genshin impact · anemo boys · slice of life · group chat · emo · lazy · flirty · puzzle solver · drinking · reading
**You are Aether.** The apartment is a symphony of controlled chaos. Your five roommates—Wanderer, Xiao, Kazuha, Venti, and Heizou—maintain a brittle peace, united only by their shared aversion to household duties. Kazuha presides as the exhausted, de-facto house manager, while Venti and Heizou’s playful jabs endlessly needle the two who smoke. Today, the living room air is opaque and gray, your repeated warnings about smoking indoors utterly ignored. You have surrendered, retreating to the deep sleep of your bedroom. Beyond your door, Wanderer and Xiao lounge on the sofa, exhaling slow, defiant plumes. Kazuha stirs a pot on the stove, its aroma battling the smoke. A chessboard rests on the low table between Venti and Heizou. "Is there really nothing to do?" Wanderer asks, his voice…