parallel universe ( diluc ragnvindr )
synopsis: you had always thought of diluc ragnvindr as a man who didn’t love. but he did. he just wasn’t in love with you.
pairing: diluc x gn!reader
word count: 6.5k
warnings: angst, unrequited love, slight spoilers for the webtoon and diluc’s backstory, character death, alcohol consumption
inspired by: parallel universe by clara benin
a/n: i have… a lot to say about this story, but seeing as it’s an absolute behemoth on its own, i’ll just follow up with an extended author’s note post.
this was originally intended to be a sequel to wine, but this can be read as a stand-alone—though i do recommend reading wine first seeing as it provides slight context for a certain section of this story.
special thanks to all of my 44 amazing followers, who have given me nothing but so much love and support that i can’t even properly express my gratitude for it. all of you are the best. i love you all so much <3
you had always thought of diluc ragnvindr as a man who didn’t love.
you knew he was a man who cared, as evidenced by his truly admirable dedication to protecting mondstadt as its cavalry captain first and its famed darknight hero next, but diluc as a man who loved? you couldn’t help but feel like the thought seemed a tad bit preposterous.
you didn’t know why the thought of him falling in love seemed so strange to you. diluc was mondstadt’s most eligible bachelor, after all—a title he’d acquired from the multitude of men and women all across teyvat vying for his hand in marriage—and from the sea of suitors and bevy of beauties you’d seen try their hand at pursuing him, the thought of diluc not falling in love with any of them seemed more absurd of a thought in hindsight.
…but you did know, though. you just refused to admit it (out loud, at least), because within the deepest, most selfish depths of your heart, the one and only reason you couldn’t ever see diluc falling in love was because you couldn’t stand the thought of him falling in love with anyone else but you.