admiration | neteyam & lo'ak x oc

? twenty four

kiri was the one to respond to the question after she caught her breath, "tuk and her friends made spider and lo'ak pretend to be olo'ektan and tsahik," she snorted with laughter, "and had to be married- they had a whole wedding!"

the group began laughing as kiri finished the story, with talia joining in as well. her hand was held over her mouth as she tried to cover her joy written face upon hearing this.

"it's not that funny!" lo'ak threw his hands up in defeat.

spider turned to him with pursed lips, "what's wrong honey, need a kiss from your husband?" he made kissy noises as lo'ak was still annoyed, dragging out the joke. the group couldn't contain their excitement as their eyes swelled with tears of laughter.

"stop! i can't breathe!" neteyam clutched his stomach as he doubled over.

lo'ak finally let a grin slip as everyone found the story funny, letting himself lighten up. "whatever, you coming with or not bro?" he asked spider once they calmed down a little bit.

"nah, i think i'll hang back this time.." spider grimaced.

"i'll go with you, lo. i need to see this for myself," talia suggested, "i honestly doubt the kids as bad as you say."

lo'ak raised his brows, "right- yeah, you'll definitely see for yourself."

the rest of the group started dispersing while lo'ak stood waiting for the avatar girl a few feet away. but neteyam stayed behind an extra few seconds to talk to talia, "baby, when do i get to hangout with you?" his voice held a slight whiney tone while he laid his hands on her waist, making the girl giggle.

"aw, does ma teyam miss me?" she grinned back. neteyam smirked, "mhm. maybe i can show you how much i missed you later.."

he leaned down to kiss her but then they heard lo'ak beside them pretend to cough. neteyam looked from his brother to the girl, "i should let you go, have fun sweetheart. i'll see you later."

"yeah, see you." she smiled and waved him goodbye as he turned to follow kiri and spider. the avatar girl watched him go before walking back to lo'ak who stood only a few feet away.

"ready?" he asked and she nodded, "okay, we just need to find tuk."

the pair walked in the direction of the sully hut to find the youngest child. they heard tuk before they saw her, meaning she was just inside.

walking through the the front flap, lo'ak and talia found the little girl playing with her grandmother, mo'at.

"look, tuk, you're brother is here to take you for your play date. remember to behave!" the tsahik told the young child as she stood up from her chair.

lo'ak and talia slightly bowed their heads and pressed their fingers to their foreheads to gesture 'i see you'. mo'at returned it with a smile, "hello, lo'ak. how are you my grandchild?"

he gave a stiff smile, "i'm good, grandma." accepting his answer, the tsahik turned to the avatar girl. her eyes drifted over her before speaking, "you passed iknimaya today, correct?"

nodding, talia replied, "yes ma'am."

"good. then i will see you at the celebration tonight." mo'at turned her head up and sent a single nod before walking out of the tent.