glimpse of us.
Nobody else.
Neteyam loved you like nobody else. He loved the time he spent with you, the touches you shared, the love that was unbreakable.
He loved telling you how you were going to be a Tsahik one day, and you'd bear his children. How you two were going to grow old together and die in each other's arms.
That was until that day.
That unforgettable day.
That day with the sky people, that chaotic day where you two saved his siblings, that day where as everyone cheered for the victory, you were silent, feeling the bullet wound getting worse.
That day where everyone crowded around you, trying to keep you awake.
"Stay with me, y/n. Stay with me."
That second where he realized you weren't going to make it.
"I'm scared"
"I know...I know baby, just hold on a little longer"
"I'm sorry my love...I see you."
"Hey, no don't say that. Stay with me...stay with me...y/n. y/n?"
That moment, his screams reaching the forest.
At least one of you died in the other's arms, right?
A year had passed, Neteyam wasn't the same.
He wasn't the same Neteyam that used to laugh as you two snuck out of the fortress back in the forest. He wasn't the same Neteyam that used to make fun of you when you could barely know how to ride an Ilu. He wasn't the same Neteyam that was happy, with you.
After a while, his parents told him he needed to court someone. That you would understand, that you'd want him to do it.
He didn't care about anything anymore.
His parents set him up with a girl, she came from a proper family, good warrior, good healer, has motherly instincts, she was perfect to have a family with.
But perfect doesn't mean that it's gonna work.
They got married, she was so happy. She'd smile at him and he'd look into her eyes, he sees a glimpse of you two.
The moments where you'd smile at him, and his heart warms up just at the sight.
When she'd hug him, he'd remember you again
The moments where you hugged him and comforted him after his dad yelled at him, telling him everything would be okay.
When she'd hold her son as she had dinner with him, he'd remember you.
The moments where you'd hold a sewn doll, pretending it was your child, and he'd smile at you, saying this'll be us someday.
Neteyam wasn't all there anymore, he was just here to pass time, to maybe get a glimpse of you two again.
The girl was sweet, she treated him well but in the end, she wasn't you. You were all he's loved.
Nobody else.
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