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𝘹𝘹𝘹𝘪. 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥

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SLAP

Your hand moved on its own, striking an open blow with your flat palm against his cheek. The sudden sting of your hand lingered on his skin, his head snapped towards the direction your hand moved. His body froze momentarily and his eyes widened. He never meant to make you feel like this, and only acted abstractedly.

You were also just in shock. You weren't thinking and it just happened immediately. You really didn't mean to slap him.

"I-I'm...I'm so sorry I-...I..."

Diluc could not fathom how much he hated himself at this time. His voice was breaking. You crossed your arms over your chest and hugged them while you looked at him with such hurt in your eyes.

"Please forgive me...I-" he found it merely impossible to try to keep talking at this point, what in the world was wrong with him? To just do that? Especially towards you? He was so ashamed of himself.

"...I-I don't know what came over me,"

He couldn't even bring himself to look at you.
You turned your body to face away from him. You were upset, and angry, taking deep breaths to try to calm yourself. 

Silence between you two passes, Diluc feeling hopeless at this point.

"I really tried to give you opportunities, Diluc. Yet, you always give me a reason not to." You said, breaking the ice.

"Y/n, if we can just go back in the tavern instead of standing out here in the rain, we can calmly have a discussion."

"No! Diluc. J-Just drop it and leave!"

"Gods, Y/n, if you will just, listen!"

He spat, raising his voice. You visibly jolted at his reaction, but you equally raised your voice back. "How about instead of wasting your time trying to find an excuse to run away, go... kiss her instead." You yelled back at him, hesitating the last part as your voice strained.

"Dammit, Y/n —!"

  In a split second, you already had your back pressed against the wall, hands gripping your arms with his head bent down to be directly at eye level with you. Your heart jumped at his suddenness as he gave you a harsh tone.

"I don't want her, I want you! I've always wanted you; Not a day goes by where you're not in my head— Hell, it's torture enough not having you in my arms, Y/n!" His voice slightly trembled from how stressed he was, using all the oxygen in his lungs to keep talking. "I was afraid that if we got together, people would try to use you against me but I don't give a mind about them anymore! I know my pathetic apologies can't take back all the stupidities I've done that've hurt you, but I would move Heaven and Earth to take back my actions because Archons, Y/n, I'm in love with you!"

  He blinks, taken aback at the last words that had just impulsively came out of his mouth. The only reason he didn't respond when you asked if he had feelings for you, was because he was contemplating whether to tell you what he truly felt or not. And yet, here he is.

He was slightly out of breath. His hands had loosened his grip on you, but they remained in place as he looked at the floor. "That night..." He paused, trying to choose his words carefully.

"I admit...I-I don't know what come over me that night we shared together. And even to this day, I'm shocked from how quickly things occurred..."

Diluc wasn't that type of man, no. If an astrologist were to tell him that he were to meet a woman later on and proceed to tell him what would happen, he simply would've laughed at how ridiculous that was.