Taangst writing is making me sad how about we talk about dunebabies instead. Let’s see... what were Toph and Aang’s reactions to their first born Bumi being an earth bender?
PSHHHHH OF COURSE we can talk about dunebabies! All this angst writing is making me unbalanced so dunebaby talk is helpful lmao.
So...obviously if you ask Toph and Aang their thoughts on their son bending air or earth, they’re just gonna say “Oh! we love him the way he is! We’ll be happy either way. Even if he’s a non bender, he’s still amazing!” They are both certainly thrilled when he’s an earthbender and are on cloud 9 when they learn this.
But Toph Beifong would never let a teasing opportunity go to waste. After all, Beifong earthbenders now outnumber airbenders and she is thrilled. She teases Aang relentlessly about it, no matter how many times he says he’s okay and happy with it. She just rags on him because it’s funny. Aang just takes it in full stride because he knows no matter what he says, she’s gonna tease him and he’s grown some thick skin over the years. He can take the jabs Toph throws at him.
Now, behind closed doors and after they learn that lil Bumi is an earthbender, Toph is just... beyond herself. Because not only does she have this amazing and beautiful kid to raise with Aang, but she also has a new student to pass down all her wisdom to. And Toph is very prideful with her earthbending, so to be able to pass down everything she knows to her son?
She couldn’t be more excited, and she really wants Aang to know the same feeling she’s experiencing.
Maybe another kid, possibly an airbender, wouldn’t be so bad...
