#dainsleif angsy

[evanen]

this was so mean but thank god it didn’t have an angsty ending 😭

OSFISJWJ YES YES YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT I love your writing sm!! You should be proud of it >:(

Can I request reader(any gender you like) to like play a break up prank on the genshin boys? If it's too much you can choose whatever characters you want! I prefer angst to fluff but it's up to you!

Not gonna give too much restrictions so go wild with it!!

Liked this one so I did all of them. lmao. Thanks anon.

Scenario: Break up prank on your Genshin boyfriends

Characters: Aether, Albedo, Ayato, Bennett, Chongyun, Dainsleif, Diluc, Gorou, Itto, Kaeya, Kazuha, Razor, Scaramouche, Tartaglia, Thoma, Venti, Xiao, Xingqiu, Zhongli, gn!reader

Warnings: slight elements of crackfic, mild angst to comfort, some of these might be a little yandere? used April Fools as an excuse, I don’t actually like playing these kinds of pranks but it’s pretty fun to write, I don’t suggest you do it in real life (but I know a lot of people do, haha. You do you, no judgement here) If my husband pulled this on me I’d go feral, poor him.

Personal favourites in this work: Bennett, Ayato, Dainsleif

What you said

“Have you got some time today...? I just wanted to talk to you about something important. You should probably sit down...Uhm...So...lately...I just feel like things aren’t going too well with the two of us...I just...Maybe we’re not a good match? What I’m saying is...It’s probably best if we part ways here,”

Aether

already gets the “oh crap” vibes as soon as you say you need to talk about something important.

The moment he sits down, his body language tells you he’s incredibly tense and nervous. Hands closed up into fists, brows furrowed, leaning forward to listen to you closely.

It doesn’t really hit him that fast and he has this blank look on his face until you stand up to leave--that’s when he snatches at your wrist.

“W-Wait,” he’s both confused and cautious. Like what he says next might change the whole thing. “Did I--Did I do something wrong? Cause if I did I--” he gulps the lump that’s forming in his throat and his eyes are getting misty. “I’ll make it right, I promise,”

“Oh gosh, Aether, I’m so sorry, it’s just a prank! I’m just joking! I know it’s stupid, but um...April Fools!” 

His whole body slumps backwards on the chair while heaving a huge sigh of relief, head lolling backwards. He can only mutter “Y/N don’t do that again...” with a voice that’s a little wobbly.

Give him lots of kisses after please

Albedo

Does not get the vibe you’re trying to give at all.

He actually thought it was something practically “important” like how you might not have enough firewood for the next few days up on Dragonspine. (Yes that merits a serious conversation for him)

When you get to the part where you say you’re not a good match his head tilts the slightest bit sideways but his expression is still blank.

He doesn’t hear the rest of your sentences after that because he’s trying to go through his memories of the past few days and wondering if something was amiss. 

He can’t come up with a conclusion because everything was normal up until today. 

But he’ll still respect your decision

He’ll look down solemnly at his hands, “...Being with you... was a great privilege.” his hands start to grasp at each other when it sinks in that you want to leave the relationship. “Perhaps you’ll find a better match than I could ever be,” 

Basically you’ve struck his secret insecurity that he might not be good enough for you.

Get down on your knees and apologize this instant!!!!!!

“Oh, Albedo... That’s not... It’s just a joke, it’s April Fools today dear... Do you really think that way? I’m so sorry...”

Cue a long conversation that got deep because of a prank. You reassure him he’s more than enough for you and you don’t stop telling him all the wonderful things you love about him until his eyes subtly light up again.

that might have backfired on you.

Ayato

He’s so used to business negotiations or the ‘sit down and lets talk business’ scenario so he didn’t think much of it.

He listens closely. I mean CLOSELY. It’s his job to negotiate with others so he has to clearly listen to what all the parties have to say for themselves.

When you get to the “maybe we’re not a good match part” he lifts a hand to his chin and lets out a hum.

He closes his eyes for a moment, his face is still calm, like he heard nothing at all. But then he decides to question YOU. “You say that we’re not a good match. Though, you say it with uncertainty,” smiles pleasantly at you “Care to tell me the reasons why you think we aren’t a good match, dove?”

You really thought you could argue with this guy lmao

So you grasp at straws and tell him the first thing you can think of. “W-Well... You’re an important man and I’m...just plain old me,” you laugh nervously because you’ve accidentally opened up about your honest insecurity.

But he considers that seriously. He asks you another question, “But do you love me?”

“Yes?”

“And I feel the same way. Where there is true love, nothing should be allowed to stand in its way...On the contrary, my love, you’re far from plain,” his hand moves away from his chin to graze his fingertips on your cheek. “You are...quite extraordinary. I only wish you could see yourself through my eyes,”

You’ve forgotten that you played a prank and just fell harder for the guy

No but he definitely knew something was up anyway.

Bennett

He thought that you just wanted to say you didn’t wanna join his adventure team anymore

So when you finish your whole speech his mouth is left slightly agape and he’s staring at you trying to process the moment. 

“...I-It’s just the adventuring, right? If you’re tired of going out all the time you can always rest up! That’s no big deal! I can go by myself from time to time!” He raises a fist to pump himself up but he only manages a small, uncertain smile.

“No? That’s not it? Oh...” His whole mood goes down and it’s like a gloomy cloud has set atop his head. 

“Well... I was thinking my luck was running out anyway... You know? Hehe,” He still picks his head up and scratches the back of it with a wobbly smile. “I mean, I’ve been so incredibly lucky all that time just spending it with you! I guess...that whole chunk of luck is just coming back at me with a whole chunk of bad...”

As a last effort, he gives you the brightest, still genuine smile that radiates love. “But it was great, it was really great! I loved it and...and...I love--” his voice breaks off at the end and he tries so hard not to cry and you quickly explain to him that it was all just a joke for April Fools.

“R-Really?” but his tears have already spilled out and is falling down his cheeks. He sniffles and wipes them dry while saying with a trying hard not to break voice “You--You really got me there!” 

(Everytime I write for Bennett it always has something to do with his bad luck and adventuring. I’m sorry.)

Chongyun

Scared. Like literally hands trembling scared the moment you say it’s important in that serious voice. 

Serious eyes that are boring into you as you speak. They slowly soften around the edges when you come to your conclusion.

It’s like his heart shatters. He’s a somewhat shy and reserved guy that takes a while to warm up, so it literally shakes his whole world when you, someone who had been so patient with him up until this point, wants to break up with him. 

“I...” He wants to be mature and say he’ll accept your decision but he can’t even form the words. 

“I understand,” but his eyes are already filling up with tears and they start to cascade down his cheeks even with him not blinking. 

Has more of a physical response than a wordy response. Hands crumpling his pants as he grips at them and tries to keep his bearings.

You can’t take it and apologize immediately, wiping away his tears and telling him it’s all just a joke, but he continues crying, dips his head down, puts an arm to shield his eyes as he tries to get his composure back.

“S-Sorry, I...That really scared me...”

You’re mean.

Dainsleif (might contain 2.6 quest spoilers)

Troubled, because you rarely say that it’s something important. You don’t usually draw attention to yourself so when you say that it’s something of importance Dainsleif is all ears.

Dainsleif is...quite alone, in some senses. He doesn’t think that anyone should suffer with him, so accepting that you wanted to stay by his side was also a hard decision for him. He resisted for a long time, but eventually just realized you really wanted to be there for him.

So when you come around saying this, he’s almost offended, eyes narrowing at you “Where is this coming from?”

He just doesn’t get it and it doesn’t add up. His eyes searches yours and he’s not trying to be scary but he does exude some intimidating vibes. He’s merely trying to understand if he did something wrong or if you’ve always thought that the two of you were “not a good match”.

“...I don’t think that what you say is true...If so then you wouldn’t have insisted to stay with me,” and he starts to doubt whether or not he made the right decision, letting you accompany him to journey’s end. 

You see the conflict and battle in his eyes and decide to just tell him it’s a prank without it getting too far. 

He huffs and crosses his arms above his chest. “I thought so... You wouldn’t do something...so foolish,” his words are spaced out because there’s still a bit of doubt in him and you catch on to it, reassuring him that you don’t have any intention of leaving him at all.

He sighs and gingerly thumbs your cheek. “I can only hope so... This curse...This burden...I daresay it’s made easier with your presence. Let me be selfish this once and ask you to stay...”

Diluc

He trusts and knows you, so when you said it was something important he merely thought it was just you talking about being worried about his health again cause he works too hard (you often tell him that)

But when you start talking and get to the end of your speech he’s rather astounded and concerned more than anything. 

“How long have you felt like that?” He takes this to a whole new level of serious now. Asking himself questions like ‘How did I not notice?’ ‘Which parts can I do better at?’ ‘Could we not have talked about this before it came to this conclusion?”

Reaches out with his hand to move your chin at an angle convenient for him. “Y/N, look at me. We should talk about these things before jumping to conclusions. A lot of things can be solved by talking,” 

In truth he’s panicking a little inside. What if you don’t want to talk about it anymore? What if your mind is made up? What if that’s it?

“Is there anything we can do to make things better? Has my recent sleepless nights bothered you that much? I’ll change things around to make you comfortable. You’re right, it hasn’t really done much for my health...”

When you don’t reply to anything he says there’s a bit of defeat in his eyes and his shoulders slump a little. “Y/N please...” he just wants you to say something. Anything.

“U-Uhm...Well...April Fools!” 

There’s 5 seconds of silence before he drops his hand from your chin and glares at you. It’s half mocking, half real and he stands up to walk away “I’m going back to work,” 

Is a little salty but you follow him around all day and suck up to him saying sorry in a sweet way and that you’ll make it up to him. 

(Okay, I wanted to use the Filipino word “lambing” just then. lmao. Is there an English equivalent, my Filo friends?)

Gorou

Military minded, so he doesn’t immediately think it’s about something personal.

When it dawns on him that it’s about something personal, and what more, it’s about your relationship with him, he freezes up. His ears stop twitching and his tail is frozen. 

His body language changes, he suddenly doesn’t look so confident and his whole body droops. His ears start to flatten down. 

“Were you...Were you really that unhappy? I didn’t even realize...” so much regret in his voice and he’s more worried about you than he is over himself. 

“I’m sorry, it might be too late to ask now but, is there anything I can do? I’ll...try my best! I just... I just don’t agree...I think we ARE a great match! But if you don’t think so...” hesitates back and forth whether or not to see things your way or keep with his beliefs. 

He really does think you’re the perfect companion to his otherwise busy life and you’re a delight to be around. 

He doesn’t really say much about what he thinks, opting to think before talking but his look says it all and you apologize after telling him it was just a prank. 

He blinks up at you. His ears start to twitch again and his tail swishes every so slowly. “O-Oh! I see!” 

Breaks into a bashful, neck scratching grin. “R-Right! It’s April Fools! Wow, you got me good on that one,”

Doesn’t tell you that you basically broke his heart and mended it back together all in a span of a minute.

Is secretly 1000% more attentive towards you

Itto

The word “important” is not really in his vocabulary...Well, it is, but it’s linked with things like beetle fights and food.

So he thought you were just gunna talk beetle fight strategy with him. lol.

Has this huge smile on his face when you start talking and it just gradually droops into a deep frown. 

Still tries to play it off. “Whaaaat? No way! We’re a great match! Remember that time we accidentally ordered the exact same thing for lunch, drinks and all? That was pretty cool!” 

Grins but it falters when you don’t say anything. He finally properly thinks about you actually leaving him. “I--At least we can still be friends, right? I mean, who’s gunna hype me up during my beetle fights now? My gang...? Well, yeah... they’re great and all but...”

Lips start to tremble. “Th-They’re not you, you know? It’s different! Huh? No! It’s not just about the beetle fights!” 

He has this puppy dog look on his face now “I mean, it’s all the other things too! Who-Who’s gunna kiss my hand better when I accidentally hit a boulder too hard? O-Or...” 

Goes silent, then suddenly decides to man up...but in a childish way...

“Y-You know what! Fine! If that’s what you want then...then...” but can’t finish his sentence and his lips are really starting to tremble dangerously.

So you decide to put him out of his misery and tell him it’s a joke.

“April fools...?” He looks up at you, still trying to process it...and then he breaks into a watery eyed wide smile. “APRIL FOOLS!!!” like he just discovered something great.

He manages not to shed any tears but wraps his arms tight around your waist and snuggles into your stomach while he’s sitting down. “You can’t go for real, alright?”

Kaeya

Amused and intrigued in a “What do they have up their sleeve this time?” sort of way.

He crosses his arms midway through your speech and gives you this smirk while tilting his head sideways. As if challenging you. 

“Oh dear, what an unfortunate problem we have here indeed,” he chuckles, but its not laced with humor, more of mischief.

“Not a good match you say?” He leaves his seat and saunters over to you fluidly, confidently wrapping an arm around your waist and dipping his head lower, to come face to face and almost forehead to forehead with you.

“Look me in the eye and tell me that again, kitten,” he breathes out and you have a hard time repeating your words at the sudden proximity. 

“There isn’t a better match for me anywhere in this world, Y/N. I’m afraid you’ll have to try harder than that to get rid of me,” he chuckles genuinely this time, as if thoroughly amused. 

You finally tell him it’s an April Fool’s joke and he just shrugs. “I figured. I’d like to think I’ve taken good enough care of you to make you stay for a lifetime, love.”

He presses a kiss on your forehead, “Now to worry about charming you in the next one,” and he winks.

Kazuha

calm, curious with a bit of an optimistic view. The type to go “I wonder what they want to tell me today,” but smile at the thought rather than be overly worried about it. 

So when he hears your speech, he’s taken aback. You sound so serious too! Is it a mistake? Maybe a joke? But you wouldn’t joke about this, would you?

He’s been lost in thought for a while so you ask him if he heard you.

He places his gaze on you with a small smile. “My apologies, dear,” he’s still calm about it but he’s secretly thinking of ways to solve this without having you walk away.

“I’m afraid I’ll have to learn about your thought process a little more. What aspect do you feel is “not going too well”, if you mind me asking?” 

You answer generically and tell him that you feel like he’s too good for you and that he’s extremely kind and loving while you’re not really able to contribute or give him anything.

His eyes widen for a fraction of a second but mellows off to a gentle gaze. “...You have done...a thousand more than I have for you, my love,” He closes his eyes, as if he’s sailing on a ship peacefully. “You’ve kept the nightmares away, the...solitude that used to visit me every night. Instead of waiting for the day to end, with you, I always look forward to its beginning instead,”

He opens his eyes and you see that they’re a little glassy. “So if you could just find it in your heart to reconsider, Y/N, perhaps we can work it through?”

He’s still polite than ever and you tell him it’s just a joke. His face stays passive, but he actually breathes out a sigh of relief. “Ah...I see...It’s that day today...”

He finally finds it in him to chuckle. “Well, I must say that you caught me unprepared for that one,” 

Razor

You hesitate to even try and do this to him because explaining what you want to say and then telling him it’s a joke sounds to be something that might be gravely misunderstood by him. 

But he understands and the moment you finish talking you can already see his face contort into a wince. Like something had just stabbed him painfully in the gut. 

His face scrunches up but he bows his head to hide it from you and tears just non-stop cascade from his eyes to the ground. 

“I...n-never see... Y/N again?” 

The poor thing is more of an action than words type of person and it shows easily that he’s upset. 

You immediately hug him and try to explain to him the occasion today but he still pouts and is slightly upset the rest of the day, complaining about how it’s not a good joke at all.

You agree with him and ask how you can make it up to him.

He simply asks you to stay forever.

Scaramouche

unbothered. sits down as if he’s the boss of the conversation and just stares at you through the whole thing.

When you finish, he smirks.

And it’s not just a normal smirk. It’s the go-ahead-and-try-running-away-from-me-im-just-gunna-pull-you-right-back-over smirk.

“Who put that nonsense into your head?” Raises an eyebrow and gazes at you, wondering if someone has told you that dating him was a bad idea or some crap like that. (He doesn’t deny that it’s a bad idea but you’ve stuck with him for a while now and you suddenly saying that is weird and extremely annoying to him)

He’s basically pissed off.

“Tch, go ahead if that’s what you want,” then attempts to stand and ignore you to walk away. You stop him and gape up at him. “What? That’s it? You’re just gunna walk away?”

He raises his eyebrow at you again. “I don’t have time to be playing these types of games, Y/N. If you don’t want to stay, then go,” 

In truth he might be a little, teeny, tiny, secretly hurt inside and is salty.

You huff and tell him “It’s an April Fools joke!” 

He stares at you for a good moment, then flicks your forehead really, REALLY hard. “Owww! What’s that for??”

He scoffs “For thinking of a stupid joke like that, and to remind you who you belong to, fool,” before walking away.

Turns back 5 seconds later and snatches your hand to pull you along with him.

Tartaglia

More curious than worried. So he sits down with that slight wide-eyed, ‘I’m all ears’ type of look.

He blinks and looks at you incredulously as you finish. Then, a laugh escapes his lips. It’s a strange laugh. A mixture of amused, dark and forced.

“Darling you’re...joking, right?” has a pleasant smile on his face but you can’t tell what he’s thinking.

He’s probably thinking of some ways to keep you with him, no matter the method and then he suddenly feels sentimental, thinking about that time you visited his family with him and his siblings loved you to death.

You haven’t said anything so he continues down that hole and proceeds to think about how long it took him to find someone who embraced his craziness and chaotic life like you did. 

He gets a little fidgety and instead of actually wanting to force you to stay he gives you the respect he thinks you deserves. “Y/N I... I understand it well... I don’t want you to be caught up in certain things either but...Just let me tie up some loose ends and maybe...”

but then he knows it in himself than being with him might cause a lot of trouble for you, he doesn’t really know what’ll happen in the future, what with his affiliation with the Fatui and the Abyss.

“...I promise I’ll protect you,” he doesn’t beg for you to stay but he looks at you with pleading eyes. So you tell him it’s an April Fools joke.

He blinks and opens his mouth to say something, but then closes it again. Doesn’t know whether to feel sad or annoyed but in the end he sighs and gives you a grin. “A joke like that deserves some sort of punishment, love. Let’s see... what would be a fitting one,”

He looks like he’s having fun all of a sudden.

Thoma

Definitely worried to the point of anxiousness.

Thoma is used to multi-tasking, he always has a few things in his mind that he needs to juggle but when you say something like that he might be the type to not be able to focus on anything until you finally have the conversation.

He’s stunned when he hears your whole statement and definitely turns sullen. He suddenly starts to think about your time together, from the first date all up until today, it’s been a long journey and he begins to imagine walking through life without you.

He gets goosebumps at the thought of it. “I...I don’t think I can...live that way,” he gulps and continues. “Excuse me if this is too heavy of a statement for you but...I’ve always thought of you as the one I’d spend my whole life with, just suddenly losing that isn’t...”

It’s like your life with him just flashes by in his eyes, remembering all the good times, the smiles, the laughs and just the limitless love he has for you. “...I can’t accept it just like that... I don’t have the right to ask you to stay and you can walk away but...” and he gazes at you with extreme determination. “...but I’ll come looking for you again, and I’ll prove to you that there isn’t anyone else in this world that I’d rather be with,”

He smiles but it’s rather downtrodden and painful. “It’ll always be you, Y/N,”

Cue you telling him it’s a joke “Ahaha...Well... April Fools!” 

He immediately slumps forward and buries his face in his hands and gives a deep sigh. You repeatedly apologize as he does this.

He straightens up after a moment and gives you his sternest look ever (it just looks like he’s scolding you but he’s not very menacing at all because he’s a little teary eyed.)

“Out of all the things you could joke about...” he sighs again but draws you in and smiles tenderly, instantly forgiving you. “Just a kiss from you, love, and I’ll forget about it,”

Venti

Hears the word “important” and thinks that this might be a conversation that needs dandelion wine.

“Okay!” Still has that playful lilt to his voice, but will take it as seriously as he can. 

He listens to what you have to say and he becomes quiet. His smile disappears and he moves his gaze away from you towards somewhere faraway. “...You know, Y/N... Mondstadt is the City of Freedom,” 

He’s unusually soft and quiet when speaking, a serious undertone to his voice. “I’ve seen...all of you. The good, the bad... I may be a God, but I’m the God of Freedom so asking you to stay is...not something I can do, even if I want to,”

Nods his head optimistically with a smile that looks genuine, “Besides, someone as special as you...the world deserves to see it. Keeping you by my side...they’re missing out on a lot, ehe,” 

He does sound sincere and doesn’t sound bitter about it at all but you can’t help but feel sad about it. You apologized and tell him it’s a joke for April Fools.

He’s surprised, but mostly because he nearly felt as if tears were upon him and it’d been a long time since he shed tears. 

But he emphasizes that he’s not joking and if there ever came a time that you’d really like to go, you’re free to do so. 

You remind him that you don’t want to and he finally gets his usual laugh back.

“Well for that, you owe me a lifetime’s supply of dandelion wine!” 

He’s looking forward to the “lifetime” part more than the “dandelion wine” part.

Xiao

This is someone who usually doesn’t open up to people, but he did for you and you’re coming around telling him you don’t want to be together anymore after he’s lowered down all his walls. Think about that. 

He gets angry and it’s obvious. His eyebrows are drawn together and there’s a scowl on his face. He feels utterly betrayed. Thousands of years he decided to shelter himself because he thought that associating with others would bring them no good, and the one time he accepts someone in, they go barreling right out just as easily as that.

“What emotion does it stir in you, when you make crass statements like that?” you can practically feel the disappointment radiating off of him.

“It didn’t mean a thing to you, the burden I shared... The sides of me that...I’ve forgotten was ever there,” he curls his fist tight “I should’ve known...”

Oh, man, you might have messed up playing that prank on him but you immediately drop it and tell him it’s an April Fools joke. 

He recognizes the event cause he’s heard people talking about it before but he definitely disappears and doesn’t show up in front of you for the rest of the day.

Knowing Xiao, you give him his space and eventually he seeks you out again but you’re terribly guilty once that happens and you apologize to him profusely.

He stays silent and hums a little, drawing you in for a one armed embrace muttering about the foolish pranks mortals play on each other. 

“...My karmic debt is incredibly heavy, Y/N... yet...the thought of losing you...seemed heavier than the karmic debt I’ve carried for years.”

Xingqiu

Just a simple curiosity. Wondering what might be so important. 

He’s at a loss of words when you finish, the book he’s holding slips from his grasp and he’s weirdly unable to form proper words.

He adores you, and suddenly getting told this is like a splash of water to his face. 

“Is it--Is there--” he pauses and clears his throat to get his composure back. “Is there something unsatisfactory? Perhaps...” he doesn’t even know what to say, he genuinely thought the two of you had enjoyed each other’s company up till today. “Perhaps I...have overlooked something? I’d be more than willing to discuss it,”

When you say it’s not that and you just think the relationship has run its course he’s back to being speechless.

“N...No? But...” there were no signs at all, he wanted to say and he was confident that he would’ve been able to spot it if there were any signs. “...I might not be the...most likeable person... but I assure you that with me, you’ll always come first,”

You tell him its a joke and he immediately relaxes, he kind of sensed that there was something weird about the suddenness of it anyway. It was too out of the blue.

However, he coughs into his hand to hide his embarrassment and asks you to make it up to him. You ask him how and he hands you the book he dropped. “Read this to me, will you, my sunshine?”

Zhongli

He puts great value in the things you say, so when you say it’s important he merely takes it as a sign to be more attentive. 

You finish and you cannot read any expression on his face whatsoever. However, he seems to have stopped drinking his tea and is in deep thought, looking away from you and over to the teapot, just keeping his gaze there.

“...Zhongli?” You softly call him back and his eyes fly towards you. 

“Mm,” he simply lets out, and closes his eyes. “Might I tell you how I feel about this, Y/N?”

You nod your head and let him speak.

“I...was under the impression that everything had been progressing well, between the two of us...” he touches the rim of his teacup but doesn’t put it up to his lips. “I apologize, if that hadn’t been the case on your side...and I apologize further that...you seem to be unhappy with the current state of things...”

He closes his eyes and continues, “...Truthfully, I would not like it to end this easily... Your importance to me is far higher than that of just a few words... Beloved, if you’re not opposed to it... allow me to work through this a little longer with you...” 

He opens his eyes again and there isn’t anything there but respect and gentleness. You can’t help but smile and apologize to him, telling him it’s a joke. 

He doesn’t breathe out any sigh of relief but on closer look, his shoulders relax and he goes back to lifting his tea cup to his lips and gets a big gulp out of it. “Ah, I see...I’ve forgotten the occasion today...” seems to brush it off but adds after a few seconds later “But if there is something amiss, do not make a habit of keeping it to yourself, darling,” 

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I can’t breathe 🤣 this is gold! Especially on Diluc and Scaramouche part.

But poor Xiao…

OSFISJWJ YES YES YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT I love your writing sm!! You should be proud of it >:(

Can I request reader(any gender you like) to like play a break up prank on the genshin boys? If it's too much you can choose whatever characters you want! I prefer angst to fluff but it's up to you!

Not gonna give too much restrictions so go wild with it!!

Liked this one so I did all of them. lmao. Thanks anon.

Scenario: Break up prank on your Genshin boyfriends

Characters: Aether, Albedo, Ayato, Bennett, Chongyun, Dainsleif, Diluc, Gorou, Itto, Kaeya, Kazuha, Razor, Scaramouche, Tartaglia, Thoma, Venti, Xiao, Xingqiu, Zhongli, gn!reader

Warnings: slight elements of crackfic, mild angst to comfort, some of these might be a little yandere? used April Fools as an excuse, I don’t actually like playing these kinds of pranks but it’s pretty fun to write, I don’t suggest you do it in real life (but I know a lot of people do, haha. You do you, no judgement here) If my husband pulled this on me I’d go feral, poor him.

Personal favourites in this work: Bennett, Ayato, Dainsleif

What you said

“Have you got some time today...? I just wanted to talk to you about something important. You should probably sit down...Uhm...So...lately...I just feel like things aren’t going too well with the two of us...I just...Maybe we’re not a good match? What I’m saying is...It’s probably best if we part ways here,”

Aether

already gets the “oh crap” vibes as soon as you say you need to talk about something important.

The moment he sits down, his body language tells you he’s incredibly tense and nervous. Hands closed up into fists, brows furrowed, leaning forward to listen to you closely.

It doesn’t really hit him that fast and he has this blank look on his face until you stand up to leave--that’s when he snatches at your wrist.

“W-Wait,” he’s both confused and cautious. Like what he says next might change the whole thing. “Did I--Did I do something wrong? Cause if I did I--” he gulps the lump that’s forming in his throat and his eyes are getting misty. “I’ll make it right, I promise,”

“Oh gosh, Aether, I’m so sorry, it’s just a prank! I’m just joking! I know it’s stupid, but um...April Fools!” 

His whole body slumps backwards on the chair while heaving a huge sigh of relief, head lolling backwards. He can only mutter “Y/N don’t do that again...” with a voice that’s a little wobbly.

Give him lots of kisses after please

Albedo

Does not get the vibe you’re trying to give at all.

He actually thought it was something practically “important” like how you might not have enough firewood for the next few days up on Dragonspine. (Yes that merits a serious conversation for him)

When you get to the part where you say you’re not a good match his head tilts the slightest bit sideways but his expression is still blank.

He doesn’t hear the rest of your sentences after that because he’s trying to go through his memories of the past few days and wondering if something was amiss. 

He can’t come up with a conclusion because everything was normal up until today. 

But he’ll still respect your decision

He’ll look down solemnly at his hands, “...Being with you... was a great privilege.” his hands start to grasp at each other when it sinks in that you want to leave the relationship. “Perhaps you’ll find a better match than I could ever be,” 

Basically you’ve struck his secret insecurity that he might not be good enough for you.

Get down on your knees and apologize this instant!!!!!!

“Oh, Albedo... That’s not... It’s just a joke, it’s April Fools today dear... Do you really think that way? I’m so sorry...”

Cue a long conversation that got deep because of a prank. You reassure him he’s more than enough for you and you don’t stop telling him all the wonderful things you love about him until his eyes subtly light up again.

that might have backfired on you.

Ayato

He’s so used to business negotiations or the ‘sit down and lets talk business’ scenario so he didn’t think much of it.

He listens closely. I mean CLOSELY. It’s his job to negotiate with others so he has to clearly listen to what all the parties have to say for themselves.

When you get to the “maybe we’re not a good match part” he lifts a hand to his chin and lets out a hum.

He closes his eyes for a moment, his face is still calm, like he heard nothing at all. But then he decides to question YOU. “You say that we’re not a good match. Though, you say it with uncertainty,” smiles pleasantly at you “Care to tell me the reasons why you think we aren’t a good match, dove?”

You really thought you could argue with this guy lmao

So you grasp at straws and tell him the first thing you can think of. “W-Well... You’re an important man and I’m...just plain old me,” you laugh nervously because you’ve accidentally opened up about your honest insecurity.

But he considers that seriously. He asks you another question, “But do you love me?”

“Yes?”

“And I feel the same way. Where there is true love, nothing should be allowed to stand in its way...On the contrary, my love, you’re far from plain,” his hand moves away from his chin to graze his fingertips on your cheek. “You are...quite extraordinary. I only wish you could see yourself through my eyes,”

You’ve forgotten that you played a prank and just fell harder for the guy

No but he definitely knew something was up anyway.

Bennett

He thought that you just wanted to say you didn’t wanna join his adventure team anymore

So when you finish your whole speech his mouth is left slightly agape and he’s staring at you trying to process the moment. 

“...I-It’s just the adventuring, right? If you’re tired of going out all the time you can always rest up! That’s no big deal! I can go by myself from time to time!” He raises a fist to pump himself up but he only manages a small, uncertain smile.

“No? That’s not it? Oh...” His whole mood goes down and it’s like a gloomy cloud has set atop his head. 

“Well... I was thinking my luck was running out anyway... You know? Hehe,” He still picks his head up and scratches the back of it with a wobbly smile. “I mean, I’ve been so incredibly lucky all that time just spending it with you! I guess...that whole chunk of luck is just coming back at me with a whole chunk of bad...”

As a last effort, he gives you the brightest, still genuine smile that radiates love. “But it was great, it was really great! I loved it and...and...I love--” his voice breaks off at the end and he tries so hard not to cry and you quickly explain to him that it was all just a joke for April Fools.

“R-Really?” but his tears have already spilled out and is falling down his cheeks. He sniffles and wipes them dry while saying with a trying hard not to break voice “You--You really got me there!” 

(Everytime I write for Bennett it always has something to do with his bad luck and adventuring. I’m sorry.)

Chongyun

Scared. Like literally hands trembling scared the moment you say it’s important in that serious voice. 

Serious eyes that are boring into you as you speak. They slowly soften around the edges when you come to your conclusion.

It’s like his heart shatters. He’s a somewhat shy and reserved guy that takes a while to warm up, so it literally shakes his whole world when you, someone who had been so patient with him up until this point, wants to break up with him. 

“I...” He wants to be mature and say he’ll accept your decision but he can’t even form the words. 

“I understand,” but his eyes are already filling up with tears and they start to cascade down his cheeks even with him not blinking. 

Has more of a physical response than a wordy response. Hands crumpling his pants as he grips at them and tries to keep his bearings.

You can’t take it and apologize immediately, wiping away his tears and telling him it’s all just a joke, but he continues crying, dips his head down, puts an arm to shield his eyes as he tries to get his composure back.

“S-Sorry, I...That really scared me...”

You’re mean.

Dainsleif (might contain 2.6 quest spoilers)

Troubled, because you rarely say that it’s something important. You don’t usually draw attention to yourself so when you say that it’s something of importance Dainsleif is all ears.

Dainsleif is...quite alone, in some senses. He doesn’t think that anyone should suffer with him, so accepting that you wanted to stay by his side was also a hard decision for him. He resisted for a long time, but eventually just realized you really wanted to be there for him.

So when you come around saying this, he’s almost offended, eyes narrowing at you “Where is this coming from?”

He just doesn’t get it and it doesn’t add up. His eyes searches yours and he’s not trying to be scary but he does exude some intimidating vibes. He’s merely trying to understand if he did something wrong or if you’ve always thought that the two of you were “not a good match”.

“...I don’t think that what you say is true...If so then you wouldn’t have insisted to stay with me,” and he starts to doubt whether or not he made the right decision, letting you accompany him to journey’s end. 

You see the conflict and battle in his eyes and decide to just tell him it’s a prank without it getting too far. 

He huffs and crosses his arms above his chest. “I thought so... You wouldn’t do something...so foolish,” his words are spaced out because there’s still a bit of doubt in him and you catch on to it, reassuring him that you don’t have any intention of leaving him at all.

He sighs and gingerly thumbs your cheek. “I can only hope so... This curse...This burden...I daresay it’s made easier with your presence. Let me be selfish this once and ask you to stay...”

Diluc

He trusts and knows you, so when you said it was something important he merely thought it was just you talking about being worried about his health again cause he works too hard (you often tell him that)

But when you start talking and get to the end of your speech he’s rather astounded and concerned more than anything. 

“How long have you felt like that?” He takes this to a whole new level of serious now. Asking himself questions like ‘How did I not notice?’ ‘Which parts can I do better at?’ ‘Could we not have talked about this before it came to this conclusion?”

Reaches out with his hand to move your chin at an angle convenient for him. “Y/N, look at me. We should talk about these things before jumping to conclusions. A lot of things can be solved by talking,” 

In truth he’s panicking a little inside. What if you don’t want to talk about it anymore? What if your mind is made up? What if that’s it?

“Is there anything we can do to make things better? Has my recent sleepless nights bothered you that much? I’ll change things around to make you comfortable. You’re right, it hasn’t really done much for my health...”

When you don’t reply to anything he says there’s a bit of defeat in his eyes and his shoulders slump a little. “Y/N please...” he just wants you to say something. Anything.

“U-Uhm...Well...April Fools!” 

There’s 5 seconds of silence before he drops his hand from your chin and glares at you. It’s half mocking, half real and he stands up to walk away “I’m going back to work,” 

Is a little salty but you follow him around all day and suck up to him saying sorry in a sweet way and that you’ll make it up to him. 

(Okay, I wanted to use the Filipino word “lambing” just then. lmao. Is there an English equivalent, my Filo friends?)

Gorou

Military minded, so he doesn’t immediately think it’s about something personal.

When it dawns on him that it’s about something personal, and what more, it’s about your relationship with him, he freezes up. His ears stop twitching and his tail is frozen. 

His body language changes, he suddenly doesn’t look so confident and his whole body droops. His ears start to flatten down. 

“Were you...Were you really that unhappy? I didn’t even realize...” so much regret in his voice and he’s more worried about you than he is over himself. 

“I’m sorry, it might be too late to ask now but, is there anything I can do? I’ll...try my best! I just... I just don’t agree...I think we ARE a great match! But if you don’t think so...” hesitates back and forth whether or not to see things your way or keep with his beliefs. 

He really does think you’re the perfect companion to his otherwise busy life and you’re a delight to be around. 

He doesn’t really say much about what he thinks, opting to think before talking but his look says it all and you apologize after telling him it was just a prank. 

He blinks up at you. His ears start to twitch again and his tail swishes every so slowly. “O-Oh! I see!” 

Breaks into a bashful, neck scratching grin. “R-Right! It’s April Fools! Wow, you got me good on that one,”

Doesn’t tell you that you basically broke his heart and mended it back together all in a span of a minute.

Is secretly 1000% more attentive towards you

Itto

The word “important” is not really in his vocabulary...Well, it is, but it’s linked with things like beetle fights and food.

So he thought you were just gunna talk beetle fight strategy with him. lol.

Has this huge smile on his face when you start talking and it just gradually droops into a deep frown. 

Still tries to play it off. “Whaaaat? No way! We’re a great match! Remember that time we accidentally ordered the exact same thing for lunch, drinks and all? That was pretty cool!” 

Grins but it falters when you don’t say anything. He finally properly thinks about you actually leaving him. “I--At least we can still be friends, right? I mean, who’s gunna hype me up during my beetle fights now? My gang...? Well, yeah... they’re great and all but...”

Lips start to tremble. “Th-They’re not you, you know? It’s different! Huh? No! It’s not just about the beetle fights!” 

He has this puppy dog look on his face now “I mean, it’s all the other things too! Who-Who’s gunna kiss my hand better when I accidentally hit a boulder too hard? O-Or...” 

Goes silent, then suddenly decides to man up...but in a childish way...

“Y-You know what! Fine! If that’s what you want then...then...” but can’t finish his sentence and his lips are really starting to tremble dangerously.

So you decide to put him out of his misery and tell him it’s a joke.

“April fools...?” He looks up at you, still trying to process it...and then he breaks into a watery eyed wide smile. “APRIL FOOLS!!!” like he just discovered something great.

He manages not to shed any tears but wraps his arms tight around your waist and snuggles into your stomach while he’s sitting down. “You can’t go for real, alright?”

Kaeya

Amused and intrigued in a “What do they have up their sleeve this time?” sort of way.

He crosses his arms midway through your speech and gives you this smirk while tilting his head sideways. As if challenging you. 

“Oh dear, what an unfortunate problem we have here indeed,” he chuckles, but its not laced with humor, more of mischief.

“Not a good match you say?” He leaves his seat and saunters over to you fluidly, confidently wrapping an arm around your waist and dipping his head lower, to come face to face and almost forehead to forehead with you.

“Look me in the eye and tell me that again, kitten,” he breathes out and you have a hard time repeating your words at the sudden proximity. 

“There isn’t a better match for me anywhere in this world, Y/N. I’m afraid you’ll have to try harder than that to get rid of me,” he chuckles genuinely this time, as if thoroughly amused. 

You finally tell him it’s an April Fool’s joke and he just shrugs. “I figured. I’d like to think I’ve taken good enough care of you to make you stay for a lifetime, love.”

He presses a kiss on your forehead, “Now to worry about charming you in the next one,” and he winks.

Kazuha

calm, curious with a bit of an optimistic view. The type to go “I wonder what they want to tell me today,” but smile at the thought rather than be overly worried about it. 

So when he hears your speech, he’s taken aback. You sound so serious too! Is it a mistake? Maybe a joke? But you wouldn’t joke about this, would you?

He’s been lost in thought for a while so you ask him if he heard you.

He places his gaze on you with a small smile. “My apologies, dear,” he’s still calm about it but he’s secretly thinking of ways to solve this without having you walk away.

“I’m afraid I’ll have to learn about your thought process a little more. What aspect do you feel is “not going too well”, if you mind me asking?” 

You answer generically and tell him that you feel like he’s too good for you and that he’s extremely kind and loving while you’re not really able to contribute or give him anything.

His eyes widen for a fraction of a second but mellows off to a gentle gaze. “...You have done...a thousand more than I have for you, my love,” He closes his eyes, as if he’s sailing on a ship peacefully. “You’ve kept the nightmares away, the...solitude that used to visit me every night. Instead of waiting for the day to end, with you, I always look forward to its beginning instead,”

He opens his eyes and you see that they’re a little glassy. “So if you could just find it in your heart to reconsider, Y/N, perhaps we can work it through?”

He’s still polite than ever and you tell him it’s just a joke. His face stays passive, but he actually breathes out a sigh of relief. “Ah...I see...It’s that day today...”

He finally finds it in him to chuckle. “Well, I must say that you caught me unprepared for that one,” 

Razor

You hesitate to even try and do this to him because explaining what you want to say and then telling him it’s a joke sounds to be something that might be gravely misunderstood by him. 

But he understands and the moment you finish talking you can already see his face contort into a wince. Like something had just stabbed him painfully in the gut. 

His face scrunches up but he bows his head to hide it from you and tears just non-stop cascade from his eyes to the ground. 

“I...n-never see... Y/N again?” 

The poor thing is more of an action than words type of person and it shows easily that he’s upset. 

You immediately hug him and try to explain to him the occasion today but he still pouts and is slightly upset the rest of the day, complaining about how it’s not a good joke at all.

You agree with him and ask how you can make it up to him.

He simply asks you to stay forever.

Scaramouche

unbothered. sits down as if he’s the boss of the conversation and just stares at you through the whole thing.

When you finish, he smirks.

And it’s not just a normal smirk. It’s the go-ahead-and-try-running-away-from-me-im-just-gunna-pull-you-right-back-over smirk.

“Who put that nonsense into your head?” Raises an eyebrow and gazes at you, wondering if someone has told you that dating him was a bad idea or some crap like that. (He doesn’t deny that it’s a bad idea but you’ve stuck with him for a while now and you suddenly saying that is weird and extremely annoying to him)

He’s basically pissed off.

“Tch, go ahead if that’s what you want,” then attempts to stand and ignore you to walk away. You stop him and gape up at him. “What? That’s it? You’re just gunna walk away?”

He raises his eyebrow at you again. “I don’t have time to be playing these types of games, Y/N. If you don’t want to stay, then go,” 

In truth he might be a little, teeny, tiny, secretly hurt inside and is salty.

You huff and tell him “It’s an April Fools joke!” 

He stares at you for a good moment, then flicks your forehead really, REALLY hard. “Owww! What’s that for??”

He scoffs “For thinking of a stupid joke like that, and to remind you who you belong to, fool,” before walking away.

Turns back 5 seconds later and snatches your hand to pull you along with him.

Tartaglia

More curious than worried. So he sits down with that slight wide-eyed, ‘I’m all ears’ type of look.

He blinks and looks at you incredulously as you finish. Then, a laugh escapes his lips. It’s a strange laugh. A mixture of amused, dark and forced.

“Darling you’re...joking, right?” has a pleasant smile on his face but you can’t tell what he’s thinking.

He’s probably thinking of some ways to keep you with him, no matter the method and then he suddenly feels sentimental, thinking about that time you visited his family with him and his siblings loved you to death.

You haven’t said anything so he continues down that hole and proceeds to think about how long it took him to find someone who embraced his craziness and chaotic life like you did. 

He gets a little fidgety and instead of actually wanting to force you to stay he gives you the respect he thinks you deserves. “Y/N I... I understand it well... I don’t want you to be caught up in certain things either but...Just let me tie up some loose ends and maybe...”

but then he knows it in himself than being with him might cause a lot of trouble for you, he doesn’t really know what’ll happen in the future, what with his affiliation with the Fatui and the Abyss.

“...I promise I’ll protect you,” he doesn’t beg for you to stay but he looks at you with pleading eyes. So you tell him it’s an April Fools joke.

He blinks and opens his mouth to say something, but then closes it again. Doesn’t know whether to feel sad or annoyed but in the end he sighs and gives you a grin. “A joke like that deserves some sort of punishment, love. Let’s see... what would be a fitting one,”

He looks like he’s having fun all of a sudden.

Thoma

Definitely worried to the point of anxiousness.

Thoma is used to multi-tasking, he always has a few things in his mind that he needs to juggle but when you say something like that he might be the type to not be able to focus on anything until you finally have the conversation.

He’s stunned when he hears your whole statement and definitely turns sullen. He suddenly starts to think about your time together, from the first date all up until today, it’s been a long journey and he begins to imagine walking through life without you.

He gets goosebumps at the thought of it. “I...I don’t think I can...live that way,” he gulps and continues. “Excuse me if this is too heavy of a statement for you but...I’ve always thought of you as the one I’d spend my whole life with, just suddenly losing that isn’t...”

It’s like your life with him just flashes by in his eyes, remembering all the good times, the smiles, the laughs and just the limitless love he has for you. “...I can’t accept it just like that... I don’t have the right to ask you to stay and you can walk away but...” and he gazes at you with extreme determination. “...but I’ll come looking for you again, and I’ll prove to you that there isn’t anyone else in this world that I’d rather be with,”

He smiles but it’s rather downtrodden and painful. “It’ll always be you, Y/N,”

Cue you telling him it’s a joke “Ahaha...Well... April Fools!” 

He immediately slumps forward and buries his face in his hands and gives a deep sigh. You repeatedly apologize as he does this.

He straightens up after a moment and gives you his sternest look ever (it just looks like he’s scolding you but he’s not very menacing at all because he’s a little teary eyed.)

“Out of all the things you could joke about...” he sighs again but draws you in and smiles tenderly, instantly forgiving you. “Just a kiss from you, love, and I’ll forget about it,”

Venti

Hears the word “important” and thinks that this might be a conversation that needs dandelion wine.

“Okay!” Still has that playful lilt to his voice, but will take it as seriously as he can. 

He listens to what you have to say and he becomes quiet. His smile disappears and he moves his gaze away from you towards somewhere faraway. “...You know, Y/N... Mondstadt is the City of Freedom,” 

He’s unusually soft and quiet when speaking, a serious undertone to his voice. “I’ve seen...all of you. The good, the bad... I may be a God, but I’m the God of Freedom so asking you to stay is...not something I can do, even if I want to,”

Nods his head optimistically with a smile that looks genuine, “Besides, someone as special as you...the world deserves to see it. Keeping you by my side...they’re missing out on a lot, ehe,” 

He does sound sincere and doesn’t sound bitter about it at all but you can’t help but feel sad about it. You apologized and tell him it’s a joke for April Fools.

He’s surprised, but mostly because he nearly felt as if tears were upon him and it’d been a long time since he shed tears. 

But he emphasizes that he’s not joking and if there ever came a time that you’d really like to go, you’re free to do so. 

You remind him that you don’t want to and he finally gets his usual laugh back.

“Well for that, you owe me a lifetime’s supply of dandelion wine!” 

He’s looking forward to the “lifetime” part more than the “dandelion wine” part.

Xiao

This is someone who usually doesn’t open up to people, but he did for you and you’re coming around telling him you don’t want to be together anymore after he’s lowered down all his walls. Think about that. 

He gets angry and it’s obvious. His eyebrows are drawn together and there’s a scowl on his face. He feels utterly betrayed. Thousands of years he decided to shelter himself because he thought that associating with others would bring them no good, and the one time he accepts someone in, they go barreling right out just as easily as that.

“What emotion does it stir in you, when you make crass statements like that?” you can practically feel the disappointment radiating off of him.

“It didn’t mean a thing to you, the burden I shared... The sides of me that...I’ve forgotten was ever there,” he curls his fist tight “I should’ve known...”

Oh, man, you might have messed up playing that prank on him but you immediately drop it and tell him it’s an April Fools joke. 

He recognizes the event cause he’s heard people talking about it before but he definitely disappears and doesn’t show up in front of you for the rest of the day.

Knowing Xiao, you give him his space and eventually he seeks you out again but you’re terribly guilty once that happens and you apologize to him profusely.

He stays silent and hums a little, drawing you in for a one armed embrace muttering about the foolish pranks mortals play on each other. 

“...My karmic debt is incredibly heavy, Y/N... yet...the thought of losing you...seemed heavier than the karmic debt I’ve carried for years.”

Xingqiu

Just a simple curiosity. Wondering what might be so important. 

He’s at a loss of words when you finish, the book he’s holding slips from his grasp and he’s weirdly unable to form proper words.

He adores you, and suddenly getting told this is like a splash of water to his face. 

“Is it--Is there--” he pauses and clears his throat to get his composure back. “Is there something unsatisfactory? Perhaps...” he doesn’t even know what to say, he genuinely thought the two of you had enjoyed each other’s company up till today. “Perhaps I...have overlooked something? I’d be more than willing to discuss it,”

When you say it’s not that and you just think the relationship has run its course he’s back to being speechless.

“N...No? But...” there were no signs at all, he wanted to say and he was confident that he would’ve been able to spot it if there were any signs. “...I might not be the...most likeable person... but I assure you that with me, you’ll always come first,”

You tell him its a joke and he immediately relaxes, he kind of sensed that there was something weird about the suddenness of it anyway. It was too out of the blue.

However, he coughs into his hand to hide his embarrassment and asks you to make it up to him. You ask him how and he hands you the book he dropped. “Read this to me, will you, my sunshine?”

Zhongli

He puts great value in the things you say, so when you say it’s important he merely takes it as a sign to be more attentive. 

You finish and you cannot read any expression on his face whatsoever. However, he seems to have stopped drinking his tea and is in deep thought, looking away from you and over to the teapot, just keeping his gaze there.

“...Zhongli?” You softly call him back and his eyes fly towards you. 

“Mm,” he simply lets out, and closes his eyes. “Might I tell you how I feel about this, Y/N?”

You nod your head and let him speak.

“I...was under the impression that everything had been progressing well, between the two of us...” he touches the rim of his teacup but doesn’t put it up to his lips. “I apologize, if that hadn’t been the case on your side...and I apologize further that...you seem to be unhappy with the current state of things...”

He closes his eyes and continues, “...Truthfully, I would not like it to end this easily... Your importance to me is far higher than that of just a few words... Beloved, if you’re not opposed to it... allow me to work through this a little longer with you...” 

He opens his eyes again and there isn’t anything there but respect and gentleness. You can’t help but smile and apologize to him, telling him it’s a joke. 

He doesn’t breathe out any sigh of relief but on closer look, his shoulders relax and he goes back to lifting his tea cup to his lips and gets a big gulp out of it. “Ah, I see...I’ve forgotten the occasion today...” seems to brush it off but adds after a few seconds later “But if there is something amiss, do not make a habit of keeping it to yourself, darling,” 

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