i'm sure oikawa has talked to your stuffed toys at least once in your relationship
"are these all your stuffed toys?"
"yes, they are," you say, sitting on the edge of the covered mattress, allowing yourself to sink into the quilt. "i've had them since i was young. like, really really young."
"like all-i-do-is-slobber-young? that kind of young?"
"i guess so?"
"well, that's not too young, is that? sounds like you yesterday-"
"shut up, tooru!"
"okay," he concedes, still laughing to himself. he peers at the stuffed toys dutifully aligned at the headboard of your bed. he spots animals of cotton and sees dolls dressed in small wool clothes; and when you're talking to him, and he's half-listening (whoops) he can spy a few pieces of soft fabric cover the rounded lumps and edges and corners of other toys.
"it's so weird being in your childhood bedroom," he says once you finish your sentence. "who knew that you'd have the sense of taste like that in decoration? no wonder your taste in music pales compared to mine."
you dig your elbow into his upper arm and he moans dramatically.
"hey, y/n, my arm isn't yours to dig into!"
"you better apologize," you respond, feigning annoyance. "what you said can be punishable by law."
"can't plead against the truth in court," he mutters in his breath. "well, should i apologize to you? or to your stuffed friends here?"
"all of them. you just insulted their monarch."
he picks up a stuffed elephant, blue and gray at the seams.
"what's their name? and do they know me?"
"that's such a weird question. i think their name is Ellie."
"Well, Ellie, I sure am sorry for offending your monarch. I'm sorry for saying something that's at least 70% truthful."
"You're so bad at apologizing."
"They don't even have my merch, though! How do I know they'd be entranced when I apologize to them? I'm not just anyone!"
"sounds like you buy your own merch," you reply.
"maybe i do," he sighs, picking up the next one. you watch as the wool sheep dips and dunks and sinks under his fingers. "what's their name?"
"it doesn't have a name."
"right. i think we've decided that whenever you and i have children, I'm in charge of name-calling. wouldn't want you calling our child anything other than Tooruisawesome because you can't decide on anything."
"go right ahead, Mr. Username Generator," you chuckle. "make it worthwhile, though."
he stares at the animal intently, pressing it between both of his palms, and he seems more serious and solemn as he fingers your stuffed animal's coat, thinking to himself.
"What are you doing?"
"I don't know how to say this. You've slept with them, right?"
"Yeah, they keep me really nice and warm when I was younger. Why?"
"Well, how am I supposed to tell them that keeping you safe and warm is my job now? Should I just announce it to them? Or should I spoon you to sleep right here for them to see?"








