(It might leave him open on one hand to more teasing, maybe to being pushed about in subtle ways depending on where they are, he finds himself idly wondering just what ideas she might get now after taking note of her licking her lips and perhaps the gears turning in her head. What a relief, he succeeded at the cost of not necessarily knowing any sort of rest in a way. It could be worse on terms of trade-offs but this is enough for him anyway; normally he isn't prone to doing these things for just about anyone... well, for anyone at all which is another thing.
Something that he thinks is that she genuinely draws from him parts of him he long since thought were gone. Parts of himself he thought he abandoned, left behind with his decision to carry onward with the choice that he wants to bring forth his retribution in whatever way he must do so. Until the Fatui are finished, dismantled, and scattered to the wind he'll always push onward until he can rest.
Or that had been what he thought originally, now it's another story. For her sake maybe alone, he's not going to keep going as he once did with his objectives. Instead, he'll drive onward more cautiously instead of being as easily ignited, incensed by everything with the gentle contrast of her ice and his fire hitting him along his hand with her looping together their fingers.
It's pleasant. Enough to make him also feel lucky even if the two of them have their own issues to go about through in their own ways.
It won't be easy which he knows even now, enough that he finds himself not minding any the turn of events that may or may not happen in their lives. Maybe once she's ready they'll also wander Mondstadt together one day while everyone else simply stares with their mouths gaping open that Diluc instead of not following his heart, chose really to be happy even if he may feel he didn't deserve that.)
For the best then... I won't be surprised if you start to stay over more often while I'm recovering when you can. (Because he knows he'd miss her too but would take seeing her any chance they had during this over dying.)
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Something that he thinks is that she genuinely draws from him parts of him he long since thought were gone. Parts of himself he thought he abandoned, left behind with his decision to carry onward with the choice that he wants to bring forth his retribution in whatever way he must do so. Until the Fatui are finished, dismantled, and scattered to the wind he'll always push onward until he can rest.
Or that had been what he thought originally, now it's another story. For her sake maybe alone, he's not going to keep going as he once did with his objectives. Instead, he'll drive onward more cautiously instead of being as easily ignited, incensed by everything with the gentle contrast of her ice and his fire hitting him along his hand with her looping together their fingers.
It's pleasant. Enough to make him also feel lucky even if the two of them have their own issues to go about through in their own ways.
It won't be easy which he knows even now, enough that he finds himself not minding any the turn of events that may or may not happen in their lives. Maybe once she's ready they'll also wander Mondstadt together one day while everyone else simply stares with their mouths gaping open that Diluc instead of not following his heart, chose really to be happy even if he may feel he didn't deserve that.)
For the best then... I won't be surprised if you start to stay over more often while I'm recovering when you can. (Because he knows he'd miss her too but would take seeing her any chance they had during this over dying.)