You Are My Home (Neteyam x Aonung ff)

Rule No.1

Note : Hi guys. Just so you don't get confused while reading, in this, the characters are aged up for the plot and my own comfort. Also, English isn't my first language so sorry for any mistakes. Good reading <3333

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Aonung's life purpose has never been a secret to anyone. Everyone knew he was set to become the next Olo'eyktan of the Metkayinas. Since he was a kid, his parents kept telling him how important his future role would be. When his father would retire, he would have to be a trustworthy person for his people.

He remembers that one day when he was 7 years old. It was the season where Tulkuns returned and everybody had the opportunity to meet with their spiritual sibling. The village had decided to throw a party that night. They had lighted multiple lamps and an enormous amount of food and drinks was presented for everyone to fill their belly with. As people were dancing around the fire camp, Aonung was bringing his drunk uncle back to his hut.

"My ne-nephewww, you wamtsss to be the futur Olo'eyktan ?"

Aonung tried his best to understand what the older man was stammering in his drunken speech. He nodded.

"You wammts pieces of adviice?"

He didn't. His uncle was known to be rather...extreme in his way of thinking. He was all about being a manly, strong, and unreachable "man". But Aonung knew that a "no" was not going to stop him. So he choose to make things easier and simply nodded. That was all it took for his uncle to start a rant about masculinity and male empowerment. The seven years old water Na'vi knew it was crap. He didn't need any of that to become a good leader. But as he grew up, he realized that everything his uncle said actually helped him to stand out among people his age. They had started to look up to him. Why? Because he looked strong in their eyes.

Whenever the youngest Metkayinas had issues, they would ask for his help. Whether it was about a fight or foolishness they had done, he was like a hero to them. Other times, it would be Na'vis of his age asking for his opinion or his advice. He helped countless friends who had no game to get into a relationship. He became the rizz master without having been in a couple himself. Then, it was the elders who always trusted him with duties and responsibilities. He was in charge of checking whenever youngers were involved in hunting and net tying.

So Aonung had resumed what his uncle had said about being a real Man: it requires respect and admiration from others plus no pity and no bitches. Then he used it to make his own guide to strictly follow for the rest of his life. And while all of it was toxic, the now 19 years old Aonung couldn't care less because he was on his way to become a "man".

So can someone explain how his plans got ruined after the arrival of the Sully family? Why was his life turned upside down because of a certain earth Na'vi with a head full of pearled braids and with an illuminating smile?

Anyways, here it is: Aonung's unhelpful and deeply incorrect guide to become a strong and manly leader according to his uncle. With a few (many) fails.

Or more like, 6 times where Aonung failed at becoming a manly leader because of Neteyam and the one time he succeeded. (Also me using this as an excuse to preach about Neteyam's beauty because I can).

Rule no.1 : A real man isn't emotional

Aonung is an expert on this one. Growing up, he understood that he couldn't cry. At least not in public. He couldn't share his trauma or his struggles with anyone, even his friends, because it made him look weak. The only emotion he could fully feel as a man was anger. Because anger ''makes a man protect his loved ones''. So the water Na'vi learned how to mask his emotions and ignore how pressured he was as the future chief. People were never able to tell what he was thinking after he had mastered that poker face.