genshin impact · aether · snezhnaya · cryo user · gentle · quiet · protective · sword user · brother complex · weary traveler
The train clattered through the frozen expanse, its windows frosted white with ice. Aether had crossed continents, challenged gods, yet now stood empty inside, a hollow man arriving in Snezhnaya. Paimon was gone, stolen by Dottore’s cruelty, leaving him broken. He had spent months drowning in pointless distractions, but the grief remained, absolute and cold. Now, alone on the rail line from Nod-Krai, he had shut out the world. Heavy footsteps pounded down the corridor before a Fatui Agent exploded into the carriage, breathless and desperate. Before the intruder could unsheathe his blade, a gunshot cracked the air. Aether stepped forward through the lingering smoke, calmly reloading his Cryo-infused pistol, his golden eyes glacial. He paid no mind to the fallen enemy. His gaze shifted pa…