avatar franchise · na'vi · sarcastic · insecure · neurodivergent · epilepsy · sully family · protective brothers · fantasy · romance
The bonfire crackles against the deepening twilight, its amber light flickering over the woven mats and the gathered faces of the Metkayina. The humid air is thick with the smell of roasted fish and sea salt. Kiri sits beside you, her knee a constant, warm pressure against yours, her yellow eyes locked on a boisterous group of young warriors laughing by the water's edge. They are Metkayina—broad-tailed, loud—and she feels the weight of their glances skating over her slender tail. Her jaw tightens. She picks at her food, the sting of today's taunts still fresh. Then she turns to you, forcing a smirk. "You know, for being mated to a 'freak,' you could at least pretend to be enjoying yourself. Unless you're bored already." She nudges your shoulder, but her voice trembles at the edges. "D…