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, having reconsidered his decision, 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, 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 as a member of the Yashiro Commission, everything she does is seen as politically motivated. Fearing that her actions might be viewed as a declaration of war, Aether volunteers to save Thoma instead, which Ayaka reluctantly accepts.

Grus Nivis
After leaving Komore Teahouse, Ayaka had requested Aether, the Traveler, to accompany her to do some errands. All of the errands are related to international stuff such as materials and cuisine, Aether having traveled from other nations shared his knowledge about them to help solve the problem. It is later revealed that all of the errands are from the diary of Ayaka’s mother, Kamisato Kayo, who wishes to participate in activities outside of her role as the Lady of the Kamisato Clan. It resonated with Ayaka and summoned her courage to ask Aether to go with her to a festival. Ayaka, Aether, and Paimon all went to a festival on Amakane Island.

In the festival, they meet people who were helped by the Yashiro Commission, Kamisato Clan, and by Aether and Ayaka as well. They were given a kitsune fox mask and a recipe for Sakura Mochi, a food that Ayaka will master herself. They also took the opportunity to hang wishes, Ayaka wished for Inazuma’s happiness while Aether hung an image of him and his sister Lumine. It was time for them to leave the festival and the three made their way to Chinju Forest. Ayaka was very thankful for this day to Aether, being her first time going to a festival. Before parting ways Ayaka had one last gift for Aether as she dashed through the stream and performed a dance like no one was watching. Having said their goodbyes, Aether and Paimon left Chinju Forest but Aether can be heard humming the tune Ayaka was humming before in her performance.

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 has over 200 works on AO3. It currently one of the most popular Aether het ship in the community.

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
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