#diluc is literally a night owl

[dandelion-wings]

in my head Diluc is a muscular guy (listen. claymore. that he sometimes uses one-handed) with serious eye bags and so whenever I see him in canon or drawn canon-compliant I always have have a moment of utter confusion. sir why are you a weenie

[wri0thesley]

Got me thinking about diluc in puffy sleeves, chest peeking thru a lacing detail with high waisted pants-

Victorian-gent!diluc is where its at for me😩

...but

Have u ever thought about him finding the reader stuck in the middle of a garden maze during a ball? All helpless and doe-eyed as they seek help from the ever so reliable and chivalrous Duke Ragnvindr?

Anywayss hope ur doing well my dear<3

i am literally always thinking of period romance drama-esque courtships and intrigue with diluc. he fills me with such victorian style longing, it's inescapable.

OH . . . but consider: the ball is thrown for him. with his father gone, and of marriageable age, he's aware that he's expected to make a match as soon as he can, if only to carry on the bloodline and ensure that his fortune has an heir - and of course, he's handsome and chivalrous, if his reputation has suffered a touch since his father's untimely and tragic death (withdrawing from society and going quiet and grave can do such things to a man, and diluc has had so much to shoulder in the years since crepus's death). he's a much lusted after figure in the community, and your parents had been delighted to receive the invitation for you and your sister--

your sister, of course, lovely and sweet and with all the hopes of your family pinned upon her. bought only the finest of elegant fashions, let wear mother's jewels - not that you are not wantable and loveable, your parents assure you, but . . . well. this is diluc ragnvindr they are talking about, and it would not do to set your expectations too high. one child ought to stay home to look after their parents in their dotage.

you escape from the ballroom as quickly as you can. the other men are desperate to fall over themselves in an attempt to snag the prospects they think diluc has discarded, after they have been pushed by coy parents towards him and the young noble has dutifully spoken once to them. your own mother is far too distracted by said sister - so you use the opportunity to sneak out into the gardens, to feel the moonlight on your face. you suppose nobody will be interested in this particular folly tonight; you have snuck a little book into your gown's pocket (a field guide of birds; you've grown fond of watching the songbirds from your window and wish to know more of them), and the light of the moon ought to be enough to illuminate the script. you wander in the perfectly manicured maze for what seems like hours, enjoying the fragrant bloom of cecilias around you and the peaceful night, with only the barest hint of the music from the classical trio playing in the ballroom on the breeze. until you realise you have gotten yourself hopelessly lost. the garden maze is large (the estate is large in and of itself), and whilst impeccably maintained it is clearly not meant for a single unfamiliar guest to wander through alone. fear crawls up your spine.

you wander helplessly for five minutes, feeling tears spring to your eyelids. a gardener or someone will surely find you, perhaps in the morning, but your parents will be so angry with you - and then, you hear the hoot of an owl, the flap of wings in the sky, and you go still. you recognise that particular hoot; the colours of the wingspan picked out by the glow of the stars. you fish the book from your pocket, flip through it, far too lost in the watercolour illustrations within - and you walk directly into something solid and rock hard.

apologies bubble from your lips, at the same time as relief that you are to be saved. but a familiar voice, quiet and deep and certain, cuts across - says the name of the breed of owl, and you are looking directly into diluc ragnvindr's eyes. you realise you have never seen him really smile, not since his father died - but as he looks down at you and the little book in your hands, his lips have tilted at the corners.

"lost?" he asks you. "i can help with that. although . . . i must say it's rather nice to be away from in there." he pauses. swallows; the bob in his throat obvious. his cheeks seem to flush a little, but he pushes on with the awkward air of a man who does not often indulge in idle chatter. "but. if you're really interested. in the birds. my mews are only just outside of the maze--"

[genshinology]

Okay the Childe and Diluc roommates au really makes me thinking about being with them all the time gosh. Now what about Xiao and Zhongli though 👀

THEM AS YOUR ROOMMATE.

ft. xiao and zhongli x fem!reader (separate)

genre; roommates au, modern au and fluff (maybe a little bit angst in xiao's but it's barely noticeable)

content; xiao being xiao and zhongli being bold *wink*

notes; help this is so bad, forgive me anon ;;

✧ — childe and diluc's ver. can be found here !

XIAO wasn't fond, or even acknowledged, that there was literally another person living with him. to say that you at least felt distant from him was an understatement, and maybe, just maybe, you did feel hurt sometimes with how cold he was.

your friends, who often crashed inside your small apartment seemed to notice how quiet he was, it was like he wasn't there in the first place, ignoring you and your friends as he casually went inside his room, shutting the door and never came out again for the rest of the night.

yes, you did feel worried about him, how he was so alone and didn't socialise with people made you wonder how on earth did he manage to share this place with you, and still treated you like you were some sort of an invisible entity since then.

no matter how many times you tried to talk with him, coincidentally, or consciously, bumping into him while doing the dishes or the laundry, sitting down next to him while he was alone on the couch only for him to say nothing and got up leaving you slightly disheveled at his actions, he just wouldn't get the hint of you wanting to know him more.

you were bored, and xiao acting like this wasn't going to cure your boredom anyway.

and of course, as someone who basically lived for human interactions, you knew you had to be bold enough and break that stupid barrier he had in him, that barrier in which blocking you and his solitude life far away from another.

so, one day, a thing that you knew you would never do onto your roommate caught up inside your mind, weighing onto you for the entire day, contemplating all over again whether you should or shouldn't, because this might turn horribly wrong and you feared that the thin line of relationship you two might have would turn out to be more awkward than it already was.

"what are you up to, hm?" xiao jolted at the sudden voice behind him. he almost burnt the pancake he usually did for breakfast, sometimes he did for you too, knowing that you woke up later than him who was a night owl and an early bird all at once.

he stayed silent, but you knew he was cooking breakfast for you too, seeing the amount of multiplied ingredients in front of you made your heart all fuzzy and warmed. at least, he did care for you, even the slightest.

xiao was taken aback when you suddenly hopped onto the counter beside him, somewhere in the back of his mind, he was questioning why you were acting so happy and bubbly, you were always like this, but seeing you being this cheerful and positive made him looked at you with a calculating gaze.

"what?" your legs swinging back and forth, "stop giving me the judging look, xiao," you scoffed. sure, xiao was a handsome man, and maybe you just couldn't stand his good-looking face staring at you for too long.

"why are you here?" his question was straightforward, yet his tone was stern and he continued to act cold, if you could describe him, xiao would give the most tsundere vibe you'd ever found in a man.

"oh, you know, just watching you doing stuff," answering without any hesitation, you instead asked him, "do you need help in anything? you do this for me too."

to say that xiao was flabbergasted with you pinpointing his deed was more than enough for you to understand his situation, and xiao faked a cough, proceeding to ignore you at his side and flipping the pancakes.

when he finally done, you jumped off the counter and quickly grabbed the plates nearby, serving them for you, and for him too.

"what is this for, y/n?" oh, so xiao knew your name after all, you nearly thought he'd forgotten about it, didn't blame him though, you were just another unimportant person in his life, "let's eat breakfast together," you gave him a cheeky grin, and xiao still stood firm although you had placed the pancakes onto the small dining table, yours and his were opposite of each other and you smiled at the thought of your plan since last night doing well so far.

"it's fine," xiao hurriedly took his plate, and you truly knew where he was heading, it was either his room, or the living room. so you did what your instinct told you, gently slapping his hand away from the plate and although you'd already sat and he was still shocked with your hand wrapping his arm, xiao quickly looked away, closed his eyes and gave you a big sigh.

"come here," you pulled him to sit in his place, and to your suprise, he didn't fight you back.

"where does this going?" he asked, and you felt like smacking his head for being too oblivious with your situation of wanting him to feel like he was your roommate and not just another stranger lounging across the apartment.

you pulled up your spoon, "do you want me to lecture you on how to be close with another person?" flicking his forehead with your spoon instead only for xiao to still stay emotionless and frowned slightly at the pressure on his face, "just eat, big boy. i swear if you're acting like a lost child once again, i might go feral."

"why do i have to listen to you?" he still didn't want to back down, and still questioning all your actions so you quickly got up from your seat, your hands found his face and xiao's eyes widening at your warm touch on his face, you were bold, he gave that.

"xiao," you called his name gently, and he felt how his heart dropped at your sad eyes, "can we be more than just strangers?" you murmured, the way xiao looking up at you intently made your heart almost cried at the sight, he was a good roommate, although there was a lack of interactions between the two of you, xiao still cooked your breakfast occasionally.

but you weren't going to ignore the fact that there was something felt lacking between you and him.

and now, when you felt xiao's hands taking your hands away from his face, you almost exploded in emotions, was this the direction of your relationship and him left you alone again? why did you feel so emotional, did xiao really had an impact on your life?

maybe he did, he was the one taking care of you in the shadow after all, although he was silent about it.

were you really that desperate for his attention?

and all was shut up when you felt xiao stood up, holding you near him, wrapping his arms around your waist and although the hug was awkward and he was stiff, it was enough to soothe you.

"i'm sorry," his voice turned softer, silently blaming himself for doing this to you, and you were taken aback with the smell of his cologne, the small space between you and him and the gentle tone he was using.

"i'm sorry, i'll try improving myself and be a good roommate to you, y/n."

the first thing to note about ZHONGLI was how cautious and gentle his actions towards you.

everything he did was so admirable and you couldn't help to adore this mature side of him, minus when he started to go all in with an insignificant topic like who invented the coffee table or when wine was first made in the industry.

he could be an old man if he went on rambling about all these knowledgeable stuff until your brain went black, malfunctioning, and couldn't process the information you actually wouldn't need and use in your daily life that you just had to stop him from continuing his speech.

not to mention, he was quiet popular between the neighbors, even your friends would sometimes wanted to meet him only to drool over him and his look, and sometimes you would cut them off and said no.

the only downside of him was how he seemed to borrow your money all the time, his look could pass off as the rich if you didn't live with him, but well, guess that was his financial problem.

even how he seemed to ace in economics and unconsciously showing his things—branded things by the way—he yet still borrowed your money just because his memory wasn't good enough to bring his wallet with him.

he could memorise everything perfectly fine but a precious item, namely his wallet, wasn't his priority and you were scared and delusional to see him broke one day.

thank god zhongli was such an intelligent human, too wise for people around his age and this, of course, you took an advantage of asking him to teach you when you had exams around the corner.

and you were so grateful to have him as your free tutor, well, he might do bad at his job but hey, at least your grades were improving.

"why did this nation called wind as anemo in the ancient times? it's so complicated," you frowned at the long text engraved in the thick book, it just happened that history was the last paper and you just couldn't comprehend why the term existed when they could've just call it as wind.

"it's in greek," zhongli seemingly super patient with you and your whiny attitude, he decided to just let you be, "and dendro is also in greek," he added, "only these two are in greek, there's no need to be theatrical about this."

"yeah, i know, but with how many papers i've gone through this week, my brain has insufficient space of storage for now and this makes me feel worse, i'm doomed," you turned towards him dramatically, maybe you were being exaggerated like he said but the nervousness about failing history was unbearable at this point, for you and your your mental health.

"nonsense," he cut your acting and you quickly glared at him, "the human brain is capable of storing memories up to 2.5 million gigabytes, and there's never too much for your brain," he leaned back onto the cushion chair beside yours, bringing his hands to his chest and looked at you as if he was quite disappointed with your little to no efforts.

"one synapse of the brain could—

"okay, mr. zhongli, i'm sorry," you cut his words before your supposedly history lesson with him turned out into some sort of a neurology class and you definitely didn't want that.

"let's be real here," you spun your chair to see his face directly in front of you, ankles immediately meeting with his and you almost flinched at the contact. zhongli was unfazed so you decided to casually push your chair back a little without making it look because of his intimidating aura when he was serious and to make more distance between the two of you.

"so, the famous history of teyvat civilization," you brought your fingers, "there are seven thriving nations," you continued before seeing that zhongli being so serious in front of you was too much for your heart to handle, he looked so cool and you were scared of looking stupid.

"ugh," you groaned, bringing your chair back to the table, "just why do i have to memorise all these facts about this inexistent world in the first place?"

"you have to," he answered unknowingly, "now, do you want to revise or..?" the calming voice beside you made you felt like an idiot compared to a smart man like him.

"alright," you sighed, zhongli did have a point, this was for your final semester grade, and you knew you would instantly regret it if your grade ended up low.

"enlighten me then," he did what he always did when you asked him to tutor you or to supervise you studying.

you took a deep breath, "there once seven gods people in teyvat worshipped," you peered your eyes at zhongli and he nodded calmly at your words, "the god of anemo, geo, electro, dendro, hydro, pyro and cryo, all these gods also have their own titles which are freedom, contract, eternal, wisdom, justice, war and love respectively," you trailed off, even only in a single sentence, your brain jammed trying to process them.

"i couldn't do this, we aren't even at the part of each of the nations yet," you gave up, closing the book before getting up from your seat and ultimately backing away from your study, "time to get out and get some fresh air," you ignored zhongli's gaze at you, and when you were about to pass zhongli and get out of your room, zhongli pulled you back from his seat, only for you to land on top of him and a silent gasp came out from your mouth.

what the hell was zhongli even thinking about?

"you aren't going anywhere," his deep voice made your insides tingling, your heart skyrocketed and with how fast he pulled you into him, he placed you back in front of your study like he didn't do that with you in the first place, your face felt hot, red and you somehow felt nauseous all at once.

where the heck did he learn to do that from?

did he know your poor heart couldn't take that?

"oh? cat got your tongue?" zhongli's chuckle resonated through the thick atmosphere within your suffocating room.

"what's that for?" in that short span of time, you decided to chin up and not showing him how affected you were by his actions, your insides was screaming yet you gave him a look to hide the embarrassment you felt.

"i know you wouldn't even bother to read after this, that was definitely an uninspiring argument you had," he pulled his chair to become much more closer than you intended him to.

there was no way you were going to focus with him acting like this all of sudden.

"y-yeah, i'll continue," you stuttered, and zhongli found it was cute for you to be like this all because of him.

"that's my girl."

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[opalesense]

Can I request Diluc going off on a long journey with the traveler and his s/o gives him a fat smooch goodbye in front of everyone and he’s like 👁👄👁 all embarrassed

one goodbye kiss

diluc & gn!reader

1k words • ~6 min. read

summary: you accidentally fluster diluc in the middle of the tavern by giving him a goodbye kiss before he sets off on his travels.

warnings: none!

notes: HAHAHA THIS IDEA IS SO CUTE??! also i’m really sorry i took so long to respond ghdhhsg my mind has been in nsfw land lately... but thank you for requesting, take a kiss from me before you get a kiss from diluc <3

“WE’LL BE BACK IN A FEW WEEKS,” Diluc reiterated to Charles, who was only informed of the winery owner’s last minute leave just mere moments ago. Charles, quite literally in the middle of a shift tonight, wiped down the counter with a sigh. He gave Charles a pat on the back and look of reassurance. “If you ever need anything, just let Elzer know. I’m sure he can find people to cover my shifts while I’m gone.”

 “Come now, Diluc,” Kaeya set his mug down after taking a long swig, “Why don’t you entrust your dear old brother to cover your shifts? You know I’m here almost every night anyway. And you shouldn’t doubt my mixing skills, either.”

 Diluc could only scoff and shake his head at Kaeya. Readjusting his leather sack that carried most of his belongings necessary for travel, he made his way across the other side of the counter in swift steps. He snatched Kaeya’s bottle of wine away from him, earning a pout from the blue haired brother. “That’s your sixth bottle of the day. You’re here almost every night to drink, not work. Nice try, though.”

 “Hey, I was drinking that too, you know,” Rosaria pitched in as well, furrowing her eyebrows as Diluc handed the bottle to Charles, who put it back on the shelf behind the bar.

 “How come the so called ‘protectors’ of Mondstadt get drunk almost every night instead of patrolling the city for danger? Tell me, who’s out there watching the streets right now? Surely it’s a Knight’s duty, at the very least, to do their job sober,” Diluc crossed his arms as he threw out casual criticism at the two drunken night owls.

 Rosaria fidgeted with the blade in her hand and scowled, “I’m not even a Knight, dumbass!”

 “Hey, we have to get going soon and hopefully we’ll be at Liyue by sunrise,” the traveller interrupted the banter and lightened the mood a bit. “Diluc, don’t you want to give a nice goodbye? We’ll be gone for a couple of weeks, after all.”

 Diluc sighed and softened his gaze. The traveller was right. He had learned over the years that goodbyes were always the hardest, and he never wanted the his potential last goodbyes to end in bitterness. It would break his heart to think that someone’s last memories of him could be unpleasant, and he couldn’t stand anymore heartbreak.

 “Fine,” he uncrossed his arms and reached a hand out to Kaeya’s shoulder, giving him a firm pat. “Don’t hurt yourself.”

 “I’ll try,” Kaeya let go of his pout and replaced it with a slight grin, aware of Diluc’s genuine concern laying underneath his lack of words to show for it. Nonetheless, he appreciated his attempts at reconciliation, no matter how small it was.

 “And you,” he turned to face Rosaria, who was playing with the blade effortlessly, “don’t let this idiot go overboard.”

 She simply responded by rolling her eyes. “I’m not his babysitter, but I’ll do you a favour just this once.”

 Diluc then turned to face you. His stern scowl was immediately replaced with a soft grin, his eyes lighting up once he had a good look of your face. You stood up and took a step closer to him, falling into his arms in a desperate, intimate embrace. He sighed as he wrapped his warm hands around you, caressing your back and allowing this moment to plant a seed in his memory that he could carry with him during his travels. He closed his eyes for a moment, tuning out the ambient sounds of the tavern, forgetting about his responsibilities and simply enjoying your presence.

 Alas, all good things come to an end and he knew he couldn’t keep the traveller waiting. His eyes fluttered open as he slowly loosened his grip on you, allowing you to lean back a little and meet his eyes with yours. You cupped his cheeks with your hands, smoothing over his freckled skin with your thumbs and staring longingly into his deep red eyes.

 “I’m going to miss you so much,” you whispered. He studied your face for a few seconds, distracted by the way you glimmered in the dim light of the tavern.

 “I’ll miss you too, my dear–“

 Suddenly you pressed your lips against his, taking his breath away in a kiss that had him take a step back in the sheer impulsivity of it. His eyes widened as he kissed you back, panic settling in as he realized you two were not alone at home like usual. In fact, you were kissing him in front of his travel companion, brother, friend, coworker, and all the patrons currently in the tavern. He grabbed your waist instinctively, wanting to pry you off of him, but knowing that his return home was never guaranteed, he allowed you to continue kissing him and held your waist lovingly instead.

 But soon enough, you pulled your face away and giggled at the sight – his face was priceless! The poor man, usually perceived as grumpy and stern according to most citizens of Mondstadt, stood there helplessly with a crimson blush rivalling his own hair color. With eyes widened, lips quivering, and forehead slightly dampened with nervous sweat, you cooed at his innocent expression, and apologized profusely for the sudden action with sweet whispers as you pulled him in for another hug again.

 “I just... couldn’t hold back, you know?” you admitted, “Sorry, dear...”

 “It’s... it’s okay, my love,” he stared at the ground, avoiding eye contact with Kaeya and Rosaria, who were already trying to hold back their laughs. But they just couldn’t do it, no matter how hard they tried to maintain normalcy, the two troublemakers giggled profusely.

 “You two better shut it before I make you shut it,” Diluc held out his hand, still holding you closely, and summoned a bright flame to spook them. And sure enough, that was enough to keep their lips sealed for the rest of the night. Though, that didn’t stop them from exchanging teasing glances with each other, and that surely didn’t stop the rest of the people in the room to talk amongst the people of Mondstadt the next morning about how cute of a lad Diluc was at the tavern, all because of one goodbye kiss.

[outivv]

h e h e big brain go brrr,,,The Boys, but their crush uses them as a portable heater/pillow. So she basically just clings to them like a koala, be it on their chest or back. And she does this especially during the winter, and even falls asleep on them. Diluc and Dainy wear a lot of black, so I'd think they'd retain a lot of heat because black absorbs heat sooo. (I totally didn't do this, nope, dunno what you mean) Also imma smother you with my love so lemme h u g

Synopsis: y/n uses tall boys as a portable heater

Warnings: none

Game/ fandom: genshin impact

Characters: zhongli, Kaeya, Diluc, childe, and Dainsleif

Pronouns for reader: gender neutral/ not mentioned

A/n: hello! Thank you for requesting, and sorry I’m getting to this so late. But back on track, all these ideas of yours are honestly pure gold istg, big brain indeed go brrr. But anyway, I hope you like it, and remember to take care of yourself!

— Zhongli —

I feel like zhongli would be ok with it? Like basically whenever you wanted to cuddle, or cling to him he’d just let you do your thing. I think zhongli is very clingy himself, so he doesn’t really mind it.

There will be many times that people will find you curled up in his lap at work (when you don’t have work yourself to do of course) so by now it’s almost expected.

When you first fell asleep in his lap however, you made his heart m e l t. Like he melted in your arms. You think it would’ve been the other way around? Haha, no. Zhongli held you even closer, and if he was at work he’d still do the same thing. Truthfully he doesn’t care when the person he loves most is being adorable right now.

He’s fully prepared for winter. He knows that’s the time that you cling to him more, due to the cold. He gets it, truthfully he’s not a fan of the cold either.

Whenever you snuggle up to him and lay on his chest, he wraps his arms around you and rubs soothing circles on your shoulder, sometimes he’ll even hum.

All in all zhongli is also clingy, so he truthfully doesn’t mind, and is by far the best person to cuddle with fight me.

— Kaeya —

Truthfully Kaeya is a mix of ‘soft and cuddly’ and ‘teasing and cuddly’ he’s the grey area.

Most of the time he’s in a more teasing mood and will say something like “oh? Well someone wants attention” (when in reality he’s the attention whore in the relationship) but other times, just the sight of you makes him all soft.

I think you mostly lay on his chest. Like it’s just something that he’s always up for. Like, oh you want to cuddle? Come here and you can lay on my chest. It’s one of his favorite cuddling positions, so it’s his go to.

When you fall asleep on him, (let’s say... you’re in the living room for this one) he’ll look at you with love and adoration in his eyes before kissing the top of your head, and carrying you to your bedroom. When you wake up he’s very adamant on smothering you with kisses. (While throwing in a little bit of teasing here and there of course)

I think kaeya doesn’t like winter (more specifically when it’s really cold), so you clinging to him and combining your body heat is completely fine with him. This time he’ll be the one to actively ask you if you want to cuddle, or just be near each other. Again mans doesn’t like when it’s super cold (I mean like... below zero) so when it’s one of those winter days expect to be huddled inside.

All in all Kaeya won’t melt in your arms like zhongli, he’ll soften a bit yes, but not entirely melt.

— Childe —

Childe is... to say the least... extremely clingy. He’s more clingy than zhongli. He’s a weird mix of zhongli and kaeya. He teases you for clinging onto him, but then tightens his grip around you when you try to get up, muttering a sad ‘where are you going?’ With a fake pout. He lives up to his name, he truly can be a child sometimes.

I think he likes spooning the most, specifically being small spoon. So you clinging onto his back works out perfectly. On occasion though he’ll roll over and nuzzle his face into your chest.

Whenever you fall asleep clinging onto him, he feels a sudden surge of pride well up in his chest. He’ll probably hold you even tighter, or pull you into his lap depending on your position.

Childe is used to the winter of snezhnaya which is brutal, and typically almost always below zero. So he doesn’t fully understand why you’re clinging onto him for almost dead life in the winter. Liyue winter doesn’t even compare you snezhnaya year round? I mean he’s not complaining, it honestly just boosts his massive ego.

All is all, childe is especially clingy, and typically gets a surge of confidence and pride whenever you cling to him.

— Diluc —

Hmm... I’m not sure how explain my thinking, so I’ll just use the first time that you clung onto him as an example. Dilucs face turned a bright shade of red, and he went completely still. He tried to act calm but his rapid heartbeat wasn’t helping him. Obviously he’s much more... used to it(?) now but at first it was definitely a surprise.

Because he wears a lot of back, I think the summer is... iffy. He wears a lot of black in the summer too, plus he has a naturally high body temperature (I think he’s one of the people who has a high body temperature but like they’re skin feels really cold in comparison?) so that makes it even worse to cuddle with him in the summer. If you can stand all of that though, firstly kudos to you, I literally could never. Secondly, I think Diluc would much appreciate it honestly.

Now in contrast to the summer, the winter is where Diluc shines. I honestly thinks he likes the cold? So he’s not upset when you cling to him more per say, but in his mind it’s like a ‘what can you do’ kinda situation?

Loves when you lay on his chest, or sit in his lap. Absolutely adores it, like it’s so comforting to him. On occasion though he’ll want to be the one to cling onto you, so be mindful of that. Definitely play with his hair, whether he’s clinging onto you or you’re clinging onto him play. With. His. Hair. He’ll become putty in your arms in no time.

All in all, Diluc is a tricky on. He loves to cuddle with you, but doesn’t want to ask for it (he’s lowkey touch starved :( ) so it helps him that you go out of your way to cling o yo him, and cuddle.

— dainsleif —

Hmm... dain is a tricky one too. Like Diluc he’s very much touch starved, but he goes out of his way to... basically ask you to cling onto him.

He likes both spooning, and when you lay on his chest, he really won’t complain he just wants to cuddle.

He’s used to you falling asleep on him, he’s a night owl so it happens every night you go to bed. So when you do it in the middle of cuddling he doesn’t notice at first, but when he does he turns slightly, slightly soft and will kiss your cheek, and top of your head.

Because he wears a lot of black, he’s typically a bit warmer than usual. He’s naturally colder than most people, so it kinda balances it out.

Dainsleif knows to well that with winter, comes you clinging onto him more than usual. He’ll be more affectionate in that time, he doesn’t know why he does this but he just... does? It’s like natural to him, with you being more clingy makes him more affectionate. Law of equivalent exchange.

All in all dainsleif is very neutral, he’s very loving but won’t melt instantly in your arms. It’d take a lot of time for him to start melting in your arms.

[thedandelion-writer]

❝sleeping habbits, mondstadt edition❞

Pairings: Diluc x reader, Mona x reader, Kaeya x reader, Jean x reader

A/N: There we go, part 2! Also a modern au :)

<- Liyue edition

Diluc hardly ever sleeps deeply

Some days, he'd even wake at the slightest sound

He feels the most vulnerable when asleep, thus the hyperawareness

You snort and thinks it's funny. Relax Diluc, no one's going to murder you in your sleep!

Right..?

On the days where you would come into bed after he was already turned in, you had to tiptoe around as if you were afraid of disturbing a baby. Even your breathing was silent.

The amount of sound that would wake him up varied. But you weren't sure if today was especially bad, as in footsteps could wake him up bad, or if it was mild, as in even the rustling of the covers would be okay.

It was all going well so far. You've slipped into sleepwear and was just about to settle in, mentally congratulating yourself. But maybe you thought you were in the clear too soon, because as soon as your weight hit the bed, it creaked.

You cringed inwardly, slapping a hand over your eyes as Diluc stirred.

"Don't wake up, love," you skirted over. "It's really late."

"It is really late." Was that an accusing tone you heard?

"Hehe...I was just finishing up some work." You quickly slipped underneath the sheets, body instantly enveloped in warmth. "I'm sorry for waking you."

Diluc shook his head before pulling you in closer.

"It's better with you here," he said. "I wouldn't mind staying up all night to wait."

Or maybe it wasn't the so called assassins who might come to him in the night that he feared. Maybe it was because he was afraid that he wouldn't see you again the next time he awoke.

Diluc doesn't really have a set time in which he'd go to bed

But he goes in relatively early because he also wakes up, relatively early

He was used to sleeping alone for the longest time, but now you've come and spoiled him

It just doesn't feel the same without you next to him anymore

Mona is the type of person who'd keep all her astrology books, trinkets, etc on her bed

Just splayed out and messy because she fell asleep whilst using them last night. And the night before...and the night before that

Never bothered to cleaning it up because it'll end up messy again anyway!

Sometimes you'd roll onto your back and ouch--there'd be a mini telescope or something

"Oww," you groaned, a pain stabbing at your side.

The culprit? It was unsurprisingly yet another one of Mona's astrologer's stuff. What the heck was this even called?

After plucking out the round, metal offender to place on the windowsill, you look over to your sleeping lover.

"Well at least someone's getting a good night sleep," you grumbled.

Somehow Mona always found a way to avoid all the nonsense she laid scattered on your shared bed. You always supported her passions, but this is getting out of hand.

As if sensing someone was talking (or in this case, thinking) about her, Mona stretched a little and curled up tighter into herself. You sighed softly to yourself, not being able to be annoyed for long.

You cleaned up the best you could (even though you already did that before turning in), and laid back down beside her. You'd have to make sure Mona would pay you for the troubles she's caused you tonight. And you only accept payment in cuddles!

The bed has to be beside a window. Always.

If the skies are clear and starry you best believe she'd be staring at them, talking about the things she loved most (other than you of course- ) until the both of you drift off

The girl's a night owl so you have to be able to put up with late night tinkering

Also--awful awful bedhead

But don't ever say it to her face, you will get hit by a pillow (or worse!!)

The guy has absolutely no regard for how freaking cold he keeps his room

It's an eternal winter in there, even when it's blazing hot outside

Worst part? He doesn't even have a proper blanket. That, sir, is a rectangular piece of cloth

If you like the cold? Then sure, let him keep it that way. If not, you would have to make some changes around here.

"You should've told me you lived in a fridge??" You said, half jokingly through chattered teeth.

"You don't like it sweetheart?" He faked hurt, sauntering up behind you to grasp your shoulders as if you were newlyweds inspecting a new house to move into.

"Uhh well, there's literal frost on the edges of your window. And it's not even winter, Kaeya, clearly I'll be a popsicle by morning!"

It was your first night staying with him. And in your head, it was going to be all romantic like you've seen in the novels and shows. Warm cuddles, kisses underneath the blankets (oh my gods that blanket is paper thin), legs and arms entwined and you'd wake up like that.

But archons be damned, this was not what you had imagined.

"You'd make a very good looking popsicle then, love," he had the nerve to laugh so you elbowed him in the ribs.

"Alright alright, I'll make it warmer for you, how does that sound?"

"And I want a new blanket."

"Consider it done," he ruffled your hair to press a kiss onto the crown of your head.

Anything to please his darling.

He also sleep talks

And it's the funniest shit you'll ever hear if you're awake to hear it

One time you recorded it and now you use it as blackmail, threatening to send it to Diluc every time he'd get too cheeky

Her sleeping schedule is messed. up.

Jean would never admit it, but she loses a lot of rest time due to her work

You keep telling her to please get more than 2 and a half hours of shut-eye per day, but she is stubborn as she is lovely

Which worries you a heck of a lot, obviously

Doesn't help the fact that this woman can sleep anywhere. On a chair sitting down, face on a desk, on the bus, against you, the list goes on

Sometimes, when she's worked herself to the limit, you'll find her asleep at the most bizarre of places

Funny story! One time, Jean fell asleep on the train on the way home and missed all her stops

You had to find her in the middle of nowhere

"Darling-" you hurried to embrace your tired looking lover as she ambled her way out of the station.

"Y/N, I'm so sorry you had to come get me in the middle of the night," Jean murmured into the crook of your neck. "I must have worried you too...I apologise."

You held your tongue at all the things you piled up to say on the drive here, but the scolding could wait until tomorrow. Right now, looking at her exhausted complexion, you couldn't bring yourself to tell her anything other than everything's alright, she can rest now.

Jean looked at you with eyes full of appreciation and affection, eyes that never failed to melt you like ice cream on the summer pavement.

Aside from that, she likes to keep the bedroom very neat

If she does sleep in the bed, Jean would constantly put your comfort over hers

You need some warm milk in the middle of the night? She's on it!!

Your pillows feel uncomfortable? Take hers!!

Oh dear you've accidentally rolled too much into her side? It's no problem, she can just move over to yours

Good morning kisses are her thing

But usually she gives it to you because she's almost always out of it first

[thunder-bringer25]

Genshin Impact Character Constellations Meanings

(I am by no means an expert, this is something I did for fun, I tried to be as accurate as I could but if there’s anything wrong feel free to tell me)

Albedo

Albedo's constellation Princeps Cretaceus means "Chalk Prince" which is well, his title, which is a reference to the (highly possible) fact that Albedo is a homunculus, an artificial human being created from chalk

Amber

Amber's connstellation Lepus is pretty straightforward, it simply means "Rabbit" and goes along with her rabbit theme

Ayaka

Ayaka's constellation Grus Nivis means "Snow Crane"

Barbara

Barbara's constellation Crater means "Bowl", in specific, a large bowl used to mix wine

Beidou

Beidou's constellation Victor Mare means "Conqueror of the Sea", a fitting name for our Uncrowned Lord of the Ocean

Bennett

Bennett's constellation Rota Calamitas means "Calamity Wheel", which is, well, due to his bad luck (my poor little bean :'/ )

Chongyun

Chongyun's constellation Nubis Caesor means “Cloud Cutter”

Diluc

Diluc's Noctua means "Night Owl"

Diona

Diona’s Feles just means ... “Cat”

Eula

Eula’s Aphros Delos is... kinda complicated...so anyways, Aphros means “Sea Foam” and was the name of an ichthyocentaur in greek mythology, while Delos is the name of greek island where Artemis and Apollo were supposedly born (probably a reference to Eula’s nobility I guess)

Fischl

Fischl’s Corvus simply means “Raven”

Ganyu

Ganyu’s Sinae Unicornis simply means “Chinese Unicorn”, a term often used by people to refer to the Qilin of the chinese mythology, Ganyu’s species in-game

Hu Tao

Hu Tao’s Papilio Charontis means “The Butterfly of Charon”. Charon was, in greek mythology, the ferryman for souls to the underworld. Quite fitting for Hu Tao if I say so.

Jean

Jean’s Leo Minor means “Small Lion”, going along with her title of Lionfang Knight. (I’m honestly upset that Jean is the only character with an animal constellation that doesn´t have neither an animal companion or an animal based attack, we were robbed, that’s what I’m saying)

Kaeya

Kaeya’s Pavo Ocellus means “Peacock Eye”, eye as in the eyes in their tail. But hey, maybe that’s what is under the eyepatch, the eye of a peacock... just kidding... unless-

Kazuha

 Kazuha’s constellation, Acer Palmatum, is the name of a tree species native to Japan, South Korea and China.

Keqing

Keqing’s Trulla Cementarii, is most likely refering to “Trowel”, since Trulla refers to a ladle or scoop and Cementarii refers to a mason

Klee

Klee’s Trifolium means “Clover”, I mean it IS her motif

Lisa

Lisa’s constellation Tempus Fugit means “Time Flies”, yet another reminder of how little time left she has...

Mona

Mona's Astrolabos, means "Astrolabe", an instrument that was used to make astronomical measurements

Ningguang

Ningguang’s Opus Aequilibrium means “Work Balance”... okay, that checks out

Noelle

Noelle’s Parma Cordis means “Shield of the Heart”

Qiqi

Qiqi’s Pristina Nola means “Traditional Bell”

Raiden Shogun

Raiden’s Imperatrix Umbrosa means “The Shadowy Empress”, a reference to her being her twin’s kagemusha, or shadow warrior

Razor

Razor’s Lupus Minor means “Small Wolf”

Rosaria

Rosaria’s Spinea Corona means “Crown of Thorns”

Sara

Sara’s Flabellum means “Fan”

Sayu

Sayu’s Nyctereutes Minor literally means “Small Nyctereutes”, however I’m pretty sure they’re only really talking about one type of nyctereutes, in which case it would be “Small Tanuki”, it fits Sayu way more.

Sucrose

Sucrose's Ampulla means "Bottle"

Tartaglia

Tartaglia's Monoceros Caeli means "Narwhal of the Sky"

Lumine / Aether

Guess what... Lumine’s Viatrix and Aether’s Viator both mean... Traveler... yea that’s it...

Venti

Venti’s Carmen Dei means “Song God”

Xiangling

Xiangling’s Trulla means “Ladle”

Xiao

Xiao’s Alatus Nemeseos means “Winged Nemesis”, Nemesis being, in greek mythology, the goddess of divine retribution

Xingqiu

Xingqiu’s Fabulae Textile means “Woven Tales”

Xinyan

Xinyan’s Fila Ignium means “Strings of Fire”

Yanfei

Yanfei's Bestia Iustitia means "The Beast of Justice"

Yoimiya

Yoimiya’s Carassius Auratus is the name of a species of fish

Zhongli

Zhongli’s Lapis Dei means “Stone God” 

[pyrodigy]

honestly do not understand how it became practically fanon that diluc is an early bird just because of all the ‘dawn’ symbolism tied to him when his constellation is literally a night owl. he doesn’t get up at dawn, he stays up until dawn

[goldenworldsabound]

Winery Talk

Golden and Kaeya become somewhat of an item, and Diluc has some words for his friend. Lisa also has some words. Geez, Golden thinks, is there anyone who doesn’t have an opinion about them and Kaeya??? Sequel to No One Between Us.

word count: 2237

content warning: food/(non-alcoholic) drink mention

Taking a breather between tasks, Golden made their way over to the Dawn Winery, gliding to a gentle stop right at the entrance. They loved gliding, even when it was entirely unnecessary. It felt like a faint memory was almost within reach when they did so.

In any case, they were looking for Diluc. They walked into the winery, peering around curiously. There were books and antique looking things everywhere.

"Oh, hello. Are you looking for someone?" One of the maids wandered over to Golden. Golden gave a sigh of relief, as they had been uncertain what to do next.

"Yes, I'm looking for Diluc?" Golden said, smiling nervously. "He told me to stop by today."

"Yes, of course, you're Golden, right?" The maid asked. "Er, pardon me. I'll go get him." They scampered off before Golden could confirm or deny. 

Golden blinked, staring after her for a moment. What to do...they wandered over to look at Diluc's collection of things on display while they waited. The statue of the owl was...Golden tilted their head to stare intently at it.

"Hoo." They said quietly.

"Are you talking to my statue?" Diluc asked.

"AH!" Golden yelped, standing up straight. "Uh, no, I mean, yes, but I wasn't expecting an answer or anything-" He'd certainly gotten here fast. And quietly too.

Diluc shook his head. "You're quite a character, traveler." Diluc headed for a sideroom Golden hadn't noticed earlier. They followed after a momentary delay as they recovered from their surprise and mild embarrassment. There were yet more books and objects of intrigue, and two couches. Diluc sat down on one, and Golden on the other.

"I don't have too much to say, but please consider my words." Diluc said solemnly, meeting Golden's gaze unflinchingly.

"Ah, yes, sure. Is something wrong?"

Diluc made no direct response to their question.

"You should be wary of Kaeya." Diluc responded bluntly.

Golden stiffened. They had literally been kissing Kaeya less than 24 hours ago. But they didn't quite feel like they should tell Diluc that, even as they could feel a warmth spreading across their cheeks. They fought that down as best they could.

"Wh- why's that?!" They pressed, smiling uncomfortably. How should one react in this situation, they wondered. Kaeya had made a vague comment about Diluc being likely to say something odd, and Golden wished he would have been a bit more clear so they could have prepared better.

"I'd rather not say. I just wanted to offer my warning. Consider it." Diluc felt his frown deepening at their response. He could see clearly how their cheeks flushed, how uncomfortable and anxious they looked...it was far too late to warn them against getting romantically involved with Kaeya. He was beginning to suspect something had happened last night after he'd kicked them out of Angel's Share.

"It's hard to consider your words very seriously if you don't tell me, you know." Golden laughed nervously. They regretted the action immediately.

Diluc narrowed his eyes. "I understand your point, but I won't relent on this. I should hope that knowing we grew up together and are no longer on good terms would lend my words some weight." Diluc leaned back against the couch, crossing his arms and staring at Golden. Golden flushed in response, stammering for a moment.

"Well, yes, but..." Their hands gripped at the fabric of their top that spilled over their legs anxiously. "Thank you for your concern." A polite but vacant smile appeared on their face. They would ask Kaeya for more information. Or maybe they'd ask a more neutral party first. Decisions. "Was there anything else?"

Diluc took in the change of expression. Fine. He breathed in. Golden was an adult. They could make their own choices. Even choices that he thought were objectively bad.

"No. You're welcome to stay here if you'd like." Diluc offered, already suspecting their answer.

"Oh, thank you, that's kind of you. But I really ought to get back to commissions. The Adventurer's Guild is quite busy these days." Golden smiled sheepishly, putting a hand on their neck. "Perhaps another time though." They got to their feet, with the appearance of someone who was restraining themself from running out the door.

"Hm. Certainly." Diluc got to his feet as well, to walk them to the door. "Stay safe."

"Thanks." Golden left without another word, clearly still restraining themself from running. They felt a chill over their heart at Diluc's warning. Certainly, a fair few number of people seemed to regard Kaeya with some level of suspicion, but there were an equal number who held him up as an exemplary knight. They were certain there was truth to both views. But this was something they'd have to worry more about later.

Diluc watched them go until they were out of sight. He turned to go back inside and immediately spotted Kaeya leaned against the wall. He wondered briefly if Kaeya had been eavesdropping, but dropped the thought as he realized he didn't particularly care one way or the other.

"What do you want?" He asked, scowling.

"I had a feeling you'd do something like this." Kaeya replied, drumming his fingers on his arm. "Don't you think our issues are just between us, bro?"

"Golden can of course do whatever they like, but I could not in good faith remain silent." Diluc headed inside. Kaeya followed.

"Hm. Will you toss them out like trash if they make a choice you don't like? If they say something that doesn't fit with your view of how they should be?" Kaeya purred, doing his best to jab the metaphorical knife into Diluc's side.

Diluc stopped in the entryway, clenching his fists tightly before letting them loosen again.

"No. I won't. But if you do something to hurt them, I'm sure I won't be the only person you'll find at your throat." Diluc walked away again.

Kaeya frowned at Diluc's back, before laughing with a shrug. "Well, that's no surprise with how beloved they are." Kaeya had one more thing to say. "Well, whatever. I certainly don't intend to hurt them."

Diluc rolled his eyes. "With the way you throw lies around almost nonstop, it's inevitable." He'd stopped walking again.

"That's not true." Kaeya snapped back immediately. Diluc turned to look at him, surprised by the outburst. It was rare to get Kaeya's mask to falter. He looked...annoyed.

"Isn't it?"

"No, it's not. I won't hurt them." Kaeya took a few steps closer to Diluc. Diluc was startled to see Kaeya so agitated, but he was careful not to show it.

"I'll believe it when I see it."

"Then get ready to be wrong, bro." Kaeya laughed quietly, even as his eye flashed with anger. And just like that, the mask was back on. "I'll let you get back to work. I'm sure Golden will be looking for me later, so I better get all my work done too. Buh-bye." He sauntered out. Diluc shook his head, not bothering to watch him go.

He hoped for Golden's sake that Kaeya was as serious as he'd seemed.

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Golden was tapping their foot impatiently as they waited for Lisa to show up. They'd picked a quiet, out of the way spot for a chat. Lisa had insisted on making an ordeal out of it, and Golden sat with tea and snacks at a small table. They had asked Lisa if she could tell them about the relationship between Kaeya and Diluc.

I don't have time right at this moment, but let's meet in an hour.

Golden was anxious to meet her. They'd spent that hour gathering the snacks per Lisa's request and fretting over the situation. Finally they'd set everything up and sat down to wait for the appointed time as their mind ran wild.

"There you are Golden!" Lisa smiled wide, arriving right on time as per usual. "As cute as always! Though I must say, you do look a bit worried."

"Well, yes." Golden mumbled, too distracted to even flush at Lisa's flirty exuberance.

Lisa sat down. "Please, don't worry." She poured Golden and then herself some tea, holding it up to smell the fragrance. Pleased, she smiled and set it down. "So you wanted to know about Kaeya and Diluc, right?"

Golden nodded.

"Well, you may already know this, but Diluc's father adopted Kaeya. He raised the two boys as siblings. They were very close, I hear." Lisa tilted her head, thinking on it. "I don't know Diluc very well myself." She added. "From what I understand, when Diluc's father was killed, something happened between them that formed this rift."

Golden leaned in, listening intently. "And?"

"No one knows what that thing was." Lisa concluded.

Golden stared at her for a moment. "You...made me wait an hour to tell me no one knows?!" Golden asked incredulously, feeling frustrated. "And made me bring snacks and tea?!"

"But of course." Lisa replied. "Any reason to take some time off work." Upon seeing Golden's annoyed expression, she smiled and amended her statement. "And I'm admittedly curious why you're asking...I assume there's a story there."

Golden swallowed hard at the glint in Lisa's eyes. Right. No one really knew Golden and Kaeya were...an item.

"Um, well, yes. I've been spending, um, more time with Kaeya lately,"

"I've noticed, but go on."

"...and Diluc asked to talk to me. He, um...he said he wanted to warn me to be wary of Kaeya. But he wouldn't tell me why." Golden sighed. "I don't know what to think of that."

"Sounds a little unnecessary to me." Lisa replied, quirking a brow. "All he's really doing is make you doubt Kaeya, without even telling you why. Bringing his personal business into yours. It's rather unkind."

"Yeah...I suppose so." Golden frowned. "But it does make me have doubts."

Lisa sighed. "If Diluc gets to have an opinion, I do too." She grinned. "I've worked with Kaeya a lot, and even if his methods are sometimes questionable, he's not a bad person. He's been a powerful force for the Knights of Favonius, and he's done his fair share of work to protect Mondstadt. And, as I said before, I've seen the way he interacts with you...the way he looks at you...you've clearly sparked something in him. And," Golden was already blushing at Lisa's words. "You two would make a damn good looking couple, if I may be so bold."

"Lisa!" Golden put their hands over their face, feeling the warmth of their cheeks on their palms. "Please don't say things like that out loud!"

"But why not? Why, I heard a rumor you two were seen kissing outside your room just this past night..." Lisa's smile curled into a smirk.

"You did?!" Golden squeaked out, peering at Lisa from between their finger tips.

Lisa nodded. "And? Is it true?"

Golden stammered incoherently. "W-well, yes, it might be..."

"And how was it?"

"Lisa! Please!" Golden squeezed their eyes shut, pressing their fingers together again to entirely hide their warm face. After a moment, they lowered their hands to their lap and responded. "It was...lovely. He was quite a gentleman..."

"You had me in suspense there for a moment." Kaeya's voice and his hands on their shoulders caused Golden to let out a sharp yell, snapping their head back to look up at him. Eyes wide with horror at realizing what he may have heard them say, their hands went right back up to covering their face.

"Hi, Kaeya." Lisa replied. "I hope you're well."

"Thank you, Lisa. The same to you. I'm sure you've been enjoying Golden's company." He squeezed their shoulders affectionately, despite the shit eating grin he was still wearing.

"Oh, yes. Golden's told me some rather scandalous things. Well, you heard. You? A gentleman? I thought you were a bit of a scoundrel."

Kaeya laughed. "Not at all, Lisa. I'm a knight, after all. A captain, even. I needs must be a gentleman." He put his hands on Golden's wrists gently. "And you needs must stop hiding your beautiful face, darling." Golden let him pull their hands off their face, and shot Lisa a furious look.

"How- how long- why didn't you tell me he was listening?!" Golden stumbled out, sighing with exasperation, even as their face remained dark red.

"It didn't seem terribly important." Lisa replied, putting a hand up over her smirk politely.

"Don't worry, I haven't been here long. Though I admit I'm interested in what has you so worried and flustered." Kaeya said slyly. He placed their hands on their lap before putting his hands back on their shoulders. "I was actually looking for you."

"Were you..." Golden mumbled.

"Well, that's perfectly fine. Golden and I were just finishing up. I'm sure you two have much to talk about." Lisa laughed. "Thank you for the snacks, darling. I think I'll stay here and finish them off. But you should feel free to go."

Golden glowered at Lisa while Kaeya laughed. "Shall we?" He asked, stepping to the side to offer a hand to Golden. Blushing and eyeing the ground, Golden put their hand in his, getting to their feet.

"Um, Lisa...thanks." Golden mumbled, their expression softening as they met Lisa's gaze. Lisa smiled back at her.

"You're welcome. I'm always happy to lend an ear, Golden."

Golden smiled too.

[mxchowind]

Hello, how are you doing ? If it doesn't bother you could I get a matchup ? I'm a female, a cat person and an INFP-T I'm a little bit of a lone wolf and I'm shy if I don't know the person I'm talking to but when I begin to know someone I'm less introverted. I like to read, listen to music and dance (but I'm bad at it) I also like climbing trees and hiking (it's very calming for me) I like science, especially botanical science. I hope you will have a great day/night ! ^^

HIII ANON!! i’m doing well tysm! and i’m always glad to receive a little msg in the ask box, so thank you sm for dropping in!! not impressive but i FINALLY LEARNT HOW TO LINK SOMETHING WITHOUT IT SHOWING SDKGJKDSGJ

i’m not sure if this would be accurate so i will give you 2 matches, both from liyue and mondstadt!!! also for future matchups if people have triggers please note me ;; 

Without a further ado- i match you with 

Diluc from Mondstadt and Xingqiu from Liyue!

Diluc:

He adores how you are so very well mannered.

When you want to read, he asks you to lie down on his lap and he would read to you instead. Because the two of you are both very well educated. His voice is very calming and it takes a lot of resistance not to fall asleep.

Diluc understands you perfectly well. Especially that he likes to work alone, upholding his title of ‘Darknight Hero’. Once both of you communicates further, he realises that you share many similarities. it brings comfort to him knowing this, and he loves how you treasure cats, as he do with his owl. 

He loves holding hands with you. It brings him comfort, but he only does that when it’s just the two of you, alone. He’s too shy for PDA and he doesn’t see the need for showing you off when he could devour you by himself, enjoying your beautiful face that he’d rather not share. 

When there is an official occasion that requires dancing, you are the first and only one he could name off his mind to dance with. It brings a smile to his lips when you stumble on the steps, all the more reasons to love you. He holds you in his tender arms, unable to look away from your delicate face- it’s driving him crazy. 

He wants to kiss you.

Can he? 

Yes, he can.

But before he does so promptly, he asks for consent. It’s important because he doesn’t want to make you feel uncomfortable, so Diluc respects your requests. After seeing you nod with a blush, he doesn’t as much hesitate at all and lean in for a soft kiss, and archons, your lips are softer than expected. He wants more and more, but that would have to wait until no one is around to shower you in love and praises. 

now for xingqiuuuu:

Goodness, he’s read just as much on Botanical science as you know! when he first heard about you, interest immediately perks up in his unwavering heart, Xingqiu is ready to exchange knowledge. 

And even more- once upon meeting you, he realises that maybe this is love at first sight. Your fleeting features are so breathtaking and he feels his heart tremble. 

At first, you’re a little nervous about talking regarding your interests, but the boy respects it all because he is raised to be ‘proper’. But that changes as soon as you discover his much more cheeky, playful side that you did not sign up for, or did you?

Maybe you did.

He loves to read with you. Reading is literally both of your passions, and Xingqiu always has great recommendations for you, ready to go once you finish reading the one you’re already on. 

‘‘Did you know Teyvat has more than 80,000 species of edible plants? And that 70,000 of the plant species are utilised for medicine?’’

The boy could go on all day about it, and you love that about him. Xingqiu is ready to help you to learn at your command, and from a relationship there is only gain, because clearly he loves you even more than his martial arts stash! 

He would always take you out to hike and go on a prosperous adventure at nighttime, the quiet night fills with laughter as you two return with grass in your hair. The stars always guide your ways, and Xingqiu makes sure you are out of harm. His martial arts skills are impressive just as the ones recorded in history. 

The tranquillity that envelops the both of you when you’re laying down on the soft grass is contagious, because your eyes would flutter open and close, the wind blowing past gentle. Stars twinkle and shine upon you two, as he read out a verse of romance. 

‘‘I am truly glad to have met you, [Y/n]. After all, we could run away like Romeo and Juliet.’’

[616s]

Ok so I have recently started playing genshin and have followed your blog for a while, I know you think Tony and Kaeya are similar but what about Diluc? Do you think he and Tony have anything in common? I personally love the fact that Diluc's ult is a phoenix it makes for a nice parallel, at least with mcu

He and Diluc are both rich men who assume a secret identity (although Diluc only does so at night) in order to protect those that need protecting. Diluc's way less subtle about it, though. Guy doesn't even hide his hair or anything. "Oh, I wonder who the Darknight Hero is?" Who is literally the only guy in Mondstadt with flaming red hair that wields a claymore and Pyro vision? The Knights are so inefficient.

I've said this also occurred with Kaeya, but I think Diluc also falls victim to the entire... failing to scratch beneath the surface thing? I don't think Diluc necessarily puts on a persona, but his generally serious demeanor and Resting Bitch Face makes it so that people don't really seem to try and dig find out that he's actually quite the caring guy underneath. I love Diluc.

Both Diluc and Tony also seem to believe that they are not enough. Diluc talks about the need to get stronger in order to "face the darkness." And judging from the voicelines from the most recent event, Diluc did seem to have some troubles with Crepus in the past, although they're nowhere as severe as the ones in Tony and Howard's relationship.

Diluc's ult being a phoenix and therefore a parallel with Tony is *chef's kiss* anon, you've got a big brain. You could also go with Diluc's constellation being an owl and owls being associated with intelligence and Tony being intelligent which is a very far reach but I'm having fun so that's all that matters.

They are also Red. My Little Red Guys.

[dandelion-wings]

Diluc's melodrama expands to fill the size of any space it's in.

- @theabysscomeshome, re: my complaint that a scene that was supposed to serve two functions ended up all about Kaeya's relationship with Diluc

[riskeith]

hi babe!

my progress is going okay i don’t know if i’m a slow player or not? i’m at adventure rank 14 and i’m at the second part of the prologue (i want to marry diluc). i did find liyue yesterday and unlocked it before i went to sleep so i haven’t wandered around a lot, the story isn’t telling me to go there yet either so maybe i’ll wait for a bit. truthfully i’m feeling a bit overwhelmed haha. when i watch yt videos about it there’s so much they want you to think about so it gets a bit too much. but i’m playing it on my speed so yeah!! what about you? fuck dragonspine i have hatred for that place!!! LMAO same every time i try to go there i rage quit hard.

there’s something so super pure about dude-bro’s being soft and caring that i love. i mean it’s sad that usually those types of boys are associated with being douchey so i’m always happy when writers portray them as these gentle and caring people.

oh yeah!! remember the first few panels of bitty’s video streams. he was so little and it wasn’t even colored and to watch the progression of her art just.. wow! 🥺 always fun to see how someone grows in their craft. 🥺

skating is so scary.... you’re literally a newborn giraffe trying to wobble around. i remember being younger and being scared mostly because our teachers always said that if you fall someone could slice your fingers off. YIKES. having that pressure on you just takes away the fun of learning haha.

SWIM AND DANCE???? hello?????? that’s spectacular!!!! 😳 *puts this down as another reason why you’re the coolest person ever* did you dance ballet? 🥺 tell me all about it! and personally i haven’t been on a official team but i played a lot of football when i was younger so idk if that counts hehe.

oo? are you a night owl or an early riser usually? 😳 anyway, hopefully you get some proper rest today. take care, love m.a. <3

henlo!!

i don’t remember what the second part of the prologue is fhdskfjsd but i want to marry diluc too!! let’s become a throuple 😩 ahaha that’s fair! i didn’t really realise liyue was a whole new area so i went around unlocking all the teleporting waypoints before realising there was no story for me to complete there yet.. fjshdfkjs but going at your own pace is totally fine!! it’s such an immerse game anyway, so it’s not like you’re “wasting your time” or anything bc there’s so much to explore and see~ rn i’m AR42! the bosses are getting harder and harder whilst my characters are not improving so. i wanna just slow down and grind for a bit to get all their stats up (which honestly, there’s so much thinking to do for that you’re right. i watch vids too and people are all ‘use this set and then you get this bonus plus this passive’ and i’m just??? i pick this sword because pretty DFKJDSHFKSDHFJSDKH)

it definitely is a nice change! and samwell seems like a fun inclusive place <3 bits was so small in the beginning omg 🥺🥺 remember when there was even a gif once? the flashbacks

FHDSKDSFDSJ why would your teachers tell you that omg!! and you guys were just kids..... holy moly lmao

i did dance ballet! and i reaaaally enjoyed it. it’s just so expressive and graceful you know? and the music is really cool too so it makes you feel like a ~pro~ or something ahahha. and i really miss the costumes!! and being backstage and running around to get to places on time and dancing under the hot stage lights ahhhhh that environment 😌 i miss it sm! 

by football,,, do you mean SOCCER :p but nice!! are you good at it? i have shit coordination lmao especially with my feet compared to my hands, so i haven’t played it much and when i do i suck badly 

usually a night owl!! i try to sleep earlier and wake up earlier bc i feel i’m more productive that way but it’s just so easy to slip unfortunately :( esp if i stay up reading fic fhsdkfjsd. wbu? 

i’ve been staying up again these past few days so i’m kinda in a perpetual state of Tired FHDKS but that’s okay!! hope you’ve been resting better ahaha. love, c.r.

[dandelion-wings]

"I'm not sure I'd want to ask Master Diluc for a day off over something this trivial--after all, he'd agree without hesitation."

Okay, that's cute, honestly <3 Diluc just being like yeah, okay, don't even need to know what it's for, you need a day off you can take it.

[dandelion-wings]

Honestly that last photo made me remember the story I was outlining to @theabysscomeshome on Discord the other night that was mostly about Lisa and Kaeya living out this post, with Diluc as the awkward and unfortunate landlord. XD But also had a side-element to the effect that the dog was actually Diluc's; it was a stray he'd found all torn up and with its eye recently torn out, which gave him. significant emotions. to find on the road. And he was afraid the shelter would put it down, so he got it patched up and then took it home saying he would find it a home himself and, uh, very much failed to do so. But he did [irresponsibly] let it wander freely around the complex without a tag on the collar, and Kaeya found this one-eyed dog curled up all sad and whining against his door in the rain, and it clearly wanted to wander so even after he adopted it he [irresponsibly] let it out, and....

It would be difficult to write with those interlocking scenarios, but it's fun to think about! XD

(There's also a side-thing wherein Lisa starts dating Jean, who is still Kaeya's boss in this modern AU, and he doesn't know she's Lisa's new girlfriend and she doesn't know he's Lisa's... Jean does not actually know how to classify "Lisa's roommate who is sometimes her dog but whom she does not fuck." Finding out that this is Kaeya actually clarifies it for her. Yes, this is an arrangement she can see Kaeya in.)

[dandelion-wings]

The hilarious thing about putting an EM-heavy Crimson Witch set and a three-star weapon that revolves around triggering Overload on Diluc is that the man is essentially useless without Fischl and Oz. I'm running around with this dude who wants to think he's Batman, and he can barely kill a boar without the help of a LARPing sixteen-year-old's imaginary friend.