longing for your touch (will you be angry, should i seek it elsewhere?)

Aether can’t even appreciate that he’s convinced Xiao to leave Liyue alone for a time to travel with him. He’s been left too emotionally raw after Inazuma. He has too little thoughts running through his head to process anything. All he knows is that he’s forced to face the fact that he has no one to touch. Lumine and him used to always touch, there was always some way they were connected even when they slept. She kept him anchored. He’d been doing fine up until Inazuma but now he’s burnt out. He’s tired. He’s suspended somewhere with no anchor to keep him in place. He’s alone.Or5 times Aether wants to touch Xiao more + 1 where Xiao decides enough is enough.