As the future Olo'eyktan of the Metkayina, Aonung prides himself on control-over the reef, over others, over himself-until Kel 'Hani disrupts it with a single laugh and a look held too long. She tells herself she dislikes his arrogance; he tells himself she's too stubborn. Yet the space between them tightens all the same, heavy with things unsaid and moments unfinished. Where restraint is tested, denial becomes habit, and the sea quietly shifts along with something neither of them is ready to face.

"𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞." "𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐦𝐞." "𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐲." ⋆｡°✩ Saval is a female warrior of the Mangkwan Clan-Varang's most loyal blade. Ruthless in execution, quick in judgment, and trusted to survive alone where others would burn. But most importantly she is sent to spy. Instead, she is captured by the Metkayina clan. Neteyam, son of Toruk Makto, is ordered to guard her-to watch her, to decide if she is worth keeping alive. He wants her gone. She is everything he despises: ruthless, cold-blooded, and-by his belief-a disgrace to Eywa. This is a slowburn enemies to lovers story ⋆｡°✩

"𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣, 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙩" ༄.° 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱" 𝗻𝗮'𝘃𝗶 𝗯𝗼𝘆. ⋆˚꩜｡.°• © 𝗆𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗉𝗎𝗌𝗌𝗈 2025