oh, and i found love where it wasn’t supposed to be, right in front of me.
aonung x fem! sully! reader
this was beyond stupid. stupid! you were supposed to look out for your brothers, and yet- it led you up to this point.
"neteyam hurry up!" you shouted at him, helping rotxo, aonung, and tsireya to pull out some kind of device on payakan's back.
lo'ak was contacting your father, eyes blinking back rapidly as he explained where you all were.
neteyam quickly hands you the rope and your hands acted faster than your mind could as it tied the rope around the said device. "go, go, go!" aonung from beside you ushered neteyam to act.
neteyam grunts in effort with his ilu. it took a few forceful pulls and it pops out, accidentally knocking you and rotxo back onto the water.
"sister, go with them, i'll buy us some time." neteyam said, grabbing the tracker and diving into the ocean.
"they're coming! let's go!"
everything happened too fast, tsireya went with lo'ak, rotxo pulled kiri and tuk aside to escape.
you look around frantically until someone taps you on the shoulder, making you turn and see the chief's son.
"come." was the only thing he said and you found yourself following.
you and aonung had started to get along once he apologized for getting in a fight with your brothers. at first, you didn’t like him. as time passed, however, you started to see him for who he was.
not just as the chief's son, but a boy who's willing to do anything for his people, following in his father's footsteps. someone who knows how to act rather than using words to express himself.
you were now both on his ilu, trying to navigate your way back when a sudden machine surprised the two of you. you felt your hands grip tighter at aonung's shoulders but he, thankfully, acted quick as his ilu dived down before the machine's claws reached the two of you.
yet it didn't stop there, it turned then was now hot on your tail, your heart started to spike as you had suddenly forgotten how to control your breathing due to the adrenaline.
shutting your mouth, you started to focus back on your breathing but it was hard as you were being chased. then panic started to flood in you.
what if you were caught? what then? sure, you'd fight, but you've seen their weapons and what they could do, thanks to your father.
you closed your eyes, trying to use the strength you had left to pray to eywa to save you.
you prayed until you found your vision going dark, the last thing you see was aonung's head turning to look at you.
aonung could feel your grip on him loosen, his head turning to face you and he sees you, your eyes closed and your body jolting against him, needing air.
the sight somehow sent a chill to his spine and fear in his mind.
but as he glanced back to see where the machine was, it was still there.
aonung's eyes widened as an akula, its mouth wide open, crashed onto the machine head on, biting and shaking here and there.
as much as aonung loved to watch the sky people's machinery get wrecked, his focus shifted over to you. he slung your arm over his shoulder, holding onto you as he found a small shore.
aonung lifts you up, placing you down carefully as he inspected you. once you still weren't responding, aonung felt his heart drop.
aonung acted quickly thanks to his lessons before as a child, he knew how to dealt with situations like these.
aonung parts your lips open before he starts pumping on your chest, hoping it works and that he wasn’t too late.
aonung, pushing his feelings aside, leaned down and gave you air as much as he could before he was back to giving you chest compressions.
he repeats it over and over, until you cough out, eyes widening and blinking rapidly as you cough out the swallowed sea water as you shook your head.
your vision blurred, all you could see was white with shades of teal, your mind flashing images of your family, where they could be and what was possibly happening to them.
"no- no- i have to- where am i?!" you freaked out, heavy tears rolling down your cheeks at the thought of your family being separated from one another as you blinked back, vision slowly clearing.
aonung was taken aback at your reaction, but he understood. so he did what he thought was best when he saw your form shaking in fear and sobs.
"hey, hey, calm down. you're with me, your family's going to be okay." he slowly got close, whispering the words to you over and over as he pulled you to his broad chest, wide arms trapping you, offering warmth that calmed your nerves down.
"stay calm, we'll find them. we have to take care of you first." he spoke, making sure to notice when your sobs had died down and you were only breathing against him.
he moves his hands to your face, pulling you away from his chest to scan over your face.
your eyes were still glossed over and something inside him ached at your expression, almost broken- a lost daughter trying to find her family, trying bring back the peace they temporarily had after moving in with the metkayina.
you stared at each other for what felt like a while as aonung studied you. at that moment, you didn’t feel anything but vulnerable. you were showing your raw self to him. a daughter just wanting to have her family back, to make sure they were okay.
aonung, for the first time, maybe, acted without thought as he pulled you in a tight hug. now, if this was in a normal situation you would've been surprised and may even let out a snarky comment but with the way things were, you just accepted it as you wrapped your arms around him.
in the back of your mind hoped that this meant a little more than just aonung comforting a friend.
but for aonung, he hoped for the same, he wished this action would finally be the bridge into showing you how he truly felt, but if not— that was a problem for another day.
aonung lets you pull away first, knowing that you were now composed. aonung looks down at you again and you were already looking at him. he swore he picked upon the expression of shyness on your face but he hasn't the time to make jokes.
"are you alright now?" he asks, tone of his voice dripping with concern.
"i am, thank you, aonung." you said, sighing.
aonung nods, giving a subtle rub on your bicep with his huge hand as he pulls to stand you up.
"come, let's go find your family."
note: another drabble, this time w aonung and hopefully little works like these are enough to make up for my inactiveness :') i love y'all take care of yourselves <33
