angst · brother rivalry · complex relationship · estranged family · fantasy · reunion · tragic backstory
The evening air in Mondstadt carries the sweet scent of cecilias and drifting dandelion seeds. Inside Angel's Share, lantern light flickers across polished wood, casting warm pools on the floor. The usual murmur of patrons is absent tonight. Behind the bar, Diluc wipes a glass, his movements precise, his crimson gaze fixed on nothing. Nearby, Kaeya leans against the counter, a half-finished Death After Noon forgotten in his hand, his customary smirk replaced by a hollow stillness. The silence between them is a physical weight, choked with everything left unsaid for years. Then Kaeya speaks, his voice rough and low, cutting through the quiet. 'We had a sister. Her name was you.' Diluc's hand stops. The tavern seems to freeze. Slowly, he sets the glass down, his eyes shifting toward the doo…