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avidgrapejuicelover · 11 months ago

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kiss me

pairing: diluc x childe

genre: fluff

warnings: none

word count: 4.7k

summary: Diluc wants a kiss, so he buys some mistletoe to help get him one

crossposted on AO3 under playfuldreams - link

“Thank you. Happy Holidays,” Diluc said, shaking the other’s hand.

“Yes, happy holidays to you as well. It’s always great doing business with you,” The man said, smiling.

Diluc had just finished his last deal before the holidays started. He couldn’t wait to get home. Childe had come back and was going to spend the holidays at the winery. He arrived two weeks ago, but Diluc had to finish a couple more things for the winery before he could finally relax.

In order to not get distracted, Diluc tried to stay away from Childe. And in all honesty, Diluc had thought Childe would at least try and get some of his attention, but it seemed Childe was trying to be on his best behavior.

This meant Diluc had barely seen his lover in the past two weeks, much less gotten a kiss, and was feeling deficient in Childe. He wanted to make up for lost time some how but wasn’t quite sure how to go about it. Childe had always been the one to initiate most of the contact. Diluc felt he had gotten better about being the one to take charge, but he was still on a learning curve.

Growing up reserved made it hard for Diluc to ask for kisses up front, much less anything more intimate. Diluc felt his face would explode if he had to do that.

Maybe they could have a nice drink together in front of the fireplace and then once he felt courageous enough, Diluc would make a move.

He sighed as he made his way to his horse. No, he had already tried that. Diluc needed to try something new. Something that would get Childe’s blood pumping, which wasn’t sparring.

Although, a spar would get Childe in the mood. Just not the mood Diluc wanted.

Taking the reins, Diluc lead the horse towards to city gate.

Hmm. What if he played some nice music and asked him to dance? Yes that sounds nice. But when would he do that? The winery is going to be bustling with people until the end of the year, so he would probably have to set it up late at night, but would Childe be awake enough?

He sighed again. Diluc decided to make that a back up plan for now.

What else could he do?

“Happy Holidays Master Diluc! Care to buy some flowers?” Flora said as he neared her stall.

Diluc knew Adelinde had already made the appropriate arrangements for floral decorations around the winery, so there was no need to buy more.

“Happy Holidays to you too, Flora,” Diluc said. “But, no than-” He stopped mid sentence once his eyes caught on a specific plant.

“Actually, could I purchase a few of those?” Diluc asked, dismounting.

“Of course!” Flora said.

After exchanging the mora for the bundles, Diluc tucked the leaves away and got back on his horse.

“I wish you the best of luck this holiday.” Flora winked before giggling.

Diluc nodded his head in response, pulling his hood over his head and hoped he wasn’t too flushed.

Once he was back at the winery, he led his horse to the stables, giving his thanks to the stablehand. The sun was close to the horizon by the time he entered the house. He was immediately enveloped in warmth and could smell dinner getting ready.

Diluc stopped by the living room hoping to see Childe, but the fireplace was burning alone. Shivers wracked though his body, so Diluc decided to clean up before trying to find his lover.

Diluc quickly brushed his hair and braided it before heading downstairs. He made sure to put the bundles of leaves in his bottom drawer. He had to find a place to hang them without Childe noticing. Diluc would probably have to ask Adelinde for help as he did not know where things were able to be hung around the house. He just hoped Adelinde would keep her teasing to a minimum.

He ended up finding both Childe and Adelinde in the kitchen chatting away about some recipe.

“If you add a dollop of sour cream, the taste is just-” Childe makes a gesture of kissing his fingers.

“I see, I’ll have to test that next time,” Adelinde said.

Diluc cleared his throat calling their attention.

Childe’s face lit up. “Sunshine! You’re back!” He came up and hugged Diluc tightly.

Diluc hugged him back, savoring the warmth.

“How did the meeting go?” Childe asked.

“We managed to come to an understanding and wrote up a contract,” Diluc said.

“Wonderful.” Childe kissed Diluc’s cheek.

“Are you both going to offer some help or will you just continue to canoodle in front of me?” Adelinde teased.

“Well I was going to help, but since you offered to let us continue,” Diluc said pulling Childe closer.

Childe laughed while Adelinde rolled her eyes. She began shooing them out. “Alright, go outside and wait for me to finish up here.”

Diluc and Childe listened and left the kitchen to go wait by the fireplace.

Diluc let Childe lay his back against his chest and wrapped his arms around him. This was nice. This was exactly what Diluc wanted to do. So maybe he didn’t need to hang up the mistletoe after all. Although, he supposed it wouldn’t hurt.

“So I got a letter from Tonia and Teucer,” Childe started. “They are planning on going to see the parade in the city this year. There’s even going to be a float for the Harbingers!”

“Is that so?” Diluc said, softly brushing his hand though Childe’s hair.

“And then, they are going to make cookies to hand out to the neighbors. I remember I would decorate my cookies as snowmen with top hats and different colored buttons.” Childe chuckled.

“Hmm maybe we should make some cookies too. I would love to see just how good your artistic skills are.”

“Oh? Is that a challenge I hear?” Childe raised his head to meet Diluc’s eyes.

Diluc smirked. “Maybe.”

Childe fully sat up and turned to face him. “Oh now you’re on.”

“Master Diluc, Master Childe, dinner is served.” Hillie interrupted their declaration of war.

“Later?” Diluc asked.

“Later.” Childe nodded.

And then they went to fill their stomachs.

The next day, Diluc woke up when the sun was in the sky for once. He turned around to pull Childe closer only to find the other side of the bed cold.

He sat up trying to figure out why his lover had thought something was more important than staying beside him.

Grumbling, Diluc got out of bed and went into the bathroom to freshen up. Downstairs, he found his missing lover playing cards with his staff.

“Ah ha! I have won, its a straight flush!” Conner exclaimed.

The others groaned before throwing their cards down. All except Childe.

“Now now, don’t be so quick to announce the winner,” Childe said, carefully splaying out his cards. “Royal flush,” He said proudly.

Conner’s jaw dropped. “But how? You clearly had gotten rid of…”

“It’s all a trade secret!” Childe teased, motioning the others to slide their chips over.

Diluc walked over to the table.

“Robbing my employees in broad daylight?” Diluc asked placing a hand on the back of Childe’s chair.

“I do have a lover to support.” Childe winked.

Diluc shook his head at Childe’s shamelessness.

“Good morning Master Diluc, care to join us for a game?” Ernest asked.

“Yes, you must avenge us Master Diluc!” Moco cried.

“Unfortunately, I do not have much of a talent in poker, so I will have to pass.” Diluc looked around. “Where is Adelinde and Elzer?”

“Adelinde was directing the helpers to fix some of the decorations. And I think Elzer went into the city for something,” Moco said. “Should I get breakfast set up for you?”

“That is alright. I will fix something up for myself. You all continue your game,” Diluc said. He looked expectantly over at Childe.

Childe just smiled. “You should try the new jam they got. It tastes great with the pancakes.”

Diluc blinked.

After a few more seconds, Moco spoke up again, “Master Diluc?”

He cleared his throat. “Yes, I will have to try it. Then… enjoy your game.” And with one last look, Diluc went to the kitchen to eat his breakfast by his lonesome.

That mistletoe was definitely going up.

As soon as Adelinde was back, Diluc had asked her to help put up the shrub.

“Oh, I hadn’t realized you wanted to include them in the decorations. I would have already arranged it if I was told earlier,” She said.

“It was a bit more of a whim rather than a throughout decision,” Diluc said.

Adelinde smiled as if she knew what he was thinking.

“I think it will be a lovely addition to the rest of the decor. Is there a specific place you want them hung?” She asked.

Diluc shook his head. “I’ll let you decide.” He hesitated before adding, “but make sure it’s somewhere people can stand under.”

Adelinde’s smile widened.

Diluc breathed out and shut his eyes. “If you want to tease me go ahead and get it over with.”

“Now why would I tease you, Master Diluc. I am happy you found someone who you are able to make memories with.”

Diluc slowly opened his eyes to make eye contact with the woman who helped raise him.

“I hope you are able to succeed in your plan. And if you need help just let me know.” She winked.

“I will. Thanks Adelinde,” Diluc said softly.

Diluc bought 3 mistletoe branches, and Adelinde had hung them up in three different areas of the house. One on the outside arch, one in the foyer, and one upstairs above the entrance to the library. All prime places to get Childe to stand long enough to steal a kiss.

Now all Diluc had to do was lure Childe under them. Should be easy enough, right?

The first day was a major fail.

Diluc decided to try his shot under the foyer mistletoe. It was the spot where there was the most traffic meaning it would be the easiest to get Childe under it.

Diluc found Childe chatting away with Connor about something to do with the specialty wine. While he loved his lover being friendly with his people, Diluc wished Childe would pay more attention to him when they had the time.

He walked up to the two, sliding an arm around Childe.

“Care to share what’s so interesting?” Diluc asked.

“Connor was just telling me about how the different barrels enhanced the flavor. You know, back home we would make small batches, so I was curious about which type of barrel would be best,” Childe said.

Connor laughed awkwardly and looked at Diluc with hesitance.

Diluc smiled to ease him. It’s not like Connor was trying to sell the winery’s secrets, so there was no need for him to be that afraid.

Connor let out a sigh. “It seems Master Diluc was looking for Master Childe. I’ll be off then.” He gave a short nod before walking away.

“So… did you need me for something?” Childe asked.

“I wanted to show you something. Come follow me,” Diluc said, taking Childe’s hand in his.

They walked together back inside towards the foyer. Only a couple more steps and they would be in position.

Diluc took another step before he was pulled back. He turned to see Childe being swarmed by the staff’s kids.

“Big brother Childe! You said you would help us find some pine cones for decorations today!” One of the boys whined.

Diluc let go of Childe’s hand when the kids pulled on his other hand.

“Yeah! We were waiting for you cause Mamma said to wait ‘til you ate breakfast,” Another said.

“You ate didn’t you? So let’s go!”

“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s goooooo!”

Childe just let himself get pulled around by the kids laughing.

Diluc watched for a minute debating on whether he should break them apart, grab Childe, and make a run for it. He’d probably have to wrestle the kids off to break their grip. Diluc knew he could do it, but seeing the Owner of Dawn Winery wrestling a bunch of children off another grown man was not a sight Diluc wanted embedded in his staff.

When Childe looked at him with an apologetic look, Diluc could only sigh and motion him to go and keep his end of the promise. He watched his lover frolic away with a group of kids. Diluc then turned to look at the mistletoe above. Only two more steps. Two steps.

Diluc sighed again before walking towards his office. Might as well as get some work done before going back to the drawing board.

The second time was the night two days later.

This time, Diluc made sure to set things up late at night, meaning all the kids would be in bed, and most of the adults would be as well. No one to bother them.

The mistletoe Diluc was aiming for was the one upstairs. He was going to use his backup plan.

Diluc had already picked out the wine Childe enjoyed drinking, and then he would play the new vinyl he ordered from Fontaine to set the mood. Then, they would dance and naturally end up under the mistletoe leading to the long awaited kiss.

It would be perfect.

Diluc found himself smiling as he imagined it play out. He refocused and finished the rest of his last minute work for the party in a few days. By the time he looked everything over, the sun was almost set.

Of course, Childe had entertained himself by hanging out with some merchants who came early for the celebrations.

They all had dinner together. Diluc listened to the stories the merchants and Childe traded of their time in Liyue City.

After dinner, Diluc and Childe bid their guests a goodnight and Diluc led his lover to the library.

“Ahh, it has been far too long since I have gone to Liyue. I’ll have to drop by sometime to see some old friends,” Childe said, plopping himself on the sofa.

“Hmm. That would be nice,” Diluc said, distracted.

Diluc lit the fireplace and went to put the vinyl on. Once the music started softly playing, Diluc walked over to get the wine bottle and glasses.

He felt Childe’s eyes on him as he moved making him conscious.

“Is something going on?” Childe asked. “You keep walking around. Come sit.” Childe patted the seat next to him.

Diluc turned and gave him a hard stare. Childe just looked at him with an innocent smile.

Diluc trudged over and put down the bottle and glasses.

“Just wanted to enjoy a cup of wine with you is all,” Diluc said.

He went to open the bottle, but was caught in Childe’s arms before he could pour it.

Diluc felt Childe nuzzle into his loose hair.

“But you hate wine,” Childe said, muffled.

As much as Diluc wanted to melt into his lover’s embrace, he had a plan that he needed to put into action.

“Well, I can put up with it for one night,” Diluc responded.

Childe laughed before letting go of Diluc.

“Alright. I don’t want to miss the chance of the Master Diluc offering to drink a glass of wine with me.” Childe smirked.

So, Diluc picked up the bottle and poured them wine. Childe happily drank a big gulp while Diluc took a small sip.

Yup, still tastes weird.

He put his glass down and listened to Childe talk about what he did during the day.

By the time he finished his story of helping make the rosemary bread they had for dinner, the bottle was half finished and Diluc was still a quarter way done with his first glass.

Diluc figured enough time passed, so he stood up when the next song came on and extended his arm.

“Dance with me?” He asked.

“How could I refuse?” Childe said, smiling as he took Diluc’s hand.

They swayed to the music in place, simply enjoying the presence of each other. Childe’s scent mixed with the smell of pine and wine making Diluc feel slightly tipsy. Childe spun Diluc before bringing him back into his embrace making them both laugh. Diluc laid his head on Childe’s shoulder, closing his eyes. He hummed to the music and let Childe lead them. Maybe the three sips of alcohol was getting to him after all. Diluc opened his eyes when the music got faster indicating the last part of the song.

Diluc almost forgot the goal of the dance. They were still standing right in front of the fireplace when they were supposed to be under the arch of the entrance.

Diluc grabbed Childe and clumsily spun them towards the entrance. He knew if his dance teacher had saw him then, he would have gotten a lecture that would have made his ears bleed.

Childe laughed, enjoying the situation, while Diluc huffed internally. If only he knew all the effort Diluc was putting in for a kiss.

They finally made it to the doors, and Diluc looked up only to realize the mistletoe was on the outside of the room.

That was fine, Diluc could just open the doors quickly before pressing his lips to Childe’s.

With that in mind, Diluc let go of one of Childe’s arms and went to open the door.

“Diluc?” Childe asked, probably confused about what was going on. But that was fine too as he wouldn’t be thinking of anything once they finally kissed.

“Just give me a moment,” was all Diluc said, his hand on the handle. Then the doors opened.

Except it wasn’t Diluc who opened them.

“How could you open the new 10 year Valberry wine without me! I am deeply hurt!” A voice mourned.

Diluc’s hand formed fist as there was no handle to wrap around anymore.

“Kaeya!” Childe exclaimed, before letting Diluc go to hug his brother.

All Diluc could do was stare at his lover and bro-, ex-brother, jump up and down excited to see each other.

“What are you doing here?” Diluc asked, making sure to keep his voice as even as possible.

“Adelinde said you two were in the library so I thought I would pop in to say hi. And then I saw you had opened the wine so I came to try it.” Kaeya smiled his usual mischievous smile. Diluc wanted to believe his brother came to ruin Diluc’s plan, but he knew Kaeya was telling the truth.

Diluc took a deep breath to calm himself and not set the library on fire. There were priceless books in the room, and he did not want to lose them.

So, he took another two breaths just to be safe.

By the time he calmed himself, he looked over to see the two men sitting and laughing together with full cups of wine.

Diluc looked back at the open doors and at the lone mistletoe poking out from the other side, then looked back at his lover who had forgotten all about him.

Diluc took another two breaths before walking over to sit by his lonesome on the armchair and listen to Childe and Kaeya for the rest of the night. They both looked so happy that he couldn’t find it in him to ruin the night.

He can just try again another day.

The next time Diluc tried was on the day of the party.

Diluc had gotten dressed and made a plan on the fly. Both the inside downstairs and the outside periphery of the winery would be available for the guests to roam during the festivities. Of course, most people would be inside since it was cold, but people would go outside to enjoy the decorations done around the vineyards. And knowing Childe, he would be weaving in and out saying hello to all the guests.

So, Diluc just had to catch him under the mistletoe once.

Tonight, Diluc was determined to get his kiss.

Within the first hour of the party, Diluc realized he had forgotten one crucial detail: Diluc, himself, was the host and would also have to weave in and out to greet the guests.

So not only was he unable to track Childe down, but he could not even wait for him under the mistletoe.

Diluc groaned internally as he smiled and exchanged pleasantries with another partner of the winery. He couldn’t even pass the job onto Elzer since he was also swamped.

Diluc just gritted his teeth and continued to smile as a scholar for Sumeru began explaining the intricacies of the reaction between fermenting wine made with dandelions and sumeru roses. He supposed he would have to give up on trying to get the kiss tonight.

It was close to midnight by the time the party started to dwindle down. Diluc was currently looking for one of the contractors from Inazuma. They had managed to get some fireworks from Inazuma as a way to end the party. The contractors would be the ones to set them off at midnight, and Diluc wanted to make sure everything was set to go.

When Diluc was unable to find them outside, he walked back in to see if he could spot someone inside. The faces blurred passed him, and eventually he found Elzer making conversation with one of their potential partners.

Diluc walked up quietly. “Pardon me, do you mind if I have a quick word with Elzer?” Diluc asked.

“Oh not at all Master Diluc. I need to get another glass any way. I’ll find you later to chat,” The man said, laughing as he walked away.

“Is something the matter, Master Diluc?” Elzer asked.

“I have not been able to find Mr. Shin. It should be time to set the fireworks off.”

“Ah, if it’s about the fireworks, I already sent them off and gave them clear instructions.”

“I see.” Diluc let out a breath.

“Master Diluc, why don’t you enjoy the fireworks too. You have been running around the entire time. You can find Master Childe and watch them together. I’ll make sure no one bothers you.”

“You have also been working hard, Elzer. You deserve a break too.”

Elzer laughed. “Well I suppose the fireworks will steal everyone’s attention so we both can take a break, no?”

“You are right. Then, I will be off.” Diluc nodded before walking away.

Yes, maybe he could find Childe and pull him under the mistletoe.

Diluc looked around hoping to see a head full of ginger hair. When he had no luck inside, Diluc walked to the doors.

The first firework went off causing all the guests to rush outside. Making sure not to get caught in the crowd, Diluc stepped to the side and waited until everyone was out.

He made his way out and stood by the entrance. A few more fireworks went off. They truly were marvelous. Diluc would have to try to get some more next year.

“There you are!”

Diluc turned to see Childe with red cheeks and a wide smile.

“Were you looking for me?” Diluc asked taking Childe’s extended hand.

“Of course! Who better to watch fireworks with than your lover,” Childe whispered into his ear.

They stopped a few steps outside of the doors.

Another set of fireworks lit up the sky.

“Look up.” Childe said next to him.

Diluc looked at Childe before following his directions.

Right above him was the mistletoe. The very one Diluc gave up trying to get Childe under tonight. He looked back at Childe.

Childe smirked. “We’re standing right under it, so you know what that means.”

Childe tapped his lips.

Diluc didn’t know if he wanted to grab Childe by the cheeks and kiss him until he couldn’t breath or if he wanted to punch him so hard that he would see stars instead of fireworks.

Diluc went with the first.

He grabbed Childe’s scarf and pressed his cold lips against Childe’s. They both warmed each other up pretty quickly, trying to taste each other. Diluc could feel Childe grinning, which only spurred him on even more.

Diluc bit Childe’s bottom lip before soothing it with his tongue. He could taste the last alcohol Childe had consumed, but surprisingly it didn’t taste bad. In fact, it made him delirious. It was either that or the fact that he finally achieved his goal.

Childe’s hands ran through his hair before one ended up behind his neck and the other at the small of his back, both pushing Diluc closer to Childe. Diluc maneuvered his tongue around, making sure to explore all of Childe’s mouth. Childe lightly pulled on Diluc’s ponytail causing him to let out a soft moan.

Diluc could hear more fireworks bursting and could even see the light behind his closed eyelids, but he was too caught up in the kiss to even care about missing them.

Eventually, the two broke apart, gasping for air. Their breaths taking shape before them. Childe pressed another kiss to Diluc’s lips quickly before kissing all around his face. First his cheeks, then his forehead, then his eyes, and nose and he even nibbled on his ear.

Diluc felt like he was being attacked by a giant dog. He weakly struggled in Childe’s arms, but all Childe did was laugh and tighten his hold. He kissed the corner of Diluc’s mouth before giving one last kiss. Then Childe leaned his forehead against Diluc.

A bunch of fireworks went off causing the audience to “ooh-ahh” at them.

“You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for that,” Diluc muttered.

“Oh, you could have just asked, Master Diluc,” Childe teased.

Diluc smacked him.

Everyone around them began clapping, flustering Diluc. Did they all see the two of them kiss?

“Those fireworks were wonderful.”

“I especially loved the last few. There was even one in the shape of a snowflake.”

“I wonder if they will have them next year too.”

Diluc let out a breath.

“We should head inside,” Diluc said, pulling Childe with him.

“Aww, but if we stood there we could have kissed more,” Childe whine.

“Don’t worry, there’s more in the house.”

Childe stopped walking causing Diluc to be pulled back.

“What? How do you know?”

Diluc just stared at his lover before rolling his eyes and continued to pull him through the house.

“I suppose you will just have to find out,” Diluc said ominously.

Now that Diluc got his kiss under the outside mistletoe, he figured he might as well as pull Childe under the other two and get his make-up kiss for those two.

Diluc smiled at the thought. He should have just grabbed Childe in the first place.

“Once we are done helping, we are going to the library,” Diluc said. They were helping clean up after everyone went home.

“Is one of them in the library?” Childe asked.

Diluc smiled and lightly combed Childe’s bangs.

“Maybe. You’ll have to find it to get your reward,” Diluc said.

“You know I like a good challenge,” Childe said.

“Then do your best.”

“If I find it quickly, will my reward be better?”

“Sure, if that’s what you want.” Diluc chuckled.

“No take backs! You better get ready, cause I’m about to find this plant within 5 seconds of entering the room.” Childe puffed his chest.

Diluc laughed. He would have to come up with a good prize for his lover since he was giving it his all.

They heard Adelinde bid a goodnight to the remaining staff that helped out.

Childe grabbed Diluc’s hand and pressed a kiss to the back of it.

“I love you.”

Diluc’s heart felt full. Yes, he supposed it should be that easy. No need for elaborate plans for kisses or quietly waiting for the other to make a move. Just say it straight.

Diluc pressed a kiss to Childe’s cheek and savored the smile that bloomed on his lover’s face.

“I love you too. Now kiss me.”

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