his hands trembled as he saw you walk through the gates of mondstadt. it was too much - he had gotten over you, so why were you back? why had you come back?
your steps echoed in his head. he watched as your hair bounced as the wind blew through your hair, eyes flickering around as you observed. mondstadt had changed since the last time you had been here, which was when you were merely a teenager.you had met diluc years ago - his fiery red hair is what initially caught your attention, but his personality had you hooked. he was so sweet, despite his quietness and despite his reluctance to even be friends with you.
he had lost too many.
you had spent nearly every day together - and when you had announced you'd be moving to sumeru for the next 7 years. he had tried desperately to convince you to stay, to convince your parents to stay, but when he had saw you with your suit cases and a sorrowful and sad look in your eyes a few days after, he knew it was too late.
now, you were 20. you had returned with a better looking suitcase, your clothes tucked and dressed nicely. his hands were clammy as he found every way to avoid you, just hiding inside his winery until he had saw, through the window, that you had left.
he had worked for hours, he knew that you'd hated wine. why would you come into a wine industry if you hated wine? and when the moon had just began to rise and the sun began to fall behind the trees, the bell above his entry door had rang, and you stood with a sad smile.
"diluc." you breathed, and it was almost hard to say his name without crying. he stared at you, almost upset that you had remembered his name - remembered his presence. he sucked in air through his teeth. "hello." he uttered, avoiding your eyes.
"i missed you, you know. i-" his eyes snapped back to stare at you, laughing as he shook his head. "but you still left. i told you not to talk to me if you weren't going to stay in mondstadt, i had lost too many." he huffed out, brows furrowed as you sighed. "we both know i didn't have a choice, diluc. stop making me out to be the bad guy n' fucking listen for once."
your voice. it was so soft, so whimsical, so angelic. it had reminded him of the wind at some point, but the harsh tone you wore reminded him of a tornado, wind too fast, too harsh.
he cleared his throat. "right."
you sighed, taking a seat and taking off your coat. "just something sweet and easy to drink." you muttered, and he chuckled. you hadn't changed. he grabbed a little thing of grape juice, pouring it into a cup with just a hint of wine hidden along inside of it.
the night continued, and the more you had drank the stronger it became. a heat waving over your body, your sleeves rolled upwards as you chuckled. "yeah? all of that happened in just a few years?" you uttered, voice slurring as he nodded. the door had been locked, and the blinds on the window had been shut entirely to block out the outside word.
you watched his hands - gods, his hands. so pretty. you ran your hands over every little visible vein that you could see, tapping his fingers against the hard wood. he watched your little hands barely trace over his, and goosebumps seemed to form. "like them?"
you nodded. you looked up to him, eyes clouded as you softly dragged your nails upwards, resting your hand on his shoulder. "missed you s'much, y'know. didn't think you'd still be in mondstadt." you uttered, causing him to sigh dreamily. "of course i'm here. i've got a business to run."
"yeah?" and your hands trailed to cup his cheeks. he leaned into the touch, his breath barely fanning over your lips as he hummed in agreement once more, nodding with a little smirk ghosting over his lips. and just for a moment, the world and time seemed to stop as your lips barely grazed over his, pressing a wanting, a needing kiss over his lips.
and he kissed back. something you didn't expect was for him to kiss back, but gods, when he did it felt like heaven. both hands moved to cup his cheeks, pulling him closer and over the bars counter. he chuckled, removing himself before he walked over to where you were, turning your chair to face him as his hands found home on your hips.
your ankles locked behind his hips, lips still greedily smashing against each others. with a whimper, you held him close once he pulled away. "i missed you," you whined, and the little tears that spilled down your cheeks were washed away comfortingly by his thumb. "i know, i know," diluc hushed, pressing a kiss to your forehead as he began to unbutton your shirt. "let's just make tonight last, we can get to the details later, yeah?"
he thought of you so much it drove him crazy.
pressing hickeys onto your chest, hooking his thumbs underneath your underwear once your pants had came off. tugging them down and sighing dreamily at the sight before him. his own clothes had been partially shed, hair a mess as it was removed from it's ponytail. it curled and swayed, messy as his cheeks almost barely matched his hair.
and for once, it fell silent. you looked at him, the scars he had accumulated over the years, the eyebags that were heavy under his eyes. the little freckles that were dotted along his flustered cheeks, and he admired you in the same way. and the first thrust, the first time he bottomed out after you two had your moments of admiration, it felt so sweet.
dark red strands of hair fell in front of your face, bodies covered in slick and shine. he moaned, his eyebrows furrowed as you held onto his tan body. he pressed kisses to your neck and jaw, the only sound available is each others moans and the sound of skin against skin.
"don't-" he began, panting, "don't leave me again, please- i need you to stay, need you t'be mine." he whined, and for a moment he almost seemed vulnerable. his thrusts grew erratic, his forehead pressing against your chest.
"i belong with you, 'n only you," you chuckled, your own chest heaving as your moans barely overpowered your words. "fuck- wait, fuck, i'm gonna cum," your voice was airy, whiny as he nodded with a laugh. his own hand grabbed softly at your own length, slowly moving in sync with his thrusts. "cum f'me, pretty. come on, fuck!" he came with a strained groan, your own cum coating his hand as he let the both of you ride out your shared high.
"only you, darlin'. only you." you uttered, head tossed back as you tried to catch your breath. "you're mine, mine.. i love you, i missed you." he whimpered, and now his own tears slid down his cheeks as he tried to hide it, but the way his body trembled gave it all away. "i know, i know - shh, i love you too, angel. 'm here now. i'm here for you."
