#//Lessens the chance for unsavory rumors to spiral; and him to develop rep enough to discredit those he Does have to deal with

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Dawn Winery Head!Kae during Luc’s absence make brain go brr

#☆ ┆ ( .ooc. ); #//Bc canonically he stayed at the Winery at that time; Addie even says so in her letter to Diluc #//I can’t imagine he wouldn’t have stepped up to help run affairs; instead of just lettting them handle everything #//(and forever LOVE the idea that Crepus intended to have Kae run the Winery while he hoped Luc succeeded as Captain/Grand Master) #//So I love imagining him just juggling between Winery duties and Captaincy; the way he manages ALL his current duties #//Having to deal with rumors he keeps acting in the Winery’s favor (is it a wonder he’s wellacquainted w ppl mistrusting him in present day #//Him bringing Winery paperwork with him to Knights HQ to deal with things then; bringing Knights paperwork home to the Winery #//Making sure he’s ALWAYS busy; no matter how stressing it gets; bc he’s gotta make sure EVERYTHING is perfect for Luc to come back to #//Luckily Addie and Elzer doing their part too so everything runs smoothly when Kae can’t do it alone #//On a lighter note; Kae hosting SO many events at the Winery—for partnerships; for appearances sakes; for FUN he can bring Jean into #//Him constantly being thrown by ppl referring to him as the Master of the house; but knowing he CANT deny or it’ll mean headaches for them #//Esp taking Other nobles into consideration; like the Lawrence and other Ragnvindr’s if any #//Tryna dodge marriage prospects/offers like the PLAGUE esp with ppl tryna use partnerships as incentive #//Getting all too well versed in a noble’s world; seeing just how much Crepus likely had to juggle; & learning to lie & schmooze his way #to get what he wants out of people; knowing the best ways to deceive and Ruin while maintaining perfect poise & a spotless reputation #//Well; as spotless as a ward not related by blood to the family can have; in the wake of the blood son leaving #//And considering many nobles prolly scrutinized Kae HARD for running the place in Luc’s stead at first after that fact #//One of Crepus’ boys or not; he deffo had SO much to work around #//Deffo pulled out ALL the stops to build trust and rapport with everyone in Mond he could to ensure the Winery wouldn’t be affected alone #//If it happened to get him valued ties for his OWN purposes and dealings too; well; he’s happy to take all he can get #//Bruh prolly started dressing the way he does now rather than conservatively like Luc bc he saw how Useful it was when dealing with others #//Hated it at first bc the Attention made him squirm uncomfortably; learned to Thrive in it esp when it helped get his way #//Could deal with rumors from THAT just like all the others; making having started out small to get folks accustomed to it #//So it’s not SUCH a drastic change from shy little shadow to Debonair peacock of a young master #//Lessens the chance for unsavory rumors to spiral; and him to develop rep enough to discredit those he Does have to deal with #//Bc how can anyone truly HATE such a beloved young man to all of Mond? #//I wonder if that might have impacted Initial views of Luc at his return; being the way he was w Kae; and Kae quickly having to improv #//So ppl think they’re still on decent enough terms that they’re just bantering w only the years apart being what barrier they have between #//The devil works hard; but damn if 4yr/Early captain era Kae didn’t try and work even Harder #hc; kaeya