The Blind Musician (Toph x Male Blind Reader)

Funeral

(Toph Pov)

(A few days later)

Everyone in the Southern Water Tribe was gathered for the funeral, and I had Lin with me who was also sad. I joined Katara and Zuko near the front and had my family next to Lin. 'This all could've been avoided, damn it' I think to myself as I am sitting there waiting for the funeral to start. Soon enough, I hear someone begin to speak. "We are gathered here today to morn for these two brave souls that risked and gave their lives for the sake of their closest friends. If any of them would like to come up and speak now, that will be appreciated."

There's a slight pause before I hear a familiar voice. "I'll go up Toph." I nod my head and I hear him stand up and walk up to the front. "(clears throat) For those who don't know me, I'm (y/n), and I was both Aang and Sokka's friend for many years, along with Katara, Toph, and Zuko. My grief and agony for their losses are immensely painful and...(sniffle) I will surely miss them. He then steps down and I hear Zuko go up as (y/n) sits down. "Thank you (y/n)." "It's...okay." I lean my head on his shoulder and hold both his and Lin's hands while a tear falls down my cheek and onto his jacket.

After everyone had their chance to talk, we all gathered for the burial in the cemetery. After the burial, the group all decided to join up at Katara's house to converse. "(y/n), when we get there, can you make sure the kids are entertained in the other room?" "Of course, Toph." We then started making our way to Katara's house and were told they'll meet us there. I could tell that (y/n) felt guilt from something, and I don't know whether to ask or not. "(y/n)? Are you okay?" "I'm fine Toph." He said flatly. "(y/n) please, what is it?" "Toph, it's nothing." I lean down to Lin and whisper in her ear to go into the other room and wait for the other kids to arrive.

After she left and I heard the doors close, I walked up to (y/n), grabbed his jacket, and whisper shouted. "(y/n), you're going to tell me right now what the hell is wrong with you or else Lin and I are moving to Ba Sing Se to live with your mother." I could feel his guilt mixing with his anger and is starting to show physically. I then feel his hands grab mine and place them on his face. "I...killed...Aang and Sokka... Their deaths are my fault. My father's instrument killed Sokka upon destroying it, and Vaatu took Aang from us." I then feel streams of tears falling onto my hands sliding down. "It's not your fault." "Yes, it is." "It's not your fault." "Yes, it is." "It's not your fault." I then feel his hands start to clench harder on mine. "Yes, it is." "It's not your fault (y/n)."

He then rips my hands off his face and leans in with venom dripping from his words. "Yes. It. Is. Toph..." "God damn it (y/n) just listen to me and understand that it's not your damn fault!!" "TOPH! JUST STOP!!" and he storms out of the house. I follow with frustration in my motive, and as I get outside, I chuck a rock at him and it knocks him to his knees. As he stands up, he then does the same towards me and I bend it into two. "Alright, so this is how it's gonna be then? BRING IT!!" And I start throwing an onslaught of rocks towards him. As I'm throwing rocks at him, he starts to do the same and I can feel rock shrapnel hitting my face and arms.

This continues for 20 minutes of nonstop rock and soon metal bending from our clothes' extra attire, getting cuts, bruises, and probably some broken bones as well from this fight, until finally, we get interrupted by Katara and Zuko intervening. "Toph! (Y/N)! What the shit are you guys doing?!?!" Katara yells out. We stop and we're both panting heavily and are beaten down to a pulp for muscles and I feel (y/n) fall to his knees. Zuko runs up to (y/n) and Katara ran up to me to see if I was okay. I then hear Zuko say (y/n)'s name as I hear him fall to the ground. "Katara, he's in bad shape. He needs help."

I get out of Katara's hold and feel how bad I was and noticed that I had no metal shrapnel lodged in me, only a few minor bruises and cuts. I than ran to (y/n) and felt around his body to see how bad I hurt him. I felt metal shrapnel lodged all up and down his arms. His chest was bruised and felt his ribs broken, and his face had cuts all over. I began to cry loudly cradling (y/n)'s head into my chest. "(voice breaking sobs) I'm so sorry (y/n)! Oh, spirits I'm so sorry!! (loud sobs)" As I'm sitting there holding (y/n), I felt Lin run outside and up to me and (y/n). "Mommy! What's wrong with you and Daddy!" I take one of my hands and put it on her cheek and feel tears. "Daddy's hurt, but we're gonna help him."