Hiya Stitch!!! I hope you're doing well!

How do you think elderly Taang would handle becoming grandparents? How would they react to their grandchild?

Have a Taangtastic day, pal!

Hi Ronin! Hope all is well, and thank you for the ask!

Good question, and rather appropriate, because it’s been a while since I’ve chatted about Taang headcanons and I miss my dunebabies LOL.

So since it’s been a while, my main dunebabies include Lin, Gyatso, Suyin, and Kenji. I don’t necessarily go into grand dunebaby details because I like the idea of leaving that up to one’s imagination, but I think it’s possible that all the dunebabies grow up to have families of their own.

Su seems like the first dunebaby to have kids, and she probably starts her family relatively young. I think at first, Aang would freak out a bit, only because Suyin is a baba’s girl and so he’s a little overprotective with her. Toph on the other hand would probably know that Su is pregnant before she even realizes it haha! Toph is pretty relaxed about it all, but she makes sure that Suyin is happy about this revelation and whatnot. Having a kid young is tough work, so Toph just checks in with her baby girl.

Overall I think Toph and Aang would be very happy and supportive of Suyin! She doesn’t necessarily live in Republic City anymore, so they don’t get to see her often when she’s preparing for the baby’s arrival. I can imagine that Toph and Aang visit Su once the baby is born, and that’s when it hits them that they’re grandparents.

Aang would definitely get emotional. He’d think about the passage of time, he’d think about when Suyin was first born and what that was like for both him and Toph, and he’d think about the future, how this baby will grow up and how they’ll interact with their aunts and uncles and future children that come along the way. He’d get swept up in all of it, especially when he holds the baby for the first time.

Toph would likely feel the same way. After all, she did marry the sentimental Twinkletoes, his personality rubs off on her just a bit LOL. But she keeps her feelings at bay, and no one really notices that she thinks and feels all the same things that Aang is feeling when they hold their first grandchild. I think her mind would also wander to the thought of the Air Nation being reborn through their family, and she smiles at the thought of Aang’s heritage and culture continuing on as the generations continue.

As far as how they interact with the baby as they get older? Well, Toph and Aang like to spoil their grandkids in things and experiences, mostly to bother the kid’s parents LOL. Toph and Aang love spoiling the kid and they love getting under Suyin’s skin. It’s all in good fun, of course, no boulder are thrown post-teasing/rule breaking session.

Okay! That’s all the ideas I have for now when it comes to Toph and Aang’s first grandkid. If you guys have any HC’s about dunebabies or grand dunebabies, I’d love to hear them! Feel free to stop by my asks, and I’ll get to them eventually :)

Thanks again for the ask, Ronin! Always nice to hear from you, bud :) Hope you have a great day!

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Hi Su! I have a question....

What were Toph and Aang's reactions to all their pregnancies/incoming dunebabies?

Oh boy! This is something I have strangely haven't thought too hard on, but here goes something:

So I HC them popping out babies from a young age, earlier than the rest of the Gaang, which is a shock to everyone. Gyatso is the oldest of all the next gen babies except Azula's daughter, who is three years older than him.

Gyatso: I think Gyatso is born when Toph and Aang are around 18 or 19, and is definitely a surprise. They had been dancing around admitting their feelings for each other until they were 16 and now 2-3 years later, they've got a bun in the oven. They both intended to be life partners, but Toph hadn't considered being a mother, yet. Both were nervous about being parents because Toph didn't have a great time growing up with hers and Aang grew up in a community. But with a lot of help and bothering from Katara, the pregnancy goes well and the Gaang eases their nerves of becoming parents.

T&A = 19

Three years later

Lin and Tenzin: Gyatso begged Nana and Amma for a little brother or sister since he could talk. Toph had always intended to have multiple children once they had Gyatso since she hated being an only child, so now was a perfect time to have a kid. Of course they were shocked when she heard two heartbeats instead of one, and that got them nervous for a new reason. They'd be outnumbered lol. Even as wombmates (lol) Tenzin and Lin fought with each other, making for a rough pregnancy.

T&A = 22, G = 3

Six years later

Suyin: Su was another surprise baby. After the roughhousing that the twins did in Toph's womb, she was good with three kids, but fate had another idea when Su was conceived. Now, in their late-twenties and with the rest of the Gaang popping kids out left and right, they didn't have to worry about Su being younger than the rest of her siblings.

T&A = 28, G = 9, L&T = 6

Five years later

Songa, Kera, and Choekyi: Yet another surprise with becoming pregnant. An even bigger surprise when they realized they had one-upped themselves by having triplets. Aang and Toph had tried having another kid a couple years after Su was born, but never succeeded and gave up. With Gyatso, Lin, and Tenzin now being adolescents, and there being triplets on the way, Nana and Amma roped the three of them into contributing to taking care of the rapidly growing family.

Toph was done with giving birth after Choekyi came out and threatened Aang not to get her pregnant again.

T&A = 33, G = 14, L&T = 11, S = 5

But alas, another three years later Gyun came around.

Gyun: Toph was not happy finding out she was pregnant again. Weren't seven kids enough? apparently not. Even the rest of the Gaang had stopped having kids at this point, but Toph and Aang were making an army of dunebabies - unintentionally of course. Aang was thrilled to be having another kid because their family was starting to become like his childhood, a community as a family, but everyone had the same parents!

T&A = 36, G = 17, L&T = 14, S = 8, SK&C = 3

One year later

MeiLin: They actually conceived MeiLin quickly and was trying for her, wanting Gyun to have someone around his age to play with. By this time, Toph being pregnant was a family affair and everyone took part in raising the family. MeiLin and Gyun are known as Irish twins because they were born within a year of each other.

T&A = 37, G = 18, L&T = 15, S = 9, SK&C = 4, G = <1

Three years later

Tiao Wu: The last surprise, and a difficult pregnancy. Toph destroyed the fighting ground she was practicing on when she felt the heartbeat of Tiao Wu in frustration. Katara had told her that she couldn't get pregnant anymore just a few months ago, but lo and behold, another baby. Aang nervously laughed more scared at what Toph was going to do than worrying about a 10th child. Let's just say that Katara got an angry welcome the next time she and the family visited.

T&A = 40, G = 21, L&T = 18, S = 12, SK&C = 7, G = 4, M = 3-4

LMAO Ok stitch! Here are the reactions of all the children that Aang and Toph have. I think... more than half of them were happy surprises? That's 21 years between the oldest and youngest of the dunebabies

so hullo do you have some granpa lao headcanons?? love your fanarts!

I do! (With the Dunebabies, of course.) 

He teaches Bumi how to count to 10 and write his name. 

He likes to play Pai Sho with the kids, but only Tenzin and Bumi really have the patience to sit still and play a whole game. He appreciates the other three trying. 

He’s not artistically or musically inclined at all, but he will sit and let Norbu draw him for hours from several angles, and listen to Kavi play every new instrument he’s picked up in between visits. 

Norbu and Asha are very fond of having tea parties, and usually, they have them with Poppy, but sometimes, it’s more fun to play with Lao, because he just ... can’t get into it, but he’s really, really trying. 

They all love to sit at the desk in his study when they’re little, and he gladly lets them play bussiness man there. (After putting away all the important papers, of course.) 

He absolutely spoils these children rotten. They grow up on the road, but they each have a room in Gaoling, and those rooms are just filled to the brim with whatever the kids could dream up. They mention it in a letter once, he'll have gotten it for them by they time they next come to visit.

He tries to be strict with them (sometimes), but usually, he's absolutely incapable of disciplining them.

Where I'm going with all of this, I'm noticing, is that he's just a very indulgent grandfather.

Like, he tries to make up for a lot of mistakes he made as a parent by being more attentive and respectful of his grandkids’ interests and talents, which differ vastly from his, and maybe even encouraging them despite that.

Is he happy about his grandson wearing dresses? Not entirely, but the kid's happy, and nobody's getting hurt, so why shouldn't he let him? If Norbu's having fun, that's all that matters.

Does he like his granddaughter shaving her head? Not really, but it's her head, and really, he shouldn't be surprised. (And it suits her. He just needs a moment to get used to it.)

Is he a fan of the youngest's early attempts at poetry? No, but he will patiently listen to each and every bad poem.

He loves these children, and they love him.

Also, I'm happy you like my art! Thanks for the ask!

Taang if no one's asked that already?

Taang:

When I started shipping them:

Since I was like a child and first saw the show I saw the Swamp episode first. And I thought they were a couple and I really held onto that the rest of my days lmao

My thoughts: I love them a lot. They are my favs. They are just a cool fun dynamic platonically or romantically. And it’s just a GOOD TIME.

What makes me happy about them:

I like how they balance each other out a lot! I love it when they are mischievous together and partners in crime. They can always get down to business, but have a lot of fun along the way.

What makes me sad about them:

How Toph ends in the swamp waiting to be reunited with the Avatar again. And just the Ummi theory in general 😭

Things done in fanfic that annoys me:

When Toph can see, or if she’s like super mean to Aang constantly?? I don’t vibe with that Toph. She’s a blunt force, but she’s not cruel and if she were Aang wouldn’t put up with it.

Things I look for in fanfic:

I like them when they are older and adults, traveling the world together. Kind of slowly getting together. They are like together but not really but THEY ARE.

I also love modern AU’s with them. And my partner ( @foxy-knowledgeseeker) and I are making a cyberpunk au and I really love how they are in that too.

Just more of them always though @der-andere-aang has made some of my favorite fics of them.

My wishlist: That more people put them front and center and not a side piece. Because truly they are a fun ass time.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Lmao can I say Katara for both of them? Because it’s true

My happily ever after for them:

My happily ever after for them is just traveling the world solving problems together. Toph having her own gang of metal bending bandits, renewing the air temples, finding hidden airbenders underground (with the help of the dunebabies). Just them traveling with their family and vibing happily.

I love your dune baby art! Any other hc?

did i forget about this ask? maybe. am i about to info dump about my dunebabies???? YES

i always thought that Aang would want to adopt, and i also thought that Toph would love slightly older kids. It’s easier for her to figure out what they want lmao. i also didn't go w any of their canon kids, I'm personally a fan of death if the author. anything bryke says post-finale is fun and all but i don't personally acknowledge it. i still view korra as apart of the story, but not what happened to the gaang! its just a me thing lol.

The oldest is Usha, b113, she was born in the Fire nation and after she started showing signs of airbending they adopted her in 115! (they actually ended their honeymoon prematurely when zuko told them about reports from her orphanage) she’s close with her aunt katara and uncle zuko and is planning to take over the air acolytes one day!!

a few years after they adopted Usha they had Gyatso in 116, he’s less a leader and more of a follower. He is an airbender as well. He’s big on rules and is the family tattle tale. which often happens in vain because Toph lets them all run free, and so long as the kids don’t get caught she’s fine with it. He has a hard time loosening up but is Iroh’s tea prodigy and finds alot of comfort in it!!

both born in 118 and adopted in 120 is Aph and Aman. They are not twins, no matter what they tell you. they definitely cause the most trouble out of their siblings, but even then they are pretty well behaved. Aph is an Earthbender born in Republic City who took to metalbending really well. Aman was adopted from the FN and is a late bloomer, for the longest time they thought he wouldnt bend (which honestly would’ve been easier on them) but he turned out to be an airbender! 

The youngest is little Yomi! she’s the family baby and is adored by her siblings. She has both her parents wrapped around her finger, Toph loves all her kids equally but is especially doting on her. Her grandparents say she looks just like her mother and absolutely adore her.  

overall i think taang would be great parents and would love all their kids equally!! 

Joy! I saw this question and it made me curious about your dunebabies... Which dunebabies prefer Toph, which prefer Aang? And who are their fav siblings? Many thanks my friend, sorry for my tardiness :)

Sorry this took me so long my mind has been in the gutter due to the NSFW prompts LOL. Time for a FLUFF BREAK!

Oh this is an interesting question!! God why did I make EIGHT dunebabies shit fcuk-

Bumi is honestly a true neutral. He admires both of his parents immensely, and spent a lot of time training with both of them! He loves his air nomad heritage, even if he’s an earth bender. He’s basically everyone’s favorite sibling, mostly because he was a constant in their life and always a voice of reason and unconditional support. (He’d say he doesn’t have a favorite sibling, but it’s definitely Tasha.)

Gyatso won’t admit it but Baba is his favorite. They’re just so alike- they think the same way, so they are just naturally really close. Not to mention he was the first airbending son and had a lot of time training with Baba. Him and Bumi are also really close, because they were so close in age and had to watch the other kids together a lot. He also bonded a lot with his younger sister Tasha with the pressure of being the new air benders.

Tasha is the absolute sweetest. She clung to Mama a lot when she was young, but she would say she loves her parents equally. Even if her personality is more similar to Aang’s, she’s a Mama’s girl. Out of her siblings, she’s usually always with Gyatso. Air heads gotta stick together. (As you can see, the oldest three are very close.)

Rimi may look like Aang, but that’s about all she got from him, besides perhaps insane skill (which could also be from Toph so who knows). She doesn’t need bending to kick your ass. It’s maybe perhaps that she is so similar to Toph that they actually bash heads a lot. Rimi likes to go to Baba to talk things out when Mama upsets her. If Baba isn’t there she goes to Bumi. She doesn’t like showing that she’s upset, but Bumi never makes fun of her.

Kusa is the carbon copy of Toph, and she loves her Mama to pieces. Baba is super fun though... so she can’t make up her mind. She adores Rimi to the moon and back.

For Nishe and Raanzin... they are total opposites. While Raanzin is calm and quiet, Nishe is a wild troublemaker. Raanzin enjoys sitting with Baba in the early morning hours for some peace and quiet, even if he’s not an air bender, Baba says he’s got the spirit of one. He really just tolerates his siblings. Nishe would say both her parents are mean to her and always telling her to do something. Toph and Aang argue where she gets her troublemaker genes from. (It’s both of them.) She likes Mama a little more only because she lets her gets away with more. Her favorite is Gyatso because she can usually get him to go along with her pranks (sometimes Rimi and Kusa can be talked into it too). Bumi always puts a stop to them though. Loser.

Suhn is so much younger than the rest, so he’s almost always strapped to Baba’s back while he’s running after the other kids. He loves Baba. He’s a very quiet kid, and he gets along best with Tasha and Raanzin. Tasha is ten years older than him, so she loves to toddle him around with her and is excited to have a younger sibling to help learn their air bending.

Thanks for the ask stitch! Keep sending me asks about these dunebabies I love building their characters! 💛 I’ll write that Beifong Family Chaos Fic one of these days...

I would like to ask several questions regarding Taang, which would be much appreciated.

First, what would be the headcanon for the Dunebabies once all of them reach adulthood?

Second, what would be the headcanon for each member of the family (Toph and the Dunebabies) in regard to their interaction with the new Avatar?

Thank you in advance.

Hi Anon, thank you for the ask! It’s been a while since I’ve thought about my Taang headcanons, so hopefully these will be suitable haha!

For context, my Dunebabies are Lin, Gyatso, Suyin, and Kenji. Boys are airbenders, girls are earthbenders.

Okie dokie! Let’s get into the question.

I haven’t really thought too much about the Dunebabies as adults. My favorite parts of ATLA to explore are the mysterious years between ATLA and LOK when the Gaang are in their prime. Still, it’s hard not to think about the next gen becoming adults, starting their own families, etc.!

For Lin, I typically have her becoming the Chief of Police for Republic City. It’s an emotional day for the Beifongs, but Toph and Aang are very proud of all of Lin’s accomplishments. Not sure about who she’d end up with, but I imagine that she’s in a happy relationship, perhaps with a kiddo or two 0-0. Lin’s got a more lighthearted personality than in the show, but she’s still relatively stoic. Aang jokes that she gets it from the monks lol.

For Gyatso, he really falls into the role of being the airbending master after Aang. He manages the Air Temples, works closely with the Air Acolytes, and is a free spirit that’s flying around all the time. I’d imagine it would take him the longest to settle down with anyone, but it’s a possibility! He’s an absolute sweetie so he’s a catch <3

For Suyin, I see her being this adventurous, city building matriarch. Not sure I headcanon that she’s with Baatar, but never say never with my AU LOL. She definitely gets started on having a family the earliest, from the start she wanted a big, loud, rambunctious family (kind of like the one she grew up with). She loves bossing people around and being a leader/trailblazer, so I think establishing Zhaofu is a great career for her haha!

For Kenji, he’s a bit of a mystery for me. Very similar to his parents, he has trouble staying in one place for long. But since he leans more into his Earth Kingdom heritage/earthbending tendencies more than the Air Nation/airbending tendencies, I think he tries to fight the thought of being this figurehead for rebuilding the Air Nation. He wants to create his own path, and so for a while, he’s out there trying to compete in pro bending tournaments, Earth Rumble events, creating new fighting techniques and all that. Kenji is very close with Toph, so I think he’d turn to her for help/advice, and when Aang dies, he’s always returning home to check in on Toph. Like Gyatso, he wouldn’t settle down quickly, but I can see it happening if he finds the right person!

Tbh, I think all the Beifong kiddos could have their own families, especially because they grew up in a very close family.

When it comes to meeting the new Avatar, I think they all spend a few moments with the Avatar Korra, but they find it so strange because they see/notice bits and pieces of Aang in this little kid. They still miss their dad so much, so noticing these details makes them a little emotional. But, they’re glad that Aang’s spirit lives on in Korra, and they want to honor him by doing what they can to make sure she gets the proper training and is ready to take on the role and responsibility.

Toph knows this is the new Avatar because she can feel all the similarities, particularly with her heartbeat. I think if Toph was emotionally available/able to help with the Avatar search, she would've found Korra pretty quickly just based on the heartbeat.

It's a bittersweet feeling for Toph, and she takes some time to come to terms with it because she misses him so much, but I think when the time came, she would find Korra and train her in earthbending. Partly because she wants to, and partly because she knows it's what Aang would've wanted.

Plus, she'd get to yell at Twinkle Toes again, and she never minds doing that haha!

Okay! I think that's all I got for these questions. Thanks again for the ask, Anon! If I missed anything, feel free to stop by with some more questions. Hope you have a great day :D

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Hiya Stitch!!! I hope you're doing well!

Who would have the more chaotic household, a Taang household or a Kantoph one?

Hi Ronin, thanks for the ask!

Good question…

With Taang and Kantoph, both couples and families are pretty chaotic. Aang and Toph like to wreak a bit of havoc together and always bring out the fun, “immature” part of each other out. They’d both prefer to just have fun and enjoy their lives. They instigate one another (in a good way), so it creates a bit of chaos.

With their kids, I’d say Toph takes on a more responsible role, Aang is the playful one. But that’s not to say that Toph isn’t playful! She just tones the chaos down just a notch.

With the kids, they have a very open, slightly carefree style of parenting. Their kids explore and go on lil adventures, Toph and Aang try to just let them do their thing and not rain on their parade. Of course, they get nervous sometimes, but they trust their kids and their kids know they can call Taang at any point.

With Kantoph, I think their chaos is a little more tactful. Pointed. They’re not really the pranking type, although there are a few occasions where they’ll instigate something. Usually, it’s them running off to do their own thing away from the crowds. And despite Kanto being pretty mischievous, he’s typically the one that mellows out Toph for the most part.

And with the kids, Toph is the calm, chaotic instigator. After work she typically tries to rest and relax with the kids, but if they’re ever wanting to train or do something that’s a little crazy, she’ll be all for it. But Kanto is trying to be the responsible one and it is a Chore. He freaks whenever the girls nearly get hurt or fall, and he just panics at the mere thought of them hurt or in pain. And the girls think it’s hilarious when Baba is Stressed Out, so that’s just chaos on its own. All the girls are doing crazy little things to get Baba to freak out, and it’s turning Kanto’s hair grey, that’s for sure. Whenever he tries to call Toph over for backup, she teasingly brushes it off until she decides to put her foot down and stop the chaos. Usually, though, she makes Kanto sweat it out for a few minutes longer haha!

My Taang AU has four kiddos, and my Kantoph AU has seven. A little more firepower from the Kantoph side of things, but don’t be fooled. The Dunebabies know how to wreak havoc. Gyatso and Suyin are the “troublemakers” in particular. And Lin typically gets roped into things. Kenji is the baby of the family and can do no wrong ;). Although when he started flying around the city and Toph couldn’t find him… that was a stressful day.

If I had to choose one, I’d say that Taang is a little more chaotic! They have a more open style of parenting that sort of leaves the aunts and uncles stressing out about the Dunebabies. Toph and Aang worry, but they do it in a way that still promotes their kids to be adventurous and curious.

The Kantophlets tend to get tracked down by Kanto and he frets a lot over them (hard to not freak out when there are six baba’s girls running around the city and he’s trying to keep track of all of them!). Because he’s a little more protective and worried, the family’s chaos is pared down just a little bit. I also think I tend to think of the Kantoph household as a little less adventurous? They’re a beach vacation kind of family whereas Taang they travel all the time and go to different, a little more dangerous places. Not saying Taang’s day-to-day life isn’t dangerous, but I think as the Chief and Deputy of Republic City, the danger feels a little more targeted and tangible. So, they try to keep their private life on the down low.

So, there ya have it! Taang family a little more chaotic than the Kantoph family :) Would love to hear your thoughts though, Ronin!

Thanks again for the ask, and I hope you have a great day! :D

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Hey Stitch! If Aang and Kanto were both competing for Toph's affection who do you think she'd choose?

Hi Ronin! Thanks for the ask! :D

And oof hitting me with the tough questions—

I think it's a surprise to no one that my attention for Toph ships has turned to Kantoph only at this point LOL. And while I'd pick Kanto for selfish reasons, I do think there are reasons why Toph would pick Kanto (the Kanto with the characterization that Twinkles and I have developed over the years) over Aang.

In the event that Kanto and Aang show their affections for Toph at the same time, I think Toph would choose Kanto because:

Partly, I'd say it's because there's not this childhood familiarity between them. Aang and Toph have known each other for years, and I think Taang is compelling both from a friendship or a relationship standpoint. Aang was Toph's first real friend, and she values her friendship with him immensely. If Aang began to pursue Toph romantically, I think there's a possibility that she would decline because she doesn't want to ruin their friendship, she is concerned about changing their status quo within the friend group, and/or because she doesn't feel the same way. They've been friends for 10+ years, and she doesn't see him (ha) in that way. With Kanto, there's more to discover, more to learn about him. He's a little more mysterious to Toph, and I think that would excite her a little bit.

Aang's responsibilities would keep him constantly traveling. Toph loves adventure, but I think at a certain point in her life, she'd crave stability and a place she goes home to everyday. She knows that Aang is a free spirit and loves to go with the flow, and I think Toph would eventually dislike that.

Also, I think if Toph was building the Republic City Police Department, she would probably want to stay in the city to see it through. She wants to completely build it from the ground up, and she wouldn't want to split her time between being on the road with Aang and her personal project/career aspirations.

I think Kanto would notice the distress this choice is putting Toph under. He'd realize that she needs time to decide, and he'd give her that space after telling her his feelings. Aang doesn't push her, but I feel like he wouldn't necessarily give her the space to think and choose.

Okay! I think those are like... the main reasons why Toph would pick Kanto. She would probably be mad at both of them for a bit for doing that to her though LOL.

Of course, I still have my Taang AU and they have their lil dunebabies and whatnot, but I think now I just always make AUs with Kantoph since it's my new preference :)

Thanks for the ask, Ronin! Would love to hear your thoughts if you agree or disagree. No wrong answers when it comes to AUs haha!

Hope you have a great day!

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Hello there, and I hope you have a nice day.

I have been reading your fanfic stories on the Archive of Our Own, and I am loving them, especially your Taang-centered ones.

I would like to ask:

First, will there be stories where Aang and Toph meet their grandchildren (the children of the Dunebabies)?

Second, will there be stories where Aang and Toph celebrate each of the Dunebabies achievements? Examples include Lin becoming Chief of the Police of Republic City. Gyatso becomes an airbending master and takes the reign of the Air Temples. Suyin is establishing Zhaofu. Finally, Kenji succeeds through the path he chooses.

Third, and probably a sad one. Will there be a story of Toph and the Dunebabies in Aang's last moment before he dies, followed up with the funeral service?

Much appreciated if you would answer.

Hi Anon, thanks for the ask!

Very glad you like the Taang stories! That lil universe is near and dear to my heart because it's what got me into writing fanfiction. For the past few years, I've focused more of my writing efforts on Toph/Kanto, but I'm always happy to answer Taangy asks!

As far as writing for Taang, I don't want to give any false hope. It's been quite a while since I've touched those wips (or any of my wips, for that matter 0_o). My inspiration and, frankly, my outlines, are old and I don't quite remember the trajectory of certain stories. Even if I started writing for Taang again, it would be a while before I finished them. Also, it's just easier (and more fun, perhaps?) to just talk headcanons with people, so I think if you're itching for Taang content from me, you'll likely find it on Tumblr and not AO3.

I do have a very soft spot in my heart for my Dunebabies, and would be more inclined to write about them and their adventures as opposed to new Taang stories. I might even have an old ficlet or two collecting dust that's about them. When I have the time, I'll try to upload them!

Probably not the answer you're looking or hoping for, and I'm sorry about that! On Tumblr, I'm very much a "never say never" kind of person, but also, I don't wanna string anyone along by promising new stuff :/

Like I said though, if you'd like to chat about Taang, you're always welcome to send more asks! Back in the day, some moots would send asks about my Dunebabies, there should be a big archive already if you're curious and want to read more.

Thanks for sending this ask, though! I will say, you did get me to open my Taang wips/documents (which is impressive, considering how long it's been since I opened them—), so maybe if the stars align and I have the inspiration and the time to write, I'll write a ficlet or two.

Hope you have a great day!

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do you have any taang headcannons

Hi Anon, thank you for the ask, and your patience! I've been neglecting my asks, but not today! lol

I do have some Taang headcanons! Believe it or not, they were my OTP back in the day, and they still have a special place in my heart :) But enough chatting. Let's talk about headcanons!

I like to think of Toph and Aang as the people in the Gaang that get together last, but they somehow end up married first (that is, in a Zutara/Sukka/Taang universe lol). They deny their feelings for quite a while because they're best friends, but then they can't ignore it anymore and they start to date! And then a month or so later, they end up married (kind of a What Happens in Vegas vibe haha!) But Toph and Aang are rather chill about this, and they just move on as a married couple LOL.

They settle in Republic City, mostly because they like the area and because they are prominent figures in getting the city up on its feet.

I like to HC that they have four oops kiddos haha! All were happy accidents, and the dunebaby names are Lin, Gyatso, Suyin, and Kenji. The girls are earthbenders, and the boys are airbenders. The babies are pretty spread out, but I like to think that Lin and Su are still born in 120 AG and 126 AG respectively. Helps me keep track of the timelines haha!

The Beifongs have a very busy and hectic life, but Toph and Aang always find the time to be with their family and to travel around the world. As the kids get older, they take them on Avatar business trips more often than not. But when they were little, Toph and Aang typically left them with their grandparents. They liked having their work trips and family trips separate as much as possible in the beginning.

Aang and Toph aren't big on PDA, but I like to think Toph's love language is touch, so she'll often stand close to Aang so their arms touch, or she'll pat his hand or lean her head on his chest for a second. Aang definitely likes to prolong these moments lol.

Aang is an early riser, and Toph isn't. But she's a light sleeper, so even though Twinkletoes gets out of bed quietly, she knows that he's awake and she finds it hard to fall back asleep without Aang there. So she's usually up with him, albeit a lil grumpy lmao.

Aang and Toph are the fun uncle and aunt. They like to wreak a bit of havoc and convince the steambabies or bladebabies that breaking the rules is okay LOL. The other members of the Gaang get a bit of a headache whenever Auntie Toph and Uncle Twinkletoes visit, but they are grateful for a bit of parenting reprieve.

They don't argue with each other much. Well, they do, but it's typically about things that aren't that important. They did argue a bit early on with some of Aang's responsibilities and him splitting his time at home and out working, and it's typically a battle for Aang to have Toph open up to him, but over the years they've been able to figure out a pretty good way to communicate with one another and talk through these issues.

Aang loves to cook, and Toph loves to eat! But whenever she has a hankering for meat, they agree to go out to eat. Sometimes, Aang will cook the main dish and Toph orders a side of meat from some nearby restaurant lmao. That, or Sokka's in town and he cooks the meat while Aang cooks the veggies haha!

Okay! I think those are the main ones I have right now! If you have specific questions about Taang or the dunebabies, feel free to ask another question and I'm happy to elaborate :)

Thanks again for the ask, Anon, and I hope you have a great day!

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Send me asks about ATLA, LOK, or anything, really! :D

would you ever draw up second gen dunebabies?

Hi Anon, thank you for the ask!

I think at the moment, I probably won't draw up second gen dunebabies, but it's definitely an option in the future! I enjoy making OCs, but I also like focusing my headcanons around the ATLA characters, especially as adults. So making up grandkids for them to interact with would certainly be interesting, but it's a lot of effort for that haha!

I also have four dunebabies, so that would mean making new OCs for them to fall in love with, have a handful of kiddos each, and that's a lot of people LOL! And it would really only be for me; I like the idea of second generation characters being left up to imagination for others. So if someone likes my dunebabies and wants to create their own headcanons for them, they have the ability to do that. I just want my little stories to be open-ended after a certain point, and second generation seems like a good place to do that.

But I won't say never! I just don't think I'll spend my free time right now doodling second gen kiddos for my Taang AU. I've been a little busy, and I think I'd focus on my WIPs before I added new headcanons and story ideas haha!

This was a very long way of saying maybe in the future LOL. But y'all know me. I like to ramble lol.

Thanks again for the ask, Anon, and I hope you have a great day!

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Send me asks about ATLA, LOK, or anything, really! :D (if you're patient, you can probably send a doodle request haha!)

GOOODDDD MORRNNNNIINNNGGGGG SUU 💛

I am here for your essay. Or yknow, just any dunebaby facts that you can spare.

*heavy breathing* oh no, she's come for my OCs exactly like she said she would.

lolol Ok, I've got bios on 9 out of 10 of my kids so far, but I wrote a quick blurb about them so hopefully you can't figure out who I didn't start until now lol. The older 4 (which 3/4 are legit characters in LOK, but tweaked to my liking) are grown-ass adults while the other 6 are probably between 14-21. So, our beloved Taang parents have been popping kids out from when they were 18 or 19 to 39 or 40 years old.

At some point I'll make a family tree for you, since most of the older dunebabies have their own families and that can be confusing. Some have more information than others, but more will be added on each of them as time goes on. I just haven't figured them out yet.

Also, gonna put a cut here, because it's a long post and I know not everyone wants to see my OCs lol.

Ok Onto the Dunebabies from oldest to youngest:

Gyatso (M) Airbender, 35: Named after Aang’s father figure, Gyatso is Toph and Aang’s first born and first of several airbending children. He has a knack for the art and excelled quickly with mastering it, narrowly falling short of beating Aang’s record of mastering airbending at 13. As he got older and his parents continued having children, he became like a father figure to the younger ones. That’s the best part about having tons of kids, right? At some point the older ones raise the younger ones and the parents can just have fun. Once Tiao Wu turned 13, Gyatso and his own wife, boyfriend, and kids moved away from home and resided in the Western Air Temple with some Air Acolytes.

Lin (F) Earthbender, 32: Lin is a straight arrow, always following the rules. Sometimes Toph’s jokes that her first born daughter is actually Katara’s because wasn’t as goofy as Gyatso and Tenzin. As kids, Lin and Tenzin butted heads like no other. They may have had a year or two when they got along, but that was when Lin was training to be a police officer and Tenzin was always out because he was dating Pema. They constantly bicker at family gatherings, but make a mean team when they spar against the other next gen kids. Their twin telepathy (yes, they are twins in my universe) comes into play and they are undefeatable. That is until the triplets becomes masters in their own right. While Lin is a talented earthbender and metalbender, she struggled with picking it up (perhaps because of Toph’s hardcore teaching style). She responded to a “more gentle approach” as Katara would say, and Aang helped her learn the basics until she was ready to take on Toph’s more intense lessons. Lin is definitely closer with Aang than she is with Toph, but goes to mom if something needs to be done quickly and under wraps. Lin works long hours as chief of the police force in republic city, so she doesn’t have much time for romance. When she finds a spare moment for intimacy, she frequents a bar that accepts everyone. She brought Songa with her before her little sis fell in love with (insert steambaby daughter name here).

Tenzin (M) Airbender, 32: Tbh Tenzin still marries Pema and has his four kids, like in LOK. Lol. Unlike the show, with the weight of the whole air nation not on his shoulders, Tenzin was not a serious kid. He played pai sho with the white lotus members and roughed it up with Lin. Tenzin had a difficult time mastering airbending, though. He lacked the spiritual connection that his father and brother easily had. He blamed being stuck with an earthbender in the womb for 9 months at his lack of skill with airbending. His masters airbending at 21 and is pumped to finally get his tattoos. Since Pema is an air acolyte, I'm saying that her parents were also acolytes, and she and Tenzin met as kids and got along really well. They started dating at 16. Tenzin wanted to wait to get his arrows before proposing to her, so they date for 5 long years as Pema cheered him on in the grueling training. Tenzin and Pema eventually move to the Northern Air Temple and kept Teo company.

Suyin (F) Earthbender, 26: Suyin was a troublemaker when she was a kid, always pranking her siblings. She spent way too much time with Sokka. At least that’s what Toph says. Her teenage years, that’s when things became dicey. With Lin on the streets as a cop and Su committing petty crimes, the two were bound to cross paths. After Lin brought her in for whay must have been the thousandth time and Toph had to bail her out, Toph sent her to the her old stomping ground: the Earth Rumble 6. Toph still had her ear in the stadium and stayed in touch with The Boulder, and she thought it’d do her some good to get beat up by other earthbenders. Su stayed with her grandparents and got the structure she needed and got her act together. She got pounded by her opponents the first few years, but she slowly moved her way up the food chain and eventually held her mother’s old title as champion. Once she turned 18, she left to travel the world, meeting up with Kya (can't decide if Kya will be a steambaby or a Sukka baby. Is there a cut name for Sukka babies?). Along the way she met Bataar and fell in love with him and together build zaofu and have all their kids from LOK.

Songa (F) Airbender, 21: The oldest of the triplets to be born. Songa is a calm spirit, she reminds Aang of Yangchen with her way of keeping the peace in their large family. She’s a true romantic like her father and catches the attention of a lot of men, but alas, her heart is won over by one of Katara and Zuko’s daughters, (insert steambaby name here lol). She sees the best in everyone and trusts a little too easily. Watch out though, if you get on her bad side or betray her trust one too many times, her mother’s sass and tongue come out and no one wants to be hit by her earthbending styled airbending. Songa is a talented bender and has a tendency to use her airbending like an earthbender, facing things head on. She can seemlessly switch between styles, but she'd prefer to take her opponents on directly.

Kera (F) Nonbender, 21: Kera is the heart of the triplets. She’s passionate like a firebender and meets conflict head-on like her mom. Being the first non-bender didn’t feel great coming from the lineage of the Avatar and Toph Beifond, strongest earthbender in the world and metalbender originator, but she found peace in being a non-bender when hearing all the stories of Sokka, Suki, Mai, Ty Lee, Teo, and their many other friends taking down bender and non-benders alike. Kera begged her parents to live in the Fire Nation to study under Mai and Ty Lee. Aang and Toph didn’t have any problems with her going, but Zuko and Katara did, fearing she (being a dunebaby) would cause mayhem in the palace. Only after swearing to Zuko that she wouldn’t make a mess did the Fire Lord allow her stay with them. During her time there, she mastered Mai and Ty Lee’s techniques and trained under the Yuyan archers. When she came home, she could beat the other two thirds of her triplets easily. Only when she teams up with the other two, can they take down Lin and Tenzin.

Choekyi (M) Airbender, 21: The last of the triplets to come be birthed. Choekyi is a free spirit, much like his father. He enjoys traveling and meeting new people. As a child (and an adult) he is easily excited and is a very charismatic guy, which gets him far with the ladies in his teens and early twenties. He’s never scared of trying new things, sometimes to his detriment, as he gets hurt a lot for someone light on his toes. His preferred method of transportation is air scooter. Choekyi gets along with Uncle Sokka the most, with his never ending jokes and letting him learn how to throw a boomerang even though he’s a bender. Choekyi spends some time in the swamp with the swamp benders just because he finds them to be hilarious and interesting. This is where he connects with his spirituality and returns to excel in airbending, and earns his tattoos.

Songa and Kera are idenitcal twins, so no one (beside Toph and Choekyi) can tell them apart until Songa earns her arrows. Choekyi looks similar to them, as he is their triplet, but since he came from a different egg, he turns out to be much taller than his sisters. Just imagine Toph's face when she feels three freakin' heartbeats along with hers. Idk if that's scientifically sound, but it's my universe, so I can say what I want lol.

Gyun (M) Nonbender, 18: He's a very musical guy. Gyun means music, but it can also mean germ or bacteria. So his older siblings make fun of him when he’s young. While his bending siblings practice and spar, he masters most musical instruments and even becomes a skilled singer. He’s a favorite of Uncle Iroh’s and spends time with him playing music and perfecting his tea making when he’s not training with Master Piandao and mastering different types of sword fighting styles. Gyun is a lover, not a fighter, and is recruited as the youngest member of the national opera company. He rises in fame, without having to reveal his high ranking connections to his family members. Gyun is a true renaissance man (you know if the renaissance existed back then). He looks up to all of his siblings and soaks in all the stories and advice his can get to perfect the art of storytelling and acting.

MeiLin (F) Nonbender, 17: MeiLin may be one of the youngest, but she’s definitely the sassiest of the bunch. With the personality like her mother, it’s no wonder she’s a bosslady even from a young age. She doesn’t take shit from anyone. While she’s the beauty of the dunebabies (but who really isn’t attractive in this family?) and can hold her poise better than any royal, from the tender age of three, she’s wanted to become the fiercest fighter in the world. After a lot of convincing, Toph and Aang let her train with Aunt Suki and learn how to fight like a Kyoshi Warrior. After she masters that, She begs her parents to send her to the Fire Nation to study under Mai and Ty Lee. By the time she’s 14, she’s already mastered the art of dagger throwing, chi blocking, and the Kyoshi warriors fighting style. Aang isn’t too pleased that she fights in tournaments like Toph did, but Toph watches every match she can get! MeiLin asks her to bet on her and they split the wealth at the end. Lin wants her youngest sister to join the police force when she turns 18, but MeiLin isn't sure she wants to enforce the law like Lin.

Tiao Wu (M) Earthbender, 14: The baby of the family, and loves it. Unlike MeiLin, Tiao Wu is a homebody and a huge mama’s boy, though really isn’t a mama’s boy in the Beifong Family? Like his name suggests, he’s a great dancer and for an earthbender, he sure is light on his toes. While Gyatso is called Twinkletoes Jr, Tiao Wu is known as the Fancy Dancer. Literally. That’s the stage name he chose for his bending dance competitions. When he’s not dancing or hanging out with Toph, he’s studying his cousin’s bending forms, wanting to incorporate it into his repertoire. Tiao Wu is also close to Aang, as he showed an early talent to be one with the spirits. As a six year old, he would meditate next to Aang and beat the freakin’ Avatar, master of all four elements and bridge between the physical and spiritual world, to the Spirit World. He’s also known to be the only human who is allowed to visit Wong Si Tong’s library there.

ALRIGHT Joy, here are some basic facts about my dunebabies universe. If you or anyone else wants to send me asks so I can more deeply construct their personalities, feel free!

Hi Su! Question for ya...

Who do your dunebabies go to for questions or help, Toph or Aang?

Thanks or the ask Stitch!

I guess it depends on what they need help with. In general, if they want to stay peaceful, they'd go to Aang (Nana). But if they were looking for help and being sneaky, it would most likely be Toph (Amma).

Gyatso: Gyatso and Aang are super close. Gyatso is the first airbender to be born in over one-hundred years, so they have an unbreakable bond and he goes to Nana for advice and help on most things. But when he has kids, specifically an earthbender, he goes to Amma for help on how to deal with someone so head on and stubborn.

Lin: Lin is also closer to Nana because he taught her the earthbending basics when Amma was too tough for her. For an earthbender, she has a very airbender outlook on life and tries not to crush things if she doesn't have to. For most things, she also goes to Nana, but if she has something in the police business on what should be done on the down low, she always goes to Amma and they take down the bad guys the Toph way, which isn't always kosher.

Tenzin: Tenzin tends to ask Amma for help because he's embarrassed to ask Nana for help. He doesn't like that he had a lot more issues mastering airbending than his siblings, so always ask's Amma for advice, even though she'll usually send him over to Nana to answer his bending questions. Toph is always saying that she doesn't know anything about twinkly airbending (even though she does know enough to help him) so he can bond with Nana.

Suyin: Su doesn't really go to her parents all that often for help. She's a free spirit and likes figuring things out on her own. She also hates going to them since she's always in trouble as a kid and Lin usually snitches on her anyway. If she had to go to someone she'd probably go to Amma if she was in trouble, since they are very similar (a little too similar for Toph's liking sometimes). I also see Toph helping Su create Zaofu.

Songa: Songa goes to her parents equally. She is a very balanced person in general and can see things from both sides. If she has a question or needs advice she'll go to Amma and Nana when their together get both opinions before making her own.

Kera: As Kera spends most of her time in the Fire Nation, she actually asks Ty Lee advice the most. After Ty Lee, she goes to Mai, but doesn't get the most enthusiastic response for her. Occasionally, she'll ask Auntie Azula, but her responses are a bit extreme 😂but if she needs help she usually turns to her Nana for help, as his philosophies are usually closer to Ty Lee's.

Choekyi: Choekyi definitely goes to his Amma for questions and help. He has a very earthbender mentality for an airbender and he is a reckless human like Toph is/was. He will ask Toph on how the best way to do random things would be and Toph will usually come and help him with whatever reckless thing he wants to create.

Gyun: Gyun looks to his Nana as for help, since like Aang, he's a lover not a fighter. When Aang isn't available, Gyun turns to Uncle Iroh fro advice. The only time he turns to his Amma for advice is on his acting rehearsals. Even thought her sight, she's the best at understanding how the body works and emotes different things. They will spend hours on his acting if he asks.

MeiLin: Like Kera, MeiLin doesn't spend as much time with her parents as she wants to master all fighting styles, so she usually asks Auntie Suki for help. She also enjoys Mai's advice since she's much more low-key (and realistic) than Ty Lee. If she's with her parents though, she definitely goes to her Amma first.

Tiao Wu: Tiao Wu is a mama's boy so he goes to Amma for all things! He especially asks for help on his new dance routines and how he should use his earthbending to enhance his skills. lmao the only time he'll ask Nana about anything is if there's something happening in the spirit world, but Aang usually hears it from Tiao Wu (since Tiao Wu is very spiritual) first and checks on it before reporting back.

Note: Nana and Amma mean father and mother in Tibetan. Air nomads are based partially off of Tibetan monks, so I wanted to incorporate that in a bit.

What are the names of your dunebabies' bison? Can you tell us about their experiences of getting them, naming them, etc? Did any of the other non-airbending children want to have a pet bison too?

omigosh!!! This is such a good question!! And one that I have very little information written about yet. I'll give you some tid-bits of my thoughts now, and when I have more world building done, I'll write a few chapters about it.

So, to start off with your last question (because I think that's really important to answer before diving into the names and backstories of them getting them), yes! Some of the non-airbending kids do get a pet bison, but not all of them. As we know, the bison chooses their companion, so I think Toph and Aang bring all of their kids to visit the sky bison around the age of 6 to see if first, any bison take an interest in them, or not. Some of the dunebabies aren't fans of sky bison, so they don't get them while others really connect with them. at around age 8, Aang will bring them there again and the bison will choose their companion.

Toph isn't a huge fan of bison, so after the first few kiddos get their bison, Aang takes them alone.

Now, onto all the dunebabies and their opinions, names, and experiences connecting with their sky bison! Gonna put a cut here since it'll be a long post.

Gyatso: Gyatso actually found his companion when he was 6, the first time he visited the Bison with his parents. Gyatso immediately jumped out of Amma's arms and jumped into the pile of baby bison playing. They quickly accepted him as one of their own and what was meant to be a quick trip, turned into a full-day adventure of Aang and Gyatso frolicking around with the bison while Toph sat in the shade with Lin and Tenzin. Aang gave Gyatso an apple, like his namesake gave Aang when he got Appa, and held it out to three of the baby bison who followed him around most of the day. The one in the middle came forward and ate his apple before nuzzling into the kid.

Aang told Gyatso that he had to think of a name by the time they got home so he could learn his name and be trained. As they landed, Gyatso decided to call his bison Baram (wind in Korean).

Lin: Like her mother, did not enjoy being around the bison. When she first went at 3 when Gyatso first got Baram, she cried until she, Toph, and Tenzin moved far enough away from them. Sky bison seem to like Lin, but she doesn't like them. This is noted when all of her siblings' bison is home for a family get-together, the bison all lick Lin and sometimes follow her around. In short, Lin does not get a sky bison, but she does have a saber-tooth moose lion that she names Ji.

Tenzin: Unlike his twin, Tenzin was interested in the sky bison at age three, but he was too young to play with them, so had to still with Amma and Lin for the day. When he turned 6, she met a few of the bison, took a liking to the young airbender, but none choose to be his companion yet. When he came back when he turned 8, the new crop of baby bison took a big interest in him. One immediately found kin in him and decided to be his companion. He of course named her Oogi after Shushu Sokka said it so often about his parents and other Shushu's and Ayi's.

Suyin: Suyin, has the opposite problem as Lin; she loves sky bison, but they aren't really fond of her for some reason. When Aang takes her to meet sky bison, none of them approach her, which is upsetting. Luckily, Amma had a surprise for her, suspecting that something like this would happen. When Su got home, a baby badgermole was waiting for her to care for. She named him Ping, and he traveled the world with her.

Songa: Similar to Gyatso, Songa was one with the bison and enjoyed playing with them for the day and got her animal companion when she was six. She named him Mochi, after her favorite dessert from the Fire Nation.

Kera: The bison liked Kera, almost as much as her airbending siblings, but with her staying in the Fire Nation so much, she didn't want a bison to take up so much space. Those who detested the Avatar would also try to capture bison, so she ultimately decided to not have one, even though a few wanted to be her companion. While she studied with Mai and Ty Lee, the two gifted her an Eel Hound named Bongcha.

Choekyi: Choekyi was not as mature as his siblings were at his age and had a bit too much energy, even for sky bison. He had to wait until he was 10 until he was calm enough for a bison to want to be his companion. He named his bison Bumi, after the Earth King who is as wild as Choekyi is.

Gyun: Both Gyun and the sky bison are indifferent towards each other. They neither like nor dislike the other. None of them really wants to be his companion, but they sniff him a lot because they interest him. In the end, Gyun chooses to not get a bison. He's gifted a songbird though, which he names Xue for its snowy white feathers. He likes to sing his melodies to the bird and have then sung back. He also acquires a flying lemur that he calls Katsu.

MeiLin: She and the sky bison's want for traveling the world made a great match. The bison sensed her untethered heart and jumped to be with her. The bison could feel her want for exploring and that was attractive to them. Both she and Tiao Wu were popular among the baby bison, but the one who ultimately chose her had a feisty spirit like hers and claimed MeiLin as their companion as soon as her hand opened. MeiLin affectionately named her bison Penipu (Peni for short).

Tiao Wu: While Tiao Wu was an earthbender, his strong spiritual ties made it easy for him to connect with the sky bison. He and MeiLin ended up getting their bison together, even though they are three years apart. The bison loved him and flocked toward when he came over. Being five when his bison picked him as their companion, she was named Lychee after his favorite snack. Lychee was also the fruit he offered to the bison when it came time for the choosing to begin.

Ok, so long post for ya, but I hope that answered all the questions you asked! They are really good ones! I think they all have animal companions, but not all of them would be bison.

You said to send in Taang, Zutara, Sukka thoughts (the three best ships by the way!) and I always wondered. Do you think Aang and Toph would remain the goofy troublemakers they were during their youth when they became parents? I can just imagine the two trying not to get into all sorts of antics with the dune/blade/steam babies but ultimately failing.

Anon, Anon, Anon. Can I call you Nonnie? We're on that level now. Peas in a pod.

Lmao ignore my attempts to be casual and humorous, and thanks for the ask! I agree, Taang, Zutara, and Sukka can just be so personal, you know? I'm not opposed to convos about Tokka (my OG ship), but I think I've established myself as passionate Taang shipper, and it's understandable... they live in my mind rent free at this point lol! Okay, enough of me rambling, and let's answer the question! (Thanks again for the thoughts, feel free to send more! :)

I do think that Toph and Aang have a very relaxed parenting style. They do not seem like the type to make chore charts, designated nap times, or worry about the state of disarray their house is in. Both of them understand some of the things that are sort of required of parents (a bit of discipline, or at least an understanding of right and wrong and education are the two main ones that come to mind), but I don't think they let a ton of rules dictate how they raise their kids. Not unless they need it for success (an example that comes to mind is my dunebaby Lin. She does better if there's order in her life, so both try to give her that if it's what she needs). When it comes to discipline, I see Aang having to take control of that. Toph hated the rules and orders of her parents, I think she would always be apprehensive about being resented by her kids just because she told them to clean up their mess. Maybe there's some favoritism that occurs for Aang when it comes to the airbenders in the family, but I don't think Toph would let that stand for long and he'd correct his errors.

Aang gives me super fun dad vibes; he's always asking and encouraging the kids to play outside or to make up games with him, and all the kids have a great time with him! He loves spending every second he can with his kids and just wants them to be happy and themselves. Toph to me radiates chill mom vibes. She won't initiate play time with her kids, but if they ask her to play, she'll never say no and she's a great play buddy. That kind of translates into the rest of her parenting style. She does things casually, and tries not to make a big fuss out of things ("Yeah, I put the kid to sleep, Twinkletoes. That is my job, you know"). Their house is full of teasing, banter, and laughter, and it makes them a pretty strong family unit. All the kids need some thick skin to withstand all the silly jokes, and they learn to go with the flow and egg their family on as they get older.

As for getting into trouble with the dune/steam/bladebabies? Ohhhhh you bet! They are the aunt and uncle that you go to when you need to get away with shit. Toph and Aang ask little questions... usually the only one they ask is "All right, where do you need me?" lol. They love giving their friends extra grey hairs and if they can and they'll escape every single boring adult conversation to wreak some havoc with their children and niblings. This makes them great relatives to go to for any problems they may be having. Obviously the steam and blade babies look to their families, but I think if anyone wants additional advice, they trust Toph and Aang with their troubles.

In conclusion, I agree with your thoughts, Anon! Out of everyone in the Gaang, they would be the most fun and mischievous pair, and I think that would carryover into their parenting style, as well as make them the designated Fun Aunt and Uncle without a doubt. Other members of the Gaang are fun, but no one really comes close to the shenanigans Toph and Aang play with the kids. Frankly, they don't need a competition to try and outdo those two, either. Cities would burn. Islands would cease to exist. LOL ;)

Thank you for the thought/question, Anon! Like I said earlier, feel free to send more if you'd like!

Send me questions, asks, or headcanons about Taang, Zutara, or Sukka!