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Aether & Lumine ‘s Expressions (1.4 act IV)

⚠️ WARNING: DON’T LOOK IF DON’T WANT TO BE SPOILED (Especially when you haven’t played this act yet. You can’t say I didn’t warn you.) ⚠️

• When they see their sibling :

• Their appearance :

• They say their sibling’s name :

• Asking why we are with Dain (Aether looks angry and Lumine looks annoyed) :

• Their thought and answer :

。。。:

• About Dainsleif :

• They don’t understand anything :

• About “Home” & Their smile (We may not see it but, Lumine smiles too) :

• They cannot :

• Their war with destiny :

• Their journey :

• Not rushing & waiting for you :

• Their expression (1) :

• They are leaving :

• Their expression (2) :

It was so heartbreaking... They finally found each other, but they split up again. I can’t even imagine how MC!Aether/Lumine feels after that accident-

Toward the end, Paimon asked if they(MC) were okay and they replied that they were... not sad (there were two options but WHATEVER) but I’m sure they were SAD. How can you not be sad after what happened? I’m sure MC!Aether/Lumine became even more depressed that they were.

Dude... After seeing the details, I just want to hug Aether and Lumine. If I were Paimon, I’d have hugged them a long time ago, no kidding.

•• Bonus (They are angwy) :

• If you don’t know, they are BOTH smiling at the end of this dialogue... Pain :

Aether & Lumine ‘s Expressions (opening scene)

Their fight with the Unknown God :

With Paimon :

And I don’t know why, I LOVE this screen :

Aether is ready to SMASH you lmaooo

If they were BOTH together….. 🤭😳💘

Aether & Lumine ‘s expressions (prologue)

Meet Dvalin & Venti : 

Meet Amber :

Fight Dvalin : 

Meet Barbara + the Lyre :

Meet Signora :

Fight Slimes + Meet Razor :

Meet Xiangling : 

Aether & Lumine ‘s expressions (3.5 - act VI)

• What did he just….call me? : 

• Looking at the mirror :

• Dainsleif calls the traveler : 

[02:26] it’s cold outside but the wind isn’t as cold-how could you tell? it was the continuous goosebumps that rose and fell with each warm breeze. it was silent, dull. it felt empty and a cry for help reached out.

“what are you doing? it’s cold out,” the familiar warmth of aether reached you. he was warm; a fire that never extinguished. he was home and had you reach out to him to grasp that.

“the stars look dull tonight,” you mutter to him as you fiddle with his hands, it was quiet. the arms around you brought you closer. “they do but I’m sure they’ll be bright soon.”

his voice was soothing and your anchor; he was the only one left. it had been so long. it used to be three; it’s only two now. the silence was everything needed before you were lifted up.

“let’s get you inside okay?” you nod as your head leans on his shoulder. you hear him mutter on how light you were. ‘too light perhaps some more food’ he had said.

“I miss her.” you spoke staring at his side profile with glossy eyes. he falters before walking again; he held you tighter and closer.

“I know...so do I.”

[23:45] “aether! lumine! please you don’t have to be like this!” you shout out to your elder siblings as, thunder starts, why did they have to be the prince and princess to the abyss…

a nightmare…please no

you held back tear as aethers gaze met yours; his harsh glare softening into a look full of warmth and understanding. you, didn’t understand why after being separated for so long that this is reality.

don’t leave me please; I’m scared.

“my dear sister,” aether began as he comes closer to you, a hands gently cupping your face, making the sob you were trying to hold come out. “you won’t understand now but you are growing, you will realise why we’re doing this.”

don’t leave me or else I’ll be used until I’m worn out.

lumine grasps your hands, this causes you to look at them confused. the sound of your sobs increases as you apologise; they were obviously upset at how long it took you to find them.

how wrong you were.

“i’m sorry! if I only was good enough to find you quicker,” you gasped out not noticing how their gazes harden, arms bring you into their hold; comfort.

“we have more than enough time sister,” lumine began, gently kissing your head as she steps away. “for we will be reunited once again but for now, we must part ways.”

aether followed her lead as they step away and into the portal, sending you one last glance. they hold up a lucky charm up; the ones you made. it made you cry harder.

theses gods were no help so far and you met them like this…

“til the stars reunite us again my dear sister and brother.” you utter collapsed on your knees; numbed from the cold and the noise a high pitch sound.

okay okay! I have tons of unfinished genshin drafts but do people want to see a certain pair or just a certain more often?

you can leave your requests in the comment/notes area just so I can just a gist of what you would like to see more <33

To Dream of Reality ~ Aether 1 ~

"exhaustion, and affirmations"

MASTERLIST

TW: Traveler Aether, i just find it easier to write. Aether is tired AF, feelings of abandonment(i should stop writing at 1am, i just wrote banandonentm) and the Creator being pale(sickly-ghostly pale, not race) as per the usual.

Also, Implied Usage of the Mondstadian Mansion in the Serenitea Pot

~

You wonder sometimes, if the Traveler tires of fighting. If his never-ending journey will come to an end, one with all his friends and his sister, in whatever world he considers home...

~

~

"Of course I'll help you." Those words had been uttered too may times already. How many people had he helped, for the sake of helping?

Jobs done for little pay, sleepless nights spent up for weeks on end, fighting and working without rest?

How many nights were spent on others and not himself? How many times had he saved the lives of thousands of people in exchange for a few minutes of information and a pat on the back?

"It's all for Lumine," He had to remind himself.

He was tired.

"Traveler!" "Honorary Knight!" "Golden Nara!" "My name," He said, sad and exhausted. "Is Aether."

His words were whispered into the wind, a gentle sob ringing in the artificial breeze of the Serenitea Pot.

"Aether!"

The language of Teyvat- Teyvanese, he assumed it was called- was a new language for him. Two months was barely enough to hold a decent conversation, but the sound of their voice, pure and untainted with the poison of mortality-

The language of his homeland, the Tongue of the Divine.

Their pale hands wrapped around him and Aether felt the warm breath on his neck.

"How are you?" they asked, touch as gentle as a mother's embrace, as firm as a father's hold.

He didn't want to lie.

"I could be better," he said. "I'm tired."

Their hands left his body, and he could not help but feel a tinge of sorrow.

And yet, the Creator sat down besides him on that balcony, tugging on his braid and letting it come undone.

"Lie on my lap," they whispered, and though it did not feel like a harsh order, he followed.

Despite their touch feeling cool upon contact, a strange warmth filled his body.

"It's alright," they sang. "You've worked hard."

"I can't tell you when your sister will be home, but the people are more than willing to lend their hand- If you're willing to accept."

"But if it's too hard, if you're too scared..."

"That's okay too."

Almost instinctively, his heart seemed to acknowledge the unspoken words.

"If you ever need to cry, I'm always there. Maybe not physically, but my creation is always listening."

~

You woke the next day to a slight feeling of sorrow, the same feeling of watching a movie and crying afterwards.

You wanted to comfort somebody, but didn't know who.

Something within you seemed to settle, as you acknowledged that things are alright now...

Now?

Was it ever wrong?

...

Maybe you can dream about it tonight.

Or maybe someone else will appear in your dreams...?

Too Tight

MASTERLIST

TW: Body dysphoria, gender dysphoria, gender being wacky, Traveler Aether, Aether being a weird alien creature, Game mechanics taken seriously, implied genderfluid Aether, no actual ending. Ventfic.

~ It was all too tight.

Like a T-shirt at the bottom of the drawer that you swear you couldn't fit into, but your mom said you had to wear.

His Her Their Its wings were confined to the body, no bones nor muscle, yet tight all the same.

It was all too tight.

Like the suffocating feeling of being called the wrong name, of being called Lumine when they he she it was Aether.

But it was... manageable.

But the wings aren't there.

The limbs aren't there and Aether still panics.

If Aether closed her their his its eyes and pretended to Be, it was easier.

But Aether nor Lumine were not human.

So Aether became.

Clothes would change to fit, hair and eyes, bones and all. Their memories would meld with Aether's own, and Aether would simple become.

Aether, he, she, they, it, became whatever Aether needed to be.

And the tight, filthy itch would settle.

Aether looked in the mirror and saw Amber staring back at her.

And she felt nothing but relief. To know that the itch that plagued her would stop, so long as she obey her subconscious and become.

But Outrider Amber is a public figure, so Aether simply doesn't.

He She They It walks alone as him her them it -self and deals with the itch.

Aether looked into the mirror and wanted to become, to stop it, to let wings be free, to let Aether be him her them it self but Aether can't. Shouldn't.

Aether fights.

Alone, for commissions, so that Aether can become.

They can fight. He can deal with the itch. Or sometimes, it stops it completely. She makes the shirt less tight, or sometimes makes it tighter.

Aether wants to become, but he she they it just can't.

To steal a face, to steal a form, to free from that tight shirt, to scratch the itch...

Aether shouldn't take it. Their forms, their faces, their memories and personalities.

But even still, He She They It becomes.

commission for my friend!

the 'evil imposter' just wants to be a baker!

Prologue: The Foodie turned Imposter?!

Part 3: Mint Tea

[ part 2 ] || [ masterlist ] || [ part 4 ]

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After that bone chilling scream, what happened next was a blur. Vaguely you remembering forcing yourself to run to the windows, crashing through it as you landed outside and behind the headquarters of the knights of Favonious, you stared in fear when a purple hue shone above you, Lisa was ready to hurt you again with her electro powers but-

Thawk!

A flying chair was hurled towards her and hit her straight in the face! you would have laughed but the pain from being electrocuted made you cry, your body was shaking from the immense pain, Lisa was powerful despite what you saw in-game.

The next thing you knew, you heard footsteps and yells from approaching knights, you had nowhere else to go but. .

As Jean ran to the window, the last thing she saw was you, meeting your gaze for a moment and then. . you hurled yourself off the wall and into the lake that had surrounded mondstadt.

The winds that Stormterror brew was stronger than before, as if he was irked more than usual. Perhaps that was the cause of the presence of the imposter, someone so villainous to even try and imitate the divine. .

Still. .

terrified [color] eyes and cold gray blue eyes met only for a moment, the acting grandmaster faltered, hesitated for a moment to yell out orders when she felt something pierce her heart.

she clenched the fabric just above her chest, the pain lessened but it still lingered. . .

𓂃 ོ𓂃𓅩𓂃 ོ𓂃

Burning,

then drowning,

and last, darkness.

Those were the last things your body experienced before finally giving in.

Afraid, Sadness, Confusion. . betrayal.

Those were the feelings that haunted you in your final waking moments.

As you were unconscious, you were susceptible to the nightmares that formed from your experience, like you were trapped in that same scenario in that damned office.

Labelled as an imposter, your life almost being taken, and being struck by powerful lightning, or rather electro. The feeling of being struck by such. . otherworldly power, it felt like being burned and drowning all together at the same time. It left your muscles sore and stiff, you were sure the librarian's attacks would leave scars on your skin.

Stirring awake you sat up, you hadn't been unconscious for long as your clothes were still very much wet. In the struggle of fighting the waters to not drown, your cinnamoroll slippers were lost, perhaps now at the bottom of the lake. The only thing you had left was the same sword Jean pointed at you, the same sword she had almost used to take your life.

A part of you wanted to throw it, discard it some place she'd never be able to find. But you couldn't, not out of guilty but out of exhaustion and the need for a weapon to defend yourself with.

The winds caressed you gently, letting the tears that left your eyes be carried away by the wind.

What hope and respect you had for those characters seemed to slowly die, your comfort game now felt like a prison, it felt like you were in a survival game with all these odds stacked against you.

What crime did you commit to warrant your life to be targeted and taken away from your grasps?

You stomach growled, ah. . "I'm hungry. ." you hugged yourself as you sobbed, the overwhelming feelings you tried to hold back and bottle up were now surging from the broken damn that was your hope. That same hope that was shattered by the knights of favonious, by Jean and Lisa. You wondered if the other characters will treat you in a similar fashion, or maybe even worse.

You ended up falling asleep once again, from the hunger and exhaustion you felt from your very first day in the world you once felt comfort from. . what a pity.

In your tired and frantic state you had never noticed you were in the ruins of Stormterror's lair. The said dragon returning from who knows where, landing near your sleeping form, his neck craned as his head neared your body.

Eyes blinking every so often as he sniffed, although it was faint he could smell it. The smell of warmth and compassion the diving creator had for its land, weak, but it was there. And for Dvalin that was enough, he opened his mouth, and from it dozens of fish fell from it, forming a pile right beside you.

Your nose scrunched up at the smell of fish but you did not wake.

Satisfied Dvalin rested near you, head facing in your direction.

However numerous days and nights had past and you did not stir or wake from your slumber, Dvalin who had already been in a bad state as it is, lost control of his emotions and flew in a fury towards Mondstadt.

For they were the ones that caused you to fallen into such a depressive state. It was well with-in his rights as the dragon of the east to protect your honor as the [redacted]. So please, wake up, if you do not, you may end up dying once more. . .

𓂃 ོ𓂃𓅩𓂃 ོ𓂃

When you awoke Dvalin was gone, in the distance you could see the storms brewing from a far, in the direction you assumed that lead to mondstadt.

"Why. . why is there a pile of rotting fish beside me?" you wondered, fingers pinching your nose at the disgusting scent. The fish seemed to have been out for a few days already hence it was in a very undesirable state.

"There's not even a body of water in this ruins. ." you realized when the fish were salt water fish of all things. "God. ." your hand reached to brush through your greasy looks "how did I get here?" you wondered aloud, and of course nobody answered. You'd be more scared if there was.

Your stomach painfully twisted, your body was reaching it's breaking point due to the hunger. Eying the fish, you decided it was best to not risk it and so you began your descent from the ruins of the Dragon's lair. It was harder said than done due to the wind barriers and the lack of a wind glider meant that you had to climb down the infrastracture.

Which was a pain considering you woke up at the very top.

You were only halfway there when you stared at your bruised hand, [color] eyes squint at the shimmering liquid in your hands, barely noticeably, was it glitter? it was hard to tell with all the sweat that accumulated from your rock climbing.

You wiped your hands on your pajamas, as something caught your eyes from your peripheral vision. A statue of the seven. .

Cautiously you walked towards it, hands outstretched, hovering but never quite touching. What if touching it alerts Venti of your presence. . was he an ally or a foe. .

your arm fell limp on your side, you couldn't risk your life.

So in the end you turned your back to the statue as you began walking to a pillar you could easily climb done from. Your hands were aching, part of you screamed to touch the Statue so it could heal you if possible but you ignored it, choosing to endure it.

"Ah!-" you screamed as your grip loosened and you began to fall. You were headed towards the wind barriers, you shut your eyes tight as you brought your arms up to protect you face, fearing the worse!

Instead of getting cut by the fierce winds or being pushed back like what you had seen in game, all you felt was a gentle embrace. You opened your eyes slightly to find yourself floating down to the ground.

". . ."

without even questioning it, you dusted off your clothes and smile in relief. "Thank you to whoever is looking out for me. ." And, not wanting to waste anymore time, you looked around to scavenge for some ingredients, there you found an abandoned cooking station which you made sure to remember its location as you tried to find ingredients otherwise, what was the point of a cooking station if you didn't have any things to cook with?

you found some old utensils, mint, a pot, and calla lilies. Finding nothing else and being unable to kill birds for fowl and the fishes had been scared away you went back to the abandoned cooking station. You filled the pot with water from a nearby pond and boiled some mint in the water (the fire being provided by a nearby fire slime that had been nothing but accommodating for her strangely enough- and stuck beside you).

Sitting pretty on a crate you patiently waited for the tea to brew.

meanwhile. . .

"So there is an imposter that has defiled the lands. I see, this is very serious." Amber nodded in understanding as she, Kaeya and the traveller, Aether and their companion Paimon, had returned to the city after dealing with the temples that had been powering Dvalin.

Jean continued "Yes, although her status is unknown we must make sure to see to it with our very own eyes that the imposter has been dealt with." The blond haired traveller knew that 'dealth with' meant 'killed.' He felt a shiver, was Jean always this. . cruel? merciless?

"This will take precedence above all else. So Stormterror will have to wait." The acting grandmaster decided with shocked him.

Aether looked confused at the situation, an imposter? a creator? as far as he knew, this was a case of identity theft, did that constitute being killed on sight in this land? also, how was that more important than the crazy dragon that had been terrorizing the city for months?

Someone make it make sense for him.

Seeing his confused looks, Kaeya, who had been silent up until now, quietly explained to him the situation.

"In Teyvat, there is a being higher than the seven Archons. They are the divine creator. The origin of everything in this world, it is through them we exist, and it is to them we return in death." he explained in simpler terms.

Ah so the ultimate God, wait. . was that the unknown God that trapped him here?! and took his sister?!

"What do they look like?" Aether asked, trying to remain calm. It seemed that disrespecting this creator would end with him getting killed so he tried to act as neutral as possible. However if the divine creator was the one responsible for him being separated from his sister. .

not even the knights of Favonious will stop him.

"Let me show you," the captain offered "there is a statue made in the exact likeness of her excellency, or so I heard." he chuckled and guided him and Paimon out of the office. As he exited last, he glanced at the three that remained at the office, scheming and planning of ways to catch the so called imposter.

The Statue was located in an intimate area, it was smaller than the Anemo Archon's statue which towered over all in the city, just in front of the cathedral but the statue of the Great Creator made up for what it lacked in size with quality.

Aether stared at the statue that was erected behind the cathedral, he studied the well defined features of the statue and breath a sigh of relief upon realizing that the Great Creator and the Unknown God were not the same person.

And yet, "she seems. . familiar. I know this person." he frowned, facing morphing into a look of hopelessness and confusion until his eyes lit up with recognition. "Care to share traveler?" Kaeya patiently waited for his response.

"I saw her. When I was falling to Teyvat, I saw and heard her voice. ." Aether placed a hand on his chest, closing his eyes as he reminisced that distant memory. "She talked to me with so much sweetness and warmth. When I was in the beach, first waking up alone, I felt a presence, I'm sure it's her."

*He winced, clutching his head as unfamiliar yet familiar at the same time, memories flooded his mind. Memories of soaring through the skies, of falling to the ravenous oceans and being caught by a green haired warrior. . the feeling of being struck by lightning, holding someone in his arms as they drew his final breath-

"Aether!" Paimon floated beside her partner, small hands trying their best to comfort the traveller by rubbing his back or patting it. "are you okay?"

He did not answer, brows scrunching up as he panted, 'what was that?'

"I see." Kaeya's eyes shifted to the statue made in the Creator's image, he paid no heed to the fact that the traveler fell to the floor in a state of disarray.

"Why. . " Aether stood up, not entirely offended at the man's lack of care "why did they label them quickly as an imposter though? Wouldn't they first think it is the creator?" It was a reasonable point to brought up.

The blue haired knight hummed "it is because of an old prophecy that foretold the end of Teyvat, when an evil being that wears the face of the creator descends to bring chaos and trick the loyal followers of the Great Mother."

"How are you sure the prophecy is real or it is fulfilling though. . I mean, not all prohpecies are fulfilled. ." Paimon cautiously asked with a frown.

"True" the cavalier captain chuckled, yet it was humorless "but the fact that they showed up in Mondstadt, during the Stormterror's crisis. . when the city and its people is in a state of unrest. You can see why it led to this conclusion, right?"

Aether frowned at that, "it could have just been a coincidence." he defended.

"It could be, but it doesn't change how uneasy the people feel, they'll seek answers to why this whole situation is happening, for them it is easier to blame an 'imposter' of the divine Creator, which is an omen of destruction and misfortune."

Meanwhile you were sipping the improvised mint tea straight from the pot. It tasted spicy and bitter, a weird description but it worked well enough as you felt the burden on your stomach ease up. **

"This is going to be hard."

The Pyro slime that stayed by your side seemed to agree as it sorta nodded.

*Although when you were playing genshin impact, you progressed pass mondstadt and other nations, but upon returning to teyvat or getting 'isekai'd' time seemed to turn back to the starting point of the game. The memories of the residents of Teyvat were changed, yet the vision holders could remember your presence, your gifts (artifacts, weapons) and the strength you gave them. There will be characters who remember though, or partly so. **Funfact: there is a type of mint that specifically helps with staving off / delaying hunger (peppermint oil iirc), [name] applied that knowledge in this chapter because she couldn't find anything to fully help with her hunger.

also Teyvat is trying to keep you alive, hence when you were about to hit the wind barriers in stormterror's ruins you were able to pass through it without it hurting you and it (the wind barriers) helped break your fall.

Please pet Dvalin, and tell him he's a good boy (and don't mention how the fish had rot and you ended up disposing it. .)

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the 'evil imposter' just wants to be a baker!

Prologue: The Foodie turned Imposter?!

Part 5: Burning Pinecones

[ part 4.5 ] || [ masterlist ] || [ part 6 ]

divider is made by @/saradika-graphics

warnings: the usual violence/blood for sagau fics.

"Traveller, would you like to accept a personal quest from me?"

Aether stared dubiously at the man in front of him, which the Cavalry captain noticed "Come on, aren't we friends?" The blond and Paimon stared at him incredulously, then the two travelling partners stared at each other, engaging in a mental conversation.

'Do they not trust me that much?' Kaeya felt a bit hurt but brushed it off when the duo turned to him once more. "You're not going to ask us to hunt down this 'imposter' are you?"

It was the blue haired man's turn to stare at them flabbergasted "My, you think so little of me. Haven't you heard the saying Innocent until proven guilty?" "We know that!" Paimon huffed "it's just. . you're still in the knights of Favonius, We're surprised you haven't gone all. ."

"Murderous" Aether offered.

"Yeah! It's a surprised you aren't as murderous as Jean and Lisa were with this lookalike." Paimon pointed out. "That's fair, but I would prefer knowing all the details before acting."

Aether sighed, "all right, then I'm guessing you want us to track down the lookalike and gather information to help decide whether they are the imposter or not. . right?"

"Astute as ever dear Traveler" Kaeya clapped with a Cheshire like grin. "Why can't you do it though?" The traveler questioned "You're more familiar with the region as a resident of Mondstadt."

"Be that as it may, I am a member of the Knights. I expect Jean will be ordering all of us in a mandatory man-hunt for the 'Imposter.' You two on the other hand have a chance of not partaking in it in the guise of already being on a separate quest."

Aether and Paimon frowned, "are they really set on killing them?" He asked, he did not like this, he did not like how they were acting. Upon first meeting them, they seemed reliable and level-headed, now they seemed like. .

"Faith does a lot of things to a person traveler, Paimon. You will find that once word spreads across Teyvat that person will no know peace, even if they end up really being the Creator. So hopefully you find them first."

Golden eyes stared into periwinkle eyes. "Should I warn them about everything?"

Kaeya combed his locks "I'll leave that decision to your judgement in character. I should go now, I have a feeling that Jean will have someone call for me soon."

"Then me and Paimon will head out now, but. . have you any idea where they might be?"

ִֶָ𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ🐇་༘࿐

Thanks to the effort of the Samuchurl and the other hilichurls you had recovered quickly. All though the scars remained littering your body, still the pain that lingered was gone, you were no longer bothered by the lingering effects of electro from Lisa's attacks.

Your stomach was no longer empty and you were no longer in tattered clothes. The Pajamas although salvaged was now in a rucksack, you debated on whether throwing it away but seeing as it is your last memento of a life so far away from your grasps. . you decided to keep it in the end.

Now however, what draped your body was clothes that you could only describe as traditional or ethic, the type of clothes you'd see hilichurls wear. Luckily it fitted you and covered you properly considering hilichurl clothings usually cover the lower half of the body if you compared it to the in-game models. It reminded you of Claude's first attire in 'who made me a princess'*.

However the Hilichurls did not wear shoes so you had were still going to be walking barefoot. Dvalin or rather in the current timeline, Stormterror, had not returned to the area, you assumed he would be with the abyss mages or terrorizing mondstadt so you weren't scared for your safety (not like Dvalin would ever hurt you but you don't know that-) and you could stay with the hilichurls and your pyro buddy who were the best company right now!

Still. . you can't help but let your eyes linger away from the hilichurl camp. Despite the trauma that would no doubt haunt you for a long time, you still wanted to just. . explore Teyvat and everything it had to offer, well except for the people, you wanted to try the cuisine, wear there clothes and if it seemed like you'd be stuck here till you die. . maybe open up a shop or find a permanent home.

Inazuma would be nice as it would be based on Japan, but Liyue's culture also caught your eye. . but then Mondstadt's scenery, Fontaine's architecture and fashion. . .

"So while the hilichurls were busy you decided to take a walk, of course, some inkling inside you knew to avoid any humans and since your choices were either the brightcrown canyon teeming with enemy mobs or go south and find your way to dawn winery and then wolvendom. .

Brightcrown canyon was your choice of course.

"What-" you stare at the pyro slime that was angrily bouncing in front of you, as if stopping your escape. "I'm just going to take a walk."

It's stare was unnerving, clearly not wanting you to go anywhere else but the hilichurl camp. "I'm not going near any mondstadters if that helps my case!"

It stopped, blinking and then began happily prancing around you in circles.

You chuckled at the cute pyro slime as you scoped him in your hands, you didn't question how you weren't harmed by its flames, you were afraid to know what that means for you after all. Would that be considered proof of being an imposter?

ִֶָ𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ🐇་༘࿐

"Okay so last that anybody has heard of this creator lookalike, is that they fell off the cliff behind the headquarters of the knights and landed in Cider Lake" Paimon repeated as she and Aether were just outside of the city, across the bridge and in front of a fork in the road.

The left road would lead back to the whispering woods then to the lake, then the beach where they came from when Aether first came to Mondstadt. The middle one would lead to Wind rise and farther off would be cape oath. Then the path that led to the right of them would lead to a small village named Springvale, then to dawn winery and Wolvendom and the farthest place there would be Stormterror's lair.

They stared at the map that Kaeya had kindly given them, marked with numerous locations that were well known in Mondstadt. "Okay then what happened after is that Stormterror came during the commotion which led to a chance for the person to escape. . then when they fell into the lake, followed by soldiers trying to catch them. . Stormterror took a sip or rather bite out of the lake and ate the people there?"

Aether continued with a distraught looking expression as he tried to imagine it, well he didn't have to imagine it for long because due to a commotion near the lakeside he turned, finding Amber and a few knights pulling a net which contained fish, clothes and . . dismembered limbs.

Paimon paled, floating behind him as she covered her eyes.

Despite the nauseating feeling he approached to inquire about the bodies, it would be bad if the creator lookalike had been eaten by Stormterror. "Oh Traveler come here!" Amber waved over as he gulped but nonetheless reluctantly got closer. The smell of iron filled their noses, nauseating them.

"A-are you finding the 'lookalike' I heard they fell into the lake?" Aether offered, trying to ignore the close up looks of the bodies in his peripheral vision. "Yes, we are looking for the 'imposter' we need to make sure they're dead." The outrider corrected, with a disturbing look the travelling duo could not quite place for a lack of better terms.

The blond haired boy scrutinized the outrider in front of him, sure they had a rough first meeting when Amber was very suspicious of him but he got past that because she was doing her job, this however. . hunting down a person just because of the face they were born with, was this her job as well as an outrider? as a knight of Favonius? This was not the person he respected, and that made it all the more disappointing.

This entire situation flabbergasted him, perhaps it was because he was not of this world but. . was it common sense to hunt someone down and kill them on sight for having the face of a God? would there be no trial? no interrogation or due process? He understood the appeal to devote ones self to the Creator, for he felt their lingering warmth and love even from an inanimate statue in their image.

He also understood that there was a prophecy of an imitator, a devil disguising themselves as the creator and being a sign of chaos, and sure Mondstadt was in a chaotic state but what if the prophecy wasn't real? prophecies weren't exactly reliable anyways and was it worth risking the chance of harming and offending their Creator if that person wasn't an imposter??

"What got you so quiet?" Amber noticed as the boy flinched, "nothing, it's just the smell is bothering me."

"Oh- that's fair, Sorry for making you come closer I should have approached you instead" she at least had the nerve to be sheepish about it "This is the first time Stormterror killed someone. Mostly they have been causing disturbances with the storms and some injuries here and there, but this would be the first recorded casualties."

"Does that mean, Stormterror's gotten ticked off by something?"

"Probably, it's probably because of the Imposter" the brown haired girl's lips had thinned considerably "I guess Stormterror has a bit more common sense to attack the Imposter as well. That's nice at least, if only he had finished the job."

Aether forced himself to laugh awkwardly, "well, I uh see. . anyways I need to go. I have a quest to fulfill."

Not really noticing his behavior, Amber offered something with a smile "Oh where are you headed? I'll be going on a search and exterminate party with a small group of knights maybe we could join together and help each other."

"Maybe some other time-" Paimon finally spoke, cutting Aether off "Sure! Where are you headed?" Amber who brushed off what Aether was originally going to say "We're going to comb the areas around the lake, if Stormterror didn't managed to kill the imposter then it's likely that they were able to swim to the shores."

"Wait-" Paimon quickly elbowed her friend before turning to Amber "then uhh, we'll pick the farthest one, it's more important that we find the Imposter after all, right Aether?"

"I- oh yeah, I guess." he quickly said after realizing why Paimon was agreeing to the suggestion.

Paimon's eyebrows had ticked in annoyance at the subpar acting Aether possessed. Honestly, could he not be so obviously weird about the imposter-lookalike situation!

Amber meanwhile smiled "That's great!" she was none the wiser "It's nice to see you prioritizing the more important things in life!"

She unrolled the map as she let them take their first pick, Paimon and Aether glanced at each other, wondering which place should they take.

Their outrider friend(?) was called away by a knight so they spoke in hush whispers. "where do you think they'd go. ." aether hummed as paimon whacked him in the head, "hey!" he hissed "what was that for!"

"For you terrible acting, could you be anymore obvious?? You know we have to find them first!" Paimon complained tugging at his ear, "right look sorry!" he swatter her much smaller hand away "but we have to choose now."

Paimon bit her lip "but what if we picked the wrong location and Amber and the others find her first. ." The traveler sighed "It's a risk we have to take, hopefully. . her luck doesn't run out."

ִֶָ𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ🐇་༘࿐

"I need some herbs and spices, oh and some more sweet flowers and berries. . It'd be nice if I could catch some meat too." You absentmindedly said, as your pyro slime friend stared at you curiously, you love food after all so it's not entirely weird to be collecting ingredients.

The rucksack on your shoulder was already filled with mint, mushrooms, matsutakes, pinecones, sweet flowers and a few carrots. It was getting fairly heavy but still, you were excited to begin cooking with the ingredients and food that Teyvat had to offer. Would the mushrooms taste even slightly different from the ones in real life? is sweet flower sugar a better type of sugar than the one in real life as well? what about pinecones? how do they taste? she actually tried biting it but it wasn't any good, since the description of the item in-game was about having oil-rich seeds you assume it was either a substitute for cooking oil or the seeds are actually eaten or could add a taste to the few recipes that used them in the game like the hash browns.

"Want one?" you offered an apple to the pyro slime who shook in your hold, "so that's a no. Do you prefer sticks and coal? or what about pine cones?"

The pyro elemental being stared at the pinecone you handed him, and proceeded to eat it, simply by burning it inside of him. "Oh. ."

Luckily he seemed to like it enough when he jiggled like a happy jello. "We really need a name for you!**" you smile, petting him. There was a couple that went to your mind however before you could decide you stop by the coast or shores of the lake, you could see Mondstadt in the distance where the city was under dark gloomy skies.

'serves them right'

your eyes widened, surprised at your own bitter thoughts, one part of you loathed the city that traumatized you and rejected you but a part of you couldn't help but think of the poor people. .

"it's going to be okay, the traveler will save Dvalin and everything will be fine."

You basked in the sounds of the water and the chirping of the birds, as the smell of burning pine cones and freshwater filled your nostrils. You felt a sense of calm despite seeing the city under a blanket of darkness, from the looming dark clouds above it.

*snap!* body freezing up as you hear footsteps and the shaking of bushes. Your pyro slime friend jumped out of your hands, wiggling threateningly at the direction of the noise.

Turning slightly, you see two people getting out of the bushes. A boy with long blond hair, braided neatly and another, much smaller, floating near the other with silver hair.

Aether and Paimon. .

*this is claude, of course the clothes are not that open so your chest is covered (tho depending on you there may be a side-boob view (based on the shirt cut meme)) ** I will be posting a poll for the pyro slime's name, you are free to recommend names here, and if a name has been chosen, the person who gave the idea can request for a special chapter from this series (that can happen canonically, or not, or in a diff region.) however if a name I have suggested for has been chosen then I'll give a list of ideas for special chapters you can vote on that will be written.

ONE ACCOUNT IS ONLY ALLOWED TO SUGGEST AT MOST 2 NAMES (this applies to me)!

Current compiled suggestions: Fuji_Sen has suggested! Lava Cake or "Java" based on the food / coffee" Fuji_Sen has suggested! Monsieur Creme Brulee or "Creme" based on the food. @Fantasyhopperhea has suggested! Soleil or "Sol" @Cactus4226 has suggested! Ruru (Py-ro, ro -> ru -> ruru)

taglist: @fantasyhopperhea @rhoswen-drake @cchiiwinkle @aman3kkun @coffee-or-hot-cocoa

GDJHDD I FINALLY FINISHED THE VIKTOR/AETHER FIC!!

Warnings: none

Summary: Aether has visited the cathedral many times, but this time he's wobbly on his feet, eyes tired and dull. Viktor takes care of that because he can't handle the nonexistent self-care skills the traveler has.

Link:

Drops my genshin oc and runs away

Sethos appreciation post because of how adorable he looks.

This was from when i played cyno’s second story quest.

Also honorable mentions for these:

Traveler looked so adorable here i had to appreciate. (Yes my name is Tighnari: it’s for the sake of a snapcube joke. The eggman one )

Im in love with this shot you don’t understand.

Also paimon ig..

Wives talking shit ab the traveler’s sword (i did too).

There are notable moments like every cynari family moment on screen but i didn’t screenshot it because i didn’t want to burn my phone so-

spooky month is over but…. mayhaps i can offer a vampire aether

BURNED OUT

Chapter 1: Why?

Plot: Aether spent days, week, months to find their sibling. It was a pain to remember someone helped you and was able to catch up to his sister to get in the portal. Aether never wanted to give up. Until realization hits him, a vision, a memory given to him made and given by his sister. He trusted them with all their heart. Until that trust is broken by the horrible truth. All the horrible things he had did to his "friends" were meaning less now.

This chapter is full angst!<3

Aether waved at his friends he made while traveling to liyue, paimon who is known to be the traveler's traveling companion. Aether was determined…

Was…

Determined.

Ever since the incident…

The dream…

Or so called "vision'

He….

Wasn't the same.

It felt like…..

He's forced?

Aether refuse to talk or look at paimon anymore. It's frustrating yet.. I'm still by their side. Everyone didn't give up but.. it felt like..

They didn't care.

Paimon's POV:

"Paimon didn't want to be a burden so paimon just stayed by their side to be the great guide!" They exclaimed.

Both paimon and the traveler are on captain beiduo's ship, it's now night time and paimon wanted to give traveler some space. Paimon looked around and paimon saw food! Paimon wanted to eat but don't want to be a burden to captain beiduo. Paimon was going to the traveler's room given by Kazuha and Beidou but I was startled when a table has been crashed and broke the door. I froze, the yell of traveler made me come back to my senses and when I checked the room..

It was…

destroyed

I couldn't believe my eyes and I looked at the traveler. He.. he.. looked emotionless.. "Paimon. You should knock first" the sentence fell into deaf ears. Paimon was strucked, shocked, concerned and worried.

Third person:

"Just what happened? Everything was fine!" Paimon blurred out frightened. Paimon looked at the broken mirror shards on the floor.

"Paimon.. your a great companion you know?" "Always there for me… but I don't think I wanna travel anymore.." Aether looked at their eyes with a shadow forming on his forehead.

"Traveler! Your sister, we have to travel to look for her. As i said , I will be your guide!" Paimon didn't accept what Aether said to them. Instead of Aether telling why, he walked past them. Paimon looked around the room of what Aether destroyed.

A bracelet made by klee?

Broken.

What about the box with accessories given and gifted by Qiqi with the help of Baizu for his sister if he ever finds her?

Scattered in pieces.

Anything the traveler was given or gifted was destroyed into pieces by the geo vision. Scattered by the anemo vision.

Paimon didn't want this to happen. Just what happened to Aether?

It was amazing but… of course..

Nice things never last..

As paimon was frozen Aether woke up beidou harshly and she looked confused but gave Aether another room to stay for the rest of the trip. Paimon sniffles and lays on the bed that was ruined and ripped out of frustration by Aether. Paimon sobbed and felt like they lost their world that was left since paimon has no memories of who their family is nor have anymore memory of who they were with.

Paimon's POV:

It hurts….

Aether just why?

What happened?

Was it because of me?

Pls don't leave me Aether, your my only family left..

Third pov:

Paimon's eyes blurred as they opened their eyes to see Traveler looking at them disgusted beside them. "Aether! How are you? Are you fine?!" Paimon was smiling and happy that he finally talked to them and looked at them.

"Paimon. I wanna be honest."

"I hate you."

"I didn't want you as family"

"You're a bad friend."

Paimon was strucked yet again, they didn't believe what nonsense came out of Aether's mouth. Full of disgust and honestly was spilling out of his mouth. It was so hurtful that paimon began to shed tears. They looked away in pain, Aether held paimon's head. Paimon flinched and looked at Aether if he didn't mean it.

All that was seen was darkness.

A void.

Empty.

It felt familiar..

Paimon woke up and they aren't on the ripped bed anymore. Paimon was terrified thinking someone kidnapped them.

"Paimon.. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry"

Thanks for reading chapter 1<3

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Burn out..

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A/n: Death, and blood<3

Part one/masterlist: Burn out Chapter 1

Paimon looked confused.. They looked around and realized it was a dream. Paimon looked at Aether tilting their head if this was a dream yet again.

"Paimon… '' Aether said in a low voice in sadness, "Aether! Pls don't leave me" paimon grabbed Aether and hugged him tight. Aether was shocked at the sudden touch but quickly pats paimon's head.

"paimon… pls promise me that you won't leave me.." Aether whispered while hugging Paimon on the verge of tears. Paimon wasn't good at comforting since the lack of friends but since they met Aether they met so many friends and they are thankful.

So thankful…..

As the two stopped hugging they heard a shout from captain beiduo that they arrived in inazuma. Both walked out of the room but paimon noticed that aether has red circles below his eyes. Paimon was worried again and spaced out.

Is it because of me?

What did I do?

What did I say?

It's my fault….

Paimon's attention was taken when she felt a hand on their head, it was Beiduo. "Come on kiddo, don't worry about it." "U saw those eye bags and I think it's best if we give Traveler some space is gifts to cheer and give them some time to thing ey?" Beidou grinned happily and paimon looked at her in awe for being so positive.

Well… so many happy memories yet why?

Why did you kill me….

Aether….

ꪗꪮꪊ ρ᥅ꪮꪑ꠸ᦓꫀᦔ! ( You promised )

Paimon followed Aether and they are now on the docks with a person waiting.. His name is Thoma from what paimon could recall. As Aether was walking around, Paimon got lost by the smell of food. As Paimon went another direction, they seemed so distracted they didn't see Aether look at them and left.

Oh Paimon's great fear…

Abandoned.

As hours went by and it's evening Paimon was left in the streets and still in the city. They kept getting chased by guards around the city when Paimon was trying to find Aether. Paimon laid on the grass and cried. Cried because they couldn't find Aether anymore. Paimon's mind filled with negative thoughts when they closed their eyes to sleep. Paimon sobbed and kept saying it's their fault that they were hungry.

Paimon's mind was full of negativity, stomach empty and growling, body shivering because it's cold at night in inazuma. Paimon wanted to go back to Aether again and be warm with him, but full of regret and blamed themselves for being selfish and wanted food.

It's now morning in Inazuma, and it felt dull for Paimon. They didn't want to wake up, they wanted Aether. Paimon didn't notice nor feel when someone carried them somewhere. Paimon felt like it's Aether, Paimon wanted to cry in tears after feeling his presence. As they opened their eyes it wasn't Aether.

It was Thoma smiling at Paimon, Paimon was confused why he was carrying them.

"Paimon! Where have you been?!'' paimon looked at the direction to see Aether. Paimon immediately fell into tears and floated to Aether and hugged him tight. Their tears stained what Aether was wearing. Aether's heart melted when paimon cried. Guilt filled him up.

Ahh…

How Pathetic

How I felt you were home.

Your not

Infact

I wish I never met you.

-paimon

Paimon was always there for Aether. Well, this is just a story isn't it? Paimon was at Aether's lowest, and knew his weaknesses. Just why….

Why didn't you want to find her anymore?

What went wrong?

As Aether was doing his daily commissions he felt tired but there was this last one. Paimon saw that Aether was drained but didn't speak or tell him to rest, afraid to get yelled at. Just like before.

Just like before?

Before…?

Flashback:

"I Swear to the archons paimon! You're so useless, why can't you just stop wasting money on shit?!" Aether snapped at paimon after spending a lot of mora on food when paimon was hungry. Paimon hates being yelled out, tears threatening to fall down on their cheek after getting yelled at by someone who was their home.

Was.

Home.

End of flashback:

Paimon's mind wanted to tell him to take a break but when they finally had the confidence to speak up Aether snapped at the commissioner. "Can't you deliver this letter yourself? You little shit." Aether snapped at the commissioner earning stares at the people around them.

"Well Traveler, let's just do the commission!" Paimon didn't like the stares of people since it was scary for them. Paimon sweats and Aether notices immediately walking fast out of the stares. Paimon followed. Paimon follows Aether fidgeting their fingers together to calm down.

Aether sighed and wished he didn't yell paimon or at anyone even. As if…

He wanted to die.

He wished he never was born. He wished he already found his sister. He wished he was strong enough to defeat the unknown God. He wished and wished. Yet, he can't change a single thing. As Aether sighed yet again he looked at paimon and smiled. Paimon's face went into confusion but they rubbed it off and pulled traveler to continue his commission.

Paimon wonders…..

What happened still?

Paimon is still confused on why or what happened to Aether.

Yet… not even that question is answered. It's a shame, a question that you have been wondering since half your life. Not answered.

It's a shame. How dreadful.

How Pathetic.

I wish I could turn back time..

Let's fast forward shall we?:)

Aether looked at Keqing with a knife in his hand, paimon passed out on the floor by the hard hit Aether did. He was mad, rage controlling his whole body as he didn't see Keqing. Instead it was dain, he blamed him for all the shit he had to do. He wished he was the one that was able to catch up to his sister. Making him grip on the knife more, not knowing it was Keqing. He wished he could turn back.

He stabbed her.. his eyes became small in shock as the knife stabbed Keqing in the stomach. He heard a gasp and he looked in the direction as he saw Ganyu's hand over her mouth. She collapsed on the floor, tears falling down her cheeks. She crawled to Keqing heartbroken to see the one she loved. Not yet even confessed her feelings, "K-Keqing?" Keqing looked at ganyu smiling.

Keqing weakly held Ganyu's hand beside, "Ganyu.. I-I love you so much.. I just didn't have the time to s-say" Ganyu's heart shattered and felt like she stopped breathing. Ganyu kissed Keqing and held her hand tightly, "Us against the world, but the world won. May we meet again next time, if we don’t lets try again the next next life.” Ganyu sadly smiled. Another set of tears falling down. Keqing's eyes slowly closed and warm body replaced with a cold one. Ganyu looked at Aether in rage pulling her cryo bow out ready to aim at Aether.

"WHY?!" "WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAT YOU SON OF A BITCH?!" Ganyu yelled at Aether in rage, Aether just stood there not realizing he killed Keqing. His heart melted when he saw Keqing's dead body in front of him. He wanted to vanish from this world called Teyvat. He wanted and wished, yet it never even got fulfilled. He Regreted so much .. but never bothered to fix it.

What a Regret made.

Tags: @luvmisha

All the evidence that shows Lumine is indeed a canon protagonist.

Like these old times, with Sumeru's promotions, Lumine's players have again been put aside and again we had to face antipathy and mockery from some Aether's players.

As I saw that a lot of Lumine's players started to feel insecure about their own games, I wrote this article to prove that contrary to popular belief, Lumine is indeed a canon protagonist and that if ever others toxic Aether's stans come bother you, you can get them this post.

1. The trailers and the concept art

Many people have said that Lumine can’t be the canon protagonist because according to them, Lumine was not an option in the beta.

After some research I can tell you that this argument is false. Lumine was in early development concepts arts of the game as an MC with paimon. She is 100% intended to be an MC/protag by the devs. Heres the early devs concept art :

As surprising as it may seem, official trailers prove it too. In the beginning of the game the trailers show Lumine with the title traveler right next to her. And for those who are going out "Yeah but it was only at the beginning of the game it has since changed". There is a third trailer where she shown as a traveler in Liyue with Paimon during the lantern festival.

2. The manga

Yes. You read correctly. And then you say to yourself : "But how the favorite argument of annoying Aether’s stans is a proof that Lumine is a mc ?" Well this is where we will see that some do not pay attention to the dialogues of the game. (Arguments found on @Genshin_Kineli on Twitter, who makes very good Genshin Impact character theories and analysis content.)

Aether in the manga isn't the Aether at the start of the game because:

1) Paimon is not here to prove to us that we see the traveler. As the game cutscenes go through, it is displayed that Paimon appears in most of them when it comes to the main story.

2) In the manga, Venti use his old Lyre "der Himmel", it’s the same lyre which as been preserved in the church during the Dvalin's arc in the game. While in the game, he use his other Lyre "der Frühling".

3. Aether’s outfit.

The tones of his outfit show that he does not resonate with any elements. And no it’s not geo.

Geo is yellow. Here it’s orange. His outfit in the manga is the same as his outfit by default on his anemo card. Which it’s not logical because like we can see in the game when he resonates with anemo, his outfit takes on turquoise tones.

4. The quest "We will be reunited" let us know that it was MC's sibling who travelled trough Teyvat before.

Plus, Venti's speech at the end of the prologue of the manga :

He wonders if the world became a little bit stronger thanks to Vennessa's perseverance and actions that gave more freedom to Mondstadt but justice as well.

This gives an insight that the Mondstadt within the manga is peaceful instead of seeing the archons being target of the Fatui noor seing the Abyss Order doing their revendous to attack the cities or so.

So it’s possible that the Abyss twin has awakened first, has travelled Teyvat, has acquired all the knowledge to have (for the future abyss order), then comes Khaenri'ah destruction, he/she wake up the Traveler Twin then when the latest gets captured, trying to save him/her, the Abyss Twin becomes mad.

In conclusion, unlike everyone's believe, the manga implies it’s Aether the leader of the abyss and not Lumine.

After, like I said it’s open to interpretation.

3. The Web Events

Yes, the web events is also canon, there is even one with Lumine and Venti who was released before the game comes out, which shows that Lumine was well designed for being the protagonists from the starts.