Diluc x Reader

60

it wasnt long since you finally got out of bed, it was around five in the evening now and you were helping aether with all kinds of tasks inside the residence.

paimon had told you all about what happened while you two were separated, you heard about the jade chamber, a lady called ningguang, an acient god called osial and more.

the worst part was that childe was the one who caused it all, the sigils of permission, the dark sky, you should have noticed it. but you did not want to hear that name ever again.

'i wonder what he thought of it...' you thought to yourself, reffering to the fact that you may have permanently stopped the plans of the fatui.

the entire story left you shocked as paimon kept telling you more, it sounded like a fairy tale to you, but there was evidence enough that it happened in real life.

and here you were now, helping aether with the aftermath of the entire situation. after the jade chamber was thrown into the sea, it had partly flooded liyue which ruined the business for several people.

stands and boats were lost, trees blocked several pathways and all kinds of products and objects were floating in the sea.

aether was so kind to ask the qixing if he could help them with the cleanup, and he received a small list of fitting tasks. you currently helped him to come up with a plan to clean it all up.

"no... i think it would be better if we would do this first." you said and pointed to one of the tasks on the list. you were currently standing besides aether while he sat down at the dinner table.

"since its more important than the others, the other tasks could wait." you continued speaking and told aether your reasoning.

he hummed and got the twirled the pen he was holding between his fingers, "youre right, that does have more priority." he said calmly as he clicked the top of the pen and circled the task neatly.

you were about to suggest another task but you heard the handle of the front door go down, it caught your attention since it could only be one person.

as if time slowed down, the door opened slowly as it made a slight creaking sound.

you saw the all too familiar red hair and the familiar coat. his hands were full with each a bag of groceries and therefore he pushed the door open with his back, unable to notice you.

aether looked at the door as well as he heard it open and a small smile made it way on his face as he knew what would go down. diluc was now fully inside, his back still turned at you as he placed both bags on the floor next to the wall to close the door.

with one hand on the handle, he pushed the door back to its frame and spoke up, "they were out of mora meat." he said blandly without any interest.

he continued speaking as he turned around to face aether, unbeknownst to him that you were there too, "i got something else instead, its called-" he said but didnt finish his sentence, instead, his attention was elsewhere.

"y/n?" he questioned as he laid his eyes upon you. he had a puzzled look on his face as he stared at you. his expression made you laugh in the slightest, and you spoke up, "i just woke up." you reassured him.

the moment he heard your voice was when the corners of his mouth curled upwards, he forgot about the bags of groceries and approached with big steps, not wasting any time.

he extended both his arms and wrapped them around you while you still stood besides the table. he pushed his own body against yours, making sure there would be no gaps in between.

you felt all his warmth radiating through his clothing, he tightened his arms which were around your shoulders without hesitation and rested his head on top of yours.

the motion had you speechless, never would you expect something like this from him.

but it was as expected, it was two weeks for him while it felt like a mere five hours to you.

you could feel his chest rising and falling as you had your head rested against it, he spoke up, "thats good." he said in a calm tone. he wanted to say way more, but left it for now at this.

you felt the vibration of his words through his chest as he spoke up, and smiled even more to yourself. extending both of your arms as well to return the hug, you wrapped your own arms around him to pull him even closer.