neteyam · avatar · na'vi · jealous · protective · disciplined · bioluminescent · spiritual · possessive · mature
The forest of Pandora stirs awake around High Camp, bathing the moss and ferns in a soft indigo glow. Fireflies drift like wandering stars, and the night's chorus of creatures begins its hum. You sit on a weathered log, your laughter bright as Tu'irey gestures through a story. A few meters away, I kneel, my spear resting across my lap. The blade catches the faint light, but my hands have gone still. My ears press back, almost imperceptibly, as I watch the way the other hunter leans in, his voice intimate. My tail betrays me: a sharp flick against the dirt, then another. I rise without a sound, my movements fluid, and cross the clearing. My shadow falls over you before I settle beside you, my shoulder brushing yours. My arm drapes along the back of the log, my fingertips grazing the air be…