hi! this is my first ever request to somebody, so I'm sorry if I get anything wrong.
I was wondering if you could do romantic headcanons for Priya from AFOP? Her x fem (or gender neutral!) sarentu reader maybe? How'd they be when they first meet, how it turns from a really good friendship to something more. I love Priya a whole bunch, she's super duper sweet <3
CLUMSY IS CUTE ;; PRIYA CHEN
summary ;; headcanons where you gradually get to know the most energetic girl in the resistance... and more.
pairings ;; priya chen x fem!sarentu!reader
warnings ;; mentions of insecurities (priya) ;; mentions of war, death, etc (referring to the earth and sarentu clan).
word count ;; 2.0k
omg, thank you so much for requesting !! i love writing about women <3
✦ Your first day in what could be called 'future' or well, present, really, had not been the most appropriate. The encounter with na'vis - other than simple drawings or edited images in that place where you spent your entire childhood - who sought to help and humans who cared about you had been the only good thing so far.
✦ The chase, not so much, evidently. Neither was fearing for the lives of those brothers you had grown up with, let alone having to take a weapon to put an end to another life, but after much difficulty, you had to catch up as fast as you could and that's how you arrived at The Resistance, after So'lek, seeing another human wave their hand in the interior.
FIRST MEETINGS ¡!
✦ That purple-haired girl who greeted you introduced herself as Priya. Priya Chen, you learned soon after. Her manner of expressing herself was hurried and very energetic, almost as if she had just run a marathon and gone to work, but you could tell she was trying her hardest to refer to you as a na'vi.
"Oel n'ati kamiE-" she smiled, rocking back and forth, waiting for the return greeting, but with confusion and a bit of puzzlement, just as with So'lek the first time, you did not reciprocate. Still, curious about her manner, you decided in a way you considered normal, to follow her to better understand her attitudes.
✦ She was your ally and after all, you had to get along with her, whether you liked her or not, although happily, you did like her presence.
✦ She talked too much, that's for sure. Dizzy at first about everything she liked, about her childhood, her teenage years, about how once her head got caught between some metal bars because of a bet and that the first time, because of a mistake of hers, she couldn't come to Pandora earlier.
You nodded at her words, for you knew that stopping her was a bit rude and it was clear that not everyone appreciated her nervous giggles, anxious movements and spurts of energy.
Although from time to time, you had to admit that her way of expressing herself made you blink several times, as she spoke before she thought.
✦ For her part, from Priya's point of view, you were extraordinary. Yes, she admired your courage to stay there and join the resistance, not to belittle herself or her comrades, but she did believe that being your own planet, you had every right to fight for it.
✦ And she liked to talk to you because you listened to her, even though you had just met her. Sometimes she had to drink water to continue talking to you about all the fauna in Pandora and she even felt proud and laughed, moving her legs on the small sofas when you approached her after short missions to bring her samples or ask about the information she had about some of the plants you had seen.
✦ At first, it should be made clear that Priya is very awkward and socially awkward. She probably asked you several inappropriate questions that she quickly silenced, without giving you time to think, but then she spoke again.
✦ "And what were your parents like- I mean, they must have been very tall for you to be tall---" she gave you a sharp look, as she paced beside the control table and then stopped, giving a high-pitched squeak hastily shaking her head and arms. "No, no- sorry, my bad, my bad, god, how embarrassing- I didn't mean to say that, I mean I did mean to ask, but-"
✦ Priya takes trust very quickly and actually, I reckon that just by talking to her at least about three times or laughing at two of her jokes, she'll consider you a best friend.
FRIENDSHIP ¡!
Depending on how you are and what you do inside the resistance facility will have different ways of looking with Priya. So I'll take the most common ones.
✦ If you are a warrior.
If you have decided to go out and hunt and fight the RDA, Priya will be the one you talk to the most, as she will be all the time trying to give you locations and asking you to please be careful.
“Ah, enemies on the left!” she pointed through the earpiece, as you turned to your left, you heard the gunfire coming from the right. “Sorry-you-your other left!”
“Since when do we have two lefts?!” you exclaimed, running for cover.
Yes, Priya is clueless, but she does the best she can. Her mind works on another level, altogether.
But she'll always be on her toes when you get back from missions! Asking you how everything went and probably also checking if you have any injuries to take you to the local medics, even if you have nothing, a simple breath or a sigh will cause different scenarios to plant themselves in her head.
But it's strictly concern… right?
✦ If you'd rather stay in the interior.
Sorry, but now you have a flea jumping up and down next to you all day. Either that or the other way around and you're with her learning everything she teaches you. This is probably the easiest way to get closer and get to know her more and vice versa.
“Wow, can I- can I touch-? I mean- it's- it's very striking and I've never seen one from- a real na'vi-” she indicated pointing to your kuru. You gave her a soft smile and took your queue gently, spreading it out.
“Be careful.” you indicated, looking into her eyes with a smile.
And in Priya's words, blushing and laughing nervously at that action is totally normal and platonic!
✦ Whatever you do, Priya will always be there, ready to tell you some story about when she was on earth and even explain various things, including her tattoo.
“Yeah, I'm a sucker for this type of things-” she explained, as you traced one of your fingers through the ink on her skin, surprised. “I- I know it's kinda lame and stuff, but you know-”
“It's very pretty.” you admitted, without taking your eyes off the drawing. “And you like it. I think that is enough.”
Quickly, she began to talk wildly and even though you didn't understand where she came from telling you about the thousands of tattoos humans got on earth, you just sat there while she circled around you.
Like a moon.
Uh-oh.
PRE-RELATIONSHIP ¡!
✦ Everyone knew it. It's obvious. In how she's after you, asking if you've eaten yet. Asking if you're tired. Asking if you want to do something fun with her or whatever.
✦“My eyes are hurting,” Nor complained to the side.
“Imagine me…” spoke Anqa, folding her arms, watching as Priya tried in a very hurried way to invite you to see the stars together.
“Let's hook up- I- I mean-! Hang out-! Let's hang out- stargazing-!” she hurried to speak, feeling her face blush in a hurried way and you laughed, not quite understanding the meaning of that, but you nodded.
“I like stars.”
✦ I think this is also where her first insecurities would arise. I mean, yes, it could be that she likes you-which she won't admit yet, though she's always kick her feet like a teenage girl when you give her some little hair accessories that Ri'nela or Nor helped you make-but it's impossible to make it work, right? Like- a human and a na'vi. Her race caused the death of many of yours- and also the difference in cultures- though not too much, as your life was raised similar to hers, but that's not good and besides--
Your four fingers brushed her arm and so, she came back to reality quickly, looking at the sky through her mask and looked at you. Your hair fell down your sides and in your dilated eyes - the ones he would admire for hours - the stars and indeed, the moon looked incredible.
"You were about to tell me about your star, Priya." you helped her remember, but her gaze was, somehow, calm and her eyes had a sweet glimpse.
"You're very pretty, you know that?"
A few seconds passed where you didn't know what to say and immediately, Priya stood up, embarrassed and slipping off the rock. If it hadn't been for you holding her, she might have broken her mask.
“And you're very clumsy, you know that?”
Your laugh made her blush a little, but seeing your smile all at once she knew she had to do something.
To hell with her ideas. She had to at least say her feelings.
✦ So, this girl is SMITTEN. And it shows, but it's very difficult to her try to say it because her words can't express it and she knows that in this world, is very difficult to 'court you' in your clan ways...because there's no clan.
✦ And with that, she gets the best idea. 'You're a genius, Priya!' she pat her own back.
✦ Impress you. That's it.
✦ She does a lot of things. Starting with showing you the most wonderful flowers that you could imagine it until giving you clothes, but like-- actual clothes for you, not the whole clothes made for warriors.
✦ And if you give her praises and compliments? She's giggling, covering her face with both hands. At this point, if you don't notice, you're blind.
✦ Have you seen those videos where a woman talks to their partners with a high pitched voice and they are like SO excited?? yeah, that's her. She's a golden retriever girlfriend. Totally. 100%.
✦ And no. She didn't confess first. It was you.
✦ And wanna know a secret?
She fell first and harder.
LOVERS ¡!
✦ Have you seen that guy on Reddit who once said something like 'I'm in love with my wife' and tells in the post that despite being with her for years he still gets excited to see her? Ya, ramp up the excitement and you've got Priya as a partner.
✦ She will never and I repeat, never get over the 'honeymoon' stage with you. Never. She loves you above all else and loves being smaller than you.
She will also do different hairstyles on your hair, she will seek to make clothes for you - asking So'lek for help mainly - and she will also seek more about your culture.
✦ She will look for thousands of ways she can compensate for the idea that she doesn't have an avatar to be with you with different things. Mainly the company.
✦ Yes, she loves being in front of screens, but one way or another, she'll try to spend a lot of quality time with you in the woods, asking you to show her a few things (she keeps trying to impress you and was once chased by an animal. Her screams were very funny to hear, but you won't tell her because she will pout and whine).
✦ Please carry her in your arms. She loves to do it. She loves sleeping with you, she loves being with you. She has no emotional dependence, but she loves your closeness. She loves to listen to your heartbeat, to hold your hand, to trace the freckles on your body, everything.
✦ Probably if her friends make fun of her she will defend herself by saying they are jealous that they don't have a girlfriend as amazing as you… and then go hug you.
✦ "Oh. I'm thinking of her... that means she's thinking of me too!" Priya smiled to So'lek, who huffed and rolled his eyes.
✦ "Let's adopt a viperwolf. It's like a dog. And like our kid!" Maybe you weren't right, but you were pretty sure that you cannot have a viperwolf of your own... but if that makes your girlfriend happy, sigh, you suppose you could have one.
✦ She totally brings you to EVERY conversation she has with her team.
✦ Modern!AU but Priya would be a sucker for couple trends in tiktok. She would have a whole account just for both of you and would erase EVERY hate comment. And then she would mumble to her in the shower about how she could have answer it and humiliate them because talking bad about her AMAZING SWEET CARING INCREDIBLE GIRLFRIEND is off limits.
✦ And definitely she will explain you some pet names. She loves to call you: Love, sweetheart and his favorite... cupcake. Yes. You don't know what it is, but she is very happy to call you that.
✦ She said ''I love you' first. Two days after you confess. Sorry, that's how this relationship works.
a/n ;; SORRY FOR THE DELAY, I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL but i write a lot there !! i'll try to rewatch everything tho.
LOVE YOU, THANKS FOR THE REQUEST !!
Ok but Priya with a slightly protective/possessive Sarentu who's had to save her a number of times when she's gotten too immersed in field research, anyone?
They've had to save her from everything from ferals to poisonous fungi and they swear they're getting grey hairs from the stress and sweet Priya is ever so clueless until they lowkey snap at her out of worry for her wellbeing.
They end up keeping her at the field lab they're at for the rest of the day to make sure she's safe so they can take a breather and maybe some smutty smut
