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FANFIC: Old Stones

Sep 18, 2009 20:40

Title: old stones
Author: squirrelarmy, or Kyra Rivers
Fandom: Avatar
Rating: PG
Prompt: Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally overtakes you. -- Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980)
Summary: The thing about the earth is this: when Toph is with the earth, she is not her parents' daughter.
Author's Notes: Written for femgenficathon. And ( Read more... )

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Comments 7

neldluva September 19 2009, 06:05:09 UTC

I really, really enjoyed this story. It seemed so quintessentially Toph! My favorite part was probably the part about her dual personalities, the perfect daughter versus the Blind Bandit. That really summed up her life pre-Avatar very well. You really managed to capture her strength and her character. Thanks for the good read!

squirrelarmy September 22 2009, 05:02:52 UTC

Thanks for your review! And I'm glad you liked the bit about the dual personalities, because that's the main impression I really got from Toph in the series; that she's just trying so hard to be one role or another for so much of her childhood that during the series is when she really learns who she is. I'm pleased this resonated well with you, and again, thanks so much for the comment! :)

laleia September 20 2009, 19:10:04 UTC

<3 The world needs more Toph fanfic! I really liked the kind of progression in her character, the way she can't prove herself, then needs to prove herself, then proves herself, then no longer needs to prove herself.

squirrelarmy September 22 2009, 05:05:24 UTC

I totally agree that the world needs more Toph!fic. I don't care what kind, so long as she's a big role. :) And oooh, I like how you wrote out the progression of the story -- I hadn't actually thought of it in those steps, but that's definitely how it went. And I think when we see Toph in the series, it's definitely between parts 3 and 4, which is what makes her character so interesting to me.

squirrelarmy September 22 2009, 05:06:09 UTC

oh GOODNESS, and thank so much for your lovely review! I got so caught up in your comment that I forgot to thank you. ♥

leni_ba September 20 2009, 20:02:36 UTC

I loved this one. How she matures, and how in the end she's not only a force to be reckoned, but also the girl (the woman?) she needed to learn how to be.

Lovely!

squirrelarmy September 22 2009, 05:08:28 UTC

Yay! :D The progression to a woman -- returning to the childhood home and embracing it, but not needing or being smothered by it -- is what I really intended for the overall theme, the way Toph learns how to take her experience and embrace it. And you phrased it perfectly. I'm really happy you liked my story, and I really appreciate your great comments! :)