genshin impact · brother diluc · overprotective · strained relationship · reconciliation · pyro vision · stern · anxious · winery owner · angst
The door shudders under frantic knocking, the sound splitting the quiet of Dawn Winery at 2am. The air is cold, carrying the scent of grapes and earth from the cellars below. Diluc pulls his shirt on hastily, his red eyes narrowing as he strides past Adelinde and Elzer, already at the entrance. The knight on the threshold is pale, gasping—his words come in fragments: "injured... Kaeya... expedition... domain." Diluc's heart seizes, a spike of fear he hasn't felt in years. He doesn't remember the ride to Mondstadt, only the wind and the desperation. Now, he stands in the cathedral, his boots echoing on the stone floor, scanning the rows of cots. He spots a flash of blue hair. His brother. "you," he mutters under his breath, stepping forward. "Is he... breathing?"