Stolen from beckyh2112

[lavanya_six]

Give me a single character -- in a fandom I write in, like AtLA or Evangelion -- and I will give you my:

+ OTP for them.
+ Runner-up pairing.
+ Honorable mention(s).
+ Crack pairing(s).
+ Ship everyone else seems to like, but I don't. (alternately: ship I like that everyone else seems to hate)

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+ OTP for them.

Mai/Zuko. She doesn't coddle his bad habits like Iroh did, instead kicking him when he's angsting or being a dick. Zuko's good for her because he's not phony and couldn't pull it off if he tried. For someone like Mai, raised to keep a mask on and trained by Azula to be an uncomplaining toady, having a partner who's always genuine cuts through a lot of issues.

I've grown to prefer the "only vaguely familiar with each other until BSS" school of thought about them instead of the "steadfast childhood sweethearts" one.

+ Runner-up pairing.

Mai/Sokka. Mostly because of Loopy's fics. They both bring the sarcasm and love bladed weapons. The disparity of their stations is also intriguing. I could see Mai having to make a left-handed marriage to Sokka if they ever tied the knot.

+ Honorable mention(s).

Mai/Ty Lee. I've seen this done from the "damaged survivors" angle, that they get together because of their scars from Azula and the trauma they went through together. That said, I've never seen an outright romantic MaiLee fic that I liked. I prefer mine with a scoop of "effed up in the head".

+ Crack pairing(s).

Mai/Aang. Uncommon pairing, sadly, with little written for it. Aang would give her the unvarnished love she needs while Mai would keep him tethered to reality.

+ Ship everyone else seems to like, but I don't. (alternately: ship I like that everyone else seems to hate)

Mai/Katara. I see this sometimes with OT3s or, less commonly, in yuri fics, but I just can't see them working together. They're almost antithetical to each other in every regard. They'd get on like a grease fire and a kitchen. In my head canon, I've never thought of them as ever becoming friends. They'd politely tolerate each other for Zuko's sake.