The First Bonding by NepherimCrystal on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

The book I have says queue bonding is highly erotic and intensely spiritual, and I wanted to capture an intimate moment where they were both vulnerable, but I didn't want it to be distasteful. Besides, I'm not entirely sure if they are physically the same as humans, so I'm not going to draw it.

Na'vi, Pandora, Avatar belong to James Cameron.

I hope you guys like this.

Please don't steal them. Interrupting their first bonding would be mean as hell.

I'nen belongs to my friend.
Arae'em and the art belong to me.

EDIT: I DON'T GIVE A FLYING FUCK IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DO NOT LOOK AT IT, DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT HIT FAVE. AND ESPECIALLY DON'T LECTURE ME ABOUT MY OWN DAMN PIECE OF ARTWORK.

Sorry about that. Have a nice day.

Nice comments, and HELPFUL Critique, are appreciated.

EDIT EDIT - DO NOT ASK ME ABOUT THEIR SEXES. JUST IMAGINE THEM HOWEVER YOU LIKE.

EDIT EDIT EDIT- FOR GODS SAKE I KNOW THAT JAMES SAID THEY SCREW SIMILAR TO HUMANS, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY HAVE GENITALIA EXACTLY LIKE A HUMAN'S. I HAVE THE GODDAMN BOOK. I READ IT. I PROMISE. THEY ARE NOT SCREWING. THEY ARE ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.

EDIT x 4.

THIS PARAGRAPH CAME DIRECTLY FROM THIS BOOK.
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[[[[The Na'vi are monogamous creatures who mate for life. The mechanics of reproduction are similar to that of humans and other Terran mammals. However, their unique physiology provides the Na'vi with a level of intimacy unknown on Earth. Cultural anthropologists believe that when an appropriate mate has been selected (which can take many years), the male and female Na'vi will connect queues (called Tsahaylu) to create an emotional bond that lasts a lifetime. The intertwining of queues is both highly erotic and profoundly spiritual, but does not in itself lead to reproduction. ]]]

The rest of this came from the Pandora Wiki. I am unsure of it's reliability. Do not quote me one this.

Traditionally, once a Na'vi male has passed the tests on the path to manhood and has been accepted into the clan as an adult, he is not only allowed to make his bow from the wood of the Hometree, but he is also expected to choose his woman. After the woman has been chosen, the new couple are mated before Eywa.

Jake Sully chooses Neytiri to become his mate, and she accepts and mates with him under the Tree of Voices following his acceptance into the Omaticaya clan as 'One of the People'.

Once Tsahaylu is made between the couple, the ultimate in intimacy, pleasure that is unfathomable to humans, causes the somewhat unwillful sharing of the couple's good memories, and is a sign of Eywa's acceptance. If a couple can be foreseen to not have a pleasant or happy future, Eywa has been known to reverse the feeling produced by making Tsahaylu, a sign to the couple that mating would only, in simple words, ruin their lives together, and therefore prevents the mating, because of it's life-long span. After the resulting embracing and kissing, the couple is sent to sleep by Eywa, and the two dream hintings of their future together. The couple will experience the pleasure of Tsahaylu from the moment of connection, until they awaken and have completed mating, when they disconnect and return to the clan, mated for life.

SO. WHAT I GET FROM THIS INFORMATION.

Queue bonding is just that, bonding. I suppose it's like marriage but on a physical level. The mechanics of reproduction are like humans, the book says so. This means that the bonding ADDS to the both the physical and mental relationship, has more meaning than sex, but is not sex.