#harbringer diluc

[kaeyachi]

The theories about Kaeya or Crepus being the 10th Harbringer are so funny to me in a sense that if they are both harbringers and Diluc finds out, Diluc would probably go on another mental breakdown that even a murderous sabbatical to Snezhnaya cannot fix it

Crack idea where all the staff at dawn winery are fatui under a harbringer Crepus (and Kaeya) and Diluc just finds out about it

[meili-sheep]

Idk if anyone asked this or not (And yes, I'm late but I just watched more some theory videos to think again and I want to hear your opinion about it.) What do you think about Diluc's mom theory? That she's part of the Hexenzirkel?

So Anon, I fucking love that Idea. Partly because it explains a particular thing that's bugged me about Diluc. And that's this

Now you could normally be like he has a pyro vision why wouldn't he be able to shoot fire from his hands? But here is my rebuttal. Why would an Abyss Mage be surprised by that? And it's been my working theory that generally, one needs a weapon to help them channel the elemental energy their vision allows them to use. And those direct connections of the elemental energy wear on the body and would put the person out of their natural balance.

So here is how Diluc's mom being a Hexenzirkel, helps me.

We've yet to learn if a vision is really needed to qualify as a witch or not. And it's my theory that you don't need one. They are helpful but ultimately unnecessary (See Lisa's vision story). And why this is possible because witches just are either naturally or more trained conductors of elemental energy. And in Diluc's case, he inherited a natural affinity for elemental energy allowing him to not only more directly control his pyro energy. Or he could have learned it from his mom. Either way. His mom being a mage does explain a lot about why his elemental powers seem greater than others.

Also, It might explain why we've heard literally nothing about his mom. And to be honest the only other theory I sort of accept at the moment is Transgender Crepus. Mostly because of that one Twitter artist.

(first image done by t1ki_tiki!!)

[fic-prompts-feel-free-to-use]

Rapunzel Amnesiac Diluc AU

Injured and captured in Snezhnaya and imprisoned in a tower with no door, letting down his hair for food and provisions from his captors... maybe add some Columbina mind fuckery as an explanation as to why he believes the tower is his home

Up to you which characters rescue him and help restore his memory

[verysium]

『02』 原神: genshin impact recs

魈: xiao

preta by @itoshisoup

"People think that ghosts are born exclusively of resentment, but they can also be born of love. Between those driven by resentment and those driven by love, which do you think cling most strongly to their suffering?" Xiao replies without pause, his gaze unfocused yet fixed upon something you cannot see. "Love." After a yaksha saves your life on the Plains of Guili, you insist on joining him in his war against the evils of Liyue. As the two of you encounter hungry ghosts and resentful spirits, you learn about the ones haunting him. notes: incomplete but intricately woven together; heavy emphasis on chinese culture, wuxia/xianxia genres; if you have watched any historical cdrama, you will like this fic; xingqiu and chongyun are wrapped up into the dynamic; xiao wishes to protect you for centuries; him and his paradoxes; not being strong enough to be considered invincible but still strong enough to try

公子: childe

thin ice by @falconcoast

childe is that senior frat boy on teyvat university’s campus. the one who majors in economics because he’s on scholarship to play sports. the one who is way too loud and you can hear him all the way across campus. the one who’s daddy’s money rich because he’s already sponsored, even while just in the ncaa. the one who manages to get everyone to swoon over him.  oh, right. and your favorite title for him: the one hockey captain who hogs all of your free time to skate after lessons because he always steals it.  all you want to do is do your job and teach skating lessons to the kids to keep your mind off the year-old mess with your figure skating, maybe even get an hour of skating in afterwards as a reward. that is, until the hockey coach sits you down and tells you that surprise! you’re the new team manager for liyue’s hockey team! ...it can’t be that hard to manage twenty or so boys and their captain, childe, right? spoilers: it absolutely is.  notes: wonderfully curated modern skating/hockey AU; childe is so american white boy in this; teucer being adorable; diluc and kaeya sibling dynamic is well-established; university and post-grad plans; figuring out your life and then working other people into it

国崩: scaramouche

tea screen by @after-witch

The trembling voice of the tea apprentice carries through the room, and though you can’t see him, you imagine he must be shaking. Who wouldn’t be, tasked with gaining the approval from the Sixth of the Eleven Fatui Harbringers?  notes: forced marriage and abuse; tea ceremony; sort of reminds me of the edo period; examination of womanhood within a patriarchal society; sexy, sad, and scary all at once; i pity the reader at the end; cycle of love and violence

a simple cup of tea by @after-witch

You have to be prepared and poised and perfect. But it’s hard to be all those things, even with the looming threat of your husband sitting next to you, when you’ve got a secret hidden underneath your clothes... notes: reader grapples with lust and objectification; unhealthy dynamic but portrayed realistically in an almost historical setting; reader is unable to separate her identity as wife apart from her husband; women being defined in the context of men; could be a social satire on traditional gender roles if you squint

love is a dog from hell by @itoshisoup

"A will is something you don't have. That's why you'll follow mine." notes: this fic is the reason why i do not think the concept of ownership in love would translate well into real life because it would be so self-destructive; reader struggles with aftermath of abuse and mistakes possession for protection; realistic depiction of unhealthy relationships; the fatui is exactly the dark criminal organization it is supposed to be; human trafficking and child sexual abuse; scaramouche is so goddamn funny i can't

钟离: zhongli

spoil of war by @bye-bye-sunbird

In the dead of night, you hear the sea calling your name. Sometimes the sound is as soft as a love song, gracing your skin in a gentle breeze that lures you to the seashore where the waves can finally lay claim on you. Other times, the sea strikes the land in a deafening, challenging roar. "Really now... How long do you think those mountains of his will stand in my way?" notes: accurate depiction of characters because archon war morax was genuinely terrifying; zhongli trying to deny his obsessive tendencies; rivalry with osial; reader is essentially sanctified as a symbol of innocent purity; imagine having two spiritual gods pine after you while you are helplessly stuck in the middle of their tug-of-war and simultaneously trying to mourn; that is basically the entire premise of this fic

迪卢克: diluc ragnvindr

the parent trap by @falconcoast

twelve years ago, you got married to a man who had swept you off your feet in a little under two years. diluc was like a prince out a of storybook; effortlessly charming, strikingly handsome, and a kind man. you were supposed to live happily ever after at that winery, running a wedding planning empire, having a family, and growing old together.  until it all goes off script with a divorce. flash forward, and the only remnant of diluc that is with you is your daughter, dawn. the only piece of you that remains with diluc is your other daughter and dawn’s twin sister, phoenix.  it isn’t until both of your children get you and your ex-husband in a bit of mess that you realize that maybe, just maybe, you still harbor feelings for diluc.  or maybe it’s the wine talking. notes: one of my favorite comfort fics; i am a sucker for second-chance romance; diluc and reader now older but still being the same bumbling idiots they were when young; at this point the children have more situational awareness than them; based on the original movie; treat yourself to a cup of tea and a friday night with this work and trust me life will be good

博士: il dottore

deus in absentia by @bound-in-parchment

The first time was a coincidence. The second time was a fluke. But the third time? You were starting to think it was fate. Or, more likely, a calculated trap. notes: at this point we can just scrap whatever mihoyo puts out and use this work as canon instead; the world building is so originally creative; this author must possess such a giant sexy brain; reader is basically adopted by dottore and forced to be his apprentice/assistant; idea of losing yourself to your own ambitions; slow-burn to the max; reader is oblivious to full extent of feelings until it is too late; tragic to the point i need a time machine to resurrect them

dream a little of me by @bound-in-parchment

Celestia had a cruel sense of humor. He knew this, even before his days as a student. But to be given a soulmate? Now, when he openly blasphemed against the cursed island in the sky? He would outlive you and the dreadful fated bond that haunted your shared dreams. There was little point in this. He could at least put a Vision to good use. People were nothing but disappointments. He had no use for you. Until you pulled the bow across your instrument and awoke a part of him long buried by self-hatred and arrogance. notes: soulmate trope but with the two most aromantic fools to ever exist; zandik drowns himself in the river of denial; comic dynamic between segments; music and failed dreams; reader actually has a backstory dark enough to match dottore's character; does not shy away from the uncomfortable and gritty aspects of trauma, abuse, and literal mental insanity

chemistry / magnum opus by @jessamine-rose

In the realm of science, love and insanity are closely intertwined mysteries. Disillusioned with the world, you had long forgotten its beauty until the wise doctor gives you a change of perspective. notes: by far the most accurate characterization of akademiya zandik; he hates you then hates himself then hates the world for allowing your paths to cross; treats you as an objective experiment but then wonders why he's suddenly humanizing you; slow-burn; zandik is selfish and machiavellian and somehow you fit into that equation

the only hope i had was the freedom of death by your hands that held me together by @tiens-letters

It was a burden. The weight of the power you hold in all the land. Any human who has enough ambition would dare to covet it and any god even given divine powers would lust after it. You were powerful, able to end civilizations and make a new world altogether. Many would think that you are a sovereign being but you too are limited to mortality than what most would believe. You were human with a blessing of a god and you felt cursed and dirty. notes: honestly the ending made me so mad but take it as a good sign; basically entails the circumstances that would drive dottore to become somewhat capable of love; what is done cannot be undone; zandik finally meeting someone who is wiser and more depressed than him; deluding himself into thinking he could ever be domestically normal; somewhat idolizes/idealizes reader; themes of betrayal and misunderstanding

富者: pantalone

house cat / alea iacta est by @jessamine-rose

Your entire life has been a gilded cage. The gods refuse to grant your greatest wish, and so you have resigned yourself to the will of destiny. But what happens when the red string of fate is severed and replaced with the silver chains of the Regrator? notes: liyue nobility; dishonest business and financial deals; reader is a cat hybrid but i didn't notice until part two because the plot was so good; pantalone is the mastermind behind all his interactions with reader; heavy manipulation and orchestrations; wolf in sheep's clothing; alternate ending found here

隊長: il capitano

herbarium / fairytale / forget-me-not / astilbe by @jessamine-rose

You had long given up on wishes and happy endings. After what you believed to be the end of your tragic story, you resigned yourself to a shadow of a life with only your books and flowers to keep you company…until the vestiges of Windblume brought forth a mysterious stranger and a new ending for your dark fairytale. notes: capitano being the strong stoic protector of a delicately fragile reader; manipulation is so subtle and that is what makes it alarming; somewhat stirred my daddy issues because he is so parental; reader struggles between accepting his love versus hating him for taking away her personal agency; flower motifs

[ghostofreach117]

“Continue onward, conspire to elude me. I'll be there, shadowing your steps as the ghost of your failures; your defeats. If you have the gall to glance back and meet my eyes, I'll ensure your sight fades forever.”

“Pray to your lord, she will not save you from me.”

- note left by ##### ######### at a lab belonging to the second harbringer. Found near a body laying in the snow.

Based on that one scene from god of war I’m normal abt that game….

I don’t think diluc fw dottore guys…….

Anyway yes I’m not gonna stop making these comics I have to many ideas to stop

Random stuff below the cut🙏🙏

I promise I’m not trying to sound supremist or like better than others or whatever it just hate how he looks in the cannon I’m sorry chat🙏

This was a request LMAO lederhosen tutu goes crazy…..

[akutasoda]

Hey! Hope you're doing well, I was maybe thinking could you do something angsty with genshin chars of your choice, like them finding out your part of an organisation that they are against and they find out during a fight? Like their part of the fatui or smth?

(I love you're angst writings sm)

Also can I be 🦭 anon?

not you, not here

synopsis - you never told your lover what you do for a living, maybe you should of

includes - diluc, neuvillette, dottore, arlecchino

warnings - gn!reader, fluff to angst, no comfort, wc - 1.7k

a/n: ofc you can be 🦭 anon, and im doing well! hope your doing well aswell! sorry this took so long.

diluc ragnvindr ★↷

- reader is a fatui harbringer

you had met diluc by accident. your mission was to infiltrate mondstadt, a spy on the inside. and it just so happened that you ran into diluc. seeing this as an opportunity to maybe find something out, you took to befriending him.

however as luck would have it, you started forming a genuine bond with diluc. whenever you were with him you forgot about your mission, you two spent more time around each other than the other would admit. and not too long after your friendship started a longing for more started to bloom aswell.

eventually one of you built up the confidence to confess, and you knew it was wrong. you knew you shouldn't build a connection to anyone in mondstadt but here you were in a very loving relationship with diluc. so to try and preserve this you never informed him of your true occupation. if he ever asked you would make up something about how you used to be a traveller who wants to settle down in mondstadt.

but maybe it was best if you told him. or maybe you shouldn't of built a strong relationship, if your fellow fatui members found out you knew it would be used against you. but you couldn't help but keep up the lie in turn for somd of the happiest moments of your life.

however as your mission had closed in and came to an end. you and la signora had done what was meant to be done but upon your final exit you had originally planned just to leave unannounced to your lover. you wouldn't bare to see his face and you couldn't bare to tell him the truth. but like the archon's were laughing down at you, you saw him. and he saw you.

cladded in fatui uniform with subordinates behind you. the pain that went straight through his heart as he saw you. how could he be so oblivious. he had let himself finally trust someone just for it to be thrown back at him in the cruelest way possible. the fatui had destroyed his family once and now twice. as much as it pained him and you but there was only one option left.

neuvillette ★↷

- reader is a fatui harbringer

you had merely stopped in fontaine to rest before your long trip back to snezy. risking yes but it was the nearest nation to your last mission elsewhere. but just as luck would have it you had met neuvillette when you got lost.

you knew who he was but he seemed like he had no clue who you where. so you took your luck and asked him for directions to your accommodation for the night. and he told you but before you thanked him and left he offered to walk you there. you wanted to decline but you figured there wasn't much risk to it, so you accepted his proposal.

the walk over was mainly silent with brief conversations, but the one that caught you offguard was when he asked about where you came from. you understood why, your clothes didn't scream fontaine and he simply said he had never seen you ariund before. but you quickly responded that you were a simple traveller who wandered tevyat. he seemed content with that answer.

you had left the next morning. but not too long after you had to head back for some business back in fontaine, it would be a long trip possibly staying for a couple of months but you didn't mind as you were mearly keeping eye until arlecchino would arrive. but soon you had yet again ran into neuvillette. he seemed to recognise you from the previous encounter, and seeing as he was a pretty important figure and knew the hydro archon, you figured it would be beneficial to get even closer to him.

you often hung around him when he was off duty of you were bored. eventually you had let yourself believe that this was a genuine friendship and not your job, and little did you know he felt the same. and eventually with somd push from the melunises, neuvillette confessed. you knew you should've said no but before you thought rationally you said yes.

but with arlecchino's arrival you had to bid farewell. it was one thing to break up with him but it was another to let him find out your true occupation. but unfortunately luck was not with you. upon meeting with arlecchino and some of your subordinated you had informed them you would leave soon but had something to take care of and as arlecchino left you turned around to your lover rounding the corner.

he had never anticipated this. how could he of been so naïve. you, the person that had brought him head over heels in love was nothing but a fatui member. he should've stopped you from running from him, he should of for justice but he still harboured feelings and let you get away. rain poured easily for weeks in fontaine.

dottore ★↷

- reader is a knights of favonious

your first encounter with dottore was not when he was known as dottore. it was in his akadyemia days as zandik. you too were a student at the akadyemia, although you weren't really interested in it you gave had given it a go and were doing well.

you met zandik when you two had been put on a assignment as partners. he first had no interest in working with you and figured he would just do it himself but after your persistence to help he begrudgingly let you help. turns out you weren't as useless as he first thought. for the assignment there was a more physical aspect to it than he would've preferred and figured he could just load it onto you. ot was rather dangerous but he didn't care if you got hurt.

so he sent you off in hopes that he could finish the rest of it and be rid of working with you. but you returned quicker than expected and had been more successful than needed. okay so maybe you peaked his interest just a little bit and how capable you could actually be but he still didn't care that much. so why was he seeking you out for another assignment partner? he would say it's just because, again, a bit more physical than he would like.

and eventually you worked your way into zandik's heart. and as much as he tried to deny those feelings, his reasonable side of him wouldn't let him. and too much surprise you had asked him out the next day, the day he was planning to confess. he was lost for words that you actually liked him back. and to much much surprise you two became official.

but his more unlawful practices in the medical field had chased him out of the akadyemia. however you still supported him as his lover but this just meant you hadn't heard from him in a long while. that was until he had reached out in the form of a letter. and thats how you stayed in contact. until your days at the akadeymia had come to an end and you wanted to return to your hometown to do a job that interested you. but you had made a detour to meet with him for the first time in ages.

dottore, as your partner, supported your decision and you two stayed in contact through letters. and sometimes if your work allowed, you would spend your holiday's with dottore as the only bonding time you two truly had. he never knew or questioned your choice of work as as long as you were fine, that's all he cared about. and you had no clue about his apart from he was a doctor. but maybe he should've asked.

it was fittingly quite a rainy day when the fatui had managed to storm mondstadt yet again. it has been a while since the last attempt. but you had to be up front with your fellow knights of favonius, especially as you were a quite high ranking knight due to your skill. and that's when you saw him. your lover staring right back at you from across the battle. but you had a job to do and so did he.

arlecchino ★↷

- reader is a coworker of neuvillette

meeting arlecchino was by pure coincidence. you had merely heard of an orphanage named house of the hearth and decided to visit and possibly find a way to help it wether through donations or simply helping around. but upon your visit you had met her.

she initially thought nothing of you. but after seeing you a couple of times, you started striking up a conversation with her, you two did have some interests in common. and soon she found herself talking to you upon your visits. she never let you know of the darker secrets that lay beneath the orphanage as she figured that was none of your business.

she had a brief idea that you were someoneof high status in fontaine but never pried into even as your casual conversation turned into a friendship and eventually something more. the entire time you had no clue about her occupation as a fatui member as you figured she just ran the orphanage.

you two, upon your new found relationship, had started hanging out outside of if the orphanage often just quality time around each other. but eventually you told her that you had something big coming up and you would be in fontaine for a while, she didn't pry and knew she was also headed to fontaine soon so maybe she could surprise you with a visit.

but what she didn't know was that the important thing you had coming up was a series of serious trials among the court walls. you had a very important role with helping both neuvillette and furina in court. apparently one of the trials was with a man named 'childe'.

and unfortunately you had been informed of some less than welcome visitors near fontaine, so during down time during your trials you had ran to figure out what was happening. and as if the archons where laughing at you you found arlecchino. but not your arlecchino, the fatui harbringer arlecchino.

as you stared at her, you wanted to just curl up and never remember this day. but sadly she was here for a mission. her surprise visiting was more of a surprise than she had planned. and unfortunately you both had jobs to do.

[originalgenshinscenarios]

Another part of the harbringer series! The ask got pretty long, so I've decided to make it into a separate post

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Jean's ex-harbringer S/O getting into a fight with Diluc

Reader here is gender neutral

You were pretty used to being locked up at that point. It's also not like you couldn't just get out, even with the increased security your previous escape route wasn't blocked at all.

That's why you were surprised when Jean gave you the opportunity to take a walk when everything was still so on edge.

Well- the knights were on edge. General public wasn't anyhow informed of what you had done.

Meeting everyone again felt weird... Like nothing changed. Well... Besides a few rumors on why you were gone and all that nobody even suspected that you've done something horrible so recently.

Everything was fine until he came along eventually. You remember that he was there during your attack on Mondstadt so of course he knew what your past "true colors" were.

You never liked him, and his comments about Knight's incompetence even if under his breath were just angering you to an ultimate level.

Especially since you saw Jean's reaction, almost like she was ashamed of her decision. But it's not like her choice was random and without a reason! It took a lot of time before she decided to give you another chance so it wasn't her letting you go a week after the arrest.

It was also clear that he said it to provoke you and nothing else.

So, of course you had to let him know that his salty mindset is just plain wrong. And if he wanted to fight it you were damn ready for it.

Jean gave you a glare, which was telling you that it just wasn't worth it. Still, your anger won against that disapproving look.

Before anyone got the chance to separate you, you managed to form that barrier which was making it impossible for anyone to stop the fight.

Diluc was evenly matched against you so it's not like the fight was short. But it did end in a draw.

When you two were finally separated, Jean was mad. At both of you. But more at you.

She apologized to everyone who was inconvenienced by your little brawl in your name.

"Just what were you thinking" she said with a sigh "Don't you understand that doing things like that will only prove that he's right..?" With that the rest of your walk was quiet.

She had a lot to think about, but so did you. At least she hoped you did. But one thing was clear, once again she lost some of her trust in you.

~Mod Lisa

[hiveswap]

Chaeya and chiluc are both great ships but for different reasons. Cheaya makes sense bc childe is very loyal and loves people deeply and also he'd be very easy to concvince to do shenanigans. All of these are GREAT for Kaeya. Plus they can meet wherever and get over mistrust overtime. Kaeya speaks to enemy for info purposes all the time.

But on the other hand Chiluc could only ever happen if the traveller turns up one day with his really good friend Childe who Diluc immediately recognises as a fucking harbringer. Act natural, Ragnvindir. The traveller is a friend let's not ruin their day. We can deal with the fatuus later. Then this goes on for several days and Childe gets into his head with his dead eyes blood covered clothes and innocent smile and and then its over

[c-nstellati-ns]

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MORE TO BE ADDED IN THE NEAR FUTURE...

[astranne]

diluc almost got killed by the fatui because he refused to sign up.

well, not really. he did sign up, for a few months and got promoted really fast. but then he found some dirt, bad stuff he can’t support and he left.

the tsaritsa doesn’t like it when someone just leaves.

extra:

and this is why diluc is ruthless. he was hunted, he still is, but the fatui wouldn’t dare to attack him in mondstadt. for that he‘s too know.

but he‘s ruthless, he doesn’t hesitate to take a life, to save his own, he doesn’t hesitate to use his fire for his own freedom.

he burns bright, like a star in the darkness. and moths fatui/harbringer are trying to get closer, only to get burned by the heat of his flames.

[kaeyachi]

Re: your latest post on the maybe-Kaeya-coded wolf: I DON’T THINK YOU’RE STRETCHING! Maybe I’m being delulu too, but there’s been some connection drawn between Kaeya and wolves before!

Back in act 1 of the Mondstadt archon quest, when we’re doing the test runs of the start characters in the 3 temples, Kaeya’s takes place in the temple of the wolf! And Kaeya says that “It’s a pity that the temple of the wolf has been disturbed by such an atrocity.” Interesting that he says that specifically about the temple of the wolf and not the others. Does he have a particular fondness for the temple of the wolf? Is he aware that Andrius, the wolf of the North himself, still exists in some form and he feels bad for his temple being disturbed? Does Kaeya just have a fondness for wolves? There’s also that glorious April Fool’s Day post this year where we got that image of Kaeya riding Andrius (in all his beastmaster core glory). Again, suggests some kind of connection, either between Kaeya and Andrius in particular or Kaeya and wolves in general.

It’s not much, I know. Maybe there’s other connections elsewhere that flew over my head. But even if not, if I had a nickel every time hoyo made a connection between Kaeya and wolves/Andrius, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice!

And if this is a 3rd instance of that, well then, this is no longer a coincidence: it’s a pattern!

BESTIE YEEEES!!! I was also thinking of those facts!! There were just far too many connections for Kaeya and wolves!!! And this is exactly why I mentioned Rostam as well because if we are connecting them, then there's actually 4 instances! ( delulu with research and study ✌️)

To further explain to others who have not obsessively researched about Kaeya or Mond lore, Rostam is popularly the Kaeya equivalent in the story of him and Arundolyn (the Diluc equivalent), comparisons between them have been made for aaaaages! Childhood friends and rivals plotline for Rostam and Arundolyn and, just like Kaeya, Rostam also being known to handle a secret spy network/society that isn't afraid to do the dirty work to keep Mondstadt safe are some of the major connections.

Heres the spicy bit. Lately, hoyo seems to be casually pulling up connections for Kaeya and the wolves, which is fitting because Rostam is known as the "Wolf Pup"... but the wolves and stories aren't the end of their connection.

You see, in Kaeya's hangout, there is an instance where we get to see him act out as a prince named Qubad. This name is actually from one of the stories in a certain Persian book. Guess who else was in that very same Persian book? That's right, it's our wolf pup Rostam- one of the book's greatest heroes. Damn, even in source materials, they're connected...

Since I've been having "Kaeya dying" dreams, how much mora are we betting on that happening now? hihi 🤭

And when we continue with this line of delulu thinking...are we sure that Rostam wasn't a Khaenri'ahn? Aren't our fatui harbringers, in some way or form, connected to Khaenri'ah and/or the cataclysm?

[meili-sheep]

saw you say that Diluc is canonically the strongest human character in genshin and I have to mention: most people forget this, but Diluc received his vision at single digit age or so, and despite Kaeya only receiving his on Diluc's 18th birthday he was canonically able to match Diluc's abilities without a vision (actually, would Kaeya count as "half-adeptus" and the like because he's Khaenri'ahn?)

First off, nothing I say Is canonical. I just want to make that clear. Unless it's some shit like "Diluc is a pyro claymore character." Like just literally pulled from the game stuff (I will cite in MLA format if you want. Don't test me; I will do it.)

So everything I say is taking in information the game gives me and processing and putting my thoughts into what I think it means.

So is Diluc canonically the strongest of the humans? No clue, but I personally think he is.

Now on to the second part. I don't put Kaeya into the nonhuman category. Because as he may or maybe not be cursed, he ultimately is a human, and I think that's important to his story. That he is still a human and being one of the last from Khaenri'ah.

And for his strength compared to Diluc. As kids and young adults, they might have been closer in level. I still think Diluc would have been stronger by a gap because of his vision. But in the post-4-year wild time, I think Diluc had a big big power boost. Like Kaeya is a lot stronger, but I think after nearly 4 years of almost constant battling, Diluc got a significant experience boost. Like, You know... he's at least close to a harbringer level than Kaeya is.

Just to be clear again. This isn't canon. I could totally be wrong but until Mihoyo puts out an official power list this is just my thoughts.

[fic-prompts-feel-free-to-use]

Ya know how when other people use the delusions it feeds off of their life force? But harbringers are *mostly* unaffected? What if you can get it to feed off something else?

Diluc doesn't know this though, but he's got enough rage and self hatred to feed the delusion and *then some*. Maybe a lil too much.

So after he's been back in Monsdadt for a while, stressed as hell (yet another argument with kaeya) and he's forced to use his delusion to stop an abyssal plot, the delusion gets over fed and *feeds* life force back.

He's finally finished fighting what appeared to be never ending abyss mages and he's *tired*. His limbs feel gangly and *off* and the claymore hasn't felt this heavy since he's started training with it. But he's so so tired and he knows he can't sleep here (not safe not safe) but then he trips and his eyes are shut before he hit the ground.

When he wakes, he's confronted with what appears to be his 12 year old self and a vision that looks strangly off putting. And he thinks "oh shit, the abyss order will absolutely take advantage of this" and "oh fuck, there's no one to protect monsdadt then" and decides the best plan is to leave monsdadt all together while he figures out wtf just happened and how to reverse it.

Everyone in monsdadt is distressed about the wine merchant disappearing *again*, but none so more than kaeya.

When diluc comes to the realization that it was the delusion that regressed his body, he ceases to use it and eventually gets his adult body back. He returns home to the relief of his staff and brother but kaeya will *not let it go*

"Where were you?" "Galavanting to murder again?" "You could've at least written us" "honestly diluc one must wonder if you even *want* to be here when you keep leaving us"

Diluc can only give so many "don't worry about it/it doesn't concern you/don't you have a job to get to 🙄" before Kaeya decided those answers aren't good enough and confronts him once and for all.

It was a nasty fight. One of the worst. But not *the* worst and diluc was grateful for that. How could his brother stand to be near him after what he did all those years ago? And he keeps trying to get closer and diluc cannot deal. He goes to sleep that night riddled with guilt and dread and the delusion, hidden away in a drawer, drinks it all in.

Diluc wakes up again in his 12 year old body and damn near shits himself. He didn't even use the delusion this time wtf? Thankfully it's early enough that he could sneak away unnoticed... but kaeya waiting by the front door...

"Leaving so soon? My my what would the people think?... wait, you're not diluc... who are you?"

And what does diluc do in this situation when he doesn't want to bother people with his issues? Lie. Not well. But he's gonna lie anyway

"I'm his... son, that's why he left. To collect me"

And kaeya clocks him right away. He knows that's his brother. Ain't nobody else that bad at lying with the same tells. So fuck it, he's gonna have fun with it.

Queue Kaeya forcing diluc into brotherly bonding time under the guise of uncle/nephew bonding time and diluc has no clue he knows. And the only way to get out of the forced bonding is to let the truth out so he comes up with more and more outrageous cover stories to his "uncle" to explain his "fathers" absence and kaeya is having the time of his life

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This is brought to you by my sudden craving to see kaeya braid dilucs hair and it ran away from me after that. Have fun with this one yall

[childeofwar]

@pyrovigilante​ sent:

The door creaks before it slides open, half an hour after closing. Diluc, who is positioned behind his bar as usual to watch the tavern from a bird’s eye-view, lifts his head in expectation of a certain redhead barging through his doors  - There is only one person who cannot read the sign at the door that says “CLOSED” no matter how many times he’d ordered Charles to repaint it, making it bigger and bolder until it became too ridiculous to look at.

Half a beat later, his guest walks in, foot steps surprisingly light. Diluc takes the liberty to assume that he is in an apparently good mood, whatever this day had offered him. But at the same time, he could not truly recall a time when Childe is in a bad mood. At least not at the top of his head right at this very moment. Tartaglia had always demonstrated a cheery and happy attitude for as many times as they met. But it’s often the most dangerous people that enjoy hiding behind an impenetrable, flawlessly perfect mask.

Unsurprisingly, Childe starts whistling as he makes his way to the front of the bar and finds himself a seat. Diluc doesn’t say a word, feeling the air growing tense with Tartaglia’s presence even though no one was really there except for the two of them. 

“Working overtime again, Master Diluc?” A smile from the youth as he props his chin into his hand, leaning into it sideways so he could watch Diluc from the side. 

Diluc inhales before releasing all that breath in a long, resigned exhale. There is a brand new bottle of wind sitting next to him and while no one had asked about it ever since he’d walked into Angel’s Share with it since noon, he is sure that Tartaglia might have noticed it - in fact he already has, Diluc thinks as he follows the Harbringer’s line of sight towards the expensive bottle of wine, the words printed on its label not in Mondstadtian, but Childe would have been able to read it, should it be given to him.

❝Today, a nameless merchant told me that someone would drop by and claim this should I keep it with me.❞ He lies without blinking, ❝And I was beginning to think that I had been lied to, though apparently not.❞ He takes a glass before Childe could say anything witty, or call him out, and pours him a glass.

❝It’s a Snezhayan specialty.❞ Diluc proceeds to say. Before he was no longer welcomed in the freezing kingdom of ice, he’s had his own share of living there once and inspect to locals’ preference for wine. ❝And no one would have quite the capacity to indulge in it, except for those who hailed from the place. Certainly, we can both agree.❞

He’d been rushing on the way back to town, cursing at the paperwork he’d had assigned to him today of all days. He knew personal festivities had no place in Her Majesty’s plans, but had hoped for some grace just this once. No complaint left his lips though, hurrying through the cobbled steps of the grand bridge and making his way deeper into the heart of the city where the tavern laid dormant now that it’d closed for the night. There was a moment when his heart skipped a beat, fearing he may be too late and the redhead had already left for the manor.

Instead, relief washes over him as the door’s swung open and reveals Diluc within, still at the same spot behind the counter. His frustrations from earlier are now forgotten, instantly perking up as he begins to greet the other in his usual cheerful chirp much to the redhead’s dismay. Even if the other seems unimpressed by his presence, there’s a certain feeling of nostalgia that washes over him every time they meet. One of old memories from a past life. Cherished moments that had ended too abruptly. He cannot hope for that past to return, but he can at least find solace in chasing a living ghost.

His gaze lingers on Diluc before accidentally settling on the new bottle, the smile subtly waning even as there’s a brief spark of surprise in his usually dull eyes. He’d been here dozens of times, catching sight of most bottles that filled every nook and cranny in the old bar’s shelves. It’d been impressive to see the extent of traveling made to procure such a variety of wines, whiskey, and other alcohol. All came from various regions, but never had one hailed from his motherland.

Not until now at least. Childe instantly recognized the fire bird on the label with bold letters under it proclaiming it was Snezhnayan made. “M-,” he begins only for Diluc to interject with the fabricated tale. A merchant?... Really, he could do it; he could point out that any alcohol monger would sooner cut off their own fingers than give away such a rare bottle. Especially this far out from the Tsaritsa’s nation. So then... did this mean the other was offering him a gift? For his birthday or perhaps a mere coincidence? The latter seems more likely, even if he doubts Diluc would care for such a detail. Still...

He refrains from sharing any of these thoughts, instead the coy smirk from earlier turning to a soft smile, his gaze falling to the glass placed before him. Gloved fingers settle on the stem of the glass, giving the deep colored liquid inside a slow swirl when the other finishes serving him some. “Certainly~ Few can handle a strong drink as this one. My sincerest thanks to this mysterious merchant if you ever happen upon them again. I can only imagine it was no easy journey,” he offers, voice still cheerful though his gratitude no less genuine for once as he takes a short sip. 

The taste only makes the nostalgia heighten, his breath coming in a slow exhale as a warm memory reminds him of home. His parents, his siblings, a certain redhead... Yearning threatens to overtake him, though he resists as he takes another drink to wash away the memories.

To think he’d come here at first to boast about his day to the other. How he’d been kept busy at work, only for the traveler to come and challenge him to cook them a meal. He would have brought the redhead leftovers though Paimon had finished any scraps left behind in a blink. 

The distracting memory is short-lived as movement brings his attention back to the present, looking up just as Diluc returns to the glass he’d been cleaning. The momentary bliss falters before his trained smile returns and he perks up anew. “Master Diluc,” he calls once more, the other seemingly hesitating as if contemplating giving him any more of his attention. To Childe’s surprise, the other turns anyway, offering the same unbothered expression that he’d grown used to receiving by now. “Care to join me?”

Annoyance flashes in Diluc’s eyes, clearly tired of rejecting this invitation from previous times Childe had invited him to share a drink. “I don’t-,” Diluc begins, though Childe instantly shakes his head with a laugh to interject.

“No, I know that. I mean sit with me for a while? I can help you finish your closing duties afterwards. It would be faster that way, no?,” he clarifies, rotating the glass in his hand by the base. “...Just for tonight.” He hadn’t had a chance to see the other all day today; he wanted a bit more time with him before he’d have to go to his next mission…

[sodaonskateboards]

So the Jester is from Khaenri'ah and is the first of the harbringers,,, Now I'm really curious about him because everyone else related to Khaenri'ah either is indifferent or actively hates the Archons, but the Jester is the Tsarita right hand man. It's said that the Tsarita is doing it out of love and because she wants world peace. Is it because she saw what happened to Khaenri'ah? The wanderer also suggests that she's trying to make up for something. Could it be her role in destroying Khaenri'ah? The Jester sending a would-be God to the abyss which he has to know are his people.

And if thats why, who convinced who? Did the Tsarita, goddess of love, see the Jester and his people suffer and wanted to change that? Or is the Jester manipulating her?

Also, Diluc has meet and faced some of the harbringers before, does Kaeya know about the Jester? He isn't exactly keeping it a secret.

What if that's the end of Genshin? That the fatui are actually the good guys who care the most? Who saw the power of the Archons and saw how a few just throw that power aside for nothing? Who actually want peace? Hell, maybe with all the combined gnosises, they fight Celestia to free Teyvat from its reign.

[originalgenshinscenarios]

G'day can i continue the jean x harbringer story? Where the reader decides to apologizes to jean and tell jean that she shouldn't tolerate it even if diluc used to be her senior and tell her that she work her hardest to keep mondstadt safe and free, so don't let anyone tell her otherwise, also jean forgive the reader?

Hihi I love doing this series...

ALSO I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT IT WAS JUST VIBING IN MY DRAFTS WHILE BEING FINISHED AUSHSNAK

Part 4 (also has links to parts 1-3)

[harbringer series] Jean gets apologized to

Reader here is gender neutral

You had once again put distance between you and Jean. One that you worked so hard on closing...

So you had to apologize, and the moment you got your opportunity you immediately told her everything that was on your mind.

It just wasn't fair, she was trying her best, she was doing everything she could to make Mondstadt safe, to make the city better.

So hearing comments like those Diluc let slip was making you beyond mad, rightfully so.

And you went quite far with your apology. You left no feeling unsaid. You let her know every bits and pieces of your admiration towards her.

She was flattered by your words... But she was still on her guard. Still, she saw no reason in holding the tension.

She accepted your apology and started seeing things a bit more in your favor.

After all... From your point of view you only wanted to defend honor of the knights- with that her too...

So once again you were given a chance- but next time don't do anything reckless without consulting her first... Who knows how many chances she has left for you?

~Mod Lisa