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Soft light, the smell of grape juice, a voice retelling their day, the dip of the couch when you lean back, the warmth from the fireplace— that's what Diluc Ragnvindr's senses caught.

The flames from the fireplace in the Dawn Winery illuminated on your face as you talked, a glass of grape juice that he prepared especially for you was in your hand.

His eyes stared at you while your lips moved and occasionally let out a small smile when your eyes would lock in a gaze with his, both of your bodies close enough that your knees almost touched.

Diluc wanted it to but he didn't dare.

Because he is careful with affection,

That is simply his nature, to restrain affection because he didn't want to make you feel overwhelmed.

Even when he doesn't.

It wasn't that he doesn't yearn for your affection— the problem is that he doesn't know if he was allowed to even be this close to you.

Even when your arms wrapped around him and your lips pressed against him, his hands hovers for a moment before settling on your waist.

His touch never linger for too long;

His hand on the small of your back— not totally pressed but just enough for you to feel its there, His fingers grazing against yours deliberately but never truly holding your hand— just enough for you to know he's still there beside you as you both walked,

And you simply thought that maybe Diluc is simply not clingy, which is funny because what he really wants is to press his face on your neck and nuzzle against it absentmindedly when the night feels a bit colder than usual and he wants slow sleepy kisses in the morning with you tucked in his chest.

That is not the definition of not clingy.

So when he found out that you welcomed his affection, that you also yearned for his affection while whispering sleepily one night, "I want you to hold me more,"—

Diluc melts.

And suddenly his touches lingers more, kisses become more frequent— slower and needier yet reverent all at once, arms slithered around your waist while pulling you closer whenever possible.

Because all he wanted was you, and all he needed to hear was that you also want his affection as much as he wants yours.