Albedo || Would approve at first, then after getting to know Albedo better would start to feel very weirded out by the man. A little off put by the fact that he's Khaenri'ahn, but ultimately happy that Kaeya has someone he can be himself around
Dainsleif || Never liked the man when he was sitting in the corner of his tavern, likes him even less now. Happy for Kaeya, but worried Dainsleif may turn Kaeya against him.
Rosaria || Happy for them, really, Rosaria is reliable and has been there for his brother even when he couldn't. He just... really doesn't understand why they have to make out at the bar and talk loudly about their sex life.
Childe || No. No. NO. Kaeya is grounded, indefinitely, and never allowed to even LOOK outside ever again. Absolutely not. The Fatui?? A harbinger?? This idiotic maniac??? Hell no.
Zhongli || A respectable man, a little worried he was using Kaeya for his inheritance at first... but relieved to find out he was just a little forgetful. Can give his baby brother a good life and treat him right. On the hand, finding out this was the supposed dead archon Morax? He's not too happy. Hopes Kaeya knows what he's getting himself into and stalks them for a long time to ensure Zhongli isn't manipulating or controlling Kaeya.
Huffman || Why. Just... why. He's okay? Doesn't like that Mika has to take care of him when he decides to get blackout drunk at the tavern, but Kaeya is curving that behavior. Still, it's a little unnerving that of all the people in Teyvat, this is who he chooses.
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“Then why don’t I get a break?” Kaeya snaps, more vulnerable and distressed than he’s ever let Jean see. Guilt that she shouldn’t be seeing it now settles in her stomach, but her feet won’t move.
This was just sitting in my notes app decided to finish it and post it here
Here, have Wine Lord Batman~
This is an x Adventurer!Reader with a female reader in mind
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Diluc | When You’re Injured
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Walking up the stairs to the front door of the Dawn Winery, you were greeted by Diluc's head maid, Adelinde. She smiled when she saw you but once you got closer, her eyes widened, gasping silently putting her hand over her mouth. Seeing the bruises and your busted lip, she had a feeling that Master Diluc was going to have a fit.
"Miss Y/n," Adelinde said. "What happened to you?" She asked.
You sighed. "It's funny really," You began. "I got jumped by a bunch of treasure hoarders. I didn't lose but I did get a major beating." You said.
"Master Diluc will not be happy seeing you like this." Adelinde said.
You rolled your eyes. You and Diluc were close friends and Diluc was overprotective when it came to you even though you are a very skilled adventurer in your own right at the guild and yet the young man seemed to hover over you like you were incapable of doing things that was your job.
"I don't care, Adelinde. Man, I love the guy but sometimes he needs to cut me some slack, I'm doing my damn job after all." You said.
"Yes. He is aware but Master Diluc wishes you'd take more caution, Miss Y/n. He might not admit it but Master Diluc cares a lot about you." Adedline said.
"Yeah, yeah. I know. Can I come in, please?" You asked the head maid.
"Of course, I'll make you some tea if you'd like." Adeline said.
"Thanks so much. That sounds nice," You smiled to her. "By the way, is Diluc home?" You asked.
"No, he had some business to take care of in the city. He'll be back soon though." Adelinde said.
You let out a breath of relief, you didn't have the energy to face the redhead of the Dawn Winery. You wanted to get your face treated before he got back but that wasn't really an option for you. Once you sat on the couch, slouching and relaxing your tired limps, a certain redhead came through the door. Your eyes widened as you sunk into the couch more not wanting to be seen.
Diluc nodded towards his the head maid and took notice of the tea set that Adelinde was carrying. The redhead raised an eyebrow.
"Is someone here, Adelinde?" Diluc asked her.
Adelinde didn’t answer his straight away as you glanced over at you, you peeked over the couch as you glared at her mouthing the words, tell him no.
Looking back over at Diluc, she said. “No, Master Diluc.”
Diluc squinted at Adelinde and followed where her gaze fell seconds before. You weren’t quick enough to dodge out of Diluc’s view.
“Ugh, damnit,” You grumbled out. You hissed as you bumped your bruised arm against the side of the couch.
“Y/n?” Diluc wasn’t necessarily surprised to see you since you come to the Winery almost every day but today just seemed so out the blue most because he was usually there.
“Hey, Diluc. How are ya?” You asked waving to him as you hid your face behind the couch.
Diluc squinted at you. “Why are you hide?” He asked you.
“No reason.” You answered.
Diluc wasn’t buying it as he started to walk over to you.
‘Shit, shit, shit.’ You screamed in your head.
Once Diluc was near you, he grabbed your arm and pulled you towards him. His eyes widened as got a look at your face. You wince at his grip around your arm.
“What happened?” Diluc asked. His tone was flat and his look was firm.
“Treasure hoarders. They got the best of me before I get the upper hand.” You said.
Diluc sighed heavily as he let go of your arm. “Sit,” He ordered as you sat down on the couch. “Adelinde, get some first aid.”
“Of course, Master Diluc.” Adelinde said bowing a bit and left the room.
Diluc sat down next to you, the silence between the two of you was tense. It was kinda awkward as you twiddled your fingers. Before you could break the silence, Diluc did it for you.
“Why are you always so reckless!?” He exclaimed.
“I’m sorry, okay! What was I supposed to do? Run away?” You argued back.
“Yes! Retreat isn’t defeat, Y/n. I though you knew thought!” Diluc said.
“I know…” You paused as you hugged yourself look down to the side, it was hard for you to look Diluc in the eye. “I guess my pride got the better of me.” A nervous chuckle left you lips.
You felt a hand grip your shoulder as Diluc pulled you into small hug. Which surprised you since Diluc rarely shows affection, the most you get is a smile from the man but this new.
You tense at first but relaxed as you placed your hand on his shoulder. His grip tightened a bit.
“Look. I know I’m not the best at expressing myself,” Diluc sighed slightly. “But I care… I care a lot about you and I hate seeing you hurt like this. Please… please try and be more careful. I don’t want to see you worse than you already are.” Diluc said.
He looked at you, his crimson holding sadness in them. His words made you flush. He was actually being honest about his feelings and not just hold onto his cold and standoffish demeanor.
“O-Okay. I’ll make that a promise then.” You said.
“Good.” He replied back.
The two of you looked at each other liking the comfortable silence, smiling together. Until:
“Master Diluc?” Adelinde came back into the room.
You and Diluc scrambled away from each other, Diluc cleared his thought. “Yes, Adelinde?”
“Here’s the first aid you requested.” Adelinde said.
“Right. Thank you.” Diluc said take it from her.
“Shall I start planning the wedding?” Adelinde teased.
Diluc choked on air. “Absolutely not!”
You chuckled at his reaction as he went on scold Adelinde for something so ridiculous in his words, yet you quite like the idea. Maybe someday.
I Just Had An Idea (Genshin Impact x How To Train Your Dragon Crossover)...
I'm just imagining Venti pulling up on Berk with Dvalin. He'd get a different reaction depending on which movie he does this during. Then there would be the problem that he's so thin and short that he could easily be mistaken for a girl. I can already see Snotlout trying to hit on Venti and the god finds it so funny that he doesn't correct him until the opportune moment to embarrass him. He'd get along well with Hiccup.
If he brought some people with him, I can see Kaeya tagging along and Snotlout trying with Kaeya next, only to be humiliated when Kaeya sarcastically flirts back with his very much male voice while Diluc glares daggers at him from next to Kaeya.
Through some magic of the leylines, or abyss mages, or whatever, the Ragbros travel back in time to a couple years after Kaeya was adopted in the family.
They're still their adult selves, so now there's two sets of them. Little Diluc is immediately all over Kaeya, just as in love with this bigger version of his baby brother as he is with the mini one, and while Kaeya manages to act like his normal self on the outside, on the inside he's distraught at how much he misses this version of his brother and how he'll never truly get it back.
Diluc doesn't know how to react to baby Kaeya. At first he's all stiff and awkward around him, not wanting to get to close because he hasn't done that so long. But also his heart hurts, because this is the Kaeya he was so angry at. The spy, the traitor, the liar. But he's literally just a kid, he hated this version of his brother so much for so long but he was just a child, had always been just a child. And when that child who had secretly been alone for so long finally confided in him, he nearly killed the kid.
So he starts slowly warming up to this kid, allowing himself to get close and talk to him and eventually even hold him.
And baby Kaeya is so relieved, because he thought his brother had grown up to hate him but maybe everything in the future will be okay. Baby Diluc also starts to feel better because he really didn't like that this bigger version of him was glaring at his baby brothers. (Protective Diluc for the win!)
Crepus doesn't consider himself the smartest man, but he knows that something's off with his boys. They tell him a rather obvious lie about not seeing him in sometime because he went on this grand expedition with Varka. But he could see the distraught in his boys eyes when they looked at him, like they'd seen a ghost.
So of course Crepus makes it his mission to make all four of his boys get along perfectly, not only does he want them to like the other brother, but he wants his boys to feel good about their past/future selves. Because if he isn't going to be around long enough for his boys to grow into men, he's going to make sure that they're alright while he's here.
He also sits the older boys down and talks to them. Kaeya's first, because even though Diluc he's outwardly grumpy, Kaeya's mask is so obvious and laid on so thick it's scary.
He tries to coax the truth out of Kaeya first, to understand what's wrong before he makes it better, and archons it hurts to hear Kaeya calling him "Master Crepus" instead of dad. Eventually, he can't take it anymore, he tells Kaeya that he knows the boy is Khaenri'ahn and he doesn't love him any less for it. That he's sorry for being the second father in his life to leave him and all he wants is for Kaeya to understand just how much he cares about him.
And Kaeya can't handle it. He tells Crepus he's a spy, and whatever else he thinks he has to to make the man hate him. It doesn't work of course, because Crepus loves him so so so much and nothing would ever change that. And they cry, and they hug. And the next time little Kaeya sees big Kaeya he feels just a little bit better, because he's always been observant and he knows something just changed for the better.
Then Crepus talks to Diluc and its surprising just how quickly Diluc breaks down, apologizing for not being able to save him and do better. That he's sorry for breaking their family apart and how he wishes he could change. Because Diluc has a deep rooted fear that everything that has ever gone wrong in his life is his fault and he's never doing anything right.
Crepus tries his best to reassure his boy that nothing was ever his fault and he was also just a child so how was he supposed to do it all on his own? Then Crepus finds out how he died, how Kaeya gained his vision and everything that happens after. After so long of keeping everything bottled inside, spilling all of his secrets to a long-dead ghost is the one way Diluc feels he can lift the weight off of his shoulders.
And Crepus is distraught, distraught because he knew, knew he should've gotten rid of the damned Delusion long ago, that he never should've taken it in the first place. It's all his fault that their family fell apart and now he needs to fix it. So he promises Diluc that he'll never touch that delusion again except to destroy it, and actually does so in front of his boy. Diluc is so, so relieved and afterwards he goes to Kaeya because that is one last thing he needs to get right.
Diluc and Kaeya have the most heartwarming heart to heart ever, finally letting themselves be fully honest with their feelings and even though their relationship isn't healed, it's on the path there.
Then Albedo appears (because I love him) and explains some things to them.
1) Time travel isn't technically possible, at least not in both directions. If one person travels back in time, another can't travel back to that same past with the person because the timelines have diverged and some other nerdy crap I just realized I don't feel like explaining
Point is, timelines diverged, they didn't change the past but did change the path of this Universe's future, and that was how Albedo was able to find them and bring them back. The entire ragfam is grateful for this alternate universe people fixing their lives and our Diluc and Kaeya go back Adelinde a visit with an apology cake
Diluc crept forward, seeing his target sketching by the lake. Diluc was wearing his ‘Dark-knight hero’ costume, as Kaeya liked to call it, and had been tracking Albedo for the better part of two hours now. The man had been walking around, likely looking for inspiration, and it took him a while to settle on a place to sketch. They were out in the open now, so Diluc knew he couldn’t try and sneak up on the man.
In an instant, he flew forward, sword blazing, and Albedo only had enough time to duck and roll to the side before Diluc was planting his still-flaming claymore in the ground next to his head and standing over him. Before Albedo could react, Diluc shifted so he was now kneeling with his knee digging into Albedo’s gut and claymore embedded further into the ground at an angle.
“Alchemist”
💬 9 🔁 2 ❤️ 18 · Definition: Dumbass · So I haven't really had time to write these past couple of weeks, but here's my beginning draft for
I don't know if anyone still cares, but I'm back from the dead and wrote more to this :p
This is currently a series of blurb updates and not an actual story
