Stuck In Another Reality? Darn.

Chapter 5.

~~Timeee for a POV change!~~

Diluc heard a miniscule thump coming from the room he left [Name] in. Although he did grow concerned at first, his concerns were quickly overshadowed by his curiosity. Where and how did he get here? Thinking back to when he first arrived back at the Winery due to a distress call from one of his winemakers, he wasn't expecting a person that he's never seen before - much less a person covered in blood.

While Diluc at first thought it was at first from fear for being discovered at being part of the Fatui or from something evil, he had a feeling that it was vastly different. He didn't attack the maid or the winemaker who had alerted him (the winemaker was just terrified of his clothing). It seemed like he was from another world, especially with the description of the people that Diluc didn't know about. [Name] didn't even know what a Vision was!

And for one of those people to be his boyfriend...well, it brought an unpleasant taste in his mouth.

Diluc relaxed in a thinking pose, thinking over what his appearance might mean for Mondstadt and for him. He didn't seem dangerous; Diluc had noticed the look of distaste after [Name] looked at the probable blood on his palms. But if that was the case, how did he get that blood on his clothing?

Checking on the time, Diluc grew concerned since it had been a half hour since he heard the thump and the shower was still going. He should probably send a maid to go knock on the door. Flagging down one of the maids, he sent her to go do his request. 15 minutes passed, and the maid returned to say that no one had opened or responded from inside the room.

Sighing out of frustration, he grabbed the master key and opened the door - only the bathroom door was closed, he noted. He didn't think that [Name] could be that rude (especially due to that introduction), but who knows? He was still very much a stranger. He quirked his eyebrow to the maid, urging her to knock on the bathroom door. She proceeded to do so and called out a few times.

No one responded.

Huffing, Diluc went forward and opened the door, yet again. He and the girl were almost overpowered by the sheer amount of steam that had gathered in the room. If [Name] thought that it was funny, he had an extremely terrible sense of humor. But to Diluc's surprise... there wasn't even a shadow against the shower curtain. Diluc did a double take and looked for his clothing - it was there, in a dirty heap, along with the uniform he had grabbed. He and the girl shared a glance. "We need to open the shower curtain." Diluc said curtly, breaking the silence. The maid almost burst into protest before quieting down, realizing the person could be hurt.

She grasped the shower curtain and pulled it slightly to the side, just enough to open the curtain and let out an ear-piercing scream of terror. Diluc rushed forward and pushed the maid behind him, only to be taken off-guard by what he saw before him. He immediately turned to the maid. "Get the first aid kit! Now!" He ordered harshly. She nodded with tearful eyes and scrambled out of the room to retrieve it.

The head of [Name] was bleeding, staining the water below him and the porcelain the rest of his body slumped over on a faint red. It wasn't helped by the fact that the water was still going, constantly washing off any attempts of the blood clotting- the back of the bathtub was covered in small droplets of red, though when Diluc looked closer, the blood was also...pink? He made a mental note to go check out the library later about pink blood if he couldn't get the answer from [Name].

He was slumped over, and thankfully, he had on his towel - which was stained a pinkish/red from the original blinding white. Diluc wasn't sure what had happened to cause this, but he somehow got it on, and it was completely soaked. Diluc initially wanted to carry him out by grabbing his arms, but he didn't want the towel slipping off. He opted to carry him bridal style, turning off the shower, gently placing him on the bed, and used the new clothing to suppress the bleeding.