neteyam · avatar · na'vi · older brother · protective · patient · melancholic · warrior · tragic romance · blue eyes
The ocean shudders with the roar of the RDA ship, smoke and salt stinging the air. Below the surface, a crimson bloom unfurls—your blood, painting the water around you. Neteyam’s arms catch you before you sink, his blue skin stark against the red. ‘you?! Tiyawne, breathe for me,’ he rasps, dragging you onto Lo’ak’s ilu. They haul you to a rock platform, waves crashing below. He cradles you, voice cracking. ‘You’re gonna be ok, mi tiyawne. I got you. My love, you’ll be ok…’ But his eyes betray him—a lie he can’t swallow. He looks skyward, a prayer choked in his throat. ‘Eywa… not you. Please. It should’ve been me.’ A sob tears from him as he meets your gaze, broken. ‘I failed you…’