the blind bandit.

     ❛           are    you    taking      his      side      against      me      ?           ❜

      that’s one way to stop the firelord in his tracks. zuko halts, turning back around to face her. “ toph, i thought we had an agreement. ” 

     arms      are      crossed,                     her    face    blank.           ❛            maybe      you      had    an    agreement.    i    never    agreed    to      anything      like    that.           ❜             she      had,      but    what    proof    was    there    ? 

&.   @blindshe​  ♡’d !!

lips   part   as   he   focuses ,     straining   as   his   fingers   twitch   in   the   effort .     the   boy has   always   struggled   with   earthbending ,     though   this   seems   like   yet   another   sisyphean   task .     the   lump   of   earth   sits   there ,     unwavering   despite   his   own   steely   stares   towards   it .     he   knows   the   avatar   should   learn   as   many   types   of   bending   as   they’re   able   to ,     though   the   creation   of   one   seems   so   far   beyond   him .       ❝     i   don’t   think   i   can   do   it .     ❞

     she      stands      to      the      the       side,                       arms    folded    in    judgement.    to    be    fair    to    him,    metal    bending    was    a    bit      harder      than    any    original    element.    you    had    to      really      search    the    metal    to    find    the    bits     of    earth    in    it,    to    grab    them    and      bend      them      to    your    will.    but    toph    also    wasn’t    the      kindest      instructor.            ❛              of     course    not.    you’re    not      trying      hard    enough.    you    gotta    really      feel      the    earth,    sometimes    their    so    small    it’s    like    grains    of      rice       in    a    pond.       c’mon      !    focus.            ❜

     ❛           i’m    not    good    at    these.    i    owe    you    ...      a      lot,      twinkle    toes.    so    much    i    don’t    think    i    can    ever    fully    repay    you    for    it.    you    mean      so      much      to    me,    more    than    you    know.    despite    what    you    think,    you’re       quite      the     badass.    and    you’re    also    one    of    the      nicest      people     i’ve    ever    met.    i    don’t    know    if    this    like,       answers      the      question      or    not,    but    it’s    all    you’re    getting    from    me.            ❜

in a separate au where he doesn’t die tragically.......

where they get married     republic city. toph wanted it to be a place where everyone could come.

when they get married     it’s the summer, and it more towards the evening. toph likes the feeling of the setting sun.

what traditions they include     their colors are red, which symbolizes happiness in chinese culture, and toph against her wishes and for her husband wears a red qipao and veil.

what their wedding cake looks like     so apparently they serve marry girl cakes, which look like this, and you can’t tell me toph isn’t like “ no, don’t decorate it. people can eat it like it is. decorations are for people who can see and it’s my wedding day so they can all deal. ”

who smashes cake into whose face     toph. kanto knows better than to do that, and originally she wasn’t going to but she wanted to have some fun.

who proposed to who first     kanto proposed. toph was a few months pregnant with lin, and he knew there was no one he would have rather spent his life with. at first, toph was like “ i will not get married while pregnant i’m already uncomfortable do you think carrying around this thing plus adding fancy clothes and makeup is going to be enjoyable for me ?? ” and kanto was like “ is ... is that a yes ” and toph just went “ well duh, i thought it was obvious. ” that was also how lin attended their wedding

who walks down the aisle and who waits at the altar      kanto is at the alter and toph walks down. 

what their wedding dresses / suits / other look like     theres so much detail in this dress that i’m just gonna show a picture of it 

what their wedding colour scheme is and what sort of decor they have     traditional colors are red and gold, but toph makes them throw in some earth kingdom green in there “ because i’m not marrying zuko, here, we need some other colors ” there’s lights and streamers and its outside because there was no way toph was going to go inside where she can’t see that well. 

what flowers are in the bouquet      popular flowers include lilies, orchids, and lotus. the only one toph cares about is the lotus, for it’s double meaning of union and it’s connection to her personal life as well.

what their vows are ( eg poetry, traditional, improvised etc. )     both of them improvise because even if toph had someone write them down she wouldn’t remember and she can’t read off a card. they both end up crying, and toph gets annoyed bc she didn’t plan on crying.

if anyone’s late to the wedding     no one dares to be late.

who’s in the bridal parties / groomsmen / other     katara is toph’s maid of honor. she asked zuko first ( because she loves him the most and also it would be a hilarious pun to her ), but he was super busy he couldn’t also take on all the responsibilities of planning a wedding too. toph never lets him live that down. kanto has his brother as his best man.

what their bridal party / groomsmen / other are wearing     the party has to wear green per toph’s orders.

who gives speeches at the reception      the maid of honor and the best man usually give the speeches at the reception. kanto’s brother tells the first time he met toph, how she metalbended him into the side of a wall because he wouldn’t stop talking. katara’s is more sweet than that, but it still recounts the first time toph allowed her to meet kanto, who spilled tea all over her because he was nervous in meeting the great katara.

who catches the bouquet     one of the little kids, probably bumi.

what their wedding photos are like      kanto wanted a posed picture, but since toph can’t really feel cameras too well, she’s not really facing the right direction in a few and there’s one that’s framed in her office of her looking angrily off in the wrong direction because she wanted to be done with pictures and kanto trying not to laugh with his arms around her shoulders and kissing her head.

what sort of food they have at the reception     lobster chicken, duck, noodles, there’s a whole ass buffet.

who cries first during the ceremony     sokka. then aang.

how wild their reception gets      it’s a big party and gets pretty crazy. aang brought appa so all the little kids want to go on rides. toph refuses to let anyone win at dancing except herself, and no one wants to challenge the bride.

what their rings are like     toph’s has a small clear jewel in the center, a diamond, and kantos is just a plain band. toph loves it because she can feel the whole diamond, it’s real. and she knows it wasn’t cheap, which means he really cared that she liked her ring.

what sort of favours they have      the favor is everyone gets to take food home. 

where they go for their honeymoon      toph actually returns home to the earth kingdom, and introduces kanto to her parents. they were not invited to the wedding. they spend their honeymoon having toph show kanto her home for the first twelve years of her life, because she avoided it for so long.

something memorable that happens during the party / ceremony      toph pulls azula onto the dance floor and makes her dance she refuses to let azula sit down again until she’s done the chicken dance at least once. zuko filmed it.

who officiates the ceremony     zuko. it’s the least he can do for turning down being toph’s maid of honor and also being the fire lord.

what song their first dance is to     ..... come back to me

TO  TOPH,   IN  REGARDS  TO  AANG’S  HEALTH

this  is  not  a  letter  i  wished  to  send.    i  hope  it  finds  you  safely,   as  it  feels  as  if  safety  is  becoming  rarer   —   our  old  age  doesn’t  afford  us  the  same  happiness  as  youth  did,   it  seems.   if  you  could  make  your  way  to  the  southern  water  tribe,    he’s  requested  we  take  him  to  the  air  temples  for  his  last  moments,   which  i  worry  will  be…soon

he  has  always  valued  you  so  dearly,   toph.   i  think  he  wants  you  here  for  this,   though  he  won’t  ask  for  it  directly.

please  stay  in  contact  if  you  decide  to  travel  to  us.   we  love  you,   toph.

with  greatest  fondness,  katara. @blindshe

KATARA,

i   am   having   one   of   my   captains   write   this,   as   we   both   know   if   i   wrote   it   myself   it   would   be   more   of   one   of   those   art   drawings   than   a    letter.    though,   maybe   that   would    be    better    considering    everything.    cheer    you    up.

i    was    actually    heading    to    the    earth    kingdom    to    clear    out    more    of    my    parents    things    from    their    house    and    talk    with    the    idea    of    selling    their    place.    finally           -           i    feel    like    i’ve    had    this    place    forever.    changing    course    all    the    way    to    the    southern    water    tribe    might    take    too    long,    but    i    can    meet    you    at    the    closest    air    temple. 

i    can’t    let    you    guys    have    all    the    fun.

let    me    know    when    you    decide    to    leave.    it’ll    give    me    a    good    estimation    of    time.    and    don’t    expect    me    to    get    all    mushy    just    because    we’re    old. 

i    love    and    miss    you    guys

          he  wishes  his  uncle  iroh  were  here.   but  to  call  upon  him  would  be  desperate,   vulnerable,   weak.   and  his  uncle  has  fought  so  hard  to  find  a  life  of  peace,   and  he’s  finally  got  it.   if  zuko  were  to  ask  for  his  aid,   he’d  be  disturbing  the  one  man  who’s  been  there  for  him.   it  isn’t  right.   and  taking  it  out  on  toph  isn’t  right  either   (   but  she’s  really  good  at  handling  him  when  he’s  this  way   ).   

          flames  threaten  to  spill  out  of  his  nostrils  every  time  he  breathes.   but  iroh’s  words  come  to  his  head.   the  breath  of  the  dragon.   it  may  not  be  freezing  like  it  was  in  the  north  pole,   but  taking  in  a  deep  inhale  centers  zuko.   it  reminds  the  fire  lord  to  slow  down.   toph’s  words  ground  him,   too,   and  he  flinches  at  the  thought  of  what  he  just  did.   his  back  lays  against  the  wall.   ❛     …     you’re  right.   i’m  sorry.     ❜   teeth  clench  and  grit.   there’s  always  been  this  push  and  pull,   like  a  massive  wave  and  tide  fighting  against  one  another.  it’s  natural,   never - ending.   and  zuko  knows  exactly  what’s  been  causing  it,   always  too  afraid  to  discuss  it.   aang  himself  has  now  found  out,   but  through  roku  himself.   the  rest  is  a  secret.     ❛     did  i  ever  tell  you  about  my  grandfather   –   my  other  grandfather  ?     ❜   

     her      arms      are      folded      as      toph      listens      to      him      breathe.                     part    of    her    wants    go    in    now,    to    sit      next      to    him    as    she    would    have    aang    or    sokka,    to    just    make    sure    her    presence    is      known.      for    so    long    in    her    life,    when    she    was    on    the    verge    of    tears    she    would    run    to    the    caves    to    calm    herself.    she      always      wished    there    was    someone    with    her,    by    her    side.    someone    to      hold      her      hand       while    her    emotions    ran    wild.    but    no    one    ever    came    to    sit    by    her.    no     one    was    ever    there    to    help    her    through    the    pain.    she    wanted    to    make    sure    her    friends       never       felt    that     way,    especially    zuko.    he    had    so    much      weight      on    his     shoulders,    and    she    wanted    him    to    know    he    didn’t    have    to    go    through    it      alone.        toph    was    there.    she     would       always      be    right    there. 

     ❛          who    says    i    like      anything      ?    ...    alright,      fine.      i    guess    ...    you      challenge      me.    it’s    good    to    have    someone    on    my    level    with    things,    you    know.    not    just      bending      wise,      but    in    other    ways    too.    you    try    to    keep    me    on    track,    even    though    i      absolutely      hate      it.      i’d    probably    be    in    jail    if    it    weren’t    for    you.            ❜