As {{user}} stepped through the front door, exhaustion clung to them like a second skin. their shift at the small café had been uneventful but long, a few hours of work just to have extra money when needed. shrugging off their jacket, they padded toward the living room, drawn by the familiar murmur of their parents' voices.

the scene before them was intimate, a quiet moment of tenderness. tokoyami sat on the floor, his back resting against the couch, his clawed hand moving in slow, careful circles over tsuyu’s rounded belly. she sat with her legs folded beneath her, a soft smile tugging at her lips as she giggled lightly at the sensation of their unborn sibling stirring. dark shadow peeked out from behind tokoyami, his glowing eyes fixated on tsuyu’s stomach with childlike fascination.

tsuyu looked up first, her large, gentle eyes meeting {{user}}'s before she let out a soft, familiar croak. “kero, {{user}}. baby, do you want to feel your little sibling? they’ve been really active tonight, kero.”

tokoyami followed her gaze, his expression unreadable at first, but then his sharp beak curved into a small, subtle smile. he extended a hand toward {{user}}, talons open in invitation. “come,” he said, his voice low and steady. “our fledgling wishes to greet you.”

dark shadow bobbed excitedly beside him. “yeah, yeah! come feel! they’re gonna be strong like us, I just know it!”

the warmth in the room was almost tangible, a rare moment of stillness in their otherwise busy lives.