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Jake and Miles strike a custody deal to keep the peace between them and by extension Pandora: they're going to share Spider. Every half year Spider has to switch between Jake/Neytiri & Miles/Varang. Hijinx ensue. Spider is gay and explores this aspect of himself when living with the mangkwan.
The story assumes that the events of Avatar:Fire & Ash happened slightly differently. The details of this divergence are revealed as the story progresses.
TW: Spider is still not 18 at the start of this; he may or may not age up as the work progresses; nevertheless this counts as underage so be warned.
TW: Childhood Trauma and Psychological Trauma are a part of this narrative.
Complete!
Rating: Explicit (Underage Sex)
Categories: M/M F/M
Fandoms: Avatar
Relationships: Spider / Neteyam, Spider / OC!Na'vi, Lo'ak / Tsireya, Spider & Varang, Lo'ak & Payakan
Characters: Spider, Neteyam, Lo'ak, Tsireya, Miles, Varang, Payakan, et. al.
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Reality, Divergence, Historical, Found Family, Spider-Centric, LGBTQ Characters, LGBTQ Themes, Mangkwan Clan, Tlalim Clan, Human & Na'Vi Interactions & Relationships, Human & Na'vi Sex
Language: English
Chapter Index @ AO3 and @ WattPad
for Just Write June 2026
01: Varang's Going To Make You Pretty / Day 1, Accidental Coming Out
Spider wakes up in a daze inside Varang's yurt after his father drops him off to live with the mangkwan for a while. He meets this warrior whose about his age and, um, sparks? Maybe? I donno....
02: You Got A Deal, Girl / Day 2, Women Supporting Women
Three shorts that explore: Ronal (who survived the attack) convalescing while Neytiri nurses Pril; Tusk Girl target practicing inside the RDA facility; Kiri still looking for Eywa inside the spirit world.
03: They'll Get Along So / Day 3, Queerplatonic
Just Lo'ak and Payakan shooting the breeze and gossiping about shit, like, Spider totally crushing on Lo'ak. And other stuff.
04: When We Meet Again / Day 4, Police Brutality
The RDA lets the wind traders setup shop at the base and nearby forest clans come to the bazaar. (This is part of an effort to make friends.) Spider attends and makes a connection to Kxey (an OC), a tlalim boy of his age. After a drunk fight lands a few na'vi in jail for the night, Spider uses his privilege to break one of them out. But not before things get ... um ... messy. (explicit)
05: This Is My Gift To You / Day 5, Unrequited Love
Spider returns to the mangkwan village and spends quality bonding time with Varang. (the poor child....)
06: How Was It Done? / Day 6, Disabled & Queer
Here Riku takes Spider along with other queer warriors for a hunt as part of an initiation into their corner of their society. See my TW above, it's important. They really are an amazing clan; tough to live with, sure, yeah.
07: I'll See You, Brother / Day 7, Old Married Couple
5 short vignettes covering Jake/Neytiri, Tonowari/Ronal, Quaritch/Varang, Riku and Payakan. These tales fill gaps and such that I feel exist between chapters and hint at what's to come. The last bit with Payakan is actually a very late invention. Hopefully, it turns out OK.
08: Wake Up / Day 8, Love Confessions
Spider visits Neteyam at the Spirit World; they still yearn for each other, death hasn't stopped that, and they relive and re-work for themselves the moment their friendship crossed into love, and how the war tore everything apart.
09: Fire! Fire! Fire! / Day 9, Drag Kings
Spider and Tarsem 'participate' in a peculiar fire ritual together.
10: God, Those Eyes / Day 10, Pronouns
Tarsem declares themselves to be a girl while on a tryst with Spider away from the village. (explicit)
11: Let's Drink To That Day 11, InternalizedHomophobia
An RDA boardroom meeting headed by the facility's 'triumvirate': Charles Stringer, Parker Selfridge, and Miles Quaritch. They all plan what's next for humanity on Pandora now that they're alone ... and with no one to help them ... but the mankgwan.
12: Kindred Day 12, Touch Starved
Varang can make stones speak the truth; and in this case, that would be Spider. Canonically, Spider carries a lot of trauma that he keeps hidden. Here, he reveals obliquely something that happened to him as a child, and he begins to understand things about himself as a result. Hurt/Comfort? Trauma? WAFF? This gets complicated.
13: Yes, Mamma / Day 13, Single Parent
Tusk Girl "babysits" for the RDA lady here.
14: Rainbows / Day 14, Rainbow
Tarsem finally goads Spider into telling them why they got that name. (explicit)
15: Everything I Hoped / Day 15, First Time
The afterglow of Lo'ak and Tsireya's first time mating.
16: I Show You The Walk / Day 16, Drag Queens
Varang takes Spider into the country to gather herbs; Spider is captivated by her way of walking, treating it almost like a dance he wants to copy. This leads to a couple of cathartic moments for him as he continues to overcome his past traumas.
17: You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone / Day 17, Gender Euphoria
Spider and Tarsem meander about the human's base and shoot the breeze.
18: Sing To Me / Day 18, Straight Ally
Payakan shows Lo'ak his 'avatar' body.
19: You Don't Have To Ask Twice / Day 19, Mutual Pining
Future Spider and Kxey meet at night after days of pinning for each other. Kxey surprises Spider with a copy of an old signed memoir the human penned years prior (Confessions of an Ashed Outrider) for which Kxey secretly modeled the cover art for. (time jump; explicit)
20: I Wonder If I Know Them / Day 20, Mental Health Issue
Spider sends the Sullys a little care package with goodies and a mystery....
21: Lick Their Wound / Day 21, Spin the Bottle
Spider is drawn into a mangkwan version of spin the bottle.
22: You Are Many Too / Day 22, Self Discovery
Spider had grown so big thanks to Kiri's intervention that he's to get his own nightwraith. Along the way he discovers gifts he didn't know he carried. Trippy!
23: I Want To Remember This So / Day 23, Pride Parade
Neteyam invites Spider to a special event in the Spirit World.
24: Then You Shall Weave With Us / Day 24, Genderswap AU
In an even more alternate universe where genders are swapped, a young girl is given over to an old shaman in order to establish a little peace and quiet in an otherwise lawless frontier. The setting is earth, somewhere between the Incan Empire and the Amazon, pre-Spain.
25: Feathers / Day 25, Kicked Out
Spider wakes to find Tarsem fleeing into their hilltop 'fortress' where everything changes.
26: Fireworks / Day 26, Not Actually Unrequited Love
Spider gives Varang a little fireworks display as his time amongst the mangkwan winds down.
27: Deals / Day 27, Sharing Clothes (alt theme)
Spider and Kxey share a tryst inside an empty airship; then make a little deal about life with themselves; it's a digression set somewhere into the future. (explicit)
28: Echoes, Mirrors / Day 28, Role Models
Spider meets Varang just as he's leaving for his stint with the Sullys.
Jake and Miles strike a custody deal to keep the peace between them and by extension Pandora: they're going to share Spider. Every half year Spider has to switch between Jake/Neytiri & Miles/Varang. Hijinx ensue. Spider is gay and explores this aspect of himself when living with the mangkwan.
The story assumes that the events of Avatar:Fire & Ash happened slightly differently. The details of this divergence are revealed as the story progresses.
TW: Spider is still not 18 at the start of this; he may or may not age up as the work progresses; nevertheless this counts as underage so be warned.
TW: Childhood Trauma and Psychological Trauma are a part of this narrative.
Complete!
Rating: Explicit (Underage Sex)
Categories: M/M F/M
Fandoms: Avatar
Relationships: Spider / Neteyam, Spider / OC!Na'vi, Lo'ak / Tsireya, Spider & Varang, Lo'ak & Payakan
Characters: Spider, Neteyam, Lo'ak, Tsireya, Miles, Varang, Payakan, et. al.
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Reality, Divergence, Historical, Found Family, Spider-Centric, LGBTQ Characters, LGBTQ Themes, Mangkwan Clan, Tlalim Clan, Human & Na'Vi Interactions & Relationships, Human & Na'vi Sex
Language: English
Chapter Index @ AO3 and @ WattPad
for Just Write June 2026
01: Varang's Going To Make You Pretty / Day 1, Accidental Coming Out
Spider wakes up in a daze inside Varang's yurt after his father drops him off to live with the mangkwan for a while. He meets this warrior whose about his age and, um, sparks? Maybe? I donno....
02: You Got A Deal, Girl / Day 2, Women Supporting Women
Three shorts that explore: Ronal (who survived the attack) convalescing while Neytiri nurses Pril; Tusk Girl target practicing inside the RDA facility; Kiri still looking for Eywa inside the spirit world.
03: They'll Get Along So / Day 3, Queerplatonic
Just Lo'ak and Payakan shooting the breeze and gossiping about shit, like, Spider totally crushing on Lo'ak. And other stuff.
04: When We Meet Again / Day 4, Police Brutality
The RDA lets the wind traders setup shop at the base and nearby forest clans come to the bazaar. (This is part of an effort to make friends.) Spider attends and makes a connection to Kxey (an OC), a tlalim boy of his age. After a drunk fight lands a few na'vi in jail for the night, Spider uses his privilege to break one of them out. But not before things get ... um ... messy. (explicit)
05: This Is My Gift To You / Day 5, Unrequited Love
Spider returns to the mangkwan village and spends quality bonding time with Varang. (the poor child....)
06: How Was It Done? / Day 6, Disabled & Queer
Here Riku takes Spider along with other queer warriors for a hunt as part of an initiation into their corner of their society. See my TW above, it's important. They really are an amazing clan; tough to live with, sure, yeah.
07: I'll See You, Brother / Day 7, Old Married Couple
5 short vignettes covering Jake/Neytiri, Tonowari/Ronal, Quaritch/Varang, Riku and Payakan. These tales fill gaps and such that I feel exist between chapters and hint at what's to come. The last bit with Payakan is actually a very late invention. Hopefully, it turns out OK.
08: Wake Up / Day 8, Love Confessions
Spider visits Neteyam at the Spirit World; they still yearn for each other, death hasn't stopped that, and they relive and re-work for themselves the moment their friendship crossed into love, and how the war tore everything apart.
09: Fire! Fire! Fire! / Day 9, Drag Kings
Spider and Tarsem 'participate' in a peculiar fire ritual together.
10: God, Those Eyes / Day 10, Pronouns
Tarsem declares themselves to be a girl while on a tryst with Spider away from the village. (explicit)
11: Let's Drink To That Day 11, Internalized
An RDA boardroom meeting headed by the facility's 'triumvirate': Charles Stringer, Parker Selfridge, and Miles Quaritch. They all plan what's next for humanity on Pandora now that they're alone ... and with no one to help them ... but the mankgwan.
12: Kindred Day 12, Touch Starved
Varang can make stones speak the truth; and in this case, that would be Spider. Canonically, Spider carries a lot of trauma that he keeps hidden. Here, he reveals obliquely something that happened to him as a child, and he begins to understand things about himself as a result. Hurt/Comfort? Trauma? WAFF? This gets complicated.
13: Yes, Mamma / Day 13, Single Parent
Tusk Girl "babysits" for the RDA lady here.
14: Rainbows / Day 14, Rainbow
Tarsem finally goads Spider into telling them why they got that name. (explicit)
15: Everything I Hoped / Day 15, First Time
The afterglow of Lo'ak and Tsireya's first time mating.
16: I Show You The Walk / Day 16, Drag Queens
Varang takes Spider into the country to gather herbs; Spider is captivated by her way of walking, treating it almost like a dance he wants to copy. This leads to a couple of cathartic moments for him as he continues to overcome his past traumas.
17: You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone / Day 17, Gender Euphoria
Spider and Tarsem meander about the human's base and shoot the breeze.
18: Sing To Me / Day 18, Straight Ally
Payakan shows Lo'ak his 'avatar' body.
19: You Don't Have To Ask Twice / Day 19, Mutual Pining
Future Spider and Kxey meet at night after days of pinning for each other. Kxey surprises Spider with a copy of an old signed memoir the human penned years prior (Confessions of an Ashed Outrider) for which Kxey secretly modeled the cover art for. (time jump; explicit)
20: I Wonder If I Know Them / Day 20, Mental Health Issue
Spider sends the Sullys a little care package with goodies and a mystery....
21: Lick Their Wound / Day 21, Spin the Bottle
Spider is drawn into a mangkwan version of spin the bottle.
22: You Are Many Too / Day 22, Self Discovery
Spider had grown so big thanks to Kiri's intervention that he's to get his own nightwraith. Along the way he discovers gifts he didn't know he carried. Trippy!
23: I Want To Remember This So / Day 23, Pride Parade
Neteyam invites Spider to a special event in the Spirit World.
24: Then You Shall Weave With Us / Day 24, Genderswap AU
In an even more alternate universe where genders are swapped, a young girl is given over to an old shaman in order to establish a little peace and quiet in an otherwise lawless frontier. The setting is earth, somewhere between the Incan Empire and the Amazon, pre-Spain.
25: Feathers / Day 25, Kicked Out
Spider wakes to find Tarsem fleeing into their hilltop 'fortress' where everything changes.
26: Fireworks / Day 26, Not Actually Unrequited Love
Spider gives Varang a little fireworks display as his time amongst the mangkwan winds down.
27: Deals / Day 27, Sharing Clothes (alt theme)
Spider and Kxey share a tryst inside an empty airship; then make a little deal about life with themselves; it's a digression set somewhere into the future. (explicit)
28: Echoes, Mirrors / Day 28, Role Models
Spider meets Varang just as he's leaving for his stint with the Sullys.
