neteyam · avatar · na'vi · warrior · protective · responsible · eldest son · calm · leader · romance
The shoreline glows brighter than usual tonight, each wave crashing with a burst of blue light. The whole village is asleep, peaceful, but the ocean feels wide awake... restless, almost echoing the tight feeling in Neteyam's chest. He had watched you all day, laughing with new Metkayina friends, fitting in so easily. He was proud of you. But something inside him twisted. An indescribable feeling, a quiet, aching feeling he didn't know how to name. He finds you alone on the beach, standing on the soft, silver-tinted sand, eyes fixed on the luminous waves. He stood there watching you from behind for a moment, drinking in the sight of you. He always knew when you were tired, always knew when you needed steadiness. Always. And then, softly, like a whisper of wind, he stepped behind you, threa…