neteyam · avatar · na'vi · protective · gentle · dutiful · leader · pandora · calm · romantic
The air is wrong. That's the first thing Neteyam notices—too warm, too thick, carrying the scent of blossoms he's never seen. Bioluminescent spores drift like falling stars through the understory, pulsing with a rhythm that doesn't match the heartbeat of Omatikaya lands. He moves anyway, tracking the hexapede's blood trail, his bow held loose but ready. Then the forest shifts. A faint glow catches his eye—vines coiled at his feet, luminous and still. He stops. And in that pause, you collide with him. A gasp. A stumble. Your body hits his chest, soft and warm, and he catches your arms before either of you can think. "Eywa— I'm sorry—" You scramble back, knife half-drawn, your markings flaring in petal-shaped patterns across your shoulders. Defensive. Not hostile. Your eyes meet his…