50/50 Everything (Jushiro/F!Reader)
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You didn’t get into this whole TikTok thing, not even when your co-workers tried to show you some videos while you were on break. You didn’t get into it until your kids and husband decided to scroll through one night for family movie night. Defeated, you sat on the couch, watching your husband display his screen onto the projector. Sure, there’s a lot to watch, but it didn’t interest you until Jushiro stopped on a video and nudged you to watch with him.
The video showed two people talking. The man said he wanted 50/50 on everything, splitting the bill when they eat out, splitting the bill for trips, and even splitting the bill for phones. That earned you a chuckle. Jushiro paused the video, “What is it, love?”
“I just thought it was funny. Splitting the bill as if you two were friends, he seems like he wants to just stay as friends with this woman. She could do better,” you smiled at him. He hummed, kissing you on the lips.
“You two never split the bill when you first went out, mom?” You turned your attention to your son and a curious onlooker, your daughter.
“Your father never let me pay. He said it was ‘not very gentlemen’ of him,” you laughed, you recall your first date with him. It was Christmas Eve; you had your first break in a long time. You didn’t think a stranger you happened to meet and talk to at the local library would be down to hang out. But he agreed.
The two of you went ice skating. He was a little clumsy but could skate around freely with your assistance. Afterward, he treated you to dinner in a cozy diner near a snow field; couples laughing, families singing Christmas carols, and a group of kids in the fresh snow building snowmen resonated into the restaurant. It was rather romantic with how warm and dimly lit the yellow hues of the restaurant were displayed. The two of you chatted about what a stable future would be like in five years. You two had a lot in common. As the date drew to a close and the bill came to about $76, you pulled out your wallet, but you were met with him already handing his credit card to the waiter.
“Oh, let me pay you back,” you dug through your bag; you just got paid that day too.
But your dinner date stopped you. " That wouldn’t be very gentlemen of me if I made the lady of the hour pay,” he had muttered something under his breath. You thought you were hallucinating and didn’t bother asking him to clarify. You only laughed at what he said. After pushing back and forth, you caved and allowed him to pay.
“I still don’t let your mother pay,” he responded, snapping you back to reality. You shrugged at that; it’s a habit to let him pay now; he either pays ahead of time or in front of you, but he’s always on edge about it, worried you’d poach that opportunity from him.
As the video continued, your husband nodded approvingly to the Russian lady's explanation about 50/50, which means 50% of his pay and 50% of everything he owns. You leaned back against his embrace, which he tightened more; you’ve noticed he’s grown more possessive over you as you two married and then had kids. But you didn’t take it to heart—rather like that possessiveness. Your co-workers always said they love you and think you’re important. You wouldn’t believe otherwise.
“I completely agree. She doesn’t need his protection or humor. With that type of thinking, she could do better. " You and your kids laughed. It’s rare that Jushiro gets so worked up over a video, but he has his moments, and those moments were endearing. "Do you agree?"
“Yeah, kids, what did we learn from this video today?” You questioned your twins as Jushiro rested his chin on your shoulder.
“I can do better than finding a man with that type of thinking,” your daughter proudly announced. Your husband nodded.
“I should be paying as a sign of courtesy–”
“No, you should be paying because that’s common sense,” Jushiro corrected your son.
As your husband lectured your son, you can’t help but wonder who in Jushiro’s family told him that since he didn’t talk about them that much. Or did he get it from a friend? You shook your head and laughed as your husband went off on a tangent about what he expects from his son.
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