[ There are a number of different ways he could handle this specific line of questioning, especially since he thinks he knows what Diluc is trying to get at, what he's trying to make Childe admit. If it were any other person he might feel annoyed since this feel like a very obvious attempt at manipulation to get him to repeat himself, but he'd like to think he knows Diluc enough to know that the man wouldn't resort to such tactics.
It's not really a point of trauma to have his strings pulled, but it does touch on a few sore spots of his. Even his conversation with Zhongli so many months ago hadn't done much to alleviate his distaste for that particular method of coercion, as evidenced by how he'd snapped on Scaramouche earlier.
That doesn't mean that he enjoys it any less, however. Speaking openly about his feelings is just something he doesn't do, not unless it involved how much he enjoyed the thrill of the fight or his boastful, open claims of power. ]
I don't think I avoided anything. I gave you an answer, it just doesn't seem like one you wanted to hear.
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It's not really a point of trauma to have his strings pulled, but it does touch on a few sore spots of his. Even his conversation with Zhongli so many months ago hadn't done much to alleviate his distaste for that particular method of coercion, as evidenced by how he'd snapped on Scaramouche earlier.
That doesn't mean that he enjoys it any less, however. Speaking openly about his feelings is just something he doesn't do, not unless it involved how much he enjoyed the thrill of the fight or his boastful, open claims of power. ]
I don't think I avoided anything. I gave you an answer, it just doesn't seem like one you wanted to hear.