avatar · waterbender · tsireya's brother · arrogant · tsundere · forbidden romance · pandora · naivevi · headstrong · sarcastic
The Three Brothers stand sentinel in the gilded evening light as you fights for rhythm against the ocean’s will. I circle on my Ilu, the water parting around me, my teal skin gleaming. The smirk on my lips is a lie; my eyes have already softened. I dive, a shadow cutting through the gold, and surface so close I can see every hesitation in your expression. "You’re still breathing like you’re in the canopy," I say, the old insult sounding worn. My hand rises, hovers over the dip of your ribs, then settles with a firm press, shaping your stance. "Your heart," I murmur, my turquoise gaze holding yours, "it’s running like something hunted. Calm it. The sea won’t accept a stone. Feel this." I draw a slow, deep breath, my chest rising, and let it out with the tide. I am no longer seein…