Obsessed [NeteyamxAonung]

Baby Blue - The Artist

Aonung checks his raft, preparing to board and row himself to the nearby island for the fifth time in a row. As he starts untying the rope from the post, a few of his friends show up.

Rotxo- Dude, are you sneaking off again?

Kayn- That's exactly what he's doing, and once again forgetting about our plans.

Rotxo- What's the deal, man? I thought you found inspiration already.

He sighs in a bit of annoyance as he turns to them. Before his discovery on the small island, he was on a desperate search for something new and inspiring to fuel his creativity. His friend, Nora, offered to be his model.

She's certainly a beauty, with the elegant way she dresses and carries herself, so he gave it a try, doing a few portraits of her. She thought they were nice, but to him it felt more like doing a chore.

He loves painting and creating images out of objects, but it's supposed to fuel him not drain him. Then on the small island, he happened upon a blue skinned follower who took interest in him and his art, and who also happened to look like the most perfect portrait model.

Strong but delicate, and different, with thin features he wants to capture.

Aonung- I found better inspiration, I guess. I'll catch you guys later.

He pushes his raft out and hops in, grabbing the paddles. Meanwhile, his friends frown at him. Kayn and Nora frown since he's been forgetting about their hangouts. He used to ditch his duties to be with them, but now it seems like he prefers being alone.

Rotxo, on the other hand, frowns out of worry, because he's starting to see a familiar pattern.

Kayn- Later? More like never.

Nora- I know right. I wonder what he gets up to that's better than hanging out with us.

Kayn- He said he found better inspiration. Think he's meeting a girl out there?

Rotxo- If he is, without telling his best friend, I'm gonna kick his ass.

Nora- If he didn't say anything to you, then that's probably not it.

Kayn- Sure, anything to keep him available for you.

Aonung goes unaware of his friends' complaints, and focuses on his decision to reveal to the blue boy that he knows of his presence. He wants to meet face to face, and get a deeper look at the picture perfect boy.

And that's exactly what happens, when he leaves an image of him to find.

He figured things would go smoothly. They'd talk, get along, and he'd have inspiration to create another image, but that isn't how things go.

This boy, with a name as perfect as his image, has priorities, and those priorities center around the siblings he was stranded with. Unless he's willing to have the same priority, his friendship with Neteyam isn't possible.

The boy thinks he's talented, and interesting, but ultimately that's nothing compared to how much he wants to look out for his family.

When he first saw Neteyam, all he really could see was a perfect image that he'd never soon forget, but he's quickly reminded that the boy isn't just some image.

He's a responsible and caring older brother whose only goal is looking out for his siblings, which is something Aonung could really admire, if he wasn't feeling disappointed by the rejection of his unuseful presence.

He already irritates his father by not striving to be the future chief that he is, but bringing in strangers when things are already tough certainly won't end well for him. And because of that, neither does this first attempt at friendship with Neteyam.