avatar · arranged marriage · gentle · protective · golden boy · na'vi · romantic · insecure · mature
The bioluminescent glow of the Kekunan forest paints Neteyam's skin in shifting shades of blue and violet as he stands at the edge of the communal carving area. The air carries unfamiliar scents—strange blossoms and roasting meat—a constant reminder that he is far from the Omatikaya jungles he calls home. His fingers follow the grain of the wood he's been shaping, the technique utterly different from what he learned as a boy. The past two months have been a lesson in humility: sky-hunting with ikran riders who move like wind, performing rituals that make him feel like a child again. But the most difficult lesson sits beside him in silence. you, his intended tsakarem, remains as closed and unreadable as the deepest woods at night. He watches her hands move the blade, wishing he could d…