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Hi could you please do a Neteyam x human reader where the reader needs glasses to see and Neteyam is very confused about them.
Thank you
Are you blind?
❥ a/n: this one’s a little short sorry babes!
When you were born, you didn’t expect to be in a foreign planet with blue cat people who were twice your size
Now to you, it wasn’t really weird since you were born on this planet. So you didn’t exactly know what was normal compared to earth
Nonetheless, you loved being in that planet. The Sully’s were close friends to Norm who was your caretaker, and you spent a lot of time with Jake’s kids.
You all grew up together and you grew rather fond of the oldest, you didn’t know how he truly felt about you. But you knew that you enjoyed his company, and felt something a little more friendly towards him
You’d hang out with Neteyam the most, he’d show you his village and you’d show him how things in the lab worked, he grew fascinated of you and how the humans worked
You’d be hanging out with Neteyam or anyone else, and you wouldn’t notice how Norm was observing you
One day, he managed to get you checked by Max who confirmed that the reason why things looked a little blurry, making you squint a lot was not because of anything unusual.
You just needed glasses.
Luckily, the scientists were smart enough to make a pair of glasses that matched you nicely
When you wore them, things looked way clearer and better. You seemed to like them, but couldn’t help but wonder if everyone else liked them too
When you first left the lab with them on, you went to visit Neteyam and he just furrowed his eyebrows at the sight
At first he didn’t say anything, thinking it was some decorative thing humans wore, but he didn’t seem to see anyone else other than Max wearing them
As you were talking, he was just quietly looking at you
“Neteyam, are you even listening?” You said, noticing his unusual look
“Why do you…have that?” He asked
“Have what?” You asked
“This thing” He said, tapping on your oxygen mask, pointing right at your glasses
“Oh, I need them to see” You casually responded, forgetting he doesn’t really get human things
“To see?” He gasped, his eyes widening, “Are you blind!?” He yelled in a worried tone
“What—no, idiot!” You said
“Oh…how then?”
“I can see—just not that clearly, you know? So these help me see better” You explained
His lips parted, nodding to himself as he was processing your words
“Do you…do you not like them?” You asked, your insecurities climbing out
“What?” He turned to you, “No no, they’re nice. I was just wondering why you have them”
“Oh” You said, nodding, not really believing him
But he knew you
“I think they’re cute, I want one!” He exclaimed, his heart warming up at the sight of you smiling
After that, when you’d be at the lab with him, he’d use the advantage of you not wearing a mask and stealing your glasses and teasing you
He was also very protective of you, when anyone would make fun of you, he wouldn’t hesitate to put them in their place
Cause he was the only one who could make fun of you. It was a special thing between you two, none of you would take it personally.
But if anyone else dared to say anything, hell yeah it was personal now
After all, he was falling in love with you, and wouldn’t let anyone mess with what’s his
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Neteyam loved you like nobody else. He loved the time he spent with you, the touches you shared, the love that was unbreakable.
He loved telling you how you were going to be a Tsahik one day, and you'd bear his children. How you two were going to grow old together and die in each other's arms.
That was until that day.
That unforgettable day.
That day with the sky people, that chaotic day where you two saved his siblings, that day where as everyone cheered for the victory, you were silent, feeling the bullet wound getting worse.
That day where everyone crowded around you, trying to keep you awake.
"Stay with me, y/n. Stay with me."
That second where he realized you weren't going to make it.
"I'm scared"
"I know...I know baby, just hold on a little longer"
"I'm sorry my love...I see you."
"Hey, no don't say that. Stay with me...stay with me...y/n. y/n?"
That moment, his screams reaching the forest.
At least one of you died in the other's arms, right?
A year had passed, Neteyam wasn't the same.
He wasn't the same Neteyam that used to laugh as you two snuck out of the fortress back in the forest. He wasn't the same Neteyam that used to make fun of you when you could barely know how to ride an Ilu. He wasn't the same Neteyam that was happy, with you.
After a while, his parents told him he needed to court someone. That you would understand, that you'd want him to do it.
He didn't care about anything anymore.
His parents set him up with a girl, she came from a proper family, good warrior, good healer, has motherly instincts, she was perfect to have a family with.
But perfect doesn't mean that it's gonna work.
They got married, she was so happy. She'd smile at him and he'd look into her eyes, he sees a glimpse of you two.
The moments where you'd smile at him, and his heart warms up just at the sight.
When she'd hug him, he'd remember you again
The moments where you hugged him and comforted him after his dad yelled at him, telling him everything would be okay.
When she'd hold her son as she had dinner with him, he'd remember you.
The moments where you'd hold a sewn doll, pretending it was your child, and he'd smile at you, saying this'll be us someday.
Neteyam wasn't all there anymore, he was just here to pass time, to maybe get a glimpse of you two again.
The girl was sweet, she treated him well but in the end, she wasn't you. You were all he's loved.
A couple of days later, and Neteyam still couldn’t believe it. He couldn’t believe you were carrying his child. He’s been dreaming of this ever since he’s known you
He took great care of you, helping you walk whenever you had to (he insisted on you being on strict bed rest), worrying over you, etc.
Each night, he’d spend some time with his head on your stomach, not laying it fully so he doesn’t put pressure on the baby, but enough to hear the heartbeat of his child
and he’d mutters small sentences like
“you have a strong heart”
“i bet you’ll be as pretty as your mother”
“eywa, i’m so lucky to be here”
He told his parents, and they weren’t really that shocked. They knew you would never betray him, you two were obsessed with each other. No way you’d move on so fast, it was impossible.
Neytiri though, was over the moon. She loved you a lot, and was so happy to know you were carrying her grandchild.
She took great care too, telling you not to stand for long, to eat lots of fruits and talk to your baby a lot, said it’s so the child gets used to the voice and knows it’s their mother speaking
Lo’ak and Kiri would often visit, and listen to the baby’s heartbeat as well, asking questions once every five minutes
The days would go by like this a lot, until one day you had been with Tsireya, the two of you talking about your partners. Her talking about Lo’ak and you talking about Neteyam of course
You had been getting big and it was getting harder for you to stand up, so she offered to help you up. As you began to walk, you felt water come out of you
Your eyes widening, thinking you had peed yourself. Till you realize it was just water, you headed to Ronal while a very panicked Tsireya ran to call Neteyam
Neteyam moved out of his parents marui and went to live with you, so he didn’t really see them much. So today out of all days, he went to visit.
He was sitting with his family as they ate lunch together
“Neteyam!” Tsireya yelled, panting as she ran in, “Y/n’s water broke!”
He began choking on his food till Lo’ak smacked his back (it was pretty hard and he was sure Lo’ak helped just so he can have a free pass to hit him which he was getting payback for)
Neytiri went with him, finding you outside the marui, with Ronal trying to push you inside
“What’s going on why are we outside?” Neteyam asked
“The miss over here is too scared to go inside!” Ronal said in a stern tone
“Look maybe if I just wait it out it’ll go away!” You nervously tried to explain
“Y/n, my love. There is no reason to be scared, i’m right here with you. I wish i could feel the pain instead, but sadly I can’t—“
“Oh shut up!” You yelled, “We both know you don’t wanna feel this pain right now!”
“Uh—“
“You know what, I’m going in just to prove to you that I’m stronger than you and you will always be a loser” You said, going in with you head held high
“Okay what just happened…” Neteyam spoke to himself
“Listen to me, Neteyam. You cannot take the things she says personally, it’s just the pain speaking” Neytiri said, “Now come”
He held your hand as you took deep breaths. When it was time to push, you screamed loudly as you squeezed his hand
“Y/n—my hand!” He yelled, screaming at the pain of you basically crushing his hand
The two of you kept screaming until the baby was finally out, you both went quiet as they cleaned the baby
It was a boy
They gave him to you, smiling as you looked at your sweet child. You looked to Neteyam to see him getting teary eyed
When you gave him to Neteyam, he held his baby, looking at his features. He looked just like him. The two of you held hands (acting like he definitely didn’t need a hand cast bc it was defo broken. he swore he heard a crack.) smiling at each other and sharing a kiss
After a couple of days of bed rest and gifts and visits, you finally went to your shared marui. Taking small shifts for who takes care of your son while the other slept
One night, it was Neteyams turn. You woke up early this time even if his shift wasn’t done yet. You turned to see him silently looking at his child, something clearly on his mind
You placed a hand on his shoulder, “Ma Nete? What is wrong?” You asked
“Nothing I just…forget it” He said
“No, talk to me, my love.” You sincerely said
He looked to you and sighed, “I just…I wish I had been here earlier. You had to go through the pregnancy alone for five months, I wish I had been there to take care of you. To experience the firsts. I wish I wasn’t stupid enough to let you leave—“
“Hey” You said, “I’m the one who left, Neteyam. It was my fault. But we found our way back to each other, it’s a sign from Eywa that we’re destined to be together. You’re here now, Ma Nete and you don’t have to worry. Who said there won’t be another?” You smiled at him
He chuckled and cradled your face, kissing you lightly and hugging you
“How did I get so lucky to be with you, my love?” He whispered
After that day, nothing has been normal for him. He couldn't spend one second without thinking about you, and you weren't making any easier
You'd sit on a high surface and he'd sit on the ground, your legs warming his shoulders as you braided his hair, your soft humming filling the room, the slight touches on his neck or face when you're trying to move his head
And you'd be so normal about it too.
"Why do I have to braid your hair again?" You asked, "You need to know how to braid"
"Mom does it really tight, you do it better. And I don't wanna learn, it's too hard"
"You say that now but what happens when your kids need their hair braided, you gonna let your wife do it for them all?" You chuckled
Damn it why'd you have to say that.
He went quiet, thinking of how good a mom you would be. And how he'd refuse to learn how to braid just so he could do this again, sitting in between your legs as you softly worked on his hair
He tried to remain calm as you kept slightly touching his face, your hands on his cheeks, turning him to the side as you did the other braid
You used to do this all the time, why was it so hard for him to just be normal about like he always was? It wasn't even the only thing that made him feel weird
When you'd take him with you to places, you'd hold his hand and walk, and he wouldn't look where he was even going. He'd just stare at how your hands were intertwined together, how the size of your hand matched his perfectly.
Or when you'd be swimming together, you'd get on his back and smile at him as he swam around, the water making you lighter and easier to carry, and he'd just swim blindly, too focused on how your legs were wrapped around his waist, and hands placed on his back
Eywa, he hated this. He hated the fact that anything you did made him, he hated the fact that you'd do things friends don't normally do and act so casual about it, he hated the way you made him feel things he wasn't supposed to feel
He was done, he couldn't take it anymore.
He sat by the shore, blankly staring into the water as he thought about you for the 100th time today.
"Hey!" You said, snapping him back to reality, "Wanna come swim with me? There's this really pretty pl-"
"Nah, I think I'll pass." He muttered as he fidgeted with his hands
You knew him better than anyone, you knew something was up
"You okay?" You asked
"Yeah, fine." He mumbled, not even looking at you
"Hey what's wrong-" You said, placing a hand on his shoulder and he was quick to push you away
"God, can't you just leave me alone? Why do you always have to do this!" He yelled
"What?" You nervously chuckled, "Do what, Lo'ak?"
"This! All of this! You're so nice to me all the time! You always comfort me, you care about me, you always make sure to include me in everything it's so annoying! Do you seriously not understand how hard it is to be around you? How hard it is to act like everything's fine? Like I'm not in love with you? Take a fucking hint!" He snapped
You just stood there, staring at him, processing everything he said
Great, now I ruined everything. He thought
"Wait...you're mad because you love me?" You asked and he just sighed, "Have you ever thought of taking a hint, too, smart ass?" You said, he furrowed his eyebrows
"What?"
"Why do you think I'm always around you, dumbass!"
"Wait- you feel the same?" He asked
"No, I really don't I just like messing with you." You said and his expression faltered, you smacked him in the head, "I was being sarcastic, you skxawng! I feel the same, I was just waiting for you to realize it!"
"Ow...wait really?" His eyes lit up
"Okay I'm like not gonna do this again" You said, about to walk away until he pulled you back
"Alright alright" He chuckled, "Do you realize how crazy you make me?"
"Definitely not crazy enough to make you mad at me because you love me." You smiled
He cradled your face, the two of you leaned in, feeling your soft lips on his
"You have no idea how much I wanted to do that" He whispered, you chuckled and kissed him again
❥ a/n: the story won’t really make sense if i don’t make a change in the timeline, so let’s just pretend the whole sky people war has been going on for a really long time also this took so long like i began writing this the second i posted part one and then it took me hours then i scrapped it and made a better version which turned out so bad im sorry
part one, part three
Five months.
Its been five months since Neteyam last heard your soft voice, its been five months since he last felt your touch, its been five months since he last felt happy.
Its been five months of hell.
After you left, Neteyam lost himself. You were part of him, you were his life, his world. Now you were gone, and so was he.
The war kept happening, for a while.
Until everything just died down, the sky people stopped cutting trees, they stopped building weapons, stopped attacking the Na’vi. They just left.
Of course, everyone was happy. The Na’vi won once again.
But the forest isn’t what it used to be, there’s too many bad memories that lie here. It didn’t feel like home anymore.
Of course to Neteyam, it never was. You were his home, you were the light of his life. Without you, he was nothing.
That’s how much he loved you.
Jake and Neytiri have thought well and hard. They wanted to leave. Get a fresh new start somewhere else, the kids reacted differently. Lo’ak didn’t care, Kiri was mad, Tuk didn’t know what was going on, and Neteyam…
He just didn’t react. No sadness, no happiness, nothing.
The family packed up and left, Neteyam flew away and never looked back, not even for a second. There was nothing there for him.
You weren’t there for him.
As he flew, he thought of the things he could’ve done. He shouldn’t have dismissed it so fast. He should’ve cared more, comforted you more, convince you harder.
If he did, perhaps you might be here, with him. Smiling and flying your ikran around him, giving him that warm feeling he missed so deeply.
But you weren’t. It wasn’t real.
When they got to the village, they introduced themselves and waited as Jake spoke to them.
“It is decided, Toruk Makto and his family are going to stay with us.” Tonowari, the olo’eyktan stated
They all muttered small thank yous as they were lead to their marui.
“This is yours” Tsireya, Tonowari’s daughter said as she showed them the marui, “We’ll send over some things in a bit while you get comfortable” She smiled at them and walked away as they began unpacking
“Alright, everyone—family meeting, come on, fall in” Jake said, everyone huddled into a circle, Lo’ak tapped Neteyam’s shoulder, snapping him out of his trance and making him sit with them
“Okay, guys. We need you all on your best behavior. No trouble, I mean it. Learn fast, pull your weight, be nice. We need them to trust us, so we can all get along. Got it?” Jake said, they all nodded with small responses
“Sorry!” A woman said as she walked in, carrying a bunch of things that were high enough to cover her face, “They told me you might need these” She said, turning to her side to see them, her eyes widening as she dropped the things on the ground
They all froze
Neteyam, startled by the sound, turned to see what happened. His eyes widening in shock.
It was you.
It was you…
It was you!
How is this possible? You left—did you move here?
“Y/n?” He said, standing up and walking towards you, you backed away, still speechless.
“I—I have to go” You said, running off, he was quick to follow you
He finally got close enough to pull you back, you looked at him in silence
“It’s you…its really you” He whispered, “What—what are you doing here?” He asked
You sighed, “I moved here…”
“This is where you’ve been? All this time…” He said, cradling your face, he pulled you in for a hug
Its been so long since he felt your soft touch. Five hours without your touch was long enough, imagine five months.
He closed his eyes, inhaling your scent. The sweet smell he’s been missing. He slowly opened his eyes, feeling something else.
He let go of you, looking down, his eyes widening.
You had a bump, a baby bump. He was sure it wasn’t weight.
“Neteyam…” You whispered
“What—how…” He stopped talking, did you move on? You ran away, and started a family with another man?
He backed away, shaking his head
“You…you were that quick to forget me?” He asked, before you could answer, he left.
“Neteyam!” You called out to him, seeing him fade away
When he got to the marui, everyone was there, waiting for him, flooding him with questions
“What happened?” Neytiri asked
“How is she here?” Kiri asked
“Who knocked her up?” Lo’ak asked, everyone went quiet
“What do you mean?” Neytiri asked
“Did you not see? She looked pregnant”
Neytiri gasped and smacked his head, “You do not speak about a woman like that!”
“No…it’s true.” Neteyam said
“She is with child?” Neytiri asked, her eyes wide
Neteyam nodded
Neytiri and Jake shared a look, they went to comfort him but he just pushed them away
“I’m sorry, kid” Jake said, patting his back
“I do not care.” He said, they all looked at him with pity, and went to sleep
The next day, Neteyam got up early, not like he even slept. He went outside, exploring the village. He went to ocean, staring at it in silence
“Neteyam…” You called out
He already knew it was you, how could he ever forget your sweet voice?
He began walking away, you kept calling his name and he ignored you
“Shit” He heard you say, he turned to see you wrapping your arms around your stomach, as if in pain
“Are you okay?” He asked, sure he was mad at you, but he still loved you and cared about you
“I…I don’t know—shit” You said again, groaning in pain
He quickly rushed to you, helping you walk to your marui
“Its okay—I got you…” He said, comforting you as you kept feeling the pain
Once you got to your marui, he helped you sit down
“Okay—stay here, I’m gonna call the Tsahik”
“No!” You said, “I’m fine now”
He stopped and realized what you did
You tricked him so he can stop ignoring you
“Very smart” He rolled his eyes, about to leave until you grabbed his hand
“Neteyam, please…” You said, your eyes tearing up
He sighed, sitting down and waiting for you to speak
“I didn’t forget you” You said
“Clearly” He said
“You didn’t listen to me—“
“You left without me!” He yelled
“You didn’t want to leave!” You yelled back and he went quiet, “I tried to tell you. I tried to tell you Neteyam, I lost too much in that forest. I hated every second I was there. You were the only thing I cared about”
“And it shows.” He said, “You just ran off and found another guy to keep you company.”
“That’s not what happened!” You snapped, tears sliding down your cheeks, “I needed to leave! Leaving you was the hardest thing I’ve ever done! I had to go out all alone into some random village filled with strangers! And I tried to forget you, I really did. But I don’t think you know how hard it is to forget someone when part of them is in you!”
Neteyam froze, he looked to your stomach, and back to you
“It’s…mine?” He asked in shock
“Yes you skxawng!” You yelled at him
He nervously laughed, a smile finding its way on his face, his eyes still wide
“It’s mine…oh eywa, it’s mine” He whispered, placing his head on your stomach, hearing the heartbeat, he looked to you, cradling your face, “You’re carrying my child? Mine?”
You nodded at him, he hugged you tight, kissing your forehead
You were back, back into his arms, carrying part of him in you. He was going to make sure you never leave again
ok this sucked so bad im sorry for everyone who was expecting a way better ending.
❥ a/n: just to clarify, this doesn't end in fluff, i MIGHT write a part 2 if it doesn't suck
part two, part three
You and Neteyam have been together for years now, you loved him and he loved you. He used to tell you how he wanted you to start Tsahik training for when he becomes the next Olo'eyktan.
He was everything to you. You were everything to him. You never left each others side
In fact, you held on to each other even more after the sky people came back for war. He was always out, fighting the battles alongside his parents and brother
You were always in the fortress, healing the others. You supported him, comforting him and telling him how proud you were of him. But in your heart, a hole was forming.
Not because of Neteyam, but because of everything.
You tried to snap yourself out of it, saying everything was fine. But you had to face it someday. You needed to tell Neteyam, perhaps he’ll agree. Perhaps, he won’t shame you, or make you feel as if you’ve done something wrong.
You sat by the tree of souls, waiting for him as always. You two come here every night to just be at peace for a moment, away from everything. Just you and him.
This was it, you’re gonna tell him. He was your mate, he’d understand!
Right?
“Hello, my love” A voice snapped you out of your thoughts, you turned to see Neteyam smiling at you, leaning down to kiss you and sitting next you
“How was it, today?” You asked, building a conversation
“I have to be honest with you, it wasn’t good.” He sighed, “A huge bomb exploded on us, many have been seriously injured and some have died…we lost a lot today.”
You held his hand and sighed, he laid his head on your lap and you began playing with his hair
“Hopefully this all will end soon” You spoke, it sounded as if you were comforting him, but you were really comforting yourself
It was quiet for a while, he was relaxed on your lap, while you were in a trance, thinking of how to tell him
“Neteyam…” You said, he hummed in response, “What if it never ends…”
“What never ends?” He asked
“The war” You responded, he looked up at you
“It will, our prayers to eywa will one day come true” He tried to comfort
He looked back down, resting his eyes
“I don’t feel safe here anymore” You whispered, he got up and cradled your face
“Oh love, nothing will happen to you—“
“No, Neteyam you’re not understanding” You snapped, gently moving his arm away, you looked around and made sure nobody was there, “I want to leave” You whispered, your eyes glossy
“Y/n, you cannot be serious” He said, you were quiet, “We cannot leave—I have a family, this is our home” He said
Your tears slid down your cheeks, he was right. He wasn’t like you, he still has his family. He still has a life here.
Your heart was aching, you don’t want to be here anymore. You wanted to leave and never come back. But how could you?
“You’re right…I’m sorry” You sobbed, he hugged you tightly, “I’m so sorry, I just—I’m sorry” You cried out as he comforted you
“It’s okay, my love. Don’t cry, it’s alright—just, don’t say stuff like that again.” He said
You let go and nodded at him, he lightly smiled at you, wiping your tears. You gently moved his head down to your lap again, playing with his hair again as you just sat there in silence, no expression on your face
Neteyam didn’t realize he had fallen asleep. When he woke up the next day, you were gone.
You wanted to leave, so desperately. You had nothing here anymore, but Neteyam had everything. So you had leave him behind too.
He went back home, a shocked look on his face.
“Neteyam! Did you sleep at Y/n’s again? Where have you been?” Neytiri asked, she then noticed the look on his face
“You okay, kid?” Jake asked, Neteyam turned to him
“She’s gone” He whispered, “She’s gone, dad!” He yelled, Jake hugged him as he began crying
Neytiri and Jake shared a look, and neither one of them knew what’s going on. But continued to comfort him
He had dreams.
Dreams of you being the next Tsahik, dreams of him starting a family with you, dreams of being together till your old and on the verge of death
But now, all of that was gone. You were gone, and it was clear you weren’t coming back.
Now, you were just somebody that he used to know.
❥ a/n: i know it’s short, but i’m thinking of making a part 2 of this, should i??
hey!! i don’t know if you’re taking requests but if you are could you do one where lo’ak realizes he is in love with the reader? like they are best friends but in a moment he notices he wants to be more than this?
part two
You and Lo'ak have been best friends for the longest time, you did everything together. You grew up together and never left each other's side.
When the sky people came, your parents insisted on you leaving with the Sully's. They wanted you safe, and anywhere Toruk Makto was had to be safe.
You eventually agreed and said your goodbyes. Sure, you were a little sad that you had to leave your parents, but at least you were with your best friend.
You two were extremely close to each other, you knew things about each other that no one else did. You knew his secrets and he knew yours.
And his parents actually liked you, so they didn't mind taking you with them. When you got there, you stood quietly as they spoke.
Ronal, the Tsahik, inspected the family. She grabbed Lo'ak's arms and revealed his hands to the world
"They have demon blood!" She yelled, and you couldn't help but feel bad for him. He looked to you and then to ground, as if ashamed of himself.
You wanted to speak up, but Jake beat you to it
"Hey, look, see?" He said as he showed her his hands, "I was one of the sky people and now I'm Na'vi. We can adapt, right?" He spoke as everyone agreed
You kept looking at Lo'ak, seeing him just staring at the ground, clearly something on his mind
Once the clan agreed, you all went to the marui and placed your things.
"Alright everyone, family meeting" Jake said as they all huddled into a circle, you were about to leave to give them some privacy, but Neytiri called for you just as you were about to walk out
"You are family too, y/n" She said, and you nervously smiled and sat next to Lo'ak
"Look, I want you all on your best behavior. Be nice and treat them well, no funny business, I'm talking to you, Lo'ak. Stay out of trouble, I mean it." He sternly said and you placed your hand on Lo'ak's back, he looked to you and and looked away again
For the next couple of days, you took lessons with the Olo'eyktan's children, and began learning their ways. Tsireya was quite nice, but her brother was quite the opposite.
You remembered Jake's words, and didn't want to cause any trouble. You sat with Kiri as she dipped her head in the water, looking at the sand.
"What is she doing?" Someone asked, you looked up to see Ao'nung and his friends laughing
"She's just looking at the sand!"
"So?" You asked, they turned to you, Kiri lifted her head up
"Did you say something?" Kiri asked
"Are you some kind of...freak?" Ao'nung asked
"He asked if you were a freak." Rotxo said
You sighed and pulled Kiri up, "Let's just go" You said as you both walked away, but they were quick to surround you
"I mean look at her!" Ao'nung laughed, "And look at you!" He said as he grabbed your tail, you quickly pushed him away
"Get away from her, fishlips!" Lo'ak yelled, pushing them away from you, and they all turned to him
"Oh look it's the other freak" Ao'nung laughed
"Leave us alone!" Kiri yelled
Neteyam pushed Ao'nung off Lo'ak, "You heard what she said. Leave them alone."
Ao'nung raised his hands in surrender, "And from now on, I need you to respect y/n and my sister." Neteyam said
As you began walking away, you could hear Ao'nung talking about you
"How can you respect a girl that looks like that" Ao'nung muttered, Lo'ak turned to him
"I may have 5 fingers, but look what I can do with them" Lo'ak said, and they all looked at him, "You close it up like this, real tight, then you just-" He said and punched him right in the face, "it's called a punch, bitch. Don't ever talk about y/n again"
Ao'nung punched him back, and they all joined in, causing Neteyam to help him out
"Stop!" You yelled as Kiri laughed, "Kiri!" You turned to her
"What! They look stupid" She laughed again and you sighed
You stood outside as Neteyam and Lo'ak were being scolded by Jake
"What was the one thing I asked! The one thing." Jake said
"Stay out of trouble-"
"Stay out of trouble!" Jake cut Lo'ak off
"It was my fault-" Neteyam said
"I don't think so. You gotta stop taking the heat for this knucklehead!" Jake glared at Lo'ak
"Dad, Ao'nung was picking on y/n, and called Kiri a freak." Lo'ak explained, Jake sighed
"Go apologize to Ao'nung-"
"But dad-"
"I don't care how you do it. Just, go make peace." Jake said, Lo'ak walked out and you were quick to follow him
"Lo'ak" You said, and he just kept walking
"Just leave me, y/n" He said and you stopped following him, you sighed and went looking for Neytiri to help her
Hours had passed, and there was no sign of Lo'ak. You went to Neteyam to see him walking along the shore
"Neteyam!" You called out
"Y/n? What is it?" He asked
"Lo'ak-"
"What did he do this time?" He sighed
"No, no. He didn't do anything." You sternly said, "You have to go talk to Ao'nung."
"Why?"
"Last time I saw Lo'ak, he went to go apologize to him. I haven't seen him since." You said in a worried tone
Neteyam noticed how it was almost eclipse, and nodded at you.
You tried to calm yourself down, but you couldn't help but worry. A few minutes later you heard a loud conch horn, you saw everyone gathered somewhere and went there
You saw them all calling out his name, and took deep breaths. You might just kill Ao'nung.
"They found him!" Someone yelled, and you were quick to go see him
"Lo'ak!" You yelled as you ran to hug him, "What happened?" You asked, you turned to see Ao'nung looking at him regretfully
"Hey!" Jake said, grabbing him, "Let me get a look at you" He said, Lo'ak glared at Ao'nung while his dad checked him, "He's fine, just a few scratches, he's fine."
Neytiri came and glared at him, "I pray for the strength that I will not pluck the eyeballs out of my youngest son" She muttered as she hissed at him
"No, my son knows better than to take him outside the reef." Tonowari said, making his son kneel, "The blame is his."
Jake sighed, "Okay let's just-"
"No" Lo'ak said, "This is not Ao'nung's fault. It was my idea, he tried to talk me out of it."
"Lo'ak" You said, widening your eyes
"I'm sorry" He said to Ao'nung
"Come on" Jake said
As they walked away, Jake stopped and glared at him
"Dad you told me to make friends with these kids. That's all I was trying to do-"
"I don't wanna hear it." Jake said, "You brought shame to this family."
Your heart broke for him, nobody ever saw how hard he was trying.
Lo'ak just stayed quiet, "Can I go now?" He asked
Jake warned him again before letting him go, you quickly followed
"Lo'ak-"
"Y/n just leave me alone-"
"I know it wasn't you who told him to go outside the reef." You said and he stopped in his place, "Why did you take the blame?"
He sighed and looked away, "Because I know what it's like being a huge disappointment to your family."
You stared at him for a second, "Lo'ak..." You whispered as you held his hands, "Do not listen to your father, you are not a disappointment. It wasn't your fault-"
"Whatever it doesn't matter-"
"Why doesn't it matter!"
"Because that's all I'm gonna be, okay? To my family, I'm a disappointment. To my clan, I'm an alien, demon blood. That's all anyone ever sees" He sighed
You looked right into his eyes, "You are no alien, Lo'ak. You are part of us. I know you keep trying to prove yourself to your father and it blows up in your face, but believe me, one day he will see you, Lo’ak.”
Hearing your words made him realize something, all these years, all this time, you’ve stood by him. you comforted him, you hung out with him
you liked him for him.
you didn’t hang out with his brother, you hung out with him.
you didn’t scold him, you comforted him
you were the only person that’s ever made him feel like this.
he was in love with you.
When he snapped back to reality, you were hugging him tight
❥ a/n: i wanted to make it an open ending so everybody's happy but i think it just made this fic really suck bro
You and Neteyam have been together for quiet a while now. You tell each other everything, you’ve always come to each other when something was wrong
That’s how it’s always been.
You’ve never fought.
That’s how it’s always been.
But so many things have been changing, including your relationship.
Ever since the sky people came back, it has been chaos everywhere. Neteyam, being the next olo’eyktan, of course has to be part of the war party. Used it as training.
You insisted on helping them. You were strong and great with an arrow, you could be a great use to them.
But Neteyam, being the way he is, said his father wouldn’t agree. And that your place was to be a healer.
And even though you were good at healing, you were better at fighting. You were a warrior and you deserved to be part of the war party.
Sometimes, you secretly left the fortress, and watching the wars happening from afar, and thinking of the so many ways you could’ve helped prevent something from happening if you were allowed to come.
You were smart though, you always left before they did and acted as if you didn’t know what had happened.
You still did your work as a healer, Neteyam would often come to you late at night so you could patch him up. He always looked bad, everyday was worse than the other.
Even though it has been happening for a while, your heart would still drop every time you saw him. Injuries spread all over his body, unusual amounts of blood everywhere. And you had to tell yourself, it wasn’t his. It wasn’t his.
It wasn’t his.
One night, you were sat alone at home, sitting and wondering until you heard rustling coming from outside, you held your knife in defense
“Whoa there, warrior. Just me” Neteyam said, holding his hands up in surrender, drenched in blood
“Oh my eywa, what—you…how” He quickly hushed you and cradled your face
“It’s not mine, y/n. I promise” He said, trying to calm you
You nodded and took a deep breath, “right, it’s not yours” You muttered to yourself
Sooner or later, you began patching him up
“Five deaths today, less than yesterday so it’s good, right?” He said
“Yeah…I guess so. But don’t you think you need more skilled warriors in the war party? I mean—look at Mao’wari, he barely knows how to even use his knife.”
He chuckled at how you insulted him
“I’m serious, Neteyam” You stopped working on his injury for a moment, “what if…what if I joined?”
He sighed, “Y/n, we talked about this—“
“Come on, Neteyam—“
“Listen to me, y/n. You’re a great warrior, don’t you think I know that? It’s not me who’s the problem, my father he just…I don’t know, he disagrees.” He explained
“Okay” You muttered and continued working on his injury, mentally planning what you’re going to do tomorrow
You’re gonna go give that guy a piece of your mind, does he think you’re weak because you’re a girl or something? You could fight ten times better than the stupid guys in his so skilled war party.
The next time they’re heading out was in a couple of days, which was perfect for you to go talk to him. You went to his tent the next day, fortunately no one else was there
“Y/n?” He spoke, seeing you peeking your head inside
“Uh, hi Mister Sully”
“Please, call me Jake.” He lightly smiled
“Um…Jake—“
“Neteyam isn’t here right now” He said
“No I was actually here to talk to you…” You said
“Oh, okay. What’s up kiddo?” He said
“Well—Neteyam has been telling me how you refused to let me join your war party—“
“I didn’t refuse.” He said, and you furrowed your eyebrows
“You—you didn’t?”
“No—actually I said you’d be great, I see you training everyday. You’d be a great help.”
“Oh—wow, uh, thank you Mister Sully—“
“Listen, come here kid” He whispered, and you moved closer, “I’ll let you come next time we leave, but you’re gonna have to be in the second group”
“Is it cause of Neteyam?” You asked
He sighed, nodding, "Yeah...yeah it's cause of him" He rubbed the bridge of his nose, "He's got some problem with it I don't know and I don't wanna deal with it, you wanna join us, go ahead. But I don't wanna hear any complaints from him so just do me a favor and don't tell him"
"Yes, sir—thank you, by the way" You politely smiled and walked out, your smile immediately faltering at the reminder of what he said.
Neteyam was the one who refused? And lied to you about it? Fine, if he was gonna lie straight to your face, you're gonna do the same and see how he likes it.
You went back to your tent, and a couple of people from the war party last night came to you to heal their injuries
After you were done, Neteyam came by to hangout
"I mean—he just doesn't understand how to follow simple rules" Neteyam ranted on and on about Lo'ak
"Mhm..." You said
"Mhm? That's it? I'm telling you—"
"It's not that he doesn't wanna follow the rules, Neteyam. Do you ever think he's trying to prove himself to his dad? You know how much he's been scolding him these days" You said, not even changing your tone.
All these nights, he's been talking to you normally as if he wasn't tricking you, and you're gonna do the same.
He sighed and rubbed his forehead, "Maybe...you're right. I don't know...anyway, enough about him. How about you, how was your day, my love?" He asked
"The usual, some more people from last night came and I fixed them up" You said
"Hm, and you're not upset?" He held your hand
"Upset about what?" You casually asked
"About the whole war party thing...I know you really want to, it's just my dad—"
"I got it, don't worry. I'm not upset, I understand." You said, taking all your energy into not yelling at him.
Of course I understand what your dad said you lying piece of shit. You thought to yourself
After a day or two, it was finally time. You hid away from Neteyam so he wouldn't see you in your armor, and waited till he left so you could go with the second group.
You were amazing. You attacked a guy and took his gun, using it to shoot at the others, smiling to yourself as you saw them drop to the ground, one by one.
If only Neteyam saw how good you were.
After you came back, Jake went to your tent, seeing you patching up one guy, he waited till he left and patted your back
"I saw you out there, kiddo. You were great, I better see you again next time" He said
"Yeah—of course" You smiled, "Thank you, sir"
He nodded at you and walked out
For the next week or so, you were off doing your thing. You and Neteyam didn't talk much, he barely saw you since you avoided him so much. You were doing great, until one time
As you were out doing your thing, one guy managed to shoot at you, you dropped to the ground, the bullet landed on your leg as you screamed in pain
One guy was fast enough to pick you up before anyone else attacked, you were quickly taken to Norm and Max
Later that day, Neteyam went to see you, missing you after not seeing you for so long. He furrowed his eyebrows when you weren't there. His eyes widened, could you have been taken or something?
He ran back to his tent
"What's wrong?" Neytiri asked, noticing her son's worried look
"Mom—Y/n—she's gone! I went to see her, she isn't there!" He yelled and his dad turned to him, sighing
You finally woke up, seeing your leg wrapped in bandage tape
"She's awake" Norm said, you looked around and saw a door opening, and a very angry and worried Neteyam walking in
"Neteyam?" You said
"You're awake, oh thank eywa" He said as he hugged you, but was quick to back away
"I'll give you two a minute" Norm said, him and Max leaving
"You joined the war party and didn't tell me?" He said in anger
"I-"
"You lied to me!"
You froze and glared at him
"I lied to you?!" You yelled, "You lied to me first! You tricked me! You told me Jake didn't want me there, but it was you who didn't want me! And you have the audacity to say I'm the one who lied?!"
He sighed, "Look I—I was worried, alright? My friends—they're gone, and more are dying and I didn't want you to—"
"You don't make that choice for me!"
"I had no choice!" He snapped, "Do you know what would happen to me if I lost you?! I have a chance to keep you here, where it's safe. Do you really think I wouldn't take it?!"
"So it's fine if you go out into the danger but I can't? I am very skilled—"
"I know that! But if you were there—I'd just...I'd be worried! I would be no help, because I'd just be looking out for you"
"I don't want you to look out for me—"
"You don't have a say in this. I will always look out for you, you're not ever going back out there and that's final." He sternly said
"I'm going." You said, "And I do have a say in this. I think I'm the one who's supposed to be making the decisions for myself, and I decided I'm going whether you like it or not."
"You're not going, y/n."
"Yes I am."
"Listen to me!" He yelled, "I cannot go out there knowing you're in the same danger I'm in. Please, my love. Don't do this"
You looked at him for a moment and sighed, he held your hands and leaned your forehead against his
"I'm so sorry I lied, y/n. Please" He whispered
"I'm sorry I lied too..." You whispered back
You sat there, holding each other in silence, you had missed the touches you used to share with him. You missed being around him all the time, but you had avoided him to make sure he doesn't find out
But now he did, and yes it caused problems, but you were going to figure it out together.
The reader has always been seen as ‘one of the boys’ and Neteyam treats her as a friend. She becomes fed up of Neteyam not noticing her as a woman so she decides to act feminine or flirty. Neteyam notices her change in demeanour and how she attracts attention of another male which causes him to be jealous. This causes an argument which leads to a confession and maybe a little smut.
❥ a/n: i hope this turned out the way you wanted! im not good with smut so it was little ik im sorry !! also grace is alive here bc theres mentions of her school
Neteyam has always been apart of your life, you grew close to him and he grew close to you. Not in the way you think though, you grew close to him in the romantic sense, he grew close to you in the friendly sense.
You've always been with him, when he'd go hang out with the boys, you'd come as well and nobody ever minded. After all, you weren't a girl. You were part of them.
You actually hated it.
You hated that everyone including Neteyam thought of you as one of the boys.
You weren't.
You didn't care if everyone thought that, what really mattered was Neteyam. And it angered you how he didn't think of you as an actual girl.
You were sick of it, and you noticed things about yourself. You always wore something over your tops, you never really did anything to make yourself look better.
So you changed that, you made new tops, tops that really focused on your features, you braided your hair differently, and changed the way you spoke, you began speaking in a soft and feminine voice.
The only reason you really wore a long top was because of the one time you didn't, where Neteyam made fun of you and the fact that you looked like a girl, and you stopped wearing it so he can stop
But this time, you didn't care, you didn't even know why he used it as an insult.
When you first left your home looking the way you did after you changed yourself, you didn't notice the amount of eyes that were set on you.
Neteyam was with his friends, talking and waiting for you before they all went quiet
"Damn" One of them said before you approached them
"Hey guys" You smiled, talking in a soft voice
"Why do you sound like that" Neteyam said
"You look like an actual girl" Another guy said
"Uh, thanks?" You said and they all laughed, Neteyam didn't though since there wasn't anything funny
Were they laughing to please you or something?
"Uh, y/n, wanna walk with me to school?" Al'oktan asked
"Alright" You said, and everyone stared as you walked with him, Neteyam just glared and went quiet
It started becoming like this all the time, boys would talk to you, walk you home, try to impress you. But what bothered Neteyam the most was what you were doing.
Why the sudden change? You were fine the way you were before.
You completely changed, and it annoyed him.
What really snapped him, was when he was with his friends
"Neteyam" Al'oktan said
"What" Neteyam answered
"Do you think anyone asked to court y/n?"
Neteyam froze, was he going to court you?
The other boys answered for Neteyam, and he just made up some excuse and left them.
He went to find you and rolled his eyes when he saw you with another guy
"y/n" He said, and they both turned to him, "we need to talk"
"Um, okay...I'll see you later" You told the guy, he just glared at Neteyam and walked away
It was quiet for some time, he just kept staring at you
"What's going on?" You asked
"What are you doing." He said
"What?" You responded, confused
"Why are you acting like this"
"Like what, exactly?" You nervously chuckled
"Like this, y/n!" He yelled, "The weird change in voice, the revealing outfits, the hair, everything!"
You rolled your eyes at him, "What do you expect, Neteyam. I'm a girl" You said and were about to walk away until he pulled you back
"Don't you think I know that?" he asked
"No actually, you don't. You always see me as one of the guys and it's annoying! I'm not, Neteyam! I'm not some guy friend you can make fun of. I actually have feelings yknow" You yelled
"You know I don't actually make fun of you"
"I don't care. Why are you so mad anyway!" you rolled your eyes again
"Because I don't like it!"
"Don't like what!"
"Everything! I don't like seeing others with what's mine." He yelled and you went quiet, he held your hand, "You are what's mine."
"What are you saying?" You said
He gently held your face, "I'm saying what you're hearing, y/n." He whispered, slowly leaning in and pressing his lips against yours
You slowly pushed him away, "Why now, Neteyam?"
"Because I planned on telling you before, but you suddenly changed and all these boys were after you and I didn't like it." He said
"Why not? I think it's sweet" You teased
"Very funny" He rolled his eyes
You smiled and leaned in to kiss him again, he melted into the kiss, your hands roamed around his hair, his slid down to your top, gently untying it
"I'll show you what's really funny, y/n" He whispered as his hands roamed down your body
❥ a/n: saw a lot of people going around tumblr with this idea so i thought i'd give it a try! hopefully this doesn't suck ok bye
Toruk Makto is a mighty warrior, he was known across the entirety of Pandora. A lot of women saw him as a fine young man, so why out of all of them, you were the one eywa picked.
He had come over with Tsu'tey to see you, Tsu'tey told him about you and how the olo'eyktan needed a woman with him and spoke highly of you.
You sat with them quietly until your mother finally broke the news right in front of them
"No! I do not like him! I cannot just-"
"Y/n! Have some respect, he is olo'eyktan. You should be grateful."
You looked to him and he just looked away, you shook your head and left, ignoring your mother's calling.
You didn't want any of this. You wanted to fall in love, choose a mate that also wanted you. You wanted to find a mate in your own time, what did you do so eywa can do this to you?
You heard footsteps behind you, you quickly turned, pulling your knife out in defense
"Whoa there" It was none other than Jake, raising his hands up, "Relax, it's just me"
"I do not want to talk to you" You sighed and sat back down
He sat next to you, "Look, I know this isn't exactly ideal to you. It isn't to me either, I didn't even know I needed a mate. Thought I would just be...whatever, you know?"
"What does be whatever mean?" You questioned, reminding him of the fact that you don't share the same lingo
"I mean...like I would just be there, without having to find a mate or something, just live my life" He explained and you sighed
A moment of silence filled your ears
"I thought that too..." You spoke, "I wanted to find a mate...but on my own terms."
"Alright, listen" He said and looked into his eyes, "I know you don't like me and no offense but I share the same feeling, so we can just...live. We don't actually have to like each other, you get it?"
You nodded
A few days later, you got married. The two of you haven't mated, just got married.
It was hard. When he first talked to you that day, when he was being understanding of your feelings, you thought something could work. But after the second you got married, it felt you were a box he checked off his list.
He was never home, he barely talked to you, you were at Tsahik training most of the time. But whenever you were both true, he would still avoid you.
You were in a loveless marriage and it sucked, it sucked and it hurts.
Not just that, but there were rumors, rumors of him and Neytiri. That he loved her, and he was chasing after a mated woman.
So to sum it up, not only were you in a loveless marriage. But you were also in a loveless marriage with an unfaithful husband, you hated the moment you agreed to marry him.
The hope you had for this marriage to work was gone. He acted as if you didn't exist, so you do the same. You focused on your Tsahik training, you hung out with your friends more often, you did your own thing.
One day, you came home late to see him sitting there, waiting for you. You ignored him and put your stuff away
"Where were you" He said, not even bothering to look at you
You didn't answer and began making dinner
"I'm talking to you"
You ignored him again and went to get the food but he grabbed your wrist and turned you to him
"Answer me" He said sternly
"I was out in the forest with my friends" You said, pushing his arm away and going back to doing your thing
"That's it? You're not gonna say anything? I've been waiting here for hours"
"Oh you've been waiting for hours?!" You yelled, turning back to him, "I've been waiting for weeks! Weeks, Jake! You're never home, you don't talk to me, you act as if I am not there but the second I do something wrong you act like the victim?!"
He went quiet
You sighed and wrapped the food before you felt arms around your waist, you pushed them away and turned to him, seeing the look in his eyes
"I'm sorry" He said in a sincere tone, "I'll do better, I promise, baby."
You blinked at the nickname, and slowly put his arms around you again, and went back to making the food
You two had dinner together, talking about what you did that day, you updated him on your training, and he updated you on his. As you two talked, light touches were shared, and went you went to sleep, you fell asleep in each others arms
You began letting your guard down, something you've never done. You saw each other more often, you actually acted like yourself around him and he enjoyed it, you would go out at night in the forest, watching the stars together, joking together, laughs echoing through the forest
You had never felt this sort of connection with anyone, he made you feel comfortable, safe, you liked being around him, you were no longer married to a stranger
That was until you were at Tsahik training, on your way there, you heard mutters and mumbles, one of your friends suddenly stopped you.
"What's going on?" You asked
How could you be so stupid.
Later that day, you were at home, making some beads for your hair in silence, you felt lips to your cheeks before you moved away, Jake looked at you in confusion, leaning down to kiss your cheek again before you moved once again
"How was your day?" He asked you, dismissing what you did, you didn't answer
He was about to speak again before he heard a sniffle, his eyes widened
"Hey..." He said, touching your shoulder before you pushed him away and got up, turning to him
"Do not touch me, Jake Sully!" You yelled, his eyes softened at your sight, he had never seen you cry, you were a very tough person
"What's wrong?" He asked
"I do not know how I was so foolish to fall for your tricks"
"What's going on?" He asked again
"I should've known better than to marry a man who was after another woman."
"Wait...what?" He asked
"Why did you marry me, Jake Sully?" You asked
"I..."
"You married me to make Neytiri jealous, didn't you?!"
"Hey-no"
"I should've known" You fell on your knees, sobbing, he rushed to comfort you but you tried pushing him away
He grabbed your face, you put your hands on his wrists
"Listen to me, please" He spoke, wiping your tears, "I...I did like her, alright? But that was in the past! I don't like her anymore"
"Just leave me alone..." You sighed
"No-"
"You were right, Jake Sully. We do not have to like each other, we can be married without having that-"
"But I don't want that!" He yelled, "I lied, okay? I like you I...what's that thing, oh yes- I see you. I see you, y/n please listen to me"
"You do?" You said
"I don't want Neytiri, I don't want anyone else, I just want you, y/n." He spoke, "Please tell me you see me too, please." He said, noticing your quiet state
"I see you too...Jake Sully" You said
He kissed you, feeling your soft lips against his, the two of you grabbed your braids, and looked to each other before finally bonding them
You felt each other, his heartbeat, your breath, everything
You touched foreheads, "I am with you now, ma Jake"
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