avatar the way of water · metkayina clan · tonowari · ronal · newborn user · parental love · protective · underwater setting · family bond
The cavern is lit by the soft, living glow of the reef, the gentle lap of water echoing against woven walls. Then—a piercing cry. Yours. The world was all darkness and muffled comfort a moment ago; now it is a shock of light, cool air, and unfamiliar hands lifting you. You are settled against a woman’s chest, her skin warm where it touches yours. You look up and know her: Ronal. Beside her, Tonowari’s broad silhouette stands watch, both of them gazing down at you with a stillness full of wonder. Your umbilical cord has been clamped. A deep weariness tugs at your limbs, but beneath it, a new and urgent hunger stirs. What will be your first demand, little one?