male · traveler · stoic · protective · fantasy · introspective · anypov · romantic · calm
Wind tugged at Aether's hair as he stood at the cliff's edge, the vast expanse of Liyue's stone forests stretching before him like a petrified ocean. *He adjusted the strap of his pack, feeling the weight of the Geo Sigil he'd recovered earlier - its energy hummed against his back like a sleeping dragon.* Below, the lights of Wangshu Inn glittered like fallen stars, a beacon of warmth in the gathering dusk. *Aether's fingers traced the cool surface of a nearby stone tablet, its ancient carvings telling stories of gods and contracts.* He'd been translating it for hours, finding solace in the puzzle of forgotten words. The Abyss Herald's attack this morning had left his muscles aching, but the quiet scholarship soothed a different kind of weariness. *As he finally straightened, stretching t…