𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒖𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅
𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞: 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐨, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐜 𝐆𝐍!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐱 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧
𝚆𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐: 𝙼𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍, 𝙸𝚗𝚓𝚞𝚛𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏𝚌 𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑, 𝙰𝚗𝚐𝚜𝚝, 𝚅𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝙰𝚝 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝙾𝚠𝚗 𝚁𝚒𝚜𝚔.
𝚂𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘: 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢'𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑.
𝚂𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐: 𝙴𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌
He really wasn't expecting it at first. Diluc thought you were going out for a mission and that's that. When he realized you hadn't been back in some time, he decided to go ask. Jean broke the news to him and he thought she was kidding. He prayed she was kidding and you were okay, just taking a while to do your job with the best effort. However, when Jean's face looking away from him with concern and hurt, he knew that it wasn't a joke anymore. Tears stinged his eyes, his head was spinning, his heart felt empty, he couldn't manage to form words. Jean went on, explaining how you got badly injured from some Treasure Hoarders and by the time you got back, you were almost dead. Diluc rushed out to the Cathedral, just wanting to see you one more time. He went into your room, his hands shaking as he'd turned the handle. You were there of course, but you looked more beaten up than he imagined. Deep gashes all over your arms, a stab wound on your stomach area, scratches all over your legs from trying to run, all with such a calm and serene look on your face, like you were having the best sleep of your life. He broke down at the sight, dropping to his knees beside you. You were his outlet, something he finally got to look forward to after a rough day, someone that would hear his problems and get him through it. He didn't have that anymore. Fuck, he was a mess really. Banging the floor with his fist to the point they drew blood, with tears pouring from his eyes. He didn't want you to go. Not this soon. Diluc felt like such a big chunk of his life was ripped away, like when his dad died. The worst part for him was..
" I didn't even get to say goodbye.. "
He went to the Guild when you were a week late from your travels. Xiao's karma got more pent up without you to even it out, and he missed you. As much as he'd hate to admit it, he hated not hearing you at home and how quiet it was. When he came, Lan and Katherine looked at each other with a " He doesn't know-? " glance, making him cross his arms and raise a eyebrow. Lan whispered to him, sorrow lacing into her voice. " No one has told you yet? " He'd get impatient, looking at her with a menacing glare. " Obviously not. " When she broke the news, he thought he didn't hear her correctly. Maybe he was dreaming? He couldn't believe it. He didn't want to believe it. When Xiao went to see you, he tried to convince himself he didn't care. So many of his friends have died in his face, he shouldn't get pent up about you. So, why does he have this aching feeling in his heart? Why does his karma feel.. heavier? Seeing you, covered in bloody bandages and scars from the last fight you would ever have, he didn't know how to react. He felt like he just got stabbed but he wouldn't die. His hands trembled and reached out for yours, now cold and lifeless unlike all the hand holds you did while watching the pier in Liyue Harbor. Your soft, gentle hands holding his rough calloused ones, always felt full of love. They didn't anymore. They felt like the tip of the highest mountain in Dragonspine. He hated it. He hated how the humankind was so weak and couldn't just heal themselves. He just wanted you back, that's all. He could live with this karma for years and years to come, but he wanted to go through it with you.
" Why didn't you call my name? I- I could of saved you.. "
𝚒 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚜𝚔 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 ☕︎
