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Description Yonder mountain so high
I can't make it all on my own

Up against the sky so bright
That I can't even close my eyes...

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I'm becoming ridiculously fond of this pairing, so! At last, here is an actual finished fanart for them. I may end up writing a drabble to go with this, but the basic idea came from my early attempts to draw them kissing, which mostly resulted in frustration and me thinking, "Aw, phooey, it's so hard to keep the chemistry in a kiss when she has to bend way over to get to him..."

...and I can't resist a challenge, so I started getting creative, thumbnail-sketching different positions in which one may actually mack on someone in a wheelchair while retaining a modicum of sexyfine. This ended up being my favorite, partly because it's so Toph. Hush and lemme sit on you, Flyboy.

(Light and shadow, woot! Yes, this is the Northern Air Temple, and yes, the sun is supposed to have just risen over the mountains. Why is she in her Fire Nation clothes? It's summer and she's hot? I dunno, I just liked the visual contrast of red and green. I continue to get incrementally better (I think?) at digital painting, through simple experimentation and practice, though I have a long way yet to go...)
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Kandi-2 [2012-07-01 04:39:17 +0000 UTC]

WHO SAYS WE CALL IT TOPHEO, OR TEOPH?
u either vote a or b. i say a. TOPHEO!

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AmyChan40 [2012-06-27 15:53:26 +0000 UTC]

i love this~~ althoughh i ma tokka shipper. but still, beautiful art work

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ligonier412 [2012-04-22 06:28:42 +0000 UTC]

Cool, very cool.

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RaizerNinja [2011-09-24 15:28:52 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm, interesting pairing.
Toph- the "tough little girl" earthbender who takes everything head on and usually chooses action over planning.
&
Teo- the crippled glider who as the son of an inventer is a big thinker.

Almost polar opposites, but then again opposites attract.

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TobuIshi In reply to RaizerNinja [2011-09-26 05:33:00 +0000 UTC]

Well, don't sell Toph too short. After all, she quite famously waits...and listens.

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KK-sis [2011-09-23 03:24:24 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous pose... "Hush and lemme sit on you, Flyboy." So adorably Toph.

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Elecman99 [2011-08-18 07:32:52 +0000 UTC]

I don't think the sun is the only thing rising in this picture! SPOIOIOIOIOIOIOING!

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Thejboy88 [2011-08-11 07:14:11 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. I always liked this couple, as non-canon as it may be.

Also, doesn anyone else think that Toph's Fire Nation Outfit made her......age a few years?

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AlwaysthinkingAlways [2011-07-07 02:15:26 +0000 UTC]

Love Love Love

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Technologic123 [2011-07-02 19:55:01 +0000 UTC]

Howwooooooooooolld is she?

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TobuIshi In reply to Technologic123 [2011-07-03 02:33:32 +0000 UTC]

Erm...probably a couple of years older, here? So, fourteen or fifteen? I never got the impression she would get very tall.

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Technologic123 In reply to TobuIshi [2011-07-03 03:44:15 +0000 UTC]

haha It's an old Bugs Bunny joke.

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Xelku9 [2011-06-03 01:05:20 +0000 UTC]

Two handicap lovers!

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TobuIshi In reply to Xelku9 [2011-06-04 15:01:37 +0000 UTC]

...not what I was thinking, but technically true, I guess? They're two of the most capable people in the series... >.>;

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Xelku9 In reply to TobuIshi [2011-06-04 15:34:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

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vya [2011-05-13 13:04:59 +0000 UTC]

cute!^^

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KK-sis [2011-05-03 04:48:01 +0000 UTC]

I likes this pairing, and the drawing is adorable. The pose is awesome.

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Hudnalls-hunny [2011-02-06 10:11:03 +0000 UTC]

It is now one of my many favorite pictures. ^^

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TobuIshi In reply to Hudnalls-hunny [2011-02-08 08:27:06 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you!

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Hudnalls-hunny [2011-02-05 06:32:06 +0000 UTC]

I'm in love with this picture!

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TobuIshi In reply to Hudnalls-hunny [2011-02-06 09:59:47 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you!

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tarirene [2011-01-12 04:13:35 +0000 UTC]

Mmmm. Freaking love it! Especially the little detail of her keeping one toe on the earth - so very Toph and so easily forgotten. Brilliant and gorgeous.

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TobuIshi In reply to tarirene [2011-01-13 07:43:00 +0000 UTC]

You know, I wish so much that I could take credit for doing that deliberately, but it was subconscious at best. I hadn't thought of it until you pointed it out.

You're right, though; it anchors her to the bottom half of the picture, stone vs. air. Hunh. A very lucky coincidence.

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TheCuttlefishCaptain [2010-12-12 21:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Even though I normally love the pairing of Toph and The Duke, I also like this pairing (just not as much)

Very cute picture!

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TobuIshi In reply to TheCuttlefishCaptain [2010-12-13 03:05:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Emmers29 [2010-12-01 05:46:49 +0000 UTC]

i wish they were made into an official couple... they're sooo cute!!!!!!!

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TobuIshi In reply to Emmers29 [2010-12-01 07:46:56 +0000 UTC]

It would have been a nice option! Thanks.

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aistule8520 [2010-11-25 19:00:32 +0000 UTC]

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TobuIshi In reply to aistule8520 [2010-11-27 05:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Aww, what a cute icon!

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aistule8520 In reply to TobuIshi [2010-11-27 10:35:45 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I know

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The-Master-Mason [2010-11-21 23:29:48 +0000 UTC]

It takes a cripple to know a cripple.

And you're right they do look cute and seem good together.

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TobuIshi In reply to The-Master-Mason [2010-11-22 06:53:59 +0000 UTC]

Er...that's not exactly why I ship them. I'm...glad you like it, though?

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Sweet-Chuck [2010-11-09 22:07:21 +0000 UTC]

They look so cute together (:
Realy good job!

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TobuIshi In reply to Sweet-Chuck [2010-11-20 02:29:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm quite fond of them!

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FollowingStars [2010-10-14 15:42:19 +0000 UTC]

The chemistry is still there! Love this pic, especially how sweet they look Very happy together Great background and colours!

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SwaggerMonkey101 [2010-08-12 14:23:39 +0000 UTC]

ahh, cuteness!

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TobuIshi In reply to SwaggerMonkey101 [2010-08-17 20:28:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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SwaggerMonkey101 In reply to TobuIshi [2010-08-17 20:40:21 +0000 UTC]

yer welcome!

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ResidentPyromaniac [2010-08-12 11:43:26 +0000 UTC]

Cute cute cute cute cute~!!! I love this ship.

Well, I approve of anything Teo, but still...

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TobuIshi In reply to ResidentPyromaniac [2010-08-17 20:28:51 +0000 UTC]

As well you should! Teo is made of win.

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RandomAnimeGirl42 [2010-08-12 08:14:24 +0000 UTC]

Naoko (my OC): TEO, STOP CHEATING ON ME BEFORE I MAGMABEND BOTH YOUR BUTTS!

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toulon2342 [2010-08-12 08:12:09 +0000 UTC]

You think the boy can handle this much excitement?

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TobuIshi In reply to toulon2342 [2010-08-17 20:30:01 +0000 UTC]

You serious? Teo can handle anything.

(That kid is ridiculously capable. If he can drive a tank and fly a hangglider, he can kiss a Toph.)

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toulon2342 In reply to TobuIshi [2010-08-17 20:54:47 +0000 UTC]

Skills are handy. This would take a whole other kind of guts. Maybe the kid's got what it takes.

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TobuIshi In reply to toulon2342 [2010-08-20 05:23:05 +0000 UTC]

Well, I was thinking less the technical skills and more the courage necessary to drive into a war zone of fireballs or dive from a high tower.

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toulon2342 In reply to TobuIshi [2010-08-20 07:38:40 +0000 UTC]

Yup.

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StarDragon77 [2010-08-12 06:19:33 +0000 UTC]

Heh. Now there's an interesting pairing.

One who can't walk but flies.

One who can't see but still has vision.

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TobuIshi In reply to StarDragon77 [2010-08-17 20:31:06 +0000 UTC]

Well...I think of them less in terms of their impairments and more in terms of their personalities. Toph likes people who step up to the plate and meet challenges head-on, who don't ask too many stupid questions, and who have good senses of humor--and Teo fits that to a tee.

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StarDragon77 In reply to TobuIshi [2010-08-17 23:10:57 +0000 UTC]

Quite true.

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TobuIshi In reply to StarDragon77 [2010-08-20 05:22:20 +0000 UTC]

^_^

I like pairing them on the basis of their strengths, not their disabilities. (Though I suppose both are related in the end.)

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