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[nalgasde-hao]

WIP!!!

Hey hun, since I'm having such a shit week, you should do some prompts for me. Taang for #5?

I’ll definitely do some prompts for you my friend. This one got very long, enjoy! 💕

For context: they’re in their mid 20s and Pro Bending is a new thing. (I hc Toph actually helped to invent the game)

5- "Let me bandage you up." Taang

Toph hissed, her knee flinching away from her own hands. She couldn’t see the damage, but she could feel that it was bad.

“Damn, that looks like it hurts. Let me bandage you up.”

She hadn’t even noticed Aang step into the room since her feet were up on a bench. She only nodded to him in answer— it was better if someone could see what they were doing.

Aang sat next to her, placing her feet on his lap. He gently cleaned her wounded knee and started to wrap it. Toph felt a blush rise in her cheeks as he easily lifted her leg. Every touch of his fingers against her skin made her nerves tingle pleasantly.

“There, all done.”

Toph smirked, “What, no lecture?”

Aang chuckled, his thumb absentmindedly tracing patterns on her ankle. “What’s there to lecture you about? You’re always cautious so you almost never get hurt in the ring.”

She felt a darker flush spread across her cheeks as a warm feeling grew in her chest.

“You only got hurt because some guy took advantage of your blindness and put ice under you— it was thanks to your quick thinking and reflexes that you didn’t get more injured, or beaten.” He grinned at her, playfully leaning into her a little more.

Toph bit her lip, trying to hide her smile. The fact that he watched her fights, and was able to observe her so well and compliment her at the end of her rounds just… it made her so happy.

“Thanks, Aang…”

He poked her nose. “You’re lucky that was your last round, you wouldn’t be able to fight like this.”

She shrugged. It was good timing. Most people in the ring took advantage of her blindness— it was the only hope of having a chance at beating her in a pro bending match.

“Wanna go to Katara? You probably don’t want your knee to scar.” His hands were still moving over her calves and it was driving her insane. Was he purposefully teasing her? Or was he just trying to comfort her?

“I don’t care about scars.” She shrugged, trying to keep her voice normal.

Aang hummed, caressing her unblemished knee. “But your skin is so pretty.”

Toph flushed and stuttered. What was she supposed to say to that?!

“Here, I’ll carry you there.” He wound his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him until she was practically on his lap.

“A-Aang!” She complained, completely flustered as she didn’t know where to put her hands.

“What?”

She internally groaned. Was he dense?

It was so hard having a crush on your oblivious best friend…

“This is embarrassing, let me walk.” Toph pushed slightly at his arm and chest— spirits, this man was made of pure muscle.

Aang scoffed, “I’m not letting you walk and injure yourself more. I’m carrying you, T.”

She scrambled for an excuse, “Uh, at least let me ride piggyback instead!”

That would at least draw less attention to them.

“Fine, fine, here.” Aang turned on the bench to let her climb on. She was probably about to pop a blood vessel with all this blushing. Toph let her hands roam up his wide shoulders and her legs settle on either side of his back. She almost squealed as Aang’s hands gripped her thighs and dragged her flush against his back.

Maybe this was not a good idea.

Aang stood from the bench easily with her weight on his back— as if she was nothing more than a backpack. She felt herself wondering what it would be like to be slung like this on his front side instead.

Toph prayed he didn’t feel her heart racing. This was so pathetic.

“Alright! Onward to the healer!”

Toph settled her chin on his shoulder, “Don’t think this pit stop gets you out of taking me to lunch. I still won my match after all.”

“I’d never dream of it. Katara first, then ramen.”

“Deal, Twinkletoes.”

She’d just have to ignore her body’s hormones for a little while longer…

[nalgasde-hao]

Girl, it's been a thousand years since I drew taang, AND IT WAS THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL @authorjoydragon , who inspired me with one of her works from a long time ago (from time to time I'll check out the taang hashtag to feed my delirium lmao)

@authorjoydragon cofcof ends HEA pls cofcof

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SILENT ANSWER

Based on this cute story by @authorjoydragon I love it so much!

[orangepanic]

What are your favorite Toph ships? And what’s your sexuality headcanon for her? 🫶🏻

Thanks for the ask!

I had to really think about this one because, for all that Toph was my favorite member of the Gaang when I watched ATLA, I've actually never written a Toph ship. In fact, Toph only appears in a single fic of mine, the unfinished Girls Night, which has no ships at all. In general I'd say I'm pretty lazy and apathetic about most Gaang ships and tend to default to either canon or what my friends like when I write them in the background. Except, oddly enough, for a single Toph ship that I've adopted as a pretty entrenched background headcanon: the brief, passionate affair between Toph and Satoru.

Now, this ship goes against everything I believe in in several ways. First, there are no comics, and nothing in the comics is canon, so this adorkable nerd shouldn't even exist in my brain. Second, I strongly dislike almost all theories about characters in LOK being secretly related to Gaang members - nothing wrong with these ideas, it's just a fantasy trope I broadly don't like (Rey should not have been a Palpatine, okay?). Yet here I am, convinced that Toph was absolutely handling Satoru's machinery and that the result of this summer of love was none other than Hiroshi Sato. I'll finish that fic eventually so y'all can see my full unhinged and utterly unsupported theory here.

Soooooo that's a really long-winded way of saying I like Satoph.

Other Toph ships I like are largely ones fandom friends write for. Taang is super cute and the first Toph ship I really liked (blaming @authorjoydragon almost exclusively for this). I'm in constant awe of Team Kanto (@twinkle-toph and @stitch1830) and the way they've turned nothing but a name into a living, breathing, cute-as-hell ship. Twinkles also writes fantastic Tokka. Etc. Etc. I guess by inference since all these are m/f ships I think Toph is straight? But I can't say I've thought too hard about that part.

[krastbannert]

5, 28, 49

5. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?

No. It's more like @authorjoydragon's squishmallows take over my side of the bed every night and I'm left with about 1 inch of space before the edge of the bed.

28. How are you, really?

Fuckin tired of living in a hotel room, that's for damn sure.

49. What does your last text say?

I congratulated my sister on graduating college (not typing it out because I can't be bothered and because it has potentially identifiable info that I don't want online).

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[thiscryptidischronicallyyours]

Back on the made with Suno train with a song for @authorjoydragon’s Teoaang fic Only Fools Rush In (link to fic will be posted below the song)

[myargalargan]

Happiest of birthdays to the lovely and generous @authorjoydragon who deserves nothing but good things today and every day! 💗💗💗

Line sketch under the cut.

[krastbannert]

I've made the peanut butter bread a few times, and it's delicious - I took a suggestion from @authorjoydragon the last time I made it, and sprinkled brown sugar over the top of it just before putting it in the oven. Made it so much better.

Also, worth noting, he has a few videos on his YouTube accounts where he does slower, in depth videos on select recipes, as well as (in some cases) variations on those recipes.

Here are a bunch of B. Dylan Hollis's recipes typed up in google docs for those who want to make these recipes.

I've only got a few so far, but I'll continue to type up the ones he likes and add them here. Shoot me an ask if you have any requests for recipes to type up, but please check the original version of the post first. When I add new recipes, I edit the original post and then srb it for others to see.

DISCLAIMER: A lot of his videos he goes pretty fast or does not include exact measurements, so they may not be 100% accurate, but I'm typing them up to the best of my abilities.

Boiled Cookies

Almond Milk

Pinto Bean Cake

Pumpkin Quickies

Ice Cream Bread

Magic Cookie Bars

Velveeta Fudge

Scotcheroos

Chow Mein Cookies

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

Deep Fried Oreos

Corn Starch Cookies

Copycat Almond Joys

Magic Peanut Butter Cookies

Cowboy Cookies

Leftover Bread Pancakes

Avocado Ice Cream

Avocado Bread

Magic Cinnamon Sticks

Peanut Butter Bread

Peppermint Patties

Christmas Crack

Eggnog

Apple Cider Cookies

Baked Apples

Deep Fried Cookie Dough

Potato Chip Cookies

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

[nalgasde-hao]

okay okay, THE TIME HAS COME, AND IS THE MOMENT TO SHOW YOU MY FAVORITE DRAWING I'VE EVER MADE OF THIS TWO (flops epically ☠️☠️)

I mean, I'm really proud of this, THE FLAVOR, THE DANGEROUS LOOKS, THE ELEGANCE (I'm so in love with a bald man fuk-)

This was a little inspired by a fanfic written by @authorjoydragon and that I absolutely adore.

more draws on ig @nalgasde_hao

[authorjoydragon]

“Are you staring at me while I sleep again, Avatar?”

“Always.” He grinned wide, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

She flushed and mumbled, “I really don’t get why you like staring at me so much.”

“Because you’re beautiful. And I like to gaze into the eyes of my soulmate.” Aang poked her side teasingly, leaning down closer to her face.

“Soulmate?” Azula scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Please, Aang. As if there’s such a thing.”

He hummed and rolled to his back, tucking his hands behind his head. “You don’t think so? The monks believed in soulmates, but they always told me that soulmates weren’t found; they were made.”

Read the rest here! For @avatar-march-madness Prompt Soulmates - Azulaang

[forever--rain]

🌹

Hey, Joy! I hope you’re having a great day. 💜 Have a little All the Lights!

        Toph blasts through the doors of the Jasmine Dragon mid morning on Sunday, cane held aloft and combat boots tracking dirty snow all over the clean mahogany floors.

“Sparky!” she bellows to the tea house at large.

Tiny though Toph is, she bears a fierce scowl and holds her ground near the entrance, broad and dominant, ears listening intently for any telltale signs of Zuko. He turtleducks even further into his hoodie, mute and unsure of whether or not he should be thankful that the Jasmine Dragon is mostly empty due to the weather. On one hand, it means that Toph can’t cause a scene in front of tons of customers. On the other, it means less ambient noise to hide him from her wrath.

“He’s over here,” Azula calls.

Send me a 🌹 and I'll share some words from a WIP!

[badlucksav]

Stealing this <3

From my “Top 25 most played” on Apple Music, plus what they actually rank on that playlist:

1. Uma Thurman, Fall Out Boy (7)

2. Collar Full, Panic! At the Disco (11)

3. Let’s Get Married, Bleachers (5)

4. Chinatown, Bleachers (14)

5. The Takeover, The Break’s Over (6)

6. I Always Knew, The Vaccines (22)

7. I Think I’m Okay, Machine Gun Kelly (15)

8. Destiny, NEFFEX (3)

9. Outrunning Karma, Alec Benjamin (19)

10. Then Came the Morning, The Lone Bellow(8)

Fun fact, these all come from the music I listened to most in 2020-2021, when I was deep in my Zutara brain rot <3

Tagging: @neva-borne @asajjvxntress @authorjoydragon and anyone else who wants to do it!

Shuffle your “on repeat” and post the first 10 songs

1. The Great War, Taylor Swift

2. Say Yes To Heaven, Lana Del Rey

3. Rosyln, Bon Iver

4. Halloween, Novo Amor

5. Liability, Lorde

6. Blood Bank, Bon Iver

7. The Alcott, The National (ft. Taylor Swift)

8. First Time, Hozier

9. Clean, Taylor Swift

10. I Know The End, Phoebe Bridgers

thanks for the tag @cutemothman 🫶🏻

[krastbannert]

10 let's get some Taangst

Taangst, you say?

Okay it's not too bad actually. This isn't Taangst Week 2.0. Not yet, anyways. (@mycomfortblanket and @authorjoydragon still won't let me do that.)

One of Toph's biggest regrets is that she didn't make a move on Aang when she could. They'd been young and free and single...and she hadn't made a move. She's never sure why she didn't - just that she regrets it every day that she never had the chance.

She always thought she would, and then police departments, conflicts, new nations, and time got in the way, and before she knew it, a lifetime had blinked by.

And then Aang was gone.

The one comfort she has, running her fingers over the metal versions of group portraits Aang had made her for her, decades ago, is that each day, she's a day closer to seeing him again.

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[sukkadeservedbetter]

For the salty ask, since you wanna stir the pot I looked for controversial ones 😂

6, 16, and 19. Stir away.

(Authorjoydragon)

Lmao this is 90 years late but time to stir the pot!!

6. Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?

lol yeah Zutara. I didn’t hate Zutara at all the first time I watched the show, but I also wasn’t really thinking about the show through a shipping lens so I was all for kataang, but the I rewatched after I heard people talking about Zutara and I just fell in love

16. If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?

omg there is a lot lowkey, but nothing major. Mainly, I’d like to have seen more of an exploration and growth of secondary characters. I think we see Zuko, Katara, and Aang all grow immensely and as much as I love the other characters and the world building, I think some character’s fall flat. Especially Sokka. The meta in this fandom is INCREDIBLE and I would’ve loved to see Sokka’s trauma of losing a mother (and losing a father/potential for any male role models) explored more. Also more suki content pls

19. What is the one thing you hate most about your fandom? 

Lol this one might ruffle some feather but people get SO worked up over nothing. Maybe it’s just because I’m old (saying that at 22 sounds fucked up) and I’m a SEASONED fandom-life veteran, but when I watch people fight on here about ships I get thrown back into my one direction days and I worry it is effecting people after they log off tumblr. like... just... 

obviously if people are attacking you and using slurs (i fucking HATE how much i see name-calling and shit) then I want to see you defend yourself but sometimes fighting over ships is not worth it lol

[6doodlaang14]

[starry-nights12]

The most chill slow-mo walk music😭💙

Tagging: @a-hams-art @heavensenthearty @su-univeralai @redrum-alice @authorjoydragon @barelyaware @mycomfortblanket @badlucksav @the-power-of-stuff @boomerangguy and whoever else wants to join

New tag game.

The last song you listened to is your movie slowmo walk scene theme.

Tag 10 people.

@howlingday @pilot-boi @dicknouget @smh0217 @notmaplemable @true-king-of-monsters @proximio-5 @doomalade @rwby-encrusted-blog @sinqrowithascythe