Can the world change it's cruel ways? An adeptus that has served Liyue for many years is at a crossroads. Many years of torment and suffering tainted him. He began to question. Let the darkness consume him? Or let an outlander lead him into the light? (Also read the tags :)

Hello, its been a while since i last posted a story hasnt it?? This story is basically a School Au, this story is sfw, meaning there are no nsfw implied, there will be no smut whatsoever, I wrote this at like 2am in the morning so dont judge please, this story isnt really written well or professionally written, im just writing this since its been in the back of my mind for literally weeks now, anyway on to the point, See as Aether and Lumine transfer to a new school, meaning new friends, new faces. Although they didint know they could meet a few of there childhood friends there, some of them even has a crush on Aether. But how can they express there feelings?, who would win Aethers heart?, if you'd like to know soon, better start reading!

Aether a common guy moving to Liyue to look for his long lost sister whom was separated at birth. He had no family members left expect for his sister who he didn't know anything about. He looked for her not knowing anything about her expect for the fact she was in Liyue. Aether hires a detective to help search for his sister only to find out the so called detective had stolen his money. _ While looking for his sister he meets a guy name Xiao. Aether quickly falls for Xiao not knowing anything about him. Aether thinks Xiao is a janitor who isn't the brightest and worked hard for his money as he was poor. Oh dear, Aether couldn't be more wrong, Xiao is the next Successor for a very popular modeling company, making Xiao VERY rich. __ - This is a modern AU ( Alternative Universe ) - XiaoAether is the main ship but side ships do appear! - This is my first Fanfiction so please bear with me if mistakes are made. - I do have mental problems so if I don't post on time please wait just a bit longer, I am trying __ Updates irregularly due to stress Chapters are worked on daily. Written for fun and for the XiaoAether shippers! STORY COVER CR: @coodoxd (Twitter)