Neteyam x OC - slowburn, rivals to lovers. Adopted by the Metkayina as a baby, Vaeli'ra is a striking figure of quiet intensity. Her movements are fluid and precise, a natural grace honed by years of reef and surf, yet beneath the calm lies a streak of unpredictability and fire. She speaks in sharp, poetic words-often calling out what others overlook, naming danger or deceit as poison. Trained as a warrior and teacher alongside her siblings Tsireya and Aonung, Vaeli'ra balances authority with instinct, guiding the Forest People through the tides of Metkayina ways. She carries herself with the confidence of someone who has survived storms both literal and emotional, though the memory of her origins lies hidden, a shadow in her blood she does not yet know. Her personality is a contradiction: fierce but reflective, chaotic but disciplined, wild in impulse yet tethered to loyalty. She challenges those around her with a sharp tongue and sharper mind, yet earns respect effortlessly. Beneath her warrior exterior is a subtle ache of belonging and identity, a yearning mirrored by the tides she calls home.

Neteyam x y/n | Enemies to Lovers | Slow Burn You are Varang's daughter-raised in fire, taught to survive in ash, and feared for the blood that runs through your veins. To the Omaticaya, your name is a warning. To Neteyam, you are everything he was taught to stand against. He is the future olo'eyktan-honorable, loyal, unshaken. You are the enemy's shadow, sharp-tongued and guarded, carrying a legacy you never chose. Every encounter between you burns with tension: blades drawn, words sharper than weapons, eyes refusing to look away. Forced into uneasy proximity, hatred slowly gives way to curiosity. Curiosity becomes understanding. And understanding becomes something far more dangerous-something neither of you can afford. Because fire destroys. And ash remembers. And loving each other may cost you everything. A slow-burning story of stolen glances, restrained touches, and a love that grows where it was never meant to survive.

The arrival of the Sully family on the shore of Awa'atlu brought a significant change to the Metkayina Clan. The oldest daughter of the Olo'eyktan and second in command, Etleyä, wasn't quite content with her father's decision to make her and her siblings teach the newcomers their ways. No one was aware of what their stay there would bring. How could they have possibly known the dangers that followed the Omatikaya family? And more importantly, how could Etleyä have known the way the oldest son of the mighty Toruk Makto would wreck her entire world? Not every soldier is meant to survive the battle. And Etleyä couldn't resist the tides of the forest.

She was sent to Pandora with a mission. That was the first mistake. Neteyam x OC | First-person POV I take writing seriously, and every part of this book has been carefully thought through. I respect your time as a reader and genuinely appreciate you choosing to spend it on this story. Enjoy 🤍

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Growing up always feeling like Na'via was in her bestfriend's shadow, Tsireya. She begins to get used to the feeling of being ignored and uses it to do risky things, who's looking out for her anyway? But, then Na'via starts to feel noticed by one of the Sully boys', Lo'ak. Does this change Na'via completely?