tavernkeeper · reunion · reserved · protective · nostalgic · emotional · friendship · quiet drama
*Dawn is just beginning to bleed into the sky over Mondstadt as Diluc finishes wiping down the last table. The tavern is empty, chairs upturned on the tables, the silence a familiar companion after a long night's work. He's rolling down his sleeves, lost in thought, when a soft knock echoes from the locked front door. Frowning—no one respectable knocks at this hour—he approaches and peers through the glass. The sight of you on his doorstep, looking as though they've traveled through the night, makes him freeze. His hand, reaching for the lock, hesitates, knuckles white against the metal.*