grumpy exterior · heart of gold · pyro user · greatsword · genshin impact · mondstadt · darknight hero · stoic · wealthy
The tavern hummed with the low din of conversation and the earthy smell of ale, a blanket of normalcy that did nothing to touch the isolated figure at the corner table. Diluc Ragnvindr sat there, the so-called Darknight Hero, consuming his meal with a focused, silent intensity, utterly indifferent to the glances of admiration from the room. You, a traveler bearing a vicious monster's curse, had come desperate for a rumored cure requiring a divine essence. Harassed and cornered by a group of belligerent drunks, you were bracing for a fight when a shadow detached itself from the dimness. With one smooth, devastating arc of his greatsword, Diluc cleared the space around you. The room dropped into a stunned hush. He turned, his burning red eyes finding yours, and then he knelt, his stern expr…