AOUNUNG ; curiosity
summary ; aounung x curious reader
warnings ; language
disclaimers ; reader is forest navi for this one :)
word count ; 544
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at first, he finds your curiosity annoying
he finds all of you annoying, really
but like... he feels youre just really dumb for being so curious
like how kiri was connected to the water, and he found it super weird
basically how he feels about you
like bruh do you not know what fuckin coral is????
"ouuu whats that one?"
"thats... thats more coral."
"what about that? its so slimy feeling!"
"its kelp, skxawng"
hes surprised you forest people can barely even swim too, did you not have creeks or rivers??
youre swimming around w him post lo'ak standing up for him after he deserted him in the middle of the ocean
youre not a big fan of him atm, but hes also the only one down to go out and let you explore and watch over you
yknow post kiri seizure, lo'ak running off, all that fun stuff
he doesnt even know why hes gone out with you, but he also knows deep down if something happened to you, hed never forget himself
plus hed get into some realllll trouble
youre halfway to the spirit tree and find some starfish
you thought they were so cool and pick one up, and swim up to him so he can tell you what it is
"whats this thing?"
"starfish."
OH GOD YOUR SMILEEEEEE
"good name."
he was trying so hard to contain this weird giggly smile
he swam to the little hive of starfish to pick up another
"look. all sorts of colors. whats your favorite?"
and he finds a starfish thats youre favorite color 💔💔💔
in a way, he likes youre curiousity
he finds it soooo adorable
tsireya makes you a shawl out of kelp and you genuinley wonder what it is
its like... almost so dumb its adorable
like dude kiri has a shawl almost exactly like it that mo'at made for her 😭😭 fym what is it???
he then realizes you probably said it cause you were trying to process but were lowkey struggling to
he brings you new things to see or takes you to new things until you literally run out of them
the way your eyes light up just like... get to him, your amazement and awe makes him wanna explode out of cuteness aggression to be so for real
the way you try all their new foods and adapt to their way of life is so like tjwnrnwkjdowjw to him
like youre so respectful even tho youre so annoyingly curious and ask questions nonstop
"oooo whats that?"
"its akula and tuna, and some kelp"
"is it good?"
"a little spicy," he shrugs, "but good. one of my favorites. try it. thank eywa first"
"no shit." you glare at him sarcastically before thanking eywa for your meal in silence
you place a large bite into your mouth and instantly, a facial change
he stares at you, trying to read your expression
you feel the spice hit you like a brick, but it evens out around the fried kelp. its good. so fucking good
"woah. thats awesome."
he smiles, "you like a lot of food, dont you, forest person?"
you quickly nod, "I like trying new things, dude"
"good to keep an open mind, forest"
"same goes to you, fishboy"