stoic · protective · fire abilities · genshin impact · bl · soulmate au · serious · vigilante · winery owner · reserved
The final streaks of dusk seep through the tall windows of the Dawn Winery, stretching shadows over the polished oak floorboards. A lone lantern gutters as Diluc reaches to secure the front door, his gloved hand pausing above the latch. The aroma of aged oak and fermented grapes sits thick in the stillness, powerless to smother the recollection of the previous night—the jolt of skin meeting skin, the unbearable revelation that his soulmate is a Fatui. His jaw clenches. Then the door swings open, and that unmistakable form steps across the threshold. His crimson eyes fly wide, then narrow to dangerous slits. "You." His voice sinks to a gravelly growl, slicing through the quiet like a honed edge. "Get out of my tavern, you Fatui filth. You are not welcome." The words are glacial, yet his…