burning romance .+* + NSFW CONTENT +

my bedroom

i woke up feeling exhausted. 

also missing the touch of diluc. 

i hated how i felt this way, but it was pointless to dwell on it. my feelings for him would pass eventually. he's a knight, and probably travelling around teyvat all the time. i'd probably never see him again. i brushed the thoughts out of my head and pulled my hair into a ponytail. i had a lot to do today, but not a lot of motivation. 

my ankle did feel better, diluc left a tiny bottle of whopperflower ointment to help my ankle heal. it smelled like hints of mint and sweet flower, and the minute i put it on it made the soreness disappear. all i could think about was how i wished it was him who was putting it on for me. i hopped down the stairs quickly, running to the fridge to get some mint jelly for breakfast. first thing today was to run out and get some more sweet flowers for sara, i'd probably have to walk out to windrise to find them. the walk down was nice, the air smelled like fresh sunsettia's and pine trees. it seemed to be quiet out- the knights probably got out early and defeated the hilichurls and slimes in the area. even during my walk and having many distractions around me, all i could think about was diluc.  the way he smelled. the way he smiled. everything about him was so fucking attractive.  even though i'd only met him once, he was the only thing on my mind. i didn't notice that the sweet flower i'd picked hadn't even been sweet flower, instead sprouted out a pyro whopperflower. i groaned. 

"only my luck." 

i did the only logical thing my body could do. the one superpower i had. 

i ran.

i felt pretty useless, all i could do was run from it instead of fight it head on like those with visions. it felt pathetic, but i guess i had no other choice. i cursed at myself for not having any form of weapon on me. i was pretty fast, but the whopperflower was faster. in seconds it spouted out balls of what looked like balls of leaves on fire, heading straight towards me. with my ankle aching and the ointment diluc gave me slowly wearing off, running was getting harder and harder. i could feel it gaining on me, and every time i had to dodge the firey balls blowing out of it's mouth, the more exhaustion i felt. i was running so fast i wasn't even watching where i was going and didn't notice i'd crashed head first into someone. i fell back and held my head groaning. second injury in the past 24 hours. great.

"hey! watch where you're go- oh. y/n. it's you."

looking up i saw nobody other than kaeya. the same guy in my bed yesteday morning. i rolled my eyes. only my luck i'd run into him.

"i see you have a little friend chasing you. let me take care of him."

in seconds the whopperflower was nothing but a small bottle of shimmering nectar, melting at the touch of kaeya's freezing ice. second time i'd gotten injured, and second time i'd had to get saved. unfortunately, it wasn't by diluc.

"thanks" 

i brushed myself off, quickly getting up. the longer i stayed the more small talk i'd have to make. it was just awkward.

"wait a second, y/n. i know you said yesterday would be the last time, but i miss you, doll." 

he extended his arm for his hand to touch mine. i could feel his icy cold hands against me. i shivered, craving dilucs warmth. it's not like i didn't like kaeya, i guess i did at one point, but maybe i just enjoyed the attention from a knight.

"kaeya... we both know this would never work. we were just fooling around. you're a knight, i simply help around workers in mondstadt. plus, you're betrothed to someone already. we need to stop this."

i started to walk away, the sooner this conversation was over the sooner i could move on with my life and focus on better things- like diluc.

"do you not understand? i don't want some stupid mage from liyue..i want you, y/n." 

he grabbed my arm once again, his icicle fingers freezing my skin. i pulled away once again, continuing to walk forwards.

"i'm sorry. i just can't. i don't want to be with you. your step-father doesn't want you to be with me, he wants you to marry someone greater. someone with the vision. please forget about me. there's nothing special about me that a knight like you would ever want."

i felt the edge in my voice. i almost felt mad that someone with his importance was wasting his time on someone like me. 

"every morning when i wake up i think of you, i crave you and the desire to touch you. fuck y/n, i'm in love with you!" 

the words stunned me and i stopped right in my tracks. LOVE? kaeya loved ME? it felt like i was holding mountains on my shoulders. i didn't feel the same.

"kaeya, you're a knight, you're handsome and strong and what everyone in teyvat would want to marry. but you're not the right one for me. we aren't right for each other. it's just not meant to be. kaeya, i don't love you."

walking away once more, he didn't grab for me. he just let me go. i suppose he was stunned someone like me was rejecting him. or maybe he was just heartbroken. one or the other, i had stuff to do. and that was to finish my tasks for the day. i felt the relief of finally ending it with kaeya, it's almost like it removed a lump from my throat that got bigger each day. i felt bad, but i wouldn't dwell. he'd find someone better, and he did. him and the mage in liyue would make a perfect couple. both powerful and strong- together, even stronger. thats the couple teyvat would respect. not him and some commoner from mondstadt.

a/n: there MIGHT be a nsfw scene in the next chapter or chapter after the next chapter i just didn't wanna put it in two chapters in a row. also PLEASE do not skip chapters, the non-nsfw chapters contain a lot of important to the storyline ): thank u! hope u enjoyed.