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stitch1830 · 29 days
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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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lilbagdermole · 1 year
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do you have any headcanons for the dunebabies (toph and aang's kids)?
Hello Anon!
Thank you so much for sending an ask - as you can tell I absolutely love talking about Taang and everything related to them. I especially love talking about the dunebabies and how they'd handle parenting!
Ok, as I previously stated in a past post, I really think Toph and Aang would have a very big family - about five to six kids. It comes in part because of Aang's burden of repopulating the Air Temples and keeping his culture alive. But I just genuinely believe that Toph and Aang are such a good team and couple that they take the challenge of raising a large family, test their communication, relationship and love.
They have 3 girls (one earthbender, two airbenders) and 3 boys (one earthbenders and two airbenders);
Their first-born son, at the ripe age of two, sneezes twelve feet into the air - scaring his mother as she momentarily lost "sight" of her boy; his father, on the other hand, cried with thrill with the notion he was no longer the last living proof of the Air Nomads;
Their first three children are all airbenders. Toph loves them more than she'll ever be able to put into words, but a part of her does fear that her earthbending genetics would not pass onto her children. Thankfully, their fourth child, a beautiful girl, at one, whilst throwing a temper tantrum, cracked their living room wall.
All their children are menaces - they either adopted their mother's humor and confidence, or inherited their father's mischievous and playful personality. They're kind and respectful children, but, just like their parents when they were young, they love having fun and goofing off;
Toph loves parenthood, adores being a mother. It's something she had once believed ill-suited her and she'd worried she lacked the nurturing, soft, gentle touch that came naturally to Katara and Suki. Despite everyone's concerns, Toph is an amazing mom. Laidback and carefree but strict when need be; she gives her children the freedom her own parents had denied her but always keeping a close, protective "eye" to guarantee their safety; she plays with the kids, tells them bedside stories of her adventures with Aang, suffocates them with tender love and care (love and care exclusively reserved for her family). Aang never once doubted her.
Aang would take all his kids to the Air Temples - earthbenders and airbenders alike - he took great pride in teaching them his culture, his values and morals, his history. He'd promised Toph he wouldn't force the Air Nomad lifestyle on his kin, unless they showed interest in pursuing it; additionally, Toph had made it clear that if he ever showed any sigh of favoritism for his airbending children, she'd terminate the Avatar Cycle with him - it was a threat he had taken seriously (though Aang would never neglect his two little earthbenders, he loved all their kids equally);
The kids adore teasing and pranking Toph because of her blindness - especially her airbending boys. They had found great joy in airbending their way out of her sight to escape punishment - so much so, that she had crafted little metal bracelets for all her children so she could keep tabs on their whereabouts (and so they wouldn't surprise her into an early grave);
The dunebabies love their uncles and aunts - and when accompanied by the steambabies and bladebabies... chaos and mayhem is certain. It doesn't help that the two youngest members of the Gaang enjoy causing their friends just as much stress as their children - many a times, Aang and Toph would join all the children in terrorizing the Fire Palace Staff or pissing their parents off;
Instead of having a permanent home - they have little homes in every nation due to Aang's Avatar duties. However, once the children grow old enough to go to school, cultivate friendships and need that stability - Aang and Toph agree that a forever home was long overdue. They eventually settle to reside within a calm town just on the outskirts of Republic City;
Toph eventually reforms the old Dai Li into Republic City's law enforcers. Balancing motherhood with her professional life was no easy feat, however, she and Aang had always worked in perfect harmony. So, when she needed to be present at work to teach metalbending, Aang would be at home caring for the kids; When Aang needed to leave for Peace Summits, Political Events and other Avatar duties, Toph would step in. They were always a team and because of that their kids never once had to be alone or without a parental figure.
Despite the odds, Aang and Toph raise their children beautifully and their a happy family, imperfect yet wonderful.
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starry-nights12 · 2 years
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Sometimes Toph and Aang will host game nights at their house with their friends. They would have to bring food and The GAang would switch whose turn it is to host at their house.
When their daughters, Lobsang and Gyasto II Beifong turn 16, Toph teaches them how to gamble.
Aang's cool with it. They let them stay up to join them on game nights. He thinks it's a fun bonding moment with three of his girls.
Additionally, since 16 is the legal drinking age. They would buy an alcoholic beverage of their choice.
At their party, Aang would cut them a slice of cake and the girls would have their first drink with their parents.
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What's  your favorite steambaby/dunebaby headcanon?
The steambabies kicking Ozai’s ass.
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gemgirl28 · 3 years
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I like to think that the steambabies might be a few years older than the dunebabies, and the steambabies take big cousinhood VERY seriously. They have lots of important questions for their Uncle Aang and Aunt Toph.
I can kind of imagine Zutara having two kids pretty close in age, and then a couple years later Taang have a kid, and then Zutara have a third kid, and then Taang have a second kid.
Ok so first off yes, and let's talk about why.
So as much as I love Zutara, I don't think they should have been canon at the end of book 3. I mean she was 14! And he was 16! They were all KIDS! I know exactly ONE couple that got together in middle school and have been together since and they are cute and wonderful and an ANOMOLY. LET THE KIDS GROW UP BEFORE YOU MARRY THEM OFF. Sukka should have been the only canon endgame couple and I will die on this hill.
So what does this mean in canon? Lots of pining. So. Much. Pining. *Points to every 150k+ slow burn fic on ao3*
It also mean the gaang gives Katara and Zuko endless shit when they finally do get together because it only took them FOREVER to figure out 1. they have feelings for the other and 2. the other person likes them back.
But as long as it takes Katara and Zuko to figure it out? It takes Aang and Toph EVEN LONGER.
Ok that's not quite true. Toph figures out her feelings for Aang once she's old enough pretty quickly, but he's her best friend and she is VERY in denial.
It takes Aang much longer and when he does he has a panic because holy shit it's HIS OTHER BEST FRIEND and that already didn't work out once.
So basically to sum up, Zutara has kids first because they have their first kid right around the time Taang finally get their shit together admit their feelings for each other.
Meanwhile Sukka just laughs at both couples for how long it took them to get together. However I do see bladebabies (is there another name for Sukka kids? Idk) happening around the time as steambabies (maybe less than a year between the first blade/steambaby) because Sokka and Suki take a hot minute to decide where they are settling down.
And yes, the older cousins are VERY protective of their baby cousins and take their jobs as The Oldest so seriously.
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authorjoydragon · 3 years
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Aang takes the dunebabies travelling around the world to help spread Air Nomad traditions and Lin absolutely gets to come too because she’s just as much Air Nomad as her siblings are even though she’s an earthbender BRYKE!!
Of course!! Any child of Aang’s is Air Nation. Fuck you Bryke. And Toph knows how important that is, she encourages Lin (or any non air bending dunebaby) to partake in air nomad culture. They’re a bi-cultural family, and their kids take pride in that.
They love to travel around with Baba and listen to his stories. They all especially love to get strapped to his chest and flown around! They’ll tell all their friends that Mama and Baba restored all the Air Temples to their former glory. They are proud Air Nomads!
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whoracefitz · 3 years
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we were really robbed of an airbending child with toph’s personality
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chipsahoecookies27 · 3 years
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Quick question for my Taang shippers, what do you head canon the dunebabies names as?!?! I headcanon their first kids to be twins who they name Lin and Bumi but like I think they have five kids total and I can’t think of any names.
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atomic-bomn · 3 years
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Crossposted from the taang discord
I JUST HAD THE BESTEST OF IDEAS!!!
I WAS ALWAYS WONDERING HOW A DUNEBABIE WOULD BE EVIL AND OR BE BAD AND I JUST GOT IT! I
IMAGINE IN THIS AU THEY MAKE SUB-BENDING REQUIRE A LICENSE DUE TO HOW POWERFUL SUB-BENDING IS, THIS STARTED OFF AS EASY PUNISHMENT TO NO LICENSE BUT AS CRIMES (Why am i screaming?) Got more intense and the war with involving the earth kingdom (Against pretty much all nations) turns more and more against the earth kingdom The Earth kingdom cops get more and more corrupt/Violent agains all benders (Except Earth benders) and non benders alike and one time
They catch a Certain Earth bender Metal bending (Dunebabie) and since he has pledged his loyalty Against the Earth kingdom for their horrific war crimes they view him as a trader and they want to "Make sure he doesnt do it again" (Beat the hell out of him) and they track him to Air temple island in the middle of the night
(And bring crossbows. Firearms come later in the story) And he realizes what is going to happen so he shoos his little sister and girlfriend off (I do nt even have him fleshed out god forbid you think i have them fleshed out either) and they are on the small dinghy questioning/teasing him and And his little sister to play a prank makes a gust of wind which in turn trips one of the officers making the boat lurch and the officer with the crossbow looses control and accidentally lets it go and it launches out spearing through his girlfriend who tried to Shield the little sister But it pirced through her into little sister (Inspired from X men apocalypse) He rushes up to them and in his anguish he uses metal bending to take Little sis's Meteorite Bracelet and spears through the officers necks using the bracelet he puts it under his feet and floats away coincidentally passing by the street/people that told on him and makes a sentimental speech and then makes a sinkhole to envelop the street
Eventually joining A bad group of ther fankids that I Dont have named yet
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theotherace · 2 years
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Hi Der! Anything in particular about Taang or the dunebabies that you’ve been thinking about a lot recently? Any new fav headcanons? :)
My favourite Taang Headcanon right now (and probably forever) is that Aang and Toph like to hide under tables at important events when things get too much for them.
They just vanish for a while and show back up all nonchalant, like their friends haven't been looking for them for the past hour. This starts when they're still children right after the war and goes on until they can't get out from under the table without help anymore.
They take the kids with them when they're very small (of course), and the kids take up the habit to nobody's surprise and everybody's exasperation. So at any party, you run the risk of a Beifong crawling out from under a table out of nowhere, scaring you half to death.
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mycomfortblanket · 3 years
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Time to drag you into the dunebaby headcanon chaos, even though you HATE fluff.
Would Toph and Aang have kids? How many? Tell me ur thots.
Okay. So, I have a very different view on this compared to others. I think that they try but miscarriages and overall not having any luck at having a kid. I know that it’s Aang’s duty to repopulate the Airbenders, but I don’t think he would have it in him to go outside his marriage and do that. 
I think that once they stop trying, the heartbreak being too much, they get accidentally pregnant, and she ends up having the kid and they’re so fucking happy with her with how fucking perfect she is, that they don’t risk having another, they don’t want to jinx what they have. 
I dunno, this is just what I feel. I don’t think that Toph would willingly want to have too many kids, she seems a little bit like me, easily irritated by little small people and the screaming. 
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stitch1830 · 1 month
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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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rllymilerlly · 3 years
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Can I just say that I'm in love with your headcanons and drawings of the Dunebabies? Could you tell us some more about them? Literally just anything
Omg thank you!
And yes I can tell you more about them!
They didn’t know Tae could bend until she was 4. She didn’t want exhibit any signs of bending abilities until then. (Toph had her suspicions though because Tae was way too light on her feet) And they figured it out when she had the biggest sneeze of her life.
They figured out Gyatso was also an Airbender by the time he was 1 1/2 and they discovered it because he couldn’t stop blowing Tophs hair around (it made him laugh so much)
Dhara they figured out was an Earthbender before she was 1. Aang was rolling little rock ball back and forth to her and he suddenly noticed neither of them were touching the ball and she was mimicking his movements
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starry-nights12 · 1 year
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Toph and Aang's favorite days are their daughters, Lobsang and Gyasto II Beifong's birthdays.
On their daughter's birthday, Aang wants his girls to be happy and makes their day extra special.
One of the thongs he'll do is make a mini lunchbox cake. Toph will let them come with her to her Academy. Or they would even want to go to school to show their friends the cake they got for lunch.
They'll be a little note inside that will wish them a happy birthday, how fast they've grown, and that they both love them.
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stitch1830 · 2 years
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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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stitch1830 · 2 years
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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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