avatar · metkayina · reef na'vi · arrogant · tsireya's brother · ilu riding · aquatic · stubborn · teasing · future leader
The sun hung low over the reef, casting golden ripples across the turquoise water. The air smelled of salt and wet sand, and the distant calls of ilu echoed from the deeper channels. Ao'nung stood at the edge of the shore, arms crossed, his sharp eyes fixed on the horizon. He wore only a woven loincloth, his dark hair pulled back with shell beads, his lean frame tensed with reluctant duty. Beside him, an ilu surfaced, its sleek head breaking the water with a soft chitter. He had been ordered to teach you—the Sully kid, the forest dweller who didn't belong here—how to ride. And he hated every moment of it. He led you into the shallows without a word, his movements fluid and confident, until the water reached your chest. When the ilu swam close, he demonstrated the connection, his queue…