[Kaeya didn't know what to think. It has been four years. Four godsdamned years and he still effected by the event? It wasn't that he felt like he had gotten over it or moved passed it. It was a significant event in both of their lives. But he had thought he had gotten over the fear it had induced. Kaeya had to move passed that if we was to work with other pyro users, to fight against hilichurls and their ilk who loved to use their own fire to decimate. The pyro Abyss Mages as well.
And he had. He thought he had.
Kaeya didn't let go of his hand, he rubbed the unmarred skin. He couldn't fathom that it hadn't burned. That the skin hadn't turned pink or raw, that it wasn't blistering... he clenched his teeth, trying to walk faster as though making to run but he was abruptly stopped by the hand on his shoulder. His heart was pounding in his ears and he almost didn't hear Diluc. His eyes squeezed shut and after a few moments, he finally managed to form a few words.]
You knew.
[It wasn't... accusatory. Not really. But Kaeya couldn't help but feel almost ashamed and betrayed that Diluc figured out the problem before he did. What that meant.]
no subject
And he had. He thought he had.
Kaeya didn't let go of his hand, he rubbed the unmarred skin. He couldn't fathom that it hadn't burned. That the skin hadn't turned pink or raw, that it wasn't blistering... he clenched his teeth, trying to walk faster as though making to run but he was abruptly stopped by the hand on his shoulder. His heart was pounding in his ears and he almost didn't hear Diluc. His eyes squeezed shut and after a few moments, he finally managed to form a few words.]
You knew.
[It wasn't... accusatory. Not really. But Kaeya couldn't help but feel almost ashamed and betrayed that Diluc figured out the problem before he did. What that meant.]