a kiss in the rain filled with the foreboding of a goodbye + freminet
traveler was leaving fontaine. he'd made his feelings very clear and shown in the recent days leading up to today. aether had a larger goal and plans for the future... and freminet was not in those plans. it hurt in a way that the young man hadn't ever felt before and sometimes he vaguely wondered if this was what true heartbreak felt like. lyney and lynette did their best to get his mind off of things, inviting him further in to help with the magic shows. he appreciated his siblings deeply and for some parts, the work helped.
not today, though. today it was raining and freminet didn't have the heart to cry out 'hydro dragon! hydro dragon!' after all, it fit his current mood. he stood to the side as he watched aether say his farewells to his siblings, brows furrowed slightly, mouth pressed tightly. he was good at holding in his emotions, or at least hiding when they became too overwhelming. but he felt determined to put on a brave face... at least until aether had gone.
he blinks in surprise when a shadow falls over him, glancing up to see the traveler standing in front of him. the blond seemed to glow in a heavenly way, which freminet should think impossible with how downcast and rainy it was. "i--" he starts, before cutting himself off, "um, i hope you have safe travels to natlan," the diver says quietly, unsure if aether even heard him over the roaring downfall of rain. he was going to say something else when gentle fingers take his face, guiding his head up.
warmth. the warmth of aether's lips is such a harsh contrast to the cold of the rain. freminet is surprised, eyes widening before they go half lidded at the press of the other's soft mouth. it doesn't deepen, staying a gentle kiss, but it goes on for longer than the diver would have thought and when aether pulls away, he stares up at thim with a dazed look. "oh... um," he whispers, brows furrowing, tears beginning to form at the edges of his eyes, "g-goodbye, traveler."