Proper treatment
*after exploring a domain*
Aether: hey, are you okay?
Amber: *looking down with a frown and bandaging his arm* me? Of course! *forces a smile* Why wouldn’t I be okay?
Aether: you know that’s not true, right? You’ve been frowning the whole day, and it only got worse after the domain.
Amber: … *looks down again, and keeps bandaging his arm* it’s nothing big really, no need to get worried.
Aether: If it’s bothering you then i do have to worry. Come on, you know you can tell me anything.
Amber: *stops bandaging* why…do you still bring me along?
Aether: what?
Amber: why do you still bring me to these missions?
Aether: because i like having you around, and you’re the best archer i know, so of course i-
Amber: are you an idiot!?
Aether: *shocked* wha-?
Amber: *tearing up* just look at yourself! You’re full of bruises and cuts!
Aether: that wasn’t your fault, i was careless and-
Amber: of course it was! I’m your partner! I’m supposed to protect your back! But i’m so weak that i can’t do anything! Even the weakest hilichurls barely flinch when I shoot them!
Aether: *sighs* so that’s the problem.
Amber: *crying* if mister zhongli wasn’t around that ruin guard would’ve killed you. I don’t wanna lose anyone else because of my weakness, especially someone so important to me like you!
Aether: you’re not weak amber, you really aren’t-
Amber: Of course I am! I can barely hit four digits even with critical hits! Baron bunny barely fazes any enemy, and even my ultimate is ignored by anything I try to hit! A lot of people make fun of me because I’m so weak, and I tried to ignore that, but they’re right! I’m the weakest of the knights and a failure as an archer!
Aether: amber-
Amber: *wiping her tears* Please just ask fischl or ganyu to take my place, I don’t wanna be the reason you get hurt anymore.
Aether: *inhales* … … *exhales and gets up*
Amber: Traveler…?
Aether: I’ll be right back. *leaves*
Amber: o-okay…
*One month later, at jean’s office*
Amber: Did the search parties get lucky?
Jean: *sighs* I’m afraid not, we already searched every corner of mondstadt but there’s still no clue about the traveler’s whereabouts.
Zhongli: I contacted the Liyue qixing and asked for help in the case, but there’s no sign of him on Liyue as well.
Amber: *grits her teeth in frustration*
Lisa: oh my, just where in the world is he.
Kaeya: i bet we’re gonna find him sooner or later.
Diluc: That if the fatui didn’t find him first.
Amber: *flinches*
Jean: that…unfortunately, is a possibility.
Diluc: I know, that’s why I already started making preparations to go to Snezhnaya to search for him.
Jean: *eyes wide* a-are you sure about this sir?
Diluc: he put himself on the line to help us many times, i’m just trying to repay the favor.
Amber: Can I go with you sir?
Diluc: i’m sorry, but i don’t think you are ready for something like that.
Amber: I know that! More than anyone I know that I’m not ready for something like that, but I don’t care, I have to find him! No matter the cost!
Zhongli: it would be wise to calm down, we cannot make any decisions in such an agitated state.
Amber: We don’t have time! We need to act now or else we won’t find him!
Zhongli: i understand how you are feeling, i’m just asking you to try and calm down a little bit.
Amber: I can’t! The only way i would calm down was if he walked into this room right no-
Aether: *kicks door open*
Everyone: *gasps, with eyes wide* Traveler!?
Aether: *with dark bags under his eyes, a few burnt marks on his clothes, hair loose and completely messy, visible mud on his boots and a lot of bruises around his body* hey…
Lisa: oh dear, what happened to you?
Aether: RNG, that’s what fucking happened. *walks directly towards amber and puts down a backpack* and this is yours. *opens the backpack, showing a large amount of items*
Amber: w-what’s all this?
Aether: a buttload of freedom books and arrowheads for your talents, and good amount of dvalin sighs also for your talents. A ton of agnius agates, fire seeds and lamp grass for your ascensions, some extra constelations and an unholy amount of purple EXP books and mora. There’s also a full plus twenty witch of flames set with a pyro goblet and a CRIT damage hat, the substats aren’t stellar but they’re better than most i got for the others. I wished i could’ve got you a five star bow but like i said many times before, RNG is a bitch, so the best i could get was a refinement five and level ninety prototype bow.
Amber: *speechless* …what…what’s all that for? You disappeared for a whole month just to farm these for me?
Aether: you got sad because you couldn’t help me on the field, and that only happened because I neglected you, even though you’re my partner and have been helping me since day one. This is both an apology and a fix to that.
Amber: i…don’t know what to say…
Aether: don’t say anything, just put those on and if anyone says shit about you again, shoot them in the head, If you don’t feel like it just tell me and i’ll shoot them myself. You’re strong and amazing, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. *pulls her by the waist, giving her a long deep kiss*
Amber: *blushes, but melts into the kiss*
Aether: Now if you excuse me, i’m dirty, my whole body hurts and i feel like i’m gonna pass out at any second, so i’ll take a bath and a day long nap.
Amber: *red, and with steam coming out of her head* o-okay.
Aether: Love you, See you tomorrow. *leaves*
Diluc: well, i guess this solves the situation.
Lisa: My, My, how romantic of him.
Zhongli: young love truly is a beautiful thing.
Jean: It does look like something straight out of a novel.
Kaeya: looks like our little rookie has our favorite hero wrapped around her finger.
Amber: *with a massive blush* Please stop…i don’t deserve all of this.
Aether: *from outside the window* YES YOU FUCKING DO!!!
Amber: *covering her face* i don’t deserve him!!!