Author's Notes: Fifty one-sentence drabbles oh-so-cleverly entitled Fifty. Sometimes I just get so many random ideas that would never develop into full oneshots that simple one-sentence drabbles appear, and thus this list was born. I didn't really use a prompt list, just my dictionary and whatever popped into my mind at the time. Mmm... they're in alphabetical order (for absolutely no reason whatsoever), and the numbers stand for the order I wrote them in. My favorite has to be Slip-Up (#20). Endlessly amusing to me. XD
Be warned: There is much punctuation murder here.
And lastly, review, for I have to baby-sit tomorrow!
Alisa
Fifty
13. Antonym
He couldn't decide if she was a woman stuck in a child's body or a child stuck in a woman's.
25. Articulate
He told her off once for always picking on him and she, in a fit of rage, had stormed off, but not before screaming, "I only do it because I love you!"
49. Attachment
Man cannot live on bread alone—he always thought that was a funny saying, as living a life by himself, just him and his boomerang and his machete, sounded like a pretty good life, full of hunting and fishing and eating, those sorts of good, manly things; but really, it wasn't until after the War, until he was alone, just him and his boomerang and his machete, that no matter how appealing the food looked or smelled, it never tasted as good as it would have if she had been at his side.
19. Axiom
The two of them are like why the sky is blue—one of life's unexplainable truths.
2. Bath
She's walked in on him bathing before, but it doesn't matter—she's blind; when he walks in on her, however, it's another story altogether.
14. Boundary
He wouldn't have known she had been watching over him as he slept if he hadn't seen the outline of a tiny hand in the dirt next to his sleeping bag.
17. Brushes
She had always wanted to know what he looked like, and her hands painted the perfect picture.
23. Cliché
If this isn't love, than I don't know what is—that's what Sokka couldn't help but think, no matter how unoriginal, as he continued to argue with Toph.
26. Conquering
After Yue and Suki, he was afraid to love; but with her, he just couldn't help himself—with her, he didn't have to be afraid.
42. Different
When he thinks of fleeting love, of star-crossed lovers, he thinks of Yue; when he thinks of instant attraction, of two people thrown together, he thinks of Suki; but when he thinks of growing love, of the idea of forever, he can't help but think of Toph, the one who's actually holding his hand.
10. Discombobulate
He liked using funny words and she liked throwing rocks; it all worked out in the end.
6. Dreamer
Her hand is warm in his, but her lips against his are warmer; skin is hot, soft, hair tickling his face as she smiles at him, laughs for no reason; she pushes him, hard, against a wall, body flush against his, hot breath dancing across his face as she leans into him—he has the strangest dreams.
7. Electricity
"Isn't the spark we have just shocking?" he'd asked, grinning, before she promptly punched his shoulder.
46. Empathy
"I don't want you to hate me"—that's what she said, pushing his heart back into his hands, curling dusty fingers around his own; "maybe, when I'm older, but not now—but please, just don't hate me," and he knew he couldn't.
50. End
It never occurred to him that she could die—sure, they were old, and sure, she had been sick for a while now, but really, it was Toph... how could she just up and die like that when he was right here, waiting for her like he always was?; so maybe he was a little crazy to be angry at her for dying, but really, he would never be able to take care of the family by himself, not without her, not by himself, not when she was gone, and oh, just why did she leave him?
36. Enlightenment
She disappeared once, before any of them had gotten up, and hadn't returned until well past lunch; it was during that time of frantic searching and desperate pleading with the spirits that he realized just how much he would miss her if she was gone, and why he would miss her so much—it wasn't the why that startled him, it was the how much.
21. Goggle
"There's only one person you can gawk at," she said, attempting to wrap her arms around his neck (why was he so tall?), "and that's me"—he agreed, albeit grudgingly.
29. Genesis
Gentle hands like a warm breeze on his face, soft lips as tempting as the sweetest fruit, pale skin as brilliant as moonlight on still waters, dark hair as smooth as the blackest night, wide eyes like the fathomless stars—it was like the beginning all over again.
38. Homonym
She'd only heard him swear once, and it was the most beautiful thing they'd ever done.
44. Hyperactive
He'd never seen her like this before (off the wall—ooh, in the wall was the only thing he could think of), jumping around and throwing rocks and giggling when she nearly knocked Katara out (but then again, so was he), acting freer than he'd ever seen her, acting open and frankly, acting pretty crazy (it would take forever to fix that hole in the wall!), and when she traipsed over to him and threw her arms around his neck and spun him around until he was seeing spots (and kissed him, did he mention that?), he decided she could be hyper whenever she wanted, even if it meant he would be spending the next two weeks fixing that hole in the wall.
41. Idiom
Toph and Sokka argued, and they argued a lot; Katara would wince and walk into the next room, Aang and Momo following her—but what Katara and Aang didn't understand (what they would never understand), is that it is always easier to talk if you're yelling.
40. Idiosyncrasy
Over the years, there were a lot of things he learned about Toph—how she took her tea, when it was best to avoid her during the month, why she liked her bangs so much, what her favorite thing about Earthbending was (what her favorite thing about him was); he learned every quirk of her, every strange trait and interesting little habit, until he was sure he knew it all—and then she would go and surprise him with something completely out of the blue (but then again, maybe that was a eccentricity within itself).
37. Inquisitive
"I have a natural curiosity"—that's what he said after so idiotically eating something from the wall of a cave, and she couldn't help the thought passing through her mind: You can be naturally curious with me.
24. Irony
He was being as stubborn as an icefall during spring and she wasn't sure if she liked it.
47. Kaleidoscope
Contentment, anger, joy, jealousy, pride, apprehension, comfort, confusion, empathy, happiness, (dare he think it?) love—all of it, swirling inside of him like a kaleidoscope of emotions, and all the while, and one turning the dial was her.
48. Labyrinthine
What they had, it was… confusing, to say the least; he wasn't quite sure what they were—was it right to be (in love) with your best friend, when she still punches you when you say something stupid or holds onto your arm when she's scared (not that she'd admit it) or wakes you up in the middle of the night when she Bends in her sleep?; he wasn't quite sure what he was to her and he wasn't quite sure if he was happy not knowing.
12. Lorelei
He was a boatman without earplugs and she had the most tempting voice—the crash was inevitable.
4. Magnet
He is amazed at how she can magnetize rocks to her body; she is amazed how he can be so magnetic.
8. Marked
She punched him so hard once that it formed a nasty bruise the next day—Katara called it a mark of tough love and nearly got herself one, too.
11. Misinformed
Toph had never been quite as angry as the time Sokka suggested she had a crush on Aang—was he really that blind?
5. Nerve
She has some nerve, just walking up to him and kissing him like that—he decides he likes it.
15. Pandora
He wasn't quite sure what would come out of her box when it was opened, but he was willing to find out.
16. Presage
Toph had heard what had happened to Yue and then to Suki—she was always just a little more cautious around Sokka after that.
27. Pristine
There was something about the tiny baby in his arms, something so fragile and delicate and innocent, something so pure and untainted that it was indescribable, the feeling inside of him that made his heart swell up and his eyes cloud over; "it's love," his sister tells him as he looks down at the little girl in his arms—his daughter.
9. Questionable
He told her once that she could be sweet when she wanted to be, and she asked him if that meant he could be anything less than obnoxious sometimes too.
33. Quintessence
He loved watching her sleep—her chest would rise and fall smoothly, her pale lips would be parted gently, an arm would be slipped around his neck as her face pressed into his shoulder; but even more so, he loved to watch her Bend, to watch her perform the sharp, strong movements with an unadulterated grace and her lips curl into that particular grin—he loved to watch her in her element.
32. Quixotic
One day she woke up to flowers next to her head; one day he made her cake for lunch; one day he sang her a song he wrote himself, no matter how embarrassed it made her feel—holding his hand as he placed a light kiss on her cheek, Toph decided she liked it when Sokka was unpredictable.
18. Reiki
It always amazed Sokka how much better he felt after Toph touched his hand or held his arm.
39. Remedy
She punched him so hard once that he bruised, and then all the next day he whined and complained until she mocked, "Does baby want me to kiss it better?"; and when she did, he couldn't help but grin and say, "While you're at it, I have a cut on my lip—could you take care of that, too?"
45. Revolution
A girl and a boy cannot be "just friends"—for the longest time, he though that he and Toph defied that saying; that was before she kissed him, though, and before he kissed her back.
30. Rouge
They all got new clothing when they infiltrated the Fire Nation, dresses, pants, sashes, arm bands, shoes, in reds and oranges and pinks—he had to admit she looked good in red.
22. Selective
Sokka and Toph, Toph and Sokka, written everywhere in the dirt; when Katara asked her about it, Toph just shrugged and said, "That's all he's taught me so far."
1. Signs
Her eyes are wide and pale and milky and bright, just like the moon—he wonders if Yue is trying to tell him something.
28. Sisyphus
With her, it was one step forward and two steps back—say something nice at the wrong time, try to make a move and end up eating a mouthful of dirt, try to be smooth and offend everyone; he was pushing a too big rock up a too steep hill and he wasn't sure how much push he had left in him.
43. Slender
He'd never noticed just how petite she was under that loose clothing (just how well her head would fit under his chin, how well his hands would hug her waist, how well her chest would press into his ribs) until she was crushed against him, the Earth under them and a rather disgruntled Airbender on top—he only hoped she couldn't feel how his heart was beating.
20. Slip-Up
She called him "Snuggles" once instead of "Snoozles"; Katara was always a little suspicious after that.
3. Stained
She is surprised—and yet, not quite so—that he is the only one who can stain her cheeks quite as pink.
34. Triturated
Seeing her with him—he didn't like to admit, but it hurt more than he ever imagined it could; it was like his heart was one of the rocks she so easily turned to dust without batting an eyelash, and there was nothing he could do about it but hope to heal.
31. Twitterpated
He tried to kiss her once—leaned over the bowl of berries they were sharing and ended up catching the corner of her mouth—and she choked and pushed him away with a "what are you doing!"; he just pulled the dish from her slack fingers and tried again—who was the one who said that the third time was always the charm?