Experimental Genshin Oneshots

Delirium Part 1 (Aeqing)

A draft of a story I've had in my docs since early January of last year.
Man, i am really lazy.
Again, if there's enough demand for it, I'll make a part 2.

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It was the night of the Lantern Rite, and Aether and his friends were on the Jade Chamber, watching the fireworks as they lit up the night sky. It was quite a fascinating sight, and it's amazing that Keqing managed to prepare all of this for the festival. He looked over at her, and saw a satisfied smile on her face. But she also looked a little pale. He decided to ask her about it later, and just enjoy the fireworks for now.

     
"Wow, that was amazing!" Paimon said, once the firework show was finished.

"I'm glad to hear it. I put a lot of effort to make it as it is." Keqing said, pleased that the fireworks were a success.

"Well, i suppose this is good night." Keqing said as she started to walk away.

"Wait, can i ask you something?" Aether said, a look of worry covering his face.

"What's the matter?"

"Are you...feeling alright?"

"Are you still worried about me?"

"Of course. You looked a bit pale when we were watching the fireworks so i want to make sure you're doing fine."

"You weren't even looking at the fireworks Aether. You were looking at Keqing." Paimon said, causing Aether's face to go red.

"Wha- No i wasn't!"

"No you definitely were." Paimon said, embarrassing him further.

As she was watching the exchange, she couldn't help but think about what Paimon said.

"Aether was staring at me...? What does he think about my appearance...? Does he think I'm attractive...?" Keqing thought to herself. She doesn't normally think about her appearance, but Aether is an exception. What does he think about her...

   
"Hey Keqing?" Aether suddenly asked, startling her.

"Eh? What?"

"You're staring into space again. Are you alright?" Aether said, worried for her.

"N-no it's nothing! I should get going now." Keqing said, face bright red.

"If you say so..." Aether said, still anxious about her health.
   
As she was walking away from him, he couldn't help but notice that she almost looked like she was staggering away from him. Suddenly, she was falling over after losing balance. Aether was quick to react and caught her before she made contact with the floor.

  
"Hey Keqing! You okay?"

He took a short glance around her face, and found that her eyes were closed, and she was sweating abnormally.

"Is she okay?" Paimon asked.

"Looks like she's exhausted, we should take her to Qiqi." Aether said, lifting her up.

"Could you tell Ningguang about her? I'll go take her to Bubu Pharmacy."

"Okay then. Take care of her okay Aether?" Paimon said as she began to float into the Jade Chamber building.

"Will do. You can also head back to the teapot early. I'll probably be a bit busy here."

"Aye aye! Bye then Aether!"

   
   
After teleporting back to Liyue Harbor, it was a painful task to get to Bubu Pharmacy, especially if the person she was carrying was the Yuheng. He didn't want to be caught carrying her otherwise it might cause a few rumors. As they say "The walls have ears."
With a bit of close calls he was able to carry Keqing to the entrance of Bubu Pharmacy without getting caught. He went inside and saw Baizhu and Qiqi talking about something.