a/b/o verse

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Kaeya is in over his head, which is not something he's used to. The cavalry captain of the Knights of Favonius is usually prepared, usually pulling strings and planning and plotting before he even sets a foot into any situation or gets his own hands dirty.

But something has gone wrong. Clearly.

It started a few days ago. Kaeya hadn't felt right, but there was nothing he could really pin down as specifically wrong, so it was easy enough to shrug it off. Sure, he's feeling vaguely overheated, his thoughts too easily distracted, every little scent suddenly overwhelming. But he can still manage.

So when Jean asks that he go investigate some trouble in the ruins outside of the city, he really doesn't have a good reason not to agree. It should be fine. A simple trip really, though he does see the vague concern in the acting Grand Master's eyes at how distracted he seems. He pulls himself together to wave it off. And off he goes.

Now here he is, having found the root of the problems that Jean has sent him to. The source of the trouble is a band of treasure hoarders, ones that he has dealt with before. Tensions rise, and Kaeya should be able to handle this -- either through clever words or icy sword blows. It's nothing he hasn't overcome before. Except this time, he feels like he's losing his mind. And two of the treasure hoarders realize it, two alphas who have caught the very distinct scent of an omega in heat.

Kaeya, on the other hand, is still clueless. He's a beta, after all. When his peers had begun presenting, he never had, and had accepted what that meant for him. Honestly, it was simpler that way. Wasn't it? But here he is, sword in hand but not raised, one visible eye wide, pupil blown, face flushed, as he watches the men approach.

'Don't worry,', one of the men croons, 'We're more than happy to help. You're lucky you found us.'

A frown crosses Kaeya's face. That doesn't... sound right. But maybe he does need help. Hmm.

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Kaeya doesn't muffle the sounds that spill from him as Diluc starts speeding up, crying out in encouragement as Diluc continues to move. He braces one hand against Diluc's thigh, his other tangling in that fiery red hair.

Diluc is taking him apart with each thrust inside him that has the need and pleasure building, a white-hot pressure at the base of his spine.

"Luc, yes. Like that." He's not too proud to beg for what he so desperately wants, especially when he knows that his mate will give it to him. "Please? Harder. Wreck me. I need it."

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He ducks his head a little to share air with him. Kaeya's begging undoes something in him. Despite all his resistance to baser instincts, he is an Alpha and his mate needs him. A growl rumbles in his chest. He speeds up, pulling Kaeya down onto him as he turns his head and digs a fang into his scent glands. "I've got you."

He can feel the pleasure flowing through him, setting him on fire. Diluc grips Kaeya's hips as he tips him a little to really hammer into him. He stops thinking like a person. He's just an Alpha giving his mate everything he needs. He drops his head to bite at his neck and chest with low growls.

"Like that?"

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Kaeya cries out, the combination of Diluc moving faster, pulling him down and driving so deep inside and the pressure of that wickedly sharp fang at his neck is deliciously too much. His hands law for purchase, gripping at Diluc's shoulders now.

And now that he's started he can't seem to keep himself quiet, keening in wordless pleasured sounds interspersed with Diluc's name, with each jolt of Diluc's cock thrusting inside him.

"Yes, Luc. Fuck. Just like that. Don't stop. Need you, love you, beautiful, Alpha." The words are just spilling out of him. Apparently Diluc reducing him to a mess of moans and pleas just on the edge of coherence isn't just an artifact of his heat; it's just what being with Diluc does to him.

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It does a lot for an Alpha’s ego to see their mate reduced so. It tears the last of his reason away when it’s Diluc Ragnvindr. He bites Kaeya’s neck as he fucks into him, his knot catching on his rim.

He thrusts into him, taking shallower but still punishing snaps of his hips as the knot locks them together. He has to fight with himself not to make the claiming bite all over again. But Kaeya will have more love bites on his neck. It only takes a few more thrusts before Diluc buries his face against Kaeya’s chest, sinking his teeth into the pec as he spills inside him.

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Kaeya keens as Diluc's knot is driven inside. This, yes. It's what he needs, what every ounce of him is crying out for. Sex with Diluc has a way of stripping everything else in the world away until it's only them, the pleasure emotional as much as physical.

He moves against him, head falling back at the sharp feeling of those teeth at his neck. He's so close to his climax, but he wants to hold out, wants to know that his mate has found his release first.

And when Diluc does, Kaeya lets go. One hand fists into Diluc's hair and he grinds his hips down against him still moving on him as he comes, head falling forward to rest against the other man's. "Mmm..." A lazy, pleased hum as he still shivers intermittently in the aftermath. "Luc.."

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He rocks his hips, slowing down as Kaeya lets go. His stomach is painted with his lover’s release and he purrs. This is exactly what he needs. It’s moments like this that let him work out all the things he presses down. What they both do.

Diluc leans forward and catches Kaeya in a soft kiss, barely brushing their lips together. He slows until there’s just the gentle sway of their bodies moving together. Then he stops as sweat runs down his chest. “Kaeya.” His voice is low and rough, almost gravel in his throat. Without his walls the dragon is out.

He presses a kiss to the side of his face then sighs. “We need another bath.” He says as he runs a hand down Kaeya’s back.

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They really do need this. Kaeya thinks it too. Somehow, for all that he's always had something of a silver tongue when he wants, and he talks himself into and out of trouble all too often, it's still easier to communicate about this with actions than it is in words.

How could he possibly manage to reduce to a sentence just how desperately he needs Diluc, more than he needs paltry things like air or water. How to express that he loves him so deeply that sometimes it's frightening?

So he just smiles and turns to nuzzle at Diluc's cheek, a soft chuckle bubbling its way lazily past his lips. "Oh no, a hot bath. However shall we manage with such hardship." Kaeya is also in love with that bathtub. Shh.

His hands move in absentminded circles over the sweat-damp skin of Diluc's back.

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“I’m sure you’ll manage.” Diluc says as he gathers him up and stands up. His knot locks them together and as long as he doesn’t move Kaeya too much he doesn’t have to hiss in discomfort.

Getting to the bathroom is still a chore. He doesn’t mind it. He sits them down beside the tub and sets to filling it. The heated water fills the space until the water reflects the ceiling.

Diluc climbs in, holding Kaeya to him. His breath leaves in a rush as the heat does its work. His fingers run through Kaeya’s hair and over his back.

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Kaeya squawks in surprise as Diluc simply stands with the two of them still tied together. His wraps his legs tightly around the other man's hips before laughing. "Somehow I will, yes." And then as he wraps his arms around Diluc's shoulders and leans in to press his face to Diluc's neck, nibbling at the claiming mark he'd left on the other man's neck.

"I forget how strong you are, sometimes." His swordsman mate.

Sinking into the water is blissfully welcome and he groans his approval of it. There. Perfect. He leans into the other man.

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"Get used to it." He tells him but with an amused glint in his eyes. Somewhere in Kaeya's future, he'll pick him up again like he weighs nothing at all. Diluc leans back against the wall and offers up his neck to him. If Kaeya wants to nibble on him he isn't about to say no.

He reaches for the soap and works it over Kaeya's back. A low rumbling purr rolls through the air as he nips at Kaeya's own neck. "Hot enough?"

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"Happily," Kaeya purrs at him. He will very happily let Diluc show off that strength whenever he likes. It's hot, all right? But then, everything about Diluc is hot; Kaeya is a bit biased, but he stands by his assessment anyway. How many in Mondstadt have swooned over the noble Master Ragnvindr?

Well, he's Kaeya's now.

He lets his head fall to the side. "Mm, it's perfect. You're perfect. Don't let it go to your head."

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“Don’t let being perfect yourself go to your head either.” He tells him while he runs his fingers through his hair. He takes the soap and uses it to scrub over his back and shoulders.

In the next pass of the soap he uses it over Kaeya’s lovely chest. Then the soap goes back into the rack. Diluc rinses Kaeya with cupping water and letting it run over his back and chest.

He rewards him with a kiss and says, “I’ll get your hair when my knot goes down.”

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"No worries about that. My ego is already as big as it can be considering that I've snagged Mondstadt's most eligible bachelor as my mate." The uncrowned king of Mondstadt and the man that he's loved since the hazy summer days of their youth.

He sighs contentedly at the attention of those soapy hands moving over his skin. It's nice, being taken care of. But he wants to return the favor. He reaches over to take the soap as well so he can begin lathering and smoothing his hands over Diluc's chest and shoulders, his back.

"Deal. I'll get yours to." For now though he rinses the soap from Diluc's skin.

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Kaeya looks content and their mixed scents are a pleasant spice to his nose. So this is what being content smells like. Mm, it's a soothing scent that could lull him to sleep. He leans back against the wall while Kaeya scrubs his chest.

He sweeps his hair up out of the way with one hand to let Kaeya get his shoulders. Once they're both a bit cleaner he shifts slightly. The knot is going down. Not enough yet. He buries his face against the side of Kaeya's neck and purrs. He runs his hands up and down his back.

He never knew he would be a cuddly mate but he loves little moments like this. It's like they were before but new at the same time.

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Kaeya leans his head against Diluc's gently, nuzzling into his hair with a content sigh. He could fall asleep here too, but it'll be better if they go back to bed because then he can keep Diluc there with him for a while and rest.

It's a surprise to him too how much he likes cuddling and basking in the afterglow. It had never been something he'd indulged in, or wanted to, with any of the passing flings that he'd had over the years.

But it's Diluc, and even before he presented as Omega he's never felt more at ease and comfortable than he is when he's with Diluc. And now, this new shape they've taken, it's perfect "You're beautiful..." he murmurs softly, fingers curling into that fiery red hair. "Have I told you that?"

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"Not in those words," Diluc murmurs as he runs his fingers through Kaeya's hair. He works out any tangles with a soft approving noise. His knot has finally gone down far enough. He lifts Kaeya up, embracing him as he slips out of him. Then he sets him back down.

He kisses his neck, nipping skin and leaving more marks. "Obviously, I should make sure you understand that you're gorgeous too. I'll make sure of it once we've rested." Slowly tracing every line of his mate's body with his mouth.

Yes, he'll be sure Kaeya knows he's wanted and a pretty, pretty man.

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"Well, I'll have to be more clear about it in the future." Because Diluc is beautiful, physically, but more than that just who he is. Kaeya is smitten and for once doesn't want to bother to try to disguise this or hide it behind some clever banter.

Maybe it's those fingers in his hair which have him going near boneless, or the arms he sinks into even as he sighs softly at the feeling of loss of no longer having Diluc inside him.

His arms settle around Diluc's hands rubbing soft circles over his back. He breathes out a laugh. "Mm, as long as you're looking at me I feel that way." That's really all Kaeya wants, is Diluc's eyes on him, only for him. He's a bit greedy.

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“Then I’ll look often.” Diluc says as he moves Kaeya’s hair away from his neck and kisses the skin again. He lifts his head, tracing his neck with his lips. “Relax, I’ll finish taking care of you.”

Kaeya is boneless already but he wants him to stay that way. He takes the soap in hand and sets to washing his hair. He massages his scalp with his fingers with a low encouraging murmur.

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"Good, that's all I need." It really is. His needs are simple and few at the best of times, but simple as it is, the need he feels for Diluc is strong and deep. He sighs a content, pleased little sigh, nodding. "Mm, all right."

And Kaeya will not argue with being pampered, still leaning into Diluc languid and at ease. "You're spoiling me," he murmurs.

The truth is he could easily fall asleep like this, with the hot water and gentle touch and the soft sound of Diluc's breathing.

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“And indulging myself.” He tells him as he sets the soap aside. He cups his hands and pours warm water over Kaeya’s hair. He rinses it then drags his figures through it.

He presses a kiss to his shoulder. He follows it with a drag of his fangs over skin. “Still with me?” He rumbles as his hands run up and down his back.

In truth if they’re not careful they’ll both fall asleep in this tub.

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"Well, that's fine then," Kaeya agrees in a sleepy, contented voice. A shiver races through him at the scrape of those fangs, and he lifts his head up enough to lean back and look at Diluc properly.

"I'm here." More or less. Even slightly awake really. Very slightly though, if he's being honest with him.

He lifts his hands to settle at either side of Diluc's face, holding gently, leaning in to press a soft, sweet kiss to his lips. "We should probably move to the bed."

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“We should.” He leans in and sinks into the kiss for a few sweet moments. Then he stands up, carrying Kaeya out of the tub. He sets him on the edge and takes the towels from the rack.

He carefully dries him off and then himself. Diluc sweeps him up into his arms and walks away. Their clothes are left on the couch. They can retrieve them in the morning.

The bedroom is warm and he leans in to kiss Kaeya as he shuts their bedroom door.

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Pampered again. Kaeya sighs quietly, contentedly. He really will need to up his game at spoiling Diluc at this point. He deserves it, more than anyone that Kaeya has known. He knows what the redhead has been through, even if the details of those years Diluc was gone are still vague and unknown to him. He knows Diluc took on the world alone, and Kaeya won't let him face it alone anymore.

Kaeya loops his arms around his neck and kisses him back.

"Do you remember that rocking horse you had as a kid?" Does he still have it? Kaeya very much wants it for the nursery, okay?

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There's a small pause as Diluc nods, not seeing where this is going. "No. I let go of it. Why?" Not much he really thought about once he strongly considered liquidating the estate.

But he thinks it over and says, "I could make one. I remember the shape of it. How it felt." It would be something he could easily work on when he wasn't busy.

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"Something like that might be nice for the nursery." Since, well, both parents will be either current or former cavalry captains. Besides, Diluc had been adorable as a child with it, always playing at being the brave hero coming in to save the day.

Kaeya reaches out to take one of Diluc's hands, lacing their fingers together firmly. Strong hands, hands used to wielding weapons in battle but that can still be so gentle. He may be more than a little lovesick at this point in time. He'd laughed at people who'd fallen so hard and so fast, and here he is -- an absolute fool in love. He wouldn't trade it for anything.