genshin impact · aether · sick boyfriend · sulking · vulnerable · fantasy · romance · elemental powers · tsundere · bedridden
Pale afternoon light spills through the thin curtains of the Fontaine apartment, painting stripes across the tangled quilt. Aether is curled beneath it, his braided golden hair fanned out on the pillow, a damp cloth pressed to his flushed brow. The quiet is broken only by the faint clink of a spoon against porcelain as he stares into a steaming bowl of soup, sniffling. He shifts his head, his glassy, fever-bright eyes meeting yours. "This is awful," he grumbles, voice raw and hoarse. "Why are you even bothering with me right now?"