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Iwaizumi panics when his phone vibrates in his pocket more than 5 times in a row. Its notification contains alarming 'SOS' messages from his husband.
When he assimilates the meaning of the messages, he puts the groceries in the car in a messy way and then drives as if he's on a chase.
Just think what could have happened to his husband or his daughter while he was away, it didn't even take more than an hour! Will they be okay? With his mind full of possible scenarios, he pushes the accelerator a little harder.
When he parks the car he quickly gets out and opens the door to his home with his heart beating hard against his chest.
His eyes search for his lover and daughter as he frantically moves down the hallway. He sees them in the living room. Yes, they are in the living room, but they're covered with the blanket and Wakatoshi has a pillow as a shield as he hugs his daughter.
"Ushi? Azumi?" Iwaizumi walks toward them confused. "What happened?"
"Papa, a moth got in!" Azumi looks at him in panic, snuggling into Ushijima's chest. "Daddy says he can't kill it."
True, Ushijima would do anything, except kill a moth.
"How did the moth get in?"
"I opened the window and it got in." Ushijima looks around while holding the pillow tightly. He's definitely not prepared in case the insect comes around again. "It's on the TV wall."
Ushijima knows that the house is a mess since he opened the window and that insect came in as if he had been waiting for that glorious moment.
Iwaizumi relaxes in his place, at least the situation is not as tragic as he thought on the way. "I'm gonna take it out."
"Be careful daddy " Azumi pulls the blanket up to cover herself a little more, she leaves her greenish eyes uncovered to watch her father move quietly around the room. "Daddy said it's dangerous."
It doesn't take him long to find the moth on the wall, he moves in carefully so as not to scare it away and in one swift movement catches it in his hand. He hears his daughter scream in shock and Ushijima sighs in relief, he turns to smile at his family gently as his hand holds the insect.
" You're out of danger now, I'm gonna take it outside." Iwaizumi watches his husband and daughter slowly leave their hiding place. "Tidy up this mess."
"Yes, Dad!"
Their daughter pulls herself together with ease and enthusiasm, leaving Wakatoshi as she gathers the pillows within reach.
Hajime sees his husband and his heart feels warm to see Ushijima paler than usual; he knows that his husband is terrified of moths and still did his best to take care of his little daughter from the insect even though she wasn't even afraid of it.
He leaves the living room to go to the back garden to make sure to leave the moth free, when he comes into the house again, he goes to the bathroom to wash his hands. When he returns to the living room, he finds Azumi sitting comfortably on the couch as she chats with her father.
"Azumi, how about you go upstairs and get that movie you wanted to watch with us?" Hajime knows it's a poor excuse to be alone with his husband, but it works. Their daughter disappears in a blur to her room. "You okay, babe?"
"Yeah, it was quite a surprise." Wakatoshi lifts the blanket to put it back in place. "I think I aged five years older with this scare."
Iwaizumi laughs, moving closer to his husband to hug him from the back. "I'll buy some bug spray next time I go to the supermarket." He speaks softly and kisses his lover's shoulder.
"Thank you." The relief is almost palpable in Ushijima's voice, his shoulders hunching defeatedly. "You're amazing."
"I know, I'm a man with blood in my veins." Iwaizumi kisses his husband's cheek as he finishes arranging the blanket in place.
"I like men with blood in their veins." Is all Ushijima says, cradling the forearms over his belly. "I'm making popcorn, did you buy those snacks Azumi likes?"
Hajime hums. "Of course I did, I'm gonna put the bags down while you make popcorn." He deposits one last kiss on his husband's neck to let go.
He hasn't even gotten close to the door of their home yet when he hears his daughter's hurried footsteps and seconds later she crashes into his legs excitedly. Her little hands hold the film as she makes a fuss. "Daddy later we're going to paint our nails like the princess."
His fingers lovingly comb his daughter's hair and he smiles at her, it's gonna be a good day. "Only if you promise to tidy up your toys tomorrow."
"Promise!" Azumi lets go of his legs and carries her fussing into the kitchen with Ushijima, her footsteps cease to be heard after a few moments.
Surely she's gonna say the same thing to her daddy and he'll agree.
Ushijima always agrees to any wish of his family, that's the man he is and he's only his.
He leaves the house to get the groceries he left in the car, he thanks whatever omnipotent being prevented the eggs from breaking once he takes them out in the bag. He returns with everything in his arms and goes straight to the kitchen to drop the bags on the counter.
"Here's everything, popcorn?"
"Ready."
"Movie?"
"Ready, go!" Azumi gets off the chair and scurries to the living room, sits down among the cushions and waits patiently for her parents.
Ushijima goes with the bowl of popcorn and Iwaizumi pulls out the bag of sour snacks their daughter loves so much.
After setting up the player and playing the movie, they become a tangle of arms and legs on the couch.
Iwaizumi is lying on the couch and between his legs is Ushijima lying down and on his lap is Azumi, Hajime has one arm wrapped around his husband's shoulders, letting his hand rest on his chest.
"Daddy, can you put the blanket on me, my feet are cold."
Before Ushijima moves, Iwaizumi pulls the blanket with one hand and gives it to him to tuck Azumi in.
"Okay, time to get quiet and watch princesses in action."
Their daughter is quickly hooked on the movie and he takes advantage of that to give his husband cuddles and speak softly into his ear.
"I love you, Ushi."
"I love you too, Hajime."
"Papa, shh."