll accept / publish submissions for each prompts.

Thanks for the ask and we hope that answer your question ^^

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the bodyguard/royal in need of bodyguarding is literally a tale as old as time. I blame the comics for making me ship suki and zuko <3

Yup, it’s a classic and for a good reason!

If you wish, you could elaborate on that ship and why you like it and send it to us to be published here!

Thanks for the ask ^^

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Hello, I am asettledsky and I am Toph/Iroh trash.

(Art by rufftoon on DeviantArt)

Listen....

I know that the extreme age gap May/December thing isn't for everybody. Some people just don't find old guys as hot as I do, and that's okay.

But like.... These two are really really cute guys.

They get along so well and seem to really enjoy each other's company.

Iroh is one of the only people in the world Toph actually likes. Plus, Toph seems like the kinda girl who would value experience and good company in a romantic partner above most other things.

And like.... remember that bounty hunter June? Iroh was perving all over her, so we know that he obviously wouldn't have any problem with being with a much younger woman (once she is appropriately aged up of course). And Toph ends up being a looker. He'd definitely be more than a little aware of that and probably wouldn't rebuff her if she showed interest.

So yeah... I can definitely picture it.

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like the previous post states, zucest does need more love

Lots of rare pair needs more love and Zucest is indeed one of them and that’s why we made this event to celebrate all those ships in need of love!

The more participation, the more love for those ships can be spread around!

Thanks for the ask ^^

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Okay, so... How rare a ship has to be to be considered a rareship?

And can I still write for the first ones that I missed?

Just pick a ship that isn’t our list of ship that don’t count as a rare-pair and you’re good.

Yes, there’s no problem with that, you can still write for previous prompts.