Centimeters [Childe/Tartaglia x reader]

With Me (One-shot)

Diluc x gender neutral! reader (uses they/them pronouns)

As he let out a hefty sigh, Diluc pushed his paper and quill away from him.

Ugh, finally... I thought that, that mountain of paper would never go away... he thought to himself, slumping a bit in his seat.

The only sounds coming from his office was the ticking of the clock, and the occasional deep sigh the tired man let out. The clock read 0:28. Deciding to stop neglecting his spouse, (Y/n), he started to make his way up to his sleeping quarters. Trudging up the stairs, he reached behind himself to take out the hair tie binding his thick, red hair together. Once Diluc reached his shared bedroom with (Y/n), he saw that they weren't asleep yet.

"Darling? What are you still doing up? It's past midnight," asked Diluc, stopping in his tracks as he entered the room.

"I couldn't sleep knowing you were still up working... I guess I just... got a worried," was their reply, looking up from the book they were reading.

"You're so stupid... Stop thinking about me and get rest."

"If I were to stop thinking and caring about you, that wouldn't make me a good spouse, now would it?" chuckled out (Y/n), setting the book onto their bedside table.

"In a way..." sighed out the red-haired man, walking towards his closet to change into his sleepwear.

"Besides, how could I ever stop thinking about that fine ass of yours?"

"I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear that," he mumbled out as he started his way back to the shared bed. He then started taking off his gloves and set them aside onto the bedside table as well. "I trust you've been behaving yourself all day?"

"And what's that supposed to mean, Mr. Ragnvindr?" (Y/n) smirked, now sitting up in bed.

"Not making a mess, not getting scammed, not getting too close to that Kaeya...?" he sneered, his face only mere inches away from his spouse's.

"I haven't been outside the premises of the winery all day, sir..."

"Oh? 'Sir?' My, my, I didn't know my darling was so—"

"You know what? Now that I think about it, maybe I 𝘥𝘪𝘥 go see Kaeya today. Who knows? Maybe I even went to share a drink or two with him at Angel's Share," said (Y/n), trying their best not to slap the ever loving stars out of their husband.

Just then, Diluc grabbed their wrists, pinned them above (Y/n) and got on top of them. Their eyes went as wide as quarters in response.

"My love, I love you with all of myself, but please don't joke about seeing my brother. You know how I feel about him. And besides," sighed Diluc, his face close to theirs once again, his breath, purposefully, heavy on their face. "You married 𝘮𝘦, not him."

"Understood, 𝘴𝘪𝘳."

"Okay, now you're just teasing me for the hell of it," laughed out Diluc, a soft smile plastered onto his pink dusted cheeks. He then looked between their lips and eyes before softly kissing them on said lips.

He tasted of that of various wines and grapes, along with a hint of well-cooked meat from dinner. The kiss only lasted a few seconds, but it was soft, gentle, and warm.

"Oh! I almost forgot!" blurted (Y/n), trying to push their husband off of them to reach for something in the drawer. "Happy birthday, dear."

Handing Diluc a neatly wrapped up gift box, when he opened it, his eyebrows raised a bit. Inside the box was a matching set of gloves and a tie.

"I know it's not much, and it certainly wasn't very expensive, but—"

"I love it. Thank you," smiled Diluc, looking up from his birthday present. "You didn't have to get me anything for my birthday... Just being able to spend time with you would've been enough for me."

"Just promise me that you'll bring that same energy when it's my birthday, got it Ragnvindr?" chuckled (Y/n) softly as they pecked him on the cheek before blowing out the candle to fall asleep.

"Duly noted, my love."

A/n: ... don't ask why I put a diluc x reader in a childe x reader thing— I JUST WANTED SOMEWHERE TO DUMP THIS THING I WROTE A LITTLE BIT AGO ORIGINALLY OUT OF BOREDOM/FOR SOME FRIENDS YEAH also I think I wrote this like at 12AM... as his birthday just ended in my timezone sheeeshhhhhh