#eraserdad

The mall was packed; warm lights woven across beams, garlands draping from balconies, and a very persistent loop of holiday music playing at a volume that made Shouta’s eye twitch. He stepped in beside you, still in full hero costume, goggles perched on top of his head, capture scarf wrapped comfortably around his shoulders.

Which, frankly, only made him stand out more.

Your older son, Shosuke, immediately tugged on your sleeve, “Mom! We gotta get Dad’s present today! Before he sees!”

You raised a brow at your husband, “Think you can handle the gremlin by yourself?”

Shouta lifted your toddler, Ren, onto his hip. The younger boy squealed in delight and smacked the scarf with both hands. The capture cloth rippled from the jostling.

“I can handle one,” Shouta replied dryly, “It’s the shopping center I’m concerned about.”

You grinned, squeezed his arm, and crouched beside Shosuke, “Operation Secret Shopping is a go. You ready, agent?”

Shosuke nodded so seriously that Shouta huffed out a tiny laugh.

🎁❄️🎄❄️🎁

Twenty Minutes Later…

Shosuke was buzzing at your side, hands clutching the carefully wrapped cat themed thermos you both decided on. You were mentally preparing for whatever fresh chaos might greet you when you spotted Shouta long before he noticed you.

Because people were staring.

Pointing.

A mom even took a picture.

“…Oh no,” you whispered, already smiling.

There he was: Pro Hero Eraserhead, leaning against a giant fake candy cane pillar like he hadn’t a care in the world… wearing his capture scarf like a full-on baby carrier.

The scarf had formed a perfectly structured sling, one that would have made any baby-wearing expert proud, and Ren was absolutely zonked out inside it. Snoring. Thumb in mouth. Drool puddling on the cloth with the power of a small waterfall.

Your husband, exhausted from his shift, looked equally close to passing out upright.

You approached on silent feet.

“Shouta.”

His eyes cracked open, “Mm?”

“You turned your capture weapon into a moby wrap.”

He looked down at the sleeping toddler and shrugged, “He wanted up. This works.”

“It’s… shockingly functional,” you admitted.

“It’s ergonomic,” Shouta corrected, deadpan.

Shosuke bounded forward, “Dad! Dad! Look what we got you— wait— why is Ren wrapped like a baby burrito?!”

Shouta adjusted the scarf slightly, bouncing Ren without thinking; absolutely looking like one of those dads in the baby carrier commercials.

“Because he’s tired,” he said simply. “And because I am adaptable.”

You bit your lip to keep from laughing, “You’re adorable, more like.”

“I’m practical.”

“You’re adorable,” you repeated, standing on tiptoe to kiss his cheek.

Shosuke tugged on Shouta’s pant leg, “Dad, look! Mom helped me pick it out—”

“Ah—secret,” you reminded softly.

Shouta smiled down at Shosuke, just the slightest curve of his mouth, “I don’t know anything.”

Ren shifted against his chest with a soft whine, and Shouta instinctively patted his back, rocking lightly.

Your heart melted into a puddle.

“Okay,” you said, looping your arm through his, “How about we grab dinner, head home, and never tell Present Mic you invented a new use for your gear?”

Shouta groaned, “He’d name the technique something ridiculous.”

Shosuke perked up, “Like… Capture Baby Mode!”

Shouta nearly walked into a display from gaping at his older son, “Absolutely not.”

You were still laughing when he squeezed your hand, warm and tired and content, his toddler snoring against him, his eldest beaming with the thrill of a secret gift.

Holiday chaos with the Aizawa family.

Just the way you loved it.

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