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"RAZOR GET IN THE BATHTUB OR I SWEAR ON MY LIFE I WILL END YOU!"
"NO RAZOR IS WOLF, WOLVES DON'T NEED BATH!"
Diluc had been running upstairs after Razor for a nice 15 minutes and they finally made their way downstairs. The feral boy made his way to the kitchen and began looking through some of Diluc's cupboards for food. Thank god the maids were gone since he was rampaging around naked. Human decency was something Razor didn't believe in or he just didn't know about it. The boy began taking out stuff from the cupboards and filling through them looking for some food.
"RAZOR GET YOUR ASS IN THE BATH, BENNET USE YOUR UTENSILS AND STOP BURYING YOUR FACE IN THE PLATE!"
Bennet awkwardly set down the plate he was holding up to his face and licking off of. Sometimes Bennett would copy the things Razor did. Diluc wasn't a fan of it. Feral children everyone each one of them. But my children. My feral children.
"FISCHL...keep doing whatever you do."
The girl simply nodded and continued eating her steak properly with utensils.
Fischl and Bennett were peacefully eating away at the dinner Diluc prepared for them. They settled in Dawn Winery after Diluc found the group stuck in the rain. He occasionally joined their adventures so coming to his place for dinner was nothing new. It was close to Wolvendom anyways. However, Diluc didn't try to force Razor into a bathtub most of the time. It never bothered Bennett about how dirty Razor was and Fischl gave up brushing out his hair when her fourth hairbrush broke from it. It's not like he smelled bad. He would always wash himself off in waterfalls and lakes but Diluc didn't see that as a true way to get clean.
The redhead pulled Razor off the counter he was sitting on and dragged him toward the bath.
"Fischl can you come and help me."
Fischl dabbed a napkin on her mouth before standing up and walking towards the man who was struggling to keep the boy at bay. Diluc dragged Razor upstairs with Fischl following along. Bennett figured he got him into the bath after he heard a yelp and a big splash from upstairs. He couldn't help but smile to himself and continued eating.
"Alright hold him down as I shampoo his hair."
Fischl was holding the boy down in the bath as he tried to crawl out.
"Noooooo the rain cleans me up," He howled.
Eventually, he stopped fighting as Diluc rinsed off his hair with water from a bucket. He was growling but Diluc didn't care. The boy was dirty and wet, rain wasn't going to clean his hair properly or his body.
"The quicker we get this done the quicker you get your meat wolf boy."
The boy only pouted and began whining more about how a lake was great at its job of keeping his hair clean. Finally, Diluc finished up and Razor ran straight for the door. Thankfully Fischl blocked him from getting to the doorknob. The redhead pulled him back and set him down in his lap as he dried off his hair with a towel. Razor pulled it off rather quickly and knawed at it.
"Have the brush?"
"Yep, I brought four for the endeavor." The girl stated back.
Diluc was confused but as the third brush broke after only getting through half of Razor's hair he understood. Fischl was a godsend. The only one with proper manners. He groaned as Razor went limp in his lap trying to make the process much harder than it had to be. Seriously this kid is trying to be the ultimate brat. He's worse than Kaeya. His hair was becoming soft though so the process was working. Just one more brush should be enough to finish his hair.
It was not.
"BENNET GRAB ME YOUR BRUSH!"
"oKAY" he yelled back.
He came upstairs and opened the door. Of course, Razor ran out at the speed of light and went hiding in another room.
"Uh sorry," the boy replied rubbing the back of his head.
Diluc sighed. He stood up and patted down his clothes. He was only in his black pants and a white shirt that was now soaked from Razors fighting. He looked around for a bit until he found him in his room rampaging through his closet. He was wearing his coat. His black coat. The black coat he wore almost every day was now being worn by a wet feral thing with fluffy hair. Razor saw him and immediately went into an "on archon, I will fight you if you brush my hair again" pose.
"You want some clothes."
"I want food and no more baths."
Diluc put his hands up in defeat showing he didn't have a hairbrush. He went over to his closet and pulled out a set of PJs for the boy.
"Alright, but at least dress in some new pajamas there soft and get out of my coat."
"No, coats soft."
Diluc glared at him. "SO ARE THE PJ'S."
"The coat smells like Diluc and is warm and-" The boy held the coat closer to himself "Mine."
Diluc sighed once more before laughing softly. Maybe he was being too mean. He pulled the boy in for a hug. Diluc ran his fingers through Razor's hair. The huge mess in the house was worth it if it got his hair this soft and luscious. Smelled nice too like Cecilia flowers.
"I'm sorry for giving you a bath but you feel better right?"
Razor hadn't thought about it much. He just wanted food not to be forced into water with a bunch of soaps. His hair did feel lighter. He pulled away from Diluc and brushed his fingers through his hair. It was so soft and fluffy and it smelled good. Suddenly he felt a brush go through it. It was Fischl.
"Isn't it so pretty?"
"Soft" Razor simply replied
"This is why I tried to brush it out before but you wouldn't let me"
Bennett came over as well with a towel.
"We have this sir Diluc you can rest for a few minutes."
Diluc ruffled Bennetts hair as he went out of the room.
"Get ready for bed all of you, alright."
"Okay!" The two replied. Razor looked to obsess with his hair to respond.
Diluc went downstairs and put the two plates away in the sink. He would let the maids clean up the bathroom and kitchen tomorrow. He was too exhausted to deal with it now. Jeez, who knew trying to get a kid into a bath would be this much work. Diluc leaned on the counter resting his head on his hand. He was about to pass out until he heard a bunch of laughing coming from his room. He headed back upstairs to investigate only to see Razor and Bennet having a pillow fight and Fischl peacefully brushing through her own hair as she sat in front of a mirror. Diluc swore Fischl used the vanity more than he did. At this point, they all were taking over his room. You would walk in and see all their shoes by the table that held his and Fischl's lotions. Diluc's bed took up most of the space along with a chair the was right beside it. All their weapons were leaning or on top of the chair. His closet was full of random clothes from all of them. He remembered the first time a maid came to him with one of Bennetts shorts. The maids didn't even question it and neither did he. They lived here and he didn't mind it too much. The boys continued being rambunctious but at least they were all in pajamas.
Diluc stretched and yawned.
"Alright bedtime"
Fischl stood up and began fixing the bed as Bennett and Razor slipped off in their fight and were now on the floor showing no signs of stopping. Diluc picked up Bennett by the collar of his shirt and set him in the bed right next to Fischl who was fluffing out a pillow. Razor was sitting on the floor letting out a yawn as he rubbed his eye with the sleeve of Diluc's coat.
"You still hungry?"
"No, Razor sleepy."
Diluc picked up Razor by the collar as well and set him next to Bennett then slipped into the bed. They all were laying beside each other. Of course, Razor being Razor who still had his coat on set himself down right where Dilucs legs were. He would always lay in between them and hug one of Dilucs legs close. Then you would wake up the next morning and he would be laying across everyone.
He sighed a breath of relief as the winery finally quieted down. Bennett and Fischl had fallen fast asleep. Worn out from their adventures. He heard Razor move around and before he knew it the boy was up sitting on his chest peering out the open window. Razor set his head down on the window sill watching the rain pour down.
"Razor get down." Diluc practically whispered yelled
Luckily the boy came down and laid down on top of Diluc's chest. He snuggled into his coat. The redhead ran his fingers through the boy's white hair. Usually, on nights like these, he would feel lonely but these kids always kept his bed warm. They made a king-size bed feel like a twin-size bed and he wasn't mad about it. It was better than another restless night laying in the middle of the big bed feeling nothing but cold. Razor began moving once more. He moved himself up and began nuzzling Diluc's neck. Then he passed out once more. Diluc pet down his fluffy hair. Razor was a lot to deal with but cute when he finally settled down. After joining their little adventure gang Diluc learned quickly that Razor saw this team as a sort of wolf pack and saw Diluc as the alpha but unfortunately that didn't mean he did everything Diluc asked. Far from it. But it did mean that Razor would cling on to his arm whenever he felt scared on one of their adventures or fully cuddle with him every time they shared a bed. Probably makes him feel safer. If Diluc was being honest he would protect every one of them with his life. They were his children and if anyone dared to hurt them then they no longer would exist on Teyvat. They were his family.
Diluc ran his fingers through Razor's hair once more. The rain still poured down in its usual pitter-patter pattern. The wind blew through the open window bringing in the fresh smell of rain. The curtains flowed out then back to the wall as the wind blew. Nothing about this felt real. He was sharing the house again with people. A family. He thought back to the times he and Kaeya shared this bed when they were younger. Brothers. He saw Razor's white hair soon turn to blue as he remembered a night like this before. Except with Kaeya sleeping on his chest. He laid his hand back down by his side and stared towards the ceiling. Was he crying? He felt tears falling down his cheeks. Fuck he was. He was going to pull his hand back up to wipe the tears away until someone grabbed it and held it. He looked over to see Bennett holding onto his hand and cuddling up to his arm. Fischl was hugging Bennett from behind.
Diluc breathed for a moment everything stilled but it didn't feel cold. He could feel the warmth. He wasn't alone anymore. Soon he fell asleep with the warmth of a family.