[Ori and Thoma's respective sentimental statements both strike Diluc deeply, and he finds himself a bit at a loss for words. It's not for a lack of reciprocity or passion--he'd bring down the heavens themselves if either of them ask him for it. He is entirely theirs, and he's willing to fight and die for them just as much as he is for Mondstadt and this dreamworld they've found themselves in. They're both worth his life and so much more.
But he knows that sort of self-sacrificing talk will only upset them and ruin the moment, so he keeps the thought to himself. Instead, he simply looks between them warmly and says:]
I love you both.
[There's still a flush to his features, but his expression shows little of the awkward avoidance from before. He lets his hair down, crimson waves falling over his shoulders and back. Once that's accomplished he reaches over Ori to Thoma, gently removing the tie from his hair as well and running his fingers through the now-freed locks before pulling his hand away.]
There. That's better.
And for you...
[That last bit is to Ori, and it's the only warning he gives her before he grabs her by the waist and pulls her into his lap so that she's facing Thoma. So much for resisting that bit of temptation. If they're meant to fumble through this--with Thoma's very appreciated guidance that he certainly has no complaints about--then he should allow himself to actually act on his urges rather than talk himself out of them.]
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But he knows that sort of self-sacrificing talk will only upset them and ruin the moment, so he keeps the thought to himself. Instead, he simply looks between them warmly and says:]
I love you both.
[There's still a flush to his features, but his expression shows little of the awkward avoidance from before. He lets his hair down, crimson waves falling over his shoulders and back. Once that's accomplished he reaches over Ori to Thoma, gently removing the tie from his hair as well and running his fingers through the now-freed locks before pulling his hand away.]
There. That's better.
And for you...
[That last bit is to Ori, and it's the only warning he gives her before he grabs her by the waist and pulls her into his lap so that she's facing Thoma. So much for resisting that bit of temptation. If they're meant to fumble through this--with Thoma's very appreciated guidance that he certainly has no complaints about--then he should allow himself to actually act on his urges rather than talk himself out of them.]