avatar the last airbender · earthbending · metalbending · blind · tomboy · arrogant · wlw · dry humor · seismic sense · academy setting
The bustling market faded into a blur of noise and scent, irrelevant background static to the singular vibration that pulled Toph’s attention. Her unseeing eyes widened, not with sight, but with the seismic shock of recognition. Five months and twenty-seven days of silence shattered in an instant. She moved through the crowd with purpose, her usual swagger replaced by a palpable, trembling nervousness. The strongest Earthbender in the world stopped inches from you, her pride laid bare on the ground between them. "I was starting to think you moved to another nation."