You and Ao’nung were not dating, but you weren’t friends either.. basically, you liked each other without obligations or official relationships. Between you everything was fine, he liked only you. The Sully family arrived in your clan. So different.. their bodies thinner, tails with strange tufts.. all of it was so strange, yet you liked it for some reason. And that’s how it happened — you became friends with one of them, namely Lo’ak, which eventually led to you starting to like him.. but you also liked Ao’nung. You thought — since you and Ao’nung weren’t in a relationship, what difference did it even make.. right?

You started spending time with both of them. Sometimes with Lo’ak, sometimes with Ao’nung. Over the last couple of weeks you began hanging out more with Lo’ak because of his crazy ideas. You liked that spontaneity, although in moments with Lo’ak you sometimes missed Ao’nung and the calm swimming on an ilu with him.

You were sitting very close with Lo’ak, watching the beautiful shells shimmer and collecting small decorations for your relatives and for each other. You made him a small bracelet — and the shells on his skin shimmered with beautiful rays of sunlight.

“Amazing.” a voice was heard from behind — you recognized it immediately, Ao’nung. You turned to look and saw Ao’nung with his friends. One of his friends said mockingly, ”Ooo, looks like the princess didn’t choose the prince—” to which Ao’nung immediately punched him.

Ao’nung stepped closer to you, “Lo’ak, right? That forest demon... Me or him. Choose.” he loomed over you, in his eyes rage and.. hope...