#dilucxzhongli

[fairykazu]

☄. *. ⋆FROSTWIND SWORDSMAN: kaeya x gn! reader , zhongli x diluc༉‧₊˚.

13. exchanging looks in a crowded room

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the windblume festival means only one thing in the city of freedom. a galathat is typically celebrated in each clan’s estate. of course, this year’s windblume gala is hosted by the one and only diluc ragnvindr. your best friend and your boyfriend’s brother. 

although not shown to the citizens of mondstadt, diluc was… well, to put it frankly, nervous than he seemed. he didn’t want the party to go wrong despite you comforting him as much as possible. “what if the gala isnt as elegant as my father did it, name?” 

“trust me diluc. it is and now cmon, we don’t want our boyfriends to keep waiting right?” you teased as diluc flushed red.

“zhongli isn’t my boyfriend, name. we are just two individuals who understand each other–” diluc insisted. but it sounded like he was trying to help himself more than you. 

“-- to a certain level. i know but no friends i know kiss each other on a regular basis.” you snorted as diluc rolled his eyes. “ready to go?” 

“yes.” 

by the time you were at the dawn winery, the daylight was consumed by the night. kaeya wasn’t there yet, which is okay. but it makes you wonder where he is since nearly all of the knights of favonius members were already there. 

suddenly your sight was being covered, you could hear the smile in his voice. “did ya miss me?” kaeya asked, still covering your face with his gloved hands. you chuckled and replied in a joking tone, “hardly!” he lifted his hands away from you as you turned his way. 

“how rude.” he mumbled. you look at what kaeya was wearing. a v-shaped collared button down with dark blue coat and slacks with a loose tie. he even got a fancy eyepatch.

“oh, babe, i was just joking. is this the new suit you talked about?” you asked as he intertwined his hands with yours. you squeezed his hand as he brushed his finger over your thumb. your nails and kaeya’s are matching too. just for windblume. 

it was his idea. he wholeheartedly believed that people would stop hitting on you if you matched nails with him. white and blue with a pearl. but it still didn’t stop anyone regardless. kaeya thought he should ditch the knights, just to be your guard dog. you insisted that isn’t needed because you guys also managed to get matching necklaces. 

“good save… it is, actually. i saved this one and got it tailored a week ago. i think i should wear it everyday if you keep looking at me like this.” his statement got you flustered, 

everyday if you keep looking at me like this.” his statement got you flustered, 

“oh shut up, kae. let’s head in, shall we?” you asked, swinging his hand. he smiled and replied, 

“we shall.”

as always, the ragnvindr’s winery was decorated top to bottom with the most lavished items. you couldnt believe diluc thought he was downplaying it. it was more than what mr. ragnvindr did before he passed. it’s cute that he put so much thought into the decorations. maybe he did it to impress zhongli. 

you’re not sure how but you managed to lose kaeya in the crowd. it’s fine though because you saw amber and her girlfriend, rosaria. amber greeted you with a smile while rosaria sipped  champagne from her glass.

“hi amber and rosaria! have you guys seen kae?” you asked while amber took the time to think. she replied with 

“yes we have! i think i saw him near mr. diluc.” amber looked at rosaria for confirmation as the taller woman nodded. 

“thank you so much!” 

you weaved through the crowd to find your boyfriend and you met eyes with him. it’s too loud to talk to him normally and too crowded to go to him. he gestured with his blue eye to diluc and someone else. he mouthed, 

“look.” 

you turn your head to diluc’s direction. there was your best friend and totally not the guy he is into. you exchanged the look with kaeya. 

“THERE’S NO WAY.” your eyes spoke to him. while he acted like his brother couldve done it before. 

he made this argument before. since kaeya and diluc were raised in the same household, they had the similar charisma. you thought about it and that’s true. they both have charisma but not in the same way kaeya thought they did. 

you looked at diluc and zhongli then back at kaeya. you asked if you both should walk and talk with diluc and zhongli. kaeya looked troubled before walking closer to you.

“we should probably leave them alone–” you furrowed a brow. this is not kaeya. kaeya would never miss on an opportunity to mess with diluc just a little.

“–with us behind the curtains.”

there he is.