𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚.𝐤.𝐚 𝐧𝗼𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐎𝐬𝐚𝗺𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝗼𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝗼𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝗺𝐞𝗺𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝗼𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬. 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝗼𝗼𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝗼𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝗼𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝗼𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝗼𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝗼𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐢𝗺𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳 𝐚.𝐤.𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐝𝐝𝗼𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐧𝗼𝐭 𝐭𝗼 𝐫𝐞𝗺𝐞𝗺𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝗺 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝗼𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝗼𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧? 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐏𝐀𝐃

'Sometimes I fool myself into thinking you love me.' She stares up into his eyes. His hands pause in her hair as he holds her gaze, 'Sometimes I do, too.' It was undeniable that Alyara would play the role of Tsahik. Being favored by Netayam's grandmother, Mo'at, she was chosen as Neteyam's future mate. Alyara was perfect--she was tall, beautiful, strong, and kind. The whole clan loved her. And Neteyam never hated anyone more. (OCCASIONAL GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS OF WOUNDS AND TORTURE. SLIGHT RACISM?? TOWARD HUMANS) If you are looking for a quick romance, I'm sorry, but this is a definite slow burn! I have four main plots I'm focusing on: Neteyam and his struggle with war, life, and expectations; Alyara and her spiritual journey and feeling wanted; the ATWOW plot; and finally their romance. Once finished, this will be lengthy, with works of a second book!

❝ it's crazy how beautiful she looked while she was trying to kill me. ❞ As the eldest carry such burden on their shoulders, they learn to deal with one another when one hates the other and the other is infatuated.

they're incompatible

✓ n.s + slowburn Under the care of the Olo'eyktan and Tsahik of the Metkayina clan, Tonowari and Ronal- you are destined for stability and warmth all around. Even when a strange family from afar seeks shelter, you were never one to act against sharing a home. Unlike some of the opinions of your clan members. • The eldest son of Toruk Makto has taken interest in you, the only doubt now is whether it is one sided or not.

"you give me strength" In which, Neteyam falls in love with the eldest daughter of the Metkayina clans chief. But does she want him back? "you make me want to fight for you, so thats what i'll do."

In which Zetiriya, the eldest daughter of Tonowari and Ronal, isn't interested in boys like her sister. She is the next chosen leader of her clan, she has better things to be concerned about. But when the sully family lands on their island she can't help but be attracted to the oldest son. All she can ask now is...Why him? "Why him?" She asked out loud expecting an answer no one was there,she decided to answer herself "Why not?"

❞...you're not like the others. And I don't want anyone else...❝ neteyam X fem!oc I do not own Avatar, the characters, or the story. Those belong solely to the original creators. I only own Alyara and her backstory. IN WHICH: Alyara, ocean-born and duty-bound, finds herself tangled in the world of Neteyam - the warrior son of the forest, who sees her like no one else ever has. status: handwriting

Jake's family flees the forest and flocks to the Metkayina clan of the East Ocean clans, finding refuge in Awa'atlu with his wife and children. When Neteyam meets Sao'Nae the world is thrown off balance, all his mind consuming the idea of this strong warrior future-tsahik. Can this perfect daughter stray away from her mothers image and allow herself to be vulnerable? Can the daughter of the chief love at all? Read about the excitement and turmoil with a tale of trials and tribulations through Sao'Nae Ronal'ite. Can Sao'Nae learn to let go and love? (under editing, also I wrote this when I was 16 pls be kind or don't...idc)

Neteyam Sully x Reader Adopted daughter of Olo'eyktan Tonowari and his Tsahìk mate Ronal, you spend your days often in the waters of the Metkayina clan. When Toruk Makto's family comes for sanctuary, you aren't sure what to do when the eldest son has eyes for you. - • sfw • hasn't been proof read