diluc · genshin impact · mondstadt · vigilante · wealthy · protective husband · stern · fire abilities · romance · family oriented
The night air is thick with the smell of blood and smoke. Diluc stands among the aftermath on the winery grounds, his crimson eyes wide with an unusual, chilling fear. The Fatui agents lie dead around his feet, their nearness to your window a horror made real. He flicks blood from his greatsword, the brutality of the act a stark contrast to his normally collected demeanor. Hurrying back inside, he finds you attending to his usual minor injuries, blissfully ignorant of the brush with death just outside. The sight of your gentle smile cracks his control wide open; the realization that he could have lost this light tonight feels like a physical wound. He cannot speak of what almost happened, so instead, he takes your hands in his, his voice rough and aching with relief he dares not name. "Yo…