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Kaeya • Love You For You

'I never thought the day that I would find the Cavalry Captain overworking himself would come...' Kaeya looks up from his paperwork to see Bella lean against the frame of the doorway, arms crossed and smiling at him in a way he can't really figure out. But there are many things he hasn't been quite sure of regarding her. He always easily figures someone out, but she is a different story.

'You seem amused by my suffering, huh?' He huffs and stretches his back, making it crack like crazy.

'Do you really think of me as a sadist?' She gasps fake surprised and he lets out a chuckle. Even if he can't always read her, she surely brightens up his days. He is always been honest to himself and will admit that he is romantically attracted to her, but he is just not sure if she feels the same way. That's the frustrating part, he can't figure that out, not from her body language nor her attitude towards him. She acts the same to everyone. Clinging onto them when being playful, being stern when in serious situations or just being nice and friendly overall by providing people with what they need.

'Anyhow, I came here to drop off some lunch. Jean has been in her office all day as well, so I went to Good Hunter and brought you all some good food.'

'How considerate. What would I be without your service...'

'Hungry and dehydrated.' She shrugs and puts the sack with the food on his desk.

'Remember to take breaks ice prince.' She teases, before turning around to leave his office.

'Why don't we have lunch together? I rather enjoy your company.' She stops in front of the doorway and turns her head, indicating she heard him.

'Is that so? May I ask why?'

'Simply put, you're interesting to me. So put together, so kind, caring...almost too perfect.' She rolls her eyes at his interrogating tone and closes the door of his office shut to turn around and look him in the eye.

'I'm really not that perfect, but I appreciate the supposed compliment. But if you insist on having lunch together, I'll happily oblige.'

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Kaeya has been asking rather strange questions. It started out normally by just questioning what she's been up to, but he started changing the conversation by asking about past relationships or what she'd do if a friend were to confess to her. She never expected Kaeya to be interested in the concept of relationships at all. He is usually quite laid back, drinking, doing a little work or just smooth talking to get what he wants. Hearing him ask and talk about love is something new to her.

'So if-'

'Alright, alright, just fess up already, who is the lucky person?'

'What are you talking about?' She raises an eyebrow at him as in "are you for real?" and signs.

'First of all, you have never been interested in something like relationships, you never talk about it, you said you were never interested and overall, you find it too much of a hassle. So what's the change of heart? What made you suddenly so interested in the concept of love?' She leans forward to show her interest which catches Kaeya by surprise. He didn't expect her to see through his intentions. But it wouldn't hurt to test her jealousy, right?

'Well...I am indeed interested in someone. But I would like to know if they think of me the way I think of them.'

'Why don't you simply ask them? Surely a smooth talker like you could easily pry the answer out of them?'

'They're quite smart and hard to figure out. Somehow they're very much aware of everything and easily read the room.'

'Oh really?' She is getting more and more amused. It's funny how he is always trying so hard to mask his intentions and be subtle about it, but her eyes never missed how he would always stare at her from across the hallway. The way he always comes knocking at her door when Diluc would kick him out of the tavern. He's also rather physical with her. Often brushing his hand past hers if she gives him something, having an arm around her waist if she sits next to him at the bar. Or how close he always is to her to the point she can feel his breath in her neck, if they happen to get assigned a new field task. And recently he has gotten the habit to always get his face close to hers when talking. So close that their noses almost touch. Was he expecting her to kiss him? Bella almost bursts out in a fit of laughter, because there is one thing he forgot.