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take a break | ganyu x reader

part 5 of the halloween event!!

ganyu had been working for 10 hours nonstop without taking a single break. she had been sitting at her desk the whole time, working on her computer. you knew that ningguang had been giving them more work than usual since it was getting busier lately, but ganyu had been working overtime everyday. you felt that she spent more time working than taking care of herself.

you sat at your own computer, playing some video games, when you felt your phone notify you of a message.

ningguang: hello y/n. please tell gone you to take a break from working. she has not eaten lunch yet. thank you. (11:43)
me: sure thing ningguang! (11:43)

you got up from your seat and went down to where ganyu's office was and knocked gently on the door. you could hear her typing away at her keyboard, but from behind the door, you could hear her gentle voice call, "come in." you opened the door to see her turned around in her chair. she gave you a small smile and you walked over to where her desk was. she seemed to be working on a graph of some sort that was too complicated for you to understand.

"ganyu, you need to eat something," you urged.

"i'll be there to eat, just give me some time to finish up-" you cut her off before she could finish.

"ganyu, you said that four hours ago. you really need to eat, this isn't good for you."

she looked at you for a moment, reading your worried expression, and closed her laptop. "hmm, alright. what are we having for lunch today?"

you opened your mouth to answer, but then closed it again. you hadn't even made the lunch yet. and from what you remembered, the fridge was completely empty. ganyu noticed your reaction and correctly guessed that there wasn't any food to eat.

"allow me to check the pantry and perhaps we can make something," she suggested as the two of you made your way to the kitchen.

after rummaging through the fridge and pantry, you had only found food to make a bread of some kind. ganyu had declared that there were some pumpkin puree in the pantry and you had plenty of spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. perhaps you would make some pumpkin bread, even if it would take a while. ganyu might not enjoy being away from work for such a long period of time, but everyone needed to take a break sometimes.

the two of you got to work immediately, searching for a good pumpkin bread recipe. when you finally found one that would be able to be made with the ingredients you had, you got your mixing bowl and whisks and started. unsurprisingly, ganyu was very adept at measuring perfectly and following the instructions properly. she let you work on the mixing which you didn't mind. however, when ganyu wasn't looking, you took a (clean) finger and tasted the batter. naturally, it tasted like pumpkins.

at one point, you accidentally hit the bag of whole wheat flour with your elbow causing the fine light brown powder to dust both you and ganyu. ganyu seemed to accidentally get some in her nose because she sneezed. which, by the way, was the most adorable thing you had ever heard and you didn't even know it was a sound that someone was capable of making until now.

after you had finished mixing the batter all together, it was finally time to pour it into the pans. luckily, before pouring, ganyu remembered to lightly grease the pans. you watched the orange mixture flow from the bowl and into the pan. you had found an unused loaf pan that you had forgotten about that had a pattern of pumpkins and acorns and other autumnal things on the bottom.

"i can't wait to taste it," ganyu expressed excitedly after you put the batter into the oven, "i hope it tastes good!"

"me too," you sighed as you flopped onto the couch, "we spent quite a bit of time on that."

to pass the time, you let ganyu fall asleep on your lap while you watched something on the tv. the moment her head hit your lap, her eyes shut and her breaths slowed to a steady pace, her chest undulating. as she was sleeping, you mindlessly stroked her hair which was incredibly soft. seeing her all comfortable made you want to let her sleep a little while longer, but the timer that you set eventually went off. ganyu immediately sat up and barely avoided hitting your face.

the two of you went over to the oven and you grabbed your gloves to take the loaf out of the oven. the moment you opened the oven door, you were hit with the sweet smell. it was warm and filled you with nothing but the feeling of autumn. you were extremely careful to not burn yourself in any way. you took a chopstick and poked a hole into the top of the loaf. when it came out, it was completely clean indicating that it was thoroughly cooked.

ganyu clapped happily. "oh! i'm so excited to see how the pattern turned out!"

you let the loaf cool for a few minutes. in the meantime, you brewed some tea for the two of you. ganyu had recently received a box of white tea which smelled a bit floral. you poured it into your favorite autumnal mugs and handed one to ganyu. the steam wafted throughout the small room mixing with the scent of the pumpkin bread.

now that the bread was finished, you brought it over to where you and ganyu were seated. you carefully flipped the now-cool pan over onto a plate. you shook it slightly and the bread slid out on its own easily. you lifted the pan off and ganyu let out a small gasp.

it had turned out perfectly. each delicate detail from the pattern was visible. you took a knife and slowly cut two pieces for yourself and ganyu (but not before taking some pictures because it was amazing).

you took a bite of it and you were immediately hit with the soft spiced pumpkin flavor. if autumn had a flavor, it would be this exact taste. it tasted warm and when paired with the tea, you felt cozy. you looked to see ganyu savoring the bread with her eyes closed. when she opened them, she met your staring eyes and immediately turned bright red. she hit you playfully, clearly embarrassed that you had caught her enjoying the food. the two of you eventually laughed it off though and continued to enjoy the bread in a comfortable silence. the thought of work was completely absent from your heads.

even if the break was only 2 hours out of what was basically a 24 hour work period, you were glad that ganyu was able to escape for even a little bit. being in each others company with some good food left you in a pleasant mood, and you could already see that ganyu was starting to nod off. not long after, she fell asleep on the couch and you placed a flannel blanket over her. you took a seat beside her and went onto your phone.

me: hey ningguang, ganyu's taking a small break, is that alright? (1:42)
ningguang: yes. that sounds good for gone you. thank you, y/n. (1:42)

the soft snores filled the air as you too eventually fell asleep.

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⁀➷ i subconsciously added hamilton references :D also, if you're wondering why "ganyu" is spelled as "gone you" whenever ningguang types, it's because i hc that she can't type and uses text-to-speech instead-

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