Disclaimed.
Toph Bei Fong
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"I love you. That's my secret. No hearts. No pretty drawings. No poems or cryptic messages. I love you."
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I was never one for things of the quixotic and gushy sort. That cute, romantic way of life that just makes a girl like me want to throw up. Not that I ever had anything to throw up. At the time, the foodman of our little group was pretty incapable of just about anything except sarcastic remarks and food ingestion. And, occasionally, ideas. Occasionally. But...slowly, I guess I began to grow up. Like everyone does. I was just as much a tomboy as ever, not caring for my appearances and manners...but I was more aware of things that I never noticed before. Vocals, his hand slightly brushing against mine (on accident, I'd assume), and his swagger; he was full of himself, yet approachable.
And it all started when I was hit in the head with a belt.
I can't remember exactly what it was that he said. Maybe he apologized? But, to me, he was always the loudest, the most prominent. I could easily drown out everyone, and just hear him talking. Though it was normally a harsh boyish screech, it held a certain smoothness when he really got serious...which was a side I can't say I enjoyed. Truthfully, I found it unnerving when he was serious, because he was like the comic relief. The guy who made everyone feel lighter because of his stupidity. I remember telling him so and, hah, I wish I could've seen his face. He took it as such a compliment at first, taking about a minute to completely register the insult. Though, I have to say, he really knew how to make people laugh. If anything, he had wit.
It was too bad, though. I didn't know it then, but he already had ties to a certain girl. A certain Kyoshi warrior that I am truely friends with...but it's okay to envy friends. Right? Not that I would have ever admitted that to anyone. To the outside, I was a strong, confident girl, who barrelled through life, not taking no for an answer; an accomplished earthbender with no reason to feel any pulls of jealousy. But I was just that. I was a girl. A human. Capable of feeling emotions and things, though they never made it to the surface...unless they were the general feelings of anger or happiness. Once, I let slip an ounce of desperation. Of sadness. I was clinging to life, his hand in mine. But...it was that girl again. She saved us and I owe her my life. In all actuality, I find it funny. Hysterical. I'd shown one moment of weakness to him, a side that rarely surfaced, and then she came. And I am not being bitter.
Why should I be bitter? He chose her, not me. That's life. I'll get over it. Eventually. I'm still sixteen, with a whole life ahead. I'm not sure I'll ever find a guy who understood me quite as well as him. A guy who could cheer me up and take my food...and drop a belt on my head.
No, I won't ever find a guy like him. But...that's the least of my worries. I'm Toph Bei Fong, the greatest earthbender in the world. I'd be damned if a pathetic excuse for a man like him succeeds in bringing me down.
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Hmm, character studies...I never really thought the Tokka ship was actually hinted at in the show, until I saw the Serpant's Pass. Aah, I felt so bad for Toph right when Suki saved her I was like, "Woman! Let the poor girl drown!" Aahhaha, but I'd imagine her to be a strong girl. She'd get through an unrequited love like that all right. No bruises or cuts.
Also, I just bought a...uh...Chicken Soup book (it's so addicting!) and thought about it and thought about it. And I'm not too familiar with the character personalities of some characters. Like Toph. Though, I have to say, Sokka is pretty easy. He may be hard to draw, but he's like an every-man. I think everyone has a little bit of Sokka in them. And I think it'd be fun to give little insights of characters and what they were thinking when this happened, canon or not. But really, its a lot more of a character (and shipping) study for myself...updated sporadically when I decide to :)
Which means there is no definite pairing lineage set in stone...thing.
But that shouldn't discourage you from reviewing!
Ahaha, wow, I wonder when this'll be updated...(looks onto 2009)
Ciao
PS. Any qualms, suggestions, praise, problems you have with this depiction of Toph, tell me. She's my favorite character and I want to do justice to her personality. If you liked, say it. If you found problems with the way she was written, do tell...por favor :D
