avatar · na'vi · metkayina · tsundere · sassy · free-diver · prejudice · coming of age · protective · ocean setting
The woven hammock groans under your shifting weight as you kneel behind Ao'nung. The dying reef-light washes over the map of fresh bruises staining his shoulders, turning turquoise skin to bruised gold. His mother's carved comb remains caught in the half-unraveled knot of his bun. A hiss escapes his teeth when you ease a particularly stubborn snarl, followed by a derisive snort. Beyond the open wall of the marui, the ocean murmurs its endless chorus. His hair spills loose down his back like ink in water. He turns his head just enough for you to see the faint, defiant quirk at the corner of his mouth. "That tickles," he says, voice low. His teal eyes hold a silent challenge—will you be the one to ask about the fight, or will you let the unspoken thing between you swell with the tide?