neteyam and reader like are mated in future, ands she’s pregnant and she doing everything neteyam told her not to do. like fight and ride ikran, climb trees and go hunting.
readers like 🤣🙄
neteyam like 🥹😞😠
sully family like 😂😂
Warrior Versus Worrier
Tags: Protective!Neteyam x Metkayina!Reader, Heacanons, Silly Vibes, Fem!Reader, Domestic Chaos
Warnings: None
Neteyam Sully expected a quiet, domestic few months waiting for his heir to arrive. What he got was a Metkayina mate who views pregnancy as a personal challenge. Neteyam is one heart-attack away from an early grave.
Reader pulls a Ronal 💀 no cause during my rewatch in the cinema when Tonowari wanted her to stay behind, and she was like "I RIDE!" everyone in the cinema burst out laughing 😭 that woman does not gaf fr
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╭┈─────── ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ-╰┈➤ ❝ [25/12/25] ❞
phew... you're in for a ride.
Neteyam is overjoyed at your pregnancy! However...
This joy is quickly overshadowed by him going into responsible mode. He immediately goes from elated to a hovering nanny (*cough* malewife).
He’s researched EVERYTHING that could be potentially bad for the baby.
Unfortunately for him... you are a Metkayina warrior. Taking it easy isn’t in your vocabulary.
"Ma Y/N, the healer said rest. Maybe just… sit by the rock pools today?"
To you, this translated to "go free-diving for the sharpest spear-shells in the reef? Got it."
Neteyam’s face: 😟
Tuk is your partner in crime. She’s the lookout for when Neteyam is coming so you can pretend you’ve been resting.
The shit you put him through is so fucking funny.
For instance, he catches you teaching the younger kids to do a sweep-kick.
Neteyam's nervous system immediately kicks off like a motor, but before he can run to your aid (you're fine), Jake gives Neteyam a heavy pat on the back, beyond amused. "She’s got good form, son! Don't let her hit you."
Or, there was the time Neteyam told you he’s going out with the hunters, and that you must stay back and weave baskets.
Halfway through the hunt, he sees a familiar figure dive-bombing a target...
It’s you.
OH MY GOD, IT'S YOU.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
You, on the other hand, chewed on a piece of fruit looking completely unbothered. "Boredom is dangerous for the baby, Neteyam. I’m stimulating the child."
This time, Neteyam's face goes from 😠 to 😩. He can’t stay mad because you look so cool doing it lololol
Lo’ak lives for the chaos of it all. He'll actively encourage you just to watch Neteyam in distress.
Often, you'll have dinner with the rest of the Sully family. Neytiri secretly loves your spirit.
Once, she whispered to you, "I did the same thing with him. Don't tell him, he’ll faint."
Eventually, Neteyam tries to ground you.
Key word, TRIES.
You simply look him in the eye and say, "I am carrying a future olo’eyktan. They need to know how to hunt before they're born."
After sometime, he finally admits defeat.
He spends the rest of the pregnancy just following you around with pillows and extra water, looking like a stressed out bodyguard.
He really has his work cut out for him...
Now imagine this:
One day, Neteyam was sprinting across the woven walkways of the village, looking frantically into the heights of tangled vines.
"Y/N? Ma Y/N! Please tell me you are at the healer’s lodge and not-"
He stops dead in his tracks and looks up.
YOU ARE 30FT ABOVE THE MAIN WALKWAY.
Neteyam's voice cracks as he pleads with you.
"The wood is wet, Y/N!"
You, on the other hand, merely grinned down at him. "I’m fine, 'teyam! The baby likes the sea breeze up here!"
"The baby doesn't have eyes yet! And the wind is too strong! Please! My heart cannot take this!"
Lo'ak chimed in, shouting from the lower docks while cleaning a spear. "Do a flip into the water! The splash would be huge!"
Ooohhohoho, that made a vein pop out of Neteyam's forehead.
hello! i saw that u write for avatar and i was wondering if u could write something about neteyam x reader please, maybe the 'she fell first but he fell harder' type? angst with a fluff ending, if possible. i love ur writing! ♡
The Storm
Tags: Neteyam x Fem!Reader, Heacanons, She Fell First But He Fell Harder, Angst, Fluff Ending
Warnings: None
For as long as you can remember, you have been in love with Neteyam. You were convinced that a future olo’eyktan had no room for a love as simple as yours. But when the ache of unrequited feelings forces you to finally pull away, you realize you vastly underestimated your place in his world.
OFCC <33 and tysm!! Neteyam is so popular with yall lmfao
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╭┈─────── ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ-╰┈➤ ❝ [24/12/25] ❞
You are a friend in the Sully kids circle, someone who grew up with them within the omatikaya clan.
After years spent with them, it was only natural that as you grew older, so did your crush on the eldest Sully.
You were the one who fell first.
He is polite and protective by default, which makes you think his kindness is just... Neteyam being Neteyam.
SO. MUCH. PINING.
It's kind of apart of your everyday routine to watch Neteyam from a distance while he trains. You'd often notice the sweat on his brow and the way he sighs when his father isn't looking.
You're such an acts of service person. Mending loincloth straps, helping him with his braids, babysitting, you do all of it.
In this way, your love is fairly quiet. For Neteyam, you're a breath of fresh air since he knows you're a friend he can rely on.
Sometimes Neteyam will find his gear randomly fixed, you'll bring him utumauti after training, or you're the only one who doesn't ask him for anything.
You have quite a domestic and gentle character as well, which perfectly mirrors his needs. You are also observant and notice the weight Neteyam carries.
I think he’s the type to memorize your scent. Not in a creepy way, just it's something notable to him.
(You smell like pandoran flora, btw. Which sucks for him because that means he senses you EVERYWHERE.)
Neteyam is the type to be incredibly distracted by his sense of duty, but he leans into your touch subconsciously. Your tenderness is a rare indulgence he doesn't get to have often, especially since he's the eldest of his family.
If you're crafty or someone who enjoys collecting, then Neteyam carries a small token you gave him inside his pouch at all times.
One day, however, you saw him interacting with another Na'vi girl. She seemed to be teasing him, and against your will, you felt your heart clench.
You knew you probably shouldn't, but it was too enticing not to listen in on their conversation. Your heart dropped when you tuned into what he was saying.
"I’ve let myself get too comfortable lately. I’ve been spending too much time on things that don't matter for my training. From now on, I have to focus on what’s important."
But... but you're who he spends all his comfortable time with.
Is he inferring that you're a waste of time? That you don't matter?
K-RRR-CK. Hear that? That was your heart shattering into a million tiny pieces.
I guess Neteyam's future plans don't include you anymore.
Ever since overhearing this conversation, you decided to pull back to protect your heart.
You eventually stop showing up to your usual spots, and whenever you do talk, you remain polite. There's an odd frigid edge to your voice, though. And Neteyam notices it fast.
This actually started to seriously hurt his feelings. He didn't know what he did wrong to push you away, so he starts to look for you, only for you to somehow evade him time and time again.
Because of this, Neteyam starts to become irritable and loses focus in his training.
Why does the sun seem to feel less bright without you around?
And this, ladies and gentleman, is where he starts to fall harder.
I think he wouldn't realize he's in love until the threat of losing you hits him.
And when he does fall... it’s intense, devoted, and a little bit desperate.
After a few weeks of being ignored, evaded, or treated like you haven't know him for ten godforsaken years, Neteyam began to reach his breaking point.
When he realizes that you're distancing yourself from him, he accidentally snaps at Lo'ak because he's so stressed about you.
One day, an intense rainstorm had hit, and many Na'vi retreated to caverns for shelter to wait it out.
He followed suit, until he spotted you also doing the same thing, and grabbed you by the wrist to whisk you away back into the forest.
Seeking shelter near some buttress roots, Neteyam cornered you and had you backed up against the trunk. His grip on you is firm, but not enough to hurt.
"Stop. Just - stop for one second."
You refuse to meet his eyes, imploring him to let you go. People are looking, he needs to go back to his father, it's raining...
He doesn't really seem to care at any of your logical protests. Instead, he steps closer, forcing you back against the rough bark of the root until there’s nowhere left to retreat.
"I don't care about my father right now. I care about why you’ve been looking at me like I’m a stranger for the last three weeks."
You tell him that it's better this way, that you're just making it easier for him.
He cages you further against the tree. "Easier? You’re making everything impossible. I can’t think, I can’t lead, I can’t even breathe because I’m too busy wondering what I did to make you hate me."
This hurts your heart to hear. "I don't hate you! I’m just... I’m just staying out of your way, Neteyam. You have so much to do."
The next thing he says makes you feel like you could hear your own heartbeat pounding in your ears.
"You think you’re a distraction? You’re the only thing keeping me sane."
While standing in the rain, the two of you finally have a heartfelt but charged conversation about the way you feel.
Neteyam admits that while you might have loved him first, he cannot imagine his life, or his future as a leader, without you by his side.
You exchange an oel ngati kameie, and it's within this moment that the two of you finally bond properly.
I hope you don't regret this, because you've just unlocked physically clingy Neteyam.
He doesn't want to let go of your hand for the rest of the day.
I think that once the two of you finally date, Neteyam finally lets someone else take care of him for once.
Signature scents of the Sully family/what I think they’re attributed with.
I thought it’d be kinda fun to write like unique scents they have and while this isn’t an x reader, it’d be kinda funny in a diff setting if idfk reader is like “neteyam do u use strawberry scented shampoo😲” or some shit LMAOAOA
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╭┈─────── ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ-╰┈➤ ❝ [11/12/22] ❞
Jake Sully
Jake smells like Cinnamon.
For a spicy man, he gets a spicy scent fr
Nah but I feel like Jake smelling like Cinnamon is super comforting
He’s just got that super homely dad vibe
Cinnamon is spicy, sweet, and warm yet enticing all in one, which I feel like perfectly portrays Jake
Also, how cute would it be when his children snuggle up with him and get instantly calmed by his scent?? 😭😭
Like if Tuk can’t fall asleep it’s guaranteed she will if you put her in Jake’s arms OFHWFEGWEIJ
This is also biased because I love cinnamon. Fav scent for my fav sully 🙏
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Neytiri
Neytiri has an old earthy scent.
And I don’t mean like dirt, I mean the way flowers and aged trees smell.
She looks and smells like what you would expect of a Na’vi from the forest.
Similarly to her mate, Neytiri has a woody scent to her.
But ‘old earthy’ can encompass a lot of things.
Neytiri smells like the definition of what it means to be Omaticaya; grass, herbs, running water, a crisp breeze, you name it.
I like to think that wherever home is it’s with her, because she quite literally carries a part of it with her.
Her scent is also super comforting to the family.
Whenever the kids are missing the Omaticaya, cuddling with Neytiri is a way for them to relieve their homesickness.
As for Jake, Neytiri is simply a reminder of all the things he fell in love with when coming to Pandora.
Like the earthly scent she has to her, she really grounds everyone.
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Kiri
Kiri is deffo a sage girl 🤭
Like her scent, she’s strong and leaves an impression.
It’s herbaceous and woodsy like her parents, yet bitter.
Yknow, for her sass LMAO
Okay maybe I’m just giving everyone tree smells but like u can’t blame me 💀
I feel like Sage also really suits Kiri because you definitely often see it in the spiritual community
Kiri knows what herbs are good for healing, is deeply spiritual, and is strongly connected to Eywa
So I feel like it’s no brainer that Kiri would smell like sage, a scent that’s associated with spirituality, yk?
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Lo’ak
OOO HE’S A SANDALWOOD AND VANILLA BOY
A deep, woody scent like the rest of his family
But it’s also floral and balsamic, yknow?
Lo’ak’s vibe definitely matches his scent since it’s sweet and soft like him, but is also alluring and charming.
He’s a copy paste of his father so of course he smells pretty homely and comforting too
He has a very warm and saccharine scent to him, but the sandalwood is a deep contrast to show how his personality can also take on a wild form.
(I also just love vanilla)
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Neteyam
Neteyam exudes a scent of pine trees.
If Lo’ak’s scent has a vibe to it that’s a copy paste of his father, then Neteyam is a copy paste of his mother.
Literally just smells like home.
We all know that Neteyam is good with kids since he has siblings, and Tuk is the youngest.
If Neytiri’s not available to comfort her children after their relocation, you know Neteyam’s scent is the next best thing that soothes them.
He smells sharp, sweet, and refreshing, which I think is fairly accurate to Neteyam’s character.
