[ she's already found him, though. so many times in so many places, but each and every time, aether remains distant. always reminding her of what he needs to do, what she needs to do. not that childe knows of this, anyway.

lumine shifts and turns around his arms, burying herself against him instead, her face pressed into his chest. ]

I don't need the Fatui to find Aether, [ she says quietly, closing her eyes. she realises that this is probably revealing too much of what she knows about her brother's whereabouts, but knowing childe, he'll probably brush it off as her own self-assurance. ]

You just want to stay because you haven't fought everyone there yet.

[ seriously, of all the things to motivate him to stay with the fatui. ]