[No, he would not have wanted to hear it from Diluc. In fact, Diluc was probably the last person he would have wanted to hear it from.
His shoulders remained tense, he did not know how to process this. Kaeya had never disliked being in Diluc's shadow. It was annoying at times, but given his past and what he had been ultimately hiding, he had learned to live with it. Even joining the Knights when it risked just about everything. But it had been nice finding his own way during the... break. He had to learn to use a Vision he never wanted, he was given Diluc's old title and rank, he learned his own way to do things without Diluc or their father looming over him. Even after Diluc's return, Kaeya had established himself enough to not feel like he would ever be in his shadow again. And eventually, things had gotten better between the two of them. It was still a work in progress, to be sure, but... it had been nice. It had been very nice.
But now, this happened. It was both a resurgence of past trauma and a reminder of what he should not have. Why were the gods giving him things he didn't deserve?
He scoffed a humorless laugh.]
I suppose this explains my cryo shield, doesn't it?
[Creating a Vision-induced shield was not unheard of. Diona had one as well, a cute cat shaped one. But it was rare that it appeared automatically, rather than being induced on purpose. Not that Kaeya hadn't figured out how to do that, shields were useful. But there had been times it happened without his say so and he never really knew why.]
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His shoulders remained tense, he did not know how to process this. Kaeya had never disliked being in Diluc's shadow. It was annoying at times, but given his past and what he had been ultimately hiding, he had learned to live with it. Even joining the Knights when it risked just about everything. But it had been nice finding his own way during the... break. He had to learn to use a Vision he never wanted, he was given Diluc's old title and rank, he learned his own way to do things without Diluc or their father looming over him. Even after Diluc's return, Kaeya had established himself enough to not feel like he would ever be in his shadow again. And eventually, things had gotten better between the two of them. It was still a work in progress, to be sure, but... it had been nice. It had been very nice.
But now, this happened. It was both a resurgence of past trauma and a reminder of what he should not have. Why were the gods giving him things he didn't deserve?
He scoffed a humorless laugh.]
I suppose this explains my cryo shield, doesn't it?
[Creating a Vision-induced shield was not unheard of. Diona had one as well, a cute cat shaped one. But it was rare that it appeared automatically, rather than being induced on purpose. Not that Kaeya hadn't figured out how to do that, shields were useful. But there had been times it happened without his say so and he never really knew why.]