❝ 𝐀𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄! ❞ . AETHER HAREM

## 𝐜𝐡 . 𝟑

❝ 𝐚𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 ❞
୨୧ ꒱ 　a PROPER way to apologize, one would hope　;

- sender; scaramouche · receiver; aether -

Scaramouche
hey
can we talk
and i'm really sorry

Aether
not the right person to apologize to,,
sorry kuni ;;

Scaramouche
yeah ik i js wanna say sorry to u too

Aether
just me?

Scaramouche
no
fuck
idk
i felt bad, okay? i understand my mistakes now

Aether
i understand,,,

Scaramouche
i want to apologize.
but idk how
i never once apologized or got one in my life so

Aether
owah
well, you can start off by showing jean that you're actually sorry? and that you won't do it anymore,,,
like actually, kuni.
jean has told you a lot of times before not to get into any arguments, even me.
i don't think jean trusts you anymore
so you should show that you're still trustworthy, and that you're not just doing this "out of pity" or to get on her good side.
you're actually remorseful for your actions and you're a better person
other than that,, i don't know what other advice i can give you and i don't want to make the apology for you either
please be genuinely with it, okay kuni?
goodluck <3 you can do it

Scaramouche
yeah
thank you.
♡

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vent / personal rant · LOCKED 🔒

will i always be their therapist? someone they go to whenever they need advice? will i be nothing more than an idol? will i just be someone to look up to and not understand? i am a human too, why can't i be treated equally as one?

i did choose to be an idol, but i didn't expect to also have to act a certain way in front of loved ones.

celestia, please don't make me rethink life choices. i don't want to disappoint anyone.

- sender; venti · receiver; aether -

Venti
hi ily please don't die

Aether
wh??
what's that supposed to mean,,
are you planning on killing me

Venti
NO
NO.
im sorry
ur message in the gc scared me
ik u said to leave u alone or smth but i cant okay
i don't wanna give u space
dont be like zhongli to me
ur everything
i don't want an argument between anyone
AM I ANNOYIGJNYYOU
IM SORRY

Aether
noo, not at all!!
thank you for checking up on me, but i'm okay <3
please do check up on jean instead, thank you.

Venti
WILL DO!!!
trust me
jean will feel better 100%
i am not narcissistic but she will be
BELIEVE ME
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Aether let out a long, weary sigh, placing his phone face down on the bed. He wished—more than anything—that he could understand how people saw him, what they really thought when they looked at him. Maybe if he could get inside their heads, his life wouldn’t feel so taxing all the time. Maybe he wouldn’t have to keep pretending, always putting on the mask of someone he wasn’t, just to live up to the image people had of him.

Ever since he became an idol, or maybe even from the moment he was born, his every move had been watched, judged, and picked apart. It didn’t matter if he was a child, a teen, or an adult—the world had always expected something from him. His life had become a stage, and every day he played his part while the audience watched in awe, never realizing that the person they admired wasn’t even real. It was all just a show, a performance crafted to meet their expectations.

If only life weren’t so exhausting, if only he didn’t have to carry the weight of everyone’s gaze. Maybe then, he could just be himself.

What's so special about a boy who can't even be himself?

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- sender; jean · receiver; aether -

Earlier today · Aether
hiii miss jean, i’m really sorry about what happened in the group chat… i can see how stressful it must be for you. i know it’s kinda rude to apologize on someone else’s behalf, but i still wanted to. i’m not trying to justify scaramouche’s actions or make you "forgive" him or anything, but i just want you to know that we care about you a lot and love you so much!!! we feel really bad about how things went, and i’m sorry we can be a handful sometimes… i’ll try my best to take care of things too so you don’t have so much on your plate, and help out wherever i can <33

i hope you’re okay, and just know that it’s totally okay to take a break if you need to!!! we aren’t actual children, i promise, we can handle things (and we won’t get into trouble hwhhssj)… please don’t stress too much,, TT

Jean
This is very sweet, Aether
Thank you.
I am assuming the flowers are yours too?

Aether
dandelions?

Jean
Yes, you're very.. perceptive. I would assume you're the only person who knows my favorite flowers.

Aether
hwhwhwhsudsj yes

Jean
You didn't have to do any of that, however I appreciate it very dearly. Do not worry about me, I'm okay.
I'm your manager, I signed up for this. I've grown used to dealing with all of you now.

Aether
ifff u say sooo

Jean
:)

Aether
<3
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