#tophaang

[dobuhyun]

Me:yeah im a multishipper especially in the Atla fandom

My phone shows me maiko and zutara stuff

Me: heck no

I don’t hate the ships I just don’t like them

[strangers-danger]

I just talked to one of my mutuals irl about the Netflix Avatar and she thinks that the showrunners might go with the Zuko and Katara ship and I kinda agree with them just as long as they make my OTP Toph and Aang endgame too 😅 (I still don't get why people hate on Zutara, I can actually see a potential there after years of observing and the shippers make great art ngl)

Coz I've watched some adaptation like with my other fave show which is The Umbrella Academy, they changed a lot of things from the comics to the Netflix show. If only the writers of the show are clever enough to pull off great plot. So far they're doing okay but I do hope they improve things. And I wanna have 10 episodes for seasons 2 and 3 @netflix

Hope they make a solid episodes for Jet and Zuko's interaction (i just know the Internet will explode when the episode comes out)

I hope they make an hour long episode introducing Toph coz she deserves it. And I do hope we get Appa's Lost days episode, I need it please.

[cutevon]

add on to last reblog

you ARE! weird if you think she is not interested in romantic relationships because she is disabled and somehow “unlovable” or “doesn’t see the appeal” because of that

you are not weird if you think she is not interested in romantic relationships because she is 13

you are not weird if you couldn’t vote for the person you ship with toph because the poll ran out of space 👍(i assume i’ve never made a big poll before

[almacambiondaughterofsaleos]

Current Hazbin Hotel Feels Like If The Writer Of The Fancomic "How I Became Yours" Became The Lead Writer Of The Series

So anyone who remembers this online comic will remember the controversy it had about tracing, bad copy and pasting with real imagery, and of course it butchers all the characters for it's shipping. As you know, this comic was made by Jackie Diaz after Avatar The Last Airbender ended two years ago but being a Zutara shipper she didn't like the romantic outcome and made her own where her preferred ship is canon and Mai is made into a villain due to Zuko cheating on her with Katara, which is handwaved as okay because it retcons her and Zuko's relationship as arranged even though they were childhood sweethearts with no arrangements. Also has Zuko beat her for hiding the fact Katara was pregnant and leaves her to be with her. There are also other sideships like Tophaang and Sokkla which also mangle their characters for their respective ships. And of course, there is the infamous miscarriage subplot where Mai makes Katara miscarry the child hammer in how evil she is and it's used to excuse Katara bloodbending her into a horrid mess. So yeah, basically it's bad shipping fanfiction and all the tropes it entails.

Why I compare it to Helluva Boss? Because that is what is happening right now to it which is so many bad fanfiction shipping tropes are being pushed in to support her creator ship. And like people said her characterization of Stella is not so different, because like Mai in "How I Became Yours" she is just used as the bitchy asshole woman who gets in between the pair happening and never loved or truly cared for the main man. Everything like in that fanfiction is push aside to build up this ship that the creator has favored and as a result the world revolves around them to an obnoxious degree. Also like the fiction every action that the viewer can interpret as negative is just handwaved as doing it for true love, had sad backstories, or they were justified because of the designated awful partner's behavior. Not to mention all the eyerolling melodrama milked for what it's worth. Now everything is about how to tie it to the ship while everything else is ignored. And again Vivziepoop wonders why her writing is compared to fanfiction.

[atlashippingtournament]

Elimination Round: Toph Beifong Ships

Find Toph/Katara HERE Find Toph/Mai HERE Find Toph/Sokka HERE Find Toph/Suki HERE

She's the greatest eathbender to ever live, and she'll rock your world (no I'm not sorry for that pun, shut up). Toph is stubborn and abrasive, but she has her soft side. All she needs is a partner that will respect her while still giving her love and support when she needs it.

Like many of the other previously posted characters, Toph finds herself paired off with a LOT of different people. Tophaang already secured a pass, and she's currently on several more elimination round polls, so only the top 2 ships from this poll will advance to the tournament proper.

[linnoya-writes]

I read your cultural imbalance of Kataang vs. Zutara, curious: is there a cultural imbalance in Tophaang?

I would say there is, but not to the extent where it's one person choosing to forfeit their culture/customs on the brink of being forgotten over the other person's already-extinct culture/customs.

Looking at Toph as a character, she was from the Earth Kingdom, but I wouldn't say she took her culture/heritage as seriously or as close to heart the way Katara/Sokka, Aang, or even Zuko did. She was a proud Earth Bender who loved fighting and playing, and was willing to even leave her family to see the world and figure herself out more. I think she and Aang have more of a common ground in that regard, where they're not looking to set roots, and Toph even was willing to challenge Aang as to why he keeps following ancient airnomad customs he doesn't even understand. She didn't blindly follow them the way Katara did in the Rift comic. So, less of an imbalance there... and it's something that Aang needed to learn. Together, the two of them would've been amazing at balancing traditions with progress in the new world.

[yumedarling]

Old Taang pieces ❤

[saang]

can you make some more taang icons? 🥺🥺

of course!! (+ a header for fun!)

|| like or reblog if you save x

(click for better quality!)

[taang v2] , [sukka v1] , [sukka v2] , [katoph]

[cleverheroine]

The fact I felt it was necessary to spend time making this is really fucking sad.  I have received hate mail and death threats, I’ve seen my friends receive hate mail and death threats, over FUCKING AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER. WHAT THE FUCK.  GUYS.  IT’S A FUCKING CARTOON.  All the issues in the world, does whether or not I want Katara to marry someone different from who -you- want her marrying REAAAALLLYYY need to be one??? What the actual fuck is wrong with you if you send death threats over a children’s cartoon???????

[rllymilerlly]

Red String of Fate

One of my first Taang drawings and I’ll probably never finish it but please enjoy

[starlightervarda]

So I’m late to the Great Big Avatar Rewatch of 2020 but I realized something that bugged me the first time I watched it.

Are Aang’s eyes grey or brown???

I swear the color depends on the episode and how did this happen? Is it on purpose? Is it a production error? Why does it keep changing??

[dobuhyun]

My ships

In order from straight to les to gay

Sukka (I think it’s very cute and actually healthy)

Kataang (same reason as sukka )

Yuekka ( love at first sight at its finest)

Tophkka (I don’t like most of the shippers cause they give me homophobic vibes for some reason but I vibe with this ship)

Tophaang ( idk what to say except it’s cute)

Les gxg

Katoph ( katara and toph are the meaning of only I can call her that)

Yuetara ( they had some cute af scenes I absolutely loved)

Sukitara ( they would kick a** together)

Yueki( if they met they would make fun of sokka)

Sukilee( they met once and I ship it)

Sukitoph(toph was actually secretly happy)

Mailee ( ty lee betrayed azula for mai)

I’m gonna make a pt2 cause tumblr ruined my post

[strangers-danger]

I saw somewhere that Netflix Avatar The Last Airbender might probably make Zuko and Katara endgame?! Then might as well make my OTP, Toph and Aang endgame too 🙏 please I love them so much

[rhinocio]

[squiddybeifong]

The Pie’s Burning

Translation Drabbles: Day Six

Pairing: Taang

Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Language: Dutch

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Aang took a deep breath, willing his hands to stop shaking as he sprinkled lychee nuts and berries into the bowl. He kept his head down and tried to withhold the blush threatening to cover his cheeks. Right across from him sat the source of his discomfort: Toph Bei Fong. She looked as if she belonged in the Fire Nation, her clothes a vibrant mix of reds and golds. He shook some salt into the bowl, stretching to grab the spoon when she refused to budge from her spot.

Toph cleared her throat, her sightless eyes narrowing in annoyance. He pretended not to notice, hastily adding milk and sugar to the mixture. He knew that she felt the nervous pounding of his heart just as well as he knew that he could never out-silence her whenever she wanted to figure out whatever it was that was bothering him.

As much as he loved her way of showing concern, he really didn’t trust himself to speak at the moment. Not about the topic at hand.

He hoped that he wouldn’t have to do this; that he wouldn’t need to confess to her. Before the war had ended she had made herself a vital part of his life but now, as they traveled the world and tried to bring peace to damaged villages, her presence in his life had grown. She already was a constant while he was awake, but now she was everywhere: in his dreams, in his thoughts, in his fantasies. He gnawed at the inside of his cheek, frustrated at his own hesitation.

She was his best friend -- even more than Bumi ever was -- he was supposed to be able to tell her everything. He heard the impatient tap of her toes against the floor and continued to ignore her and her unspoken questions, instead focusing on mixing the dough.

Over and over and over again he thought about how his confession would go and how their friendship would change. There was a chance she would say that she felt the same; but there was a larger chance that she only held platonic feelings towards him. That she would become uncomfortable in knowing about his attraction to her, that she would avoid him. But no, he knew that Toph didn’t avoid people. She had beat it into his head over and over again during his training for him not to make that mistake.

If Toph didn’t like skirting around the issue of his probably one-sided crush, she would just tell him to his face that she didn’t want to be his friend anymore and leave. Maybe she would finally go off, find some students, and settle down in a metalbending school. Maybe she would decide to stay with Zuko and help him with security in his rebuilding nation. Maybe she would go to Ba Sing Se and have a vacation with Iroh. What then?

Then he would be left alone; sure he would always have Appa and Momo travelling with him, and he would constantly get letters from Katara and Sokka and Zuko and Suki whenever they could write; but without Toph by his side, without her being his best friend he wasn’t really Aang. He would just be the Avatar.

No. He shook his head, catching himself before the destructive thinking could consume him even further. He made the mistake of glancing up, wincing a bit as he caught her look. It was honestly amazing how expressive her blind eyes were, they were so murky yet incredibly beautiful and--

No. He couldn’t. She was his best friend.

Frustrated, Toph leaned one elbow on the counter, unconcerned at the powdery flour that clung to her skin. She let out a little huff, the edges of her bangs fluttering. “I’m waiting, Twinkletoes. Get on with it.”

“Would you believe me if I said it was about those language scrolls I’ve been translating?”

“Nope.” She frowned, her nose crinkling in anger and worry, “Tell me what’s wrong, Aang.”

“I’ve been practicing on my pronunciation. I’ve really gotten better.” He forced out a laugh, quickly floating over to the oven. He lit a flame on his palm and fed the concealed fire, desperate to keep his heart rate steady. As long as he didn’t lie she wouldn’t find out…

Shaking his head from the heat, he failed to repress his jump as the short earthbender approached from behind, leaning up and placing a rough hand on his shoulder. Toph yanked him down and rapped her knuckles on the crown of his head, the curl of her lips twisting down in irritation, “You’re doing that flowy airbender thing, Twinkles. Stop avoiding the question.”

“Ik wil met je uitgaan, Toph.” I want to date you, Toph.

She blinked, her face unimpressed. Aang felt a little jolt of nervousness at her arched brow, “And what does that mean? I don’t speak ancient airbender, Twinkles.”

“Aapveren, ik weet niet waarom ik niet kan zeggen dat ik bij je wil zijn.” He stared at her face, transfixed at how the crimson of her tunic made her seem even paler than normal. Monkeyfeathers, I don’t know why I can’t just tell you that I want to be with you.

His gaze slid down to her lips and an idea sparked in his mind for half a second before he dismissed it. That would be a horrible idea. Any aspect of their friendship would be irreparably broken. But he wanted to. Dear spirits he wanted to.

Before he could stop himself, he mumbled out, “Zou je boos zijn als ik je kuste?” Toph hummed in thought, reacting more to the drastic jump in his heartbeat rather than whatever he was asking. Would you be mad if I kissed you?

He sighed, dragging his hands over his blushing face, “Natuurlijk zou je boos zijn. Je denkt dat ik alleen maar een vriend ben. Niets meer dan dat.” He felt as she poked at his shoulder, waiting for a translation he wasn’t ready to offer yet. Of course you would be mad. You think I’m only a friend. Nothing more than that.

Aang turned to her, his gray eyes widening as he realized how close she was. That horribly wonderful idea flitted back into his mind again, and he swallowed thickly. If Toph cared about their proximity or his reaction to it, her features didn't show it, but he was sure that she had noticed.

Against his better judgement, he started to lean closer, feeling as her hands came up to steady her weight on his shoulders. Their foreheads rested together and he sighed, enjoying the scent of jasmine tea and dust that clung to her. He could feel the skin of her forehead bunch up in confusion and came back to reality, jerking away from her with a snap.

He shakily rubbed the back of his neck, awkwardly mumbling out, “Sorry, zoned out a bit.” He backed away from her, barely holding back a wince as he bumped into the counter. He avoided looking at her face, knowing that after that lapse, she knew. “I think the pie is burning…”

“Twinkles…”

He all but stuck his face onto the oven’s door, sniffing exaggeratedly, “Well, would you look at that!” He needed to get out of there. “Looks like it still needs to bake some more. I’ll just go wait with Momo…”

“Aang.”

He froze, just a stride away from the door. For half a second, the idea of ignoring her again and airbending out the door flickered in his mind, but she prevented that, the tile bending up and wrapping around his ankle. She marched up to him, her face worryingly blank.

She merely stood in front of him, her arms crossed and her shoulders squared. They stood in silence for nearly a minute, each second tightening the vice around his heart and making the flutters in his stomach worsen. Still, they stayed silent: Aang out of fear, Toph out of contemplation.

The earthbender tilted her head to the side, her fingers curling into fists along the bends of her arms. Her eyebrows slowly raised in a mocking fashion, and the airbender couldn’t help but be glad that she couldn’t see his face.

“What was that?”

He wanted to sink into the ground, but he knew that it wouldn’t help; she would be able to find him. She raised her chin until they were nearly eye to eye, her expression unreadable. She waited until he finally allowed his eyes to raise to her face.

“I asked you a question, Aang. Answer it.”

The pie seemed to be burning now and he considered going back to the oven.

“No more avoiding this.”

He wriggled insecurely, fiddling with his fingertips. The monk looked away, muttering lowly, “I was going to kiss you.”

There was a beat of silence. Then it was broken by the tomboy’s humorless chuckle, “You were doing a crap job at it.”

Pewter eyes blinked once, twice, three times. Toph seemed to smirk at his dumbfounded demeanor, although she hid her face behind her bangs, apprehensively picking behind her ear. She raised herself up on her toes, smirking confidently as their noses brushed together.

He blushed down to his roots.

Toph grinned, her hands perched on his biceps for balance. Aang noticed the soft blush that covered her cheeks and felt his gaze drift down to her mouth. He licked his lips and leaned down.

She met him halfway.

[zorostan]

do u ship zutara

nope