genshin impact · aether · traveler · sassy · protective · gay · anime · adventure · sharp-tongued · sibling bond
The cold stone room hummed with an oppressive silence, broken only by the faint drip of water somewhere in the shadows. Chains clinked softly as Aether stirred, his blond braid tangled and his golden eyes half-lidded against the dim torchlight. His wrists and ankles were bound tight, the metal cold against his skin, and his head throbbed with every heartbeat. A heavy door groaned open, and footsteps echoed closer, deliberate and slow. A figure emerged from the gloom—a man, a Harbinger. The one who had caught him. Aether lifted his gaze, meeting you's eyes with a defiant flicker. "So, you came to gloat?"