With You | Thoma x Ayaka | Genshin Impact

SPECIAL: Valentine's Day!

     In Inazuma, they didn't celebrate Valentine's Day. That's why Thoma wasn't expecting anything special today. In fact, Thoma began wondering if he should even give Ayaka something.

   "But Valentine's Day is for girls to give to boys..." Thoma mumbled, "Would it make sense for me to give her something? I mean... That's for White Day..."

    As Thoma continued thinking aloud, Abdiel began to wonder if Thoma had completely forgotten about it.

   "Yo, Thoma," Abdiel said, "What are you saying to yourself?"

    "Oh, I'm just wondering if I should make Young Lady something for Valentine's Day," Thoma replied, he then realized that Abdiel could help him but that idea faded when he remembered that Abdiel didn't know what Valentine's Day was.

    "Valen- what?" Abdiel asked in complete confusion, "Wait, what is it called?" 

     "Valentine's Day." Thoma repeated.

     Abdiel simply shrugged.

    "Never heard of it," Ayato's attendant shrugged, "Is it a Mondstadt thing?"

    "Yeah, Young Lady didn't know anything about it either."

    "So, what is it anyway?"

     "It's this thing where people give chocolate to people they like or are friends with. Well, on Valentine's Day, it's usually girls who give it to boys," Thoma explained, "Boys give girls chocolate on White Day."

    Abdiel processed this information, particularly the part where it was the girls who were supposed to give boys chocolates on Valentine's Day.

   "Wait, do you want to be a girl Thoma?" Abdiel questioned.

   "What? Where did you get that from?" Thoma asked and lightly punched Abdiel on the shoulder.

   "Meh, if it were me, I would give the person I like chocolates on this holiday whether or not they knew about it." Abdiel told Thoma, "I mean, Lady Ayaka would definitely appreciate it."

    "She would, right?" Thoma replied, "That's why I want to do it!"

    "Hm... but when are you going to have time to buy chocolate?" Abdiel asked, "I mean, Inazuma doesn't sell it too much."

    "Abdiel," Thoma put a hand on Abdiel's shoulder, "I'm a kitchen staff member, I'm going to make something!"

    "Ooh! Sounds fancy!" Abdiel gave Thoma a thumbs-up.

    "Right?"

    "Right!" Abdiel nodded.

    "Okay, I'll do that when I have some free time!" Thoma grinned.

                                                                                       ...

     Ayaka paced back and forth in her office, Thoma had told her about this holiday where girls gave people they liked chocolates and Ayaka wondered what in Teyvat to get him. Inazuma didn't sell those kinds of things often so it was all up to her.

    "Erm... Youn- Ayaka, may I ask what you're doing?" asked a familiar voice.

    "I explained everything to you in a letter right?" Ayaka questioned, "I figured you would know what to do since you weren't born here..."

    "Youn- Ayaka, I know what you said in the letter but I do not see why you're pacing around so much." they noted.

    "Well, it's because I have no skill in baking and when I walked around Narukami Island by myself... I nearly got lost." Ayaka fidgeted awkwardly.