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“Has anyone told you they love you Master Diluc?” They asked him as they laid their head on their arms. They were on their fourth glass of wine already; two they were tipsy, three they drank in silence, four they become extra chatty and nosy. Diluc took noticed this pattern ever since they started to become a regular at the tavern.
“Many have, most of them drunk men and women” Diluc replies as he wipes down a glass, “Why do you ask?” his back was turned to them, and he can feel their eyes on him.
“Nothing, just curious is all…” They go silent but their gaze never turns away from him, silently admiring his small waist from where they sat on the bar. “Master Diluc” they call, and he hums in response, “Diluc” they say sounding more lax and Diluc just hums again. “Luluc” they say with affection making Diluc pause what his doing.
“What is it?” He asks in a soft tone, something about them makes him so vulnerable. He allows himself to let his guard down with them around, willing to be more carefree around them than he is with others.
“Luluc” they say again, enjoying how it sounds to call an intimidating man like Diluc such a cute pet name. “Can you turn around for a moment?” they say softly.
Diluc turns around and sees that they’re no longer resting their head on their arms. The look at him with adoration and a bit of playfulness. “Luluc is so pretty,” they say leaning forward and telling him to come closer, when he does, they boop his nose and let out a small giggle at his slight expression of shock “And adorable”.
Diluc lets out a amused huff and pats their head making them giggle again, “That’s enough wine for tonight.” He turns back and grabs them a glass of water, when he give the glass to them they pout but drink the water.
“I thought you liked it when I’m five drinks in” they say once more laying their head on their arms. \
“Not tonight” Diluc says while making a drink for another costumer. nearing five drinks in they get flirty, and he doesn’t think he can handle them being flirty with him tonight.