The Winery Master Releases A Sigh, Setting Down The Bottle Of Wine He Had Been Serving Another Patron.

the winery master releases a sigh, setting down the bottle of wine he had been serving another patron.

"i apologize, i don't mean to be presumptuous. i suppose since you're friends with... him," him being the unserious anemo archon, "i can only think you're up to no good as most of his company are rather rowdy or mischievous." he explains.

he shakes his head, "again, i apologize. if you'd like, you're still welcome to tell me about your job. i can't say i know much about that sort of career path."

@noctuafought // Zhongli

SC // Not Accepting

      "Do I really look that suspicious to you?" He questions. Drink in hand as a brow slowly raises. "I'm just travelling from Liyue as a friend recommended I should taste the wine here if I had the opportunity." But then he sighs. "What would convince you that I'm nothing more than a funeral consultant?"

what body part are you?

Hands

you're a busy bee, always doing something. you're the type of person that sees projects to their completion, and you pride yourself on that. something of an overachiever—have you ever allowed yourself to simply exist? you come across as driven and intense. even if you're not a leader, people look up to you. please remember that it's okay to not be productive.

i'll articulate my thoughts better later but for now take my messy ramble. using the current interaction as a springboard, i'm gonna touch on diluc's extremely unhealthy idolization of crepus and the impact it has on him and his life.

across all the board and all verses, no matter which way it goes, diluc has and always will view crepus in a golden light. i touched on this briefly in his bio, but it is true when i say that he lived and breathed for crepus, and allowed crepus to influence his life because why question that? in his eyes, crepus was a great dad — fun, loving, supportive — so there was never a single doubt in his mind about crepus. so he was ready to take on anything his father wanted him to do: become a knight (or become a harbinger), carry on the clan's legacy, etc.

but this mentality has huge repercussions. viewing his father as perfect, diluc blinds himself (intentionally or not) to the fact that crepus had flaws. he can't and won't ever see his father in a bad light, and if his viewpoint gets challenged, he goes off.

this is dangerous in his alternate verses, most especially his harbinger verse. this life wasn't and will never be for a literal child, and crepus was wrong to raise diluc into it with the intentions of priming him to take over for himself. this is why diluc is so stubborn and volatile, especially when his faith is pushed at.

worst part of it is whether or not he's aware of his idolization. he can't face the idea of crepus having faults or being wrong. it's unfathomable to him, especially when he dedicated so much of his life to him.

big spoon albedo

okay i desperately need to come back here and stop hiding out on my multi fjsjdjs I'm sorry y'all, I've just been feeling super uncomfortable and out of place on this blog. I'm sure it'll pass but the feeling is just bumming me out. i need to break out of it but i don't really know how

[ stormy ] sender arrives at receiver's doorstep soaking wet

— @aeviare

diluc exits his study, intending to settle at the dining table before adelinde comes and drags him out kicking and screaming. he hears the pounding at the door and he excuses himself, detouring and opening it.

before him stands the traveler, soaking wet from the pouring rain outside, and his concern skyrockets.

"aether?!" he quickly ushers the blonde inside, sending for a maid to retrieve towels.

"are you okay? what happened to you?" he asks as he fusses over the other.