#Tuk avatar

[eywaseclipse]

Tuk and Jake comparison too!

[jsooly]

if you were the sullys' human kid / jake sully & neytiri x daughter!reader

synopsis, a baby when the na'vi forced the sky people off their planet, jake bonds with you and tries to convince neytiri to raise you as their own. she doesn't agree, unless…

+ takes place during avatar 2009

(1 - ur here! ☆) / (2) / (3) / (4*)

+ chapters with an * beside it means that it’s following atwow plot line as opposed to disconnected scenarios

"hey—who's kid is this?!"

your mother was pregnant with you during her term as an RDA corporal. she often went on missions with you in tow, safe behind squads of personnel.

you were born on the battlefield, promptly transported back to base before the worst could happen

she died shortly after, before you were even a day old.

orphaned, they powers that were let you stay in her room and put you in the care of the scientists and doctors.

months passed. you learned to walk quickly, learned to yell for attention when you needed something... the RDA base was in no way suited for a child, and no one cared to accommodate you. not when they had na'vi to terrorize and a planet to pillage!

worming your way out of supervision yet again, you found yourself in the fields where the avatars' playing court and farm plants the height of two humans.

you scurried out of the cover the tall stalks provided as an avatar came flying up the path, its knee connecting with your side and sending you flying.

"shit—!"

"jake, i told you you weren't supposed to be running!"

your body must've tumbled 10ft. down the way before you came to a stop. and once you got over the shock, your cries were definitely heard all the way in the command center.

"that's a child!" jake held his head in his hands, relief flooding through him that you were responsive after that collision.

"woah, really?" norm said in a dumb voice before pushing past him and crouching beside you.

"how old is she?! how is she just allowed to walk around on her own?"

"she's turning two soon and her mom died recently in a spat with the na'vi. frankly we don't have the time or resources right now to keep an eye on her at all times." norm cradled you as he surveyed the damage. "thank goodness you just missed her and didn't bulldoze her like an animal."

it ended up fine. you were a tough kid.

poor jake didn't leave your side as you were taken to the med bay and treated, avatar and all.

he fretted as the nurses wrapped your arm with bandages.

"hey, kid." jake offered a sympathetic smile, dusting the dirt off your clothes. his thumb rubbed over your cheeks gently, wiping off the mud that had crusted. "no hard feelings?"

you gave him a wide-eyed look and wrapped your little hand around his thumb as if you were shaking his hand in agreement.

and that was the moment you had him hooked.

sure, his primary objective was bonding with the na'vi, but the times he was on base, his mind would wander back to you. what on earth pandora could a 2 year old be doing to entertain themselves in this weird environment?

curiosity would get the better of him and he'd use the little spare time he had to peek into your room.

seeing you play all alone with your blocks and cars and makeshift dolls made him so unimaginably sad he had to reconsider why he even felt that way.

you caught his figure in the doorway. he tried to retreat, but you'd already made your way towards him.

"jake!" you chirped, stumbling on chubby legs.

"yup." he eased back into view, a warm smile on his face. "that's me." how do you talk to kids? "whatcha up to?"

you mumbled something.

"hm?"

"playing." you shrugged, kicking the invisible dirt on the ground.

"i can see that." he hummed. "is norm gonna let you watch the avatars today?"

you held your chin in thought as you'd seen dr. grace do many times. jake's lips twitched upwards in amusement.

"yeah." you finally answered.

he glanced to the side, unsure what to make of your monotonous replies. "uh... you excited?"

you pointed at him. "you?"

"me?" he asked, pointing to himself also. "am i excited?"

you shook your head. "your... avatar?"

"ohhh." he nodded slowly in understanding. "no, you won't see me much today. i'm gonna be out on a mission."

you frowned and stepped back, shutting the door in his face.

"huh." the rejection stung just as bad as neytiri's.

somewhere down the line, he grew self-conscious, as if his self worth depended on the opinions of a toddler.

the bunch had to listen to him ramble not-so-subtlety and answer all his questions about you, so they caught on pretty quick.

"jake, she's attached to you." grace said with finality. "she's upset she can't spend more time with her favorite person. simple as that."

"favorite person?" jake echoed, distressed. "i almost killed her when we first met!"

grace scoffed. "that's an exaggeration."

"a warranted one." norm mumbled under his breath.

grace whacked him. "you're not helping."

"she slammed the door in my face the other day." jake folding his hands together, resting his forehead against his fists. "you... you think she's mad at me?"

the team groaned.

grace put a hand on jake's shoulder. "don't worry about y/n. you should be focusing on your other girl." she said, referring to neytiri.

the big battle came around, all the tensions and issues snowballing into one decisive moment where the na'vi had the chance to defend what had been taken from them.

jake was over the moon when he finally did what he knew in his heart was right. he embraced neytiri after the battle and he thought he had everything he ever wanted in his hands.

but... a part of his heart was running around the base barefoot.

"ma'jake." neytiri hissed. "no."

"she has nowhere to go." jake pleaded. by the grace of eywa, he was permanently connected with his avatar. his giant hands hooked under your armpits, dangling you in the air in front of his mate.

even neytiri couldn't deny how pitiful you looked. your eyes were sunken from not sleeping enough, frame small from lack of nutrition. what were your caretakers doing?

she shook her thoughts away, retorting, "leave her with her kind! she will be better suited there."

"they're too busy to take care of her properly." jake held you against his chest, stepping towards neytiri. "she needs a proper mother and father."

neytiri growled bluntly in frustration. "i cannot—will not—raise a human child."

jake frowned, unwilling to dismiss her feelings or leave you behind. he loved both his girls too much to deny either one of you. conflicted, he stood there frozen as he tried to think up a compromise.

neytiri studied her husband's face, his brows knit in torment and lips pulled between his teeth. her heart suddenly felt heavy.

“if she matters that much to you… she may stay with us. until those humans can figure out a way to care for her.”

jake lit up like pandora under the night sky. “thank you.” he pulled her in and hugged her right, pressing his lips to her forehead reverently. “thank you.”

within a month, you grew on neytiri. i’m not even joking it was that quick.

she marveled at how light your footsteps were. there were so many times you crept in her shadow unnoticed until she heard that sweet giggle of yours.

you were her fast learner. you were a much better student that your father. being so young, you were able to catch onto the language quickly.

humans were bad. human babies….. eh. this human baby in particular… oh, she could more that spare her prejudice. affection can take its place instead.

it wasn’t bad seeing jake in dad mode either. she didn’t have any doubts, but seeing jake interact so gently with you and entertain you even after a long day made her even more confident in her choice.

a comm came in. neytiri watched jake cross the space as he answered the ringing. as greetings were exchanged between norm, max, and jake, she continued to comb through your hair.

“nga lu… brushing? my nikre?” (you are… brushing? my hair?) you sounded out.

“close.” neytiri said. gently tugging your head back to look at your face, she smiled. “good job.”

you beamed up at her. “irayo nga, sa'nok.” (thank you, mother.)

she paused, peering down at you before tilting your head down and resuming her work on your hair.

in theory, neytiri would’ve corrected you. but that would’ve meant there was something wrong with what you said.

“hey, things have calmed down around here. we can take y/n.” norm said over the phone.

jake glanced at neytiri, who was already watching him.

“they lie. leave this child in their irresponsible hands?” neytiri scoffed and hissed under breath. “she is better suited here with us.”

the knot in jake’s stomach dissipated. “yeah.” he grinned. then, turning back to the phone, “yeah, don’t worry about y/n. she’s good with us.”

neytiri fought back her own smile.

fast forward two years or so, you had a baby brother on the way.

more parts?? idk

© jsooly ‘25.

[dirtytransmasc]

babies as big cats 😔💞

[jakexneytiri]

like father, like daughter 🥹

[icequeenlila]

Lo'ak: "Ah! Son of a bi- "

Tuk: *big eyes*

Lo'ak: "... penis."

Lo'ak: "... That wasn't better."

[isoliawrites]

I'm here

Sully Family x Son!Reader

Word count: a lot

01 02

Prologue

⚠️ : Blood, Swearing

Y/n was the second youngest member of the sully family. Born on 2157, he is one year younger than Lo'ak and Kiri. Y/n was born with a streak of white hair and the color of his skin was lighter than an avatar. He was also a bit small compare to his siblings. Physically Y/n was told that he would be weak and not as strong as a normal avatar, this was said by the other scientists seeing that Y/n had a hard time breathing right after he qas born, but Jake believed that Y/n is just as strong as his siblings.

One thing that concerns them is Y/n's hair. It was never seen before and Jake had to explain to Neytiri back at Earth there are some people with heterochromia that could result different colors in their body. Neytiri might still be confused about it but when she saw Y/n for the first time she immediately loved him. The only left is how others view him.

Growing up Y/n never really interacted with others because he could feel the weird stares from them even if he was a child. Some of them have already gotten used to Y/n's appearance but the other kids might see his hair a bit weird, resulting in Y/n finding it hard to make friends. But he got his family so why should he be worried?

"Wait for me!!" Little Y/n said as he tried to keep up with his siblings, the kids were running through the forest trying to hide from their parents as they were playing a series of police game their father taught them. "Don't be too loud Y/n! They'll hear us" Kiri said to him while running. Neteyam leads the pack as they went under the leaves and roots of the trees. He stopped and looked at his younger siblings, "Let's split up so we don't lose immediately like last time"

They immediately scattered and Y/n follows Neteyam to his hiding spot. "Y/n? Go you need to hide" Neteyam pushed Y/n away "b-but we always hiwde together" Y/n said as he grabs Neteyam's hand with both of his own. "Y/n..." Neteyam can't stand his baby's brother cuteness "Alright alright you can hide with me but don't be noisy" "Yay!"

"Y/n!" Neteyam shushed him as he giggles

Not even a couple of minutes both of you can hear Lo'ak screaming and running away as your father's voice was not far heard. Neteyam peaked through the small crack between the rocks and saw Lo'ak being drag by his father to the jail area. "Alright, Y/n I need you to stay here until either I get back or dad"

"Okay...but return fast" Y/n held up his little pinky to Neteyam. He smiled and seals the pinky promise, then he sneakily went outside to try and save his stubborn other brother.

Y/n was left alone in a dark hiding spot, minutes went by and he hide there patiently waiting for his parents or Neteyam to find him. He was getting tired and bored of waiting.

He can't help but get excited when he heard a rustle, and thought it was someone coming to find him so he just gets out of his hiding spot. But when he got out he instead saw an adult thanator looking at him. Y/n screamed and runs away as it started to chase after him.

Jake and Neytiri were busy chasing around the other kids and keeping them in place when suddenly they heard Y/n's scream. They both looked at eachother with panic in their eyes "Oh my Eywa, Y/n!" Neytiri shouted, Jake took off running towards the direction. Praying and hoping he'll be alright.

Y/n ran as fast as his little legs can take him but the thanator was getting close and closer every minute. Luckily Y/n saw a small opening under a tree that was located near a ledge that leads to a pond. He immediately tries to get there but before he could the creature clawed one of his leg, causing Y/n to fall over the ledge. He rolls down and landed near the pond. At this point Y/n was shouting and crying for his dad, the pain on his legs didn't make it better either.

The creature landed infront of him, ready to attack again when Jake finally caught up and throws the spear at the creatures abdomen causing it to immediately fall and scram. Luckily he had a spear because he had just finished hunting today.

"Y/N! Oh my god, no no no.." Jake held Y/n in his arms carefully, his hand was stained with Y/n's own blood. "D-daddy..I-I'm scared" "I know baby, I know come on we'll get you home. Stay awake for me alright?" Jakes tries his best to stop the bleeding but then Y/n screamed "It hurts daddy!" Jake was shaking at this point because Y/n was loosing blood. He carefully lifts him up in his arms and began to ran back while carefully trying not to make the pain worse.

"I-It..hurts..." Y/n managed to say as his eyes were getting drowsy little by little. "Y/n! Wake up! Come on don't sleep, everything's going to be fine- baby come on be strong. We're almost home" Jake keeps on repeating it but as much as Y/n tried to stay awake, the pain and exhaustion gets to him eventually.

Y/n can hear his father shouting for him but he can't make up the words. Before Y/n passed out, the last thing he hear was Neytiri's scream

Y/n slowly opens his eyes and saw that he was in a room full off machine and some are attached to him. Y/n began to panic and tries to get up but the doors immediately opened "Y/n!" He saw his mother came into the room and his first instinct was that he wanted to be held by his parents.

He reaches for Neytiri and she went to Y/n's side, holding his hand and hugging him. Y/n sobbed a little as Neytiri kisses his forehead to comfort him while thanking Eywa for saving his life.

Not long after Y/n heard another footsteps and it was Jake, with a baby in his arms. Y/n knew immediately that it was his baby sister. Jake gives the baby to Neytiri and went to lay next to Y/n carefully and he leans into his father's warmth.

Jake wipes away his tears and also kisses his forhead. After Y/n stopped crying his attention shift to the small sleeping figure. "What is her name?" Neytiri smiled at him before answering, "Tuk. Tuktirey te Suli Neytiri'ite" "Tuwk. She's so small" Y/n repeats, and Jake chuckles at his son.

Y/n tries to remove the wires attached to him but Jake quickly stops him "Don't, Y/n."

"But.." Y/n quietly say as Neytiri held his hand. "I know... we'll get if off as soon as you're better alright?" He said as he stroked your hair.

"Is your leg still hurting?" Jake asked and Y/n shakes his head "Can I still play with Lo'ak, Nete, Kiri and Spidew?" Y/n asked

"Of course you can, but first you need to rest so you can get better" "But I want to sleep in my bed with daddy and mommy... I don't want to sleep here.." Neytiri squeeze Y/n's hand reassuringly. She can't stand seeing her child in this state. When Jake came back with Y/n, she was scared to death seeing him bleeding and unconscious. She was also close with her due and she doesn't want to lose a child on an important day.

Y/n was out for a couple of days and Jake had to make sure that Neytiri isn't stressing out because it might harm the baby. Neytiri was heartbroken because Y/n was so excited to meet his little sister. Thankfully Neytiri was able to deliver safely and the baby was healthy.

Y/n had to stay there for a while and he hated every single second of it. He felt scared and alone. He cannot see his siblings yet other than Tuk who was aslsep in his mother's arms mostly. Neytiri and Jake make sure to take turn to visit Y/n every single day.

He thought that everything would be back to the way it used to be but since that event Y/n was forbid to be out of Jake's sight or even go out to the forest alone or with his siblings. He was only allowed to go if either Neytiri or Jake was with him. In result Y/n spends his time almost everyday at home.

At first he was alright with it, thinking that Jake just wanted to protect him. But as time passes he started to notice that he also was constantly overlooked by his father and when he asked him to go and train together with Nete and Lo'ak he would always refused. Sometimes Y/n was upset with his father and often felt ignored by him until to the point where he felt like his father forgot he existed. All of this started when the sky people came back, of course it was the more reason he wasn't allowed to go out to the forest.

<Present day>

Y/n was with his grandmother, Mo'at. It was really something he would do around the camp. He only ever went out with either his parents and it was only on special occasions. Y/n was dying of boredom and he would always felt sad and jealous when the others can go out and play while he would have to stay behind. Tuk would sometime sneak out with the rest but Jake was too soft on her and she would get away with it.

Well let's say that Y/n didn't have the same privilege as Tuk. And sure the event he had was traumatic but sometimes he longed to be in the forest. He had asked Jake about it and his answer was always like "your not careful enough"

He would spend his time learning about making things from scratch, listening to music/radio that Jake gave him, and helping around the camp. Sometimes helping Kiri tend to the wounded.

Suddenly Tuk came in jumping with joy "Y/n! Come on! They are here!" Before Y/n could react Tuk takes his hand and drags him out of the tent.

Outside he saw Kiri and Spider "Y/n do you feel better?" Kiri asked, and Y/n responded with a nod. "Why did you sneak inside there bro? You know that place isn't for playing around.." Spider commented. "I was just curious" Y/n folded his arms in annoyance. "Plus dad already scolded me, so sadly I don't need anymore scolding monkey brain." Y/n chuckles a bit before running to catch up on Tuk "Hey! It's monkey boy. Not monkey brain!"

Tuk ran to their mother while Y/n noticed that their father looked pissed. He looks at his brother, Neteyam and noticed that he is injured. He knew where this is going so he just greeted his mother first, "Are you feeling alright Y/n?"

"I'm okay" he responded quietly and hugged his mother. Neytiri hugs him back and stroke his head, yesterday Y/n accidentally inhaled a black powder from opening a bullet in the armory. He coughed uncontrollably and had a hard time to breathe, luckily Norm and Jake was there.

Neytiri never hated those weapons more in her life and for sometime she was upset that they are raiding the sky people's weapon. As he was treated Neteyam and Lo'ak stayed beside him, Y/n was always their 'baby brother' since they were kids. Not only that, because of his white hair he was always picked on by other kids and his brothers are the one who always defended him.

After greeting his mother, Y/n stared at Neytiri and asked "Mother, when can I join you and dad? Also can I please try and seek my own ikran? I'll be careful.." Neytiri couldn't resist his son's pleading but she can't do much if her husband hasn't agree with it. "When the time comes you may, you know your father is very cautious of the sky people" "But what if my ikran comes by itself and friendly? Like Kiri" Neytiri chuckles "Your not Kiri, you are Y/n." She caress Y/n's cheek gently as he huffs in disappointment, then Tuk joined the conversation "What about me mommy?" "You know the answer Tuk" Neytiri said as she picked her up

Y/n looked at his brothers who were being scold by their dad, Y/n couldn't stand it anymore, it is always the same thing again and again. Lo'ak gets into trouble and Neteyam always tries to protect Lo'ak from their father's wrath. But this time their father keep on scolding them while Neteyam is injured. Finally Y/n speaks up "Neteyam is hurt." Jake looks at him "Yes. I am aware-" "then we should treat the wound" Y/n cuts him off. It was silence for a moment until Jake speaks again "Kiri, help with the wounded."

"My brother is also injured" Kiri said implying to what Y/n said earlier. "Father, I take full responsibility" Neteyam tried to ease his father's wrath but Jake responds back "Yes, because you are the oldest and you must behave accordingly." Y/n grabs his mother's hand and looked at her. Neytiri understood what he meant and finally speaks "Ma Jake, your son is bleeding"

"It doesn't matter, mother."

"Yes it does. It could get infected" said Y/n. Jake looks at him before looking at his wife. "Go in and get patched up" Neteyam was dismissed and the others went along with Kiri except Y/n.

Jake looks at Lo'ak "You must be aware that you almost had your brother killed. You are banned from flying for a month." Lo'ak stayed silent, accepting the punishment

Since the sky people invaded back Jake has been quite hard on his sons and Y/n being the youngest was also included. Despite that Y/n still can't venture out to the forest anymore since they have to go on hiding and he was forbid to go to the forest alone even though he was already old enough. Lo'ak and the others were allowed only until eclipse but Y/n was still not allowed. The worse part is that he never gets an explanation from Jake.

Y/n remembers the time back when he was younger his father was not this strict and he nevers get mad at them, "Look at me" Y/n was snapped back to reality. He looked around and Lo'ak was already gone.

Jake crouched down to look at his youngest son, Y/n slowly looks at him. He never spends anymore more time with his father as he grew older because Jake was so focused on Lo'ak and Neteyam. "So how are you feeling?" Jake asked, Y/n was surprised by the question "I'm fine.." was all he could say. He wanted to hear those words since yesterday but Jake left because there was a problem.

"Y/n...I know how much you want to be out there but we both that you're not ready yet" he said while looking at Y/n. Jake always knew deep down he can't keep him forever in the camp because Y/n was just as stubborn like him. This wasn't the first time Jake disscuss this with Y/n because he would always ask him if he has the chance. Y/n wanted to protest but he can't because he still respects his father.

Jake then stands up and began to walk away, Y/n looked back at his father and mustered up the courage to stop him. "Dad! Then can we please spend time together? I want to go out and explore....and I missed you" the last part was very quiet but Jake hears it. Jake thinks for a moment before looking back at Y/n, his eyes was not as grumpy as before. "Underneath the big old tree?" Y/n's ear perked up, he was happy that his father still remembers that place. Y/n nodded and Jake left to do his other work.

Y/n went inside the tent and as usual it was lively and noisy because mostly it was Neteyam hissing from the pain while their grandmother treat his wounds. "You alright Nete?" Y/n asked, "Never been better- ow!" he winced again. Kiri voiced her opinion about using Yalnabark to Mo'at but she reminded her who was the tashik here, Y/n knew that Kiri was going to be a great tashik one day, after witnessing her relationship with Eywa he couldn't help but be amazed by her. He sat beside Lo'ak and stroke his hand, although he was younger than Lo'ak, Y/n has always been there to comfort him. Lo'ak looks at him and leans his head on Y/n's shoulder.

Outside, Neytiri approached her lover "What is it" Jake asked. "Neteyam and Lo'ak try to live up to you. It's hard for them."

"I know" Jake answered

"And Y/n. You are hard on them." Neytiri added, "I'm their father. That's my job" he told her. Neytiri puts her hand on his shoulder and looked at him "This is not a squad. This is family" Her tone serious. Jake stops whatever he was doing and exhale for a moment "I thought we had lost him. It's the same feeling when Y/n had that accident and that memory replays on my mind"

Neytiri looks at him for a moment. It was a traumatic event for the family especially when Y/n was the youngest at that time. Neytiri cups his lovers face and makes him look her in the eyes, "Ma Jake. He is here, with us. Alive and safe, can't you see that?" "He was only four when that happend. If only I had been quicker on-" Neytiri interrupts him with a kiss which is something rare "Stop blaming yourself for something that you cannot prevent" Jake still blames himself with what happends to Y/n and just hours ago he almost lost his other sons.

Y/n's POV

The next day went just like I predicted. I was so stupid to think that it could come true. Dad has problems to take care of so he can't spend time with me. Again. I can only think positively that there would always be a next time or a next day. I was extremely sad and upset with him so I went inside my tent to make an accessory for Tuk, at first I felt fine when dad said that to me.

But then now I felt like someone that's.. not even there, useless compare to my older siblings. I wasn't strong like my brothers, or smart and special like Kiri or even as bright and joyful like Tuk... A tear suddenly dropped down from my eye without me even realizing, dad doesn't care how I feel. Am I really that weak?

Suddenly someone came into the tent, I quickly wipe my tears "Y/n are you crying?" It was Lo'ak...Shit, I forget he was grounded.

~~~

Y/n was silent for a while to calm down his feelings, "I was just upset the accessory didn't came out as I wanted" Lo'ak rolls his eyes "You'd never cry over something like that, are you having a bad day?" "I'm not having a bad day."

Lo'ak replied a bit mockingly "You suuuree? Is it because of you getting rejected by a girl again?" "Stop it Lo'ak. I don't like anyone" "So why are you crying?" Y/n looked back at him "I'm not!" "Woww getting defensive are we, yea....you were probably crying"

Y/n clenched his fist and throws the unfinished accessory to Lo'ak "Ow! That hurts you meanie..." "Leave me alone you skxawng!! I HATE YOU!" As much as Y/n loved his brother, sometimes he gets on his nerve "So what if I'm crying?! It's not your business!!" Y/n was shouting at this point and his eyes began to water again. Lo'ak realized that something was really hurting his baby brother. Out of instinct he hugged Y/n.

Y/n hits Lo'ak shoulder "Let me go! You idiot!" He tries to get away from Lo'ak hug but that plan quickly failed.

After calming down, Y/n felt his brother stroking his head trying to comfort him. It was something Y/n would always do to Neteyam and Lo'ak whenever they had a bad day. "It's because of dad isn't it?" Y/n stayed quiet. "Y/n listen to me your not weak" Lo'ak says but Y/n scoffs in response "I can't even defend myself from the bullies and I don't have any kind of freedom. If I'm not weak I could've joined you guys out there"

Lo'ak pulls away from Y/n and holds his shoulder. "Then how about we go an a little adventure?" Lo'ak was smiling at this point and Y/n knew he was up to something. ".....you mean like going out?" "Yeah, while your big brother is here let's go out and explore. I'll take you to our hideout!"

Y/n hesitates for a while, he was afraid Jake would get mad at him. "We'll be home before they'll be here, no one has to know" Y/n thinks for a while before saying "Alright. I haven't seen the forest for some quite time either"

Y/n can't believe this, he was really going out again into the wilderness. Lo'ak was leading them at front and Y/n was at the very back of the line as he was watching over Tuk. Honestly, Y/n didn't agree with her coming with them but everyone always loses with Tuk.

"Lo'ak, are you sure it's safe for Tuk to come with us?" Y/n said as he jumped from one root to another. "It's fine, there's me, Kiri and you"

"But why would you bring her in the first place?" Lo'ak turn to Y/n and Tuk "The honking princess. I'm gossiping. You must not go out to the battlefield. I'll tell mom if you don't take me." Lo'ak said mockingly and Tuk sticks her tongue out in response. "Come on guys! You're so slow" Spider said and they continue their little adventure.

After entering the forest, the others went along while Y/n stayed back for a while. It's been along time since he went into the forest and it was as beautiful as he imagined. He sees various types of plants and animal, and he can hear small chirps here and there, he even met his favorite animal the fan lizard. He slowly walked through the forest admiring everything. He then came across Kiri, sleeping on the forest ground.

He planned waking her up but he saw that she looked so peaceful. It was as if Eywa was with her, the ground around her beating as if it was alive. He decided to give her some time and went somewhere else.

As he went deeper he was stopped when a woodsprite approaching him.

Y/n smiles and overs his hand to it and as it landed on Y/n, his stripes glowed and he felt like a tingle resulting in him giggling. Another woodsprite came and land on his head and another.

His stripes glows even brighter and brighter, Y/n suddenly heard his name being called so he pulled away from the woodsprites and as he walks he saw the ground around him changed, it was full of flowers

"What the.."

"Y/n! Where are you?!" He heard Lo'ak shouted. He thought that maybe he just didn't noticed it before so he ran back to his siblings.

Time passes and they were walking back home when Lo'ak suddenly noticed something on the ground. Y/n looked over it and saw that it was like a na'vi footprint but different.

"We're always supposed to be home by eclipse" Tuk said commented

Lo'ak and Spider looks at the footprints again "Way too big for a human" "Avatars?" Spider asked. "Maybe, but they're sure not ours" they began to follow the footsteps "What are you doing?" Kiri asked. "Shh, I'm tracking" Y/n knew Lo'ak was going to follow it

"I don't think we should follow it" He said to them but none of his siblings listen to him. Lo'ak keeps on moving while the others follow.

Y/n sighs and grabs Tuk hand, hoping one of them would at least listen to him "Let's go home" "No! I also want to know" She refuses. Y/n turned to Kiri and saw her following the rest. Y/n had no choice but to follow his siblings since he wasn't familiar with the way home.

'Dad is going to kill me..' Y/n repeats those words in his mind

The atmosphere was quiet and no one dares to make a sound. Y/n immediately knew where this is was. He remebers their father warning them not to come here. Y/n was about to say something but Lo'ak covers his mouth and pointed in front of them. Y/n froze when saw avatars surrounding the old shack.

"Dad is going to ground you for life" Kiri whispered but Lo'ak just shushed her in response. "Bro, we've got to check this out, let's go" "Lo'ak no!" Y/n shout-whispered at him while grabbing his arms. Lo'ak looks back at Y/n, "We might need to report this to dad, me and Spider will go out so stay here" He answered whispering back. Y/n gave him a 'you serious' look and whispered back "I'm coming with you, if anything both of you are very stubborn" "sounds fair then, let's go" Spider said before going first silently

The three of them sneak from behind the bushes and trees to take a better look. "Bro, that's where your dad and my dad fought" Spider said and Lo'ak commented "That's your dad actual suit" "Holy shit..." both of them looked amazed

"Both of you are unbelievable.." Y/n mumbled grumpily. He saw the avatars going outside and talks to eachother about something. "Better call this in" Lo'ak said. "No bro, we're gonna get in trouble" Spider protest but Lo'ak just takes Y/n's hand and drags him along "Let's go"

Lo'ak immediately called Jake and the others we're listening while Y/n just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.

Y/n then heard Lo'ak mentioning their names hesitantly "There's me, Spider, Kiri... Tuk-" Y/n looked at him dead in the eye hoping he wouldn't say his name but Lo'ak didn't seemed to get it

"-and Y/n" Lo'ak looks a bit scared talking to his father and admitting he brought Y/n who was not allowed to go. Y/n can't listen to his father's voice because he doesn't wear any device but then Kiri takes his hand and Tuk's as Lo'ak said "Yes sir, moving out."

"What did dad say Kiri?" Y/n asked. "Of course he told us to get out of here, it's dangerous" Kiri replied and added "Lo'ak is going to be in a lot of trouble and none of us can save him now"

Y/n looked at her "Believe me, I wish his ass get spanked by dad"

Y/n's POV

We immediately stand up and began to retreat. Kiri kept on saying to Lo'ak that he's going to be in so much trouble and hoenstly I agree. Tuk was running infront of us so I immediately catch up to her and grab her hand. "It's almost eclipse, come on" Tuk said and in a second I heard something near us and immediately pushes Tuk behind me as we keep walking.

I turn my head to the group "Lo'ak there's something-" Suddenly someone grabs me and pulled my tsaheylu causing me to scream. The avatar from before held me still so I can't move.

"Y/N!!" My siblings shouted for my name and just like that we were surrounded by the avatars before. Lo'ak and Spider immediately prepares to fight them but they were holding guns.

"Put it down! Or I'll shoot!" I hear one of them say. I tried to fight back the avatar that was holding me but she yanked me up the ground by my hair and held a knife to my throat "Drop it or he gets it!" All of my siblings looked at me and I saw Tuk crying.

"L-Lo" I managed to say while I was in pain. Lo'ak looked at the avatar holding me furiously and finally said "Drop it" Spider lowers down his weapon and they immediately take a hold of everyone and forced them to kneel down harshly. "Get down on the ground. Stop fighting" one of them said as they harshly grab on Kiri's hair. "Check them for weapons" "Kiri!" Everyone was screaming and my head is hurting.

I can't focus on anything, I look at Lo'ak who was treated roughly and Spider. Tuk was scared and crying as they did the same to her. I was also finally set on the ground but her grip was still the same, not letting go and tears rolled down from my eyes seeing my siblings in pain. Tuk was so frightened..

"Tuk.. Tuk calm down, it's alright Tuk" I say to Tuk hoping she would calm down but she saw me crying shouted my name's and Kiri's.

"Be calm" Kiri said to her suprisingly calm although I knew she was also hurting. The soldiers checked us for weapons. After that they gathered us in a circle, the avatar women still has her knife up to my throat so I can't struggle much.

Tuk was looking at me, "Look away Tuk" I said to her shakingly and she did. I prayed to Eywa that our parents can find us soon and I heard the leader speaks, I turn to look at Lo'ak and he was also looking at me. I could see guilt and worry in his eyes, all of us are held captive by some unknown avatars.

~~~ (There's a lot of hair pulling in this scene I don't even know why 💀)

The colonel takes a look at the kids "What have we here?" He said and looked at Spider, probably confused to why there was a human but quickly shifted back it's focus on the others. One of them held Kiri's hand "Look, Colonel. Check it out. 5 fingers, We've got a half-breed" Kiri struggles and the avatar pulled on her head again.

He then turned to Lo'ak "Show me your fingers" Lo'ak looked back at him and raised his middle finger at him. Colonel only chuckles as he turned to Y/n. He sends a signal to his comrade and she lowers her knife from Y/n. "Would you look at this, a new hybird I suppose" Colonel said as he strokes Y/n's white hair. "You reminded me of someone.." he mumbled and Y/n stayed quiet. Eyes glaring at the Colonel as he reaches out and inspects Y/n's face left to right.

"You're his, aren't you?" He asked

Y/n tries to move his face away but the woman yanked his head upwards causing him to winced in pain. Lo'ak hissed at them "Don't touch him!"

He turns to Lo'ak amused. He walked towards him and grabs him by the hair, "Where is he?"

Lo'ak looks at him innocently "Unfortunately I don't speak english...with assholes"

Colonel answered him with a broken na'vi "Where is your father?" Clearly pissed. He pulled on Lo'ak's hair making him groan. Y/n's tail flicked left and right, scared that the soldier will do something to Lo'ak.

"Really? You wanna play it this way" He pulled out a knife and held it infront of Lo'ak.

Y/n's POV

"Don't harm him you fucker!" I shouted to him in english and he immediately stops. Lo'ak and Kiri stared at me before panicking.

He drops Lo'ak and approched me instead. "Y/n!" "No! Stop!" Kiri and Lo'ak shouted continously. "You seems to care for this little crybaby" He grab me from behind so I was facing Lo'ak and he inched the knife closer to my throat.

"Y/N!!"

I can feel the sharp edge piercing my skin. My siblings looked at me in horror and Lo'ak was fighting and pleading for him to stop.

"Hey! Hey! Don't hurt him please, stop it!" Spider shouted to the colonel and he got his attention. The colonel looked at him and drops me to the ground as I breathed out relieved.

"What’s your name kid?" He asked Spider

"Spider, Socorro" The colonel looked at him and asked him to be let go. He kneels infront of Spider and spoke out a name that I haven't even heard before "Miles?"

Spider looked at him with hatred "Nobody calls me that."

"I'll be damned. I figure they sent you back to Earth"

"Can't put babies in cryo dipshit." Spider replied and Colonel just looked at him as he stands up.

He uses his device and started to send coordinates about where we are. They pulled us up and force us to go back to the old shack.

They tied our hands and I was pushed to the ground beside Lo'ak. "What a freak" I hear one of them say. I completely stayed still, even though I've been hearing it for years it still bothers me in some way.

Lo'ak helps me sit up and hissed at them while they laughed. "You alright? Don't listen to them" He pulled me close and looked at my wound. "It's not that deep, I'm fine." I reassure him. His face was upset and sad so I just leaned on him. Sure the wound stings but it's bearable.

He held my hand, trying to comfort me. I was exhausted and my whole body ached at this point.

I heard an audio being played and they are pointing out it was dad and mom. I peeked over behind me and saw that they were watching a video of them battling. The colonel looked at me "Now I know why you're so familiar. A spitting image of your mother"

I hissed at him and turn away from them.

Hours passed by and the sun had already set. It was getting pretty dark. I was being held by the avatars when I suddenly hear a familiar calling. My ears perked up, trying to locate where the sound was. I look at Tuk and she seems to notice it too.

It was mom, I let out a small smile knowing that our parents are here. The others began to notice and stand on their ground on guard.

I saw that Kiri was praying to Eywa, the avatar told her to shut up but she didn't listen. But then in a flash the avatar that was holding her got shot in the head.

~~

The soldiers pushed away the kids and began to fire at Neytiri. Lo'ak triggers the smoke bom on the soldier and began to bite his way out of their grip. The others followed and as they began to run one of them grabbed Kiri's hair but got shot. Y/n was behind her and the colonel grip his hair, pulling him back as he fall.

"Lo'ak!" Y/n shouted in full panic. Lo'ak turned around and tries to go back for Y/n but Spider holds him back. "Lo'ak! Keep going!!" "LET GO! THEY HAVE Y/N!" "DON'T BE RECKLESS! JAKE AND NEYTIRI IS STILL THERE!" Spider shouted back at him. Lo'ak was conflicted but he knew that if he goes back the situation might get worse.

Quartich pulled Y/n beside him as he take cover. Y/n tried to run but Quartich wrapped his arm around him and reloaded his weapon. Y/n shouted in pain and his wound was pressed down. After he was done he covers Y/n's mouth to prevent him from making any noise and points his gun at him.

"Is that you, Mrs. Sully? I recognize your calling card!" Quartich shouted. Neytiri's breath hitched as she knew her son was being held by him. Quartich instructs one of the soldier to sneak around and kill Neytiri. Y/n tries to shout to warn his mom but his mouth was shut.

"Sh sh... don't want to ruin the surprise now do we?" Quartich said.

"Why don't you come on out Mrs. Sully? You seemed to drop one of your kids here. Why don't we have a little trade hm? Your son for our unfinished business."

Neytiri thinks for a while very carefully as she also ensures her other children are already at safety. She took a deep breath. Now she only have to save Y/n and kill the man holding her son.

"Demon! I will stop you as many times as I have to." She censored some of her words because she doesn't want Y/n to hear it.

"You and the corporal have been pretty busy haven't you? Got yourself a whole litter of half-breeds, I found one here looking exactly like his mother."

Quartich drags Y/n out of hiding. "Would be ashamed for this one to pass on early". Neytiri could hear Y/n muffled scream.

Y/n saw one of the soldiers pointing to where his mom were at and he started to trash around hoping his mother would noticed. As the soldier attempt to fire, an arrow suddenly shot him. Neteyam came in view.

Neytiri quickly shot quartich in the shoulder resulting his grip on Y/n to fall. Y/n quickly ran to where his mother were, he tried to go to Nete but the soldiers were in the way and he saw Jake pushing Neteyam out of the way.

"Mom!" Y/n shouted. Neytiri was not far up the branch above him. She quickly pulled Y/n up and began to run. As they were running, a rocket gun was fired at them, Neytiri and Y/n falls down to the ground but Neytiri quickly gets back up "Y/n! Get up!"

Y/n's ear was ringing but his mother pulled him up and they began to run again. They met Kiri who was shouting for Spider's name. Y/n looked down as saw he was hit, the soldiers were coming closer and Neytiri drag Kiri out from there.

Y/n was upset that Spider was taken from them. But that feeling soon was replaced with huge relief as he saw the rest. "Nete!" Y/n shouted as he ran to hug him. "Y/n! Are you okay?" Neteyam was looking for injury and saw that Y/n's neck had a cut. Neteyam looked at Lo'ak who were looking down. "I'm fine Nete" Y/n said as he looked at Kiri who were crying that Spider was taken

Y/n's POV

"Y/n." Dad called me, I looked up at him. His emotions were unreadable, I didn't know if he is upset or what. "Dad-"

Before I could finish talking he immediately noticed my neck "Don't talk, your wound might get worse" he said to me. I instinctively shut up and look down.. dad is probably mad at me after what I did. "I'm sorry" I whispered. He walked closer to me and pulled me into a hug. "There's no need to apologize I'm glad your safe"

I hugged him back and Tuk joined. Definitely was not expecting a hug but I could use some of that. After a while all of us went back to the camp. Mo'at was taking care of my wound when Tuk suddenly came inside

"Y/n, I think we are leaving"

[pixiexdusts-world]

Incorrect quote

Neytiri: I hate you sometimes.

Y/n: Well according to this picture Tuk drew of us holding hands that’s not true.

Neytiri: Y/n, you drew that.

Y/n: It doesn’t matter.

[giantoarfish1986]

i hope i wrote their names right

art traded with @cracklyy

[lesbiankirisully]

TUKTIREY TE SULI NEYTIRI’ITE

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) | Art of Avatar The Way of Water, Tara Bennet | Tuktirey, Avatar Wiki

[bluephoenixgirl]

There’s a reason why she’s at the top of my comfort characters list!🥰🥰🥰🥰

[kirislovelygf]

after the storm (kiri sully x fem! omaticayan reader)

contents: angsty, wlw angst, kiri’s leaving the forest and you have to say goodbye, kissing

wrd count: 1.4k

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thunder sounded through the land of the forest as y/n sat in her tree house.

she has just found out her girlfriend had to leave the forest with her family forever. and she’d never be able to see her again.

tomorrow morning, the new olo’eyktan will take jake’s place. and her and her family would disappear.

a week before this, kiri and her siblings were taken away by sky people who died and then came back as avatars searching for revenge against her father.

y/n had never been so scared in her life when she heard kiri was being held against her will.

kiri had asked her to meet her at their spot in their tree. they made a bungalow-like treehouse in the tree just for them to spend time in.

there was an open wall that looked upon the heads of the trees of the forest. it began raining softly as y/n sat at the edge of the treehouse.

kiri had climbed up the tree and jumped into the house before sighing out. “i don’t remember that tree being so tall.”

y/n looked back and smiled at her struggling. she always makes a bigger deal out of the height of the tree than is necessary.

kiri walks over and sits down next to y/n.

“how did you convince your dad to let you come here?” she laughed.

“oh, easy. i just didn’t tell him.” she said.

“hm.” y/n side eyes her and kiri just laughs in amusement.

they stare into the night in silence, trying to ignore the inevitable conversation they know they have to have.

kiri had found a necklace she remembered making when she first met y/n. she pulled it out of her bag and held it before looking up at y/n.

“i had made this for you a while ago. i guess now’s the best time to give it to you.” kiri muttered to her, handing her the necklace.

y/n looks down at the artwork with admiration.

“you did?”

kiri nods.

she holds the necklace in cupped hands like it was the most precious jewel in the world. “it’s so pretty.” she smiled.

“here, let me put it on you.” kiri gets up and crouched behind y/n. she hands her the necklace so kiri could put it on.

kiri gently pulls y/n’s hair aside and y/n holds it in place. the necklace was long and the pendant laid comfortably on y/n’s top.

“now, when you miss me, you can look at this and it’ll remind you of me.” kiri said softly. y/n picked up the pendant to look at its pattern.

it was a turquoise colored rock kiri had carved to make it look like a spiral. the beads that lead up to the clasp were shiny rocks kiri had found in a pond.

“aw, kiri.” y/n sighs out. she looks up at the girl with teary eyes.

y/n throws her arms around kiri and hugs her tightly, burying her face into her shoulder.

“please don’t go.” she cried softly.

kiri sighed and hugged her back. the tears she had held back the entire way there were making their way down her face.

“i’m sorry.” kiri cried.

they held each other until rain started to pour down and little drops fell on their legs.

kiri pulls away and holds y/n’s face. her thumbs crossed her cheeks gently, taking away her tears.

“i have to.”

“no, just stay here. i don’t want you to go.” the girl responded.

kiri sighed. these girls thought they’d last forever, just like any other young couple would.

“my father just wants us to be safe. what else can we do?” she asked her.

“if we stay here, more sky people will try to come after my father. and our people will get hurt. you could get hurt.” kiri said softly. she held y/n’s hands that rested on her lap.

“but look, wherever i go, i will not forget you. i’ll always love you. please, don’t be sad.”

y/n can’t bear to look kiri in the eye, because she knows if she does, she’ll start crying and might never stop.

“i don’t want to move on from you. i know we’re young and everything and i have my whole life ahead of me.. but i love you too much for you to just become a memory to me.” she sighed out.

the girls sit there, crying softly, before they eventually stop, and just enjoy the little time they have left together.

y/n had her head on kiri’s shoulder and kiri’s arm was around her.

they stared at the treetops that acted as a blanket over the forest, listening to the rain patter. while their feet dangled over the edge.

“y/n.”

“hm?”

“i don’t want my last memory of you to be us crying with the people as we leave. i want my last memory here.” she said softly.

y/n looks up slightly. “okay.”

“and i don’t want it to be sad either.” their eyes meet and they had sad smirks on their faces, both of them.

“how do we make our last night together not sad?” she asks kiri.

“we can just pretend.. that i’m not going anywhere. just for tonight.” kiri suggested. y/n looks back down and tightens the grip her arms had around kiri.

“alright.” she mumbled. kiri smiled at the girl before kissing the top of her head.

the girls hung out in the treehouse for the next couple hours, talking, laughing, making jewelry for each other, sharing sweet kisses, and enjoying each other's presence before the sun came up.

jake knew where she was and who she was with and decided he would leave them be for the night.

he knew how much kiri cared for that girl, and wanted them to have as much time together as they could before leaving.

the next day, it was time for the sully family to leave.

kiri asked y/n not to be there when the role of olo’eyktan was passed to tarsem, so they could keep their promise of the rainy night being their last memory or each other.

but y/n couldn’t help herself. she waited out the morning for as long as she could before racing to the ceremony before it was too late.

she swung through the trees, jumping from branch to branch, praying to eywa she’ll make it in time to see her.

she finally made it just as her family was leaving and watched from a branch above.

“oh thank you, great mother.” she sighed out in relief. “i’ll never disobey you again.”

she swung down to the floor to catch kiri in time as her family was walking away from the people.

kiri spotted y/n as she clutched her shawl over her shoulders. her eyes widened and ran to hug her.

“y/n, what are you doing here? i thought we agreed-“

“i know. i just couldn’t stay away. i need to see you one more time, i’m sorry.” y/n cried into her shoulder.

kiri sighs out and held her head in her hand. “aw, my sweet girl.” she cried softly.

they hugged each other for the last time, crying softly into each other.

kiri’s siblings walked ahead of their parents to get the ikran ready to leave while jake and neytiri waited for them.

neytiri almost broke down watching her daughter bid goodbye. she hadn’t met anyone who made kiri as happy as she was.

and to watch her leave her, and her home. she couldn’t take it.

but her and jake knew it was for their own good. for both girls. they’d both be safer this way.

y/n watched as they mounted their ikran and flew into the sky, away from the forest.

it took a while for them to move on from each other, find new loves, but they never forgot about each other.

even as y/n grew older, she never threw away or put away the necklace kiri gave her.

and kiri had many mementos y/n made for her that she jake and neytiri asked her to get rid of because they were taking up space but she never budged.

it wasn’t up for debate, the love they had for each other would never leave.

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[eywaseclipse]

Just my personal opinion, but I think Tuk is going to look so much like Neytiri when she gets older.

[jsooly]

death in the family / sully family x human!daughter/sister!reader

synopsis, the sky people return and with them, destruction and distress. lo’ak, kiri, tuk, and spider find themselves in trouble, as expected.

(1) / (2) / (3) / (4* - ur here! ☆) / (5)

+ chapters with an * beside it means that it’s following a plot line as opposed to the scenarios i usually write :)

warning, gun fights and bow&arrow fights, looong chapter

it was a stunning night on pandora, though nights like these were far from uncommon. what was out of the ordinary was the absence of jake and neytiri in your home. having three kids under the age of 2 didn’t allow for much free time, much less time for dates, but the payoff came about… decades later. was it worth it? they would say yes.

“now, no mischief, you hear?” jake said firmly, giving everyone a look as he moved an accusing finger to his youngest son. “that means you especially.”

lo’ak rolled his eyes. “yes, dad.”

“y/n’s in charge.” jake grunted as he finished equipping his belt. neytiri glided across the wooden floor behind him, picking up her bow and arrow. “not that it should matter much. you’re all supposed to be in bed already.” he continued.

he finally turned around, flashing a big smile. he ruffled the heads of each of his kids. neytiri followed, doling out sweet goodbye kisses.

“be good,” she reminded them before accepting jake’s open hand and running off into the night.

the room was silent for a minute. then lo’ak sprung up, clapping once. “well. i’ll see you guys later.”

“lo’ak.” you said his name as if it were the reprimand itself. “they haven’t been gone five minutes.”

“so? it’s not like you ever tell on me.” he grinned, making pinching motions to your face.

you swatted his hand away. “maybe i should start.” you grumbled.

“he’d tell on you.” tuk said, pointing to neteyam.

lo’ak scoffed. “i know.”

neteyam raised his hands in surrender. “it’s not telling, it’s warning. because somehow you always find trouble that i have to clean up.”

“nobody asked you to ‘clean up’ after me.” lo’ak said bitterly.

neteyam laughed dryly and gave his brother a knowing look. “nobody has to ask. that’s how it works.”

“whatever.” lo’ak mumbled and turned to the exit. you shot up and blocked his path.

“you’re not going out right now, lo’ak.” you glared up at him.

he gave you a weird look. “but you always let me go—“

“yeah, when it’s earlier. it’s twilight out there, and… i just have a bad feeling.”

“just five minutes?” he pleaded.

“no.”

he groaned, storming off to his pod and throwing himself into bed. you rolled his eyes at his dramatic exit.

“how do you get him to listen to you?” neteyam asked as you returned to your seat.

you offered him a sympathetic look. “i don’t think anything i say would help you, yam. you’re… you. the beloved first son. he’s just… lo’ak.”

he frowned.

“there’ll be a time where he realizes,” you squeezed his arm in reassurance. “that you’re not an enemy, but a rival. not an extension of dad, but a brother. but he’s young. all of us are. don’t take it personally.”

neteyam gave you an appreciative smile. in a world where a lot rested on his shoulders, the littlest of them all was the only one he could truly lean on. “okay.”

“okay.” you smiled and stood, patting him. “we should go to bed. where’s kiri?” you spin around, counting lo’ak and tuk snoozing.

neteyam towered beside you and jerked a thumb behind him. “she’s been sleeping.”

you shook your head, chuckling. “should’ve guessed.”

neteyam jumped into bed with a long sigh. he settled into his pod and yawned. “night.”

you climbed into your own bed. “night.”

the night sunk deeper in darkness and you thought you were asleep when you were gently jostled awake. it was a steady rumble, similar to jake's heartbeat when he rocked you to sleep as a child, or neytiri's throat when she sang.

when pandora groaned long enough for you to get up and investigate, the last thing you felt was comfort.

new stars in the sky. ships decelerating.

with a threat raining down from above, you wondered what new misery the future would bring.

. . .

"move, y/n." kiri bumped past you, carrying a bowl of salve she whipped up for injured soldiers. "you're going to get trampled."

you glared at her back as she left. one thing that wasn't so great about growing up was three of your siblings entering the teenage stage at once. chaos and snide quips seemed to be the norm.

you knew you were a fish out of water and didn't appreciate the reminder. every time you stepped outside your family tent, you were in someone's way. on the ground, you stood a chance—even outperformed some na'vi children. in the sky, living at high camp in the hallelujah mountains, you were at the bottom of the bucket.

you could scale the large branches and vines in your sleep, but something about the extreme height handicapped you. unlike the rest of your family, you didn’t have a banshee to fall back on.

you were 19 now. neteyam was 15. lo'ak and kiri were 14, and tuk was 7. why were you being treated as the baby—worse, the deadweight?

you worked for 15 years to push your humanness away, yet it was back more obvious than ever.

you glanced off into the distance, wondering where kiri ran off to. she completely missed grandmother's tent. you surged across the base, following until you spot her meeting up with lo'ak and spider.

their chatter immediately diminished when you approached them.

you eyed them suspiciously. "...what are you up to?"

"nothing." they all said in unison.

"we're going out!" tuk chirped from behind you. ignoring lo'ak's menacing look and silent warning to shut up, you turned to your youngest sister.

"out? where?"

she shrugged. “just out to the old wrecks or something. i dunno.”

you raised an eyebrow, turning to lo’ak. “aren’t you grounded?”

lo’ak scowled. “from flying. doesn’t mean i can’t walk.”

“and dad knows about this.”

“…” lo’ak avoided your eyes.

“mom, at least?” you asked, exasperated. this boy kept making the same mistakes and wondered why he always got in trouble. “grandmother?”

“we’re just going on a walk.” spider butt in, hoping to ease the tension.

“a walk into an enemy zone!” you gave them all incredulous looks. “you got told off for being reckless and you’re just gonna do it again?!” you reasoned with lo’ak.

just the other day, he was getting yelled at for almost killing neteyam in a supply run. how he was able to block out all caution was beyond you.

he groaned and ran past you. “we’re not gonna do anything dangerous, don’t worry. come on, guys.”

“bye y/n!” tuk sang as she followed her middle brother. spider and kiri gave you apologetic looks but still ran along with them.

you watched them leave. you almost hoped they would get into trouble just to put some fear and reason into them. you shook the ill thoughts from your head.

should i tell dad?

you didn’t want to infringe on the trust they put in you, but you were positively 100% certain they would find themselves in a sticky situation—it was an uneasy suspense you couldn’t ignore.

you let out a yell of audible frustration. you swiped your bow, arrows, and knife from the tent and discreetly followed behind them.

. . .

the minute i get over my fear of heights, you told yourself, i’ll be unstoppable.

for now, you settled for carefully inching your way down the hallelujah mountains.

you lost sight of the group, but at least you knew where they were headed.

your feet finally touched pandoran soil and you had to take a moment to appreciate its familiarity. the rocks of high camp did not embrace your feet like the dirt did… it felt like a welcome home.

on the ground, you were much quicker. you bolted through the terrain, scaling trees and bounding between branches. coming to an abrupt stop at the old shack, you crept as close as you could while remaining concealed by foliage.

there was a time this place was your home. steel floors that went clank clank clank when you ran across them. you remembered when grace moved her lab to keep away from quaritch’s prying eyes, carrying you along with the crew.

your trip down memory lane was cut short when you saw blue heads poke into your peripheral. from both sides. your sisters, brother, and spider were crouching out of view while foreign avatars entered the clearing and started to rifle around the old shack.

the avatar in lead looked particularly familiar. but the guy you were thinking of was dead.

“we were never supposed to come down here,” kiri whispered urgently.

hm. wondered who could’ve told you that. you rolled your eyes lightly.

you began to assess the situation: there was no way you could take on those avatars alone. if your suspicions were correct, they were highly trained recoms. no one knew where you were, and the avatars hadn’t noticed the gaggle of children ogling at them from a distance.

you reached for your throat. shit. you left your comm at home. luckily, lo’ak had the same idea.

“devil dog, this is eagle eye. over. i got eyes on some guys…”

you didn’t want to drop down and startle them into giving their position away, so you lay in wait until jake inevitably instructed them to pull back.

but of course the idiots had to bicker.

“see, i told you.”

“shut up.”

“i know a quick way. guys, come on!”

“it’s almost eclipse—“

“shh, tuk.”

“you’re gonna be in so much trouble.”

“kiri, stop.”

so consumed by your annoyance, you didn’t notice the movement in the bushes—

“ah!” tuk shrieked, her neural braid yanked back by one of the recoms.

panic flared up your spine. an icy-hot flash radiated up your neck to your face. you slung two arrows on your bow, pulling the string taut. you inhaled deeply.

“tuk!” kiri spun around, racing back to her position. lo’ak whipped a knife, lunging.

THUNKTHUNK.

your arrows pierced the shoulders of two soldiers, who collapsed to the ground.

“na’vi in the trees!” the commander yelled out. the remaining soldiers aimed their guns to the greenery above them, spinning wildly to locate you.

the one holding tuk relaxed his grip, and tuk sunk her teeth into his skin.

“run!” you screamed at the kids, already firing another arrow and ducking out of the way as bullets followed you.

“y/n?!” lo’ak yelled.

“come on!” kiri snapped, grabbing lo’ak and tuk’s arms and racing off.

THUNK.

another soldier dropped in pain. the arrow dug into their arm, and they snapped the long wooden stem in half.

“what the hell is it?!” the commander yelled.

“don’t think that’s na’vi, sir. i think… that’s a human chick.”

keep it together, you silently begged. you’ve done what matters already. hopefully those idiots are on their way home.

you were aware that leaving the recoms out here, alive, was a mistake. but you’ve never killed anyone before. hunting prey, sure, but people? the real thing was so different. your hands were shaking—none of your arrows were as fatal as you’d hoped.

“it’s just one girl,” the commander hissed, snatching a gun and letting some shots fly. “come out, sweetheart. we’re on your side.”

you clamped a hand over your mouth to silence the frightened squeal that threatened to erupt when bullets hit the bark behind you.

you jumped into another tree, hiding behind the trunk. i need to get of here—

“y/n.”

you whipped your head around. there they were, back where you just rescued them from. “what are—“

“we’re not leaving you.” lo’ak said heroically. they were on the ground, hiding behind bush.

your valiant, naïve baby brother. you don’t think he understood how much harder it would be to sneak out as a pack travelling together. if you jumped down now, there was no guarantee all of you were making it.

you wanted to scream in frustration. why doesn’t this boy listen? you softly banged your head on your bow. think think think thinkthinkthink

“just jump down, quickly!” lo’ak waved his arms as if to coax you.

the rustle of leaves was more than enough for trained recom ears, and in the next moment, everything you achieved was taken away from you just as quickly.

“get them, get them!”

“stop fighting,” one recom snarled, kicking behind lo’ak’s knees and forcing him to the ground.

“kiri!” tuk wailed.

“mawey.” kiri tried to soothe her. be calm.

“shut up. don’t move.”

the four kids were seized, hissing and baring their teeth. your bow and arrow was shot from your hands, the near miss of the bullet leaving a trail of fire across your arm.

you along with your weapon clattered to the grass where the kids were kneeling. you stared at them in a state of panicked helplessness, your mind freezing at the worst moment.

you found the courage to step forward just as a punch landed straight across your face, knocking you out.

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[goodbyetothenight]

[jakexneytiri]

okay normally i say tuk is a mini jake but in concept art, she’s such a mini tiri

[art is from dylan cole who worked on concept art for atwow!]

[icequeenlila]

Watching Avatar Way of Water with my little sis right now and I'm proud to say that she's a fan of Spider. She's nine and even she understands that the boy is a victim and NOT the enemy. I told her that there are a lot of people hating on Spider and she literally couldn't understand. Her reaction was just "Why?"

Me: "bc people are stupid"

My sis: "yes, they are"

Tuk is her favorite✨