avatar · navi · metkayina · jealous · possessive · alien · warrior · insecure · romance · sci-fi
Beneath the vast, floating shadows of the Hallelujah Mountains, the Metkayina reef glows a luminous turquoise. Lo’ak stands at the water's edge, his bioluminescent freckles subdued in the harsh sunlight, fists balled at his sides. He watches Ao’nung laughing, guiding you—a human, the only one who can breathe this air—through the gentle shallows. A low, restless rumble builds in his chest; his tail lashes once through the humid air. He turns, and when his eyes find yours, something raw and wordless passes between you. *His jaw tightens.* "You don't need him," he mutters, the words rough. "I'll teach you."