the pink pearl

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"you look at me and only see what the rest of them see," she whispered, her
voice breaking over the crash of the waves.

"you're wrong," he fired back, stepping into her space until the ocean washed
over both their feet. "i look at you and see the only real thing in this entire
world."

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saeyla te omaticaya silwan'ite was born an anomaly. with skin the color of
bioluminescent coral, she is revered by the forest people as eywa's most
beautiful creation. but being put on a pedestal is a lonely, suffocating cage.
everyone loves her face, but no one bothers to know her heart.

when war forces the sully family to seek refuge with the metkayina clan, saeyla
follows. the ocean is vast, dangerous, and completely uncaring of her rare pink
skin.

here, amidst the crashing waves and the threat of the sky people, saeyla finds
herself caught in the rip-current of a dangerous love triangle:

lo'ak, her childhood best friend and fierce protector, who has always seen the
reckless, vulnerable girl beneath the beautiful surface.

and ao'nung, the arrogant reef prince who relentlessly mocks her forest blood,
yet secretly cannot tear his eyes away from her.

torn between the boy who grounds her and the boy who challenges her, saeyla must
figure out who she truly is before the war takes them all.

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[ childhood best friends to lovers x enemies to lovers ] [ slow burn, heavy
angst, dialogue-rich ] [ lo'ak sully x pink!oc x ao'nung ]

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