[ itβs good to be home ]Β
sequel toΒ βthe same eyes as youβ (read here)
pairing: tsukishima kei x f!reader
contains: fluff, tsukishima being an awkward dad
anon:Β helo..iβm sorry for requesting so suddenlyβbut can we get a part 2 of the same eyes as you???? like how hikari would react that mr tour guide man is her father and all fluff. if itβs okay tho hdnsjfhd
a/n:Β okay i definitely feel like this drabble needs a part two because awkward dad!tsukishima is too good to miss. hope you enjoy this too !!
βwide one or tiny one?β
tsukishima watched out of the corner of his eye as his daughter, no, hikari, handed him the medium brush from his toolkit. the two of them were in tsukishimaβs office in the museum, way down inside the basement where he sometimes worked on the cleaning and upkeep of some artifacts and fossils for display.Β
it had been about a month since tsukishima met you again and he learned that he had a daughter. neither of you told hikari about it yet and figured it would be better to ease tsukishima into her life. of course, the ideal situation for him would be that you would also welcome him into your life too but he didnβt want to force you either. tsukishima was happy enough that you suggested that he pick up hikari from school.
he didnβt know the first thing about taking care of a seven-year old child, especially when it came to entertaining them. but to his pleasant surprise, hikari was pretty excited when she heard she wasΒ βgoing to mr. tour guide manβs office to help outβ. right now, she looked as if she was enjoying being his little assistant and handing tsukishima his tools when he needed them.
βalright, ready to head home?β he asked once he looked up to see that it was already six in the evening. usually, he stayed overtime especially when he was finishing something but he knew it was only a matter of time when hikari would get bored or hungry.
βsure!β hikari hopped off the stool she was sitting on and grabbed her backpack before the two of them headed out of the museum. she had a habit of hopping over the sidewalk cracks when she walked, making tsukishima smile a bit as he watched.
βtsukishima-san, can we get strawberry milk again?β hikari asked, skipping to his side and pointing at the vending machine a few blocks away from where your apartment was.
βisnβt it almost dinnertime?β tsukishima raised an eyebrow.Β
βiβll still have roomβ¦β she pouted. of course, he couldnβt resist that either.
βalright,β he chuckled.Β βjust make sure to finish all your dinner. and donβt tell your mother too. promise?β
βpromise!β hikari grinned.Β
thereβs always that ache in his chest when he brings hikari home to you. everything β from hearing hikari yellΒ βweβre home mom!β, to the smell of your cooking, to seeing you emerge from the kitchen β reminds tsukishima of what heβs been missing all these years because of something he did. and more than ever, he wants to make things right.
βwelcome home,β you chuckle when hikari runs into your arms.Β βhow was your day with tsukishima-san?β
βgood! he let me touch some fossils but also to keep it a secret because no one else is allowed to,β hikari giggled.
βitβs calledΒ βassistantβs privilegesβ, remember,β tsukishima grinned at her.
βassistants privlidges,β hikari nodded.
βif you say so,β you laughed at them. tsukishima hitched his shoulder bag and stood up.
βwell, iβll be going ahead now,β he said, despite how much his feet hesitated by the door.Β βyou two have a good night.β
tsukishima stopped, feeling his heart leap to his chest when he felt your hand on his shoulder. from you, he heard the words heβs been wanting to hear for so long: βwhy donβt you stay for dinner?β
when he turned around, tsukishima met the softness in your eyes. you wanted him to stay.Β
βsure,β he nodded.Β βdinner sounds great.β
you never thought the day when tsukishima would be eating dinner at your table right beside your daughter would come. but here it was: a family dinner unfolding before you. when you decided to let tsukishima slowly come into yours and hikariβs life again, you didnβt know what to expect. the tsukishima you dated back in your university days didnβt even bother with taking care of a plant, but he did have his moments of care especially when it was for you.Β
needless to say, you were pleasantly surprised to hear hikariβs stories about being at the museum with her father and watching tsukishima intently listen to her talk about the fairy princess game she played with her friends.
maybe, this is something that could work.
βdonβt forget to do your homework first before TV,β you called after your daughter after she ran off.
βyes mom!β she responded. and just like that, you and tsukishima were alone in the dining room.
βiβllβ¦ wash up,β he cleared his throat and stood up to begin gathering the plates.
βno way. youβre the guest here,β you shook your head.Β
βitβs alright. you cooked dinner already,β tsukishima insisted.
βokay, how about you wash and i dry,β you suggested. tsukishima blinked at you in surprise before nodding slowly.
there was something comforting with feeling tsukishimaβs arm next to yours as the two of you stood side by side at the sink. so much so that you ended up talking out loud a lot, just like those times when you two were younger.Β
βsorry, i guess i got a bit carried away,β you laughed nervously as you put away the last plate.Β
βi definitely see where hikari gets in from,β tsukishima snickered.
βoh, you have no idea,β you laughed.Β βsometimes i look at her and wonder how people were able to deal with me.β
βitβs not that much of a bad thing,β tsukishima glanced at you with a small smile on his face.Β βdoes sheβ¦ does she ask about who her dad is?β
βyeah,β you nodded, staring down at the floor.Β βthere was this one time she went through all my things and made a mess just trying to find a picture of you. she didnβt, though. andβ¦ i promised her that maybe someday, iβll let her meet you.β with a sigh, you looked up at tsukishima.Β βbut, i guess that day has come sooner rather than later.β
βiβm willing to wait as long as it takes,β he said earnestly.Β βuntil youβre ready. i mean, itβs not just for hikari but for you too. iβ¦ the past few weeks iβve just been hitting myself in the head seeing how much iβve missed all these years.β
βi know,β you nodded, leaning back against the sink.Β βand, itβs been nice having you around. i can tell hikari would absolutely love you too. but, itβs not all easy, tsukishima. you have to understand that.β
βi know. iβm ready,β tsukishima said.Β βwell, actually not really ready but you never are for these kinds of things,β he chuckled.
βyouβre right there,β you smiled and looked down the hallway in the direction of hikariβs room. maybe, it was now time.Β
βwould you like us to tell her?β
tsukishima knew that lingering by the doorway of hikariβs bedroom while you explained things to her was going to be one of the most tension-filled moments of his life. when he heard his daughter askΒ βso, why didnβt he look for us?β, tsukishima was almost certain that she would hate him.Β
and then, she looked right at him, and asked:Β βare you going to stay now?βΒ
βof course i am,β tsukishima nodded.Β βiβll stay for sure.β
before he could react, hikari leapt off her bed and ran to where he was, wrapping her small arms tightly around his waist.Β βi knew it! i knew it!β she giggled.
βwoah, knew what? that mr. tour guide manβs your dad?β you chuckled.
βcause he likes the same strawberry milk i do!β hikari insisted, grinning up at tsukishima.Β βyou know, same traits passed down through evolution like you said.β
that made him laugh.Β βsure, hikari.β his daughter smiled at him and there was something different about it now that she knew she was his daughter. tsukishima didnβt know of any other happiness quite like this. he knelt down on the floor and wrapped his arms around hikari and looked up to find tears in your eyes.
βwelcome home, dad,β hikari said softly. tsukishima held a hand out to you.Β
βitβs good to be home.β
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