Shouta held the toddler in his arms as he made his way down the stairs and into the living room of his apartment, careful to not drop them. It was just before his boyfriend, Hizashi, was supposed to get home from his job a as a teacher.

He looked down at them, his hand gently rubbing circles in their back as he positioned the kid into a sitting position on his lap. It was about fifteen minutes since they’d just been woken up from a nap, and he could tell they were starting to fully wake up.