Rising Flame || Diluc X Reader

Chapter 10

"Ugh. I need a drink." 

You had been lounging in your office, doing basically nothing after you got back from Snezhnaya. 

You headed to Angel's share without thinking. 

When you sat down at the counter, you noticed three things. 

#1: The Anemo Archon is sitting next to me. 

#2: My childhood friend and current enemy is the bartender. 

#3: I'm scr##ed. Utterly and completely scre#ed. 

Why did I have to come here?

"Oh, it's you." You groaned internally as the bard spoke to you. 

You ignored him and turned to Diluc. 

"The strongest drink you have." 

"Mhm." 

"Why are you ignoring me?" The bard was very very drunk. 

"We're not friends." 

"Heeeey. You're the one who stole my-" 

You sighed. 

I can feel a headache coming on.

You grabbed the drink that Diluc handed you and drank. 

"Yeah yeah. Who cares about that chess piece? Signo- I mean Rosalyne did all the work. I just went with her." 

"Well tell her that I'll beat her the next time-" 

"So in the afterlife? Because she's dead. I just came back from her funeral." 

"Good thing she's-" 

You punched him and he fell out of his chair. 

"Talk about her like that again and I'll do worse." 

"She deserved-" 

You grabbed him by the shirt and tossed him on a vacant table. Then stalking towards him, you slapped him in the face.

When you about to hit him again, someone grabbed you. 

"Y/N-" 

"Let go of me!" 

"Serves you right-" 

Diluc sighed and dragged the two of you out. 

"Break it up you two." 

You redirected your anger at him.

"We wouldn't be in this situation in the first place if-" 

Suddenly, you felt a hand over your mouth. 

"You're drunk Y/N." 

"No, I'm not" You mumbled over his hand. He brought you closer and you flushed. 

"You're not arguing against me calling you Y/N. You're definitely drunk. And I thought you were part of the Fatui. Don't they have strong drinks?" 

"I don't drink with the others. It usually escalates into a fight and a few broken bones." You spat out when he released you. 

"You're not that drunk seeing you can talk normally. Just go home."  

He walked back into the bar and you stormed back to your office. 

When you got there, you saw a fatui agent waiting in front of the door. 

"What is it?" 

"There's a letter from the Tsaritsa. But Lady Helia... Are you alright? Your face is flushed."