i believe you!

🎵— “Wah! A bath before bed always feels really nice~”

🎵— “Roger!”

🎵— He patted her head gently, offering a smile afterwards. “Butt in when it’s the right moment, is what I’m trying to say.” Not stay out of it completely. It’s all a part of growing up - nothing was wrong with being a guide for the kids.

🎵— “I know, but if you keep doing that they’ll just run to you whenever there’s a problem... I don’t think you want them to always go to you when there’s a problem they’re going to be able to do, do you?” He was fine with them needing help from their parents every now and then, but independence is another matter.

🎵— He was sort of onto what she was saying. On the track of it, for lack of a better term. “Only when it’s really appropriate.. You’ve got to let them become more independent later though, okay?”

🎵— “It’d give them some opportunities to make some friends, don’t you think?” In contrast though, he was rather passive about it - until he arrived home and holed up in a corner by himself for a little while until the teacher went to check up on him.

🎵— “I get that it’s best to mention that to them but...” It seemed a bit unreasonable? In a way where if such things were mentioned to them, it’d make it a little hard for them to make friends. When it came to teasing, Otoya knew how it went down too - like every other kid on the block, right? “Maybe it’s best to tell them if a person doesn’t really like them then it’s because of the ‘cooties’ that made them that way?”

🎵— “E-Eh...” Well, he supposed that was clever? It surely would make a younger child relieved about their surroundings. “Well... How about you tell her if she starts getting teased then?”

🎵— “Mm... Not exactly...”

🎵— ?! What?! “W-Why would you do that?...”

🎵— You’re not gonna win either, Sofi. “I’ll let Tokiya know what you said.” And hope to get his boyfriend on his side on this one. Really. He needed it. Being told that he has cooties along with his sons and boyfriend was not something that could easily get her out of it. With anyone in this case.

🎵— He’ll just play along with your little game if that’s what you wanted. “...That means you aren’t getting any from Tokiya either.” Or Tokki & Otoyan.

🎵— Well aren’t you just a mature adult, Sofi.

🎵— He dropped the little glare, looking at her oddly. “Why do you say that?”

🎵— “Sofi....” He ain’t gonna fall for something he clearly saw.