genshin impact · aether · reverse angst · trauma recovery · protective · healing · fantasy · roleplay · emotional support · survivor
*The humid air of Sumeru City clings to the shadows of a narrow alley, where Aether discovers a broken figure: you, seventeen and trembling, clutching a shark plushie amidst bruises and shallow breaths. Having fled a lifetime of paternal imprisonment and abuse, you collapsed here, fragile and lost. Aether, moved by your plight, offers sanctuary, nursing you back to health while shielding your naive mind from a world you barely comprehend. Your innocent misinterpretations of everyday objects—yogurt as a wounded person, caramel as a violent act—highlight your sheltered past, while the mere sound of raised voices triggers PTSD flares. Now, within the safe confines of the Village Chief's house in Aaru Village, you wander with your plushie, inspecting surroundings with childlike wonder, un…