R: A Pairing You Ship That You Dont Think Anyone Else Ships.

R: A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.

honestly i don't think i have a rare pair, maybe ayatoluc? but in the main fandom. i don't see a lot of that ship, considering the regional gaps between them. i've read like 2 fics for them 😭

S: What's a headcanon you have?

crepus is the tenth harbinger

diluc descends from the pyro archon on his mother's side

diluc genuinely cares about kaeya. the cold act is just that, an act. he feels that because he hurt kaeya, that kaeya is safer if he's kept at a distance, which is why diluc constantly pushes him away

🌙— crying, i'm uploading psds on my resource blog, and i'm testing them on kaeya beforehand to see if they whitewash and uh. i have turned kaeya into a grape LKSJDFLSF

🌙 — updated my icon style that i was using on my old blog 🥰 i also changed up his psd

diluc hates that even after all this time, he's still an open book to kaeya. no matter how hard he pushes him away, no matter how closed off and locked away he makes himself, kaeya still knows exactly how diluc feels.

he rolls his eyes, arms folding over his chest. he looks away, brows knitted together. he sighs softly, why...? why does kaeya care so much? why doesn't he hate him? why does he try? why does kaeya shoulder all of diluc's mistakes and actions?

"you aren't responsible for my burdens." he finally speaks, "and i'd rather you not care about me because of some imagined guilt. i don't need the pity."

he can't help it. he can't help but keep kaeya at a distance. he doesn't trust himself. he has changed from his little... adventure, but that doesn't mean he isn't still capable of possibly losing all sense and composure. he can't risk that.

@noctuafought: ❛ i’m fine. there’s nothing for you to worry about. ❜ 

when was diluc ever fine? that was the first thought that rushed through kaeya's head as he sat there in the winery. this was meant to be a brief visit, to drop off some items his estranged brother asked for, and get out of the way before the suppressed memories of his time here broke free and rushed into his head.

but that was not going to happen now as he found himself leaning forward in his seat and tilting his head, almost examining diluc as a long sigh left his lips and kaeya replied to that obvious lie.

"i'm not dumb, diluc. you haven't been fine for years, and whether you like it or not, i still care and worry about you. i'm responsible for some of those burdens you bare, so i will worry about you no matter what. so, talk to me, what's wrong."

he's used to people leaving him — his mother, his father, kaeya, old friends, the list grows. it's a sad fact, but it's true nevertheless. he knows that things are just too good to be true, whether the fault lies in himself or in another factor.

deep inside, he knows he can't tie aether down, he knows the traveler goes wherever his heart takes him, and diluc is perfectly fine with that. does he wish that were the case? no, definitely not.

he shakes the thoughts. he hides the heart on his sleeve and he merely gives aether a soft smile.

"i'm glad to know that you're able to offer me a home in yourself. it's not something i'm used to." he admits. he knows they'll drift, so he starts preparing himself now, for that inevitable loss.

"however, if you do leave and ever choose to return, i'll always welcome you with open arms." he promises. even if he accepts fate, there's still that hope in him.

❝I can say goodbye to everyone else, but not you.❞ (Aether)

— @artificeheart

it's truly an odd sensation to be missed, heart thumping at the notion of just how much he matters to someone again on a deeper level. it terrifies him, but it also makes him feel weightless.

crimson hues flit over to the traveler, his own emotions fluffing up as he, too, realizes how much he's come to appreciate aether's presence.

“i... i suppose i feel the same way,” he starts, gaze drifting away now, “but,” his logic rolls forth, an attempt to comfort the other, “you don't have to say goodbye, and it's not for forever. you have your sister to find, so i won't take it too harshly that you have to depart again. not to mention, i know you'll always return. while i will also... miss you, you'll always have a place here... a home to return to.” home being... himself. he never understood the idea of being someone's place of comfort, but he doesn't want to make the same mistakes again.