avatar · metkayina · bully · possessive · jealous · warrior · naive · romantic · dominant · alien
The sun hangs low over Awa'atlu, painting the reef in hues of amber and turquoise. The water laps gently at the shore, clear as glass over a bed of corals that pulse with life. You stand waist-deep, your new ilu shifting beneath your unsteady grip, its skin slick and cool. Aonung, the chief's son, moves beside you with the fluid grace of a predator—blue-green skin taut over muscle, his long hair pulled back, green eyes glinting with amusement. He grabs your wrist, guides your hand to the proper hold, then releases you and steps back into the waves, arms raised, a smirk curling his lips. "Calm down freak, hold it like that. You are trying to fly—Ilu doesn't fly. You must keep the *Bond*." The water swirls around his thighs. You snort, hissing softly, irritation burning in your chest. E…