#so my brain tricks me into thinking oh yeah I'll bring my two favorite family members! cuz they'll keep it fun!

[kittlyns]

The day I get over traveling alone is the day I'm unstoppable

[meili-sheep]

but hey, what's your opinion on the Harbingers? Do you think they'll enter Diluc's harem? Or like Harbingers Found Family glaring at Diluc and him glaring back because he's dating Childe? Brainrot is hitting as a lover of villains haha ~S

So my rundown on the harbingers. The TDLR is I really want them as found family, but my hate for Dottore is too strong for me to totally give in to my delusion. But outside that on their own ...

(this is long and includes Ice Prince!Diluc relationships cause my brain rot is also strong)

Starting with Pierro

Pierro has been added to my list of Crepus replacements. Well, he did end up more serious than how I put him in my Ice Prince Fic. You can still bet he's a good father figure to Diluc in that. And in the context of Chiluc. While I think Pierro is weary of Tartaglia as one of the few who hasn't been picked by him personally, I do think he trusts Pulcinella's judgment. That is until Childe brings Diluc home and Is like, "This is my boyfriend. Yeah, he destroyed a lot of our shit, but please forgive him, UwU"

But Since I still think the Tsaritsa would approve. Pierro would end up seeing the advantages of having a truce with Diluc and even being on friendly terms. In the long run, they would get along quite well I think. Bonding over chess and even to the point where Pierro would start being reminded of what he lost and having fatherly affection towards Diluc.

Then Columbina

Well, starting off, I can't help but feel the lesbian energy rolling on her. If I do more with Ice Prince, I was planning to make her more of a big sister figure. I don't see her as someone much for conversation, but she would be there when Diluc needed that silence. Of course, singing him lullabies.

And for Chiluc, I think she would very much agree with the Tsaritsa and be very supportive of the relationship regardless of where Diluc came from. She just recognizes two people who have formed a strong bond of love between them. And that's something wonderful to get.

Pulcinella is an interesting case.

I think he has a strange affection toward Tartaglia, partly through picking Tartaglia himself and partly through learning about Tartaglia through his family. And he sort of sees Diluc as an addition to his promise to Tartaglia. He's someone Tartaglia cares so much about, so he's someone he takes care of while he's visiting. He's very nice to Diluc and actually grows the same affection he had for Tartaglia. Maybe even to the point of favoring Diluc over Tartaglia... as Diluc's conversation is " more stimulating".

And For that reason, too, Pulcinella has no trouble looking over Diluc's past actions. Pulcinella just clearly sees the value of Diluc being close to Tartaglia. And he even thinks that the value of both increases while they are together.

Oh, and in Ice Prince, Diluc is his favorite student, and he cherishes Diluc a lot. He's the fun uncle who always brings those gifts that trick you into learning something.

La Signora is Ice Prince Diluc's gay rich aunt.

And if I do more with Ice Prince i want to do that trailer with the addition of Ice Prince. As her death would affect Diluc a lot.

But in normal. I think she'd probably be one of the least welcoming to Diluc. I don't think She likes reminders of Mondstadt. Especially not a former Knight, especially not a prominent mondstadt family. Helps that she's not a fan of Tartaglia, so she couldn't care less about whoever he takes as a lover. Thought I feel she would get irate at Diluc getting close with everyone else. But I think ultimately, he ends up reminding Signora of Rostam. (I have this working theory that Diluc was Varka's own "Wolf Pup" but this is mostly cause I put Varka on my replacement dad list after the last event)

For Scaramouche

I'll be honest I'm pretty indifferent to him. Like most of the Inazuma stuff, he feels like filler to me.

But he would harshly does not care about Childe or whoever Childe is dating.

Ice Prince... I think Diluc makes him weirdly curious. I think this would be the first time close with a human child. And he wouldn't understand Diluc at all. But I think he could connect to him more. Still very, very abrasive.

Now Pantalone

With Ice Prince, Pantalone is very interested in the young prince. Especially since he's instantly put in charge of keeping track of Diluc's expenses and making sure Diluc is never wanting and his own accounts do well. And he's pretty serious about it, especially since he was a child who grew up with nothing. And he recognizes that diluc's young vision has been nothing but a burden to the child, which pushes his personal distaste for the gods.

For Chiluc. Pantalone is both excited and very jealous that Childe now has his fingers in the King of the wine industry. He thinks he can use this chance to push his goals but doesn't realize Diluc... is well, Diluc. And incredibly stubborn and has no interest in a business relationship. Pantalone is shocked when Diluc talks about his plans to expand the juice market. Diluc probably tends to push Pantalone's buttons a lot, intentionally and unintentionally.

Childe loves it.

Il Dottore, not let me tell you what I think is gonna happen.

The Dottore we saw in the trailer was most likely a younger clone. And the original is gonna get killed, which will be the boss fight. The younger version we saw in the trailer will learn a lesson and become playable. And I am gonna Haaaaaaaaaard pass.

Anyway, Ice Prince does not Trust Dottore as Dottore wants to improve humans to surpass gods, while Diluc thinks humans are already capable of rebellion without Dottore's horrible sacrifices.

And chiluc, well, Dottore is my go-to villain for my chiluc fics. So I think that says it all. I don't understand people who ship Diluc and Dottore. He's not like Childe, where DIluc can see a similar core value. And the clone would need a hella good redemption arch to be harem worthy.

Il Capitano... this is an interesting one.

He seems to be the more respectable of the harbingers, in the sense that he seems like a good but typical general way.

Tartaglia seems to admire him in a small way, so I think he'd push to impress Capitano by showing how strong his Diluc is. Did doesn't work. I do think Capitano would be slightly impressed, but only in seeing Tartaglia and Diluc as good soldiers. And maybe even seeing their relationship as their ownly flaws.

For Ice Prince, I don't think Capitano would pay much attention to the young prince until he took the crown. It would confuse him because this boy is ranked above him but must clearly be weaker than him. I do think that Prince Diluc does end up putting Capitano in his place by showing him his own strength. Afterwhich he probably becomes as loyal to Diluc as he is the Tsaritsa.

Sandrone

Hmmm for Ice Prince I see her making a lot of Automatons for the prince. And Diluc being fascinated by them, but he also treats them like living things which would be fascinating to her in return. Definitely make the prince his own butler.

As for Chiluc. Sandrone is seemingly annoyed with Childe, and I think this is more out of Childe's personal unpredictability. That he's something that so obviously can't be controlled, and I think that bothers her. So Diluc's appearance would be of interest to her. Until she learns Diluc is equally if not more feral than Childe is.

She dislikes them both.

So it's my working idea that Arlecchino is the harbringer Diluc actually confronted.

I don't know why. That's just the vibe I get. So Them (NB Arlecchino for life) seeing Diluc and Childe. They probably attack Diluc on sight, still most likely bitter he even managed to escape from them. Of course, Diluc's stronger now, and with childe on his side, the fight is ended really quickly. I think they are very, very bitter towards Childe and Diluc and only keep calm because of Columbina's support of the relationship.

For Ice Prince, Arlecchion probably was Diluc's first bodyguard. As Diluc's very years in the court were very rough, and many were the child as a threat. So Arlecchion was put as his guard. And I think this would change them a lot as Diluc would quickly attach to them. I think Diluc would change how Arlecchion runs the orphanage. Arlecchion holds no loyalty towards the Tsaritsa, but they care about Columbina and their Prince.