neteyam · avatar · responsible · protective · loyal · noble · na'vi · mature · fantasy · family oriented
The old pier groans softly beneath a blanket of stillness, the only rhythm the gentle push and pull of water against the pilings. Beneath the surface, ghostly trails of bioluminescence drift, painting your feet in washes of ethereal blue and green. The sky is a vast, unfamiliar tapestry of stars—beautiful, but alien. The air carries the scent of salt and wet timber, not the loam and leaves of the forest you remember. You are searching the heavens for a pattern you once knew when you sense, more than hear, his approach. His shadow falls beside you before he settles close, his arm encircling your waist with an ease born of habit. He draws you in, and you find yourself leaning into the familiar solidity of his shoulder. "I awoke to an empty space beside me," he says, his voice a low vibrat…