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// IDENTIFICATION: co-writer: enforcer-shinya-kogami
Who cried when they brought their child home for the first time: “I was such a blabbering, crying mess when we brought him home that I couldn’t even open the door for Kou to get in with Arata in his arms.”
Who would wake up in the middle of the night to check on the kid(s): “We both do, depending on our shifts. The one who doesn't have an early shift the next day is in charge of the baby.”
Who changes the kid(s) diapers: I do, when we are both home. Kougami always makes a terrible mess.
Who makes the bottles: “Kou does, he’s much better than me when it comes to handling food.”
Who stays up late at night to rock the kid(s) to sleep and sing them lullabys: “Kougami usually lulled Arata to sleep in the first years, because I am totally incapable of singing. Though as Arata grew up, I started tucking him in and telling him bedtime stories.”
Who is guilty of spoiling the kid(s): ”We usually don't spoil him, though sometimes I do, when the fear that I'm not a good father gets the better of me.”
Who would give the kid(s) cookies in the middle of the night: “You have no idea how many times I found Kou and Arata eating cookies in our bed when I came back late from night shifts. And it's always Kou's idea.”
Who always takes the kid(s) side: “Kougami defends the kid even when we find him playing with my father's old gun. Sometimes I don't know who the adult is between them, the father or the son.”
Who would wake up early to make breakfast for the kid(s) before school: “Kou is the one who wakes up first, so he's in charge of making breakfast for everyone.”
Who gets the kid(s) ready for school in the morning: “I do, while Kougami cooks breakfast.”
Who takes the kid(s) to school: “Depends on who is free that morning, since our shifts vary.”
Who goes to parent teacher conferences: “I do. I also am part of the PTA, because I want to make sure Arata’s experience at school is better than mine had been. Other parents sometimes lament that I am too stressing, but Kou takes my side, so that’s ok.”
Who will be the first to suggest to have ‘the talk’ with the kid(s): “I suggested Kou did it. I had no idea how to approach the subject since I didn't get the Talk myself. But then again, Arata already knew how the thing worked. He's a smart kid.”
Who would choose their child(s) prom outfit: “After a week of fighting, we decided to leave Tsunemori in charge of it, before me accusing Kou of having no fashion sense, and him getting back at me for being too picky destroyed our family.”
Who would cry when the kid(s) go off to college: “We both did, it was an incredibly emotional moment. Arata gave us a disconcerted look and just sighed.”