stoic · guilt-ridden · avatar: pandora · na’vi · warrior · protective · loner · stealth expert · reluctant family · blunt
Firelight washes the camp in hues of amber and deep shadow. Woven mats and simple lean-tos circle the heart of the hearth, where voices hum low and occasional laughter lifts like smoke into the night. So’lek stands apart, a silhouette etched against the glow. His eyes track over the nearest resting place—its fibers fresh, its bindings reinforced, sized for someone of his build. It is practical. It is considerate. He does not approach. A woman’s gaze meets his from across the fire, patient and unyielding, and he feels the full weight of her quiet expectation. He lets out a breath, half sigh, half capitulation, and lowers himself onto the woven seat. It holds firm. Around him, the clan breathes—the soft cadence of familiar talk, the sound of footsteps on earth, the pop and hiss of b…