“What a pain”, “how annoying”, “what a drag”, were very common thoughts in Rin’s mind.

People never seemed to be on his caliber of understanding. Why was it so hard for people to just get on his level? Why couldn’t people just… get good?

Those were his thoughts for a very long period of his life, up until he held his child for the first time. There and then, the pre-existing annoyance he felt deep down was all washed away.

Truth be told, his biggest fear ever since you two found out that you were pregnant was that he wasn’t going to be patient enough as a person – let alone a father.

But for the first time in his life, he felt such a new and distinct love for your little bundle of joy. His initial fears of wondering if the little one would turn out like him or Sae, his fears of his child resenting him for his harsh tongue, it all dispersed away at that very moment. Because there and then, he vowed to himself that he’d never, ever hurt his little treasure.

He reached out his finger, rubbing the little one’s cheek with the back of it, feeling the soft touch of a newborn’s skin.