making cookies with my love, i stir and mix! ft. xiao, albedo and kaveh!!
note :: not danganronpa or mystic messenger related but, genshin related (cause i'm ar59 who loves this game so much but is too scared to write for it)
alright. i'm very much in love with xiao, albedo and kaveh so this'll be about them!! also i literally JUST made chocolate chip cookies (i'll put a picture in a bit, they don't look TOO good though so don't get your hopes up 😭)
warnings! :: none, i think? oh right, might be ooc (most likely ooc but i'm doing my best TvT)
baking is a bit similar to his experiments
you mix certain compounds together and then the results can change depending on what exactly it is you've mixed together
so he kind of has a basic gist of baking. it's similar to what he does but just edible
would gladly assist you in baking if ever you are and he has time
you can trust him with measurements and he's quite precise about them, not a single gram over or under everything is perfectly measured out
says that even a small miss up could alter the whole thing
you two are making a cake :D
he'll let you handle frosting whilst he can handle the batter! as for the design, both of you are in charge of that
you two get to work and things go by very smoothly, hence why you're not really surprised when the cake comes out smelling and looking really tasty from the oven
you both leave it to cool for a while before getting yo work on the exterior features
albedo is an artist, so that combined with having you there giving him a good amount of inspiration and motivation makes the cake turn out super well
he's a sweet tooth confirmed. he'd cut a slice out for you and feed it to you, happy to see the sparkly look in your eyes accompanied with a "this tastes great, bedo!"
would share some with the knights, and leave some for you guys to eat together
10/10 baking partner, very helpful and is just so!! skilled!!!
"i'm glad that you like it. i was a bit worried that i might have messed up somewhere. oh? you'd... like to feed me? well, i don't see a reason to refuse"
he's... not the worst in the kitchen. he can cook a few meals, not a lot of great ones, but good enough ones. however cooking and baking are two different things, and is he good at baking? yeahhhh— no. nuh uh.
he is a wreck in the kitchen when baking. the place is messy, everything's all over the place, did he put sugar, or salt in the batter? oh great, start over. anddd there's an angry alhaitham complaining about the mess
so when it comes to baking, whether you're good at it or not (but for the sake of these headcanons you'll be a good baker), you'll have to take charge
gotta give him some credit though, he's a very enthusiastic helper! if you're handling the heavy lifting, aka actually doing the baking, he'll handle the clean up like washing the dishes, wiping the tables and equipment as well as putting things back in their places
he'll enjoy watching you whilst you work, looking at you with that sickeningly sweet lovestruck look in his eyes
he'll wrap his arms around your waist as you move all over the place, talking about anything that comes to mind or anything about what you're baking
you're making sugar cookies with royal icing btw just cause i said so
now he may not have been a huge help with the actual baking process, but he can lend assistance with the designing! he's quite careful with his handiwork (he's an architect) so you'll have no problems about him producing anything terrible
he'll look very focused when he starts icing the cookies, his tongue poking out between his lips as he carefully coats each cookie with an adequate amount of icing and starts styling
in the end you two have a plate of gorgeous sugar cookies that kaveh begrudgingly shares with alhaitham (cause you made him share)
would ask you how it tastes and use the same old "you have some icing on your lip" excuse to give you a kiss and then ask you again how it tastes
overall, wreck in the kitchen but does his best to help <3 cutie, i want him c6 c'mon hoyoverse give me a chance please
"mhmm mhm! these taste great, you did so well, love! huh? share these with him? could i not? ... fine."
he would have no clue what baking is
nor would he know how to bake
all he really eats is almond tofu so, it makes sense why he wouldn't really be interested in baking
until he spots you in the kitchen of wangshu inn making— mixing??
usually he'd just leave you alone but, even adepti can be curious every now and then right? so he carefully approaches you as to not disturb you
he sees batter, and you mixing it, before putting it down and turning around to see him
kind of embarrassed you saw him but he makes no move of leaving and only asks what you're up to, to which you reply you're baking :D
you'll need to explain to him what exactly baking is before anything else though cause he has no idea what that is
but once he knows he volunteers to help, albeit he has 0 idea what to do so he'll just let you tell him what it is you need him to do for you!
needs a bit (a lot) of guidance but in the end things go by rather smoothly
you guys made regular chocolate chip cookies cause those always taste yummy :)
as mentioned earlier, the only food he ever really eats is almond tofu, so it might take a bit of convincing to get him to try out the cookies you made together
but when he does try them after a lot of convincing, he's pleasantly surprised! it tastes really airy and chewy, has a light crisp on the outside, the chocolate is sweet but the salt balances it out to make not be unbearably sweet
overall he really likes the experience. baking with you feels quite domestic, and he may not know what exactly to do but with just the right amount of guidance he's a great partner in the kitchen
"this... tastes quite good. hm? would i consider eating more of this if you ever made more? ... perhaps"
will i ever write for genshin again? i honestly don't know, but i'm willing to give it a try depending on how well this post will do sooo! likes and reblogs will be a THOUSAND percent appreciated <3! also i have like 5 drafts and i should really start on them soon hahaha
stay safe and healthy always, my stars!