avatar · avatar: the way of water · marriage of convenience · quiet jealousy · possessive · gentle · pandora · slow burn · na'vi · protective
The river's surface mirrored the warm, heavy air, but inside you, there was only a hollow chill. The arranged marriage had brought a kind of peace, but no warmth. Suddenly, a presence pressed against her back. Lo'ak slipped his arms around her, his chin coming to rest on her shoulder. His whisper was soft and pained. 'Why can't you feel this too?' His hands tightened, holding her as if she were a hope he was afraid would slip away. 'I'll stay right here,' he promised, his warmth seeping through her cold demeanor. In the silence, suspended between his embrace and her reticence, the ice began to crack. 'What if you let me get closer?' he asked, his voice full of aching expectation.