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The Past Present, Chapter 1 part 2

The sun had set long ago and Lin still sat in her desk chair with a pen and a piece of paper. She kept looking at it hoping that the words would magically appear on the paper and she wouldn't have to write them. They didn't of course, nothing ever did go how she wanted. In all honesty she had no idea how to start the letter, this was something that she hadn't planned beforehand. So she just started writing as the words came to her. She was careful, mindful of them. The pen felt smooth on her fingers and the ink stiff on the paper. She kept writing, pouring herself into the paper like she never had done before. She thought of her pain, her sorrow. The ugly times and the moments she lost hope of things getting better. She continued, tears slipping from her eyes as she tried to swallow the knot in her throat. She felt broken, lost and confused. It was as if her mind wasn't working probably. She wouldn't be surprised if she had lost it by now. Toph had joked once that she was too emotional and that made her weaker than her. Those words stuck with her, they marked her soul and not for the better. She couldn't even understand how she was feeling, only that it was her time to go. Like something had snapped. Maybe it was all the years of problems finally crashing down on her, or the feelings she shoved into the back of her mind. It didn't matter now, nothing did.

When she was done, she looked at the paper. She was far from satisfied but didn't have the strength to rewrite it. She just sighed and folded it neatly, placing it on her bed. She looked at her room, it felt like she was in another dimension. Nothing seemed familiar anymore. She didn't belong here, never had.

Maybe a shower would clear her head. She grabbed some clothes and a towel and walked towards the bathroom closing the door behind her. She started to shed her uniform, and she avoided the mirror. Hopping into the shower she turned it on, it was cold. Suyin probably had used all the hot water and now she had to settle for this. She scrubbed her body angrily, scratching and hurting herself while doing it. She hated this feeling, she hated this fucking family. She hated how they made her feel. She would never be enough. Enough of a daughter, a sister, a cop… a friend. The pain in her cheek made her snap back to reality and she finished her shower after washing the soap off.

She dried her body just as carelessly and started getting dressed. A simple tank top and blank slacks. She walked towards the door and grabbed the handle, but before turning it she looked at the sink. The mirror was on top, she could see it with her peripheral vision. She walked closer and slowly looked up. There were bags under her eyes and bruising was forming on her right side of her face. She stared for what felt like ages, trying to find the courage to move on. She had to change the bandages just like the nurse had taught her. Slowly she reached her face and started unraveling her bandages. She was looking down at the sink, too scared to see what would be starting back at her when she looked up. Toph was right, she was weak. Her eyes stung as she inhaled sharply before slowly raising her head.

She cried the moment she saw herself. She looked wrong. The scars were red and angry and incredibly painful. She was disfigured, ugly. Who the fuck would want her now? She wasn't the nicest, friendliest or even kindest. As selfish as it sounded, she relied on her beauty to make connections with people. And now that had been taken from her.

Everything was eventually taken from her. She grabbed the sink edges in anger. Everything would always be snatched from her. But she would never allow this to happen again, she was going to make sure this was the last time anyone took anything from her. It was a promise.

When she walked out of the bathroom she looked at the clock down the hall, it was two in the morning. She sighed and walked back to her room, stopping in front of Su’s room. The light was out and the door unlocked, she opened it quietly and saw Su sleeping on her bed peacefully. The bags were made, now sitting at the edge of the bed. She wanted to hug her, to hold her. Spirits knew she needed it, to be comforted by someone. But if she got close and Su woke up, they would only fight all over again. So Lin walked out and closed the door.

Walking back she passed her mother’s office, she turned back and walked in. Books were on the shelves alongside pottery Su and she had made for her mother many years ago. Toph never really used her office, yet here it sat. Lin remembered helping Suyin with her homework at that desk. The many mountains of paperwork she had to help Toph with even as a young kid. Always helping her mother, her idol.

Lin looked at a miniature figure of Toph that sat on her desk. One she had made herself when teaching Lin metalbending. She grabbed the figure and felt the edges in her palm.

“You have to be patient but determined if you want to be as good as me one day, kid. Though I doubt it, you're too much of a lily-liver.” Toph had joked.

She sat the figure down and walked back to her room. The hall seemed endless as she walked back. She felt like the floor was swallowing her with each step. She reached her room and grabbed her uniform, she took the badge out and pocket it and folded the clothes. She placed them neatly on the bed alongside her cables.

She stared at her shelves when a particular thing caught her eyes. She walked towards it, grabbing the object from the top shelf. She smiled as she caressed the stuffed badgermole her mother had given her years ago as a birthday gift. She was probably five at that time, Toph had taken her to see the badgermoles back in Gaoling. She remembered how happy she felt that day. It was one of her favorite memories with her mother.

Lin sat on her bed staring at the animal when the front door opened and closed. She could hear Toph sighing and her footsteps as she approached her room. Lin could see Toph’s shadow from under the door’s edge. She didn't move her gaze as she waited for something to happen. Did Toph want to talk? Heaven knew she needed it. But of course, that didn't happen. Toph walked away from the door and Lin could hear her mother’s room door open and close. Tears pricked her eyes as she laid down in bed. Of course she would carry this pain alone. She always did. She hugged the stuffed animal tightly as she laid in bed, she cried quietly not wanting to alert her mother or sister.

Lin laid for an hour when she got up from bed, her eyes still puffy from the crying. She grabbed the bag with the money and settled it next to her uniform and the note. With one last look around her room and grabbing the stuffed animal she opened the window and climbed out, closing it behind her. She didn't know where she was going, all she knew was that she would never come back.

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Lin walked towards a bridge, the moon was full and bright in the sky. She wondered if Kya was having trouble sleeping. Lin remembered Kya telling her about her sleepless nights whenever the moon was full. She walked into the middle of the bridge looking down at the water as she leaned into the railing. The night was quiet and relaxed, the rhythmic sounds of the city were in the background. She sighed and looked back at the stuffed animal. It felt nice to be alone, maybe she didn't have to do this. But again, it's not like they would care. Toph would probably shrug it off and Su would even cheer. She climbed on the railing looking at the moon and feeling the cold air in her hair. She looked down, a fall from this height would be fatal without a doubt. Maybe she could just go back and-

“Hey! Get down from there will ya? You’ll fall and die moron.” An old man reprimanded.

Lin looked behind her to see an old man standing looking back at her. She ignored him.

“Hey! You deaf?!”

“I can hear you old man.” Lin responded irritated.

The man huffed. “You're one crazy kid standing there. You suicidal or something? Because either you're mad or want to die. Or both!” He said, stepping closer.

“Who cares.” Lin shrugged.

“I don't know, your parents probably?”

Lin laughed, dryly and low. “Never knew my father and my mother doesn't give a flying fuck.”

“Go back home kid. She's probably waiting for you.” He said slowly walking towards her.

Forget it. She would have to go back and justify where she was. If not, she would have to go back to work with her face hurting as much as it was. Toph wouldn't really care about her pain, she never did. Su would be gone and her family torned. It wouldn't matter anyways, it never did.

Lin looked back with a dead stare holding her stuffed animal in her hands. “Will you do me a favor?”

“If it's gonna get you down from that ledge sure” The man walked closer.

Lin threw the stuffed animal at the man. “Give that to Chief Beifong for me.”

“What are you-“ The man didn’t get to finish his words when Lin jumped from the railing and into the water below. He ran as fast as he could but was far too late to grab her. He stared down in horror, yelling for help as her body descended.

You know… It was euphoric. The wind in her face, her heart beating faster than the speed of light. She wondered if this was what flying felt like. She felt free, but just for a second. So many thoughts flooded her mind as she looked at the water, everything was going so fast yet so slow. One feeling burned into her chest as the water approached. Regret. She regretted jumping the moment her feet left the ledge. She could've fixed things back home. She could've sat down and talked to Toph about her feelings, she probably wouldn't have been heard but maybe she would. If things hadn't worked out after it she could've gone to Temple Island and asked for a transfer at work. She could've asked Bumi about joining the army. But now it was too late, she had sealed her fate in one mindless act. She would hit the water in seconds, and if she was lucky the impact would kill her at once. If not she would drown, unable to swim due to her broken bones and lack of energy.

Lin raised her hand towards the sky, she yelled but she could hear no sound coming out. It all happened so fast she didn't even get to react. Her body hit the water at a horrifying speed, the last thing she remembered was a sharp and immense pain in her back, then everything went black.

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Su snapped from her sleep and looked out of her window. Her breath was unsteady as she quickly stood up from bed and walked down the hall to Toph's room. Something compelling her to go to her mother.

“Mom?” She said as she opened the door.

Toph lifted her head confused. “Su? What is it?”

The girl walked towards her mother's bed, getting up and under the sheets.

“Su?” Toph asked again, confused.

“I had a nightmare, can I stay here?”

Toph rolled to face her daughter. “Sure, you're already here.”

Su got closer to her mother, cuddling her and laying her head on her shoulder.

“Mom?” Suyin whispered.

“Mm?”

“I don't want to go…”

Toph sighed. “Su… it's what's best for everyone.”

Su started crying softly. “But I don't want to leave you.”

Toph just hugged her daughter. “And I don't want you to leave badgermole, but our actions have consequences.” She said while caressing Su’s hair.

Eventually she calmed down and fell asleep. Toph just sighed before cuddling closer to her daughter and falling asleep holding her.

Before the sun had risen she was awoken by her office telephone ringing. She cursed before getting up from her bed and walking to the other room.

“Chief Beifong speaking.”

“Chief sorry to bother you at this time, there was a call of a jumper tonight, a woman, we have an eyewitness at the station giving us his information and the woman's description. He also said he wanted to give you something in person. Something the victim left. A toy of sorts? He wishes to talk to you immediately.”

“Officer, do you know what time it is? My shift starts in a few hours, let me sleep. I'll check the report when I get there later and call the man myself.”

She hung up the telephone and went back to bed where Suyin was waiting.

“You're leaving?” Su asked sleepily.

Toph crawled under the covers and cuddled Su close to her chest. “No, I'm here with my family now. I can deal with it in the morning.”

Suyin nodded and rested her head on Toph’s chest. The blind earthbender rubbing circles on her daughter's back. I can deal with it in the morning, nothing can be more important than being here for my child.

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Morning came and soon Toph got ready to leave. She woke up Suyin to get ready so the train wouldn't leave her. The girl sighed defeated but obeyed her mother's orders. Toph didn't feel Lin around the house but knowing how puntual she was, the girl was probably already at the station by now.

“Did you say goodbye to your sister?” Toph asked her daughter.

“No, she most likely left before having to see us. She probably hates my guts if I'm honest.”

Toph frowned. “You should go to the station before you leave and say goodbye, she's still your sister Su.”

“Yeah, Yeah whatever.” Su dismissed her.

Toph rolled her eyes and with a kiss and a hug she left the house.

The morning felt off but Toph dismissed it. She continued her walk down the station, it was her morning exercise every day. The city was loud as alway, vivacious as ever. She arrived at the station to be greeted by Saikhan.

“Morning Chief!”

“Morning-”

“Lin isn't with you?” He asked, confused.

“Isn't she already here?” Toph asked back, puzzled.

“No. No one has seen her since yesterday morning. Not after she got injured.”

Toph sighed irritated. “I told her to cover for Song, I thought she was here already. We are having a word when she gets here.”

Saikhan nodded and continued walking by her side.

“Brief me with everything.” She asked.

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Su continued getting ready, her train wouldn't leave for about two more hours so she had time to kill. She showered, ate breakfast and finished getting dressed, she was ready to go and with an hour to kill. Now the only thing missing was her favorite pair of earrings. They weren't hers but Lin never cared if she used them. So she walked to her sister’s room and was intrigued by a bag on her bed.

To Su’s shock, the bag was filled with money, a lot of it. Lin’s uniform was also there, with her cables. So she hadn't gone to work that day. Su was puzzled by this but soon saw the folded sheet of paper and grabbed it without thinking much of it. She unfolded it and started reading.

“I don't know how to start this but, here I go. Su, you're probably the one reading this because you know, mom's blind and all but I just need you to know this wasn't your fault, or mom's. I've been feeling tired for a while and things kept mounting on, I just want to make one thing clear. It wasn't your fault. Or anyone's. I'm just… I'm tired and I don't think I can keep going anymore. Things keep getting worse and I can't handle seeing my family be torn apart like this. I love you, I love mom too. I just want to be free but I don't think I can do it in this life. I'll never be a good enough daughter, or sister, or even officer. I think it's time for me to go.

Su...Bet you're gonna be really happy to be an only child like you wanted. Mom will be happy to have one less thing to worry about. I left some money you can take to Gaoling with you. Buy some nice clothes or not, whatever you do with the money is up to you. I'm sorry I wasn't a good sister Su, I really gave it my all. I tried to keep you out of trouble and guide you into a better path but I failed miserably. I care for you, I always have. I know you probably hate my guts and that's fine, I understand. I forgive you either way, you're my little sister. I just wished things had been better between us.

Mom… I'm sorry things ended like this. I wish I had been what you expected of a daughter and an officer. I didn't mean to disappoint you. I just wanted you to be proud of me. I really tried, but I was just not good enough. Just know that I always gave the best of me in everything I did, especially for you. I'm proud to be your daughter, just wished you had been proud to be my mom.

I love you both, I'm sorry.

-Lin”

Suyin felt her blood run cold as she ran to her mother’s office phone. She started calling the precinct as her heart felt like it would explode.

“Mom, pick up! Mom!” She yelled into the receiver.

Unable to reach her mother after many calls she called the only other number she remembered.

“Air temple island, Master Katara speaking.” Katara said as she responded to the call.

“Katara! Katara! Mom! You need to call mom!” Su yelled frantically.

Katara gripped the receiver tighter as she listened to her distressed niece. “Sweetie! Sweetie! Slowdown what happened!?” Katara gestured to a near acolyte to get Aang.

“MOM! Call Mom!” She broke down and started crying.

“Where are you Su?” Now Katara was worried sick thinking the worst.

“Home! Call mom! Please call mama!”

“Are you hurt!?”

“No! No! Just get mom! Get my mom! It’s Lin!” Su couldn’t stop sobbing to the point she was barely understandable.

“Is Lin hurt!?” Katara asked frantically.

“No- Yes! I don’t know! Just get my mom!”

“Su, I need to know if Lin is hurt!”

“I don't know! She left a note and she’s not - JUST GET MY FUCKING MOM!” Now Suying was screaming.

Katara yelled for Aang, Tenzin and Kya, she didn't know what was going on but they needed to act fast. Soon enough the three of them rushed into the room with worried looks on their faces.

“Something happened with Lin, Aang and Tenzin go get Toph. Kya help me get Su!”

“What do you mean something happened to Lin?!” Kya asked worriedly. “What the fuck did Toph do now!?” She yelled.

“Kya calm down, I don’t know what happened but I think it’s bad. We just have to rush there and see her condition.” Katara calmed her daughter.

Katara went back to the phone where she could still hear Su sobbing. “Su, Baby stay where you are, I’m on my way to get you. Uncle is getting mom okay? Stay there.” Katara tried calming her.

“Hurry!” Suyin sobbed more.

The group took two bisons and headed each to their locations, rushing in hopes to make it in time to whatever was happening.

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Kyalin x random tweets

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i love you sm. ur the greatest person ever

THANK U SM. I NEEDED IT. AND U TOO

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Another comic! This is just my own scar HC

This comic is set years ago when Kya came back to Republic City for a visit. Kyalin is not a thing yet, so Lin doesn’t realize how much her touch effects Kya.

A lot of people wanted to know how Kya got her scar so (with the help of @dont-blame-it-on-the-kids) we came up with a hc!

TW Violence:

She was attacked by a man after she slept with her wife in Ba Sing Se. He put a knife to her throat when he figured it out and almost managed to kill her before his wife knocked him out. Kya was (understandably) really shaken by what happened and went home, but she didn’t want Katara or Aang to find out. I think she really didn’t want them to think that she couldn’t take care of herself.

Lin saw the scar, of course, but don’t want to press her. She has her own scars and knows how annoying she finds it when people ask her. She does ask once however (insert comic here).

I love the idea of the sexual tension between them for (lowkey) YEARS. Even before Lin realized she had feelings for Kya. I just love it...

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as somebody who had abusive parents and had a very traumatic childhood it's very upsetting to see how lin was treated in S3. she's expected to forgive her sister and her family for what they did. it wasn't lin's fault at all but nickelodeon doesn't care. they made it all okay and pretended like nothing was wrong!! look lin forgives suyin!! we're all good again!!

this is something abuse victims already have to go through. they have to hear their friends or colleagues say "well they're family!! just forgive them!! " or "they didn't mean it!! you used to love that person right?? you were in a relationship!! forgive them!! "

this is a form of gas lighting. it leads the victims to believe that the abuse they went through wasn't real or wasn't as bad. so then the victims are more susceptible to abuse.

we should be teaching kids that's it's okay to not forgive people. you have a right to not forgive someone that hurt you or someone you loved. it doesn't excuse you to be a bad person and hurt other people. it's okay to be angry and upset. your feelings are valid they are human.

im very disappointed with how nickelodeon handled lin's relationship with suyin and toph. they're teaching kids that you need to forgive your abusers no matter what. that is disgusting.

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helicopters, drones, planes and thousands of firemen are currently trying to control fires in 10 different locations in southern Turkey. so far, three people have died, hundreds of animals have perished and several settlements are being evacuated.

A WHOLE country is on fire please that is not something you can underestimate.

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we need #HELP

PLEASE take the time to learn about what is happening in Turkey at the moment

this is not a joke.

TURKEY IS BEING BURNT DOWN! and It’s not a natural disaster, it’s arson. literal terror. a crime. there are 58 fires going on in 17 different cities. this has been going on for 2 days. people are dying, losing their homes.

helicopters, drones, planes and thousands of firemen are currently trying to control fires in 10 different locations in southern Turkey. so far, three people have died, hundreds of animals have perished and several settlements are being evacuated.

A WHOLE country is on fire please that is not something you can underestimate.

please use your voice for us.

please dont stay in silence.

TWITTER TAGS

#TürkiyeYanıyor

#PrayforTurkey

SIGN THE PETITION

HOW TO HELP

You can deposit your cash donations by typing "MANAVGAT YARDIM" in the explanation section, to the account numbered Adalya Health Education and Culture Foundation, Vakıf Bank Lara Branch (TL) IBAN: TR22 0001 5001 5800 7273 6305 85.

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thinkin about road to redemption azula being allowed to come to dinner with zuko and the gaang since mai and ty lee are out of town and combined the remaining six can take her since her bending has been really weak lately

and she's kind of traipsing behind zuko, eyes on the floor, not saying anything but definitely listening to the conversations people are having. aang tries to include her bc as much as everyone is wary of her, azula's still a kid like them. unfortunately his "right, azula?"s don't draw her in and seem to just make her uncomfortable, so aang figures she just needs more time and just tries to watch for if she needs anything.

it's actually toph that gets her to crack. azula knows she's blind, but somehow this goblin is staring straight into her eyes. every time azula looks at her, she's looking back, and she pulls a face when katara says something azula thinks is stupid and it takes So Much to not laugh since she's trying to make a good impression. toph keeps pulling faces and slowly azula's smile can't be contained.

and then sokka notices her smiling- not that mean one she used to do- and calls her on it. she stumbles through explaining that toph was being funny, and toph flat out denies it with a mischievous grin clear on her face. sokka comes in with the "aw toph azula has a crush on you" and azula is finally there, present, engaged even if she's defending herself from sokka and toph's jokes at her expense. (katara dutifully keeps her mouth shut and has a side convo with suki). the conversation moves on with her a part of it after that, and later as they leave and start off on their separate ways- the gaang to the palace and azula to her facility for a therapeutic debrief- toph punches sokka's arm and azula catches him saying "nice work toph" with that stupid smile on his face when he looks back at zuko and azula walking together.

toph falls back and offers to walk azula to the facility because she knows a little bit of what it feels like to be watched by a personal entourage 24/7, and on the way there they get to know each other and they briefly lose azula's guards in a market so toph can buy her the fried komodo-dragon on a stick she'd been craving for the past few weeks.

when they get to where azula needs to be, toph squeezes her shoulder and smiles at her. "y'know, you're not so bad, hotstuff."

"aren't you usually more creative with your little pet names?"

"eh, you liked it though." and azula did, bc she maybe has a friend now who isn't scared of her and tries to make her laugh, and it's startling, the easy way toph talks to her.

anyway, toph is azula's friend and is really important to her rehabilitation and i think that's neat

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Spicy Linzumi

Lin riding Izumi's strap on while Izumi whispers things like "cum for me babygirl" to her.

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Another Mama Toph/Lil' Lin moment because why not.

Sometimes when Toph is thinking about something intensely or just brooding, her mind loses focus of the vibrations of the earth and her eyes subconsciously wander and 'look' for things to focus on.

Whenever Lin sees her Mama brooding and her eyes shake, she’ll put her hands on Toph’s cheeks to pull her out of her thoughts. Toph always smiles at this because her Little Badgermole is super observant and knows that all it takes for Toph to focus again is the feeling of Lin’s little chubby hands on her cheeks.

They usually spend the next few minutes after talking about something silly while Toph traces Lin’s features with her fingers. Lin doesn't mind, though. After all, it is quality time with Mama.

BLESS YOU

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album aesthetics:

“folklore” by Taylor Swift (2020)

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18. "You have beautiful soul"! - Lin/Kya II, please?

During their family vacation on the Ember Island, Lin and Kya shared a room. Their schedule was pretty much the same, that's why it struck Kya when Lin only came back to their room when she was already after a shower and ready to go to sleep.

"Oh, so I won't sleep alone tonight?" Kya joked.

"What?" Lin asked confused.

"You were gone for so long! I thought you got kidnapped or something!"

"Kya, that's absurd," Lin serious with a serious tone.

"So, where were you?"

Lin hesitated with the answer,

"I um... Your dad offered a um... a spiritual training..."

"And you agreed?" Kya asked excited.

"Well, I um... yeah," Lin said with a blush. "I thought that, you know, you, Tenzin and even Bumi know this stuff, so... why not? But please, don't tell my mum. She'll probably say I'm nuts."

"I can see that," Kya chuckled. "So, what was the first lesson?"

"It was aura reading. He explained the basics and I tried, but I didn't seem to grasp it..."

"Try it on me," Kya cut Lin off.

"But I... I didn't manage to read anyone yet-"

"Trust me," Kya said getting up. She grabbed Lin's hands and faced her. "Don't focus on the details, okay? Let the image blur and then notice the colors. You got this," she smiled. Lin did as she was told. After a couple of minutes Kya asked, "What color is my aura?"

"Violet? I think..." she said with uncertainty.

"Yeah, that likely," Kya smiled. "Wanna know what color yours is?" Lin nodded. "It's green."

"What does it mean?" she asked.

"It means you're a hardworking and responsible person," Kya said softly. "You care about others and you love nature. You have a beautiful soul, Lin Beifong."

Lin, to hide a blush, let go of Kya's hands and turned around to gather her things for the shower. Kya sat down on her bed and watched the earthbender, who rushed to the door. She stopped at the door, turned around and said,

"I think your soul is also beautiful."

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NAH STOP IT. I NEED, NO, WE NEED GOOD MENTAL HEALTH. SO, Here's some fluff hc's about Lin and Toph.(-that nobody rlly asked for)

Sometimes when Lin does something impressive, Toph can't hold herself, blurting out words like "you know what that was fckng amazing", "wow, ok damn Lin", "that's a Beifong everyone take some notes"

And she immediately knows that those simple words made her daughters day by hearing her heartbeat going like crazy and the event ends with both of them smiling on their way home.

Well, say anything you want but I KNOW Toph was super protective about Lin. She never shows that side to her but Lin sometimes got to see her mother shouting to a unrespectful officer something like,

"If you ever, EVER- with her gut-wrenching sharp tone that even makes her shiver-, try to say something like that to my officer- she realizes Lin watching her so she doesn't says "daughter" but Lin knows who she was talking about already- you out of this fcking department. Did you hear me?"

After that, officer quickly runs away and Lin walks to her mother, with a smirk on her face."Wow, he must really annoyed you, I assume?"

"Yeah, you assumed correct, officer. Get back to work." she says trying her best to cover up her intentions but she knows Lin will keep her tease about this. "Now!" she orders and with that, luckily Lin roses up to her feet and walks away. Because Toph could only kept her satisfied smirk until the halfway.

For Toph, Lin probably doesn't think very much about it but she LOVES bragging about how Lin was amazing at almost everything. Spirits knows how Katara heard a lots of "You know what I know that, girl is the second metalbending master but she's gonna be the best one anyway. Ugh. I made the best child. Damn I love my genes."

While Lin and Tenzin was dating, one of the Tenzin's biggest nightmare was, of course, Toph. He probably still shudders thinking about how she used to eat his soul alive like casually eating some desert after lunch break. He got use to teasing but when she threatened him after he said something wrong to Lin and she goes back home with crashed mood... Total nightmare, indeed.

Lin and Toph used to be killer-duo at the missions. They knew how to put on the show, even when they were not really in good terms. They were in sync all the time.

Lin had a habit of humming along with the radio, while washing the dishes or cooking something and when her mother was at home, doing whatever she was doing with her, she would join up and after a moment the two ends up singing the whole verse togather. Toph would go like "Wohoooo, still got it, hah!" and Lin would just laugh lightly.

yall ever go on deviantart and look at the toph and lin art just to make yourself sad,, bc same,,,

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That feel when your gf is recovering from an almost fatal injury and she wants kisses but you don’t know what to do with your hands bc what if you accidentally hurt her or aggravate the injury but ugh she’s so pretty and clearly feeling better than she did a couple weeks ago so it should be fine right???? 😖😭

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So... I made a moodboard for Lin Beifong

I don’t own any of these pictures btw incase I get sued

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Unusual Asks

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? 

is your room messy or clean?

what color are your eyes?

do you like your name? why?

what is your relationship status? 

describe your personality in 3 words or less

what color hair do you have?

what kind of car do you drive? color?

where do you shop?

how would you describe your style?

favorite social media account

what size bed do you have? 

any siblings?

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?

favorite snapchat filter? 

favorite makeup brand(s)

how many times a week do you shower?

favorite tv show?

shoe size?

how tall are you?

sandals or sneakers? 

do you go to the gym? 

describe your dream date

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?

what color socks are you wearing? 

how many pillows do you sleep with?

do you have a job? what do you do? 

how many friends do you have? 

whats the worst thing you have ever done? 

whats your favorite candle scent? 

3 favorite boy names

3 favorite girl names

favorite actor? 

favorite actress? 

who is your celebrity crush?

favorite movie? 

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? 

money or brains? 

do you have a nickname? what is it? 

how many times have you been to the hospital?

top 10 favorite songs

do you take any medications daily? 

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc)

what is your biggest fear? 

how many kids do you want? 

whats your go to hair style?

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) 

who is your role model? 

what was the last compliment you received?

what was the last text you sent?

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real?

what is your dream car? 

opinion on smoking?

do you go to college? 

what is your dream job? 

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? 

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? 

do you have freckles? 

do you smile for pictures?

how many pictures do you have on your phone? 

have you ever peed in the woods? 

do you still watch cartoons? 

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds?

Favorite dipping sauce? 

what do you wear to bed? 

have you ever won a spelling bee?

 what are your hobbies?

can you draw? 

do you play an instrument?

what was the last concert you saw? 

tea or coffee?

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?

do you want to get married?

what is your crush’s first and last initial?

are you going to change your last name when you get married? 

what color looks best on you? 

do you miss anyone right now? 

do you sleep with your door open or closed?

do you believe in ghosts?

what is your biggest pet peeve? 

last person you called`

favorite ice cream flavor? 

regular oreos or golden oreos? 

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? 

what shirt are you wearing? 

what is your phone background?

are you outgoing or shy?

do you like it when people play with your hair?

do you like your neighbors? 

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning?

have you ever been high? 

have you ever been drunk? 

last thing you ate? 

favorite lyrics right now

summer or winter? 

day or night? 

dark, milk, or white chocolate? 

favorite month? 

what is your zodiac sign

 who was the last person you cried in front of? 

[suthing]

Good job,,, I love this fic ❤️❤️

Adversity - 14

Labelling this as ‘chapter 14′ in tumblr - might end up differently in A03 or FF.net later on but here’s what we have now.

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Adversity details

Multi-chapter, work in progress, AU, pre-LoK,

Latest status: up to Chapter 12 uploaded in A03

Blurb: Lin and Tenzin are both at the height of their respective     careers – she with the Metalbending Police and he with the Air Nation.     Questions about their future begin to arise and things come to a head when     Lin responded to an emergency call. Would her job take them from each     other forever? Eventual happy ending. Alternatively: The one where Lin and     Tenzin had to go through adversity like Lin’s dangerous job, a near-death     experience, temporary separation and memory loss, unplanned pregnancy and     Tenzin’s responsibilities before they end up with a family.

Tumblr chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | go to AO3 for chapters in between | 13

Ao3 link |   Ff.net link

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Adversity – 14

There were muffled voices outside of the room and before they could even react, the door was shoved open.

“Chief!”

“Aunt!”

Tenzin usually felt that Toph Beifong was larger than life; never mind her blindness or stature. Today was no exception.

Okumaya devam et