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Venther

GENERAL

Genshin Impact

Character	Character
Venti	Aether

Canonical?

Fanon

Status of Relationship

Best Friends

IN FANDOM

Type (?)

Slash

Also Known As

AeVenti, AeVen, Venther, AeTi, VenAe, Vether, VenAether Travel Flute, Braid Boys, ウェン空, 벤티테르, 温空, 🍃💫, 💫🍃

Tropes

• Divine Date

6

1

Venther is the slash ship between Venti and Aether from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon[]

Archon Quest[]

Prologue Act I: The Outlander Who Caught the Wind

After witnessing a dragon flying overhead, Aether and Paimon venture into the heart of the forest to investigate. They encounter a mysterious figure dressed in green who attempts to calm the dragon. Despite their attempts to observe quietly, their Anemo powers activate, startling the dragon and causing it to become aggressive. The figure becomes alarmed and asks, "Who's there?" before using his Anemo powers to flee, and the dragon flies away shortly thereafter. After arriving in Mondstadt and testing the wind glider Amber gave him, the nation is attacked by the dragon in the forest now called "Stormterror". Swept off the ground and into the sky by one of Stormterror's tornadoes, Aether's fall is stopped by a mysterious stranger using "the power of a thousand winds". The mysterious stranger then instructs Aether on how to temporarily defeat Stormterror.

Prologue Act II: For a Tomorrow Without Tears

After leaving the Knights of Favonius headquarters, Paimon points out that he only told them about the dragon and the crystal in the forest, leaving out the green guy they saw. Aether replies that he wants to investigate the matter himself first, and that he doesn't think he's a bad guy. Paimon then notices a similar-looking green figure running past them, which turns out to be the same green guy, but he disappears again. Activating Elemental Sight, Aether follows his footsteps and finds him in front of the Anemo Archon Statue Plaza, performing for a group of spectators. After finishing his tale of Dvalin and the Anemo Archon, the Green Guy notices Aether and Paimon and recognizes them as the ones who scared Dvalin away in the forest. After officially introducing himself as Venti the Bard, Aether and Paimon ask him about Dvalin aka "Stormterror". They then show him the Red Teardrop Crystal which, to everyone's surprise, is now purified. Venti then takes out his own Red Teardrop Crystal and gives it to Aether, asking if he can purify it as well. After purifying the crystal, Venti is impressed and continues to praise Aether, pointing out that he has some "wonderful abilities" and stating that someone like him will end up in a bard's poem. After pointing out that Dvalin's life will probably wither on the vine even if he isn't killed, one Dilague option has Aether expresses his sympathy for the dragon, and another has him ask if there's anything he can do to help. Venti points out that he has plans of his own and asks Aether to meet him at the "Symbol of Mondstadt's Hero," also known as Windrise. After he leaves, Aether comments that his voice sounds familiar.

After arriving at Windrise, Venti asks Aether what he is doing here, then explains that he was wondering if he would follow him. Aether says he wants to know more about the Anemo Archon, to which Venti says it has been many moons since Mondstadt last saw their own god. After defeating an Eye of the Storm that appeared, Aether and Venti talk about Dvalin and how his hatred came about due to his humiliation, aka the black blood flowing through his heart that has poisoned him for years. Venti then points out that he was in the same position as Dvalin before he came to Windrise, cursed and abandoned, but says that being here with Aether under the great tree makes him feel as if the tear was purified, as if the poison was leaving his body. Paimon then asks him how exactly he got poisoned, to which Venti says it's because Aether and Paimon interrupted him when he was trying to communicate with Dvalin. To make up for it, he tells Aether that he will come with him to the Cathedral of Mondstadt to claim a certain "Holy Lyre der Himmel". After arriving outside the cathedral, Venti explains that he can use the Holy Lyre der Himmel to help draw out Dvalin's gentle nature. Paimon asks if this would actually stop Stormterror and Venti says of course, as he is "the best bard in the world". He then tells Aether to look him in the eye and asks if he finds him trustworthy. In one of the three dialog options, Aether can say that the color of Venti's eyes is like the sky in his hometown, to which Venti amusedly replies that such a line does not work on a bard.

Once inside the cathedral, Venti tries to persuade the sister to let him borrow the Holy Lyre, even going so far as to reveal his identity as Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, but to no avail. Aether then tries to persuade her, but is also rebuffed. Venti reveals that he knew it wouldn't work, and that he only wanted to know how influential Aether - the hotshot of the Knights of Favonius - is. He then comes up with a new plan to have Aether steal the Holy Lyre, which Aether protests at first, but Venti explains that he has no other talents besides singing and that Aether is the superstar of the Knights of Favonius and has made great contributions to Mondstadt. If he were caught, he could easily talk his way out of it. Aether then remembers Venti telling the sister that he is Barbatos and expresses his surprise at this revelation. He then explains that if he really is a god, he just can't let him go. Venti asks why his decision to help him depends on whether or not he is a god; Aether then says that he will help Dvalin even if he is not a god. When Venti questions this, one of the dialog options has Aether say that he does not want to see another separation.

After sneaking past the guards in the basement of the Cathedral, just as they reach the Holy Lyre, a Fatui Electro Cicin Mage steals it. They are then caught by a Knight of Favonius and flee the cathedral with Venti. They glide to Angel's Share, where Venti asks Diluc for his least conspicuous table, to which he tells them the second floor, then covers for them by deliberately misleading the knights when they show up looking for them. After explaining to Aether who Diluc is and paying his song about the dragon, Diluc promises to help by arranging some contacts. This contact turns out to be Jean, and after some explaining and planning, the group of Aether, Paimon, Diluc, and Jean go to a Fatui hideout to retrieve the Holy Lyre. They successfully retrieve it, but Venti says that he doubts the lyre will work, as it has experienced thousands of years of history, which has drained its anemo power. Aether partially repairs the lyre using the same purifying magic used on the teardrops. To further replenish its power, Venti suggests that they retrieve more teardrops. After obtaining more teardrops, Aether purifies them, and the group manages to fully repair the Holy Lyre. They then choose Starsnatch Cliff as the location to meet Dvalin. After Venti plays the lyre for a while, Dvalin appears, but just as he and Venti reach a critical moment in their conversation, an Abyss Mage suddenly appears and tricks the dragon. Blinded by his hatred for Mondstadt, Dvalin takes flight and leaves in a rage.

Prologue Act III: Song of the Dragon and Freedom

After the Holy Lyre us damaged beyond repair, Venti suggests that they confront Dvalin directly in Stormterror's lair. He says that their trump card is not the Holy Lyre, but Aether, as he may be able to purify Dvalin's curse just as he did with the teardrops. After arriving at Stormterror's lair and breaking its seal, Venti explains that he'll be channeling Anemo energy for Aether as he confronts Dvalin, just as he did last time. This leads him to realize that it was indeed Venti's voice he heard when he broke his fall as Dvalin attacked Mondstadt. After defeating Stormterror, the platforms give way causing everyone to lose their footing and freefall until Dvalin swoops in and catches them all.

After the threat of Stormterror is quelled and Dvalin has returned to his normal self, they return to the cathedral to return the Holy Lyre. When Barbara sees how badly the Holy Lyre has been damaged, she panics, causing Venti to ask Aether to give him the lyre so he can use a magical illusion to "fix" it. Venti then runs out of the cathedral after explaining that the magic he used won't last forever, causing Aether and Paimon to follow him. Just as they leave the cathedral, two Fatui agents try to sneak up on Venti from behind, only to be stopped by Aether. This creates a distraction, allowing the Fatui Harbinger La Signora to attack Venti and Aether with her Cryo powers. Venti tries to shield them, but his legs are frozen to the ground and Paimon is frozen and thrown away. The two Fatui agents from earlier take advantage of the distraction and restrain Aether, causing Venti some alarm before his attention is drawn back to La Signora, who mocks Venti's status as a god and slaps him. This angers Aether, who increases his attempts to escape the Fatui members' restraints. Venti uses his Anemo powers to escape, but La Signora attacks him before he can finish and forcefully grabs his Gnosis from his chest. She then kicks Venti, knocking him unconscious. Aether calls out to him before being knocked unconscious as well.

When Aether wakes up, Barbara reveals that Venti has gone to the symbol of Mondstadt's Hero. Near the end of the Mondstadt Archon Quest, Aether and Paimon meet up with Venti in Windrise to coverse again. Aether asks him what a Gnosis is, and Venti says he's not supposed to discuss it with ordinary people, but he supposes he can let Aether and Paimon in on the secret. After explaining what a Gnosis is, who La Signora was, and who the god she served was, that god being the Cryo Archon known as the Tsaritsa, Venti tells Aether to go to the nation of Liyue so he can attend the Rite of Descension and meet the Geo Archon. Before he leaves, Venti stops Aether, who gives him a dialog option to apologize for using the Anemo power of the statue without asking, to which Venti says to just use it gratefully, or better yet, treat him to a glass of dandelion wine. Venti then tells Aether to remember that his journey has meaning and that the destination isn't everything. He tells him to keep his eyes open before he reaches the end and use the chance to take in the world around him. Aether tells him that he understands. Aether asks Venti about the gods, and after Venti answers, he apologizes and explains that he doesn't know which of the Seven might have taken his sibling. He then asks if being one of the Seven makes him suspect, to which Aether replies that he doesn't look like the god who took his sibling at all, and that he and Paimon have known him long enough to trust him. Venti then remarks that they make a great team and asks Aether if he would like to become one of the new Four Winds of Mondstadt after he finds his sister. After their conversation, Aether and Paimon leave for Liyue.