Ao'nung x Neteyam slow burn

Day 64

Ao'nung

I kept my promise and spent the night with Neteyam. We had cuddled all night and I just held him. He still seemed so.. fragile. That boy definitely needed more to eat.
Quietly I got up and paid extra close attention to not waking him. Because it wasn't that far I simply walked home and prepared some breakfast for him. When I was done, I walked slowly back to him. In the mean time he had woken up and now smiled.
"I thought you'd left me." "Why should I ever do that?", I asked confused and sat down next to him. "Eat that." He cautiously took a look at the content of the bowl before he practically inhaled all of it. Just by watching him I got dizzy.
He handed me the now empty bowl and licked his lips. "It was delicious. Thanks." I placed it on a shelf and he touched my shoulder. In an instant I jerked away. "You're cold as ice." He bit his lip. "Sorry. But uh, you could warm me up." With a smile I turned around and crawled on top of him. His head sunk back on the pillow and he pulled me closer.
We got lost in a very passionate kiss which quickly became way more than just that. Shivers ran down my spine as he touched my body with his freezing hands, but I didn't tell him to stop.
He kissed his way to my neck and softly bit me before he began to suck on the skin once more. I suppressed a moan and rolled my eyes. "You really shouldn't do that." Apparently he took it as an invitation and continued to make me lose my mind. His fingers traced my body and left burning hot trails.
"Oh Eywa, Teyam, stop that." He in fact stopped. "Did I do something wrong?" A few seconds later I had finally caught my breath. "Of course you didn't. But nonetheless, you're still hurt. You really should get better before we do anything like that. Okay? Amd then I will be all yours." As if that wasn't the case already.
He wasn't happy about it, but he nodded. "Are you allowed to go for a swim?" Carefully I let my fingers trace the bold dressing across his chest and shoulder. "Not yet. But I believe that it won't be for long. Do you want to go for a walk instead?" "Alright. But if it gets too exhausting for you, you tell me. Promise."
With a sigh he promised.

Neteyam

The pain was killing me. The people trying to heal me weren't sure what to do about it. They had waited and hoped that it would get better over time.
If the pain won't decrease in the next few days, I would tell Ao'nung about it. But not yet - I didn't want him to worry about maybe even without a reason.
While holding hands we slowly walked acroas the beach and enjoyed the silence. Hiding the excruciating pain radiating from my shoulder was hard enough.
"How long until you can go back home?" "At least one week." It will much likely be longer than a week, but he also didn't have to know that.
He squeezed my hand carefully. "I'm going to visit you whenever you want, okay?" "Thank you."
The trees threw huge shadows on the ground and I decided to sit down, because my lungs were giving up. Ao'nung took a seat next to me and played with some strands of my hair. "My beautiful Neteyam. I am praying to Eywa every day for your health."
I rested my head against his shoulder.
"Could you maybe leave me alone for a bit?", I finally asked after gathering all of what was left of my bravery. "O-okay. Is it because of me?" I let out a heavy sigh. "I don't know. It's bugging me that I can't even move normal and that you reject me all the time just because you want to protect me. That's so sweet of you, but it's driving me crazy. Amd then I ask myself: What if it's because of me? What if -" "No. I don't want you to ever think of yourself in that way. Teyam, you mean the world to me and I just fear that it won't be good for your health if you exhaust yourself too much. But please, don't ever think that it's because of you. I just want the best for you, my love."
He seemed to be hurt and sad. "I am sorry. But please, leave me alone now. You can come back to me tomorrow if you still want to see me then." He nodded slowly and let his fingers run through my hair one last time before he stood up.
"Be careful", he said.
As soon as he was out of reach, I began crying. I was an idiot and honestly I had no idea why I said what I said. He was so generous, so kind to me and he always helped me, especially now, and I pushed him away.
And I even held him back. All that time where he sat next to me he could've done something more important rather then talking to me.
If I had only died when I had gotten shot. Then he wouldn't have to worry about me now.

I shook my head in an attempt to get rid of those thoughts. He was at least just as happy to have me as I was to have him by my side. He practically granted me every wish, but at the same time he had fun in denying me exactly that.
And boy, that turned me on.

My heart cramped painfully and didn't stop. Coughing I got up and wasn't even able to stand straight. "Ao'nung!", I called out helplessly.
He approached me from far away, but it was way before he could even get anywhere near me as my ability to see gradually decreased. Finally, everything went black.
Warm sand was beneath my face after I had fallen over face first.
My head was pounding and I waa hardly breathing.

Someone - I assumed it was Ao'nung - picked me up and talked to me. I didn't understand one word. The voice was miles away and the annoying beeping in my head was louder than anything else.
It was so damn hard to stay awake and keep my eyes open even though I couldn't see anymore. Everything was pitch black. My whole body went numb and started to tingle.
I assumed it was really bad.
Hopefully someone - anyone - was able to help me. If not.. well, I wouldn't have to worry about it for long. "Fuck, Neteyam, talk to me!" It was my brother's voice and very faint.
Had he been carrying me? How horrible would it be to watch your brother die not only once, but twice? I prayed that I would never have to find out.
Flames were spreading across my skin; but it wasn't a good burn. I felt like I was being burned alive.
With my last strength I opened my eyes and hardly recognized Lo'ak and Ao'nung kneeling next to me. Tsireya waa in the background, but that was all I could see. "Oh Teyam!" My heart made a jump as he spoke to me and I tried focusing on him rather than the unbearable pain.
"They... they said that they couldn't help you, bro", Lo'ak confessed quietly.
I thought so.
At least I wouldn't be long anymore.
I was grateful that I could spend my last moments with the people I loved most.

I smiled and closed my eyes.

I exhaled one last time.