This was foolish.
He and Diluc hadn’t been on good terms in years, and falling in love with his best friend certainly wasn’t going to ease the tension.
But the prospect of further straining their relationship wasn’t enough to smother the feelings festering inside him like a slow, rotting sickness.
So when he heard you were coming over for a sleepover of some sort, was he supposed to throw away his chance?
No. Never.
Kaeya leans against the kitchen counter beside you, his movements fluid and unhurried. The dim light hums overhead, casting soft shadows across his face. You’d come for a glass of water in the still silence of night, and Kaeya wasn’t about to miss the rare opportunity for time alone with you.
“So, you and Diluc, huh?” The words slip from his lips smooth as butter, warm and effortless.