But What If || Neteyam x reader

Frisky Ride

     It was a long ride, for sure. Neteyam's head rested in your neck for a while whilst his Ikran flew swiftly and slowly. Barely catching the breeze on its wings, you let your observant thought ring as you were trying to make this adventurous flight romantic and viewing pleasure. Instead, every time Neteyam nestled in closer or tightened his grip you felt like you had butterflies in a sense and yet they didn't feel like the regular ones. These butterflies felt more fluttery and driven by Neteyam's touch. "We should head back soon." It was the first time one of your voices had filled the air in some time. His breath was hot on your skin and his lips lightly brushed against you on certain words.

   "I suppose." For as long as you had been up there your attention had been drawn to the singular person behind you instead of the neglected scenery you were supposed to be enjoying. The sound of his laugh was one thing that could unravel you but feeling his chest rise and fall with it was something of its own. "Tanhì, relax." The arm that was cast around you moved and the heat with it left. So did the stability, it caught your awareness instantly as you did your best to stay square. His hand moved to your thigh, high up on your thigh. His face moved as well, backing off from your neck and moving to the other side. "I was relaxed." You peered over at him smiling at your whining tone as you felt unbalanced without his assistance. He gave another chuckle as he was looking at you, his face only inches from yours now.

    You looked down at his upturned lips, wondering if you could steal a kiss right there. You leaned back when your whole body started to drop, he started to drop, his Ikran was dropping. You quickly held onto whatever felt sturdy and gripped onto it for dear life, closing your eyes as his Ikran was falling faster than it had ascended earlier.  It scared the living shit out of you, the drop came out of nowhere and with no warning. You definitely screamed whilst you all descended and was panicking until your speed slowed and then came to a stop. You had been shutting your eyes so hard that when you opened them there were little blobs of light blocking your vision. At first, you didn't know where you were, being blinded by the lights but soon your vision returned and you saw the familiar forest ground where you had started your journey.

    "You can let go now." As you controlled your breathing you became aware of yourself, your surroundings, and Neteyam. Turns out what felt stable to you as you fell was both of Neteyams thighs, close to his toned ass. "Sorry," You quickly took your hands back, placing them far in front of you. "My bad." He slid off his Ikran once you let go, grinning back at you. "You seem a little distracted (Y/N)." He held his arms out to you, you gladly took a hold of both his hands as you still felt shaky. "Whatever could you mea-" As you made contact with the ground it hadn't occurred to you that your legs had been tense for so long that when they finally relaxed they would just not work. Of course, Neteyam caught you effortlessly, letting your shot legs start to regain strength as he pulled you close just as before. "I mean you seem distracted." You sheepishly looked away from his face, although it almost pained you to do so when you were so close. "I'm just weak in the knees 'cause you didn't warn me before dropping." Your legs were taking forever to become stable at this point, you tried straightening them out and standing on them only to find your legs to be shaking so bad there would be no way for you to stand on your own.

    "I did warn you." You whipped your head back, again becoming aware of the close proximity. "Nu-uh, I didn't hear anything." He chuckled, you could feel his heartbeat pick up in pace as your hand rested over his heart. "You were looking right at me, how could you not hear me?" Your ears dipped downward and your tail lowered in embarrassment. Neteyam's lips had been moving as you had tried to kiss him in the air. "I don't know, maybe the uh... wind carried it off." He gaped at your words before going into a fit of laughter. You looked at him, just letting your eyes settle on his wide smile. One that was enchanting to gaze upon, it almost felt natural to want to collide those lips with yours.