Winter was perhaps the most common to see Master Diluc away from his business, although usually only once night had painted the sky with stars. Many would whisper that he'd been seen standing in the center of what snow rested on the ground, the grass around his being uncovered as if it had only rained.
Tonight, however, he found himself hosting a certain calvary captain inside his home as the blizzard howled outside. There was little expectation for an overnight visitor, and all preparations for warmth had been focused on his employees, leaving Kaeya to fend for himself should he get cold as the power went out.
At least, he would be left on his own, if the winery tycoon hadn't been a walking heater and secretly concerned for the man. That was how he found himself draping the coat he had been wearing all day over shivering shoulders, the fabric warm as though Diluc himself had embraced him.
"Is there reason for your visit?" There was a warmth hidden beneath the chill in his voice with a hint of hope, a tone reserved for Kaeya on days the master did not want to admit to the care that ran deep through his veins and yet wished not to push him away, proven by hands lingering on shoulders for a moment too long.
@frozenambiguity
