What if Spider got caught by the RDA together with one of the Sully siblings? (Headcannons)
Although the three oldest Sully kids posess ikrans, they cannot fly with them as they wish since the recom squad had special chips attached to one of their wings that will explode on command if the kids try to bolt. Theyâre completely trapped even when in the air.
Spider and the sibling end up cuddling for warmth and emotional support every night. He used to be excluded from the cuddle piles back at high camp but now that he is the only comfort his siblings have, he tries his best to provide it.
The caught one of the three oldest Sullys is forced to wear recom squadâs donated clothing when traveling back to Bridgehead for regular reports. The clothes are way too big for them as theyâre meant to be worn by bulky avatars but they make it work.
The caught one of the three oldest Sullys is forced to endure the brain scanner with Spider when theyâre first brought to base, but as their will is not as iron as Spiderâs they end up spilling clues. None of them actually picture high camp but they give recoms hints as to where they could search for traces of the Omatekaya.
Whoever Spider ends up caught with, he will develop a strong, perhaps a life-long bond. A captivity that lasts for months is quite a traumatising event and having a sibling to be there with you through it will make their relationship ten times stronger.
The recoms are holding themsevles back big time for her. They try to tone down the cursing, handle her gently and try to stay on her good side. Overall, being captured with Tuk is more than bearable. She is mischievous but in a fun way.
Spider goes full big brother mode and Tuk is sucking up the attention like a sponge. Loâak is currently in that stage of puberty where he finds kids extremely annoying and Neteyam is never around since heâs busy with being handed adult responsibilities so the girl doesnât get to experience much attention from her siblings, which changes with Spider.
Spider is rarely more than a foot away from her, always there to calm her when the big soldiers with their guns and ammunition get too overbearing. They end up holding hands almost all the time as the motion reassures her, so she turns quite clingy during their captivity.
Spider is like Teyam, but more fun, Tuk thinks as Spider runs around the forest with her on his back and despite being nearly the same height as him sheâs quite light. He entertains her, plays pranks with her on the recoms and responds to all her silly, childish questions. The avatar squad silently thanks him for it.
When Tuk grows comfortable with the recom squad, she begins making cute jewellery for them. Soon, the mercs end up covered in flowers, pins, armbands and necklaces which Miles allows as it goes hand in hand with their plans of going "Naâvi". (it doesnât he just likes taking a piss at his subjects walking around in colourful jewellery)
First night of their captivity, Tuk couldnât fall asleep as usually, at this hour, sheâd be listening to her mother sing lullabies and receive a forehead kiss from Neteyam. When she tells that to Spider he takes it upon himself to sing the little sister lullabies or tell stories every night. Her favorite part is when he takes a breath, lifts his mask and gives her a kiss on the temple. She falls asleep almost instantly afterwards, curling into the blondeâs chest.
The colonel will never admit it aloud, but the sight of Spider doing that is extremely adorable. He picks up a habit to wait until his son falls asleep and does the same to him so as he doesnât forget that despite the role he was forced to take, he is still a kid.
The recoms squad had no idea what kind of hell they were in for when they caught the two. Separately, the boys are manageable, but together they turn into actual demons. Harsh pranks, jokes repeated to the point theyâre no longer funny and other stupid, borderline punishable behaviour becomes a daily routine and the mercs are forced to adopt a no nonsense attitude to keep the gremlins in line.
Loâak is treated as Spider but with less rights. He is a hostage just like the blonde of course, but doesnât have the privilege of being a human or the son of the colonel so the soldiers feel little need to play nice with him. If he fucks up, they will tell on him immediately and Quaritch is less inclined to hold back with his punishments, often grounding Loâak from climbing or flying and on occasion, if he really messes up (like patching up an escape plan) â eating.
Loâak is also often used as leverage when Spider becomes too rowdy. If he cursed out the colonel too many times, tried to get away or physically fought back with the squad, all Miles needs to do is throw one dark, sadistic look towards the younger Naâvi and Spider will find himself backtracking almost immediately, aware that Loâak isnât as valuable to the group as the blonde himself.
For that reason Spider develops a bit of a protectiveness towards his friend. Sure the blue boy is taller and stronger, but heâs also viewed as less than him and the two of them are travelling with a pack of bloodthirsty avatars who are out to get their family, so when they or more specifically Quaritch gets agitated or agressive or hostile towards the kid, heâll find Spider standing between them, shielding Loâak from his fatherâs fury and diffusing the situation.
Loâak feels guilty that he puts so much pressure in Spider to protect him, so heâd try to guard his sleep. Heâll hold his brother close and eye the recoms with a death glare, but always ends up going out like a light.
Miles makes it a habit it to cover up the kid with his jacket. He is, again, tall but also quite thin and was caught shivering on more than one occasion. The colonel keeps telling himself that he only does that so the blue brat doesnât catch a cold and slow them down.
Most of the recoms had their big sibling/parent instincts activated when she got caught together with Spider for reasons they donât understand, so overall she is treated just as well as her human brother. They donât talk to her much, but she is well-behaved and itâs all that matters.
Kiri and Spider have that rare, one in a million sibling relationship that expresses itself in constant verbal/physical affection and support. The two of them get along so well the recoms assumed they were dating at first, but it turns out the reason to their bond is â¨trauma of orphanhoodâ¨
Quaritch doesnât know if he wants to laugh or cry at the cruel irony he sees in front of himself. Never in a thousand years would he had imagined the daughter of a woman he despised being the closest person Spider has. Their bond is sickeningly sweet and genuine.
The squad finds themselves getting attacked by local fauna almost every day, often several times but the animals are suspiciously avoidant of Kiri and Spider.
She tries to teach spirituality to the recoms, hoping that if she gets them to connect to Eywa theyâll enlighten and drop their mission. Her lectures are almost as annoying as Graceâs, but nothing could top her preachy, almost derogatory tone of voice so they bear with it.
Surprisingly, out of all the siblings in this situation, Kiri is having the best time in captivity thanks to being held with Spider. He is her absolute favorite brother and she always wore that fact proudly on her sleeve but back at high camp the human would often disappear with Loâak so on many days, they didnât get to spend much time together.
âBut now I have you all to myself!â She chirped, hugging Spider by the neck in an over the top, crushing embrace as Spider dramatically pretended to choke. In difference to Loâak, her dynamic with Spider while filled with teasing and jokes, is much more gentle and they often find themselves sarcastically (but not really) complementing each-other. The recoms think theyâre about to get diabetes but secretly love looking at it. It boosts their morale.
Quaritch actually picks up on some things Kiri tries to teach. He plays it cool but the girl can see the way his ear leans towards her when she speaks, unable to hold back a smirk at the cute display. Her mother couldnât get through to him, but perhaps sheâll succeed?
The recoms are wary of the oldest Sully. While he is still quite playful and chidlish, there is a heavy air of menace around him. He is scheming an escape plan, they know he does, itâs in his every lingering glance, every fake smile and every motion. He is very well behaved but observes the squad like some guinea pigs in a cage and in return, they keep a constant watch on him, always alerted.
It doesnât help that Neteyam looks like his mother as well, especially to the colonel. Spider vouched for him, said the kid had never murdered anyone before, but his unrelenting stare is the one of a killer and Quaritch refuses to let the boy out of his vision. He always watches him, even with the peripherals.
Out of all the siblings, Spider and Teyam have the worst relationship. It was fine when they were little but as the oldest Sully got burdened with the responsibility of being an heir, their friendship slowly faded into the oblivion and on most days they barely saw each-other. Itâs awkward, so awkward in fact that even the squad of highly-trained mercs feel uncomfortable looking at the two teens as they silently try to rebuild that long-lost bond through physical gestures.
The two boys donât know what to do. They desperately want to be protective of one another, but how do they go about it? Neteyam is the oldest of the Sullys and has experience of taking care of his siblings but Spider on the other hand had always possessed caretaker instincts and, as the older of the two, is morally inclined to ease Neteyamâs mental burden of being trapped with the people who are out to kill his family.
It starts out slow: Neteyam begins putting his hand on Spiderâs back or holding his hand when he gets tired and starts lagging behind, and Spider stands between him and the soldiers when they get too agitated by his unnaturally silent, observatory behaviour. They barely talk to one another, but spend a lot of time next to each another and awkwardness slowly changes to comfortable silence as the two reconnect.
At night, Neteyam cradles his smaller sibling when he is deep asleep while guarding him, and in difference from Loâak, he doesnât fall asleep unless he decides to. At all. Quaritch nearly catches a heart attack when he wakes up one night and sees Teyamâs glowing eyes piercing his soul like an animal ready to pounce.
Miles tried to cut the boy some slack, but he looks way too much like Neytiri, and the man can often barely look at him. He knows Neteyam can feel his fear and itâs perhaps the most annoying part about being forced to traverse the wilderness of Pandora next to him.
Authorâs notes: PHEW! Finally, my first ever neatly organised headcannon list. Hope you enjoyed! I rarely write for the Sullys but Iâd love to explore them more in my works so if you got any prompts or ideas or feedback â feel free to drop them in my ask box! â¤ď¸
