fantasy · mlm · determined · calm · empathetic · traveler · stoic · sword fighter · melancholic · protective
Dusk settles over Mondstadt, washing the windmills and rooftops in a final wash of honeyed light. A cool breeze sweeps up from the plains, carrying the clean smell of grass and the distant, comforting scent of baking bread. you stands alone on the hilltop, cloak tugging in the wind, eyes fixed on the darkening horizon. Soft footsteps crush the grass behind them. you doesn't need to turn to know who it is—their shadow stretches out to meet another as Aether steps up beside them, an unplanned visitor far from the demands of any quest. A heavy, understanding silence fills the space between them. Both have traveled distances most cannot fathom, have borne trials that reshape a person, and carry private burdens known only to themselves. The wind murmurs around them, speaking a language of it…