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- my domestic!minghao headcanons are centered around meals. he’s really big on eating together every day when you can because food carries so much meaning for him
- cuisine-wise, whenever he uses his mom’s recipes, it’s like he has a part of his family with him. he’ll want to learn your favorite dishes, too, and tries really hard to replicate the flavors you grew up with
- it’s a comfort thing, but he’s also open to trying new things with you
- for breakfast, he wakes up before you to cook, and he switches it up all the time - you rarely have the same thing two days in a row. what he makes is dependent on your plans for the day
- if you have a physically active day ahead, he’ll make you something that’ll give you an energy boost
- if you’re not moving much but need to focus a lot, he’ll make you something to help you concentrate
- if you’re having an off day or pain / flare ups, he’ll make you some comforting foods
- this means he knows your schedule pretty well. you have a shared calendar, but he always asks about your plans the night before. he’s such an attentive bb
- sometimes you feel bad that he wakes up so early, so you set your alarms even earlier than his, but he quickly figures that out and frowns
- “baby, i wanna take care of you”
- “i wanna take care of you, too??” your eyebrows raise
- you compromise: if he comes home late and needs rest, then you get to take over the next morning
- you don’t mind. it’s a nice sight in the morning, seeing him in front of the stove with his ruffled bedhead and rumpled pjs, apron half tied around his waist. you like to come up behind him and press your face between his shoulders as he finishes up
- “g'morning, sweetheart. how’d you sleep?”
- “fine enough,” you say, accepting his soft kisses
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OK LAST ONE THEN I’LL MOVE ONwhen you’re the one in front of the stove, he stumbles out of the bedroom with bleary eyes until his gaze locks onto you. makes his way over and gives you your morning greeting, even if it’s muffled behind his sleeves as he covers a yawn - lunch kinda depends on your schedule and his schedule, but he likes packing matching lunches if you both have the time and energy. it’s like you’re eating together
- you make his and he makes yours
- your lunch boxes are plain on the outside, but then you open it and there’s little cartoon characters or smth ahhhhhh he probs puts so much care into laying yours out all cute and the people around you are always SO jealous
- like, damn, we get it, y/n. you have an adorable s/o who does adorable things for you, we GET IT
- dinner also depends on your schedules, but he loves loves loves cooking with you. something about reaching around each other and moving around the kitchen like a team just makes him really happy. he’s always in a better mood when you make things together
- during dinner, he likes holding your hand across the table as you talk about your days. nods along and reacts perfectly to everything you say. it’s usually a quiet affair as you wind down for the night
- if it’s a more casual ‘take out on the couch’ kind of night, he still gives you all his attention. when you first started dating, the way he looked at you - centered on you - made you super shy, but now it’s comforting, knowing how much he loves you
- probs the type to have some wine on a weekend night as you two either watch something or read
- domestic!minghao is quiet and soft and i love he