FANFICTION - Columbina discovers the joy of “giving”…! Columbina x Aether (Reader) 18+ (Patreon)

Art by - https://x.com/bLZ54zefEhWEkpmI do not own the artwork shared! I'm just sharing to enhance the imagination! Please go and support the original artist! If anyone wants the art removed for any reason message me :D

Read on AO3! the preview is written below!

hey members! here's a new fanfiction for you! went pretty hard on the romantic stuff this time, so for those of you who like that i hope you enjoy!

this was originally just going to be a short "daily" fanfiction but ended up spending 3 days and almost 2,500 words on it, oh well xD

anyways, i hope you enjoy! i'm still working on a columbina JOI to fit this same vibe! it should be out in the next few days!

Spoilers for the ending of the Nod Krai Archon Quest! Do not read if you care about spoilers! Wait until you have finished the quest!

After the end of the Archon Quest, you find yourself sitting beside Columbina on the edge of your spaceship. Together, you gaze out at a sea of star, enchanted by the sun’s golden light stretching across the curve of Teyvat below. A shiver runs up your spine as your fingers graze the cool metal beneath you.

The scene continues deep into your conversation with Columbina…

“I’m finally discovering the joy of giving… How I wish I’d learned this sooner.”

“Hey, better late than never.”

“Hehe…” Columbina giggles softly, her gaze falling down to the moon.

You glance over at Columbina, noticing the mischievous little grin that’s now stretching wide across her face.

“What are you thinking about now?”

“Why don’t you take a guess? You get… one shot.”

“Only one guess? Hmm… is it something happy?”

“Hehe that’s cheating! Be more specific”

You pause, weighing the possibilities.

“Uh, you’re happy you made it to the moon?

“Hmm, nope! You got it wrong~”

“Haha, oh well. So, what was it?” You ask.

“That’s a secret, hehe” She flashes a grin. “Now it’s my turn to ask a question!”

“Huh, I didn’t realise we we’re playing a game,” you joke.

“Mhm, of course~!”

“Haha, alright then… what’s your question?”

“Hmm… do you like my eyes?”

She leans in, just slightly, close enough that her breath brushes against your skin.

When she opens her eyes wider, the world seems to fall away around you.

Her pupils shine like starlight, cradled by delicate silver crescent moons. Faint twinkles shimmer around her irises, and tiny shooting stars drift upward, defying gravity with their light.

Wow… you think, almost caught in a trance.

“H-Huh? Your eyes…?” you mumble, voice catching awkwardly in your throat.

“Yeah, do you like them~?”

“Y-Yeah… they’re… pretty.” You mumble.

“Hehe… that’s it~?”

“They’re… beautiful…!”

“Hehe…” Columbina giggles, finally breaking eye contact as her grin widens.  

She looks down at the moon satisfied, almost smug as a quiet pause stretches out between you.

“So… is it my turn to ask a question now?” You wonder.

“Mhm Yep”

“Alright then... What we’re you thinking about earlier?”

“Heh~ that’s sneaky… Do you really want to know?”

“Yeah.”

“Hmm… okay I was thinking about giving you a kiss”

“A k-kiss!?”

“Mhm~ I’ve never given that kind of gift before…”

“T-That’s not what I… I didn’t mean…” You mumble, cheeks flushing bright red.

Columbina tilts her head, her smile turning curious. “Oh? So you don’t want a kiss?”

“N-No! I mean… yes? I… I don’t know!” You blurt.

“Ah… so you don’t want my gift after all…”

“No! That’s not…! It’s not like that!”

“Hmm… I don’t understand” she hums. “Do you want my gift, or not?”

You shut your eyes, face burning. “F-Fine…”

“Hehe…”

Columbina leans in close, and with a touch as soft as a feather, presses a gentle kiss to your cheek.

The warmth of her lips lingers longer than it should, a tender heat blooming against the chill of the moonlit air.

“See? That wasn’t so bad, right~?” she grins.

“No…” you mutter, heart pounding.

“Hehe… next, it’s my turn to ask a question~”

She softly trails a finger along your arm… slow, delicate, as her voice drops ever so slightly in tone.

“Would you… make love with me?”

Your brain short circuits. “E-Eh!? Would I-I…? What!?”

Columbina tilts her head, her expression unreadable, somewhere between amusement and something deeper.

“Hmm? You don’t want to?”

“I-It’s not that,” you stammer. “It’s just…”

“You don’t love me~?” she teases, her gaze locking onto yours.

“O-Of course! Er… a-as a friend…” you blurt out, struggling to keep your voice steady as your heart pounds.

She smiles softly, her gaze drifting upward toward the sky.

“I love all my friends… you helped me discover who I am.”

A quiet pause lingers for a few moments, before her eyes return to yours, and she inches closer.

But after a short pause, her gaze returns back to your own, as she shifts a little closer.

“Hehe… but I don’t want to love you like a friend~” she whispers, her eyes lit with a playful glimmer.

“I think… I want to love you in a new way~”

Your heart skips a beat. You quickly look away, face burning.

Columbina leans in further, close enough that her shoulder brushes against yours.

Her fingers slip between your own, delicate and deliberate, as she gently guides your gaze back to her own.

“So… can we make love Aether~?” she purrs, the tease in her voice softer now, threaded with a hint of hope.

Aaaand the rest is too spicy for Patreon! Read the rest on AO3!