chilucsex

They live in my head rent-free rn, right along with Kaebedorose. They kept me going after my internet decided to die on me.

• Their love language is seeing how fast they could dodge each other's attacks.

• The amount of hits they get amount to how much they've been thinking of each other prior to "sparring".

• Why communicate repressed feelings when you can fight it out kind of erotically before tenderly dressing each other's wounds?

• They refuse to say that they are soft towards the other (ESPECIALLY when injured).

• Childe comes to Angel's share to demand Diluc fight him, but ends up drinking with a certain cavalry captain, who is very intrigued about Childe and Diluc's relationship.

• Kaeya enjoys teasing Diluc about Childe, which leads to Diluc unceremoniously kicking Kaeya out of the tavern.

("I never thought you'd be one to rendezvous with the enemy, Master Diluc~"

"I will spill this cocktail on your coat, Alberich.")

• Childe breaks into the Dawn Winery three times before Diluc decides he's done with his bullshit and tells Adelinde that yes, he is letting a Harbinger into his compound and that they should be more concerned with the possible bloodstains than the man himself waltzing in.

• Diluc and Childe spar around the compound because Childe would just not shut up (That's a lie, Diluc sometimes seeks the Harbinger out himself, but carefully plans their meetings out so that it seems coincidental.)

Areas they usually spar in:

Blue circles are where Diluc pretends to run into Childe, Red circles are where they fight.

• This enemies with slightly erotic sparring benefits arrangement continues for about two weeks until Venti (bless his soul) stumbles upon them sparring and decides to drop two observations.

1. Master Diluc's shirt is soaked wet, he's basically displaying his pecs, Childe actually removed his jacket, they look like lovers frolicking by the beach than sparring buddies.

2. They are both blushing, hard.

• After Diluc burns Venti 6 feet under, their entire arrangement changes drastically, and instead of totally venomous insults and half assed retorts, they become a bit more friendly.

• Friendly, in their language, means they won't let the other be killed by someone that isn't them.

(If Diluc decided to wipeout an entire Treasure Hoarder settlement, and if Childe decided to have fun with a bit of his recruits, all because they were planning on going after the other in a moment of weakness, then no one would know.)

• Diluc has gotten used to Childe sauntering into the tavern, thought he can never get used to Kaeya's constant jabs at him.

• Childe finds himself much more at ease whenever he enters the tavern, spotting Diluc behind the counter with that high ponytail, in that very distracting bartending outfit and holy shit, he's whipped.

• Of course, Childe being sensible, never tells Diluc of this development until he is most certain Diluc feels the same.

• Childe realised that was much more challenging than when put on paper, but that was fine, he was going to conquer this with the same will he carried as a Harbinger.

• Diluc starts realizing that maybe, the Harbinger wasn't as bad as he thought when he spots the latter in the winery doing the thing he least expected from a battle crazed, possibly psychotic Harbinger, household chores.

• He starts realizing that he's whipped when the Harbinger (who was very drunk at the time) decides to flirt with him.

• They do not speak of this incident, ever.

• The Traveller has the misfortune of watching this all unravel, having the front row seat to the shittiest enemies to lovers novel in the history of Teyvat.