A long time ago, or what seems like a long time ago, I offered glockgal a trade. She drew me some lovely Mei x Gaara fanart and I agreed to write AangxToph fic in return. :) It's a fandom first for me, so I hope I did justice to this pairing. Toph is kind of my favorite character so I'm a little nervous putting this out there. D: I'm a little
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WELL I WILL EXPRESS SOON, IN DETAIL. BUT FOR NOW ALL I CAN DO IS CAPS LOCK IN SQUEE AND JOY ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THEY ALL ARE AND HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS FIC. THANK YOU!!!!
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I'm really glad you liked it. To be honest, it started with a simple idea and totally ran away from me. I finally posted it because the more I fiddled, the longer the story became!
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Seriously, when I daydream about Toph/Aang as I am wont to do, this is exactly the story I wish for. I love love LOVE the voice you use for Toph, so frustrated with people making things obscure, so gravitating towards the things and people who she can feel herself with. And her relationship with Aang is perfection; you let them both be warm, real, changing and growing people with flaws and foibles who understand that despite their Epic Adventure, destiny isn't a set thing.
The dialogue is flawless and I love the care and affection with which you've clearly treated all the characters, from people who don't actually appear like Zuko to people who have such an intricate, delicate relationship with Toph, like Iroh. I could just wrap myself up in this story and be happy all day long. *g*
Thank you so much for writing it!
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But I think you can tell that I love Toph. She is my favorite character and when I was watching the series, I actually thought she would become Aang's new romantic interest when she appeared. I was surprised when she didn't because I always thought Aang and Toph seemed to strike a better balance.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Also I love that you mentioned the vision of Toph. It fits perfectly with the story! Great job. ^_^
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I love how it starts, like. From the moment I read this line:
but she measures the distance by the length of Aang’s sighs
I knew your version of Toph and Aang would be the version I envision and adore.
like fissures in the stone no matter how many smiles he plasters over them.
ARGGGHHHH the rock/earth analogies and small punning is just so sublime. I LOVE HOW YOU WRITE TOPH'S THOUGHTS. SO MUCH.
the shape of his his heel and the small rounded toes as clear to her as a thumbprint.
*crying* Okay, I feel now that I just want to c&p pretty much every line you write, because it is so delightful and tangible which is so essential when writing someone like Toph. I feel like I'm truly reading this fic through her other senses ( ... )
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And I absolutely had to address the scene in the marsh because I honestly thought at that point that Katara would end up with Zuko and that Aang would move on to an interest in Toph. I was kinda disappointed when it didn't happen. Glad you enjoyed it! I love the fanart you made for me so I really wanted to make something worthy in return. :)
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