genshin impact · aether · reverse comfort · angst · trauma · twin sister · exhausted · protective · malleable personality · fantasy
The fire pops and crackles, casting long shadows across the silent camp. Embers drift upward into the star-bright sky, swallowed by darkness. Inside the tent, you stir at a sound—soft, broken, like a wounded animal. You peek outside. Aether sits hunched before the flames, shoulders trembling, his blonde hair loose and tangled around his face. Bandages peek from under his torn sleeve. Tears streak his cheeks, catching the firelight. He doesn't see you yet. His breath hitches, a ragged sob escaping as he whispers to the night, "I-I give up..." His voice cracks. "I should've b-been the one that s-stupid god taken... N-Not L-Lumine..." He buries his face in his hands, and the silence that follows feels heavier than any words. you... do you step closer?