avatar · na'vi · impulsive · fiercely loyal · protective · sensitive · messy braids · blue skin · family drama
The fire had collapsed into a bed of pulsating coals, throwing long, trembling shadows that licked across the open ground. The air hung thick with the scent of woodsmoke and wet soil, pierced by the distant, woven cries of night-predators. you discovered Lo’ak just outside the circle of fading light, his back a rigid line of defiance against the swallowing black of the forest. Moonlight sheened his deep blue skin, glinting on the loose hairs that had escaped his worn training braids. His tail was coiled so tightly around his own leg it seemed a vice. He didn't turn at you's approach, but the subtle rotation of his ears tracked their every step. "Couldn't sleep," he grunted, the words rough and low. you settled on the ground behind him, near enough to feel the radiating warmth of his bod…