Keqing waited outside Aether's door, fidgeting nervously. She was shocked when Aether had invited her over yesterday. That shock only increased when he asked her to have sex! The blush that covered her face in that moment put tomatoes to shame. Especially since he had asked it in such a brazen matter, not caring who overheard. The audacity of this man! And yet, it made her feel a bit foolish. Here she was, planning out her first time with him with such meticulousness and precision, trying to make it as perfect as possible. And then he comes along, basically throwing her plans in her face, and straight up just asking if she wanted to smash.

Breathing in, she mustered up the courage to knock on the door. Thoughts flew through her head at light speed as she raised her hand towards the door.

'What if I'm not good enough? What if I can't handle him in bed?" Keqing thought, filled with nervousness, 'Wait, what if it's not his first time? Is that why he was so bold about asking me? Because he's had enough sex that it's a normal occurrence now?'

Keqing was filled with despair. Discouraged by this revelation, she lowered her hand from the door.

'Should I even knock? I'm not even sure if I want to see him right now.' Keqing pondered sadly. She wondered what had went wrong. Aether had seemed so sweet, if a bit dense. Did he even take her feelings in consideration? She just couldn't believe that a man like him would act like that.

Keqing's eyes widened as a new idea popped into her head, 'Wait what if he's just as nervous as me? The reason that he was so brazen about it wasn't because he was confident about sex, but because he was so nervous and awkward that he just blurted it out!"

Keqing now understood. Aether wasn't the type of person to play with women as if they were toys. He truly cared and loved her. In the midst of her doubtful storm of thoughts, she had forgotten the reason she had agreed to be Aether's girlfriend. That reason being his kind and supporting attitude and though she would never tell him this, his beautiful, glowing golden eyes. Yes, Keqing has an eye fetish (Insert Sarcasm Here). But seriously, Keqing loved his eyes. Though she wasn't religious, she believed eyes were like a gateway to a person's soul. And Aether's seemed comforting, as if she was being protected simply by being in his presence. That comfort is one of the reasons she was drawn to him initially.

Now feeling a bit more confident, Keqing raised her hand and knocked on the door three times.

"Keqing, what's up!" Aether greeted happily. Keqing gazed into his wonderful eyes, staying silent.

"Uh, Keqing. Hello?" Aether greeted again, waiting for a response. Once again staying quiet, Keqing leaned closer to Aether, wrapping him in an embrace.

Hugging her in return, Aether spoke quietly, "I'm glad to see you too, but why are we hugging again? Aren't we going to my bedroom?"

Keqing blushed, getting flustered. Aether really was eager to get to it, wasn't he? Nodding her head silently, she motioned for Aether to lead the way.

"Alright, let's go!" Aether cheered, "I can't wait! I've been practicing all week for this, watching videos and trying out the moves for myself."

Keqing's mind went blank. Practicing? Watching videos? Just the thought of it made Keqing turn completely red. Images of Aether watching porn and trying the positions in them flashed through her mind. You thought she was blushing before? Well now her face was completely red. In fact, it was so red Aether thought there was something wrong.

"Hey, Keqing? Why are you so red? Do you have a fever or something?" Aether asked in concern, oblivious to the thoughts flying through Keqing's depraved mind.

She shook her head, "It's fine, Aether. Let's just head to your bedroom."

Aether shrugged and grabbed her hand. Leading her to his bedroom, Aether sat down on the bed and turned towards his TV. Seeing as his back was turned, Keqing took a deep breath. This is what she was here to do. The moment she had been preparing for. She slowly began removing her top.

"So what character do you play?" Aether called to her, without turning around.

'Character? What character?' Keqing wondered in confusion. She looked up towards the TV screen. Aether had turned on his Nintendo Switch and was opening Super Smash Bros Ultimate.


Flashback

Keqing was tired. She had just finished her work and was now heading home. On the way, though, she spotted her wonderful boyfriend, Aether. Once he had noticed her, he rushed up to her.

"Hey, Keqing!" Aether called out, "So I was wondering if you wanted to come over to my house sometime?"

Keqing's eyes widened in surprise. Aether was never this straight forward when he asked her on dates. Additionally, this was the first time he had asked her to come over to his house.

"I wanna play Smash, is that okay with you?" Aether asked tentatively. Due to her exhaustion, Keqing didn't quite catch what Aether said.

All she heard was, "I wanna smash, is that okay with you?" Keqing began blushing furiously,

"S-S-Sure, that's fine." Keqing stammered out before speeding away in embarrassment.

"What's up with her?" Aether wondered aloud as he watched her run away.


Back To The Present

Keqing slowly put her shirt back on. She breathed in heavily. Smash Bros. He meant Smash Bros.

Clenching her fist, Keqing thought angrily, 'He wanted to play FUCKING Smash Bros. I was so worried that I was going to mess something up, and he WANTED TO PLAY SUPER FUCKING SMASH BROS ULTIMATE!"

Smacking Aether's head with her hand, Keqing screamed in anger, "YOU BASTARD! I WAS WORRIED FOR NOTHING!"

Quickly turning around, Aether cried out, "But what did I even do?" Keqing sat down next to him.

"Hmph, nevermind. I'm going to destroy you!" Keqing challenged.

"Oh, you're so on!"