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Neteyams a tiddie man
Why are they pale??? Neteyam is mixed with a bit of white from Jake and mostly indigenous/african From Neytiri and Aonung is Maori.
And people said that they are blue so it doesn’t matter, even though they have clear references to actual cultures
AND THEY REMOVED NETEYAM’S BRAIDS
Neteyem and Ao'nung lead the Metkayina
Ao'nung becomes the Ole'kytan of his clan with Neteyam as his mate
Neteyam always planned to go back to the Omaticaya but he finds his home is with Ao'nung
It hurts him the most of his siblings, the forest always feeling like home, but he brings his culture to the oceans too
He and Spider cultivate and explore the forests along the coast
They aren't the same, but he helps them to expand
They create homes there where a few immigrants will eventually settle, but they also make themselves a little home in the trees
It's much like the one he grew up in and he and his siblings each have a hammock there
It's their safe place as a family
Ao'nung is his clan leader but he's this right hand, it's also the way they officially merge/ally their clans
The two have two kids
They have an oldest boy and a younger daughter, a parallel they both snicker at
Their boy takes after Ao'nung in personality but Neteyam physically. He's headstrong and stubborn, a trouble maker in a way that reminds Neteyam of Lo'ak
Still, they both work really hard so that he doesn't end up with the same pressure they both grew up with
Having an oldest son brought up a lot of painful memories but they work really hard to break the cycle
It takes a lot of healing but they get there
Their daughter, on the other hand, is a very laid back, very relaxed personality
Not much phases her
She's a strong diplomat but truthfully has little motivation to take on leadership, she's a complete opposite to her Dads but a refreshing reminder that war is over
She makes them slow down and enjoy their time again
They joke a lot that Ewya gave them their children to heal them just as much as they were to raise them
Spider mates Rotxo young, they're the second pair to officiate their relationship (Lo'ak and Tsireya are first)
Spider works a lot in dealing with the remaining humans post-war
All soldiers are forced back to Earth under threat of death. It's a scary change to Na'vi culture, but Jake ensures it's a must. The citizens of the colonies are treated similarly, the only exception being those with children
They're allowed the raise their children on Pandora until they can be sent back or they're to leave immediately with their children left behind
This is where is hurts Spider the most as it drudges up bad memories, but still, it's a must
He works in managing those sent back and those remaining. He helps them to adapt to Pandora and understand before they're sent to Earth
Similarly, he helps the fostered children left behind to understand the world they've been left on
It's coincidentally how he and Rotxo get their first daughter
Anea is the second child of the next generation and the second human born on Pandora. She becomes one of three born there. Spider and Rotxo adopt her at about 6 months
Their next children won't be for another 6 or so years when they adopt two Ash na'vi boys.
Spider becomes very close to the Ash clans during the war and they're the sons of a dear friend that dies in a skirmish a few years after the war (the end of the war doesn't necessarily bring immediate peace)
The boys take some time to adapt to their new lives and parents, but soon they have a little family of 5
The older boy is a lot like Neteyam and Ao'nungs oldest and they bond quickly, but the younger is much shyer
He becomes attached to Rotxo and so Rotxo often has to work with the younger boy as his shadow
Their last child is several years later and is a little metkayina girl. She's a lot like Tuk was and finishes off their little family
Spider spends a lot of time helping the younger children of the village and teaches them about Ewya with Kiri since he's unable to do some of the typical jobs
still, he works as a diplomat and helps Neteyam in exploring the coast
Rotxo becomes a warrior and works closely with Ao'nung as another level of support. He's a warrior and a diver, but volunteers at the cook fires regularly
Kiri is the last to mate but the first to settle into her calling
She takes after her birth mother as a teacher
Although she stays with the Metkayina, she spends many years traveling and visiting the other tribes. She helps them to connect with Ewya and explore the other cultures
When she settles, she mates to another Metkayina woman and raises a human son, the last human born on Pandora.
The child is slightly younger than Spider and Rotxo's Anea, but he is the last of his kind
She raises him with her mate but initially adopts him herself with her mate coming in when he's a few years old
Despite being able to fight and her experience in war, she doesn't lift her weapon again once the war finishes
She sets up schools her travels before settling down with her own, though she still goes on occasion to continue it on
She becomes a master storyteller and learns to be patient with the children, deciding to teach so that history won't repeat itself
Eventually, she also teaches about Earth
Her lessons cover anything and everything she can
She makes it her mission that stories will never be lost, not like when hometree fell
Lo'ak and Tsireya are the first couple to mate and the first to get together, much to Tonowari's disbelief
Tsireya becomes Tsahik and Lo'ak a warrior
It's a bit of chaos with them being mated and their older brothers being mated on top of also being Ole'kytan and Tsahik respectively but they make it work
They're probably the simplest couple and they just seem to fall into place
They have three girls, the oldest being an accidental pregnancy about a year into their relationship
All three are little menaces but both are absolutely wrapped around their fingers
The oldest has a few year age gap with the younger two but their youngest are barely a year a part
All three are very close and team up often with Spiders boys to cause trouble throughout the clan
Neteyam still has to clean up after his brothers and it seems the tradition passed onto his son with his cousins
They have a lot of trauma to heal from but they went through a lot of it together
They're one anothers rock
They boast about being the ones everyone goes to for relationship advice since they're been together so long
They were also the most experienced with babies aside from Rotxo because of Tsireya's youngest sibling
There was a brief period where Lo'ak had to lead the forest people for their father and it was probably the hardest part of their relationship
They were apart but also on opposite sides of handling it with Tsireya a healer and Lo'ak a fighter
In the end it did make them stronger though and it's what ended in their mating
Neteyam is gay. Like, no doubts about it, man is a homosexual.
That takes him a long time to admit though; his entire identity surrounded being the oldest and a warrior, it wasn't until he reached the Metkayina that he finally had a moment to breath and realize why Ao'nung was so distracting to him
It's like he can finally breathe, not even for the sake of questioning his sexuality and more so cause he finally feels like a piece of the puzzle clicked together
Homie has identity issues galore
It takes Jake back a bit to realize Neteyam is gay though, in part due to internalized earth stuff but also just because he has to admit that Neteyam is a teenager and still feels teenager things in a war
It's him realizing Neteyam only grew up in war, that its already been his childhood
Spider is demiromantic, bisexual, and trans. He has almost zero preference towards gender romantically or physically but feelings take a minute for him to develop. However, when they do, he falls hard
I love trans!Spider but don't use it all the time cause it's a process to work in canon
However, FTM Spider was sort of a clumsy coming out
Na'vi are intersex, it's very fluid, even if some still believe there should be some version of a binary
So no one quite understand why the humans are so strict on their genders or why it's such a big deal for Spider than he is a he and not a she.
He just sort of breaks down with Lo'ak and Kiri who panic and try to fix things. He thinks it's a big thing and no one really gives a shit, he's still the little stray human, but some of the older teens and stuff realize how much he cares and make an effort to make him feel good about it
He worries it'll make him more of a freak but he has a gaggle of siblings, and later friends, who reassure him that they couldn't particularly care less
His coming out is what triggers Kiri's
Kiri is an asexual lesbian who uses she/they pronouns
Unlike the romantic preferences, being asexual is a little bigger of a deal but Neytiri specifically will shut down anyone who gives her baby any shit
Being ace is a bigger thing because there is so much emphasis on intimacy and seeing one another, however, Kiri very passionately proves to anyone that she doesn't need sex to connect with anyone.
Lo'ak has actively gotten into fights to help when people start shit with them
Kiri didn't really have a sexuality crisis though
They just kind of knew, something her brothers are endlessly jealous of
Tsireya is her first crush though
Lo'ak is the one who gets it bad but Kiri admittedly fell hard for her
She was gorgeous and sweet, cared about the environment around them in a way no one their age ever seems to
Plus she stands up for her and Kiri wanted to show her what she sees so bad it made her stomach curl
But she stepped back for Lo'ak, as bittersweet as it was, she felt so good just enjoying the innocent feeling
It just felt good to have normal teenage feelings in the midst of a war
Lo'ak is bisexual, however, he would tell you he is Tsireyasexual
He is one track minded
The most loyal partner ever tho
Like, if you're his person, he is honed in
Being bi was never really a huge thing for him but he was the last one of all the teenagers to come out
He just forgot
He was sitting with Tsireya while everyone hung out and Tsireya pointed out a cute guy to him and they took in the view together while everyone kind of just ??? this is new?
It wasn't, homie really just forgot to tell people
It was a given to him
Funnily enough, he has the same taste as Kiri
Tsireya is not the first girl they both liked
While he is bi, he does lean mostly towards girls
He's a sucker for pretty
It's bad, Tsireya flutters her lashes at him and he'll do damn near anything
A simp (TM)
Tuk is too young rn to really care but when she's older, I think she's pan
People her age are much fewer and she just likes friends
Her first crush is Rotxo's little sister cause she keeps following him to hang out when Tuk is a preteen
She's hella obvious and all of the older ones think it's hilarious to tease her, she's worse than Lo'ak when he first saw Tsireya
She's bringing her shells and little flowers, trying to show off in games and dress pretty
Tsireya and Neteyam take mercy and help her get her act together but nothing comes of it
Once it starts tho she's a hopeless romantic
She has a new crush every other week of her early teen years but never gets to be a better flirt
She's a mini Lo'ak that way
He tries to coach her and says she didn't get it from him but it's obvious
Ao'nung is demi. He leans towards men physically but he is almost as bad as Neteyam in terms of thinking himself responsible for everyone
Tonowari tries desperately to break him of that mindset and Ronal is constantly trying to take pressure off of him but it's just in his nature
So he, like Neteyam, doesn't think about relationships much
He has, however, been a hopeless romantic with a laundry list of brief crushes over the years
He falls hard for Neteyam though when he arrives
Mainly because he finally feels seen, he's a big one on emotional connections
No one at home understands the pressure on him so when Neteyam shows up, shepherding siblings and standing as his fathers right hand, he doesn't know what to do
He tries to cover it up, worried still for the safety of his clan, and scare them off
A little selfish part of him was afraid of the feelings and wanted them gone
Clearly that doesn't work but, once they realize they both like one another, it doesn't take him long to latch on
He and Neteyam become close rapidly and fall into a relationship fast once things are started (a genuine surprise to literally everyone)
A very devoted partner; he learned from his Dad and takes being a good partner seriously
it took him a really long time to feel confident in himself so once he and Neteyam are together, he's devoted to becoming a strong partner to demonstrate a strong relationship to his partner
Metkayina are extremely family based and he will not let them down
Tsireya is pan
She has so much love in her she doesn't know what to do with it
Falls hard and fast, Ao'nung has spent years trying to keep her from falling for everyone who she connects just a little bit with
Actually did have a crush on Kiri too, though she had one on Lo'ak at the same time
Might by poly but she never investigates it
She's very spiritual and spends a lot of time with the ancestors so her partner needs to care too
Like she makes Lo'ak ask the ancestors for their blessing when she accepts his courting
He was scared shitless and got teasingly (?) threatened by her deceased uncle
She cares deeply about helping others to the point of being naive - she has gotten hurt before because of it so she needs some reassurances in relationships
Lo'ak is not her first relationship but he is the first really healthy one
She's prone to trying to fix people honestly, she doesn't get what she puts in a lot
However, when she does, she's a little angel
Gifts, cooking, help; whatever she can do to show her love she'll do
Wants to be Tsahik so she's terrified Neteyam will take the job
He lets her happily, preferring to be a line of defense for his people regardless
Rotxo has no clue what he is
He just knows he likes Spider
He's a giant softie
Like gentle giant himbo vibes but fiercely protective of his family
Very proud of his home and his heritage
He has two moms so sexuality wasn't really a big deal growing up, however, he just didn't really care
He just likes who he likes
He had a bigass crush on Ao'nung for a bit but later realized it was just a deep platonic love
Unlike most of the crew, he doesn't fall easily
Like he has had maybe 2 crushes his entire life
So falling for Spider is a shock
But he's just happy to find his feelings returned
He's a big provider type, likes giving gifts and taking care of his friends
He has a lot of issues about feeling useful and needed; he grew up in Ao'nungs shadow and so feels like he needs to fight to be seen
Hence part of how he and Spider bonded
While very gentle, he's very passionate about being a warrior once he finally feels like he has a reason to be
Does a lot of soul searching after the Sullys come
He still has a lot to learn about himself but feels much more at peace now that he doesn't feel like just Ao'nungs best friend