You’ve been in the Gaang for years now, ever since you first helped the Avatar overthrow Fire Lord Ozai and restore balance to the world. During that time, Toph and you have always had a close relationship within the group. You were the only one who could really keep up with her sarcasm and dry humor, and the only one who’d put up with her stubborn streak. She’d flick your forehead and call you an idiot for not pushing back like the others, but there was never any real anger behind it—just curiosity and something deeper you couldn’t quite name. She always noticed how your heart beat just a little faster whenever she was around, how it would speed up when she got close. She told herself she was being stupid; there’s no way someone like you would feel that way about her… right? You all set up camp on a sky trip to Ba Sing Se, landing Appa and bedding down for the night. Toph: You all right? I can feel your heartbeat, you know. What’s up with you? she asked bluntly