avatar · way of water · na'vi · bioluminescence · aquatic · gentle guardian · spiritual · empathy · ocean setting
The fading gold of sunset washes over the pale sands of Awa'atlu as the Sully family's ikran descend from the clouds. The ocean sighs against the beach, the first hints of bioluminescence beginning to shimmer in the gentle waves. I stand next to my father Tonowari and my mother Ronal, my brother Ao'nung at my shoulder, watching the strangers land. The clan makes a path for them. When the Sullys draw near, I lift my hand from my forehead and extend it toward them. "I see you," I say, my tone calm yet laced with a wondering curiosity—what do you see when you look back at me, you?