Ya know that fictional disease that deals with flowers and love and shit?
That basically is what this thing I made is, but it's similar to Eleazar.
"Glaze Lilies, Dendrobium, Cecilias, Sumeru Roses, Windwheel Asters..." Aether kept on rambling about flowers again. Xiao could listen to his voice over and over again. They were supposed to help Lumine with her shop, but Aether got distracted on sorting the flowers. His love for flowers and nature is why he always kept a homemade Dendro vision with him. He could never get a vision, but he always thought he had one with him.
"Intervayt, Hibiscus, Nilotpala Lotus, Water-*coughs*." That disease was acting up again. Flowers stained with blood soon spewed from his mouth. Lumine and Xiao stopped what they were doing to help the coughing boy.
"He needs medical attention. The treatment isn't working."-Lumine
"I already called them. They are on their way. Hang tight Aether."-Xiao
Aether kept on coughing and coughing up flowers until he couldn't stand anymore. He was getting weaker and weaker by the second. The only support he had was the cashier desk.
Even Zhongli got curious on why was everyone huddled in a corner. People in white coats left to right came in to help the blond. They injected him with something to slow down the disease until he gets to a hospital bed. So he could stop coughing. The blond fell to the floor. He couldn't even breathe or take a final breath. He just fell.
"Aether!" Tears were threatening to pour. But Xiao never cried in front of others.
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"We concluded that he'll have to stay here until further notice. Aether has growing plants in his lungs, and he could get them removed. But they will grow back. It seems that the archons are doing him a favor, he has only just flowers and vines for now. He'll just have to be more careful."-Doctor
"Will he wake up?"-Lumine
"We don't know yet. But we'll see. And about this glass chamber. It's to keep both him and visitors protected from anything that will harm him or anyone. It's equipped with some Dendro soil in case he coughs up anything other than flowers. They'll disappear in seconds."-Doctor
The doctor walked out of the room, leaving Lumine and Xiao puzzled on how they are going to take care of him. Aether was trapped inside a glass prison for as long as he was asleep in a coma, but how are they going to feed him? How are they going to keep him from kidnappers?
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He woke up. Barely even surviving his own disease. It hurts a lot in his chest. The hospital is what he fears the most.
"AETHER!"-Lumine
Lumine almost forgot that he was still in the glass. The blond even forgot he was in the hospital. He still was adjusting to the bright lights around him.
"Oh my goodness, hi Lumine!"-Aether
"Am I going to be okay? Tell me!"-Aether
Xiao was waiting outside the door for Lumine. He smiled knowing Aether was okay. His voice was all he needed to sleep well tonight. His smile faded when his lover started crying. Lumine told him that his disease was getting worse. And it was, but she didn't have to tell him now. His disease feeds on his lungs and air that allows him to breathe.
One day, he's sure he's going to die. And young too. But, at least he's here now for them to enjoy whatever they have left to do.
Even if it means overworking. Whatever they do, they hope that Aether is still Aether.
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K, Im gonna write more angst
