#caregiver diluc

[littlemissagere]

Hello! If you’re not too busy with requests could I request some hcs for cg! Zhongli or Diluc with an infant regressor? Maybe the little one’s clingy and gets a bit fussy if they’re too far away from their cg? I’d love to see how either of them handle an extra tiny little one!

Hello! Thanks for requesting<3

Zhongli and Diluc with a fussy and/or clingy infant regressor :3 !!

+—————+ 🔥 🗡️ 🍷 Diluc ! )

Diluc is well versed with knowledge about regressing, from personal experience and from learning about it on his own time. When he found out you were an infant regressor, he wanted to make sure he could be extra helpful to you.

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You feel tiny, really tiny. The sensations around you feel bigger.. not necessarily in a negative way. The lights and colors look more flamboyant, the feeling of the floor as you sit on it is soft and gentle.. maybe a little ticklish from the carpet. You pick up something on the floor, your tiny hands carsssing the item you pick up. Though, you cannot communicate well right now… you want your Carer's attention, Diluc. You look at him, your eyes a little wide, filled with curiosity. You give a little whine for attention, hoping to be acknowledged, but he does not hear you right away. Diluc has a hard time picking up subtle sounds sometimes, unless they are consistent due to the Tavern work. You whine a little louder, starting to tear up, since you cannot use your words… all tiny and in need of care.

Diluc turns his head, looking over his shoulder, pausing whatever he was up to. He sees the look on your face.. and you can see him frown slightly with worry.

“My dear, my baby, my little one… what is the matter?” His voice is soft as he approaches you. He kneels down, to get to your level. You reach your arms out, using those grabby hands, wanting to be held. “Oh, uppies, hm?” He coos in a soft tone, as one arm slips around your upper back, and the other is placed under your bottom, as he holds you to him. You rest your head on his shoulder, holding a fistful of his sleeve in your little hand.

His warm hand rests on top of yours, and he rests his head against yours. “It’s okay, I’m right here.” He whispers softly. A little sniffle escapes you.. you still have a few tears left. “Oh, here… I have an idea.” He says, as he walks into the kitchen. He sets you onto the counter, lovingly shushing you, trying to calm you. “I’m right here still, I just need my hands for a moment, alright? Don’t fret.” He kisses your forehead gently, and then opens the cabinet, taking out a bottle for you. He warms some milk in the little before pouring it into your bottle. As he twists on the lid, he picks you up with one arm.

“Let’s go to your Nursery, just hold on.” He says in a soft voice, as he caries you up the stairs and into your Nursery. He adjusts the light, making it dim, but still lit, as to not scare you. He walks over to the rocking chair in the corner of the room, and takes a seat. Propping you in his lap so your head can rest on his shoulder/chest, and you’re sitting with your legs/thighs across his lap.

“How about we read a story while you have your bottle?” He suggests, handing you your bottle, which you immediately latch onto, with your head nuzzled into the crook of his neck and shoulder. He picks up a book, and flips through the pages, reading it slowly and comfortingly to you… he’s there as long as his baby needs…

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+—————+ 🐉 🪨 ⚜️ Zhongli ! )

You let out an evidently sleepy yawn.. you could’ve sworn moments ago you were just fine… but now, that you’re sleepy… you had regressed before you could even think properly about it. You looked around, and didn’t see your Caregiver, Zhongli. Being so tiny, and so needy… you got scared. You started to cry, in your spot on the couch, unable to find your dada. Your tears and unintelligible babbles were enough to have your Caegiver coming right to you. You were wiping your tears when a hand is placed on yours, moving it out of the way gently.

“What is the cause for all these tears? Are you hurt?” He spoke gently, as to not frighten you more, but there is a hint of concern. Though.. he examined your demeanor and answered his own question. “Oh my… does someone need some help?” He cooed as he picked you up with one arm, wiping your tears with the other hand. Your cries are now sniffles and whimpers.. and you lay into him. “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of you. Just let me take care of it, okay?” He mumbled gently into your ear, as he walked into your nursery. He opens your dresser and takes out your favorite onesie.

“Alright, lie back for me, alright?” He guides as he lays you down on your changing table/preparation table. He takes you out of your big kid clothes, and slips you into your favorite onesie, buttoning the bottom. “There we go… isn’t that so much better?” He coos softly as he picks you back up, a smile on his face. “Do you want to get your baba and to go color and have some tummy time?” He asks, as he walks into the living room. You give a babble and he takes it as a yes.

You’re given your bottle, laid on your tummy, and the two of you color for the majority of the afternoon… occasionally whines or babbles from you to get Zhongli to look at your coloring page. Eventually, bed time hits, and you’re laid in your crib on your tummy, with your baba and paci…

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I hope you like it !!!

[agerewindwheels]

Could you do a cg diluc with a clingy and cuddly regressor?

Of course! Thank you for being so patient, anon! <3

♡ He adores his little one so much, and never minds when they want to have a day for themself to be little. Diluc will always provide so much care and love for his baby!

♡ If he does have to work, his little one isn’t too far behind him at all. They follow him around his tavern, clinging to his sleeves or the end of his coat, whining for him to carry them around. Which he gladly does, glaring at anyone who gives them any odd looks.

♡ When they’re in their home, he reads to them and lets them sit in his lap. They’re a very quiet baby, and that goes well due to how introverted Diluc himself is. 

♡ If asked to, he’ll happily color with them! Coloring was something Diluc loved to do when he was younger, so coloring with his baby did make him quite happy. During the day, they also go on many adventures (Small things, like picking apples outside and whatnot), with the little baby not straying far from Diluc.

♡ In all, Diluc loves his little one. At the end of the day, they both go to sleep, the baby clinging to Diluc and babbling happily as they nap.

[apreciouspuppy]

Diluc CG headcanons!!! These are centered around a Regressor who’s had S* trauma bcuz certain things abt him just make me feel like he’s a safe person <3

❤️ he’d be extra protective than he would be with littles that have negative past encounters but not protective that it’s suffocating

❤️ He’d be very gentle with them and always make sure that they’re okay with physical affection b4 he initiates any !! So they’re not alarmed or scared and they slowly get used to him and know that he’s a trusted person

❤️ During bathtime he makes sure that they know they can be alone and don’t need to have any help but he’s always offering it and ready to help if they want it(same goes if they’re padded bby) Also makes sure to fill the bathtub up a lot with bubbles so they can cover themselves

❤️ Once he hears about all of the things his baby has gone through he trys his best to stay calm and not show any anger to not scare the little but after (with permission) he’s well… what is said in the ss and might get help from the knights (srry If ooc 😞)

[babiepupp]

⋆ ˚｡୨୧ CG!Diluc Imagine!: Need me to tuck you in? ୨୧ ˚｡⋆

x GN Little reader. Hope you enjoy!

- Bear 🧸

Summer evenings.. oh how Diluc wished they could last forever, the way the orange sun set over the horizon of Mondstadt like a roaring fire. He stared down at his newspaper, humming softly to himself as he turned the pages, his coat neatly hung up on the chair. He paused for a moment, hearing a slight creak from the old floorboards of the winery.

“.. I can see you little bird. Is there a problem?” He asked, looking up at the stairs, where you stood. He chuckled softly, a soft smile crossing his face as he walked towards you, kneeling down to your level.

“What’s wrong? Are you perhaps hungry? Thirsty maybe?” He asked, wracking his brains for what could be causing a potential problem, but when you pointed up the stairs- he instantly knew.

“Ah. You were waiting for me to tuck you into bed?” He asked, smiling as he stood up again, reaching out his gloved hand and gently ruffling your hair. Despite his supposed grumpy demeanour, he always showed his love towards you. You were everything to him.

He reached forwards, lifting you up and placing you on his hip as he strolled to the kitchen, placing you down on the wooden counter. He had been told by Lisa that littles always liked a bottle before bed and her advice had worked tremendously up to this point.

“You just sit right there for a moment sweetheart, Papa will get make you a bottle.” He said, grabbing your favourite bottle out of the cupboard and swiftly fixing up a bottle, he always made sure to be swift while doing so to prevent any upsets.

“And.. there we go.” He spoke, chuckling as he lifted you back up into his burly arms. It paid off to be a bartender sometimes, he always managed to fix up bottles for you at an incredibly quick pace. He began ascending the wooden stairs, humming softly as he walked into his bedroom.

“I assume we’re ready for bed now, hmm? You’ve got your bottle and your blankie..” he said, his red eyes scanning you over quickly.

“..And I assume you don’t need a change?” He asked tenderly, his voice quiet and gentle as not to startle you. He sighed in relief as you nodded, gently pulling back the luxurious duvet and carefully laying you down on the pillows, all while smiling softly.

“Do you want Papa to stay beside you for a little bit until you drop off?” He asked, tucking you in to the covers, making sure your stuffed animal was securely in the sheets too before sitting on the other side of the bed, reaching out and stroking your hair.

When he could see your eyes begin to close and suck on your bottle in a relaxed manner, he felt his heart warm slightly. He leant down, pressing a kiss to your forehead before heading to the door, turning out the light as he spoke.

“Goodnight, little bird. Have sweet and pleasant dreams.” He murmured before exiting, shutting the door behind him with a chuckle.

Woohoo! My first imagine I’ve made, I love doing oc writing and such outside of tumblr, but this time was my first time writing a proper one! I hope you guys liked it!! ♡

[wolfiewuvs]

culd you do a cg diluc (genshim impac) moodbord pwease :3

ofc! ( I dont kno abt the character too much sry ) but ya!

Diluc care giver (CG) moodboard com! 🔥🩷🧸

• DNI • ddlg, nsfw, anti-agere, anti-petregre, proship

[azuresky-agere]

Um littol diluc hcs please? :>

Of course!

Little!Diluc headcanons! Requested by Anonymous!

CW: scars/injuries, medical diapers, refusal of regression.

(-LITERALLY he's just the embodiment of the "tall little, short cg" dynamic)

-very small guy, around the headspace age of 1-5.

-has got a 'record' of refusing his headspace for three months. (He likes to brag about it to his CG, despite it not being a good thing.)

-due to his injuries that were obtained during his vigilante period in Snezhnaya, he has to be medically padded. (The first time he was told that, he refused to wear them for a week straight.)

-didn't realise he was regressing until Jean told him that he probably was, and he did some research and decided to try it "just once". (He regresses at least ONCE a week.)

-has one stuffie and it's his childhood stuffed valcon, Vannessa. It's not like he wants more stuffies, she is enough for him!

-main CG is Adelinde (head maid at the winery) as well as people like Kaeya and Jean!

-Jean was the one who introduced him to regression as mentioned earlier, but Kaeya found a crying Diluc while walking home, and he admitted (in babbles, mind you) about his regression, and how wrong it felt.

-kaeya had to tell him otherwise. (We love a supportive brother.)

[baby-zakarii]

Um... I wrote another fic :>

Baby Diluc goes brrrr

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Caregiver diluc who

Holds his little on his hip while he goes through his daily routines at the winery

Adelinde who watches his little while he runs out real fast - she tries her best to comfort them as they cry wanting Diluc back.

Diluc spoils his little so much, as long as you follow the rules he’ll buy them whatever they want!

Games are happening 24/7, it helps make sure they follow the rules they need to! Quiet game, put away game, so on and so forth.

[theastrical]

their reaction when you’re sick.

genshin men reaction when you’re sick.

kaeya/diluc/childe x reader

note: hmmm i don’t know what i write

Kaeya’s reaction when you’re sick.

“hey what’s wrong? you barely talk or even move, anything you wanna share? moodswings?..”, his voice soft, mellow, something you can listen throughout even when you’re asleep.

kaeya is the type of person to be worried in the inside, he can keep his calm which is a good thing, but it kept you wonderingr, “does this man actually love me or is he good at hiding it?”. So when you’re sick, he keep his calm. He buys you medicines and leave for work. Although he seemingly left work early just to take care of you.

He would feed you meals, very slowly just incase you can’t keep up with your usual pace. Silently would observe your behaviour from afar, making sure you’re not consuming anything that would make you much more sick. He would hide your snacks and instant noodles, your sodas or bubble tea. He would also limit your social media screen time by going through your phone, cause you always play with your socials instead of resting. Anything possibly distracting your resting hours is a NO for this man, kaeya only wants you to rest, rest and rest.

The medicines he bought are various, either a herbal tradition medicine he bought from a liyue merchant, a modern capsule of paracetamol, or his hand-made herbal medicines. He made it so bitter that you could easily puke and he would feed the whole thing onto your throat so choking is an understandable respond. somehow his medicine works on you 10 times better than the others though. “My hands are definitely meant for this line of work, also for your recovery..hehe..”

Diluc’s reaction when you’re sick.

“you’re sick again..?”, a silent murmur he made when he saw how weak you are currently.

immediately knows when you’re sick, since he could remember any symptoms that you’ve occurred before. This is something he must remember (he thinks), since he doesn’t want to repeat another same-page of history. So when you’re sick, he didn’t panic, instead, he would let the professionals do the work instead of him, avoiding the worst possibility when he’s the one in charge.

would checked up on you every hour by touching your forehead, caressing your hands, or holding onto your hands. His touch is delicate, like a soft cloud scheming through your skin, not with his leather gloves, just the simple touch of his hands. It makes it hard to resist since diluc’s caresses are addictive, and at some point, you would find yourself waking up in the middle of the night just to search for his touch. “i’m right here…you’re cold..?”, then he would cuddle you, stroking your hair, and kisses your forehead.

when you recover, he would take you out to a fancy dinner, treating you for being good while having to endure bitter medicines or food you don’t even like just to survive another day. He spoils you with gifts and foods that you can’t eat when you’re still sick, it cost thousands of moras but it’s all worth it, at least for the sake to keep his beloved happy.

Childe’s reaction when you’re sick

“you’re not okay, let me help you.”, he would kissed your cheeks afterwards, to let you know that he’s here for you.

He can recognise your sickness just by seeing your pale demeanour and stiff body which is to him, is very visible (you don’t even remember how you usually look like before so he’s insane for that). he would checked it once more by touching your forehead or observing your body response overall, if his observation list are all check-listed then you are indeed sick. He turns into a full time caregiver, he has many job experiences, therefore entrusting yourself to this man is a good choice. In his mind, his number one priority is you, hence he would abandon his duty to take care of you until you fully recover.

He would cook a meal that can compete over 5 stars restaurant. It’s so tasty it’s insane that he made it with his own hands. The food is undeniably healthy, it’s only made with organic ingredients that he picked up from the local farmers, no preservative or artificial ingredients, all made with love using his own groceries. The food doesn’t taste bland, in fact it’s very flavourful, the food itself is already a medicine for his beloved since it consist herbs to strengthen the immune system. He would feed you, wipe your mouth, even help you drink the juice he made to make the recovery process bearable.

The medicines he picked are those that are meant for children but can be consumed for adults too, not capsules, but syrups. So you won’t be able to resist consuming since it doesn’t taste bitter. At some point he would bought the chinese herbs that are strong at taste..but he made the chinese herbs into food instead so it wouldn’t burden your tongue. The recovery speed is steady and fast, his way of making you heal is effectively acclaimed by his brothers and sisters. After every medicine or food you eat, he would kiss your hand and carry you to bed again, covering you with a blanket and help you sleep. Singing a lullaby for you and makes sure that his company helps your heart relaxes.

“rest well, i’m here.”

taglist: @dailypenpen , @daydreaming-paradies

[dragon-queen21]

Hiii I was wondering if you have any thoughts on caregiver Wriothesley? It’s cool if it’s just a couple <3 !!!

Caregiver Wriothesley headcanons

I talked about him a little bit here which I am mentioning because while I haven’t met him yet (still barely out of Liyue and I am dreading Inazuma ;-;) I did a bit more research and think I got a better characterization for him :3 I apologize though if anything seems off

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~Can caregivers have a pet space? You know like “mama bear mode” I think that’s a thing. Anyways- Wolf dad ✨ I don’t know I just like the idea >///<

~Fiercely protective, probably scruffs his little ones when they are getting into mischief, play fighting alongside them, making pillow nests and cuddling, etc.

~The kind of caregiver to do something ‘against the rules’ and go “don’t tell your dad/mama” only to have his little one laughing

~This has 100% happened when Wriothesley was babysitting Aether. He bought the regressed traveler dessert before getting him to eat dinner. (Imagining Diluc with a sixth sense whenever it comes to Aether-)

~Let’s his little one sit in his lap. Probably brings out a bunch of crayons and “official documents” for them to sign and therefore keep away from scribbling all over his actual work

~Definitely loses track of time. One minute Wriothesley is absorbed in his work, the next he’s looking around cursing because whoever he was watching over disappeared.

~Probably has a baby pen set up in his office to prevent this from happening over and over again

~This isn’t a headcanon but your ask has reminded me that I have a half finished drawing of him and Aether that I need to work on

[littlemissagere]

Hello! If it's not too much could I request some CG!Diluc HCs? And maybe a little who's pretty hyperactive/messy (as in arts and crafts or plays a bit too roughly outside)?

Thanks for the request!!<3 🫶

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Diluc with a messy/hyperactive little ! <3

🔥 He'll always do his best to keep you out of trouble, while still letting you have some fun

🍷 Bath time is a daily tradition at this point, be it; paints, dirt, marker, food, etc. you’re absolutely covered in it! Bath time is necessary to keep you all clean

🔥 He will let you get pretty roughed up/dirty so you can get your wiggles out—but… if it’s ‘too’ dirty, he will plop you in the bath

🍷 He'll find hands on activities for you to do! Like painting, drawing, Running around outside, playing outside, playing with bubbles in the bath, etc!

🔥 Sometimes when we're messy, we can get boo-boos, but don’t worry, Diluc's gotcha covered, kiddo :) ! Cute bandaids are stocked in the cabinet, you can pick any!

🍷 He has the maids pick up after you as well, maybe even join in on your games or tag, hide an seek, dress up, etc!

🔥 Dress up and pretend is also a fun hands on activity he would offer

🍷 You might make a mess resulting in having dyed skin from your paints/markers covering you.. he'll laugh at it, but still help his kiddo out :)

🔥 After a long day of hyperness, messiness, and play, he’ll put you to bed, however you’d like! Maybe cuddling on the Sofa, or putting you in your bed/crib

🍷 Maybe you accidentally tore a hole in your clothes from playing too roughly.. sure it may make you wanna cry… but it’s gonna be okay!! Diluc will have it fixed the next day <3

🔥 He'll make you take snack/water breaks, and maybe even a nap… depending on what you need :>

🍷 He is always prepared, even for accidents like big messes

🔥 He will NEVER get mad at his kiddo for being messy/hyperactive. He is very understanding, and definitely admires your energy..

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There you go!

[multi-fandom-agereg]

🩹 very random Reg!Aether hcs 🩹

• Aether would probably regress very young. Specifically newborn to baby age ( 0-2yo )

• doesn't know how to really interact with other people. With his feelings being overwhelming and his mind not able to grasp many things or concepts, he doesn't think before he acts

• Paimon is the victim of that btw ^

• speaking of Paimon, no matter what she does she can't control Aether by herself. Being physically tiny, makes her vulnerable to Aether's touchy behavior (holding her by her feet, squeezing her like a plush, etc)

• (projecting lol) has a bad habit of Trichotillomania (the urge to pull/yank out your own hair) but people around Mondstadt always keep his hands busy so his heads has been healing a bit. Mostly Kaeya and Diluc helps him with that stuff though

• Kaeya's scarf calms him alot. Solely because it's soft ^

• can either be the sweetest baby ever or be the fussiest

• when he's regressing to a newborn, he needs someone to coddle him and take care of him. If he doesn't have someone to take care of him he'll cry for hours until someone does

• love bedtime stories and being read fables

• juice>>> milk

• cuddles his cg(s)

• playing pretend is the biggest part of his regression. He Loves games centered around imagining things

• his cg(s) are the only one(s) who can calm him down mostly

• once he had a very scary nightmare and for several days he slept in his cgs lap; fearing if he parted they'd get hurt. He often thinks about the nightmare, and it always brings him to wanting to stay in his caregiver's arms for hours. Sometimes days

[apreciouspuppy]

I made a Diluc Caregiver bot on Character Ai :33!! Inspired by @regressionworldz bots<3

This is my first time making a character ai bot and it was just for fun so pls go easy on me if there’s any mess ups w it<33

Cg Diluc has been running around in my head the past few days and there’s not many fics I could find so I just decided to make a bot :3 I hope you enjoy!!!

I also plan on making Kaveh and Al Haitham as a joint bot hopefully , Kaeya, and Baizhu

[ur-fav-is-agere]

Diluc from Genshin Impact

Is a daddy caregiver!

[elysiaishere]

Elysia's Mostly Angsty Genshin Impact Headcanons No One Asked For (Spoilers)

Sure, Diluc would find Childe's blasé, insouciant attitude aggravating. But, Childe, who loves his family more than life itself, would fucking despise Diluc for what he did to his own brother.

Logically, Collei knows she was once experimented on by Il Dottore and the Fatui for their Archon Residue experiments. However, she no longer has concrete memories of this time—and has had none since returning to Sumeru.

Unbeknownst to her, this is because of Nahida. Upon Collei's return with Cyno, Nahida quickly noticed her tumultuous and often terrifying nightmares. Nahida suppressed these memories to give her peace—believing Collei's illness was terminal, and that she deserved some kind of sanctuary after all she's been through.

If he can, Zhongli actively avoids Guili Plains because he's never quite recovered from Guizhong's death. Seeing the ruins of their original assembly is simply too much for him to bear.

Draff's alcoholism and neglect of Diona has caused her "rebellious phase," as he describes it. I don't think this is rebellion, however. Diona's behaviour and perspective, particularly against the Mondstadt Wine Industry, are the rationale of a child struggling to understand why her father might choose wine over her. Of course, addiction is no simple matter, but to a child, such nuances are lost. Presently, all she can see and understand is that her father, who was once her favourite person in the entire world, would sooner spend his time at Angel Share or another tavern, than be at home with her. As such, I think Diona is hurting a lot more than she lets on.

Similarly, Klee also showcases some of the symptoms often seen of a child who has limited contact with their parent(s) or caregiver(s)—just on the opposite end of the spectrum. Players have no idea how long Alice has been away from Klee, but the context clues we have suggest it's been a substantial amount of time. In Diona's case, her longing for a functional relationship with her father has led to outbursts and anger. For Klee, her longing for her mother leads her to build familial-like relationships with the adults who are around.

Yanfei doesn't quite understand the true weight of her own immortality. Intellectually, she knows she will one day outlive her human parent and her human friends, but she doesn't truly understand what this loss will do to her. Watching her loved ones grow old and frail, perhaps even ill, while she remains strong and physically young. Only Ganyu, who is also half-Adeptus, truly knows the level of grief that will one day reshape her. But that's something Ganyu knows Yanfei must come to terms with herself, when the time inevitably comes.

Sometimes, Ei finds it difficult to look at her own reflection—and by extension, Raiden Shogun. Both remind her too starkly of Makoto, of whom she still grieves deeply.

[azuresky-agere]

CG!Diluc and Little!Venti

(venti getting overwhelmed in angel's share, and dadluc coming to the bard's aid.)

-aka a small draft I cooked up because I couldn't sleep.

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Venti was never really one to be...quiet. it was an odd sight to see at the main bar of Angel's Share - Venti being completely silent. Usually he was up and about, yelling at other patrons across the bar, or playing his ballads, which would undoubtedly gain him a crowd and a half. A crowd for the fellow in green meant simply one thing:

Wine.

The bard would ask for payment in glasses of wine and only the richest apples, which he would snack on during his breaks.

But not tonight. For the entire night was his break.

Diluc finished serving a table, glancing at the other, who was slumped over his barside, quiet as a mouse. Not a single glass has been by his side all night, and he'd gotten to the tavern half an hour ago. Usually, not ordering or drinking anything would give Diluc the right to kick him out, but he could tell something was wrong.

"Venti." He simply said. "Are you okay?"

The bard in question forces a smile on his face, looking up at the man. "Why, of course." His voice is dead, long gone from this realm. Usually, he's cheery, but it was probably a facade.

"Do you want a drink?"

He simply nods, ordering apple juice, to his suprise.

Hours pass, and he seems to get worse. More patrons leave, and as the night progresses and more alcohol finally hits people's bodies, it gets louder. People start to yell, and there's a fight or two between people that doesn't escalate much, but Venti can see blood.

With the sight of the crimson dripping onto the wooden floorboards of the tavern, he leaves. It wasn't a lot, most likely sourced from a nosebleed, but he's seen enough blood in his lifetime. The door clicks behind him, and not a single patrons notices.

But Diluc does.

When Venti's able to calm down, he slips to the side of the building, and silently cries. It doesn't take Diluc two minutes to follow the sound, and find the other.

"Luc..." He coughs out. Diluc slips himself next to him, and he can't help but feel worry and concern course through his mind.

"I'm here, kiddo." He says. The 'kiddo' part wasn't really intentional, as he had cared for Kaeya a few days ago, and his brain was probably still in 'Caregiver' mode. Curses. "How do you feel, Venti?"

He sniffles, hardly able to get words out. "Fuzzy....an'...an' I wan' it to go away. But it won't...". He manages. "Am I dyin', Diluc?"

Diluc shakes his head. "You're not dying. Did the blood upset you?" Seemingly, he's attempting to change the subject.

"mhm." Venti nods, wiping his eyes on his sleeve. "I saw a lot of blood in th' Archon War. Blood is scary."

Diluc nods, offering his hand to the other. "I understand. War is scary, kiddo. You're so brave for going through that." Diluc is simply just testing the waters. He knows that Venti is the Anemo Archon, and that he's lived through almost 3000 years. He's sure to have seen things which have left him unsettled and traumatized no doubt.

Something that a mortal like him can hardly comprehend. But still, he tried to help.

"mhm. Had to hurt people, but I didn't wanna-" Venti choked out, curling up into Diluc's side in order to not burst out crying in the middle of the street.

"You said you felt fuzzy earlier, yes?"

Venti nods. "it happens sometimes, an' I don't know why. My brain just goes all..weird."

"and how do you make it stop, Venti? Have you found a way?'

He nods. "Sometimes I just get blankets and wrap them 'round myself. Sometimes it just goes away after a bit."

"you could be experiencing age regression, Venti."

The bard falls into silence once more. "What's that? Is it good...?"

"it depends how you look at it. It's when you feel like a kid again, and do kid things. There's a few things it's linked to, such as stress or PTSD." Judging by the fact that Venti's an archon, not to mention an old archon at that, he suggests that Venti has some form of PTSD, or maybe even some sort of survivor's guilt. But, he puts that aside and carries on for now. "Sometimes people can feel mentally young, and they do activities like that. They use items like pacifiers, teethers, bottles, you know?"

Venti shakes his head. "Never been a kid. You're just sayin' words."

Diluc chuckles, realising that he's right. "You're right. Just...try sucking on your thumb, it might help with your thoughts."

Venti nods, doing just that. He finds himself cooing and chirping at the feeling,

"you can chirp?" Diluc questions.

Venti nods. "Mhm. Wisp."

"ah, okay. Do you want to go back to your place tonight, or do you want-"

Diluc cuts himself off, as he feels Venti crawling into his lap. "No leaving me."

With a chuckle once more, he scoops the other up with an exaggerated grunt, resting the younger against his chest. "To the winery, I suppose."

Diluc trusts that Venti won't sneak to the basement and get himself intoxicated beyond relief, as he's probably very deep in his headspace, judging by the fact that his thumb hasn't left his mouth, and every single shiny thing under the night's sky seems to catch his attention.

Venti eventually settled into his shoulder, putting like a cat as he dozes off. Diluc lets him, making sure they he is safe and content before walking to the winery. He's sure to get the other fed and clothes, perhaps with a stuffed animal, too.

The thought of the bard being homeless passes his mind, but decides to leave that until Venti is much...bigger in headspace.