>The thing is not that so much as an examination of the rugged badass and Toph comes off less wise so much as runover. Think like a rockstar or something. Legitimate painful experiences few get as a result of their decisions. But not necessarily enlightened sage.
Honestly, when I saw reviewers talking about FMB as a deconstruction of Toph's badassness, I was surprised. The basic premise is very crack-y, and it's something I just rattled off on a whim for a fanfic meme Avocado Love was running on her lj, so I never went into the fic with any intention to deconstruct stuff. But "death of the author" and all that.
>Despite Toph's reputation expansion he can't ID her at sight (Never a flaw I seriously think people don't appreciate how hard this is to do in a pre-jpegs everywhere without important and personal exposure).
This will be explained in the next chapter, but it's where the "full metal" in the story's title refers to -- Toph wore a concealing suit of armor when she fought in the Siege of Ba Sing Se, so Iroh didn't even know Toph's gender. Plus Iroh never served on the front lines at the siege, so they would never personally meet in battle.
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Date: 2011-02-15 04:10 pm (UTC)Honestly, when I saw reviewers talking about FMB as a deconstruction of Toph's badassness, I was surprised. The basic premise is very crack-y, and it's something I just rattled off on a whim for a fanfic meme Avocado Love was running on her lj, so I never went into the fic with any intention to deconstruct stuff. But "death of the author" and all that.
>Despite Toph's reputation expansion he can't ID her at sight (Never a flaw I seriously think people don't appreciate how hard this is to do in a pre-jpegs everywhere without important and personal exposure).
This will be explained in the next chapter, but it's where the "full metal" in the story's title refers to -- Toph wore a concealing suit of armor when she fought in the Siege of Ba Sing Se, so Iroh didn't even know Toph's gender. Plus Iroh never served on the front lines at the siege, so they would never personally meet in battle.