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Having a large amount of patience can get you anywhere.
Or at least, that was what his father always taught Diluc ever since he could remember.
But right now, at this very instance, his patience is clearly being tested by a persistent nobleman.
Or at least, that was what his father always taught Diluc ever since he could remember.
But right now, at this very instance, his patience is clearly being tested by a persistent nobleman.
Said nobleman is already half leaning against his bar counter, grinning at him in a state of half-drunkenness and still attempting to flirt with him.
Diluc is tired. So tired.
Diluc is tired. So tired.
If this nobleman is from Mondstadt, he should have known better but unfortunately, luck was not on Diluc's side.
"As I was saying, we could always go for a walk, pretty one," the nobleman slurs. "You could make the prettiest of sounds."
"As I was saying, we could always go for a walk, pretty one," the nobleman slurs. "You could make the prettiest of sounds."
"Sorry but those sounds are reserved only for my husband," Diluc snaps at the man, barely holding back from smashing the glass in his hand over the other man's head.
But the sight of the nobleman's face going white is very satisfying.
But the sight of the nobleman's face going white is very satisfying.
"S-sorry," the man quickly moves away, finally leaving Diluc in peace and he can finally get back to work.
Or so he thought.
"YOU'RE MARRIED?!" Paimon's loud voice carries over the noisy tavern and everything stops to look at them.
Or so he thought.
"YOU'RE MARRIED?!" Paimon's loud voice carries over the noisy tavern and everything stops to look at them.
"No. I-"
"I offer my congratulations to you, Master Diluc!" Venti raises his mug in cheers and Aether follows suit, a small smile on his face.
Somehow, Diluc knows that by tomorrow, everyone in Mond would know about his 'marriage'.
"I offer my congratulations to you, Master Diluc!" Venti raises his mug in cheers and Aether follows suit, a small smile on his face.
Somehow, Diluc knows that by tomorrow, everyone in Mond would know about his 'marriage'.
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The news reaches Kaeya the next morning where he encounters Aether and Paimon down by the Good Hunter.
He accompanies them while they are eating their breakfast, nodding along as Paimon tells him stories about some of the commissions they took for the Guild.
He accompanies them while they are eating their breakfast, nodding along as Paimon tells him stories about some of the commissions they took for the Guild.
"Oh! Kaeya!" Paimon suddenly cries out in the middle of her story as if she had remembered something important. "Have you heard? Master Diluc is apparently married!"
Kaeya has been drinking from a glass of water and when he processes what exactly Paimon had said, he had to turn his head to avoid spewing his water at his two companions.
Diluc is married?!
"Yeah! I was so surprised too!" Paimon says and Kaeya had to take a deep breath to calm his racing mind.
Since when was Diluc married? Was it during the years when he was gone? Has someone caught his eye, made him fall in love with them?
"Yeah! I was so surprised too!" Paimon says and Kaeya had to take a deep breath to calm his racing mind.
Since when was Diluc married? Was it during the years when he was gone? Has someone caught his eye, made him fall in love with them?
Does Kaeya really have no chance anymore?
He laughs bitterly, running his hand through his hair and resisting the urge to pull it.
"So he moved on, huh." He whispers, much to his companions' confusion.
He laughs bitterly, running his hand through his hair and resisting the urge to pull it.
"So he moved on, huh." He whispers, much to his companions' confusion.
He suddenly stands up, putting on a fake smile. "Well! That is a very interesting story! I have to go now before Miss Amber finds me loitering around. Good bye!"
"H-Hey!"
Kaeya walks away. He needs answers and he hopes that his source would be at least willing to talk to him.
"H-Hey!"
Kaeya walks away. He needs answers and he hopes that his source would be at least willing to talk to him.
Kaeya finds him in the tavern later that night, manning the bar and quietly mixing drinks for the customers.
He slides onto the empty barstool, smiling sweetly at the red haired man, who narrows his eyes suspiciously at him.
He slides onto the empty barstool, smiling sweetly at the red haired man, who narrows his eyes suspiciously at him.
But Kaeya can wait for a moment, ordering his favourite drink and humming when Diluc slides the glass towards him.
"Thank you," he says, picking up the glass. "By the way, I heard from a little bird that a congratulations is in order."
"Thank you," he says, picking up the glass. "By the way, I heard from a little bird that a congratulations is in order."
Diluc freezes, his eyes widening ever so slightly in surprise as he stares at Kaeya, who shrugs, trying to mask the pain he was feeling.
So the man never wanted him to know.
Why should he tell Kaeya anyway?
So the man never wanted him to know.
Why should he tell Kaeya anyway?
Kaeya is so far into his thoughts that he didn't realise that Diluc is talking to him and he raises his head to look at the man.
"What?"
Diluc huffs out a breath, looking around the tavern before focusing his attention back to Kaeya.
"Who told you that?" Diluc asks.
"What?"
Diluc huffs out a breath, looking around the tavern before focusing his attention back to Kaeya.
"Who told you that?" Diluc asks.
"It doesn't matter," Kaeya tells him. "I'm just here to drink wine and offer my congratulations to the happy couple."
"... Really?"
Kaeya forces himself to smile, hiding his pain with cheer before drinking his wine.
"Really."
"... Really?"
Kaeya forces himself to smile, hiding his pain with cheer before drinking his wine.
"Really."
Suddenly, his wrist was grabbed, preventing him from taking another sip.
"H-Hey!"
"For someone as smart as you, you really are an idiot," Diluc hisses at him and Kaeya narrows his eye at him.
"What are you going on about?"
"H-Hey!"
"For someone as smart as you, you really are an idiot," Diluc hisses at him and Kaeya narrows his eye at him.
"What are you going on about?"
"Not checking for facts? This is unlike you, Sir Kaeya," the redhead continues.
"You never really denied it."
"I said it because someone kept propositioning me," Diluc tells him, pulling away and crossing his arms. "Did you really think that I am going to marry someone else?"
"You never really denied it."
"I said it because someone kept propositioning me," Diluc tells him, pulling away and crossing his arms. "Did you really think that I am going to marry someone else?"
Kaeya blinked.
"Someone else?"
This day is full of surprises as Diluc's cheeks turn pink and stubbornly closes his mouth.
Kaeya's smile turns into a smug grin. "Didi," he coos, "Us marrying each other when we were children does not count, you know."
"Someone else?"
This day is full of surprises as Diluc's cheeks turn pink and stubbornly closes his mouth.
Kaeya's smile turns into a smug grin. "Didi," he coos, "Us marrying each other when we were children does not count, you know."
Shut it," Diluc snaps at him, giving him back his hand and turning away to pretend to be busy. "Now that your mood has lightened up, I suggest not believing any rumours about me being married without confirming it to me first."
Kaeya hums, taking the last sip from his wine. "Don't worry. I'll work hard to make it a reality sooner or later."
Diluc turns around to look at him, his cheeks still adorably pink. "You-"
Diluc turns around to look at him, his cheeks still adorably pink. "You-"
"But first, a date?" Kaeya interrupts him with a bright smile. "Let's go out tomorrow night."
"Isn't this a little too fast?"
"Isn't this a little too fast?"
"It's not," Kaeya reaches out to touch Diluc's hand that was resting on the counter. "Too fast would be me going down on my knees to propose to you right now."
"Please don't," Diluc says, trying to withdraw his hand but Kaeya holds on.
"It's a date then."
"Please don't," Diluc says, trying to withdraw his hand but Kaeya holds on.
"It's a date then."
Soon enough, another rumour would spread that Master Diluc's husband is actually Captain Kaeya, with people having seen them together multiple times.
One would even say that Diluc had given Kaeya the softest of smiles and the Captain reciprocates the action with a kiss.
One would even say that Diluc had given Kaeya the softest of smiles and the Captain reciprocates the action with a kiss.
Nevertheless, it was a rumour that Diluc does not mind anyway.
Kaeya would even fuel it when he told Paimon about their 'marriage' when they were children, with Diluc using their childhood blanket as a veil of some sort and their 'rings' are made from flowers.
Kaeya would even fuel it when he told Paimon about their 'marriage' when they were children, with Diluc using their childhood blanket as a veil of some sort and their 'rings' are made from flowers.
Diluc does not mind.
After all, in a year or so, the rumour would become a reality.
A small wedding, held at the Dawn Winery where they would exchange golden rings and happy smiles, surrounded by their friends.
After all, in a year or so, the rumour would become a reality.
A small wedding, held at the Dawn Winery where they would exchange golden rings and happy smiles, surrounded by their friends.
--end of thread
