SHIT IS NOT A BREAKFAST WORD
𓂃 ⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𔓘 toji's lack of filter becomes megumi's newest personality trait.
early mornings in the fushiguro household are never quiet.
you wake up to the soft thump of bare feet against the wooden floor, followed by a familiar, grumbly sigh that tells you exactly who's already up. the clock on the microwave glows an unforgiving 6:12 AM , and before you can even fully process that number, you hear a tiny voice from the dining table.
"why nuggets again?"
megumi's tone is deeply offended for someone who is three feet tall and barely awake. he's slumped in his chair, hair sticking up in every direction, arms crossed over his pajamas like he's been personally wronged by the concept of breakfast.
you suppress a smile as you walk into the kitchen, rubbing your eyes. "good morning to you too," you murmur, reaching for the ketchup.
"they're cold," megumi complains, poking one suspiciously with his fork. "and they're dinosaur ones. i wanted the circle ones."
"they're shaped like dinosaurs," you correct gently. "which is objectively cooler."
megumi squints at you, unconvinced. "the t-rex tastes weird."
behind you, toji snorts. he's leaning against the counter in his usual early morning uniform: loose sweatpants, plain shirt, hair a mess from sleep. one arm reaches for the coffee pot , dark circles under his eyes making him look permanently annoyed with the concept of mornings.
"kid," toji says, voice rough, already pouring himself a cup, "they all taste the same."
"no they don't," megumi fires back instantly. "you don't even eat nuggets."
"exactly."
you slide megumi's plate closer and add a little extra ketchup, hoping it'll appease him. he eyes it like he's negotiating a treaty. he pokes one nugget with all the drama of a food critic twice his age.
toji lifts the coffee pot again, frowning when it makes a strange gurgling noise. he tilts it, expecting more coffee.
nothing comes out.
" . . . you've gotta be kidding me."
he gives it another shake. a sad, empty glug.
"son of a—"
"son of a—" megumi echoes immediately, eyes lighting up, fork frozen midair.
"megumi," you say quickly.
toji snaps his head toward the table. "hey— no, no, don't say that."
megumi blinks. "but you said it."
toji rubs his face with his free hand, groaning. "yeah, well, i'm allowed."
"that's not fair."
"that's life."
you turn away to hide your smile as toji slams the pot back onto the machine, muttering under his breath while refilling it with water. the coffee maker chooses that exact moment to sputter loudly, spraying a few angry drops onto the counter and one directly onto toji's hand.
"shit—!"
megumi gasps. "shit!"
the kitchen goes dead silent.
megumi looks between the two of you, clearly very proud of himself.
"megumi," you say carefully, kneeling to his level. "we don't say that."
toji rubs a hand down his face. "yeah, don't—don't say that."
megumi tilts his head. "but papa said it."
toji clicks his tongue. "yeah, well. papa shouldn't have."
you clear your throat. "honey, that's a grown-up word."
megumi tilts his head. "but papa's a grown-up."
toji exhales through his nose, already losing the battle. "okay, yeah, but— i'm a bad example."
megumi considers this deeply, then nods. "i'll say it when i'm big."
"please don't," you and toji say at the same time.
toji finally gets his coffee brewing again, shaking his head as he leans back against the counter, taking a cautious sip from an older mug he found in the sink.
megumi pokes at his nuggets again. "next time, can we have pancakes?"
toji raises a brow. "minus the grown-up word, and i'll think about it."
megumi considers this, then looks back at his nuggets. "these are still bad."
mind you, the clock still says 6 AM which is a time meant for sleep, not nugget review and swearing.









