Comments | andromeda3116: part two of the toph/mai friendship fic

andromeda3116

part two of the toph/mai friendship fic

Apr 08, 2011 13:01

Title: dog days are over
Author: andromeda3116
Rating: PG
Characters, Pairings: Just Toph and Mai in this bit. This is definitely gonna get Taangy in later chapters, though.
Summary: Mai goes with Toph to the Earth Kingdom, and neither of them go to Omashu.
A/N: Okay, now here's more meaty Toph/Mai interaction. And yeah, Mai's more depressed than ( Read more... )

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Comments 4

panaili April 8 2011, 21:25:04 UTC

Oh, I am such a huge fan of this plot! :D And I think you're hitting on Mai's relative naivety and Toph's brashness perfectly. I think it would be interesting to see Mai giving Toph some noblewoman advice re: running a country if the plot allows for it, given Toph's unfortunate situation. I'm not sure if Toph's education would be as precise as Mai's in regard to that.

Also, this line: "Altruism?" Toph asked airily. "That something you eat?" HILARIOUS XD

somniumweb April 9 2011, 03:03:18 UTC

I like where this is going. Mai attempting a self-sufficient lifestyle and Toph there to push for it. This will be fun.

marybwolf April 9 2011, 16:38:34 UTC

I'm loving the bonding, and also how you're playing on Toph's noblewoman upbringing and her sense of duty and responsibility to Omashu and its people even though she shouldn't really feel anything for it while still using her straightforward nature and sense of humor.

It's interesting, too, to see under Mai's tough exterior and getting the sense of her actual naivete about a world that isn't "Courtly." It's wonderful for her to be willing to learn, but I would probably agree with Toph-- and with the idea that Toph didn't have to learn it on her own, so why should she leave Mai to sink or swim?

feral_shrew April 10 2011, 06:20:28 UTC

What is it with Fire Nation nobles and assuming that they'll just do fine on their own in Earth Kingdom? Well... that leaves Mai in Zuko's company, again, but here the shoe fits. As much as I sympathize with her, she's known for at least half her life that Zuko (while cute) has fewer social graces than an angry turtleduck. This still makes much more sense in the long run than Mai suddenly liking politics/social interaction/just having Zuko as her friend (while sharing him with his job and his duty).

Mai and Toph are freaking adorable, though, and I love the entire thought process with Toph's umbrella and inability to admit defeat.