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I loved the Xiao House Husband fic sm!! Thank you for writing it :3

There is this episode in the series where it's Miku's birthday and Tatsu prepares her a small party and brings her a gift?? I wonder how genshin house husbands would attempt to celebrate reader's birthday??

Love your writing btw <3

perfect plans, imperfect problems (the way of the househusband au!)

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ YOU HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER, LET’S SEE WHAT’S INSIDE! ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

salutations. PERFECT PLANS, IMPERFECT PROBLEMS

addressed. diluc, thoma, xiao, zhongli, arataki itto, kaeya, scaramouche, and childe (w/ gn!reader)

content. fluff/no-angst, spoilers to scaramouche’s real name, mentions of violence, mentions of knife, attempted cut limb (finger), slightly crack-fic on childe’s part, slightly suggestive on childe’s part but it doesn’t mention anything naughty, this fic is based on the way of the househusband

sypnosis. in which they celebrate your birthday but encountered little problems along the way.

penpals. @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @hoshikistarlight @shenhesl0ver (go visit my taglist if you’re interested to apply!)

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post-script. i’m glad you love the xiao as a househusband post ! i hope you enjoy this fic as much <33

THE ONES WITH THE FOOD - diluc, thoma, xiao

birthdays are something DILUC does not value nor celebrate anymore since it brought certain memories that made him become the man that he was before he met you, but it doesn’t stop him from wanting to celebrate your birthday and work hard on planning your birthdays.

usually it was adelaide or someone else that was entrusted to plan your party while diluc distracts you by going on a date with you back when he was still a yakuza-boss, so now that he’s alone with no one to help him out, he decides to just rely on making food and invite your family and friends to come over for a dinner party.

he was really thankful that he took baking classes from the nice elderly couple in the neighborhood, he would’ve spent the rest of the day trying to decide which cake would be to your taste in the bakery shop nearby. not to mention the fact that he already has all the ingredients needed to make the perfect cake for his perfect spouse.

he makes sure that the party is good enough to make you happy and that all the foods are to your guests’ tastes as well. unfortunately he’ll be quite distracted from cooking because he didn’t remember that you’ll take an early dismissal and leave from your work early, causing you to stumble in your kitchen catching the sight of your husband walking around the kitchen cooking a lot of foods in a cute pink apron that you bought for him as a joke.

he’ll be shocked to say the least when he feels the familiar feeling of your arms wrapped around his body, causing him to stop cooking and look at you with his mouth open agape.

given that your family and friends will take a long time to arrive, you then decided to spend time with your lovely husband by helping him out in the kitchen preparing more meals for your upcoming guests before he could protest about it.

“am i not allowed to spend time with you on my birthday?” you said with a frown. “besides, it’s been a while since you and i have cooked together, right?”

diluc tries to retort, only to shake his head and let out a sigh in defeat.

“fine, but don’t try to steal any of the cookie dough under my watch.” he said, watching you let out a “hooray” sound before you grab your apron and put it on top of your working uniform.

by the time the dinner party almost ends, he gives you a small box that contains many cookies that you wanted to steal earlier in the kitchen.

THOMA will absolutely make a feast fit for a king just for your birthday. every single meal is all homemade by yours truly and will make every single professional chef cry and quit their jobs. the devil works hard but the househusband thoma works harder for his spouse.

he knows your allergies (if you have) by heart and makes sure that every single meal doesn’t have any of them, wanting you to have the best time on a day as special as your birthday. he makes sure that your friends will distract you from going home while he busies himself making foods – not to mention making a gift that you’ll surely like.

sometimes thoma will distract himself because of taroumaru, who has his very own small apron that you bought online and he looks so adorable that he just had to take pictures! but alas, he can’t send it to you, not when it’ll reveal the fact that he’s planning your birthday party.

by the time thoma finishes up with everything, he’ll realize that he forgot one thing.

a cake.

well, it’s true that thoma doesn’t forget things like this often since he’s worked with someone like ayato, but he was so focused on cooking every single of your favorite foods that he just forgot about baking a cake – and with the time he has left before your friends will take you back home, he doesn’t think he’ll have enough time to finish baking it DD:

so he decided to just wing it and just make a run towards the nearest bakery shop his phone can find, hoping that he won’t somehow encounter you and your friends along the way.

to his relief, the bakery shop was still open and he didn’t come across you or your friends. it’s like everything has gone smoothly just the way he likes it!

it wasn’t until he arrived back to your shared home when everything did not go smoothly.

the moment thoma arrives, the first thing he notices was your shoes and the car that’s parked right in front of your home, causing the man to panic and run to your front door. he didn’t even receive any messages from any of your friends about coming home DD:

it was too late when he entered, for he sees you standing by the living room playing with taroumaru – who’s still wearing his mini apron.

however, much to his relief, you actually haven’t gone to the kitchen yet since you were distracted by your dog (thoma takes note to himself to give taroumaru a lot of treats later).

expect him to immediately help you with your things and put your coat somewhere by the hanger before leading you to the kitchen and dining area in excitement.

you could only gasp at the sight of the numerous foods displayed on top of your table, mouth open agape to which he mistaken as a reaction of happiness, wrapping his arm around your shoulder with a grin as he greets you a happy birthday.

as much as you’re touched that your husband made so much food, the only thing you’re worried about is how the hell you’re going to finish all of it alone with the help of thoma.

unlike some of the househusbands, XIAO would call a delivery just because he thinks all the dishes that he can cook aren't good enough for your birthday party. however, he will cook at least the ones he knows you’ll like: desserts.

besides almond tofu, xiao knows how to cook other desserts as well – mainly because he found out that you have a liking towards desserts and decided to learn how to make said desserts. so with your birthday coming up, he decided to try and bake cupcakes for you :DD !

it took him a while to search for one recipe on the internet that has all the ingredients that he has at home and suits your tastes, and it was worth it. though, he often flinches away when he notices that you’re literally near his phone since he doesn’t want you to find out that he’s planning on making them.

the tough part is the actual process of baking them.

not only does he have to make the whole cake, but he also has to make his own frostings as well. did i mention that he has to make sure to finish it by a few hours before you come back from your family’s home?

nevertheless, it’s nothing xiao can’t handle. if he can handle finishing tasks earlier than desired, then he can handle finishing baking and decorating cupcakes before you get back, right?

he can not.

everything was a mess, he somehow had the cupcakes burning, there was flour all over the floor and counter, his entire attire was covered in ingredients – he doesn’t even know what went wrong from the beginning. with the amount of time he has left, he’s sure that he won’t be able to make another batch of cupcakes before you arrive. on the bright side, at least the delivery arrived..?

it’s safe to say you were more than flabbergasted when you walked in the kitchen to see what looks like a battlefield as your husband stands idly aside with an apologetic look on his face, disappointed with the fact that you had to see this chaotic scene and the fact that he wasn’t able to succeed in baking cupcakes for your birthday.

xiao will be cheered up a little once you reassure him that you’re happier to spend your birthday with him no matter if you didn’t receive any cupcakes, and that it’s all about the thought that counts.

though, there was one thing that he decided to do as punishment.

“XIAO WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!” you exclaimed, screaming as he pulls out a kitchen knife from his pocket and places it against his pinky, his face filled with regret.

“consider this as my punishment for messing up the kitchen and for not being able to provide you a proper cake.” he explains. before he could slice his pinky clean, you immediately tackled him in panic.

“what on earth did mister zhongli teach you?!?!?!”

THE ONES WITH THE BEST TIME - zhongli, arataki itto, kaeya

ZHONGLI values time with you, so it’d be great if you’re able to have a day off and spend the rest the day with him on your birthday. if you’re unable to have a day off, it’s fine as well since zhongli can wait until you get home.

expect him to feel excited about celebrating your birthday since he didn’t manage to celebrate your previous birthdays back when he was busy with his yakuza responsibilities, so he’s definitely going full all out in his first time planning your birthday. to his delight, you’re allowed to have a day-off.

he even planned ahead of time and made the perfect plan for the occasion: a nice usual breakfast in bed, a nice morning stroll around the town, go to a nice restaurant for lunch (with him paying this time), a nice shopping spree together, and of course: a nice picnic spot where you spend your dinner while watching the stars.

except, the perfect plan wasn’t so nice.

everything’s all but a blur. he accidentally overcooked his food after getting distracted, making him unable to give you your favorite breakfast, the skies suddenly started pouring rain as soon as the both of you walk out from your home, the restaurant you and zhongli were supposed to go to was somehow closed because of a flood from the rain, shopping spree was immediately canceled because the mall is far from where you and zhongli are and it’s sort of too dangerous to drive at such a heavy weather.

star-gazing is out of the question because it was still raining.

the man could only sigh in disappointment, sad that he wasn’t able to fulfill his perfect plan for your birthday.

however, you were all but unfazed by the unfortunate events.

when your husband walks inside your shared bedroom to tell you that his last resort in making up the canceled plans is also out of your choices, you were no longer in your room.

instead, you’re outside of the house playing with the rain happily, much to his shock.

“zhongli, what are you doing standing over there?” you yelled, laughing as you spin around the backyard. “come get your raincoat and join me!”

he frowns. “dearest, shouldn’t you be coming back here? you’ll catch a cold if you don’t come back here!”

“why should i? it’s not like we have anything else to do!”

he stays silent, still standing by the door with a worried look etched on his face.

you stopped yourself from playing with the rain for just a moment, still smiling. “you don’t have to be sorry about the fact that your plan went up in the rubble. i’m more than satisfied with my birthday since i get to spend time with you!”

despite the words that slipped from your mouth are all simple and perhaps cheeky for some people, it was good enough to make him feel overwhelmed and feel like the temperature around him has grown warm despite the current condition.

you then continued speaking. “all i wanted for my birthday for the past years was to be able to spend more time with you, so please zhongli,” you slowly walk towards the man, dripping from the rain that was pouring down on you until you’re now a few steps away from where he is, lending him your hand. “would you at least give me the chance to have fun with you under this weather?”

you didn’t have to ask twice.

ITTO is very enthusiastic when he realizes that your birthday is coming up. and what better way to celebrate than to spend the rest of your birthday with your number one best househusband?

given that you expressed that you just want to stay in your home since you’re exhausted from your work, then your wish has been granted! every single activities you can do are now indoors just as you wished. he has all the ingredients he needed for cooking your (and his) favorite meals for the day, made sure to do every single tasks he needed to do in his farm so that he doesn’t have to do anything else, brought out a few games to play, and he even found a movie that the both of you can watch together for a romantic date!

unlike zhongli, itto managed to complete every single thing – it’s amazing how he’s able to be this productive and finish everything in a jiffy.

the first thing he did in the morning was to take care of his farm animals first and harvest all of his crops before retreating to his kitchen and starting cooking meals. he made sure to make meals that are from your hometown just so you can have at least a reminder of your beloved hometown. (if only you knew how much convincing itto had to do for your family to hand over their recipes to him).

itto almost fell from his steps thanks to his excitement in bringing your breakfast to you, but thankfully he managed to stop himself from falling before proceeding to rush towards your shared bedroom. it’s truly impressive how not only was he able to cook your favorite meal and present it to you when you wake up later than he did without any problems, but he had also made cute shapes of animals and hearts alike just to put them on your plate proudly.

“i learned these from youtube in a week!” he exclaims, grinning when you take a bite of his meal and hum in delight. “so, what do you think? did i do a great job? i even made ushi over there!”

by the time the both of you finished your breakfast, itto will then grab your plates and rushes back to the kitchen to wash the dishes, giving you time to get ready for the day.

it’s a really cute sight to see your husband vibing with the music playing in the background while washing the dishes – you just can’t help but go to him and hug his huge muscular figure from behind – much to his flusteredness because you weren’t supposed to see that !!

for the rest of the day, the two of you played games from both board games and virtually, it was honestly a fun day for you, you have to admit.

however, there was one problem that sorta ruined your night with itto.

what the man didn’t do was to check the warnings of the movie he saw, thinking that the poster looks cool enough for him to assume that the movie is good for you two. so while the two of you lay on top of the couch together with itto massage your legs, he had never expected the movie to start playing.. an unexpected scene.

never in your life have you seen your lover grabbing the tv remote and turning it off at such a speed – and you honestly don’t blame him because.. what the hell did you two just watch?

“uhm, why don’t we just watch something else, you know?” he spoke up with a nervous laugh, and you could only stare at him with your mouth open agape.

if there's one thing you know about KAEYA, he loves a scavenger hunt, so you weren't exactly surprised when you woke up alone with a note nearby that explains yet another scavenger hunt. you could only let out a sigh before starting your day and participate the scavenger hunt.

to your amusement, you had indeed encountered a lot of notes written by your lovely husband, who is still not seen around your home. with enough clues that you've found around your home and street, you concluded that your location is a certain restaurant that you two would frequently go.

and that’s exactly where you went to.

when you arrived at the restaurant, dressed in the most formal outfit you can find in your closet, you immediately headed towards a certain receptionist who knows you and asked if kaeya was around, only for you to find out that he didn’t visit the place recently, much to your confusion.

…if your birthday celebration doesn’t take place here, then where?

meanwhile, kaeya was panicking for his life because why on earth are you not in your home? when jean visits your home to take you to where kaeya is, she finds no one at home at all, causing him to try and call for you. he panics even more when you don’t answer any of his calls. you can’t be kidnapped, are you?

the same thing goes for you, unfortunately. you’re unable to call your lover since the phone immediately died after you walked out from the hotel, leaving you no choice but to stay put in the taxi as you’re on your way towards your home, trying not to be too worried and not overthink about your lover’s plans.

by the time you arrived, you immediately went towards your home to charge your phone so that you could call your lover, only to find jean walking out from your home in a panic frenzy.

it’s safe to say that you and kaeya had an oopsie moment.

nevertheless, jean managed to clear up the misunderstanding and told you that kaeya had something else planned, causing you to feel embarrassed because holy crap did you really just go to the restaurant for nothing?!

the moment you arrive at your actual destination, the first thing that caught your eye was the beautiful view of a garden and a violinist playing a romantic song, followed by your husband standing beside a table with a bouquet in hand, his shoulders stops being tense when he spots you.

“i take it that you had an error with your scavenger hunt, love?” he teases, chuckling when you slap his arm playfully and scold him about being more specific about your destination in one of his notes.

“forgive me, i didn't think that the birthday star would go to that restaurant," he said, holding one of your hands and caresses it with a grin. "if it makes you feel better, i've also booked a certain hotel where we can sleep there for the night, hehe."

THE ONE WITH THE GIFTS - scaramouche, childe

SCARAMOUCHE isn’t good with verbal affection, so physical affection and gifts are his go-to when it comes to showing you how he loves you so. when it comes to celebrating your birthdays when he was still a part of the yakuza, your lover would only give you gifts since just like childe, he's not always there to celebrate your birthday with you. now that he's a househusband and is able to spend time with you on your birthday, he'll make sure to make up for everything he missed throughout the past years with you.

after a lot of thinking, he decides to go for a simple but valuable places to go for your date: a fancy movie cinema that has couple seats (with him booking the entire seats surrounding you two so that there won't be any strangers sitting beside you and him), an aquarium, an observatory where you can check out the stars together, and of course: a restaurant that he booked that shows you the best view of your city at night.

of course, let's not forget the gift that he's been thinking about for the past week.

the gift is a basket filled with things that he bought, knowing that you'll love it once he gives it to you. oh, and of course: promise rings that he personally had someone made that has engravings of "i love you, y/n" and "i love you, kunikuzushi" inside.

everything went well, to scaramouche's relief. you're able to watch a movie while cuddling next to him (he wonders why the room was starting to get very warm), visit the aquarium to see your favorite sea animals (he swears that the plushie you bought will be his sworn enemy when cuddling you), and the observatory was gorgeous (he tried his best to make sure that you won't be able to encounter a certain blonde woman, who he saw with her husband together in the observatory). not to mention the fact that you look absolutely breathtaking in the photos he managed to take with his phone, especially the picture where there's a dolphin behind you while you're smiling for the camera.

all that's left is the restaurant and his gift.

the moment the servers left you two alone with your served meals, scaramouche took his cue to bring out the basket that he made the restaurant keep in your reserved table. just as he predicted, you love the gift (he pretends he didn't hear your question about the price tags of the things he bought) – giving him a heartwarming kiss on the lips.

oh and let's not forget the promise rings.

you watched as scaramouche brings out a small box before opening it to show you his most valuable gift to you, causing you to gasp at the sight of the beautiful rings that glints from the moon above the night sky.

however, the romantic atmosphere soon died as soon as scaramouche stands up and accidentally trips from his steps thanks to a cat that was blocking his way.

you could only watch your fallen husband, who was too stunned and embarrassed from what just happened, while trying to stifle your laughter.

he lets out a deep breath, looking down at the unbothered cat. "...fu–"

back then when CHILDE was still a part of the yakuza organization, he was unfortunately unable to celebrate almost all of your birthdays back then since he’s always away from town and only drops off a gift. so now that he’s no longer burdened with his responsibilities and has all the time in the world, you better expect him to to make up for the lost time with you.

the only problem is, what kind of gift should he give you?

even when childe is no longer a yakuza boss, he’s still filthy rich, so he always spoils you whenever he has the chance. now that he basically gave you every single precious thing he could find for so many years, what else can he give you?

jewelry is out of the question since you already have a lot (thanks to him) as well as clothes and things alike. it doesn't mean he's frustrated though, he will always spoil you rotten no matter what no matter what you say – and besides, he sees this as a good challenge.

more like, a tough challenge.

no matter what gift childe could think of, you either have it already or won't like it, leaving him with less and less options to choose for your gift as time flies by. it wasn't until he decides to ask your friends what you'd like.

"oh? you're here to know what y/n likes?" chongyun, xiangling, and xingqiu looks at each other questionably. "no offense mister tartaglia, but shouldn't you know your spouse well?" chongyun spoke bluntly.

the ginger could only hide his irritation, still smiling. "oh but of course i know them well! but you know what i'm talking about, don't you?"

xingqiu copies the man's expression, closing his book shut. "of course we do, mister tartaglia,"

"but do you know that we don't tell each other gifts that we'll be giving to the birthday star?"

"what–"

"go think of a gift yourself."

unfortunately, the same thing has been said by your other friends, leaving childe once again in a dead end. he only has three days left before your birthday- and he doesn’t think he’ll be able to get a gift on your birthday since he has to plan the whole party as well as cooking lots of food with you. it wasn’t until he talked with his mother when he finally found a solution.

on the day of your birthday, your husband is… suspiciously happier than ever. not in a way that you’ve seen when he was a battlelusted yakuza maniac, but in a way that you’ve seen when he has something up in his sleeve.

it’s even more suspicious when nothing strange happened throughout the party at all. you could only anticipate the worse, but when will it happen? you’re not going insane over this, are you?

as soon as the party is over, you finally found the reason of your growing suspicion against your husband, who’s currently in your bedroom lying down on the bed half-naked with a smug look on his face.

“…what the hell is this, tartaglia?” you spoke, raising an eyebrow.

“well, i couldn’t exactly think of a gift that’ll satisfy you anymore since i’ve given you basically everything,” he explains, before gesturing himself. “so that’s why i decided to give you the best gift ever in all of teyvat: myself!”

you felt your cheeks starting to warm from his words. “you are not gonna do that on me, tartaglia. where the hell is your shirt?!”

your husband pouts, grabbing his shirt that’s folded neatly on the nightstand beside him before putting it on. “i’m only joking my love, your words truly wound me!”

you sigh in relief, trying to ignore the fact that your cheeks are warmer than the oven. “you better be joking… i was supposed to leave you alone and clean up the house by myself.” you mumbled, looking away from childe in embarrassment.

he immediately head towards you before wrapping his arms around you from behind. “and what kind of a househusband would i be to let my dearest spouse clean everything up by themselves? there’s no need to be embarrassed anyway, you’ve already seen me half naked when you walked in on me chang—”

“and this is when i’ll be taking my leave and start cleaning.”

childe holds onto you tighter before you could try and get away from his grasp. “i’d like to give you something first before we leave and clean.” he said, his tone now sincere instead of teasing.

you suddenly realized that he was holding something in his hands, causing you to look down and see what seems to be a clothing.

it’s a scarf. the kind that matches with the one that childe has.

“i realized that i haven’t given you a scarf that’s exactly like mine, so that’s what i went with for your birthday gift.” he explains, placing it on your hands with his arms still wrapped around you as you stare at the scarf in awe.

“happy birthday, y/n.”

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