#crispisms

——“Right. Try telling that to Aunt Cass.”

Tadashi gave his eyes a roll as he set his helmet down, and he headed for his bed with a small sigh.

——“You really worried her tonight, you know.”

He glanced at the younger with a look of unamusement. Disappointment was clear in his voice, and he couldn’t help giving him a shake of his head.

A pause.

——“Hiro, when are you going to grow up? You need to stop with these nightly games. I can’t always keep coming to get you in the middle of trouble, you know.”

And then there was a sigh, heavier than the last.

——“You graduate at thirteen and this is what you do with your life? Maybe… Maybe it’s time you— Oh, I don’t know— go to college or something.”

Now, Tadashi had mentioned college various times in situations like this, and he was hoping Hiro would consider the offer instead of blowing it off like he always did.

“Hey, wasn’t my fault the guy was a sore loser.”

Hiro gave an eye roll of his own, setting down his bot as he just heard the words his brother said. It was obvious that he was hardly listening as he plopped down onto his bed. His eyes didn’t meant Tadashi’s until the bed ceased bouncing under his weight. The mention of college again causing one of his brows raise.

“What, and be a giant nerd like you and everyone else at that school of yours? It’s not like they can tell me stuff that I don’t already know.”

“Shin, come on. We don’t have time to play with the puppies.”

Gently but firmly taking the small boy’s hand, Gogo pulled him away from the pair of dogs that bounded and barked around him, trying to play with the small toddler. They had stalled long enough to say ‘Hi’ to the two animals, her son having been determined to greet them. The two of them still had things to do, though.

It was only half past noon and already both Leiko and her little boy had been up and going from one place to the other. There was so much that needed to be done and yet she felt as if there simply wasn’t enough time for it all. Sighing softly, the young woman already looking worn down and tired from that day, she stopped as Shin dug his heels into the ground and tried to return to the tied up dogs. A small whining and grunt left the boy before Leiko simply picked him up, resting him on her hip as she held him with a single arm.

“No. No more doggies. You can play later, okay?” she offered, but the little boy didn’t seem to want to listen as he squirmed in her arms. She needed to find something to calm him down. They still needed to run a good number of errands before they could go home, but she knew that he wouldn’t be able to make it. Walking down the sidewalk with the squirming, fussing child, the woman raked through her mind for a solution. Maybe she should just take them both home.

Just as she was going to turn back home, she stopped in front of a small bookshop, her eyes scanning over a bright sign.

‘Storytime Adventures! Every day at 12:30′

That was all she needed. Stepping into the store, Leiko glanced around at the number of books that lined the shelves, quietly putting down the fussing child who fell silent the moment his feet touched the ground. She quietly led him through the store, eyes curious before she heard a voice she never thought she’d hear again.

‘Tadashi?’

Oh sweet neptune

headcanons✖ : anger headcanon

(x) ——“Mom! Language!” Tadashi scolded, hurt lingering in his tone. Of course she was drunk. The stench of alcohol was strong, and the empty bottles scattered on the floor explained a lot. He sighed heavily. ——“She’s not bad, Mom. She’s just as good as that name.”

Am I trapped? UvU lol