BETWEEN THE WALL
Pairing: Sagau!Aether x Reader
Summary: Aether who once hated now loves the creator.
Warning: ⚠️ FIRST TIME WRITING, MIGHT BE BAD ⚠️
Part 3/3
★ Paimon has known Aether for a while now, she knows his story, fear, and concern. As his friend and companion on his journey to find his sister, she tries her best to give him a safe place to confide his problem to her and reassure him.
Despite that, she hasn't seen many of the expression of his other than polite gesture.
She could guess it was because he still learning the Teyvat language and not understanding what they were saying probably hindered him from showing any expression other than some input.
"Hehe..."
Paimon blinked and deadpanned once she turned her head to look at her travel companion.
There is Aether on all his glory having a small smile with redden cheeks as he plays with Windwheel Aster's petal.
His eye glittery and gaze soft as his fingertip trace over the line of the Windwheel Aster's petal.
He has been like that for a while since the fireworks show.
Now, Paimon is not dumb to not realize why her travel companion is like this. Especially when he acts so apparent even the people of Monstadt and the knight of Favonius can pick up.
"Hey, Paimon, not to be rude or anything but is the traveler okay?" Kaeya asked Paimon one day, with that question both of them simultaneously turned to look at Aether standing daze in front of Katheryne who tried to direct Aether's attention to her, "He looks so out of it nowadays."
Paimon sighed, 'It seems Aether has a crush on the creator.' A bitter smile curl on Paimon's lips.
Honestly, Paimom doesn't know what to do or act in the situation. She does have the urge to scold and quickly deflect the crush Aether has on the almighty being that even she worships.
And she knows it's for his own well-being.
But at the same time, seeing such a gaze on Aether's face makes Paimon reluctant.
The creator might be a god that she respects and prays to but Aether is her friend and someone she cherishes. Her heart couldn't take it if she just crushed his dream even before it started.
"Ah," Aether blinked looking at the Windwheel Aster that he picked which he unconsciously turned into a flower crown in his moment of daydream, a sheepish chuckle escaped his mouth. "How silly."
Paimon looked at Aether and bit her bottom lips, nervously.
"Aether," Paimon called out as she flew to his side, a firm look adorned her expression. With that call, Aether turns his head and looks at Paimon, "Hm? What is it?"
"That feeling, you know it's impossible, right?"
That question makes Aether's eyes widen which makes Paimon grips her hand into a fist. "You shouldn't, it's dangerous and sad–You just will get hurt by the end of it."
At the end, Paimon said it.
Just like she wants to protect her friend and companion on his newfound feelings. She also needs to bring him back to reality before it's too late because she is his friend.
Aether's face fell, yet a smile of resignation curled on his lips. "I know, Paimon but let me indulge in such feeling for a bit, can I?" He tilted his head before bringing the flower crown that he created above his head as he looked upon it.
A sweet smile on his face,"Do you think the creator would look pretty with the flower of the her head?"
"Aether..." Paimon uttered worriedly before she smiled in defeat and nodded her head, "The creator would be gorgeous."
Aether grinned at that.
"MYAAAAAA!?"
A screaming sound full of fear makes both Paimon and Aether's bodies rigid as goosebumps go through their vein.
Despite that, Aether quickly regained his focus from his shock and unsheathed his dull blade, quickly he rushed toward the sound, as fast as he could.
"Do you think it's a cat?!" Paimon speculates as she follows closely behind Aether.
As they run following the way the scream comes, it becomes closer and clearer to the naked ear.
Aether gave his feet like push before sprinting farther and faster.
Yet, what greets their eye is something both of them didn't expect and their eye widened. For a different reason and conclusion.
"That foreign...clothes and look..." Aether muttered before looking down at the big hole the stranger sat in. "It's like when I fell to the ground from another world before..."
Aether turns to Paimon, "Paimon, do you think the person is an outlander as well–"
"–No." Paimon cut Aether's words off as she looked at the person in a daze and awed, her small hand reaching forward like she trying to hold whoever the person was. "That foreign clothes....hair, eye, and beauty...the person is the Creator."
At that Aether's eyes are wide staring at Paimon before snapping his head back to the stranger.
He takes a side glance at Paimon, watching her hand hovered yet she doesn't attempt to move to the creator. Aether can see the devotion and care toward the creator flash in Paimon's eye but she is scared to get closer or more like feels worthless to do so.
For Aether, this revelation of this stranger's identity doesn't make his gaze any different like Paimon did but he does know his heartbeat because of a different reason.
That's why he doesn't feel scared to approach, doesn't feel scared to step down the hole and kneel in front of the person.
His hand reaches out to the creator, offering to hold their hand while the other gently rubs their shoulder.
Aether's eyes soften yet firm to look dependable but the heat that rushes on his cheeks seems to betray the image he tries to show.
"Don't' cry, shh, are you hurt anywhere?" He asked with a gentle voice akin to a flute, "My name is Aether, an honorary knight and adventurer." He introduced.
....It's a gamble to see if you would understand him or if will he be able to understand you now that you are here. Nonetheless, Aether had longed to hear your voice in front of him.
To interact with you.
As that interaction happened, thousands of people all across Teyvat felt their hearts shaking in uncontrollable happiness.
Some have tears, some have a smile so wide adorned their smile while others look up to the sky with their hand apart.
"T-The creator is here!!"
"The Creator has descend!!""
Uproared happen as the people cry in joy.
"...Creator." Venti's eyes snapped open and sit up from laying himself on the table. Tears fell from his eyes like rain, even when he tried to wipe it yet it continued. "Bless the wind, bless the celestial, bless the Teyvat."
Venti stood up from his seat and ran out of the bar, passing by people crying in joy and happiness to the sky.
Meanwhile, Zhongli is already on his way out from Liyue harbor city accompanied by the rest of Adepti.
There are no tears and wide grins but peace on each of their face.
Like they finally found a home to rest.
"Shall we go and escort the Creator back to our city?" One of them uttered as they moved faster in their respective form.
"The Almighty Shogun has spoken!" Kujou Sara shouted as she pointed her hand out to the gate, "We shall escort and bring the creator back to our homeland!"
"Hail The Almighty Shogun!" The soldier shouted.
"Enough." Raiden Ei held her palm out before speaking up again, "It's no longer me, but, it's the Almighty creator!"
Cheer and roared all around the ground.
From there follow to Sumeru, Fontaine, Natlan and Sneznaya hearing the news.
It's now written the historical day of the creator descending the land and what to become of their day on Tevyat.












