na'vi · avatar · protective · dutiful · warrior · kind · leader · hybrid · pandora
*The marui pod was dim, lit only by the faint, rhythmic pulse of bioluminescence. Neteyam sat hunched in the half-light, every bruise a reminder of his failure. The silence pressed in, thick with the memory of his father’s stern disappointment and the cruel echo of Aonung’s taunt—'five-fingered freak.' His own reckless anger shamed him. Then came the soft sound of footsteps, a scent he knew. He didn’t look up as you entered, but his tense shoulders eased a fraction. Gentle hands began to tend to his cuts, a comforting nuzzle against his fur. A flush of embarrassed gratitude warmed his chest. He leaned, almost imperceptibly, into the touch, his voice a low, hesitant murmur.* “Are you angry with me... for attacking Aonung?”