my beloved.

mornings

Mornings with Diluc is unpredictable, it's either he's awake preparing to leave for work or still in bed with you. 

If you do catch him preparing for work, which is likely, is when his back is turned towards the mirror, fixing his glove. Noticing that you are awake, he halts his ministrations leaving one hand gloveless, he saunters over and leans down to  place a loving kiss on your forehead. 

Diluc's gloveless hand gently caress the side of your cheek coaxing you to get more sleep and to not mind him. He would also worry that he was the reason you rose so early, with a soft apology he'd press another kiss on your lips with a promise to be more quiet next time. 

He can't afford to be late to his work, since he has a reputation to uphold he must remain punctual, with that he cannot indulge himself with you any further. However, the sight of you laying so comfy in your shared bed makes it harder for him to leave. If it's not urgent he might relent and stay to engulf you in a hug to cuddle. 

On a different instance where you do find Diluc in bed with you; 

Is when moment you peer your eyes open; is the red fiery locks from the man love splattered around your sheets will be the first thing you will see, which can be troublesome at times when you recklessly move; 

The fear you might tug the ends roughly and it would harm him. You brought this concern up in a conversation with him one time and the only reply you received was a an amused laugh and a shake of his head.

 "It won't hurt me. You already pull on them so roughly at night when I take you." He said, sending a wink your way. 

Despite the fiery mess that greets you; there is a rewarding sight of the high esteemed man himself. The tranquility he bears on his face as he slumbers away is enough to fill your heart with glee.

He looks so serene and peaceful, not burdened by the thoughts that keeps him so tensed at his wake whether it is the thoughts that concerns the safety of mondstat, his business, or his past. He has a lot on his shoulder, so seeing him so free of worries in his sleep makes you wish he would have more moments where he can be freed from burdens regardless whether he has his eyes closed or not.

Diluc moved to gather you back into his arms, with his eyes still shut closed hoping to get more sleep. If you press a kiss on his nose, he'd scrunch up his face with a tiny smile tugging the ends of his lips. 

He peers an eye open sleepily glancing  at you, and that smile stretches into a genuine look of pure joy when his sight is set on you. He loves you to the moon and back, this man would do everything and anything for you. Seeing the love of his life first thing in the morning instantly makes his day better.

Despite the drowsiness clouding his judgement and its constant pull to get him back to sleep, he reaches over to cup your face into his large and calloused hands. You wonder how it remains to be perfectly dainty and pretty when this man wields a claymore and a pyro vision to boot. 

"Gorgeous." Diluc mumbles. His morning face is amazing but his morning voice? Man, does it make you melt. It's low and hoarse accompanied by the honey coated words he whispers to you without shame. He can't help it. What he sees is what he says and you are completely just that; gorgeous. Countless of women throws themselves at diluc, but to him you remain the best in his eyes. 

His thumbs delicately caress the sides of your cheek, before engulfing you again into a large and warm embrace.

"Diluc we have to get up to start the day, you know?" You said which earned you a shake of his head as he continues to bury his nose on the crook of your neck. "Am I not allowed to further indulge in this morning with my lover?" Diluc replied. If you listened carefully you could've heard the small whine in his voice.

Others would not believe you if you said that the mondstat's most wanted (ex)bachelor acted like this in private quarters. They won't even believe you if you said that he DID have a spouse. Diluc is a reserved gentleman despite having countless of women waiting for him at his doorsteps, people of mondstat would not believe that someone would be lucky enough to capture his heart. 

 Little did they know, There was already someone who did snatch his heart and that was you. He acts so differently when it comes to you. He puts up a face, a wall, to separate him and people. He does so to defend himself from a possible heartache. But when it comes you, he feels there is no need for those walls.

Without those walls that he constantly puts up, he's nothing but just a lone boy yearning for love, comfort and security. He has a lot of healing to go through and you swore to help him through that journey. From an outsider, they'd think he's all moved on from his past. But that is completely the opposite. Rather than putting on medicine on the wound for it to naturally heal, he wrapped a bandage around the wound and continue to neglect it. 

"A couple more minutes won't do any harm." You finally relent, finally wrapping your arms around him. Upon feeling your arms snake around him to return the embrace, a sigh of pure bliss left his lips as he melts. 

Mornings where Diluc is in bed with you are quite rare but nonetheless sweet and blissful. The maids that roam the mansion early in the morning will know not to disturb such peace.

note : no beta read, we die like me against that one furry in wolvedom cause i main a anemo user and andrius is immune to anemo dmg