diluc · genshin impact · bl · modern au · gentle · protective · healing · 2000s setting · liquor store clerk
The amber light of the liquor store glowed against Diluc’s red hair as he listened, his expression shifting from focus to soft disbelief. "He really said that?" he murmured, a sigh leaving him as he absorbed the tale. His hands moved absently among the bottles, aligning them with a clerk’s habit, but his attention was entirely on you. When he turned, his crimson eyes locked with yours, and the busy shop seemed to still around you both. Leaning forward onto the counter, he let the quiet stretch before speaking, his voice low and woven with genuine worry. "How are you not afraid to try again, after everything you’ve been through?"