#anon dimi

It had been about two weeks, seventeen days to be exact, since Kaeya had seen Albedo. He had questioned Sucrose at around the one week mark about Albedo, but she had just said he was working in his lab like usual. Kaeya didnt like that.

A knock at the door had taken Albedo out of his thoughts. He sighed and went to answer it, thinking it was just Sucrose asking another question. It was safe to say he was surprised when he saw the familiar blue haired man standing before him.

“Kaeya?”

“Long time no see, hm?” Kaeya just smiled at Albedo, letting himself into the lab. He looked around at the items on the tables, then back at Albedo. “I see youve been keeping yourself busy.”

“Ive been testing a new idea I had.” Albedo responded, quickly walking around to try and block Kaeyas view a bit. He didnt like it when people peeked at his work when he wasnt done. But this wasnt just anyone, this was Kaeya. Usually, Albedo never had a problem with him looking around.

Kaeya gave a puzzled look to Albedo as he stepped in front of him. Immediately, there were red alarms going off in his head. This wasnt how Albedo acted around Kaeya normally.

“Is something wrong?” Kaeya asked, crossing his arms over his chest. He looked concerned as he scanned Albedos face for any sort of clues. “You usually dont have a problem with me walking around the lab. I feel like Im being left out on something, Albedo.” He took a step closer, Albedo took a step back.

“Ive just put a lot of work into this and dont want anyone to possibly mess with it. Thats all..” The alchemist tried to explain. He didnt seem very confident in his answer, though. Kaeya could smell the lies from a mile away.

“Ah ah, no lies. I want to know whats been keeping you cooped up in your lab for seventeen days straight.” Kaeya put his hands on Albedos shoulders, trying to keep his attention on him. “Talk to me, love.” His soft tone finally seemed to be the last blow Albedos walls needed, because he just came crumbling down into Kaeyas arms.

“I just… I think I need a break.” Albedo whispered, his voice shaking a bit. Kaeya nodded and pulled him in tighter. He hoped the compression would help ease his mind a bit.

“A baby break, perhaps?” Kaeya smiled down at Albedo, continuing to keep a soft demeanor for him. Once he got the small, barely noticeable nod from Albedo, he lifted him up and took him out of the main lab and over to a more relaxed area.

Kaeya sat down on a small couch Albedo had kept around. It was known at the “nap couch” because both Sucrose and Albedo himself took naps on it. As soon as the alchemist saw it, he knew what Kaeya was doing.

Albedo got comfortable in Kaeyas embrace, snuggling into his shoulder and neck as they got situated on the couch. It raised a small chuckle from the other, watching how Albedo had regressed so quickly.

“Seems like my little kiddo was exhausted, wasnt he?” Kaeya asked rhetorically. He rubbed a soothing hand up and down Albedos back, trying to lull him to sleep. “You deserve a good, long nap for all of your hard work, bubs. Dont worry about anything but snuggling with me right now.”

Winter had finally come around and covered Mondstadt with the same powdery snow Kaeya saw every year. That didnt make him love it any less, though. He loved being regressed and playing with the untouched snow.

A knock at the door took Dilucs attention away from you. He made sure you were comfy on the couch before leaving to see who it was. Upon seeing Kaeya, he sighed slightly.

“Is Y/N home?” Kaeya asked. He felt a bit silly for asking that. “I was wondering if they could come out and.. Play in the snow?” His tone seemed almost shy as he asked, his eyes more focused on his snow covered boots rather than Dilucs face.

“I suppose, but I dont want to hear that you too wandered where youre not supposed to be.” Diluc finally replied, motioning for Kaeya to come in. He returned to where you were and lifted you up.

“Lets get you ready to go play, little bird.” Diluc hummed as he took you to your room. Within minutes, you had run back out to where Kaeya was. Diluc barely managed to zip your jacket up before you had run from him.

You and Kaeya took off into the sparkling snow, you falling backwards into it. Kaeya followed your lead, making snow angels with you as giggles filled the air. You two stayed within the Dawn Winery area, even running through the rows of grape vines in a game of tag.

Eventually, Kaeya began to notice how cold you were getting. Your nose had turned red and your cheeks a similar shade of pink. He even noticed that your hands didnt move as well as that they had when you both first started playing. Feeling worried about you, he swiftly picked you up and started his way back towards the main building.

“‘Luc! Were back!” Kaeya called out, setting you down on the ground by the front door. He began helping you unlace your boots as Diluc came into view. “They looked like they were getting cold, so I brought them back.”

“Is that so?” Diluc replied, crouching down to your level. He took off your gloves and felt your hands. They were like ice. “Seems you two played quite a bit, havent you?” He asked with a chuckle, slipping off the rest of your snow gear. Kaeya did the same with his own.

The two of you were quickly set up in front of the fireplace, Diluc keeping a close eye on you to make sure your curious mind didnt try anything dangerous. Crayons and paper lay on the ground around you and Kaeya. He was drawing a more detailed picture of him taking down a group of treasure hoarders. Your drawing, on the other hand, was more so just you wanting to put pretty colors on the paper.

Then, the crayon in your hand snapped. It was a forest green color, the only one in the box. You stared at the broken crayon for a moment before tears began to fill your eyes. It was too small to hold now. How would you draw with it? It seemed impossible.

Kaeya quickly jumped into action, shushing you and telling you everything was okay. He took the two pieces of the crayon and thought for a moment. He knew Diluc would yell at him if he acted out his plan, so he asked Diluc to instead.

“‘Luc?” *Kaeya whispered, making sure you couldnt hear him. “I need you to help me melt the crayon back into one piece. I would get in trouble if I did it, so can you?” The determination in his eye was hard to say no to.

Diluc sighed and nodded, pushing himself out of the chair he sat in and approached the fireplace. Carefully, he melted the two ends of the crayon a bit and pushed it back together. After it cooled off, the crayon was whole again.

“Here, baby. Be more careful with your crayons, okay?” Diluc hummed, handing the crayon back to you. The way your face brightened made fixing the crayon worth it. Diluc was proud that Kaeya thought of a way to solve your problem so quickly. Despite being regressed, he knew Kaeya would be a good brother to you always.