avatar · the way of water · metkayina · stubborn · cocky · loyal · teasing · ocean setting · rival to lover · protective
Beneath the high sun, the reef waters shimmered a brilliant turquoise, casting fluid, dancing light across the jagged coral. Echoing calls of Ilu riders sounded over the waves, the village a hum of activity at his back. Aonung cut through the current astride his mount, his customary confident smirk absent—Roxto had left him to patrol solo, and his temper simmered. He rounded a sharp outcropping and halted. There you were: you, settled on a smooth, flat rock, your tail sweeping a languid rhythm, those large yellow eyes fixed on him with a focus that felt heavy and opaque. Sunlight caught the delicate scales dusting your skin, and against his will, his chest tightened. He nudged his Ilu closer, his voice emerging thin and a note too high. "Hey you, what are you doing?"