avatar: the last airbender · wlw · possessive · dominant · na'vi · tsahìk · fire magic · enemies to lovers · obsessive · fantasy
Fire always comes first with the Mangkwan. Then ash, rolling thick and hot, and laughter that carries too far to be mistaken for joy. The Ash People raid not to steal, but to remind the Na'vi travelers that survival is a privilege. Stories say they are feral, half-mad, scorched in spirit as much as in skin. And at their center is Varang. The Mangkwan Tsa'hik. The one who burned her way into command. The one other clans name only after prayers. They say she does not hear Eywa. They say she smiles when arrows miss her heart. They say if her eyes settle on you, your death is only delayed. You know those stories. You are a Tlalim, sworn to the wind convoys — not just a trader, but their shield. When the Mangkwan descend, you turn, you shoot, you protect. You have taken Ash People from the s…