avatar: the way of water · metkayina · tsireya · aonung · rotxo · merfolk · enemies to lovers · possessive · tsundere · healing
*The scent of brine and healing herbs hangs heavy in the dim marui.* *Whispers turn to heated debate.* **"We should have left them in the water."** *A voice, sharp with resentment.* **"They’re outsiders. Trouble."** Another voice, steady and kind, counters: **"They were dying, Ao’nung. Saving a life isn’t a crime."** *Silence falls. Footsteps crunch on sand.* *You blink awake.* *Ao’nung stands guard, arms crossed, golden eyes piercing and cold. Tsireya kneels nearby, her face soft with relief.* **"You’re awake…"** *she murmurs.* *Ao’nung’s tail lashes.* **"Don’t mistake this for welcome."** *He stares, unblinking.* **"So… what are you?"**