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I love mom!toph bc there's so much potential for fluff ^^ Would Lin be fascinated by newborn Su when they bring her home for the first time? And idk but something I've been thinking about is if Toph's parents come to help out after Su is born and they take care of Lin and bb Su for an entire day the time they visit and freaking out like "Toph how do I bathe her?!", "Toph I think she's hungry!", or "TOPH SHE FELL OFF THE BED OMG SHE'S CRYING WHAT DO WE DO OMG OMG" and then they have a happy ending to their day with either toph or one of her parents rocking su and her other parent playing with Lin. Srry if this was a long one, i just love thinking about mom!toph 😂

Hi Anon, thank you for the ask, and your patience! (I mean it. So so so sorry it's been delayed I have no excuses LOL)

I am with you though Mama Toph is amazing because there is so much potential for fluff. She's one of those characters that don't seem like they'd be a good parent. But Toph Beifong is full of surprises, and I think that despite what canon says, she was a great mama :')

I wonder when Lin would've gotten to see Suyin for the first time. Part of me thinks that she sees the baby when Toph and Su are discharged from the hospital, but then another part of me thinks that she would've gotten to see her baby sister the very next day or something. For the sake of this ask, I'll say she sees Su for the first time at the hospital after the baby was born :)

Lin is very curious to see her baby sister, for sure! I feel like that's all she talks about while Toph is gone, because 1, she has no idea how she now has a sister. But then she wonders what the baby looks like, and what the baby can do when she finally gets to see her. When auntie Katara helps her up on Mama's bed and sees her mom holding this little bundle, she grows quiet and very curious.

Her baby sister is pretty cute! Squishy and tiny and can't seem to do much, but cute.

Toph thinks it's funny and cute that Lin is so curious, and she can't blame her. She tries to be straight with her whenever she can, but there are questions and conversations that just have to wait until Linny is older, so Toph teases her instead lol.

And I like that idea! I think it would be super sweet if Lao and Poppy came to Republic City to visit and help Toph with the baby, although, like you said, they may not be as helpful as they try to be LOL. I have a feeling that after their trip is over, they give their daughter huge props for taking care of two kids and having a career.

But while they are in the city, they definitely try to help with the baby because they think she'll be easier than keeping Lin entertained, but oh boy they were wrong! Suyin cries and wiggles and is everywhere and nowhere at the same time—it's exhausting. Often they are ordered to play with Lin because they worry about everything and it's tiring to listen to LOL.

If Toph had a day off from parenting, I feel like it would be rather chaotic at first with Lao and Poppy babysitting. But eventually, they learn the ropes and just do their best to be present and enjoy the moment, which leads to Poppy rocking baby Su to sleep, and Lao drawing with little Lin.

Toph finds it adorable, but if you asked her, she'd probably deny she ever thought that LOL.

Ah! Such cute, fluffy, amazing headcanons, Anon! Thank you so much once again for sending this in. I'm always happy to chat about the Beifong family, and I hope that if you are ever in your mama Toph feels again, you'll stop by! Hope you have a fantastic day!

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Did lin have any endearing nicknames for her sister when she was in toph's womb/newly born? Or was it just "the baby" Did toph have any nicknames? I hope i'm not bothering you with mama!toph asks, im just in my mama!toph feels. srry if they're a bit repetitive

Hi Anon, thank you for the ask, and your patience! I've seriously neglected my ask box as of late, and I'm so sorry about that. But don't worry! I love these Mama Toph asks, and they're never repetitive! It's always Toph Beifong Loving Hours, and sometimes an idea just takes hold and you can't stop thinking about it lol.

This is a great question though, because I don't think I've ever considered what Lin would call the baby while Toph is pregnant. I'd imagine that she mostly just says stuff like "Mama what's the baby doing right now?" "Is the baby sleeping?" "When is the baby coming, Mama?" so that would be my first guess.

If Toph tells Lin that's she's gonna have a little sister, I can see Lin saying that as opposed to just baby. Sister, sissy, or little sister, that sort of stuff. Nothing too specific, but it's still really sweet when Lin runs up to Toph and gives her a hug and then she goes "I need to give sissy a hug too!" That for sure makes Toph's heart melt hehe.

I usually HC that Toph calls the baby "Little Badgermole" or "Badge" or maybe even "Baby Beifong" depending on who she's talking to, but I'm not sure she would make a specific nickname for the baby before she's born, probably not to have an established nickname if it doesn't fit the baby's personality. Maybe once in a while the baby kicks her and it's a strong kick and she calls the kid a martial artist or something because "what's with the kicking match, kid? My kidney did nothing to you!"

I think it would be super adorable if at night, Lin just lays next to her mom and starts coming up with crazy names for the baby so that the nickname is fun. She combines a lot of names together or sees household objects and thinks that it would be a good name for a baby. Toph tries to hold in her laughs, but some of the names are just so ridiculous she can't help but chuckle.

Lin is perhaps a little disappointed to find out that her sister's name is Suyin, but she allows it only because Su is a pretty cute baby. It all evens out hehe.

Okay! I think that answers the question. Thanks again for the ask, Anon, and I'll be sure to not neglect my asks like this again pls. I don't have many in my inbox anymore, so it's just me being a bit of a bum and I promise to be less of a bum moving forward LOL.

Anyway, if you are still in your Mama Toph feels, please stop by and I'm happy to chat! Until then, I hope you have a nice day!

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