[ diluc drains his water, and kaeya feels better for it. he should probably get some food in him, too, but somehow he doesn't think that diluc will allow him to leave for the kitchens without kicking up a fuss. he was often clingy like this when they were young as well, always holding tightly to kaeya, climbing into his bed, finding excuses to touch and cuddle him. at first, a young kaeya had found it alarming. he wasn't used to such affection. but in time, he warmed to it.
and then he learned to live without it.
yet now, in this moment, diluc is his young self again, pawing at kaeya, holding to him, and it clutches his heart as tight as a fist, squeezing. and then diluc is going on about pebbles, love tokens, rings, and kaeya can hardly bear it. he's so tempted simply to run, to sprint back to mondstadt and pretend as if none of this had ever happened.
but he can't bring himself to leave diluc, not when he's like this, not when kaeya promised he would stay. diluc tugs them both down onto the bed, and kaeya allows it, though he kicks off his boots before drawing his legs up onto the bed, and reclining comfortably. ]
That sounds great, Luc.
[ he says in a voice gone soft, his fingers slipping into diluc's hair, scratching gently at his scalp. ]
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and then he learned to live without it.
yet now, in this moment, diluc is his young self again, pawing at kaeya, holding to him, and it clutches his heart as tight as a fist, squeezing. and then diluc is going on about pebbles, love tokens, rings, and kaeya can hardly bear it. he's so tempted simply to run, to sprint back to mondstadt and pretend as if none of this had ever happened.
but he can't bring himself to leave diluc, not when he's like this, not when kaeya promised he would stay. diluc tugs them both down onto the bed, and kaeya allows it, though he kicks off his boots before drawing his legs up onto the bed, and reclining comfortably. ]
That sounds great, Luc.
[ he says in a voice gone soft, his fingers slipping into diluc's hair, scratching gently at his scalp. ]
Get some sleep.