Headcanons About How The Avatar Characters Sing

Headcanons about how the Avatar characters sing

Neytiri: we all heard her singing her songcord in A2. Ninat may be the best singer, but if something happens to her, we all know who the new best singer will be. Her voice is beautiful on its own, but she loves to sing with her family and the rest of her clan.

Jake: I love him, but this man cannot sing. He tries his best, but it always sounds like a dying titanothere. Whenever the olo'eyktan and tsahik have to lead the clan in a traditional song, he lets Neytiri take the wheel.

Neteyam: he takes after his momma 💙 he has a beautiful singing voice, but even though he's so talented he never tries to take the spotlight and prefers to sing in a group.

Kiri: she's a little insecure about her oddly mature-sounding voice. She has trouble staying in tune and staying on beat whenever she sings in a group, so she normally keeps her voice soft during clan songs, but sometimes, when she's all alone in the forest, she'll sing a song that's all her own. Spider is one of the few people who's ever caught her singing by herself and she made him promise not to tell anyone, though Spider thought it was the most beautiful thing he'd ever heard.

Lo'ak: he takes after his dad. He can't carry a tune to save his life, and he's so jealous of Neteyam's voice. He's convinced Neteyam sings extra loud when they're together just to rub it in his face. But even though he can't carry a tune, he has a fantastic sense of rhythm. If he would stop trying to copy Neteyam and focused on his own talent, he would be a great drummer for clan songs.

Spider: Once when he was a kid getting tutored in "boring human crap" by Norm and Max, he made up a song to remember the Pythagorean Theorem, (please click the link if you haven't heard the Jack Champion pythagorean theorem song, it's so goofy) and he drove all the adults crazy singing it. Ever since then, he's loved singing, and he has a nice voice too, but there's just one problem. White boy got no rhythm 😔. He couldn't stay on beat if his life depended on it, but he makes up for it with enthusiasm.

Tuk: she loves to sing just like Neytiri, and she'll make up songs when she's playing or learning new skills. She hasn't quite grown into her voice yet, but she'll probably sound just as beautiful as her momma when she grows up.

Tonowari and Ronal: the only time they sing is when they're together, leading the clan through ceremonial songs. Even though they don't sing very often, their voices compliment each other wonderfully.

Aonung: He's going through a phase where he's Too Cool (TM) to sing 😎... until Ronal smacks him upside the head for not participating in clan song rituals.

Tsireya: she has a very sweet voice, but it's so soft it can easily get drowned out when she's singing in a group. Her true passion is dancing, and she would much rather dance than sing during clan celebrations.

Rotxo: he's a little shy about singing, but he has a decent voice. He also prefers dancing.

Quaritch: you wouldn't know it, but he actually does enjoy singing and he's not half bad at it. He's got a deep, kinda raspy singing voice that's good for classic country songs. He only sings when he's really relaxed and happy though, so most people have never heard it. Spider thought he was hallucinating the first time Quaritch started singing Johnny Cash songs while they were flying alone on Cupcake. At one point when it was just the two of them, Quaritch sang "A Boy Named Sue" but changed it to "A Boy Named Miles" and Spider couldn't tell if he was making fun of him or not. Spider liked the part of the song where the boy beat up his deadbeat dad though.

Wainfleet: He screams Lynyrd Skynyrd whenever he flies on his ikran 🎶 FLYYYYYYY FREEEEEEEE BIRDDDD YEAHAHH *sick guitar solo*🎶

I'm screeching, this is the best worst use of this meme omgg 😭😭😭

I would pay money to see Spider and Zuko react to this

My best work

"The token human causing drama" lmao, they're my problematic faves 🖤💙

Did I just go see the new planet of the apes movie because it vaguely reminded me of Avatar… who’s to say? Maybe the pretty scenes, humans not being the top species, flooding sequence, actors in motion capture, and the token human causing drama is just a coincidence.

@jeanniebug623 thanks for the shoutout! Another mysterious message and now Spider has a weapon, but at least he got through his time with mccosker without getting interrogated or hurting anyone. This chapter has me with more questions than answers. What's going on with the messages? What did he overhear in the cafeteria and did he believe it? And most importantly, WHAT IS SPIDER GONNA DO WITH THAT KNIFE?

Is he planning to hurt someone, or is he scared someone's gonna hurt him? I can't wait to see what happens next!

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Chatper 21: Half a Truth is Half a Lie

Shout out to @cyren-myadd for the inspiration of a little rumor mill grinding away at Spider's trust...to be expanded upon in future chapters.

TW: Mention of Self Harm

The door to McCosker’s apartment opened before Quaritch even raised his hand to knock and out came Spider. He was walking quickly and accidentally knocked into the recom’s arm as he sped past like a bat out of hell. He was looking down with the hood of his sweatshirt up over his head, his shoulders hunched with his rucksack pulled high on his shoulder as if trying to hide himself from the colonel. Quaritch instinctively grabbed onto the teen’s shoulder and was shocked when Spider knocked his hand away. 

“Spide-...” Quaritch barely got his boy’s name out when he looked up with a pleading look in his eyes. 

“Can we go? Please?” Spider asked, a tremor of panic in his voice. 

“What happened?” Quaritch growled with his nose wrinkling to show his teeth and his ears pinning back, immediately thinking the worst. 

“Nothing, I just want to go.” the teen said quickly. 

“Tell me what happened.” Quaritch ordered firmly, looking the boy up and down. He looked fine, albeit shining with a thin layer of sweat from wearing the hoodie. Had Quaritch ever seen the kid wear anything heavier than a t-shirt?  

“NOTHING happened, I just want to go home.” Spider said, his voice starting to rise and crack. He growled and rolled his eyes when Quaritch dropped to one knee and pulled the hood down then practically frisked the boy looking for injuries. As reluctant as he was being manhandled, he couldn’t stop the recom from pulling the right sleeve down that he tried to keep close to his body to find scratches on his arm. 

“McCosker!” Quaritch snapped and pounded his fist on the door in a sweeping motion as he stood. 

“He’s at work.” Spider said quickly. 

“What’d he do to you, boy?” the recom snarled, fury of the situation overcoming his usual calm demeanor he’d mastered with his boy. The last thing he needed to do was add his own lack of emotional control to the mix. 

“He didn’t do anything, Koaktan, he left me alone the whole time!” Spider answered, his voice now on the level of yelling, “I did it to myself, ok?!” 

Quaritch paused at the revelation then quickly rounded back to the kid. He was sure his heart stopped when he looked at the truth written on Spider’s face. His chest was heaving with anticipation of knocking McCosker’s head off but had to temper it to deal with the crumbling expression on his son’s face. He scrubbed a hand down his face and quickly nodded in the direction of getting back to their apartment. 

Spider walked ahead of Quaritch the whole time and as soon as they got to the apartment, the teen went straight to his room. Quaritch was hot on his tail and put his hand up to stop the door before it slammed shut. 

“Hell no, boy.” Quaritch said sternly, “You must be out of your goddamn mind if you think you’re gonna drop a bomb like that then go hide in your room.” 

Spider let out an annoyed huff then dropped the bag as he held up his hands in mock surrender as he backed up. He dropped down onto the bed and wrapped his arms around his middle and looked down. Half of him wanted to be left the fuck alone but the other half desperately needed Quaritch there. Might as well just accept that the recom wasn’t going to let him wallow in misery and let the vulnerable half enjoy the company. 

“Ok, tiger.” Quaritch said as he lowered his hands slightly in a calming gesture, “Let’s try this again. You hurt yourself?” 

“I didn’t mean to.” Spider said quickly. He knew where this would go. If the risk of harm to himself or others occurred, he’d find himself back in the hospital. Or worse. Maybe it would be for the best...no. No! If he was in the hospital or prison, he would have ZERO control over his life. 

“Bullshit.” Quaritch quipped before he could stop himself. The look of betrayal the kid gave him made him feel immediately guilty. Spider needed his support, not his opposition. He pinched the bridge of his nose and quickly apologized. “I’m sorry, Spider, I was wrong to say that. I’m sorry, ok?” 

Spider chewed the inside of his cheek, despite that it was already raw from this regular habit recently, and nodded, “...I know.” 

“Please tell me what happened.” Quaritch said as he crouched down to Spider’s eye level and softened his gaze. “Do you remember?” 

Spider shrugged then shook his head while saying, “I didn’t notice...” 

“Ok.” Quaritch said with a reassuring tone, “When did you notice?” 

“Last night...” Spider said as he dropped his gaze, shame tinting his cheeks pink. 

“Hey now, none of that.” Quaritch said, gently lifting Spider’s chin back up so they would maintain eye contact, “There’s nothin’ you could say or do to make me think any less of you. I just need to understand, ok? And if you’re protecting that son of a bitch, I need to know so I can put a stop to this shared custody bullshit.” 

Spider shook his head and said quietly with complete honesty, “I wouldn’t protect him...” 

Quaritch appraised the boy and moved his hand from his chin to cupping the side of face, “And you wouldn’t lie about it either.” 

The boy’s brown eyes dropped again; Quaritch was right. Nash McCosker was a fucking prick, but Spider wouldn’t make any false accusations of abuse. But his honesty was limited...and it wasn’t telling a lie that was the issue. Spider’s shame was coming from what he WASN’T saying... 

The scratches on Spider’s arm were superficial and would heal in a few days, but it didn’t stop Quaritch busting out the first aid to clean the cuts. Spider told Quaritch all about the five days he was gone. McCosker did, in fact, leave him alone. And he did spend most of his time in his room. On the third day, he and McCosker wordlessly went to the mess for dinner. 

They sat at separate tables. McCosker with his fellow scientists and Spider sat alone. He kept glancing around the room, waiting for McCosker to be finished since he needed an escort to get back to the apartment. In his daze of taking only a few bites of veggie stir fry and spending the rest of the hour moving it around on his plate, the buzz of chatter turned to white noise. 

Until Spider heard his name...or at least the name he most heard mumbled when he walked by people in the hall... 

“...that feral psycho kid is...” 

“...the colonel straight up...” 

“...too dangerous to...” 

“...this is the colonel we’re talking about, it’s only a matter of time...” 

Spider let out a slow breath, counting to five before inhaling again for the same amount of time. Counting, always fucking counting. Counting breaths, counting pills, counting the hours for missed time. His life was never this structured before. 

“...the colonel will put him down...” 

His counting was interrupted by this whisper and he literally started choking on air. It was certainly not a good way to stay under the radar. Spider pounded his fist on his chest and went to reach for his glass of water. 

“Breathe through your nose, if you can.” 

Spider continued to cough as he looked around for the familiar voice. Turned around in a seat at another table diagonal from him was Devin, the guy who did his regular blood draws and officially met in the gym. Despite the advice, Spider just coughed harder the more anxious he became from more eyes turning to see what the commotion was. 

“I know it’s tough, man, just try.” Devin said as he got up, walked over, and sat down across from him. No doubt the guy could see Spider was starting to panic and this only made him more embarrassed. “Ok, now try water. Small sips.” 

Spider followed Devin’s advice but it didn’t do anything to lessen his embarrassment. He got control of the cough but hid his face by leaning it into his hand and letting his locs slide over his face. 

“You ok?” Devin asked politely. 

“Yea...” Spider mumbled, “...thanks.” 

Devin nodded then waited, taping his fingers a few times before asking, “You ok otherwise?” 

Spider looked up to the man, unsure of why he cared about anything other than collecting his blood and how fast he could run. He answered Devin’s question with one of his own, “Yea, why?” 

“Just with the colonel gone and all.” Devin said sheepishly, realizing his olive branch might have caught fire. 

“Yea...I’m fine...” Spider said quietly, letting his eyes wander over the table instead of connecting with Devin’s again. 

“Dev, we’re gonna leave without you!” called one of Devin’s fellow Blue Diamond friends as they all got up from the table. 

“Go ahead then!” Devin called back with a smile and a nod. 

“I have to go too...” Spider said quickly. He had never been happier to see McCosker walking towards him at the same time to take him back to the apartment. He didn’t even return Devin’s goodbye and followed his former foster father. He went right back into his room and didn’t come back out until McCosker knocked on his door to tell him he was leaving to meetup with colleagues after hours. 

Spider didn’t leave his bedroom until he heard the front door close and lock after McCosker left. No doubt he’d be alone for the rest of the night, which is what he wanted. He took a long shower to relax. Just sitting on the tiled floor with the water raining down on him. He could almost pretend it was a hot summer storm during monsoon season. After almost two hours, he turned off the water and bent over to wring out his hair. When he flipped his head back...he looked at the mirror and read... 

‘I WARNED YOU.’ 

Spider was like a tomb for the rest of the night. After the second ominous message on the mirror, he’d staggered back against the wall and slid down it as he traced his stripes. He didn’t know how long he sat there, shivering from the cooling water on his skin and hair as he gradually traced deeper and deeper until his skin was raw and his fingers weren’t even going along the stripes anymore. He told Quaritch it was just another panic attack...which was only part of the story. 

McCosker had come home at some point in the early hours of the morning. Spider heard him mumbling to himself, so the teen crawled over to the bathroom door and pressed his ear against it. It was in this motion he finally recognized the damage done to his arm. He ignored it as he tried to listen to what McCosker was saying but he couldn’t make anything out... 

Quaritch left the kid alone after that but was glad when Spider came out of his room to join him for dinner. His boy didn’t eat much, but that was a concern for another time. He told the boy about his uneventful mission and that there were currently no other missions lined up. This made Spider look up from his plate for the first time during the meal with a weak smile on his face. 

While Spider was relieved that Quaritch was going to be on base for at least a little while, it didn’t stop him from secretly spitting out his sleeping pill and sitting in his room across from Quaritch’s throughout the night... 

...with a pilfered butter knife from McCosker’s apartment that he had sharpened into a dangerously fine point... 

Question for Avatar fans: How would you react if you woke up in an Avatar body?

Honestly, I think the thing that would stick out the most to me would be having a tail. I just know my dumb ass would panic thinking a bug was touching my leg when it was really just my own tail 😭 I'd probably keep forgetting it's there and slam it in doors when I close them behind me. Maybe that's why the Na'vi don't use doors.

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