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the dare
pairings: aged up neteyam x metkayina female reader
notes: reader is a cunning bitch, reader is a bad friend, neteyam is drunk on you after one kiss, heart broken and desperate tsireya (sorry to my girl), tsireya crushing hard on neteyam and not lo’ak, no canon tsireya x lo’ak, clingy neteyam. smut, knotting, breeding, pussy eating, hungry neteyam all throughout. all characters are aged up to 19
word count: 2.4k
prompt: you knew tsireya has a huge crush on neteyam but you do not give a fuck, you liked him first. you will make him eat at the palm of your hands and have tsireya be on the front row seat to watch it happen. why not start on it with a simple game of truth or dare?
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The bioluminescent glow of Pandora's evening sky painted the sandy beach in hues of deep blue and violet, the waves lapping gently at the shore like a soothing lullaby. You sat cross-legged in the circle formed by your friends, the warmth of the fire flickering across your turquoise skin, highlighting the intricate patterns of your bioluminescent freckles that danced like stars along your arms and collarbone.
Your long black hair cascaded in loose waves down your back, adorned with a few seashells that clinked softly with your movements. The beaded top you wore hugged your full breasts snugly, the thin strands barely concealing the soft curves beneath, while your ombre loincloth, fading from teal to deep indigo draped over your wide hips, accentuating the sway of your bum as you shifted positions.
Across from you, Tsireya's wide teal eyes lingered on Neteyam, her crush as obvious to you as the ocean's tide but still he remained oblivious to it. She twirled a strand of her braided hair around her finger, her lithe body leaning forward slightly, her own beaded top straining against her perky chest.
You knew all about her feelings, the whispered confessions to her other friends during late-night swims, the way her tail flicked excitedly whenever Neteyam spoke.
But you?
You'd been harboring your own desires for the eldest Sully son for months, his strong, golden-eyed gaze and broad shoulders making your heart race every time he trained nearby.
Tonight, during this impromptu truth or dare game with Lo'ak, Kiri, Aonung, Rotxo, and the rest, you decided to stake your claim.
Rotxo, ever the easy target with his shy demeanor and lanky frame, sat to your left, his eyes darting nervously as you leaned in close during a lull in the game.
"Rotxo." You whispered, your voice low and coaxing, a playful smile curving your pouty blue lips. Your hand brushed his arm lightly, sending a subtle shiver through him. "Dare Neteyam to kiss me next. I'll owe you, maybe teach you that new weaving trick you've been asking about."
He blushed a deep purple, ears flattening, but nodded eagerly, his tail thumping against the sand.
The game continued with laughter and teasing jabs. Lo'ak, sprawled out with his usual cocky grin, his blue skin glistening with a light sheen of sweat, dared Aonung to chug seawater, eliciting groans from everyone. Kiri, serene and ethereal with her glowing markings brighter than most, chose truth and revealed a silly childhood fear, her soft giggles blending with the crackle of the fire.
Tsireya's turn passed innocently, but her gaze kept drifting to Neteyam, who sat tall and composed, his muscular thighs spread wide, loincloth taut over his powerful legs. His golden eyes scanned the group, calm and watchful, his broad chest rising steadily under the firelight.
Then it was Rotxo's turn to dare.
"Neteyam..." He cleared his throat, avoiding Tsireya's curious stare. "I dare you to kiss (Y/N). A real one, not some peck."
The group erupted. Aonung hooted, Lo'ak whistled sharply, Kiri's eyes widened in surprise. Tsireya's face fell, her full lips parting in shock, tail curling tightly around her leg.
Neteyam's ears perked up, his golden eyes locking onto yours instantly, a spark of intrigue flashing in their depths.
He rose gracefully, his tall frame towering as he crossed the circle in three strides, the sand shifting under his feet. You stood to meet him, heart pounding in your chest, your breasts heaving with anticipation. He cupped your face gently with one large hand, his thumb tracing the curve of your jaw, calluses rough against your soft skin.
"(Y/N)." He murmurs, voice deep and resonant, laced with a hunger that made your core clench.
His lips crashed onto yours without hesitation, firm and demanding, his tongue sweeping in to claim your mouth in a heated tangle. You melted into him, hands sliding up his chiseled abs to grip his shoulders, feeling the hard muscle flex under your fingers. He tasted of salt and wild berries, his free hand wrapping around your waist to pull you flush against his body, your full breasts pressing into his chest, nipples hardening against the beads of your top. The kiss deepened, his growl vibrating through you as he nipped your lower lip, drawing a soft moan from your throat.
It wasn't a quick dare fulfillment, it was ravenous, his hips subtly grinding forward, the thick bulge of his cock stirring against your thigh through his loincloth.
The group fell silent, the air thick with tension.
When he finally pulled back, his breath ragged, golden eyes dark with desire, he licked his lips slowly, savoring your taste. You smirked inwardly, a thrill of triumph surging through you as you caught Tsireya's devastated expression, her eyes glassy, hands clenched in her lap, bioluminescent spots dimming slightly in her distress.
You sat back down, cheeks flushed purple, lips swollen and tingling, but your mind buzzed with satisfaction as Neteyam's eyes never left you for the rest of the game.
As dares flew, Kiri daring Lo'ak to mimic an ilu, Aonung truthing about his latest crush, Neteyam shifted closer, his intense gaze tracing the curve of your neck, the swell of your hips. Tsireya tried to laugh along, but her voice cracked, her tail lashing in agitation as she noticed how Neteyam's ears twitched toward you with every sound you made.
When the next round circled back, Neteyam excused himself briefly but returned to plop down right beside you, his thigh pressing warmly against yours.
"Mind if I join you here?" He asked, voice low and intimate, a small smile playing on his lips as his arm draped casually over the back of your spot, fingers brushing your shoulder.
You shook your head, biting your lip to hide your grin, leaning into his touch.
"Not at all." You replied softly, your hand resting on his knee, tracing idle patterns on his skin.
He was affectionate from the start, his tail curling around your calf under the cover of darkness, his fingers occasionally grazing your arm, sending shivers up your spine. You ate it up, turning to whisper jokes in his ear, your breath hot against his skin, watching his pupils dilate. Lo'ak shot you knowing smirks, Kiri raised an eyebrow amusedly, but Tsireya's smiles grew forced, her body rigid as she watched Neteyam's hand linger on your thigh during a laugh.
The game wound down late into the night, the fire dying to embers. As everyone dispersed, Neteyam walked you back to your marui, his presence a constant shadow.
"That kiss... it wasn't just the dare." He admitted quietly, golden eyes searching yours under the glowing vines.
You felt a rush of power, your dainty fingers intertwining with his larger ones.
"Good." You teased, squeezing his hand. "Because I wouldn't mind another."
He pulled you close then, pressing a softer kiss to your forehead, his body heat enveloping you like a promise.
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The next day dawned bright, the sun glinting off the waves as you wandered the forest paths, your body still humming from the night before.
Neteyam had been inseparable since, trailing you to the healing lessons, insisting on carrying your basket during gathering, his arm brushing yours at every opportunity. But curiosity drew you toward the denser thicket, where you'd spotted Tsireya earlier, her movements purposeful.
Hiding behind a cluster of glowing ferns, you watched as she cornered Neteyam near a bubbling stream. She'd dressed provocatively, her usual modest top replaced by a skimpy arrangement of shells that barely covered her breasts, one strap already slipping low. Her loincloth was shorter, riding high on her thighs, exposing the smooth expanse of her turquoise skin.
"Neteyam." She said, voice breathy and pleading, stepping close enough that her chest nearly brushed his. Her hands trembled as she placed them on his broad chest, fingers splaying over the firm planes of muscle. "I've wanted you for so long. Be my mate please. I can make you happy."
He stood rigid, golden eyes flat and uninterested, arms at his sides.
Tsireya, desperation etching her features, tugged at her top, letting one full breast spill free, the blue nipple hardening in the humid air. She pressed forward, her hand sliding down his abs to cup the front of his loincloth boldly, palming the length of his cock through the fabric.
"Feel how much I want you." She whispers urgently, stroking firmly, but Neteyam's expression didn't change.
His dick remained soft, unresponsive, not even twitching under her touch. You smirked from your hiding spot, a wicked curl to your lips, satisfaction blooming in your chest. Neteyam gently but firmly removed her hand, stepping back.
"Tsireya, I'm sorry." He said, voice steady and devoid of regret, ears flat in polite dismissal. "My heart is elsewhere. With your friend. With (Y/N). The kiss last night... it showed me what I've been missing."
Her face crumpled, tears welling as she clutched her exposed breast, covering up hastily.
"But... I thought..." She stammered, voice breaking.
He shook his head, turning away without another glance. "Find someone who sees you that way because it’s never going to be me."
You slipped away quietly, your steps light on the mossy ground, a triumphant hum escaping your throat.
By midday, Neteyam found you at the edge of the reef, helping Kiri sort shells. He approached like a devoted shadow, his tall form casting a shade over you.
"(Y/N)." He breathed, voice thick with longing, pulling you aside behind a rocky outcrop. His hands found your waist immediately, thumbs circling the soft skin above your loincloth. "I can't stop thinking about you. That kiss... your lips, your body against mine. I want more. I want you as my mate."
You turned in his arms, pressing your curves into his hard frame, feeling the immediate twitch of his cock hardening against your belly.
"Neteyam." You purred, your hands roaming up his back, nails scraping lightly over his bioluminescent stripes.
Your tail wrapped around his leg possessively, pulling him closer. He groaned, head dipping to nuzzle your neck, inhaling your scent deeply, sweet like sea blooms and desire.
"You're all I see now." He confessed, lips brushing your ear, voice husky with need. "Every moment without your attention feels empty. Let me court you properly. Let me love you."
You nodded, giggling softly as his kisses trailed to your collarbone, his large hands cupping your ass, squeezing the plump flesh.
"You've got me, skxawng." You teased, but your voice wavered with genuine affection, your body arching into him.
He was putty in your hands. Clingy, following you everywhere, stealing touches during communal meals, his golden eyes pleading for your gaze. That evening, as the clan gathered for stories, he sat you on his lap unapologetically, his arms banded around your waist, cock throbbing insistently against your core through the thin barriers.
Days blurred into a haze of his devotion.
He'd slip inside your marui and wake you with gentle kisses, his fingers tracing your thighs as you stretched with a reverence that made your heart swell, murmuring. "Good morning, ma'yawntutsyìp."
During hunts, he'd linger by your side, shielding you from stray branches, his body brushing yours deliberately. You reveled in it, returning the affection, feeding him bites of fruit with your fingers, letting your breasts press against his arm as you leaned in to whisper secrets. He was hard for you constantly, the outline of his massive cock straining his loincloth whenever you smiled at him, pre-cum dampening the fabric.
One night, under the canopy of floating mountains visible from the beach, he led you to a secluded cove, the water lapping at bioluminescent sands.
"I can't wait anymore." He growled, backing you against a smooth rock, his body pinning yours.
His hands yanked at your top, beads scattering as he exposed your heaving breasts, mouth latching onto one nipple with a hungry suck. You moaned, fingers tangling in his braids, pulling him closer.
"Neteyam... yes." You gasped, legs parting as he ground his erection against your pussy, the friction soaking your loincloth.
He stripped you swiftly, loincloth tossed aside to reveal your dripping folds, fat blue lips glistening.
"So beautiful." He whispered reverently, dropping to his knees to lick a long stripe up your slit, tongue delving into your heat.
You bucked, mewling as he sucked your clit, fingers plunging deep to curl against your walls.
"Taste like Eywa's gift." He murmured against your skin, voice muffled, golden eyes locked on your flushed face.
Pleasure coiled tight, your thighs quivering around his head as you came with a cry, juices flooding his mouth. Rising, he shed his own covering, his thick cock springing free, long, veined, the flared head purple and leaking.
"I need to be inside you." He begged, voice breaking with desperation, lifting you to wrap your legs around his waist.
You guided him, sinking down onto his length with a shared groan, your pussy stretching around his girth, walls fluttering. He thrust up slowly at first, savoring the drag, then harder, hips snapping as he fucked you against the rock.
"Mine." He panted, one hand bracing beside your head, the other kneading your breast. "Want to knot you, breed you, make you my mate forever."
You clung to him, nails digging into his shoulders, meeting every plunge with rolls of your hips.
"Yes Ma’Teyam, claim me." You whimpered, purple blush spreading across your skin, tail coiling with his.
His pace turned animalistic, cock swelling at the base, the knot forming as he drove deeper, the bulge visible in your tummy with each hilt. He kissed you messily, tongues sliding, teeth clashing, as he rubbed your clit furiously. Your orgasm crashed over you, pussy clenching rhythmically, milking him until he roared, knot locking you together as hot cum spurted deep, filling you to overflowing.
"When you’re ready, let’s make tsaheylu." He held you through the aftershocks, nuzzling your neck, whispering. "I see you (Y/N). I love you. You're my everything now."
Exhausted and sated, you traced his handsome face, knowing you'd wrapped him completely around your finger, his attention, his love, all yours.
“I see you oeyä yawnetu." You smile as he nuzzles lovingly against your cheeks and peppering it with soft kisses.
To Save Your Husband
Pairing: Jacob "Jake" Sully x Fem! Omatikaya! Reader
Requested?: Yes | No
Summary: When Jake offers himself up to Quaritch for the safety of the people and his family even if it meant being separated from you, also with the risk of not seeing you again, you knew you had to take matters into your own hands.
Word Count: 5.0k
Warning/s: AFAA spoilers, some canon events in the movies!!! angst, mentions of violent acts and violence, reader wary of spider at first, hurt/comfort, reader being a badass, let me know if i missed anything else!
Note: poured my whole day into making this i hope you like it... bc im obsessed with this scene ngl... lowkey think i cooked w the ending... likes, reblogs, and feedbacks are most welcome and appreciated!
GIF is made by yours truly!
Your eyes gaze around your surroundings, it was almost eclipse in the village and yet something felt different… It wasn’t right.
Everything did not feel right the past few days with your husband Jake always keeping watch, afraid maybe one day Quaritch and the RDA would come upon Awa’atlu, finding him, finding his family.
You made your way towards the shore, where you saw Jake sat by the edge, his rifle in hand. You were about to call him when you saw every muscle in his body tense, sitting up and spotting something through the lens of his gun.
Your stomach drops the moment the horns sounded, a small weak gasp leaving you as the sight welcomed you, their gunships, big flashing lights scanning the area as the faint hum of their engines began to get louder.
You froze for a moment as Jake scrambles up towards the village, already calling out the other warriors, “They’re blocking us in. Weapons out.” Jake says, urgently towards Tonowari and Ronal.
“Weapons!” Tonowari shouts as the other Metkayina began to scramble, arming themselves when you finally find Tuktirey, your youngest, kneeling and holding her gently by the shoulders while your other hand held your bow, grip tight.
“Where’s your sister?” You ask, feeling your heart start to race, tail lashing behind you.
“Where’s Kiri? Where’s Spider?” Jake appears suddenly next to you, also questioning the youngest. “She went for water.” The youngest spoke before her head snaps towards a direction, making the two of you look.
Kiri. Only thing was she looked distraught. “Dad!” She calls out, breathing ragged as the two of you rush towards her, Jake in front. “Where’s Spider?”
You move, holding Kiri’s arm and offering a comforting squeeze even if what was about to happen is dawning on you. “They took him- the blue colonel took him.” Kiri replies, eyes set on Jake, glassy.
Blue Colonel. That could only mean one thing. Demon. Quaritch.
Your ears perk up and a certain feeling washes over you, eyes meeting Jake’s as you take a sharp inhale.
The ships were close now; you could see their big flashlights filtering through every column in the village. They were here.
You spot the other Metkayina rushing to the shore to meet the enemies, taking a deep breath and willing yourself to stay calm when every fiber of your being was screaming at you to rush.
“Take the girls and go, now!” Jake says, holding his rifle tight as he stops moving and looks back at you.
“I want Jake Sully!” Quaritch’s voice booms at the shore, your fingers instinctively tightening on your bow as the others gathered at the shore.
“We will not go without you.” You say sternly, a growl in your tone, looking back to see Tuk and Kiri following close by, scared. Your heart aches.
“No!” Jake growls back. Fists clenched. “They’ve got Spider- there’s nothing holding them back, you’ve seen what they can do.” Jake says firmly, gaze set on you, hard expression on his face.
“These people will die.” A chill runs down your spine at his words, your chest heaves, ears pinning against your head, there was no way you could leave him, leave Jake, your husband… to what? Serve himself up as bait for Quaritch? Risk never not seeing him again?
You swallow and your voice breaks. “You cannot… you cannot ask this, husband… I cannot,” You can’t even process everything right now.
“I will not leave you with that-“ You began to say until Jake takes the sling of his gun off himself, throwing it with a thud in the sand, the muscles in your brow knitting as well as a pull of your lips into a frown.
“This is the only way.” Jake said, as if he had already made up his mind, that he had been thinking about it for a while. He probably had.
Your heart grows heavy at the thought. “Jake please-“
“Jake Sully!” Quaritch yells again over the noise, a lump forming in your throat. “Show yourself!”
Frozen, your eyes held Jake’s. “You gotta go… baby, please.” He breathes, a part of him, deep inside, that unsure pitch blending into his pleading tone. “You gotta go right now.”
No. You cannot leave your mate like this. To hide? That was not you.
Steeling yourself, you face Kiri, eyeing the girl who looks at you for what to do next. A hand on her arm. “Take your sister. Go and hide.” You command. “Go!”
Kiri looks at you and Jake before she was tugging Tuk by the hand, the latter reluctant, looking up at the two of you before they were off, disappearing from view to hide with the others.
A sudden rush of emotions fills you, holding up your bow. “Ma Jake if you stay I stay. I will kill many.” You announce, that fear in your veins turning into deep hatred.
Jake resigns but he pushes your bow down, shaking his head. “Whatever happens, do not raise that bow.” A beat. “You swear to me.”
All you could do was purse your lips in a thin line. There was no use of arguing.
“I know he’s here.” Quaritch says, eyes scanning the crowd of reef people, tilting his head. “Give him to me.”
“He’s Metkayina. He’s one of us.” Tonowari’s voice could be heard. “He’s one of us!” The olo’eyktan’s words rang with his people, even when they were in the face of grave danger, they will never risk one of their own.
You were heading in with Jake when a burst of bright orange flares through followed by the smell of burning wood, crackling. Fire. Quaritch had burned a part of the village, earning cries from the Metkayina, cheers from the enemy. Your eyes wide, they did not deserve this… you hear their cries of agony, and it forces you to swallow the lump in your throat.
“I want Jake Sully!” Quaritch recurs, the tone now harsher.
Your husband rushes ahead of you before you realize, rushing towards the crowd and presenting himself right up front.
“Ma Jake-!“ Your voice dies down in your throat.
“Stop, stop, no, hold your fire! Hold your fire! Stop!” Jake places himself in the spotlight, arms outstretched in an attempt to de-escalate the situation.
Quaritch complies.
You were left standing along with other Metkayina, helplessly watching your husband at the front, saying something to Tonowari. In a second, the olo’eyktan crouches with their weapons down, the others soon follow, bowing their heads down.
You do not.
Keeping yourself upright with Jake, having managed to already notch an arrow in your bow, you held it close. Then your eyes met with the tsahik of the Mangkwan, an itch forming on the scar she had caused herself when her arrow punctured right through your shoulder.
She hisses and you do not stand down, you hiss back, ears pinning against your head and your tail stiffening.
Your eyes stray to the movement, Jake coming close towards the RDA, towards Quaritch.
“Colonel.”
“Corporal.”
“You take me, you leave my family and these people alone.” Jake directs. Your ears perk, eyes widening by a fraction as you stared into your husband’s back, before your eyes train back on Quaritch and his woman.
“Not good enough, gonna need the missus too.” Quaritch says, offering a nod towards you in which you tense, biting back a snarl as you straightened yourself, a thought away from aiming and releasing your arrow. Your breathing heavy.
Your toes dig into the sand, trying to plant yourself there, reminding yourself you still were capable of doing something- but clearly you were outnumbered.
“You get me.” Jake repeats. “Both of you or I’ll hammer this place flat. Pregnant ladies, kids, I’ll blow grandma’s skinny shit through the back of the hooch ‘cause I just don’t care.” Quaritch chuckles.
“My pals here,” he nods back to the Mangkwan. “Well, they’re just dying to waste everybody and take some scalps.” A chorus of yips and jeers follow behind Quaritch, the tsahik of the Mangkwan smiling like she held this great power over all of you.
You exhale sharply, eyes flitting from Jake to Quaritch, to his woman.
Jake steps back and in a flash, raises his fist and you waste no time raising your bow and aiming, as the other Metkayina stand and mirrors you, their own weapons aimed and growls escaping from their system. Ready to defend their village.
The Mangkwan aims their weapons; guns. You notice the more you eye everyone of them. What was this trick Quaritch had pulled now? But you couldn’t think about that right now.
“Really? We’re doing this?!” Quaritch’s voice was too amused to be in this situation.
“When I drop my arm, you and your new girlfriend die, you in particular die a lot.” Jake growls, taunting.
“I die; everybody here dies.” He replies casually, his rifle the only one held down except for the others directed at all of you.
“Maybe, I think you could get some of us but not all of us… maybe we bum-rush you, and your gunships hesitate because we all look the same…” Jake forwards. “And when you’re begging for your life,” He slips out his tomahawk with his free hand as you watch your mate, your heart still beating very fast in your chest. Ready to cover him if it goes sideways.
“I’ll scalp you.” He finishes, pointing the weapon at Quaritch.
Quaritch looks amused, fangs showing in his grin and shrugging. “God damn corporal, I don’t know if you’re smart or just shittin’ us… you never struck me as all that smart.”
You were beginning to tense up, just begging for something to happen already, your fingers tight on your arrow, just one slip and you could strike him right here, right now…
“I need your word, marine to marine. Safety, for these people.” Jake’s tone was less hostile now, making a pact.
The standoff was unyielding, the sounds of snarls, breathing, the sounds of the gunships with their guns aimed down at the people, the chopper and the bright light didn’t distract you from the fact that your mate stood there on the frontline, facing them all.
“Do we have a deal?” Jake questioned after a few seconds.
“Done. Wanna pinky swear?” Quaritch says, holding that extra finger the avatars have, your eyes squinting at the act.
Jake lets out a breath, looking back at Tonowari before he throws his weapon to the ground, palms up and open as the Metkayina drop down once more. You didn’t budge, arrow still aimed at Quaritch, tail lashing behind you.
It hits when Jake offers his wrists, walking towards him. “Take him.” Quaritch gestures, his fellow recom taking Jake’s wrists and tying it behind him, allowing Jake to finally look back at you.
It hits you. Jake’s expression, how he didn’t fight against the binds, how he just looked at you like he was trying to memorize your face. Your grip on the bow tightens once more, though a shaky breath leaves you, everything suddenly feeling too constricting…
They began dragging him away and Jake doesn’t even look to where he’s going, eyes still planted on you. Your lips tremble, chest aching as you put on a brave appearance but Jake knew. He knew.
Your eyes shift to Quaritch and his eyes peer at you, taunting, taunting you to shoot that bow right at him when they’ve already got Jake. A last challenge.
Your fingers tremble. You let go with a growl, deciding to aim low, but enough to make a statement as the arrow lands in between Quaritch’s feet, him plucking it off and holding it up like a trophy.
Ears pinned down, your eyes flicker between Jake as they took him away into the chopper, Quaritch looking on proudly, his woman still aims at you.
“Another time then, Mrs. Sully.” Quaritch grins and you hiss in return, body coiled and was taking everything in you not to do something drastic.
They began to disperse and the reality sets in further. They were taking him, your husband, your mate… and there was nothing you could do about it. Thinking of not being able to see him again, the possibility that this was going to be your last time with him… You felt powerless for such an exceptional warrior.
You follow Jake’s gaze, your feet having a mind of their own, going forwards as they shove him into the chopper, your ears pinned and tail curled low, hands shaking as he didn’t look at anything else but you. Your heartbeat pounds in your ears.
“Ma Jake…” You whisper, as the engine starts up and they began to rise, eyes brimming with unshed tears.
Then he was gone. Just like that.
Your knees buckle from under you, before they hit the sand, eyes leaving the night sky before it finds what was in front of you. His tomahawk. Your fingers reach for it, caress the handle before you find your tears rolling down your cheeks, bowing your head and letting yourself wallow in the sadness and frustration.
The other Metkayina look in concern, Ronal, even if you two had clashed more often than not, she silently moves next to you, placing her hand on your shoulder. Nobody would even wish to lose someone’s mate like that.
“He will make it. He is strong, and you must be brave yourself.” Her words usually stern, now held something close to comforting.
“That is no guarantee, tsahik-“ You look up at her but she does not argue despite your stubbornness. “He is Toruk Makto, a great warrior. He will find a way.” She simply says before she lets go, leaving you to your own.
Then the rush of footsteps, Kiri and Tuk as their voices echo. “Mom!”
They rush in between you and you pull back from holding Jake’s weapon to cradle the two of your daughter’s heads close to you, the two instantly leaning in but the missing presence of their father already gave them the clue as to what happened. Their father was taken.
── ⋆⋅𖤓⋅⋆ ──
It had been almost three days. Three days since Jake was taken from you. The Marui had never felt so empty. The absence of your son Lo’ak cuts close to the lingering and painful absence of Neteyam. Lo’ak’s last parting gift to you was your bow, how every detail was carved as it had been, careful, strong… and then he was off, saying he had something he needed to do, he doesn’t even know his father had been taken…
It had just been you, Kiri, and Tuk in the large marui. You tried to stay strong for your girls, but you just had this feeling, this pull… you had to do something.
One night you pull them close, after having explained what you plan to do.
“Mom, this is dangerous…” Kiri’s voice reminds you, whilst Tuk nodded in agreement, her wide eyes looking at you. “You should not be alone.” Kiri added.
You sigh, hands coming up to their shoulders and you shake your head. “This is something I have to do… your father… he needs me.” You say, no chance of backing out your idea. “While I am gone, the tsahik would look after you, she has promised.” You say, offering their shoulders a squeeze.
The two look at each other, growing up they’ve learned how much of a fierce woman their mother was, and now with her saying she’s going to try and save their father, all on her own… they knew better than to doubt her.
With no more sounds of protest, you smile at them, leaning down to press kisses to their temples, embracing them tightly before you slowly pull back. “Go…” You say before they nod and start to leave the marui.
Taking a sharp breath, you turn on your heel, grabbing where your bow was perched, closing your eyes and holding it close to your chest for a moment.
Preparing yourself, you look over and crouch, pulling off the mat covering the weapons Jake had recovered from the wreck, opening the latches with a soft click.
As much as you hated the thought, you pluck the arrows Jake had made for you, the one tipped with ‘explosives’ as Jake called it…
“Just don’t be close when it hits.”
With a shaky breath, you began packing.
── ⋆⋅𖤓⋅⋆ ──
Traveling back to the forest with your ikran, it didn’t take long for you to track the growing Bridgehead. It was huge now since the last time you first saw it. Already you feel your eyes darken with hate, hidden by the foliage you look around for any signs, hints of how to progress from here.
As if on cue, there was rustling, ducking to keep yourself hidden, you easily track them down. Mangkwan. Three of them, having just finished a hunt and started to set camp.
Steeling yourself, you get a perimeter around them, moving as swift as a thanator, you got closer.
“…They were the ugliest ones in the village.” One pipes as the other two cackle, voicing their agreement and joked around. One was busy gutting their game, your first target, better to eliminate the one with the weapon first.
Bracing yourself, you grab your normal arrows, notch, aim…
Fire, shooting the one with the knife down, you move quick as they jump to alert while the one with the knife drops dead, snarling as you quickly pull another arrow to shoot one, taking the time to notch as the other grabbed their gun and as they pulled the trigger you hit them square in the chest, the spray of bullets flying, making you dodge them.
Inspecting if they were still alive, your ears pinned down, eyes scanning, until you find something strapped to their necks, you grab ahold of it, yanking it off the lifeless form, it looked to be some kind of… red card, with the RDA logo upon it.
Exhaling, your eyes travel to the walls of Bridgehead, then back to the necklace. One step closer to Jake.
Calling for your ikran, it doesn’t take her long enough to appear, calming her down before you ready to disguise both of yourselves, praying to the Great Mother that what you were about to do was right.
Finishing up the face paint and making sure your ikran also looked the part, you gave your girl a soft nuzzle, palm against her side, tapping lightly before you finally make the bond, hopping on and there, you held the necklace, with the other, you steer her towards the Bridgehead.
You held your breath the moment you got closer, knowing they had all these technologies to spot you easily, so you kept calm and hoped the disguised worked, and you felt relief flood you when you pass the walls.
You were here. Sky people territory. This was no place for them…
Your eyes take it all in, the tall structures, the bright lights, the passing vehicles on the ground, until you finally see it, tents that looked out of place. Na’vi.
Patting your ikran, you banked to the left, lowering until you had her perch on the pipes, landing smoothly and quietly, like you belonged. “Watch for me.” You say to her before you were off, clutching your bow.
You appear to blend in, though the sight of the humans made your skin crawl. “What’s up, cutie?” One even tried to call you for fun, but you respond with a hiss, making your way over to where you assumed the tsahik of the Mangkwan, Varang’s tent was.
Managing to easily cut yourself a small entrance behind her tent, your gaze zeroed on her laying on her furs, alone, much to your luck.
You could take her, then and there, plucking your knife from behind you, you crouch and press it against her throat.
“Make no sound, witch.” You whisper lowly, full of threat as she gasps awake, eyes wide before they met yours. “Where is Jake Sully?” You ask, keeping your grip on the knife tight.
But all Varang does is give you an amused smirk. “Ah, the wife… loyal to her man.” And you had no time for games, pressing further. “Speak or I cut.” You hiss but she quickly yanks back your wrist, but you were faster, free hand yanking around her own kuru, slotting your knife in the loop. “Where?” You demand again, holding her braid and your knife together.
“I will not ask again.” You mutter. She hisses but two could play at that game as you yank her kuru once more, moving your wrist but she yelps out, hands gesturing wildly. “Wait! Wait!”
“Past the camp, a cage for an animal.”
The muscles in your brows met. “Take me there, now.” You command, still holding onto her kuru. “Which way?” You ask but then the voice of Quaritch approaching stuns you, allowing her to break off from your grasp. You try slicing at her but she backs easily, grabbing her own weapon.
Then Quaritch opens the flap to the tent, the scene before him making him pause until you hiss at him, to which he recognizes instantly and wastes no time grabbing his handgun from his side, shooting.
You slip fast from the entrance you made, running and climbing as you hear the others be alerted of the sudden gunshots, heart hammering against your chest as you made your escape.
You climb and climb until you drop off onto your ikran, almost slipping but you got your bearings easily, pulling out one of the explosive arrows, aiming at anywhere before you release, the explosion certainly grabbing everyone’s attention now. Adrenaline was filling in your veins, all you could think about was Jake.
Meanwhile for Jake, he hasn’t touched the tray of food served to him earlier, just crouched down on the end of the cage, flashing lights endless, the TV flashing his face like some kind of spectacle. The traitor. 0600 tomorrow as Quaritch said, would be his end.
Maybe this was it... he didn’t imagine himself going down without a fight, but if it meant keeping the people safe, keeping you and his family safe…
His thoughts were interrupted by a huge explosion in the distance, making him perk up and stand, eyes wide. Then another explosion much closer to where he was now. Until he spots it.
You had set off another explosion, anger coursing through you before you finally spot Jake in the middle of it all. In a cage as Varang said, all eyes on him. You steer your ikran, letting her nails drag on the top of the glass cage, making Jake know you were there.
You were going to get him back.
Jake looks up as the scratch occurs and he couldn’t fight the huff leaving him. “Baby-“ He says in wonder. Of course it was you.
He watches you as you avoid the spray of bullets, making his heart and his mind race. You were crazy… and right now? He absolutely loved you for it.
The bullets follow you, but you were much more swift at evading them, trusting in your bond with your ikran, you dodge and flew, deciding to keep yourself on the low as the choppers began to spread around, without a doubt looking for you.
You find yourself beneath a structure, ikran perched on the post as she screeched, patting her to calm her down. “Shh… we are almost there…” You murmur softly, thinking of how to get Jake out of that cage.
Unbeknownst to you, somebody else had already done that part for you. You fly your ikran out your hiding spot when it was clear, already rounding back to the location but you saw the damages had been made not by you, your eyes scanning for Jake quickly.
Rounding your ikran until you found a sight that made your stomach churn. Jake and… Spider.
The human boy, who now breathes Pandora’s air was using himself as a shield for Jake, gesturing wildly to the ship before he was pushing Jake, running together, trying to get out of the sights of the gunship.
With a hiss, you flew by just in time before they could start shooting, shouting as your arrow strikes the pilot dead center, losing control as it explodes on the ground, sending debris flying everywhere, Jake shielding Spider.
Finally landing across from the two, you were still tense. “Ma Jake!” You yell, seeing him in one piece was enough to put you at ease. “Mrs. Sully!” Spider happily acknowledges, moving before Jake does, running and hopping up your ikran. You look at Spider momentarily before Jake was rushing towards you, hands cradling you and your arms- like he was dreaming.
“Baby! I don’t know whether to kiss you or yell at you!” He says, visibly ecstatic at your appearance. A light shove is what you give him. “You waste time!”
He’s dumbfounded before he follows, the three of you getting on your ikran before you were flying away, and out of Bridgehead.
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You could feel how tired your ikran was, from how long you’ve been flying, even the sun has risen now, but all you could do was face forward, zoned out, your thoughts keeping you awake, as well as a small weight behind you, Spider had fallen asleep on your shoulder.
“Land… anywhere.” Jake finally calls out to you after the long silence, making you blink and follow, making your ikran slowly dip until you came upon a stream, landing, waking Spider up.
All of you disembarked, the peace now a contrast to what you all just went through. “You guys landed just in time.” Spider says with a small grin, moving towards the stream, crouching and taking a drink.
Your golden eyes watch him, still so cheerful after having guns pointed at him, risking his life for Jake’s, and who knows what else he’d gone through at Bridgehead.
You had mixed feelings for the human boy, you knew he meant so much to Kiri, and yet he was Quaritch’s son… your enemy. Despite that, he completely shows who his loyalties lie with. To Jake, to your family, to Kiri… even when he knew you often didn’t like him around.
But this time, you felt a change start to take root, he was a good kid.
Your thoughts were interrupted by Jake tugging you a couple of feet away, blinking up at him as he looked down at you.
“Come here.” He simply breathes, pulling you in an embrace, tight, filled with all the worry he had pent up the past few days, and you gladly lean into his touch, fearing you wouldn’t experience anything like this anymore, from him.
You bury your face in his neck, a soft breath leaving you, his warmth enveloping you before you pulled back, not without Jake kissing your temple first. “I was so worried Jake, I thought I would never…” You began.
“I had to do something; I cannot lose you.” You speak in a hush whisper, Spider looking to glance at the two of you for a moment before he minded his own business, interacting with your ikran instead, helping wash the paint from her.
“Baby you don’t know how I felt seeing you there, you done a number on ‘em…” Jake chuckles, cupping your jaw as his thumb stroked your cheek, eyes closing upon instinct.
“I mean, how’d you even…?” Jake says, tone filled with wonder at how you manage to sneak into such a heavily fortified city. You scoff, pulling back and shaking your head, also beginning to wash the paint off yourself when you crouch by the stream. “It is a long story.” You simply say.
“I knew it. You used the arrows I made you.” He said, quite proud of himself for that, tail flicking behind him.
When you finish, you splash water on your face again, rubbing off the last of the paint.
“Mrs. Sully…?” Your head lifts to see the boy, and you tense for a moment, yet you tilt your head, eyes landing on the scar starting to fade on his chest… a harsh reminder where you had cut him before in your fit of rage when Quaritch had Kiri to his knife, after losing your eldest. It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth.
Spider noticed your eyes drift to his scar, and he almost shrinks into himself, but he only shrugs it off as much as he could. “Thank you… for saving me…” He says quietly. Jake sees this, but he remains where he stood, letting you get this moment to decide.
The more you looked at him, the more you felt yourself start to understand. You even recall yourself arguing with Jake about Spider’s fate… now you regret ever having those thoughts as the boy looked at you with nothing but unselfishness.
You could feel a lump form in your throat, now facing him still crouched, as your hand reached for him, large palm flat on his chest, feeling his heartbeat to which Spider freezes but he realizes what’s happening, his face softening before you moved your hand to his cheek.
“I see you.”
Jake could also feel that warmth bloom in his chest, moving towards the two of you, placing a hand on your shoulder before he looks at Spider who now had tears rolling down his eyes.
You could not hold it off either, finding your tears staining your cheeks when Jake pulled the both of you into an embrace, your hand and his cradling Spider’s head as you rest your own against Jake’s chest, closing your eyes, another press of Jake’s lips to the top of your head, a silent thank you.
And with a silent prayer to the Great Mother, let there be no more blood in this family be shed.
Ikran riders
A dark dream
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hello lovely!!! i have a request for tsu’tey and avatar reader if you don’t mind, who has undergone the consciousness transfer. can it be where tsu’tey is still the olo’eyktan , and reader is a healer under mo’at now. can it be where he’s had a dark lingering attraction to her for a while, and wants to make her his mate but can’t due to this custom the Omaticaya have for hunting down their mates in a hunt festival. So he is eager when the next is announced, reader is confused when neytiri tells her she will be entered as well due to her being one of the people now. Reader is scared, but neytiri informs her of a tree house type of shelter already prepared and hidden for her, and gives her a salve to mask her scent to avoid incidental. The hunt begins and the clan is shocked that tsu’tey is participating and reader notices tsutey’ looking at her hungrily. Can it be where reader hides out in the tree hut structure and tsutey gets aggravated with no scent clues, but still finds the reader and confesses. reader whimpers asking to take it slow and court first, but tsutey refuses and they mate (have it be rough where he makes her submissive and then joins their kuru’s together himself)? sorry if it’s too detailed😭😭😭
Eclipse│Part 1
│Tsu'tey x Female Avatar/Na'vi Reader
│Part 1│Part 2│
│Word count: 5.1k
│Summary: When light is swallowed by darkness, predators begin to prey.
│MDNI Warnings: explicit smut, slight dub-con, p in v, loss of virginity
You were not supposed to survive it.
The Tree of Souls loomed above you, glowing, breathing, alive in a way nothing from your human life had ever been. The air was thick with voices you could not understand yet somehow felt deep in your chest. Your human body lay weak, failing, every breath shallow and wrong.
Panic should have taken over, but it did not.
Mo'at guided you forward, her hands steady and sure. There was something grounding in her presence. Around you, the clan moved as one, chants rising, voices threading together like they were pulling something unseen closer.
You were laid beneath the Tree. Your human body on one side. Your Avatar body on the other.
For a moment, you felt both. Every heartbeat, every breath, two lives overlapping, fighting, stretching you between them.
It hurt.
Not physical pain, it was deeper than that, like your very soul was being pulled apart, questioned, weighed. You felt memories slipping, your human life flickering like it was being held up to something greater.
Eywa answered.
It was not a voice, more like aflood. It rushed through you, around you, deciding. You felt yourself being moved with purpose, like you were being placed exactly where you were meant to be.
Your human body went still.
You gasped. A real breath, deep, full, powerful.
Your eyes snapped open into your Avatar body, lungs burning with new air, chest rising and falling like it had been waiting your entire life to finally work. Everything felt sharper, louder. The glow of the Tree above you, the press of the ground beneath your fingers, the distant sounds of the forest, everything.
You were not split anymore.
You were whole.
Like Jake Sully before you, there was no going back. Whatever you had been, whoever you had been, was gone now, left behind with the body that no longer breathed.
When you finally stood, unsteady but alive, the clan watched in silence.
Mo'at stepped forward. She did not look surprised. She looked certain.
Her hand pressed lightly against your chest, feeling the strength of your new heartbeat, and she nodded, as if this had always been the outcome Eywa intended.
From that moment on, your path was set.
Under Mo’at, you learned what it meant to heal, not just wounds, but people’s spirituality. You learned the way energy moves through the body, how pain settles and lingers, how to listen to what is not spoken. You gathered herbs at dawn, memorized their uses, and felt their connection to Eywa.
Healing was not just a skill. It was trust and balance. It was knowing when to act, and when to simply be there.
Sometimes, in the quiet, you still remember the feeling of being pulled between two lives, but it does not haunt you, because when you breathe now, it is deep and steady. When you move, it is with strength. When the clan looks to you in moments of pain or fear, you do not hesitate.
Under Tsu'tey, the Omatikaya move with a kind of discipline that feels carved into them. He does not rule with softness or hesitation. He stands as Olo’eyktan with a weight in his posture that makes even silence around him feel intentional. Every decision he makes is measured, every glance carries meaning, and the clan follows him because he never appears uncertain.
You notice the way he carries himself around you, though it is not something he would ever admit or even fully allow himself to recognize. It is not open or warm. It is restrained, controlled in a way that almost feels like resistance. His eyes find you more often than they should, and when they do, it lingers just a fraction too long before he forces himself to look away. It is subtle enough that others would never question it, but you feel the tension in it anyway.
There is something beneath it that he keeps buried. It sits in the way his jaw tightens when you are near others, or how he seems to shift his stance slightly closer when you are speaking, as if instinct keeps pulling him into your space even when his discipline tells him not to.
You know better than to mistake it for anything harmless. Tsu’tey does not belong to quiet emotions. He belongs to tradition, to control, to the kind of restraint that defines a leader who has learned to survive by mastering himself.
The clan has its ways, and those ways are not gentle.
Among the Omatikaya, bonding is not left to chance or simple choice. During the third eclipse of the month, when the light of Pandora fractures into a shifting shadow and silver glow, the hunting festival begins. It is a ritual older than most living memory, where Na’vi males must prove themselves by hunting the one they intend to claim as their mate. The forest becomes part of the rite, watching, testing, holding its breath as the chase unfolds beneath the changing sky.
It is not cruel. It is balance, as they understand it. Strength must be shown, connection must be earned, and intent must be undeniable. The hunt is not only pursuit, but recognition, as if Eywa herself decides who is worthy through the way paths cross and instincts align.
When the festival arrives, everything shifts. The air becomes charged, the clan more alive, more alert. Firelight flickers through the trees, drums echo like a second heartbeat beneath the forest canopy, and the usual rhythms of daily life give way to something older and more primal.
You can feel it approaching even before it begins, in the way Tsu’tey stops looking away quite as quickly. In the way the space between you feels less like distance and more like something waiting to be crossed.
Inside the tsahìk’s tent, everything feels quieter than the rest of the village. The air is warm with crushed herbs and smoke curling from small clay bowls, carrying the sharp scent of medicine. Light filters through the woven walls in thin golden lines, moving whenever the wind shifts outside, making the whole space feel like it is breathing.
Mo'at sits close to her supplies, her hands steady as she prepares salves without needing to look at them. Her presence fills the space in a calm, grounding way, like nothing in the world could rush her. She speaks occasionally to herself in low tones, as if the plants understand her better than most people do.
You sit across from her, trying to steady your breathing, but there is a tension in your chest that does not ease. It feels like something approaching, something you cannot quite name yet, but can already feel in the way the clan has been acting all day.
The tent flap shifts.
Neytiri steps inside without hesitation. Her eyes find you immediately, direct and serious, as if she has already decided what must be said.
Mo’at does not look up. “Speak,” she says simply.
Neytiri moves closer, her voice lower than usual. “It is time,” she tells you. “Tonight is the mating hunt.”
Your body reacts before your mind can fully process the words, a tightness pulling through your stomach and chest at once. “Tonight,” you repeat, quieter than you mean to be.
Neytiri nods once. “During the third eclipse. It begins when the light breaks.”
Your breath catches. “I don’t… I don’t think I can do that.”
Something softens slightly in Neytiri’s expression. She steps closer, lowering her voice further so it feels like only you are meant to hear it.
“You will not be thrown into it,” she says. “There is a hut near the edge of the clearing. You can stay there when it begins.”
You blink at her, still tense. “A hut?”
“Yes,” she replies. “It is used when the hunt becomes too much. You will be safe there.”
Mo’at finally glances up, her gaze calm and unreadable.
Neytiri reaches into a small pouch at her side and pulls out a folded leaf bundle. She opens it carefully, revealing a thick, dark salve that carries a strong, herbal scent.
“This will help you,” she says. “It masks your scent during the eclipse. The hunters will not be drawn to you.”
Your hand hesitates before taking it. “So, they won’t find me?”
“They will not seek what they cannot smell,” Neytiri confirms. Her tone is steady, reassuring without softening the reality of it.
You take the salve slowly, fingers curling around it like it is the only solid thing in the moment. Your pulse is still uneven, but Neytiri’s presence does not leave space for panic to fully take over. She studies you for a second longer, then adds more gently, “stay in the hut. Wait until it is over. You will be alright.”
The village is already alive with anticipation long before the hunt begins. Firelight spreads through the trees in flickering waves, painting everything in shifting orange and gold. The air feels charged, like the forest itself is holding its breath. Voices rise and fall in excited clusters, laughter mixing with the deep rhythm of drums that echo through the clearing and into your chest.
You stand near the edge of it all, close enough to see but not close enough to feel part of it. The salve Neytiri gave you is tucked safely away, and the hut she mentioned waits behind you like a promise of escape. Still, you can feel the energy building, the way the entire clan seems to lean toward something inevitable.
Mo'at moves among a few of the elders, calm as always, her presence steadying the space around her. Even in the chaos of anticipation, she does not appear rushed. She simply watches, as if she already knows how everything will unfold.
The noise dips slightly. Heads begin to turn toward the path leading into the clearing. Even the laughter fades into something more expectant.
Tsu'tey steps into view.
At first, it does not fully register for the clan. There is a pause, a moment of disbelief that ripples through the crowd like a disturbance in still water. The Olo’eyktan is not just present, he is part of the hunt.
Whispers rise immediately, sharp and uncertain. It is rare enough for anyone of his standing to take part, but for him to enter the mating hunt itself changes the entire atmosphere of the night. The clan watches him like they are trying to understand whether this is tradition or something else entirely.
Tsu’tey moves forward with purpose, his posture rigid but controlled, his eyes already scanning the clearing as if he is not just entering a ritual but stepping into something he has already decided.
His gaze finds you.
It is immediate. Unmistakable.
The noise of the village seems to dull around it, your attention locks into him so completely that everything else fades. His expression does not soften, but it changes. Something in it sharpens, deepens, like a restraint tightening rather than breaking.
There is hunger there, but not the kind that is spoken about openly. It is quieter, more controlled, as if it has been held back for too long. Like he has been aware of you in a way he has never allowed himself to act on until now.
He does not look away, not even when others notice, not even when the clan begins to realize what they are seeing.
You feel it then, standing at the edge of the clearing with the weight of the night pressing in from every direction, that whatever this hunt is meant to be for everyone else, for him, it has already narrowed down to something far more personal.
The forest changes as the eclipse draws closer, like the entire world is slowly being pulled into shadow. The light between the trees turns strange, silvered and dim, and the usual warmth of Pandora feels sharpened into something tense and watchful. Even the wind seems quieter, as if it is waiting for permission to move.
At the edge of the clearing, the male Na’vi remain held back, their presence contained by tradition. They do not move yet, not until the eclipse fully settles into its darkest point. It is a restraint that makes the air feel heavier, like anticipation has been stretched too tight. You can feel it from where you stand, even without looking directly at them.
When the first ring of the eclipse deepens and the light fractures fully into shadow, the signal passes through the clan like a breath being released. The hunt begins.
You do not stay to watch.
Your body moves before your thoughts can catch up, turning away from the clearing and into the forest, exactly as Neytiri instructed. The sounds behind you swell immediately, distant but alive, the shift from waiting to pursuit happening all at once.
You run.
Branches brush against your arms as you push deeper into the undergrowth, the ground uneven beneath your feet. The forest feels different at night like this, more layered, more aware. Every sound feels amplified. Every shadow feels like it could be something watching back.
Neytiri’s directions echo in your memory as you move. Stay low. Stay light. Do not stay in open ground. The hut is not far, but the forest feels larger than it did before, like it is stretching itself to test you.
Mid-run, you slow just enough to reach for the salve.
Your hands are unsteady as you pull it free, the leaf cool and slightly damp from the humidity of the air. You press it into your skin as you move, rubbing it across your arms and neck in quick, urgent motions. The scent is strong at first, herbal and sharp, almost overwhelming, but it begins to settle as it spreads, sinking into your skin rather than sitting on top of it.
The forest around you feels no different, but you are told it is working. Masking you. Blending you into something less noticeable, less drawn toward.
You keep moving.
Behind you, the hunt is fully alive now. Distant calls echo through the trees, not close yet, but no longer far either. The sound of movement begins to thread between the trunks, the forest no longer empty in the way it was moments ago.
Your breathing stays tight as you push forward, the hut still somewhere ahead, hidden just beyond the shifting dark.
With every step, the eclipse deepens overhead, swallowing the last traces of familiar light.
You push through the last stretch of forest with your breath coming sharp and uneven, the salve already drying against your skin in faint, cool patches. The sounds of the hunt are still distant behind you, scattered through the trees like echoes that never fully settle. Every rustle makes your body tense, every shift of shadow feels closer than it should.
The hut sits at the edge of a small clearing, partially hidden beneath hanging vines and low branches, almost swallowed by the forest on purpose. It is simple, woven from natural materials like everything else here, but right now it feels like the only solid thing in the world.
You slow just long enough to make sure nothing is following you, your lungs burning as you force yourself to keep moving forward. Your hands tremble slightly when you reach the entrance, pulling aside the woven flap and slipping inside.
Inside, the air is still. Dim. Quiet in a way that feels almost unnatural after the chaos outside. Your shoulders drop the moment you step in, but your body does not fully relax.
You press a hand against your chest, trying to steady your breathing. In. Out. Slower. It does not come easily at first, like your body is still convinced it needs to keep running.
“It is fine,” you whisper to yourself, though your voice is tight. “It is going to work. Neytiri said it would work.”
Neytiri’s instructions replay in your mind in fragments. The salve. The scent masking. Stay hidden. Stay inside until it is over. Her certainty had been unwavering when she handed it to you, like there was no room for doubt in what she gave you.
You swallow hard, rubbing your hands together once, as if to ground yourself in something physical. The herbal scent is still faint on your skin, less sharp now, settling into something that feels more like part of you than something applied.
You listen.
Outside, the forest is still alive with movement, distant and shifting, but nothing feels close.
Your breathing starts to slow, just slightly. The panic does not vanish, but it loosens its grip enough for you to think again.
“It works,” you repeat quieter this time, more to convince yourself than anything else. “It has to work.”
The forest is no longer quiet.
It moves the way it always does during the eclipse, but now every sound feels sharpened, intentional. Branches sway overhead, and the shifting silver-dark light makes everything between the trees look unstable, like the world itself is uncertain where to settle.
Tsu'tey moves through it without hesitation, his steps controlled but powerful, cutting a clear path through the undergrowth. The rest of the hunt stretches out behind him, other hunters moving through different routes, but his focus is fixed forward, unwavering in a way that borders on refusal to be distracted.
He pauses once, because something is missing.
He lifts his head slightly, testing the air, his expression tightening almost immediately. There is a trace there, faint, fractured, incomplete. Something that should have been clearer. Something that should have led somewhere decisive.
His jaw clenches.
A low sound leaves him, more frustration than anything else, as he turns his head slowly, scanning the ground and the space between the trees. It is irritation at something not behaving the way it should, like the forest itself is withholding information.
He moves again, sharper this time, following instinct more than clarity.
The trace is there and then it is not. Cut off too quickly. Broken too cleanly.
Tsu’tey slows, then stops entirely.
For a moment, silence presses in around him, broken only by distant movement deeper in the forest. His shoulders rise and fall once, controlled, restrained, as he forces himself to re-center.
That is when he notices it.
The ground.
Small impressions in the soft soil. Light. Careful. Almost hesitant in places where the terrain allows it. Not the heavy, deliberate tread of a warrior, but something quieter. Someone trying not to be noticed.
His gaze drops fully now.
He crouches slightly, one hand hovering just above the prints without touching them. The angle of them tells him direction, enough to understand that someone passed through here recently.
His expression darkens with restrained frustration. Whatever he was expecting, it is not unfolding cleanly. Not following the order he understands.
He exhales slowly through his nose and straightens again, eyes scanning ahead into the trees.
There is no rush in him yet.
Only focus.
Inside the hut, the silence feels heavier the longer you stay in it. The woven walls keep out most of the eclipse light, but not the feeling of it. Everything outside seems closer than it should, like the forest has narrowed itself around you.
You sit still at first, listening. Your breathing has finally slowed, but it is not calm. It is controlled in the way panic becomes when there is nowhere left to run to. You keep telling yourself the same thing Neytiri said, the same thing you’ve been repeating since you got here.
It will work. It has to work.
The quiet stretches, and with it comes awareness again. Every small sound outside the hut feels sharper now that you are no longer moving. A branch shifting. Distant movement. The forest doing what it always does during the eclipse, alive and restless in ways you are still not used to.
Your hands curl slightly against your knees when you hear it.
Footsteps.
Close enough that your body reacts before your mind does. The sound is steady, deliberate, moving through the clearing just outside the hut.
Your breath catches in your throat.
You go still, every part of you suddenly aware of how small the space around you is. The salve on your skin feels useless in that moment, like the idea of hiding has suddenly become fragile. You force yourself to stay quiet, to listen instead of reacting, even as your heart starts to climb faster in your chest.
The footsteps stop.
A pause.
Then closer.
The woven entrance shifts slightly, just enough for you to see movement at the edge of the opening. Shadow against shadow. A presence that fills the space before it even fully steps inside.
Then, Tsu'tey is there.
He does not rush in. He does not announce himself. He simply appears at the threshold of the hut, still, controlled, his posture rigid in the way it always is when he is holding something back rather than letting it show.
For a moment, neither of you move.
His eyes find you immediately, and whatever he was expecting, whatever he was following through the forest, seems to settle the instant he sees you.
He studies you in silence, the kind that feels heavier than sound, while your pulse hammers loud enough that you are sure he must hear it.
The hut feels too small the moment Tsu'tey steps fully inside. The woven walls seem to close in around both of you, blocking out the rest of the forest until there is nothing left but the two of you and the faint sound of the eclipse outside.
He does not look away from you.
“You thought you could run from me?” His voice is low, controlled, but sharp enough that it makes your chest tighten immediately.
You swallow, taking a step back without meaning to. “I wasn’t running from you,” you say quickly. “I just… I didn’t know what I was supposed to do.”
His gaze drops briefly to the salve on your skin, then returns to your face with that same steady intensity. “You were told to hide,” he says.
Your heart is still racing, but you force yourself to speak more carefully. “This isn’t how it’s supposed to happen.”
His head tilts slightly. “You are Omatikaya now.”
“I know that,” you say, voice tighter. “But bonding, the hunt, it’s not supposed to just be…” You struggle for the word, frustration and fear tangling together. “Like this.”
“There is no need for waiting,” he says firmly. “The path is clear.”
Your breath catches. “Tsu’tey, slow down. This isn’t something you just decide. There’s courting. There’s time. There’s respect.”
His jaw tightens at that, as if the word itself irritates him more than he wants to admit.
“Courting is for uncertainty,” he says. “I am not uncertain.”
The words land heavy in the space between you.
You shake your head slightly, stepping back again until your shoulders nearly brush the woven wall. “That’s not the point,” you say, trying to steady your voice. “It’s supposed to be mutual. It’s supposed to be something we both understand before anything happens.”
His eyes narrow slightly, not in anger, but in focus, like he is weighing your words against something older than both of you.
“You are not refusing,” he says finally. It is not a question.
Your throat tightens. “I’m not refusing you,” you answer carefully. “I’m asking you to slow down. To do this properly.”
Silence stretches.
Outside, the eclipse wind moves through the trees, brushing against the hut in faint, shifting waves.
Tsu’tey moves closer, crowding your space even when your back is pressed against the wall of the hut. His eyes stay fixed on you, refusing to look anywhere else.
Reaching behind you, he grabs your thick braid, and you remain still.
“I want you. I have wanted you for as long as I can remember,” he says quietly, “and I will have you.”
He reaches behind him, grabbing his kuru, and brings it to the space between you. Your hands flex at your sides, nails digging into your palms. Still, you do not say no, but you do not say yes either. The pink tendrils glow, reaching out to each other in anticipation of the bond.
“Tsu’tey...”
Before you can say anything else, protest his actions, he lets his kuru wrap around yours, the bond flooding through your body.
Permanent. Bonded. The most sacred kind of connection there is for the people.
Everything he is flashes through your mind, vision after vision, image after image, emotions attached to each one. Your hand flies to his wrist, gripping the skin tight, overwhelmed by everything passing through you.
You do your best to control your breathing, to steady your heartbeat as you gaze up at him.
His pupils are dilated, barely any yellow left, sweat beads along his forehead. A new scent flows from him, animalistic and desire filled. Your breath catches in your throat as you remember what comes next.
Within seconds Tsu’tey has you laid on the ground, your back pressed against the cold floor. Your eyes blur from the quick movement, but steady fast when you feel his fingers tugging at the ties to your loincloth.
His hands are scorching as they graze across your skin, impatient when he decides to rip the fabric instead. You gasp, shocked by the rough action.
“Need it. I need you,” he growls, pushing down his loincloth just enough to let his cock free.
It slaps up against his stomach, long, thick, pulsing with desire as precum leaks from his tip. Your breathing speeds up after seeing the size of him, your legs trying to close.
He pushes them open, fast but gentle all at once, before sliding himself in between them. The tip of his cock nudges against your entrance, but he leans down onto his elbows first.
Tsu’tey’s arms wrap around your head, caging you in, the warmth of his skin spreading through your body. He places a kiss on your lips, needy and rushed, his cock rubbing through your folds until slick pours from your entrance.
He pushes inside, his cock stretching you wide, the burn unbearable.
“T-Tsu’tey,” you whine, trying to squirm away from him, to feel relief from this unfamiliar feeling.
“I know,” he whispers, kissing your forehead softly.
He pushes in slowly until his tip rests against your cervix, and only then does he begin to thrust inside of you.
His pace was punishing, all of his control slipping as he pounds deep into your core. Where his hands wrap around your head, his fingers tangle in your hair, steadying you from the force of him.
Tsu’tey’s hips roll into you, snapping against your pelvis. Pleasure runs through your body, the pain fading away the more he slides through you. The veins and ridges of his cock rub your sensitive walls raw, leaving you a moaning mess under him.
“Is that better for you,” he asks, voice rough and low as his words mix with grunts.
Your hands wrap around his body, nails scratching down his back, unable to contain the feeling of every last nerve in your body stimulated by him.
“Yes, please more,” you whimper, grinding your hips up against him, meeting him faster each time.
He gives you more immediately, just like you asked. Your clit rubs against his rough skin, your nipples graze across his chest, so sensitive that you could feel it despite your top covering them, all while he thrusts into you, deep and unforgiving.
Your back arches from the ground, pressing into his body closer than before, feeling every last breath, every beat of his heart all mixing with the pleasure flooding back down the bond from him. Your eyes shut tight, your body becoming tense as heat builds in your lower belly, threatening to release like a coiled spring.
“You feel so good. All mine,” he growls, his hips snapping faster, almost overwhelmingly fast.
Obsession and possession race through him, multiplying when it gets back to you, fueling you with something you did not have before.
Your legs wrap tight around his waist, the new position allowing him to dig deeper inside of your core, and he does not stop, even when your entrance begins to clench hard around him.
“Let me feel you,” he groans, angling his hips until his tip brushes past your sweet spot leaving your body to shake and twitch.
His words ring out in your core, traveling up to where everything sat on a thread, quickly ripping apart.
Tsu’tey’s cock hits your cervix, and you cannot hold it in. Cum gushes from your entrance, coating his cock in the liquid creating a cream at the base of him. You moan, mouth hanging open, tears streaming down your cheeks from the feeling of ecstasy running through you.
Everything that left your mouth was incoherent, a mix of words and sounds that said nothing and everything all at once.
He kisses you quick, everywhere he can, along your jaw, down your neck, lingering on your shoulder, anything to tell you that he was there. He stares down to where you too are connected, watching his cock slide in and out of you.
The second your pleasure rushes through the bond, his cock begins to twitch, the feeling spreading under his skin, lighting him on fire. His thrusts grow sloppy, his hips moving at an uneven pace.
“F-fuck,” he whimpers, unable to hold back any longer.
A guttural groan leaves his lips from deep within his chest, vibrating throughout your body. His fangs sink into you, breaking the skin, leaking metallic liquid until he licks the pain away. Long, thick ropes of cum fill your entrance, coating your walls and dripping out when there is no room left.
His thrusts slow but never stop.
Riding out the high, he hovers above you, spent, but not tired yet. He kisses your face, your cheeks, your forehead, your lips as your body twitches from the feeling of him rubbing through your walls still.
“My mate now,” he says, barely above a whisper, his words coming from his chest.
You gaze up at him, his eyes possessive yet passionate, and all you feel is relief that you were finally where you needed to be.





