He just wasn’t able to feel that way towards any of them, instead just going through the motions, and he didn’t think it was fair to his partners to lead them on. He’d had a few relationships when he was younger, and though he’d been nothing but chivalrous to them, they never lasted long. He sits up so fast at the revelation that his vision goes a bit blurry, and curses on instinct.ĭiluc would be the first to admit that he wasn’t really into romance. He’s on the edge of sleep, consciousness blurring peacefully into dreams, when his mind, unbidden, supplies him the meaning of the expression on Kaeya earlier.
The occurrence in the bar doesn’t resurface until long after Diluc has returned to the Winery, resting on his bed. After the tavern closed, a couple of easily disposed of Abyss Mages were the only thing keeping him from promptly packing up and heading home. Kaeya had left with the miscreants, taking care of two problems at once for Diluc, which he was reluctantly grateful for. There’d been a small bar fight at Angel’s Share, but it’d been broken up with little fuss. He shakes his head, and deigns to ignore the Cavalry Captain for as long as he can. It’s not his issue if something’s bothering Kaeya, anyways. He can’t have something so inane distracting him. He has a bar to tend to and, later in the night, streets to roam in place of the oh-so-efficient Knights of Favonius. The words lay on his tongue, some old reflex supplying the phrase ‘are you alright?’, but… no. The quartermaster doesn’t call attention to it, barely even notices the hesitation, and that cements the fact that something is very off.ĭiluc almost asks. He quickly mixes the drink and places it in front of Kaeya, as if it was one of the little Spark Knight’s bombs. If Diluc wasn’t unnerved before, he definitely is now. Words spoken without any hidden motive or prying fingers. “Good afternoon, Master Diluc! One Death After Noon please.” His eye is missing it’s usual sharp glint, and has been replaced with something… different. Kaeya sits at the bar and smiles - not smirks - as he idly rolls a coin along his knuckles. He can’t stop his brow from furrowing in frustration at that. He knows it’s in his memory, from when everything was alright and he still called Kaeya his little brother, but it just barely eludes him. But there’s something subtle about the look on his face that makes him pause. It’s been so long since their fight, no longer in sync as they used to be, that Diluc is incapable of reading him effortlessly anymore. When Diluc spots Kaeya walking into Angel’s Share, he can immediately tell that there’s something off. ← Previous Work Part 2 of The art of dancing around one another Stats: Published: Updated: Words: 16,876 Chapters: 2/5 Comments: 245 Kudos: 4,033 Bookmarks: 639 Hits: 52,591 Diluc and Kaeya are Siblings (Genshin Impact).4 times Diluc was wrong about who's dating Kaeya.I will lightly bully Diluc throughout the entirety of this fic.I'm just giving Kaeya a bunch of people who care about him ok.Khaenri'ah Royalty Kaeya (Genshin Impact).
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