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huiyi07 · 10 months

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No, cause if you think about it, Kaeya never appears without purpose and intent. You might be like “duh that’s what every character is” but think about Childe, or Jean, Barbara, collei, the list goes on. They always appear with fun, happy reasons behind it, but not Kaeya.

He’s not the only character- Albedo shares this as well with how he mostly only appears to drop some lore bombs about khaenriah and gold and then disappears for another year, but it’s still different for Kaeya. He appears during events not only to give us lore, but always, without fail, to reveal something about himself.

Proof? Okay, the 1.4 windblume festival. Kaeya does a silly little poem class with Venti- surprise, he’s threatening him with a Khaenri’ahn message that says “I will triumph over you” and even when you debunk that, you can still see how Barbatos treats him as his own despite whatever stipulations about his heritage there are. 1.6 midsummer islands- Kaeya and diluc both reminisce their childhood, and it’s the first reveal that shows us just how close they really were. After that, he disappears for while, until boom- hidden strife in 2.8, where we find out the real details of his fight with diluc and how they grew apart- but it’s hinted they still care for each other. It also tells us a little about Kaeya’s lore and family, how they took over as regents, which adds to the real gravity of their fight- telling us he’s not just a poor kid from khaenriah, he’s the last real heir to the throne. After that, winelesefest, where it shows us how Kaeya and Diluc are right now, how theyre obviously missing each other and it’s very obvious that they care for each other deeply. That kinda ties up the whole ragbros story for now, and after that it becomes serious.

He appears again in the Caribert quest for us to find out he’s the heir of the organization of vengeful Khaenri’ahns turned monsters who want to take down the gods. He claims to not be affiliated with them in any way- but it leaves the question in everyone’s minds, “what else is he hiding from us?”

Now, he’s recently appeared once again for the 3.8 summer festival, and it looks really innocent and fun and just another way of showing us how kind he really is, until you realize that Kaeya’s outfit from this version describes how much he really hates the burden on his shoulders and how he wishes he was never forced to be an agent of khaenriah.

If you ask me, we’re past the point of just getting to know Kaeya and who he is on a personality basis, and are now getting into the real gravity of his identity as the last hope of the Khaenri’ahn kingdom. It’s really building up how important he’s going to be to the endgame of the whole archon quest storyline and how much of a key role he will actually play. Man I’m so hyped!!

#hahah what a rant #kaeya #kaeya and diluc #diluc and Kaeya #gi kaeya #genshin kaeya #genshin impact #ragbros #khaenri'ah #genshin lore

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seineko · 6 months

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i just got done with kaeya's hangout and bro?? what's with the most casual lore bomb drop?

for those who haven't gotten around doing it yet, spoilers ahead. (not about archon lore but hangout spoilers).

he's such a gentleman 😭 green flag fellas!

i already knew it but whenever i hear diluc was the troublemaker of the two i just can't stop squealing cause imagine sunshine diluc dragging the quite, sweet, gentle kaeya into troublemaking!

kid kaeya is so damn precious!! he took up punishments and took blame on himself for others and never even spoke about it. i would protect him with my life! adopt him.

😭 and adelinde talking about kid!diluc and kid!kaeya had my heart melting 🥺

HE CALLED HIMSELF DILUC'S BROTHER! HE CALLED HIMSELF DILUC'S BROTHER!! HE CALLED HIMSELF DILUC'S BROTHER!!! HE CALLED HIMSELF DILUC'S BROTHER!!!! HECALLEDHIMSELFDILUC'SBROTHER HECALLEDHIMSELFDILUC'SBROTHER HECALLEDHIMSELFDILUC'SBROTHER

i'm so happy kaeya has people who care for him as much as he cares for everyone around him. he's one of the kindest souls in genshin and i hope he doesn't have more pain in his life.

kind-hearted brother-in-law, hope you'll always be happy and at peace. and get free supply of wine on ocassion. don't over drink tho.

(i'm glad what i wrote before isn't too much ooc 🫠)

BUT THE CRIME HOYOVERSE COMMITTED WITH NOT GIVING A SINGLE HANGOUT MEMORY THAT HAD DILUC IN IT 🙂

even collei got a small space in kaveh's hangout memories 🥲

give us more ragbros content!

#genshin impact #genshin #kaeya alberich #kaeya #genshin impact kaeya #genshin kaeya #kaeya genshin impact #kaeya genshin #diluc #diluc ragnvindr #genshin impact diluc #kaeya hangout #diluc and kaeya #kaeya and diluc #kaeya and klee #ragbros #🐈‍⬛boba.rants

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written-with-blue-ink · 8 months

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Kaeya and Diluc Headcanons

Hey! Sorry for disappearing over the weekend! I’ve gotten a few asks that I’ve been working on. In the meantime take these headcanons of the RagBros. Ask Box is still open

Content Warnings: Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Mentions of Severe Damage, Mentions of the Ragbros duel, Mentions of Child Abandonment (Kaeya and his dad)

During winter, young Kaeya liked hiding in people’s heavy cloaks, partially for warmth but his love language is touch so this is 1000000% an excuse to be close to Crepus, Adelinde, and others.

Kid Diluc has a little tooth gap that would whistle when he breathes

The first time Kaeya had to press grapes for wine, Diluc shoved him in and Kaeya’s clothes were unsalvageable due to the grape juice stains.

Kaeya loves playing with hair, as kids he would do Diluc's in intricate braids and styles and would brush his hair every morning.

Kaeya was also the only one Diluc would let do his hair because everyone else was "too rough" and would "pull too hard".

It got to the point after the brothers stopped speaking to each other, Diluc's hair became a mess and was constantly unkempt. The only reason he didn't cut it all off was because of those happy memories with Kaeya.

Kaeya doesn’t actually have anything wrong under his eyepatch, it’s just a way for people to not realize he’s part Khaehnri’an. Easier for people to notice the eyepatch and ask questions about that than to go deeper and ask about his diamond-shaped pupils.

Diluc actually doesn't hate the taste of wine, he hates the nostalgia it brings to a happier time. Inversely, this is why Kaeya began drinking.

Kaeya and Diluc had to actually learn instruments as kids for their education. Diluc learned the violin, Kaeya learned the flute and they both had to learn the piano.

Angel's Share actually has an out-of-tune piano tucked away in the basement that was last used then the boys would play duets as teenagers

The night of Crepus’ death and the brothers’ duel, it was one of the few instances that a pyro vision’s flame ever turned blue.

It was after Kaeya ran from Diluc that the red-haired man saw the cryo vision on his brother's hip, a vision typically for the abandoned. It broke his heart.

Diluc threw the vision after the duel, it was only months later, after Diluc left for Snezhnaya, did Kaeya find its muddy remains, still perfectly intact.

Crepus actually kept several bottles from the first batch of wine the boys made together. It went unopened till many years after his death when Kaeya and Diluc finally talked it out over a glass of that same wine.

#genshin headcanons #kaeya headcanons #diluc headcanons #ragbros #kaeya and diluc #kaeya alberich #kaeya ragnvindr #diluc ragnvindr #platonic diluc and kaeya #diluc #kaeya #crepus ragnvindr #kaeya fluff #diluc fluff

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soggyeboy · 2 years

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Ewww… people.

#ragbros #ragbros fanart #kaeya and diluc #kaeya and diluc fanart #diluc #kaeya #genshin #genshin impact

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halpwhatdoiputhere · 2 months

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Ya wanna know a random take

Thane from AFK arena (ascended) looks like if Crepus was Kaeyas dad

#genshin #genshin impact #afk arena #crepus ragnvindr #diluc ragnvindr #kaeya and diluc #diluc #kaeya #kaeya alberich #if you know you know #hoyoverse #mondstadt #mondstat #genshin mondstadt #teyvat #afk thane #thane ascended #lilith games #even has one arm

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soso-dedeck · 2 years

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Eyepatch - Comic Diluc's Event

Hello ! I just did a small comic about Diluc and Kaeya's fight, and about what we learned from the event

I love these two idiots

Now I hope that I can have Diluc and Kaeya's constellations lmao

-Sorry if my english is not very good-

If you want the link of my Twitter :

#fanart #genshin kaeya #kaeya #kaeya alberich #diluc #genshin diluc #diluc ragnvindr #comics #genshin impact #genshin fanart #kaeya and diluc #diluc and kaeya #ragbros #my art #eyepatch

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zhanana · 1 year

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mini klk

#manifesting my klk nui #pls come home my children #they so cute #kaeya and diluc #kaeya #diluc #kaeluc #luckae #ガイディル #ディルガイ #genshin impact fanart #genshin fanart #fanart #my art #artists on tumblr

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yourcrumblingsaikiisnotmyproblem · 10 months

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Kaeya, drunk: You're like the hot girl that everyone wants.

Diluc, also kinda drunk: I'm the hot girl?

Kaeya: You're the hottest girl

Diluc: I'm the hot girl

Venti, always drunk: Yes you are.

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bloomeng · 5 months

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not quite the horse kaeya needed but it’s the thought that counts (mandatory birthday horse)

#genshin #genshin impact #kaeya and diluc #diluc and kaeya #ragbros #kaeya alberich #genshin kaeya #mlp au #mlp crossover #mlp #my art

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creativitycrack · 2 years

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Kaeya leaning on his brother when he laughs genuinely becoming a habit

Diluc face flushing every time he laughs (and a reason he never laughs in public to avoid misunderstandings)

#send help #i’m crying #genshin fanart #genshin impact fanart #genshin impact #diluc fanart #genshin diluc #diluc ragnvindr #diluc #kaeya alberich #kaeya #kaeya fanart #genshin kaeya #ragbros #kaeya and diluc #diluc headcanons #diluc hcs #kaeya headcanons

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huiyi07 · 9 months

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in reality the Kaeya hangout was everything we probably could’ve asked for and more .. real ragbros interaction, adelinde and elzer showing us more glimpses into their childhood, kaeya’s bitterness to his father and being forced to lie all his life and being sentenced to a ‘cruel fate’ but at the same time still saying the words “our people”, “my beloved home”, “sweet land of my birth” so genuinely… and still at the same time, being surrounded by kaeya’s friends and family throughout the whole hangout, venti himself telling kaeya that he will always find a home in monstadt; adelinde telling kaeya that he, too is always welcome as a member of their family :(

it was actually so gut wrenching, the way each ending hammered in, again and again, the message that Kaeya’s somebody with a gentle, kind soul, someone who loves so, so deeply and so genuinely; who received a cruel fate and after years upon years of hating this fate and hating himself for having it; his only wish is for a real, true home. And he’s found one, in Mondstadt. But he doesn’t think he deserves it.

#kaeya #kaeya genshin impact #ragbros #diluc #kaeya and diluc #genshin impact #genshin spoilers #spoilers #Kaeya hangout spoilers

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banterismylovelanguage · 11 months

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What does “The Talk” mean for them?

Aka important conversations that would take place in certain types of character relationships

Jean & Barbara

“Why don’t you want me as your sister?”

Barbara has some self-esteem issues when it comes to her relationship with Jean. Maybe she’ll hear conversations between other sisters of the church and she’ll think, “I’ve never done anything like that with my sister.”

Most days Barbara feels like Jean is a stranger more than anything else. They’re not sisters, they’re not friends… they’re not even work acquaintances.

The day she asks is a day when everything else builds up. Someone mentioned a sister day out, another talked about family get-togethers, and Barbara sees Jean hanging out with Lisa yet again.

It’s not quite jealously. It’s envy.

Jean is the type to let things lie under the rug until it’s ripped out from under her. Not not important things, but not things that threaten the safety of Mondstadt kind of important things.

Personal things. Personal relationships.

The question rips out the rug from under her, and she’s faced with a horrifying realization: that these things she’s swept under the rug do not only affect her, but that she’s deeply, deeply hurt not only one of Mondstadt’s citizens, but her own sister. Her family.

Thus, their sit down consists of facing each other, tightly squeezing her sister’s hands as Jean looks deep into her eyes and tells her, “You are important to me. You will always be important to me. I’m sorry my responsibility can sometimes make it seem like my job takes precedence over my family.”

But Barbara understands. She’s always understood that. Sometimes she just… wants to be reminded that she has a sister. A blood one.

Kaeya & Diluc

“Will you leave me one day, too?”

Kaeya, as a child, might have developed some abandonment issues, and Diluc is the only one in his life that is constantly by his side, growing up and experiencing the world with him. He seems cool some days, and then needs to be protected other times, so Kaeya feels torn between feeling needed and not.

He’s never considered what he’s wanted.

Diluc is the only boy his age that stays by his side day and night, and he’s the only boy that involves him in everything. The other Mondstadt children are friendly, welcoming, but some point out that his eyes look different. Diluc always says it’s cool. It’s Kaeya.

It goes like this: Kaeya is watching the sky one night, and he thinks about the infinite possibilities that the universe might have in store for him. He thinks about his father’s words.

He holds out one, tiny hand, and he counts how many stars he can cover with one palm, and how many stars still shine through in the night sky.

That’s when Diluc comes out to sit beside him. They’ve been getting older, they’re close to their teenage years now, and Diluc has been asking for some space lately.

Tonight, he sits beside Kaeya. Last night, Kaeya didn’t see him until the next morning after their final meal.

He’s starting to feel alone again.

Without even realizing it, Kaeya speaks his thought out loud, and he quickly wishes he hadn’t. He’s not some clingy child, he thinks. He just feels like they’re pulling apart into something that will never reach back out to each other again.

Kaeya’s long since removed his gaze from the sky, embarrassed, but Diluc grabs his hand. He holds them up together, and he says, “Let’s see how many we can catch together.”

Kaeya smiles, but he knows Diluc didn’t answer his question.

Qiqi & Baizhu

“What would you like to do for your birthday this year?”

She never actually grows older. He’s measured her, run a few noninvasive tests, and it’s been proven time and time again. Qiqi is incapable of aging. She’s already dead. Sort of.

She’s somewhere between conscious and subconscious at all times of the day. Some information she retains, some information she forgets. There’s no discrimination when it comes to what she forgets, either.

It could be important. It could be nonsensical.

Sometimes it’s permanent. Sometimes it’s temporary.

She’ll say, “I’m sorry, I forgot,” in response to a lot of questions, but sometimes Baizhu suspects it’s more of an automatic response at times. She hasn’t forgotten; she just doesn’t know.

She doesn’t have much of an appetite either. Last year, he made her a cupcake, gave her a glass of the mysterious “Cocomilk,” and gathered a couple of neighborhood kids to celebrate with her.

It ended up confusing the kids, and her.

Baizhu will not invite the kids this year. Instead, he plans for a quiet affair, perhaps a walk around Liyue in the evening and birthday dinner before bed. Qiqi enjoys observation and routine, and Baizhu is more than happy to provide that for her.

Sometimes, a certain adeptus will drop off an extra present for her. Not much: a flower, more “Cocomilk,” or a dish of Almond Tofu. Qiqi doesn’t react much when Baizhu tells her of her special visitor, but he’s caught a smile on her face when she admires the gift later.

Today, it goes like this: “I don’t… know.”

That’s okay. Baizhu has a plan. He’ll make it special in a small way, in a way that neither overwhelms her nor ignores her special day.

No matter if the day itself is her “birth” day, or if it is not.

#I tried a couple new things for this post… I hope you like it #genshin headcanons #genshin fanfiction #kind of #baizhu #qiqi #kaeya #kaeya alberich #diluc #diluc ragnvindr #gi jean #gi barbara #jean gunnhildr #how do we tag the girls #genshin jean #genshin barbara #gunnhildr sisters #kaeya and diluc #genshin impact

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written-with-blue-ink · 5 months

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Could we get headcanons of different pets the Genshin men would have and how they would interact with them or their personalities? Especially Diluc and Alhaitham. I love men with animals, the biggest green flag

I got you, boo! I honestly couldn't stop once I started so added a few other characters

Alhaitham, Diluc, Kaeya, Childe, Cyno TW: neglected animals in Cyno's

Pet Headcanons

Alhaitham

She showed up in a previous post but I think he would have a cat

An Egyptian Mau to be precise, her name would be Asal (Persian for honey) after her golden/bronze coat

She would 100% be a curious and very intelligent kitten who loves to run around and play

Type of cat who just climbs up fabric/clothes and will sit on your shoulder or around your neck

Will bite and pull on your ear if you oversleep and don’t feed her

Literally embodiment of “Ray of Sunshine”

Absolutely loves Kaveh for some reason (totally not because he spoils her rotten)

“Kaveh, stop feeding her so much, she’s getting fat. I don’t want two spoiled lazy cats”

“Excuse you, she’s perfect and skinny as is… Wait did you insult me too?!”

Does tricks! she knows how to sit, shake, tap (where she taps her nose to your finger/thumb) and is learning more

Diluc

A big dog man

I could see him with rottweilers, german shepherds or bernese mountain dogs with a name like “Bear” or “Beau”, short, bold, and simple.

Originally gotten as guard dogs for a paranoid Ragnvindr who has many enemies and just got back from a murder spree in Snezhnaya, they now work more as emotional support dogs for him and others

He also still has his childhood tortoise (because those things live forever) which he named ‘Clip’ as a child

He’s very mellow, the dogs treat him as one of their own

They also cuddle and sleep together, two dogs wrapped around a tortoise who rests his head on the dog’s neck

When he and Kaeya were in their older teens, Crepus got them both large Clydesdale horses when they both joined the Knight’s Cavalry.

He named his horse Skinfaxi and Kaeya has Hrímfaxi (named after the sun and moon horses from Norse mythos)

Skinfaxi is one hell of a mare, it took Diluc a lot of time, energy, and patience to get her to behave (though she still has a playful streak)

Would buck him off during training but she was the fastest horse in the Cavalry

He would take her on long rides at night through the woods and around Dawn Winery just to get her to trust him

Kaeya

Obviously, Hrímfaxi, who, unlike his sister, was much more timid.

They both got along really well, with no issues, unlike their siblings.

The two riding are almost like one being, completely in synch

With the cavalry gone, Mondstadt City doesn’t have a lot of space for a horse so he stays with his sister at Dawn Winery

Kaeya comes by whenever he can to ride him

But besides her he would take care of the stray cats around Mondstadt City, refilling food and water bowls around the city while on patrol

One day, after a long night, Kaeya woke up to clawing and meowing at the door and saw his favorite cat, a Calico named Lucky, wandered inside and flopped on his rug in pain, crying as he noticed the giant lump coming from her stomach

By sunrise, he now had a mother of three kittens refusing to leave his house.

Two girls (One Calico like her mom and the other orange) and a boy (A black cat with faint stripes)

He lets Klee name them: Sunny (Orange), Cloudy (Calico) and Stormy (the black cat)

The girls are definitely headstrong while Stormy is shy and tends to hide behind his big sisters

(as a kaeya kinnie with three stray/outdoor cats, he gets them too)

Childe

From a family with lots of big dogs, like Great Pyrenees, Samoyed, and Tibetan Mastiffs

When he moved to Liyue for deployment and got super lonely, his subordinates weren’t super close to him and locals didn’t trust him as a Harbinger, he grew rather lonely

Till he went into the countryside to deal with some Treasure Hoarders and saw them using weasels and ferrets to carry contraband and money around without notice

What really sold him was watching a little kid in the camp playing with one and rubbing noses with it

The next day Ajax had two ferrets running around his apartment with the most expensive ferret setup money could buy

They are the most playful, feral things who love running around and play-fighting each other

Named Jayson and Lila, a pair of twins

(totally didn't name them after the stoats from Burrow’s End)

Loves them so much and plays with them throughout all of his free time

Leaves them to his assistant whenever he is away or is busy (who proceeds to give her hell)

They love it when he wears big coats/parkas so they can climb in and snuggle

Cyno

Didn’t have pets growing up

His first pet was on a mission as General Mahamatra, arrested some guy, went through his house for evidence, and found a severely malnourished and neglected Leopard Gecko

Some of his claws had fallen off to nubs due to layers of sheaded skin build up and he was cold to the touch from lack of heating.

The lizard curls up into his warm hands and it immediately melts the General Mahamatra’s heart

Immediately putting him back and picking up the cage, he leaves the rest of the investigation to his coworkers before rushing to Gandharva Ville

Scared Tighnari and Collei with how quickly he rushed in through the door with a giant glass terrarium.

Looks calm and collected but is sitting in the corner with Collei just staring at Tighnari and the lizard, internal panic on the inside

Once Tighnari gives an analysis, Cyno asks Nari to watch the lizard for a few days and he will come back for it

Proceeds to spend two days straight researching Leopard geckos and how to take care of them

Also blows a good portion of his paycheck on supplies for the gecko, a larger tank, lights, and heating pads, etc.

Picks him up and takes him home as soon as the terrarium is set up

Names him something dumb like “Geck” or a combo of his and Tighnari’s names like “Tighno”

Most people don’t know besides Tighnari and Collei that the gecko exists, and why would they? Who’s gonna believe that the General Mahamatra has a tiny lizard as a pet

When Alhaitham and Kaveh find out Cyno has a pet, Cyno immediately pulls out pictures from his wallet like a proud dad

Whenever he is away for a while, he has Collei house sit and take care of the lizard, pays her generously

Will just sit on top of Cyno’s head or shoulder and chill

Loves to chirp and make little noises for fun/comfort

(also a leopard gecko parent and my gecko is a rescue with all these attributes from being mishandled)

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thatgenderfluidmonstrosity · 26 days

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@friendlesscat

Here’s your Kaeya and Diluc angst/comfort!

It’s not as whumpy as I wanted it to be, but I love it, and I hope you do too!

“Captain! Captain!” He heard a voice scream.

One by one, his team was getting picked off.

“CAPTAIN KAEYA!” He heard their pleas, “HELP!”

Their cries for help. His vision was blurry, and his body staggered in pain. How much longer could he keep going?

“Must- keep…. fighting…” He muttered, struggling to hold his sword.

It was raining, which was supposed to give him an advantage- but who would expect a rogue Ruin Hunter would appear in the middle of Wolvendom Woods?

His team certainly did not.

“C-Captain! What do we-”

The voices- the fear and terror.

He couldn’t help them. He couldn’t even help himself.

As the screams died down, and the rain and thunder pounded in his ears- he felt his body become lighter.

Was this it? Was he dying? After everything- the traitor meets a cruel end. Was it really cruel though? Such a fate must be fit for someone like him. He was losing consciousness- he knew that much. He tried to stay up, but he knew that resistance was futile. His wounds were too much to bear, and the Ruin Hunter wasn’t letting up. It sharpened its weapon, ready to strike the last man standing.

“I’m sorry.” He muttered.

He didn’t quite know who exactly he was apologizing to. To his teammates, who he failed when they needed him? Was it to Jean; whom he failed as a captain? Or to Diluc? For failing him as a brother? Maybe to Crepus; for failing him as a son.

It didn’t matter who. He failed all of them. Even his own father, who abandoned him.

His life was a failure. A waste. And he was sorry to anyone who knew him.

His body hit the ground- it didn’t hurt nearly as much as the other wounds he had.

And as he closed his eyes, he felt warm…

He also saw light. Was it “the light”? Like when you die? No… it was… red… and flaming…

He didn’t expect to wake up. Nor did he expect to be on a cart, rolling towards Dawn Winery.

Oh… Here I am… once again…

It was bittersweet, in a way. How he was bleeding out, being taken towards the place where he had first been abandoned.

He couldn’t speak- only look around. He caught sight of the brooding red-haired man that was wheeling him back. Only… he didn’t look so brooding… Was it a trick of his near-death hallucinations, or was Diluc…

He couldn’t form many thoughts before he blacked out again.

The next time he woke up, he was inside of Dawn Winery, laying on a fancy red sofa. He only hoped it was red before he got there.

He realized he was awake enough to hear speaking, but only bits.

“Found him… tell Jean… others… only survivor…”

The words rang through his ears. His stomach dropped.

It didn’t matter if he lived or died through this experience. All that mattered was that he had to carry the knowledge that he failed his team. A bunch of excellent knights… gone. Dead. And it was his fault. It was always his fault- Crepus was his fault- Losing his brother was his fault-

Why did he have to be such a failure?

He couldn't tell if it was blood or a tear that dripped down his cheek. It was his right eye too. Maybe the world thought he needed a real reason to wear his eye patch.

He didn’t realize that the conversation he overheard was now over. He only noticed that when Diluc started to approach him.

“Kae…” He muttered.

A nickname he hadn’t heard in so long… Diluc must’ve thought that he was still asleep.

“I… I’m sorry… For everything. You… you’re a great knight, really. You don’t need to be so hard on yourself all the time. I know the front that you put up. A respectable knight who has everything together. But that's not the real you… Not the one I know at least.”

Kaeya kept his eyes and mouth closed, but holding his “unconscious” expression was difficult.

You don’t need to apologize… all of it was my fault.

“You’re gonna blame yourself for all this, I know you will, but… it's not your fault. No one would expect a Ruin Hunter to pop up in those woods. And no one would expect you to take it on, especially since you weren’t prepared for a fight. I’ve already sent some people out to retrieve the other knight's bodies and I've got a hawk sending a message to the Acting Grand Master. By the time you wake up… you’ll be back in Mondstadt.”

Kaeya had half the mind to get up and protest him that moment. He wanted to speak to him. To tell him everything that he felt.

The other part of him wanted to stay silent. To wait and listen.

But no part of him wanted to miss the chance to speak to his brother.

“I don’t know why I’m still talking to you. You’ll be briefed on all this when you can actually hear people. I just… I guess I wanted to give us both some comfort. I get to talk to you without your mask, and… you can listen.”

He heard Diluc take a deep breath. It… quivered.

“It wasn’t… easy, Kaeya… losing both you and father on the same day… You must know now that your timing wasn’t… great. But… Kae, if I had the chance to go back and change everything, I would.”

Now this wouldn’t have been Kaeya’s chosen time to “awaken” from his slumber, but his body had other plans.

He shot up, coughing as if he was trying desperately to lose a lung.

He heard Diluc gasp a bit, then saw him stand.

“Argh-” He grumbled, wrapping his arms around his waist.

“Here.” Diluc offered him a rag, to wipe up the blood that shot from his mouth.

Kaeya took a moment to cough some more, then laid back on the couch.

“Are you alright? How do you feel? Adelinde, can you bring me a glass of water-?” Diluc bombarded him with questions, sitting back down.

“I-I'm fine… I'm fine. You sound like-” He coughed some more, deciding to just sit up instead.

“Dad?” Diluc finished.

“...Yeah…” Kaeya muttered, looking away.

There was silence.

Kaeya observed his now wrapped wounds. His hand reached for his right eye.

Diluc looked away, fiddling with his hands.

“It's not that bad, right?” Kaeya jokes.

Diluc didn’t look at him.

More silence.

“…Maybe… Maybe I should just get going-” He said.

“No. No no no, you are staying on this couch till someone arrives to take you back to the city.” Diluc said, standing up and blocking the couch.

“I’ll be fine.” Kaeya countered.

“Fine!? You’re literally bleeding everywhere!” Diluc said, frustratingly.

“Better for me to bleed on the grass instead of your couch.” Kaeya muttered, attempting to stand.

Diluc sighed, stepping away.

“Fine, you can leave, only if you can manage to get to the door all by yourself without falling over.”

Kaeya scoffed before taking one step and collapsing.

He then started to cough even more, but this time, he couldn’t breath in.

“Kaeya!” Diluc exclaimed, helping him up immediately. “I expected you to fall over, but not to immediately start dying!”

“Here, Master Diluc.” Adelinde said, handing him a glass of water.

Adelinde helped Kaeya back to sitting on the couch, and Diluc handed him the water.

He downed it, only taking seconds to breathe.

“Careful- I don’t want you vomiting everywhere too.” Diluc scolded.

Kaeya set the glass on the table beside him.

“Sure thing, Master Diluc.” He muttered, sounding upset or angry, like his voice was filled with disdain.

“Don't say it like that…” Diluc muttered.

“Like what?” Kaeya asked snarkily.

“Like you hate me.” Diluc said, looking him in the eye.

…

“Yeah, okay…” Kaeya said, looking down.

…

Diluc got up to leave.

I don’t hate you. I don’t hate you. I don’t hate you. Please don’t leave-

“...I don’t hate you.” Kaeya said.

Diluc turned to him.

“Kaeya-”

“No. Let me speak…” He said, his expression was… sad.

“I don’t hate you, or what you do. I might’ve thought I hated you for a while, but I didn’t. Truth is… I've… missed you. I've missed my brother. And I know I’ve screwed up. I’ve hated myself ever since Crepus died. Ever since I ruined this family. And… and I would do the same thing.”

Diluc was speechless.

“The… ‘same thing’?” He asked.

“If I had the chance to go back in time and change things, I would. But part of me… if given the chance, would have never let us meet. Then maybe you’d still have your position in the knights, and maybe you’d still be happy and bright, and maybe you’d still have your dad-”

He hadn’t noticed the tears that started to roll down his cheeks.

He also didn’t notice that Diluc had started to approach him- till he was enveloped in a hug.

“Our dad…” Diluc whispered.

“....right…” Kaeya smiled, sniffling.

He wrapped his hands around Diluc, nuzzling his head into his shoulder.

“I’ve missed you too. But I guess I don’t need to tell you that, since i'm assuming you were awake during my whole monologue…”

“Yeah, I was…”

“Always the better actor.” Diluc said, exiting the hug.

“Of course,” Kaeya laughed, “Someone had to sneak us into the Knights training sessions, and your fake crying wasn’t going to cut it.”

“Yeah yeah…”

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