#I am a sap for steambaby content

[gemgirl28]

More thoughts about Aunt Toph + steambabies + Linny:

Iroh (the second) wants to sit on her lap like he always does but she has to tell him “Sorry buddy, I don’t know if that’s gonna work right now.” “Because of the baby in your tummy?” “Mm-hmm, that’s right.” And then Iroh pauses for a second before asking her “Do you love the baby?” to which she replies “Of course I love the baby.” and he looks kind of sad for a second and tells her that “If you’re going to have your own kid now to love then you won’t need Kya and I anymore.” “What? What are you talking about? I’m always going to need you and your sister, no matter what. You’re a very special little boy Sparky Jr., and I’m always going to love you. Always. From the bottom of my heart. Scout’s honour.” And so he takes a second to consider this but then he smiles and runs over to her and kisses her stomach and tells her that “loves the baby too” and Toph is trying very hard not to cry. Then when Lin is born she lets Iroh hold her and he kisses the baby’s forehead gently and tells her that she has “the best mommy in the world.”

Alright first of all, my emotions can’t handle this today.

Second, this fits so well with my gaang kid headcanons. I go back and forth between Sokka and Suki or Zuko and Katara having kids first, but I imagine it’s close enough that they grow up together as friends. But I always imagine there’s a decent gap before Toph has kids (and if you’ll indulge my little Taang heart, it’s because it takes Aang forever to work up the nerve to ask his best friend out).

Also Toph overhears Iroh because she has incredible hearing, duh, and she’s just crying harder because Katara and Suki (but especially Katara) have been her role model for how to be a mom this whole time so for Iroh to say that must mean she’s done something right.

#all these headcanons #are making me want to write a fic #I am a sap for steambaby content #zutara #Taang if you squint #steambaby headcanon #aunt toph