#diecent

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It's hard for Diedrich watching Ciel grow up as the Watchdog because it makes him realize that all of the trauma that has turned this sweet kid into a much harder person is not so different than what Vincent must have gone through.

Some of it Diedrich knows because Vincent told him, but other things only make sense as an adult looking back. Ciel will say or do something that reminds Diedrich of something Vincent said or did at school. And as an adult, Diedrich can see how a traumatized child would react that way. Which makes him realized that while his teenage self was furious at Vincent, Vincent was probably experiencing shit like Ciel is.

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You know the No One Mourns the Wicked scene at the beginning of Wicked where Glinda is mourning Elphaba but surrounded by people rejoicing about Elphaba's death?

I imagine Diedrich had to go through something similar. Like, yes, most people saw Vincent as a respectable noble, and they would have been horrified. But others knew Vincent was up to some shady stuff.

Even Randall, who benefits from the Phantomhives, hates Ciel. And Randall might not know everything, but he has to know Ciel's whole family was murdered and Ciel was kidnapped. If he can't find an ounce of compassion for a traumatized kid, how do you think he felt about Vincent?

So I imagine Diedrich had to hear quite a lot of whispers about the Phantomhive murders being divine punishment or that Ciel was better off without "those types of parents."

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Vincent: What is this feeling? So sudden and new?

Diedrich: I felt it the moment I laid eyes on you.

Vincent: My pulse is rushing.

Diedrich: My head is reeling.

Vincent: My face is flushing.

Both: What is this feeling? Fervid as a flame, does it have a name? Yes!

Diedrich: Loathing! Unadulterated loathing!

Vincent: (at the same time) Love!

Diedrich: Wait! What!?!?

Vincent: It must be love!

Diedrich: No!

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While I think Vincent had his eye on Diedrich for a while, I don't think he plotted out the drudge thing before the fight on the lawn. Which probably means there was some guy in Sapphire Owl house whom Vincent would have chosen had he not seen the opportunity a bet gave him.

And my headcanon is that this student is insanely angry and jealous of Diedrich.

Student: It should have been me! I'm the one in his house!

Diedrich: You should count yourself lucky. He is a parasite. He gets into your brain. He eats you up to make space for himself.

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My headcanon is what attracted Vincent to Diedrich was that, unlike everyone else, Diedrich wasn't swayed by his charms. Vincent's always found it easy to wrap people around his finger. But nothing worked with Diedrich. So naturally, Vincent was smitten and decided to bother Diedrich until Diedrich gave in.

For Diedrich, it's much harder to pinpoint why he loves Vincent. The only answer he can come up with is that he just does. Yes, Vincent's beautiful, but Diedrich could resist that. Diedrich dislikes Vincent's selfishness and greed. He can objectively admire Vincent's intelligence and cunning, but he despises how Vincent uses those traits. He pities that Vincent was thrown into the Watch Dog role, but many of the most evil people had horrible upbringings and deserve pity. But he doesn't believe they deserve mercy.

But even with all those things, he loves Vincent.

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Important Vindee post...

We've all see this photo...

While Diedrich has his arms crossed, Vincent has one hand in his pocket. The other is out of sight, but we can deduce it's placement by the white rectangle beneath Diedrich's right elbow.

It's clearly a cuff of a sleeve.

Now, given the angle of Diedrich's left arm, ths hand on his right upper arm has to be Diedrich's. Also, Vincent would almost need to have extra joints to bend his hand up at that angle.

So if we deduce that Vincent's left hand isn't far from his cuff and is out of sight, then Vincent's hand is positioned behind Diedrich on his lower back, either just above the waist (or maybe lower).

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Headcanon that Vincent kept a database of his teachers' vulnerabilities so that he could use them when necessary.

So when a teacher walks in on Vincent ans Diedrich making out in an empty classroom and calls them homophobic slurs, Vincent threatens to reveal to the headmaster that the teacher faked his credentials unless the teacher keeps watch at the door while Vincent and Diedrich continue.

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Vincent's first order to Diedrich was to massage Vincent's aching muscles after the cricket match.