Ayather

Ayather is the het ship between Kamisato Ayaka and Aether from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Archon Quest
In Act 1 of Inazuma's Chapter, Aether first meets Ayaka in the Kamisato Estate, though only hearing her voice as she was sitting right behind a traditional Inazuman screen, similar to a Japanese Shoji. Ayaka asks him to help her fight the Vision Hunt Decree, but Aether, who visited Ayaka in hopes of meeting the Raiden Shogun, promptly declines and tells her he's going to leave. Ayaka begged him to stay and promised that she'll help him meet the Raiden Shogun under one condition; Aether had to fulfill three small wishes for her, namely meeting three people who had their visions taken from them by the Vision Hunt Decree.

After meeting them, Aether comes back to the Kamisato Estate. When stepping inside, there was no voice, until Ayaka came out behind the screen. Seeing him for the first time Ayaka told him that she was delighted to meet him face-to-face. Ayaka states that she now considers Aether a friend. Aether (and Paimon) both accept her friendship, which Ayaka, who is later revealed to have few friends, is very thankful for.

Ayaka asks him again if he could help her fight the Vision Hunt Decree. Aether has reconsidered his decision and finally accepts her request, now willing to help her, provided she keeps her promise of helping him meet the Raiden Shogun.

In Act 2 of Inazuma's Chapter, Ayaka and Aether went to a festival and enjoyed the festivities. During the festival Ayaka and Aether tried multiple activities which would help them bond. After the festival, Ayaka takes Aether Into a forest, where she preformed a dance for him. She then asks Aether if he liked the dance, to which Aether positively replies. After that Aether arrives at Komore Teahouse to meet up with her and Thoma, the latter being absent. Ayaka suddenly storms in, asking if he saw Thoma, which he declines. Ayaka was worried for him and told Aether that he was taken away by the Tenryou Commission and that the Raiden Shogun will take his vision. Ayaka wanted to go and save him but since she was the Shirasagi Himegimi, Aether tells her that he will be the one to save Thoma instead.

Fanon
Ayather is a small ship within the Genshin Impact fandom, it's often overshadowed by the two most popular ships, being Thomaya and Xiaother, as well as its counterpart ship AyaLumi. It currently only has over 150 works on AO3.

There were lots of implications that Ayaka had a crush on the Traveler due to her Story Quest and her special dish description, which was the reason why Ayather sailed.

Fandom
FAN FICTION