[Kaeya was a little more focused in his food this time around, being hungrier than he expected, so he didn't know all the thoughts going on in Diluc's head. Not that they were things he hadn't thought himself at one point or another, but he had largely stopped dwelling on it and focused more on the present.
So, when Diluc proposed a truce, Kaeya wasn't sure he heard correctly and ended up looking at Diluc with a wide eye and the last of his sandwich bulging from his cheek as he let out a muffled 'hm??'.
He chewed a bit more and washed it down with the tea.]
Pardon? A truce? What for?
[Kaeya wasn't stupid, he understood the proposition. But he was under the impression it wasn't really needed after the last several days. Was he wrong? It wasn't like they were at each other's throats anymore. He went for the other half of the sandwich, biting off a corner as he waited for the explanation.]
[Bickering with each other the way they do back home is going to get very tiring here very quickly, Diluc thinks. He's not stupid. They have always worked well together even when they were only speaking via letter and they both know it.
Yet, he knows how awkward things are between them even if it has been getting better. They might not be drawing weapons on each other but that doesn't mean things are... easy.]
You'll stop unnecessarily needling at me to get a reaction. [Not about everything. Kaeya has always poked at him that way and once it was an endearing trait, but the things Kaeya often chooses to bring up these days are often just a little too barbed.
He picks at the remaining half of his sandwich, lifting a corner of the bread as if he'd forgotten what he put on it. A distraction.]
And I'll stop... acting like I don't want you around. [Picking up his cup, he takes a small sip.] Sound good?
[Ah. Well, it wasn't like he could refute that. Kaeya took another bite of the sandwich, mostly to stall and get his thoughts in order than outright reject the proposal. Because he wasn't going to, this could be a good thing for them. Probably something they needed. But, Kaeya felt anxiety twist in his chest as well.
He needled and deflected because while he actually wanted to have some semblance of a relationship with Diluc again, he was also very scared to do so. Because it meant opening his heart back up to the other man who already taught him once that telling the truth would only get him hurt. However, it wasn't like Diluc didn't know the truth now. There wasn't much else to reveal. No else to tell his story to.
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Date: 2023-03-27 09:15 pm (UTC)So, when Diluc proposed a truce, Kaeya wasn't sure he heard correctly and ended up looking at Diluc with a wide eye and the last of his sandwich bulging from his cheek as he let out a muffled 'hm??'.
He chewed a bit more and washed it down with the tea.]
Pardon? A truce? What for?
[Kaeya wasn't stupid, he understood the proposition. But he was under the impression it wasn't really needed after the last several days. Was he wrong? It wasn't like they were at each other's throats anymore. He went for the other half of the sandwich, biting off a corner as he waited for the explanation.]
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Date: 2023-03-27 10:29 pm (UTC)Yet, he knows how awkward things are between them even if it has been getting better. They might not be drawing weapons on each other but that doesn't mean things are... easy.]
You'll stop unnecessarily needling at me to get a reaction. [Not about everything. Kaeya has always poked at him that way and once it was an endearing trait, but the things Kaeya often chooses to bring up these days are often just a little too barbed.
He picks at the remaining half of his sandwich, lifting a corner of the bread as if he'd forgotten what he put on it. A distraction.]
And I'll stop... acting like I don't want you around. [Picking up his cup, he takes a small sip.] Sound good?
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Date: 2023-03-28 02:34 pm (UTC)He needled and deflected because while he actually wanted to have some semblance of a relationship with Diluc again, he was also very scared to do so. Because it meant opening his heart back up to the other man who already taught him once that telling the truth would only get him hurt. However, it wasn't like Diluc didn't know the truth now. There wasn't much else to reveal. No else to tell his story to.
He sighed through his nose and nodded.]
Sounds good.
[Kaeya just hoped it didn't come to regret this.]