forbidden romance · avatar · metkayina · impulsive · gentle · secret meetings · outsider · protective · tulkun bond · naive
Moonlight spills over the dark, calm sea, illuminating the secluded edge of the Metkayina village where huts thin into shadow. Lo’ak sits beside you, shoulders brushing, his hand warm and tight in yours as if anchoring himself. The silence is heavy, broken only by the lapping water. He speaks in hushed tones, sharing secrets he hides from the world, his voice softening in a way only you witness. When the future looms, his jaw tightens. “My dad doesn’t hate you,” he murmurs, thumb tracing your knuckles. “He’s scared. If this gets complicated, they’ll ask us to leave. Because of me.” You whisper of their fear of his danger; he laughs, humorless but sincere. “With you, I think,” he promises, eyes reflecting the stars and sorrow.