Blurb One:
Aether unexpectedly got a system.
It happened while he was completing his daily commissions. A falling date palm hit him on the head, and when he woke up, there was a chatterbox of a system in his mind.
Following the System's suggestion, he returned from Sumeru to Liyue Harbor, where he learned that Xiao had been missing for some time.
To find Xiao, Aether used an item provided by the System. He closed his eyes, opened them again, and found himself a thousand years in the past.
Aether: Are you sure there'll be clues about Xiao here?
System: Since we're already here, we might as well look around.
Easy for you to say. Who would just wander around in a frozen wasteland? Aether, battered by the snow and wind, took shelter in a cave, where he came across a lost child.
...Wait.
Aether stared closely at the green-haired "child."
Was he seeing things? Had he met Xiao as a little one?
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Xiao knew his karmic debt had corroded him to the bone, and ever since returning from The Chasm, he had found it increasingly difficult to control the power gnawing at his heart.
He knew Aether was safe in Sumeru, and the wind over Dihua Marsh seemed to keep telling him that everyone would take care of themselves. So, once he had made up his mind, he left without worry.
But before he could completely surrender himself to his karmic debt, unfamiliar yet familiar memories suddenly flooded his mind. In the snow, his younger self was holding a long-haired boy's face, and, coaxed by him, had shyly given him a kiss.
Xiao recognized that face. Even with his hair down and his clothes changed, he would still recognize him.
He put his plan to let himself live or die as fate would have it on hold. Xiao tore through his karmic debt and rode through the night back to Dihua Marsh, arriving just as Aether came there.
Xiao looked at Aether's face. Even though the sound of his heartbeat was loud enough to give him a headache, he only turned away and murmured, "...Disrespectful to your adeptus."
Aether, reaching out to greet him: Huh?
Blurb Two:
After bringing Xiao back to Dihua Marsh, Aether found himself with another worry.
He discovered that whenever he planned to leave, Xiao, who was already a man of few words, grew even quieter.
When Aether was finally about to set off on his travels again, Xiao crossed his arms and said in a tone that left no room for refusal, "I will accompany you."
Aether immediately went to ask Zhongli for help.
Zhongli: Please take care to stay safe on your journey.
Paimon: So I'm the extra one...
System: Aren't we all...
Aether didn't mind adding another person to the journey, so he gladly brought Xiao along.
With another fighter in the party, they made their way without a hitch. One day, Aether, on a whim, closed his eyes and traveled back to the past to visit young Xiao, whom he hadn't seen in ages. He forgot that a certain Conqueror of Demons was lying right beside him.
Young Xiao was very obedient, and Aether was delighted.
That is, until the genuine adult Xiao suddenly showed up.
Aether: System, am I done for?
System: You brought this on yourself.
P.S.
1. The story takes place after Version 3.7.
2. There are lots of original details! Read with care if that bothers you!
3. The protagonist is Aether, and the pairing is Xiao/Aether. The pairing will not be switched or reversed.
4. There may be some out-of-character moments. Aether is steadfast and like a little sun; Xiao seems cold but is actually gentle. Please read with care if that bothers you.
Theme: When you face a calamity, you can call on me too.
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