[It's been a long time since Venti has ever spoken about the bard boy. He's only told Aether about him once before. Before that? No one, not even people close to him like Xiao and Zhongli.

He hums softly with a sweet smile on his face as he feels those fingers tapering across his jawline.]

He was, the one that inspired me to be the one I am today.

[Inspired him to be ... a lot of things.]

Long, long ago... he taught me that the freedom for people to fly would be the most important thing to give. To always fight for the right for people to see the sky as it is. Those things... He taught me how to be the type of archon that I wanted to be.