OH MY~ ! ᵈⁱˡᵘᶜ ʳᵃᵍⁿᵛⁱⁿᵈʳ ˣ ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

𝘹𝘪𝘪𝘪. 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘬

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Diluc places a longing kiss on the top of your hand, and oh my goodness how the butterflies fluttered in your chest.

♥ . ◠. ◠. ପଓ

How could a small action seem...so intimate? He wasn't even thinking clearly at the moment. Because even if he had his mask on, when he opened his eyes, you could clearly see that they had such an intense look in them. His pupils were dilated, and the color of his eyes even seemed to glow just a bit.

"Diluc...?" You said again, a bit nervous that he wasn't saying anything, he was only staring at you. It seemed that your voice broke his trance. Because once you said something, his face seemed to snap back to reality.

He looked at your hand, and then he cleared his throat. He gently put your hand down and looked away, his hand leaving your waist and putting a more respectable distance between the two of you.

You kind of didn't want him to do that.

"Apologies, I-"

"Can I please have everyone's attention?" Jean's voice was heard throughout the ball room. You and Diluc awkwardly stepped away from each other, and turned to look to where her voice was heard from.

Jean then continued on to give a lovely speech about how grateful she was for everything and how she appreciated us all.

The atmosphere between the two of you felt heavy for the rest of the night. And Diluc actually ended up leaving a bit earlier. He said he had some unfinished business, but he had his reasons

Though, you were kind of grateful for it. Because you weren't sure if you would be able to handle much more of it. You probably would've left earlier as well.

୨⎯     a few days later    ⎯୧

You were currently downstairs, organizing some books into sections.

The only person stuck on your mind, was Diluc.

Every time you would see him, he would turn the other way, or leave the area. He was avoiding you, and it was obvious. Is he just gonna pretend that what happened the night at the masquerade ball was nothing? It hurt because you really thought things would even be different this time, but you did things like read or sketch to take your mind off of it.

Mochi was sleeping, like she always does. And you were about to place another book into one of the shelves, until you heard a few knocks.

It was the early evening, so you've been closing for the day. Wondering who it could be, you place the other books down and make your way towards the door.

Once you open the door, you were surprised to see it was Diluc.

Except, his attire seemed a little more causal. His hair was kind of messily tied, and the first few buttons of his black dress shirt were undone. His stance was a little off balance as he was leaning on the door frame for support.

Man, he always seems to look attractive in any way.

"Diluc...? A-Are you okay? You look a little red..." You said. "Y/N...I've missed you so, so much..." he slurred his words.

"H-Huh- ?!" you were cut off when Diluc suddenly pulled you toward him and hugged you. His grip was a bit tightening, and then the smell of alcohol hit you.

"D-Diluc, are you drunk?!" you said. You often heard from others that he despised alcohol, even if he owned a tavern, so you found it quite surprising to find him drunk.

"I had only grape juice." He says flatly whilst placing his hands on your shoulders. Yep, he's definitely drunk. Kaeya put a fake label of 'grape juice' on a bottle of alcohol.

Well, you couldn't just leave him outside your door like that.

"Here just... give me your arm please." You grab his arm and place it over your shoulder to keep him from stumbling. But right when you did that, he brought you in front of him and embraced you from behind; his arms wrapped around your waist as he mutters in your ear.

"Y/n, I have to bend down due to your height — but it makes you so cute."

Your eyes widened and your face goes red. You were fine with the hugging, but if he kept up with this, he was bound to make your face melt off.

"U-Uhm... why don't you go take a seat on the couch over there, yeah? I'll get you something to freshen up." You said. Diluc surprisingly did as he was told, and took a seat with his head in his hands.

With that, you made your way upstairs to get him a glass of water.

As you were walking downstairs, it seemed awfully quiet. Once you were fully there, you go to the secluded corner. But, he wasn't there?

Confused, you placed the glass of water down in the coffee table and glanced around. "Diluc?" You called out.

No response.

You look down, and see some of your books have been knocked out from the shelves. It was probably him, he might've tried making his way somewhere else and bumped into the tall shelves. You didn't mind though.

You grab the books and put some on the lower shelves first. Once you've finished with that, you reach up to put the last book on the top. But before you could insert the book,  Diluc's gloved hand grabs the book from you and does it themselves.

That same hand gently pins your wrist and he places his other elbow besides your head, trapping you between him and the bookshelf.

"H-Huh?! Diluc, w-what're you doing?!" you said. No answer was given. You flinch when you feel a hot breath on your neck that sent goosebumps down your spine.

"You smell like flowers." he said lowly, while he released your wrist. You only shake away the feelings as it was probably the alcohol talking. Now that he released your wrist, this gave you a chance to slowly turn around.

Oh my goodness, he is so close to your face right now.

"U-Uhm...I brought you your water, it's-" you look over his shoulder and try to move, but he leaned his head forward, which caused yours to back up.

He slightly squints his eyes at you, and tilts his head just a bit. "You're so pretty." he mutters. You couldn't help but blush at his words, as his eyes drop down to your lips.

Now he's leaning even closer and closer, with the obvious intention to kiss you.

And as much as you so badly wanted to press your lips against his, he was still drunk. And you were not about to take advantage of him, as you knew it would be wrong.

You place your hands on his chest, and stop him from leaning any further.

"Y-You're drunk right now and aren't thinking clearly...how about we get you to bed, yeah?"

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(A/N: dw itll be worth it once they kiss u horny mfs)