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Heard from @thetopazdragon that you two are buds, so I suggest a friendly competition to see who can make a better one shot-
Idea- Fem reader who is bio siblings with Kaeya but Diluc has a little huge crush on her, but since Kaeya is such a trouble maker, Diluc has to get reader alone for a bit to confess~
Will thou accept the challenge?
-Anon🐧
I shall accept this challenge, feathered foe. Let's see how my opponent fairs, if they so choose to partake in this battle-
The Mondstadt sun was blaring down on the winery as if it was trying to melt you and the boys as you were out working. The upcoming festival called for extra wine due to anticipated travelers and guests, so you and your brother came to help at the winery.
"Put the bottle down or I'll get Diluc to change the locks." You threatened your brother Kaeya as he slowly turned to see you behind him. "Heh- Sister, I was merely going to try the liquors to ensure they're best for sales." You roll your eyes and take what few steps separated you from him, then snatched the bottle from his hand.
"Outside now-" You ordered your older brother with a stern tone. "You can have this whole bottle when I think you've worked enough." You promised as you shooed him out of the cellar.
"Deal!" He gleefully exclaimed. You watched as he left to go help the winery workers pick grapes and other ingredients for the wines. "You solved that rather peacefully-" Said a voice from behind the door as soon as you had stepped out of the cellar. As you turned you saw your adopted brother, Diluc.
In all honesty, you never really saw him as a brother. He was more like a close friend that you spent most of your childhood with. He was 3 years older than you, but he never treated you like a child. He always was so kind and gentle with you as you grew up with him.
Thinking back on your younger years made you smile before you snapped yourself back to the present.
"O-oh yeah. Just figured he should be helping too." You said with a soft laugh. He looked down at you as he closed the door. "So I should change the locks, eh?" He asked, repeating your threat to Kaeya earlier. "Haha, you heard that?" You nervously looked away. "Uh, yeah- it would keep him out so he'll have to keep working." He grins with a nod. "Good idea, I'll get them changed out soon, and you go hide that bottle to keep up your end of the bargain." He says.
"Let's just keep it in the cellar for now if he won't be able to get in, yeah?" You suggest, to which he nods in agreement. "You best be off then, I believe you came to help too-" He said with a knowing smirk. "Oh right! Thanks for the reminder!" You quickly placed the bottle back in the cellar then ran to assist Adelinde in making refreshments for the hard workers who were out in the sun.
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Heavy leather boots thumping on the wooden floors caught your attention as you cleaned up in the kitchen. You saw Diluc carrying kegs of wine to the cellar from the day. Leaving the kitchen, you opened the door for him so he wouldn't have to stop. "Thank you." You nodded with a soft smile as you propped the door open with a nearby vase of flowers.
The sun began to set as the yellow and orange hues of the pastel sky faded into the deep hues of purple and cobalt making night set in. You rolled kegs into the cellar as Diluc lifted them unto the racks until all work was finished.
"There- That's all for today." Diluc deep voice grumbled as he stepped out of the cellar and shut the door. "Wash up and I've got some dinner for you." You say, as you dust off your hands on your shirt. "Be there in a bit." He replies as he kneels before the door with a key you haven't seen before and inserted it. "Did ya change the locks already?" You inquired.
"Of course, unlike the inefficient Knights, I get my problems solved as soon as they appear." He says as he finished locking the door and stuffing the key inside his coat pocket. You chuckled at his statement, he never liked the knights and you always found it rather funny that he was sorta like one in your eyes.
"Alright dinner then bed?" He asked.
"Dinner then bed." You agreed.
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"What the heck you guys?!"
You rushed inside to see a distressed Kaeya near the cellar. "They actually changed the locks on me! Can you believe that?!" You crossed your arms. "Really brother?" He froze up as he stopped his miniature tantrum and stared at you. "We had a deal, no alcohol until you've earned it. Now outside." You demanded. He left with a dejected expression.
You felt a bit bad, but you knew this was needed. Besides the festivities were to start in a few days and the wine needed to be prepared soon!
From the other room Diluc watched as you kept your brother in line. He grinned, he had feelings for you for some time but seeing you take charge like this made him fall for you all the more. He was absolutely head over heels for you, he knew he was ever since he was a teen. But he could never ask because there was always something or someone that prevented him.
Kaeya. He needed to get him out of the way for a bit.
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After the third days work Diluc put all the full kegs into the cellar. Lifting them onto the walls with what looked like no effort at all.
Halfway through his efforts there was a soft click. Poking his head out of the cellar he saw his brother. "Hey, gimme a hand here-" He requested, putting hi plan into motion. With a sigh Kaeya walked over and helped Diluc with the kegs. Once a full wall had been stocked they called it a night.
"Finally!" Kaeya said exasperated as he walked out of the cellar. "Hold up." Diluc called him back, making him groan in what almost sounded like actual agony. "Don't be like that- I got somethin' for ya." The redhead says as he rummages through the cellar for the bottle he had attempted to swipe a few days prior. "Please say it's not more work..." He whined. "Quite the opposite actually-" Diluc laughed as he stepped out and handed Kaeya the bottle.
Taking the bottle Kaeya grinned. "____ told you about our deal?" "Yep, and your free to go. Works almost done so you can go back home now." He said, hinting that he should leave now. Keaya nodded with a gleeful grin before walking out and heading back to Mondstadt, wine in hand and and hangover in the future.
Diluc smirked to himself. Gone off without a hitch, now with the main distraction out of the way his odds of asking you out just got way better. As he locked up the rest of the winery he finished up the day and called it a night.
The next day you arrived early as usual and let yourself inside to meet Adelinde. You assisted with morning chores, cleaning the winery, anything you could get your hands on really. Most of the vineyards had been picked clean in the days prior so you just decided to make yourself useful in other ways until you were no longer needed or until the festival had at least passed.
After an hour the tell tale sound of thumping boots sounded from down the hall. You grabbed a glass of lemonade and stepped out of the kitchen with a smile. "Morni- oh!" You cut yourself off as you saw Diluc with a bouquet of flowers in hand. "Who's the lucky girl? Or guy?" You ask, a cheeky smile curving your lips.
"That would be you, my dear." He swiftly responded, making you choke on your own spit. At the sound of your coughing to clear your throat, Adelinde peeks her head around the corner, only to disappear into the kitchen once again as Diluc nods his head for her to leave. Diluc pats your back with his freehand until you take a deep breath. "I'm sorry. What?!" You exclaimed in utter shock.
He takes the lemonade from your hand and replaces it with the bouquet as he chuckles. "The lucky girl just so happens to be you." He elaborated. "Is this a 'thank you' for helping with the winery? Because if it is, it's really not nes-" "It's not." He interrupts. "These are an... um-" He clears his throat as the situation sets in for him.
Was he really about to ask out the girl he was crushing on for the past few years? Would this be the one time he could actually get the question out? Archons, was he always this nervous? Or was this time just more intimate? No, he had to snap outta it. He was going to do this.
"These are 'I like you... Maybe even love you, flowers.'" He says, mentally kicking himself over how incredibly stupid he sounded compared to his usual composed self. You chuckled softly, fiddling with the petals on one of the sunflowers. "You think you love me?" You ask as a blush sets itself into your cheeks and you shift your weight from foot to foot.
He gulps as hit mouth begins to feel dry. With a nod he clears his throat once more. "I was hoping I could mayhaps take you on a date?" He offers. He pulls his hands behind his back as he pulls his gloves off. The anxiety he felt made his hands sweat, and the gloves made things much worse. He pulled them off and slipped them into his pockets as he awaited your response anxiously.
"I like you too-" You began. YES! He thought. You had accepted his advances. "But let me think about the date part." NO! "But of course, about when can I expect an answer?" He asked, trying his best to not sound desperate. "By the end of the day, I promise." You replied. "I can do that." He said, lying through his teeth.
The day went on and Diluc practically tortured himself as he worked. Thinking or the many, many scenarios of how you could answer him. Would you agree and go out with him? Would you say no and never speak to him again? Would things become awkward between the two of you? He sighed as he continued filling another keg.
The hours felt like decades but by the time it was finally dusk, Diluc raced to the winery to meet with you and to have your answer.
Upon his arrival he saw you sitting at the table with dinner, a new glass vase with his bouquet settled in the center. "Hello there, Adelinde and I got dinner ready." You said as you welcomed him inside. He closed the door behind himself and came to sit at the table where his plate was set across from yours. "So..." He wanted his answer immediately, but he didn't want to seem rude and just demand it outright.
Thankfully, you knew Diluc, and you knew him well. "You must want to know my answer." You say as you look down at your plate with a grin, cutting your food before taking a bite. "Ah, yes." He replies, greatfull you knew what was on his mind.
You looked up at him with a soft smile and pulled on of the flowers from the vase. "Diluc, I honestly thought these flowers would've been for someone else. But I did say that whoever they were for would be lucky, didn't I?" You asked. Only answering his query with another. He nods. "Well yes." He responds. "Then I guess we'll both be lucky."
Taking the flower in your hand you place it in his hair so it gently rests on his ear. He looks at you with a pinkish hue to his cheeks. "Does this mean?" He asked, to which to nodded. Without a second thought he gets up and jumps the table.
Within seconds his hands were on your waist as his lips met yours, making you gasp in surprise. "You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that!" He says with an exasperated sigh. Your face was full-on red before you reached up on your tip toes and kissed his cheek. "So about that date?" You asked.
"It'll be the best date you've ever been on sweetheart. How does a vacation to Wangshu Inn sound?" He asks, knowing you've always wanted to visit. You look up at him with the brightest smile he's ever seen, which he takes as his answer. "I'll book a reservation as soon as possible!"
Diluc: Adelinde...
Adelinde: Yes, Master Diluc?
Diluc: ...why do people don't like me?
Adelinde: what? Nonsense! Of course they like you!
Diluc: Today, I looked at the child on the bridge and he cried.
Adelinde: ...oh.
Diluc: Also, whenever I walk into densely demographic areas, people get away from me like I smelled like shit.
Adelinde: ...perhaps it may be because of a few behaviors of yours?
Diluc: like what?
Adelinde: well, for example, you never smile. People like smiles and feel comfortable around it. Also, your voice tune is deep and sometimes is gets you to sound rude to a few people. Maybe this may have something to do with you having a harder time around others?
Diluc: oh. That... makes sense. Thank you, Adelinde, I'll keep that in mind during the Windblume festival tomorrow.
Adelinde: you are welcome, master Diluc.
-the next day-
Diluc (thoughts): oh, look. There are a lot of people on that specific area of the festival, and I know some of them. Maybe I should go there and see if I have mastered the skills Adelinde mentioned
Diluc (with the most shining smile ever and a high-pitched voice): Hey, guys! How are you all doing?
Kaeya: WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BROTHER?!
Jean: fuck. Fuck. I don't like this. I don't like this at all. What the fuck?!
Albedo: you, stop that. NOW.
Barbara (almost crying): lord Barbatos, what IS this...?!
Bennett: paralyzed with fear
Fischl: ... (slowly walks away as if facing a bear or some shit)
Razor: pulls out their claymore and growls
Rosaria: ...for the first time in my life, I'll pray with genuine will.
Venti (slightly drunk): YOU ARE NOT MY CHILD!
Klee: cries
Diona: screams
Diluc: OH, COME ON!
The Dawn's Hospitality (+Art)
Diluc offers you a dinner.
Non-drinker reader, modern AU, non-establish relationship, but Diluc is quite smitten, Adelinde ships you two, i tried to make the outfit as neutral as possible
He will let you grape picking with him.
adelinde, you havent changed much
The fanfic I'm writing but it's just the most 'Well we're dead' moment in all of Teyvat.
*Venti and Zhongli walking into Dawn Winery in search of Jean*
Suddenly a conversation comes into earshot.
Elzer: Adelinde you and I both know you shouldn't do that.
Adelinde: They need to reconcile somehow! It's not very loyal of you to just let them drift further apart! (She means no harm and don't you dare imply otherwise)
Elzer: I'd kill an Archon for the master! You served them both, I know that, but your duty is to this Winery and it's owner, NOT the Cavalry Captain.
Adelinde: You really think so?
Elzer: Addie, the captain can't come here. The master can't take another heartbreak, from any source, and it's our job to make sure he WON'T. No matter what we must do.
Adelinde, with a tone of finality: To the end of the earth.
Elzer, matching her tone: To the end of time.
Adelinde: To the end of the Archons.
Both, together: Be that end by chance or by our hand.
And yes I 110% accept the headcanon that Adelinde raised the boys more than Crepus did, because as much as Crepus cared about Kaeya and Diluc, he ran his buisness.
Also this is Zhongluc and/or Venluc depending on what you want to see it as, if that wasn't obvious.
Diluc: *Massacring Fatui loyalists by the hundreds*
Columbina: What do we do with him?
Arlecchino: Why don't I want him dead?
Sandrone: He looks like he needs therapy... should we give him therapy?
Pantalone: I think he's cute
Capitano (Crepus): Indeed. Therapy it is.
Signora: I'll go with whatever the Regrator says (Inspired by the fact that I HC her as having a soft spot for him because he looks like he could be the child of her and her husband)
Diluc: *Confused as fuck but now covered in blood*
Adelinde and Elzer: *Concerned*
(Pulcinella, Pierro and Dottore were excluded on purpose)
Ragbros week 2022 Day 2 , Oct 21 - Home
"You're not alone, remember that?"
To celebrate the upcoming opening to Pre-Order "Song of Resistance" Fan Novel, here's the illustrations I did for "Poisoned Dreams"!
The "Poisoned Dreams" fan novel will be on sale again alongside the "Song of Resistance" :)
kaeyavember day 3: maid kae (+ adelinde)
“Welcome home”
The things here are as they always were, perhaps it is you who’s changed?
Super late entry to ragbrosweek 2022 prompt: ‘Home’
Just reposting some of my older genshin comics from my instagram. Because i had no time to make anything new this time.
Hope you like it
Here is also the reel i made with that comic
Adelinde is the scariest and will make sure the workaholics go to bed