[aymeric has sorely missed his wife and husband while they were away, though he has not been idle himself in the meantime. taking the opportunity to acquaint himself with megumi's other beaus, namely g'raha tia, aymeric has not been wanting in regards to bed partners. still, the best cure for loneliness, aymeric has found, has been a steady work schedule, and so he's been more focused on that than usual... perhaps to his detriment. while he isn't working the late nights that left him exhausted and with bags under his eyes and sunken cheeks, he's still dedicating himself to the restoration of ishgard like a man possessed.

which has all finally caught up to him on the night megumi comes to visit, where she will find him laying on a chaise lounge in his bedroom, having dozed off in the middle of reading a book that lays open on his abdomen (the book appears to be about the culture and history of tural). he's dressed out of his typical military accoutrements, in a simple pair of trousers and a blue silk shirt--though the first few buttons of the shirt are undone, suggesting aymeric was somewhat hasty in his undressing, and then perhaps became distracted by the book.

he looks to be deeply asleep, his chest rising and falling slowly with his slower breathing, and does not stir when megumi enters.]