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- Every moment of the summer festival is a moving tale. Those who meet under the light of fireworks grow up, mature, and grow old. When they set off the same fireworks as they did in the beginning, the skies reflect that same image from years ago... Fireworks are not eternal, but I believe that the wonderful emotions behind them should walk alongside Inazuma into eternity.
- —Yoimiya Friendship Level 5
Aemiya is the het ship between Aether and Naganohara Yoimiya from the Genshin Impact fandom.
Canon[]
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Archon Quest Chapter II: Act I[]
Yoimiya tries to invite Aether (and Paimon) into watching the fireworks with her.
Aether and his companion Paimon were strolling around Inazuma when they noticed two Shogunate samurais interrogating a man by the name of Hanshirou about the possession of his vision. Aether and Paimon were about to enact justice onto those samurais when they heard some whispers before they started jumping at them. It was Naganohara Yoimiya, and she beckons both of them to hide in the corner with her. Yoimiya is about to receive an ugly nickname from our chatterbox shrimp when she urges both of them to stay put and wait for the two samurais to leave. Once both of the samurais have left, Yoimiya explains the situation to both Aether and Paimon that she tricked both of the samurais by handing them a counterfeit vision allowing the NPC Hanshirou to escape. which impresses Aether and Paimon. The counterfeits are provided by a another NPC by the name of Master Masakatsu who became acquainted with Yoimiya who saved her when the Tenryou Commision came to take her vision from her. However, the Commision caught on the ruse and arrested him for treason and Yoimiya declares that she would save him. Yoimiya hatches a plan in which Paimon and Aether agrees that they would help her and eventually they're able to find Master Masakatsu undetected but unfortunately Kujou Sara caught them but she chose to let them go. Once the quest is over, Yoimiya thanks Aether for his resilience into helping her and promised that she would treat him and Paimon to a meal.
Carassius Auratus Chapter: Act I[]
Yoimiya successfully invites Aether (and Paimon) to watch the fireworks with her.
Aether and Paimon encountered a few kids who're excitedly talking about the "Great Mujina Youkai" (let's call it GMY for short) and Aether questioned about the authenticity of the mythological creature. In response, the children ran and met up with Yoimiya to back them up with a source (spoiler alert: she made it the f up). Yoimiya consoles the children and insists the GMY is real and agreed to play with them soon. Yoimiya explains the GMY is popular with the kids and it will upset them if someone told them it doesn't exist. Aether wonders if it's alright for Yoimiya going with the lie which Yoimiya assures him there's no reason for her to expose it since the kids happiness is more important to them than being a Wikipedia editor. Yoimiya even reveals on her share of her fantasies like "The Fire Diamond" and the "Mist Spirits" and she hates it herself if someone tells her off about her fanfiction. After the talk about Youkais and Diamonds that Breathe Fire, Yoimiya invites Aether (and Paimon) again to watch the fireworks with her which she haven't gotten the proper chance last time. Aether agrees on the offer and Yoimiya invites him (and Paimon) to meet up with Naganohara Ryuunosuke, Yoimiya's partially deaf father.
Carassius Auratus Chapter: Act II[]
Part 1: The Seeker of a Meteor Shower[]
Returning to Inazuma City, Yoimiya and her father are talking about a trip, which Aether and Paimon overhear. Yoimiya asks him to help run the store and take care of her mother while she's gone. As they walk out, the Aether and Paimon pass by and wave at them. Yoimiya is delighted to see them again, since it's been a while since she last saw them. She tells them that she wants to explore the lands outside Inazuma, as many foreigners have been coming in and many natives going out now that the Sakoku Decree was abolished.
Yoimiya explains that she intends to go on a trip as she wants to watch Teyvat's greatest meteor shower, though she has no idea where it would occur. She hopes that the shower would give her enough inspiration to create a new firework. Aether offers to bring her to Sumeru as the first stop, as the Rtawahist could help her in locating the meteor shower. Yoimiya is initially worried that she would be using up their time, but Paimon reassures her that it's only right as she helped them many times. She accepts the offer and they head to Ritou to catch a boat there.
During the ride to Port Ormos, the Aether talks about his travels in Sumeru to Yoimiya, and before anyone knew it, they had arrived at Sumeru. Yoimiya is immediately captivated by the new sights ad wonders if the Akademiya is in the port. Aether and Paimon tell her that the Akademiya is in Sumeru City. Yoimiya initially wants to go there as she still doesn't want to take up their time, but Aether insists otherwise and they walk around the port. They stop by Acara Crafts and meet Fayez selling some Aranara carvings. Yoimiya is captivated by the carvings and decides to buy them, even managing to nearly speak similarly to one. Afterwards, they head to the city, which impresses her even more, though she is worried about going into the Akademiya without proper clothing and decides to let them handle the inquiry for her.
Entering the Akademiya, Paimon is unsure of who to ask for help, since Azar was the previous sage who had since been exiled to Avidya Forest and Layla would likely be in too much trouble to even help. She did not want to talk to Alhaitham either, so they decide to simply ask around until Nahida appears. Nahida tells them that she was originally going to meet with some researchers, but when she saw them looking around, decided to follow them. Learning of the situation from them, Nahida informs them that no one has any precise idea when a meteor shower would occur. However, she then comes up with the idea to "lie" by creating the meteor shower in a dream with the assistance of the Aranara, giving them an Emberglow Leaf to use when the time was right. She informs them to get the story straight or Yoimiya would see through it.
Leaving the Akademiya, the Traveler and Paimon review their plan and agree to go with it. Returning to Treasures Street, they find Yoimiya with a young child named Avin. Yoimiya gives her one of the Aranara carvings before she leaves, just as Aether and Paimon walk in. She tells them that she had gotten lost and thus asked Avin for help. Looking at Avin, she deduced that she was down and had guilt due to being incapacitated in a wheelchair and having a sense of yearning. After talking about her, she then asks about the meteor shower and is surprised to learn that it would occur in Sumeru, but would only respond to peoples' dreams.
Part 2: All Things Flawless and Pure[]
Needing a new change of scenery, the group heads to Devantaka Mountain. Climbing the Ruin Golem, Yoimiya asks about Aether's sibling and how she's doing. Regardless, she tells them that she believes that they would come to an understanding once their journey concluded, as they were siblings after all. Once they reach the top of the golem, Aether and Paimon remind her about the meteor shower. Yoimiya admits that she wanted to explore for her own reasons at first, but when people began giving her their wishes for the meteor shower, felt that she needed to find one for their sake. However, they need to make the device to spot the shower, causing Paimon to worry as Yoimiya decided to go to Ahangar about it, though the two accept that they may need to take some punches for maintaining the lie.
Returning to Sumeru City, they ask Ahangar about the devices. He is initially skeptical about the legends, but agrees to help nonetheless and creates three lenses. However, he then realizes that these wouldn't do and tells them about a legendary ore, Urstone, that is revered by blacksmiths, which he hopes to use one day as it indicates the pinnacle of their craft. Yoimiya is eager to find the material, though accepts that they may need to use other substitutes if necessary. Before they could leave, Farid and a woman come in and ask about Avin. The woman is Niousha, Avin's mother. Avin had not returned home after meeting Yoimiya and she explains that after being ill, she became depressed as she wanted to explore the outside world. The group agrees to help and split their search for her. Asking some of the locals around the city, they find Avin sprawled on the ground outside the city. She complains about not having her wheelchair, so the Traveler looks for it, finding it with some hilichurls. After killing them, they bring the wheelchair back. Avin explains that before she became ill, she enjoyed running and ran with an Aranara friend. But ever since she was bound to her wheelchair, her memories began to fade and she did not want to become an adult having forgotten everything. Yoimiya promises to help her, though this means that she would have to see the Aranara for herself, something which Aether had told her was a myth.
Using the Emberglow Leaf, they call an Aranara named Arapurva to the scene, which surprises Avin. Arapurva is surprised by the new Nara and admits that if they had not trusted the Traveler, it would have not answered the call. Yoimiya apologizes for the sudden intrusion but explains about Avin's past to it. Arapurva sympathizes with the situation and deduces that Yoimiya had not "grown up" yet. It explains that Nara grow up and forget a lot of things, but Yoimiya is able to connect with them, stating that her heart is pure and fierce like the sun, and thus deems her trustworthy and can bring them to Arashani. Arapurva tells them that Arashani is in Mawtiyima Forest but advises that Avin should prepare herself before taking them there.
When they arrive, Paimon asks Arapurva what it meant by "prepared", who tells her that memories and dreams are necessary along with her heart before suddenly leaving. As Avin remarks about her heart, she begins to stand up and is delighted by the fact that she could run again. Aether Paimon realize they're in a dream and they follow them.
Part 3: A Flower that Blooms Across the Sky[]
Cutscene where Aether and Yoimiya fly together and look at the fireworks
Catching up to Yoimiya and Avin, they soon spot a flying object emerge from below them and follow it. When they reach the end, they find a massive blue stone that Avin touches and disappears into. The others follow suit, where Avin reunites with her Aranara friend, Arashani. Once the dream supposedly ends, Avin expresses a desire to help Yoimiya and pulls out a len from her chest. Yoimiya wears it and finds the perfect spot for the meteor shower. When they arrive, many stars emerge from the ground, and Yoimiya grabs Aether's hand as they both dive off the cliff, but both land on one of the stars. As they fly on the star and admire the night scenery, a wave of clouds rush in and Yoimiya falls off the star. While falling through the air, Yoimiya is marvelled by the fireworks. She is then caught in Aether's arms as they both fly and admire the fireworks.
Aether spends a few days with Yoimiya in Sumeru before returning to Port Ormos. Avin thanks Yoimiya for her help and expresses an intent to head to Inazuma alone to watch her firework show, which pleases her. Before she departs on the ship, Yoimiya gives the Aether another Aranara carving, wanting them to know that regardless of where they were, she would be there supporting them.
Fanon[]
This ship has been slowly rising in popularity ever since the Archon Quest with Yoimiya and really took off during Yoimiya's second story quest. Although it isn't as popular as Aether's other het ships such as the well known "Swordgirls" ships including Ayather, Aeqing, Nilother and Aerina, the ship has been steadily receiving fanarts by a few dedicated artists to keep the fanbase alive. Nevertheless, there's not much fanfics on A03 which has only about 20+ works in total. It also has 100+ works on Pixiv.
Most would associate these two as lively, energetic, ongoing and even "precious cinnamon buns" according to the other popular ships. Some might also oppose since most might prefer the Hair Contrast Duo or the 'grumpy x sunshine' trope. What makes this ship shines the best is both of them explores beyond these tropes in their own distinct ways. Aether who's often seen as bubbly or cute on the outside in fanon is actually reserved, cautious and serious in the inside. Yoimiya who's often the carefree and outgoing type is also someone who's very responsible, understanding and doesn't shy away when anyone needs her help. In short, both of these partners in crime would make up for each other’s weaknesses and support their strengths.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Aether/Yoimiya tag on AO3
- Aether & Yoimiya tag on AO3
- Aemiya hashtag on Twitter
- Aether/Yoimiya posts on Twitter
Trivia[]
- Yoimiya is one of the few characters who actually cared to know about Aether finding his lost sibling and learning his origins.
- In one of her teapot dialogues, Yoimiya once tried to invite Aether to go into the mix bath hot springs with her. However, Mualani is the one who actually did that to him in Natlan Archon Quest.
- In another teapot dialogue of hers, Yoimiya pleaded Aether to travel the whole world with him once he has completed his journey and reuniting with his sister because she wants to know more about him.
- In one of Aether's voicelines, he prefers warmer colours such as the Pyro Slime which indicates he's comfortable being around with people like Yoimiya.
- In the gamepaly, both Aether (Electro) and Yoimiya share the same talent materials which is called the Teachings of Transience. His electro burst is also a great combo for Yoimiya's Normal Attacks and it's a great addition for her Overloaded teams. If Chevreuse and another Electro or Pyro character are in their team, Aether and Yoimiya reduce their enemies' resistance to Pyro and Electro attacks when triggering Overloaded reactions, further powering the team, while Chevreuse heals them periodically, improving their survival.
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Gameplay[]
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Fan Art[]
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