"You cannot treat people like that and then look at me like this." "Like what?" "Like you are an idiot who is a stupid idiot!" Aonung x oc Atwow, Afaa, ...

[Neteyam Sully x Aranahe Reader] | Slow Burn ⚘.⋆˚࿔ . ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔⋆₊˚.⋆☾𓃦☽⋆⁺₊✧.⋆₊𐀔˚࿔.⚘ The forest warned her about many things. Falling for him was not one of them. ⚘.⋆˚࿔ . ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔⋆₊˚.⋆☾𓃦☽⋆⁺₊✧.⋆₊𐀔˚࿔.⚘ After the murder of her mother, the Aranahe's Tsakarem is forced to carry the spiritual weight of her clan alone. When the Sully family seeks sanctuary in the Kinglor Forest, distrust runs deep among her people. Especially when the children of Tonowari, Ao'nung and Tsireya, are sent to live among them after the loss of their mother and newborn sister. But it is the quiet eldest son of Jake Sully, who unsettles her the most. Because the forest seems to notice him too. And Eywa never sends signs without reason.

• Book 1 out of 4 of "The Way To Save You" series. Scrapped the old summary. Here's a quick one: We have a purple Na'vi heroine, age 15. Her clan's dead. She survived 7 years of RDA experimentation. Mutated to have rapid regeneration. Her healing can be shared via blood-contact and tsaheylu. She escaped. Got caught by Mangkwan, turned into a slave healer. She escaped. Ultimately meets Neteyam and saves him when he gets shot. Story begins at the part where girly has already escaped the Mangkwan, and Neteyam and Lo'ak are just about to be promoted as scouts for the train raiding scene in ATWOW. This is an immersive longfic with World Building x 100 because I included references from the comics and from so many avatar wiki pages which I also explain in detail at bottom notes for those of you who only watched the movies. This Avatar - Neteyam AU fanfic: • is currently undergoing rewrites to "make it make sense." • has long chapters in the revised ones. (Avg. 7k words) • is canon-compliant (save for my own interpretation of incomplete souls and Spirit World rules). • is written in switching 3rd person POVs. • has lots of photos and terminology lists for your convenience (though I recommend reading this on AO3 where the terms are html embedded to tumblr redirects for quick definition) A SAMPLE OF MY WRITING (from an unrevised chap): "Listen to me," Neteyam said, his focus narrowing entirely on her, his brows furrowed with genuine concern. He shifted, his hand moving to cover hers where it rested, white-knuckled and trembling against her thigh. Her skin felt fever-hot against his palm, a sharp contrast to the cooling spray of the sea. "Focus on this," he told her, keeping his voice low and steady to cut through the sound of the surf. He needed her to stop staring at the horizon with those dead eyes. "Feel the weight of my hand. The salt on your skin. You are here, Hiraya. Right now. You're with me, and we're above the surface. Stay in the light."

'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!