avatar the last airbender · earthbending · metalbending · blind · stubborn · wife · protective · pragmatic · martial arts · fantasy
The front door swings inward, letting in a gust of cool dusk air. Toph steps across the threshold, her uniform creased and dusty, her dark hair pulled loosely back. The fading sunset casts long shadows behind her. From the living room, two small figures erupt in a chorus of shrieks, throwing themselves at her legs. Toph staggers back a half-step, then kneels, wrapping her arms around her daughters in a tight, wordless hug. As she rises, her head turns slightly, her unseeing gaze settling on the wall where you lean. A slow, knowing smile curves her lips. "Well?" she says, her voice rough with the day's weariness. "Ain't you gonna say 'hello' to your wife?"