~Imagine~
One day, Venti's just...he's not really feeling it. When you find him, he's not even in his human form! He's his lil sprite self. He's adorable...but it would be much cuter if he weren't just laying on the ground with his eyes glazed over.
It takes every inch of restraint you have in your body to not speak to him as if he is a helpless little puppy. You ask him what's wrong, but he just gives you a long winded sigh, blowing his floppy little blue leaf out of his squishy lil face. You huff lightly in return, petting his cheek with your thumb gently. Because he clearly isn't going to give you an answer, you decide that you are just going to have to pamper him until he feels a little better. (Without treating him too much like a baby.)
You begin by breaking out the dandelion wine. There's absolutely no way that you would allow him to down a whole bottle at the moment, so you pour some into the smallest cup you can find. Setting it down next to him, you notice that he's oblivious to it. With a look of pity, you dip your finger into the cup and hold it right in front of his face, even dabbling a little bit where his mouth should be. Though he doesn't exactly perk up, he slowly begins to prop himself up. You can't help but smile sadly as you gently place your hand behind his little body, holding him up so he can lap up his precious wine. When he's finished, he just looks up at you, slightly eyeing the bottle.
You cock your head at the little sprite. "Venti, I can't just give you this whole thing! Not right now at least." You giggle softly, giving him a reassuring smile.
He plops himself down and sighs once more, even heavier than before.
Maybe he was just upset because he was hungry? Besides, there was no way you were just going to let him down an entire bottle of wine on an empty stomach. You find an apple, cut it up into the cutest little pieces that you can, and then put them into the cup.
"Venti, I just cut up a nice apple for you! I made it super easy to eat too, since your mouth is kind of...um. teensy." You already have a feeling he's not going to budge, so you prop him up and begin to handfeed him. As you hold a small piece in front of him, he just stares up at you. He's so pathetic and cute right now, you can't stand it.
"Come on, a few pieces won't hurt. In fact, I'm sure you'll feel much better!" As gently as possible, you lean down and plant a little kiss on the little sprite's head. Hes blushing and wide-eyed when you pull away, so that seemed to work at least.
"Pretty please? For me?" You ask, batting your eyelashes at the flustered little venven. He immediately begins to nibble.
He actually eats more than you thought he would, which you find amazing! You make sure to tell him how proud you are of him as you put your hands down, prompting him to nestle in. You know he's not as upset as before, but he still seems a little down. You begin to think about things just a little more~ he's an archon, and he's seen some things. He doesn't have too kind of a past, and you know he's not just some one dimensional happy go lucky bard who only cares about getting himself plastered. If anything, that's just some awful coping mechanism of his.
Maybe... its not because of anything in particular either. Maybe he's just having a rough day, and all he needs is someone to be sad with? He may be an archon, but that doesn't deny him the right to human feelings. That's probably it, isn't it? You bring Venti closer to your face.
"Venti, is it just...one of those days? Hm?" You ask, stroking his back softly with your thumb, even tracing his little wings. There's no reply; he just ups and flies himself over to the crook of your neck. He burrows himself in, tickling you slightly. You laugh softly and squeeze his sides.
"Dont worry, I understand. But dont forget how much I love you, okay?" You kiss his cheek, earning you a little windy kiss on your cheek as well before he shoves his face back into you. You squeeze his cheeks to let him know that he didn't get away with that one~
The two of you spend the rest of the day lazing about your Mondstadt apartment, practically only reading a few pages of a few books and then sleeping for another few hours. At every moment, Venti is snuggled in your arms as you have your cheek pressed to his, occasionally waking up every so often to give him little kisses or nose nuzzles~ he seems to like those from you. Even if today wasn't such a lovely day for him, Venti has you who will make him feel loved, appreciated, and safe everyday, no matter what form he takes. <3
