Hi guys! So this is my first Fire Force Oneshot in well over a year, I apologize for that. I’m still not 100% back into my old fandoms yet, but I’m getting there! I’ve been working on this oneshot off and on for about…a year think 😅. So I hope you all enjoy and I apologize if it’s a bit OOC. Also this oneshot is based off THESE headcanons 🥰!
Word Count: 1,749
Warnings: None
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“ I’m not doing it.”
“ Please Beni, it’s only for a couple of hours. Please!”
“ No, I’m not doing-.” Beni started as he suddenly watched his wife grab her bag and walk towards the door.
“ Thanks dear! I’ll see you two in a few hours!” She shouted over her shoulder before she walked out of the house, Benimaru was suddenly left standing there, in the doorway, with his mouth partially open in disbelief.
Earlier this morning his wife had asked him to watch their daughter, Natsuki, while she went to the market for a few hours. Of course he refused, not because he didn’t want to spend time with his daughter, but because he had never spent time alone with her. Even though Benimaru looked calm on the outside, on the inside he was almost uncharacteristically nervous!
He looked over at his daughter, who looked right back at him with an almost curious gaze. She was probably wondering why her mother was leaving her with someone with little experience. He almost chuckled at the thought, if he were Natsuki he wouldn’t trust him either.
Benimaru walked over to her, picked her up out of her highchair, and gently held her in his arms.
“ Alright, looks like it’s just you and me today, kid.” He told her with a sigh, he looked down and saw what appeared to be a look of skepticism on his daughter's face. “ What? It’ll be fine.” He added with a shrug, but just in case things happened to go awry, he walked over to his house phone and decided to give Konro a call.
When Konro answered he knew exactly what this call was going to be about. Beni’s wife had informed him a few hours ago that she would be leaving the two alone and that he wasn’t allowed to help Beni unless it was an emergency.
“ I’m not coming to help you if that’s what this call is about.” Konro said with a small chuckle, he heard Beni make a weird noise as he had been caught.
“ I need your help Konro. I-, Natsuki stop squirming, I-, please Natsuki I don’t want to drop you!” Benimaru muttered as he wrestled the squirming child, Konro chuckled again as he listened to the father argue with his daughter.
“ Beni, you don’t need my help, you don’t even need your wife’s help with this.” Konro said as Benimaru scoffed on the other end of the line.
“ Of all the people in Asakusa I didn’t expect you to be the one to lie to me Konro.” He muttered, of course Konro had told small white lies in the past, but not blatant ones like this.
“ I’m not lying. I don’t think you realize how good you are with Natsuki. Wasn’t it you who was the first person to tell what her different cries meant? And not to mention you’re pretty much a pro when it comes to feeding her.” He pointed out.
“ Those things were just luck.” Benimaru muttered, Konro sighed.
“ If that were true do you really think your wife would have left you two alone, and for hours at that?” Konro asked, they both knew he had a point, if Beni’s wife really thought he wouldn’t be able to handle it she would have asked Konro to go over there, or she just would have taken Natsuki with her.
“ You…have a point.” Benimaru muttered, he glared slightly as the older man chuckled.
“ Listen Beni, you can do this. I know you’re nervous since this is something different and something you have very little experience in, but do you really think you’re the first and only parent who's ever felt like this when they were left alone with their kid for the first time? I bet if you ask any parent in Asakusa they’d tell you what I just did.” Konro could just see Benimaru looking away and rubbing his neck nervously. Konro chuckled, he probably knew Beni better than Beni knew himself.
“ You’ll be alright, besides, it’s only for a couple of hours right? You can do this.” Konro reassured him, and Beni just sighed.
“ Fine…but if something goes wrong, then I’m going to tell my wife it was all your fault because you didn’t help me.” Beni told him, to which Konro chuckled in response.
“ Alright, that sounds pretty fair to me.”
The men hung up and Benimaru looked at the now settled baby in his arms and gave her a slightly strained smile. He could do this, it wasn’t like he was fighting a hundred infernal’s right? He could do this.
At least that’s what he thought.
Things started off great after Benimaru had gotten off the phone with Konro, he and Natsuki had lunch and he had hoped that maybe she would try to take a nap.
But that didn’t happen.
Actually the complete opposite happened, instead of getting tired like he thought she would, she got a burst of energy. She began to crawl around and reach for things even though he would try to stop her, she accidentally knocked things over and broke them, and at one point had somehow locked herself in Benimaru and his wife’s closet! Benimaru sighed as he finally found Natsuki just sitting on the floor of the closet, playing in her parents clothes.
“ Natsuki, you’ve been crawling around for nearly an hour. Aren’t you tired yet?” Benimaru asked as he picked his daughter up and held her in his arms, she suddenly giggled and tried to squirm around in his arms which told him that no, she wasn’t tired yet.
“ Captain! Captain!” Benimaru suddenly heard someone shout as they went running through his house, the dark haired man turned and looked, it was one of his brigade members.
“ What’s going on?” Benimaru asked as Natsuki finally stopped squirming and looked at the man who was trying to catch his breath.
“ Captain, there’s two Infernal’s in the marketplace! I think it’s the old fisherman and his wife!” The man said quickly after he caught his breath, Benimaru nodded seriously before following the young man out of his house.
Benimaru knew he couldn’t bring his daughter with him as he went to take care of the Infernals, but as he looked at the younger members of his brigade, he didn’t trust them with his daughter. They were slightly nervous, sweat was collecting on their brows and their hands were trembling slightly.
“ Beni! Have you heard about the Infernals already?” Konro asked as he ran up to the younger man, Benimaru suddenly turned and handed Natsuki off to Konro.
“ I did and I’ll take care of it. While you take care of Natsuki.” He told him quickly before following behind the younger members of the brigade towards the market.
“ W-Wait Beni! Beni!” Konro shouted after his younger friend, but sighed as he was ignored. He looked down at Natsuki with a small smile. “ Looks like it’ll be just us for a bit huh?”
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After Benimaru and his brigade took care of the Infrenals they began to rebuild what they had destroyed during the conflict. Benimaru had wanted to stay and help out, but his brigade members insisted he go home and be with Natsuki, that they could handle it and he could help out tomorrow.
Benimaru eventually gave in and slowly began to walk back to his home. It always took a toll on him whenever he had to put down an Infernal, especially when it was someone he saw on a regular basis such as the fisherman and his wife. He hoped that there would come a day where he would no longer have to do this, that he and his friends and family could all just live in peace without the worry of Infernals and Spontaneous Human Combustion.
As Benimaru finally made it to his home he was pulled out of his thoughts by a near whining noise, and as he looked up he saw Natsuki struggling against Konro’s grip.
“ Are you alright?” Konro asked as he stood up and walked over to his young friend. Benimaru reached out and took his daughter from him and held her tightly in his arms, which she reciprocated.
“ No. But I will be.” Benimaru muttered as his daughter wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly, he almost wanted to laugh, it was as though she knew he needed a hug.
As he and Konro parted ways and Benimaru walked into his house with his daughter in his arms, he silently hoped that the day of peace would come sooner rather than later. For his daughter’s sake at least.
Another hour passed before his wife came home, she quietly announced herself before slipping her shoes off at the door. She silently walked into the house and saw her husband and daughter sitting together on the floor. Benimaru was holding Natsuki gently in his arms as he read her a story, and the two laughed at one of the passages he just finished reading.
“ You two look like you’ve had a productive day.” His wife said softly as she entered the living room, Benimaru smiled softly at his wife.
“ Yeah, it started out pretty rough, but we finally found our footing.” He told her as he glanced down at his daughter, who began to rest her head against his chest tiredly.
“ I heard about the Infernals…are you okay?” His wife asked as she crouched down beside him and gently moved some of his dark hair out of his face. She knew that he probably wouldn’t be okay for a long time, he always took these things harder than he would ever let anyone know.
“ I’m…I’m getting there, Natsuki’s been a big help.” Benimaru admitted quietly as the young girl in question closed her eyes and began to drift off into sleep.
“ I’m glad she was able to help,” His wife kissed the top of his head before reaching out towards Natsuki. “ Here I’ll take her to bed.”
As his wife reached out towards their daughter Benimaru moved her away and shook his head.
“ No, I'll take her to bed.”
“ But-.”
“ I’ll do it. Just sit down and relax, I’ll be right back.” Benimaru insisted as he stood up and carried their daughter towards her room as his wife watched them walk away with a fond smile on her face.
The two seemed to have bonded even more while she was away, which is exactly what she had hoped for.
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Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you have a good day 🥰!
Well, you actually did not mention who you want in this request. I’m almost sure it was supposed to be Joker request because of sharing the VA with Tatsu from The Way of the House Husband.
So I did both of them.
Not as househusbands tho. Doesn’t really suit their characters for me, but your request gave me ideas for some HC about everyday life with them.
I hope it will be enough.
Enjoy!
Benimaru:
Benimaru is NOT a morning person. Unless it's an Infernal, it's hard to dig him out of the sheets he's buried himself for the extra five minutes.
Were it not for the fact that he had to comb the twins' hair, he would probably sleep until noon.
He has a relatively constant wake up time, but going to bed depends on the company at the bar.
You can give him an exact grocery list, including the stores he should buy them in, and he'll forget half of it anyway.
Usually, he just walks with you or Konro and is a bags-carrying man.
Has difficulties with bargaining without fights, and sellers in Asakusa will have no qualms about squeezing out the last penny even from Beni-chan
In terms of cooking, he can survive on his own, but his food doesn’t have much taste.
Usually Konro is the cook.
Beni at the other hand is an irreplaceable jar opener.
If you cook him Sukiyaki will carry you in his arms.
Cleaning is a torment for Benimaru.
He'll wash these floors, but sweet Sol at what cost? The whining, sighing, and rolling eyes can be louder than festivals.
Dusting off always makes him sneeze.
Sometimes it feels like babysitting Shinra and Arthur is better than cleaning.
How long he stays in the hot springs depends on whether or not you are there with him.
As a rule, he gets bored quickly, but he can sit there for hours with you.
Also, as a captain, he doesn't always have time for such laziness, so when he can finally, he uses it.
Joker:
In the beginning, even when Joker was sleeping, he didn't really sleep much. His state of everlasting alert only allowed him to take a series of naps rather than actually deep sleep.
With time, when he considered the house a safe place, he began to sleep better, and the sight of Joker in the morning, not remembering what year it was, became more frequent.
Which does not mean that he always allows himself such luxuries. Our dark hero still has a job to do and he can't always afford to sleep till midday.
Sometimes you go to sleep alone, wake up with Joker. Other times you go to sleep with Joker and he is gone before you wake up. Other day he seems to sit in bed all day or not sleep at all.
If he has no other quests, it's very easy to convince him to take extra snuggles in the morning
Joker may be a dark hero, but this guy can be really lazy at times
No sleep schedule whatsoever
He learned all the house chores while living with his first family
If you give him a list, feel free to send him shopping alone
If you decide to take him with you, you will mainly be complaining about the high prices
"Can't we just steal it?"
Willing to help with cooking
Surprisingly good at chopping things up. Generally good in handling a knife.
He likes pointing out your mistakes, not because it bothers him, but just to tease you.
"You want me to choke on this potato?" muttered Joker skeptically looking over his girlfriend's shoulder.
"How come you have only one eye and I asked you to keep it on pasta, yet you still can see how I'm chopping vegetables?"
Absolute and unquestionable master of preparing chicken. Although sometimes it's hard to convince him to show off his abilities. He sees this as special occasions that will lose their charm if they happen too often. Dude just won't let be used for continuous cooking.
If he is supposed to cook himself, he'd rather order take out.
He likes tidiness more than you think. Not "not an ounce of dust", but rather "I don't like stumbling over my own things."
Takes care of his clothes. It is not easy to find something in both his size and style.
It does a great job of mending them and removing stains. Especially getting rid of blood on white shirts.
It is unknown what takes him so long in the shower.
It's not like this guy thinks his whole life over.
Maybe it's his secret hair routine?
After all, such hair does not care for itself
Joker makes noise all the time. Outside, it moves soundlessly, giving you heart attack as a hello, but inside the house he constantly hums, mumbles, thinks out loud, or even just sighs loudly.
Obi likes to wrap his arms around your waist and gently pull you down towards him. He’d be laying slightly on his side and would move you to where your cheeks were flushed against his chest, quickly making sure that you were comfortable before continuing once you assure him. Obi would then proceed to softly cup your head, leaning down to give you a kiss on your temple before shutting his eyes for his well awaited sleep.
Konro: his head in your lap
Serene silence would fill the air as Konro laid on the floor, tucked underneath his blanket as low coughs slipped past his lips. Chills ran up and down his spine as your cold hands held his head gently in your lap, but he was still at ease since he was no longer alone. Konro could admit that he disliked how much his overexertion often put him out of commission, but he also could say that he adored the moments where you embraced him like this.
Vulcan: spooning each other
Vulcan had a long day of tinkering for Company 8, so he decided the best way to relieve his stress would be retiring to his bed. You would already be under the sheets, turned on your side and facing away from the doorway in which he stood in. Vulcan would automatically feel relaxed at the sight of your sleeping form and he would slowly ease himself underneath the covers as well, scooting towards you while being careful not to disturb your rest. And once his chest had finally collided with your back, Vulcan would lean his head on top of your shoulder and sigh in contentment since he had missed you all day.
Benimaru: on his back with you hugging his side
Even when Beni is asleep, he still has a lazy yet cocky aurora gravitating around him. He would have his arm thrown loosely behind his head and the other one wrapped around your body so that you were snug against his side. Without a second thought, you placed your head on his broad chest which seemed to peacefully rise and fall as the minutes passed by. Your legs were thrown over his, as well as your hand gently resting on his stomach, and a content grumble would leave Benimaru’s mouth since everything felt so pleasant.
Joker: with him sitting up and your head against his chest
Joker’s back would be propped against a tree while you sat between his legs. Your head would be thrown back onto his shoulders and his arms would be wrapped comfortably around your stomach. Smoke the shape of stratus clouds would leave his lips as the two of you sat in a tranquil silence. Joker would occasionally glance at you once the breeze would blow his hair from his eyes, his lips turning upward slightly as his cigarette hung lazily from the side of his mouth. He would hum softly under his breath before thinking about what he wouldn’t give to have a chance to watch the sunset with you like this every morning.
Hinawa: face to face
It was morning and Hinawa’s eyes fluttered open in alarm for work. The two of you were face to face with your legs twisted and foreheads pressed together. You were still fast asleep and Hinawa took that as an opportunity to trace his eyes across your face. A genuine feeling of love overtook his chest the more he gazed, and with a quiet laugh, he tried to tug himself away to get ready. Yet for some reason you would not budge and it seemed you were wrapping your limbs tighter around his the more he attempted to escape. Hinawa quietly sighed to himself before lowering his head back down onto his pillow, mentally deciding that a few more minutes in bed wouldn’t hurt him.
