[There's a hesitation there that's hard to ignore. Up until now, his feelings towards Childe were complicated. Did he see him as a friend? What happened between them to make them so close that Child would treat him so amicably? Not knowing was frustrating enough without throwing all of this in the mix.]
[But little does Aether know, there's a very specific reason the souldive had such an impact on him, traumatic imagery aside. After all, he was diving with his own soul, too. And while damaging the diver's soul would normally be too difficult to warrant even mentioning, with just how much that corruption pushed at his own fears and insecurities -- all of that, on top of the damage he's already received helping other corrupts souls up until now, his soul has a few fractures of its own. Still whole, but damaged.]
[Which is why, while he will eventually move closer to Childe -- doing so causes tears to well up in his eyes, his shoulders trembling. It's not an expression anyone would associate with Aether at all.]
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[But little does Aether know, there's a very specific reason the souldive had such an impact on him, traumatic imagery aside. After all, he was diving with his own soul, too. And while damaging the diver's soul would normally be too difficult to warrant even mentioning, with just how much that corruption pushed at his own fears and insecurities -- all of that, on top of the damage he's already received helping other corrupts souls up until now, his soul has a few fractures of its own. Still whole, but damaged.]
[Which is why, while he will eventually move closer to Childe -- doing so causes tears to well up in his eyes, his shoulders trembling. It's not an expression anyone would associate with Aether at all.]