I don't have the time, energy, or brain power for it but Zutoph/Toko fans i give you this fic idea.
It's a long one so it will go under a read more, but involves fake dating and assassination attempts.
Anniversary of some huge Fire nation battle thing, maybe the end of the war. Probably that.. Maybe like 10 or 15 years after ATLA canon. There's gonna be a big huge celebration. Whole Gaang is gonna be there regardless to be with Zuko. But Zuko finds out ahead of time there's at least one, probably multiple, plans to assassinate him that day. Doesn't know who it will be, though.
Gaang all collectively agree Zuko needs a bodyguard during the party, but an obvious guard could be taken out early in order to get to Zuko. They decide there needs to be 'decoy' bodyguards and security at the event, but Zuko needs someone with him pretty much at all times as a precaution. Yes, he's strong and can handle himself well enough, but like... safety of their friend is HIGH priority and Aang almost cries when he thinks about losing any of them, so they gotta do something here.
So the idea - fake date for Zuko. Katara is out, her relationship with the Avatar is so well known that nobody would buy it. They consider Suki, even though Sokka whines about it, since she's a highly trained warrior and would be a great choice as his bodyguard/fake date. But someone mentions Toph's ability to tell if people are lying, and her having been raised in high society, so she understandsall the weird complexities of these types of royal parties, and everyone says "OH yeah that's perfect." Toph is single at this point, so there's no worry about believability, either.
Toph is all grumbly about having to be fancy at first, but she also would be incredibly sad if anything happened to Zuko, so she agrees.
There would be like, set up stuff - gown fittings, meetings with advisors, lots of opportunities for the 'new couple' to interact and start catching feelings. Zuko, I imagine, would be so startled at seeing the fancy side of Toph at first, that his brain short-circuits. Not even in a "wow she's pretty" way but in a "I have never not seen her covered in dirt and swearing" kind of way. It scares him a little, to be honest. He's not used to Toph like that.
I like to imagine there has to be a dance at some point at the party, so the two have lessons together to learn it. Lots of time to be up close and in each other's space, ya know.
When the actual party happens, there's a lot of awkward romantic tension between them both. I dunno how I would proceed there, but eventually the assassination attempt DOES happen, though. Toph and Zuko work frighteningly well together fighting people off- there may or may not be molten hot metal getting flung around the party. The one thing Toph misses, being unable to feel it, is a wooden flaming arrow fired directly at her. In my mind, she gets hit and Zuko fucking loses it. Attempts on his life? Sure, fine, he's used to that. (Family history and all) But attempts on his friend(Friend? Maybe more? Potential girlfriend? They're still working things out?) ? That's not okay. He goes nuts.
They end up an official thing after she's healed up. I imagine Toph grabbing Zuko by his stupid fancy robes while he's hovering over her injured body and yanking him down to kiss her. (Katara has to scold her because she uses her injured side to do it)
Everyoneās shipping Toph and zuko now because of the movie leaks but they donāt know what it was like in my 2020-2024 toko shipper era where it was impossible to find any new content besides maybe two or three writers. Not complaining it lowkey make a younger me so happy it popular now
Remember during the winter banquet when Riko told Neil that he had bought off a doctor at Easthaven and Neil was so consumed with anger he punched Riko in the mouth, then in the eye, then got knocked into a table and brought Riko to the floor where he KEPT THROWING PUNCHES, the held on āas hard as he couldā to Riko once people started pulling them away from each other and when they were finally separated, STILL fought against the crowd to try and go at him again, AND THEN, after Wymack literally hauled Neil off his feet, Neil was trembling so hard he thought the room was shaking and didnāt take his eyes off Riko until they were seated outside the court on opposite sides of the room?
jean "one day i am gonna grow wings (die)" moreau, kevin "one day i am gonna grow wings (be great)" day and nathaniel "one day i am gonna grow wings (be free)" wesninski all in the nest together.
I would go so far as to assert that percy's relationship with hazel is his second (arguably third) most demonstrably intense and emotional and mutually caring friendship in the books but people (including other percy fans) would scoff at this because they don't remember a single thing from son of neptune and are stunted by their inability to think about hazel for even one second
crazy that nico and them are the pioneers of a new world with "good monsters" or mythics or whatever bs rick spewed, when percy has already found and accepted "good monsters" like tyson. like mrs. o'leary. like ella. like bessie. where he already saw "good" in polyphemus and spared him despite the fact that polyphemus was trying to kill and eat them because he was his brother. where he saw good in damesen and small bob and iapetus. THERE ARE ALREADY GOOD MONSTERS!!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE MYTHICS??? š
I actually dont think Im going to get over jeans possessive "i wouldnt have given him to you if Id known you would just throw him away so carelessly" bc WHAT DO YOU MEAN?? Jean could have kept Neil. If he had really wanted to he could have kept Neil. Neil could have been his. His forever partner, his family, his friend, his lover, whatever but his. He GAVE Neil to Andrew. He allowed Andrew to take the thing he had fought for for so long. He was desperate for a forever partner. He wanted someone to be just his. He HAD THAT. He had Neil in his grasp, in the nest, and instead of keeping him he gave him to Andrew. He put Neil on a plane, hell he might have even gotten on the plane with him no one knows- but he got Neil back to Andrew, to wymack to the foxes and gave him away. He let Neil go so Neil wouldnt face the abuse Jean had. He LET Andrew have him. He gave away the one thing he wanted forever so Neil could have what he wanted. And some of you mfs are still out here saying Jean is heartless or he doesnt care abt Neil. Blasphemy if you ask me
Iām listening to the Epic The Musical Albums and Iām completely sure that Andrew would have also sacrificed all of his crew and killed every monster/god just to get back to his wife (Neil Josten)
I honestly love with all my heart that Magnus calls Alec āAlexanderā, itās somehow something so dear to me since everyone calls him Alec, but Magnus calls him by his full name, because he loves all of him
1x01 & 1x08 ā season one being bookended by Sally Jackson and Poseidonās love for Percy and their determination to keep their son safe ā whatever it takes
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