[ itโs good to be home ]ย
sequel toย โthe same eyes as youโ (read here)
pairing: tsukishima kei x f!reader
contains: fluff, tsukishima being an awkward dad
anon:ย helo..iโm sorry for requesting so suddenlyโbut 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 itโs okay tho hdnsjfhd
a/n:ย 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 !!
โwide one or tiny one?โ
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 tsukishimaโs 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.ย
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 didnโt want to force you either. tsukishima was happy enough that you suggested that he pick up hikari from school.
he didnโt 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 wasย โgoing to mr. tour guide manโs office to help outโ. right now, she looked as if she was enjoying being his little assistant and handing tsukishima his tools when he needed them.
โalright, ready to head home?โ 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.
โsure!โ 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.
โtsukishima-san, can we get strawberry milk again?โ hikari asked, skipping to his side and pointing at the vending machine a few blocks away from where your apartment was.
โisnโt it almost dinnertime?โ tsukishima raised an eyebrow.ย
โiโll still have roomโฆโ she pouted. of course, he couldnโt resist that either.
โalright,โ he chuckled.ย โjust make sure to finish all your dinner. and donโt tell your mother too. promise?โ
โpromise!โ hikari grinned.ย
thereโs always that ache in his chest when he brings hikari home to you. everything โ from hearing hikari yellย โweโre home mom!โ, to the smell of your cooking, to seeing you emerge from the kitchen โ reminds tsukishima of what heโs been missing all these years because of something he did. and more than ever, he wants to make things right.
โwelcome home,โ you chuckle when hikari runs into your arms.ย โhow was your day with tsukishima-san?โ
โgood! he let me touch some fossils but also to keep it a secret because no one else is allowed to,โ hikari giggled.
โitโs calledย โassistantโs privilegesโ, remember,โ tsukishima grinned at her.
โassistants privlidges,โ hikari nodded.
โif you say so,โ you laughed at them. tsukishima hitched his shoulder bag and stood up.
โwell, iโll be going ahead now,โ he said, despite how much his feet hesitated by the door.ย โyou two have a good night.โ
tsukishima stopped, feeling his heart leap to his chest when he felt your hand on his shoulder. from you, he heard the words heโs been wanting to hear for so long: โwhy donโt you stay for dinner?โ
when he turned around, tsukishima met the softness in your eyes. you wanted him to stay.ย
โsure,โ he nodded.ย โdinner sounds great.โ
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 hikariโs life again, you didnโt know what to expect. the tsukishima you dated back in your university days didnโt even bother with taking care of a plant, but he did have his moments of care especially when it was for you.ย
needless to say, you were pleasantly surprised to hear hikariโs 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.
โdonโt forget to do your homework first before TV,โ you called after your daughter after she ran off.
โyes mom!โ she responded. and just like that, you and tsukishima were alone in the dining room.
โiโllโฆ wash up,โ he cleared his throat and stood up to begin gathering the plates.
โno way. youโre the guest here,โ you shook your head.ย
โitโs alright. you cooked dinner already,โ tsukishima insisted.
โokay, how about you wash and i dry,โ you suggested. tsukishima blinked at you in surprise before nodding slowly.
there was something comforting with feeling tsukishimaโs 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.ย
โsorry, i guess i got a bit carried away,โ you laughed nervously as you put away the last plate.ย
โi definitely see where hikari gets in from,โ tsukishima snickered.
โoh, you have no idea,โ you laughed.ย โsometimes i look at her and wonder how people were able to deal with me.โ
โitโs not that much of a bad thing,โ tsukishima glanced at you with a small smile on his face.ย โdoes sheโฆ does she ask about who her dad is?โ
โyeah,โ you nodded, staring down at the floor.ย โthere was this one time she went through all my things and made a mess just trying to find a picture of you. she didnโt, though. andโฆ i promised her that maybe someday, iโll let her meet you.โ with a sigh, you looked up at tsukishima.ย โbut, i guess that day has come sooner rather than later.โ
โiโm willing to wait as long as it takes,โ he said earnestly.ย โuntil youโre ready. i mean, itโs not just for hikari but for you too. iโฆ the past few weeks iโve just been hitting myself in the head seeing how much iโve missed all these years.โ
โi know,โ you nodded, leaning back against the sink.ย โand, itโs been nice having you around. i can tell hikari would absolutely love you too. but, itโs not all easy, tsukishima. you have to understand that.โ
โi know. iโm ready,โ tsukishima said.ย โwell, actually not really ready but you never are for these kinds of things,โ he chuckled.
โyouโre right there,โ you smiled and looked down the hallway in the direction of hikariโs room. maybe, it was now time.ย
โwould you like us to tell her?โ
tsukishima knew that lingering by the doorway of hikariโs 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 askย โso, why didnโt he look for us?โ, tsukishima was almost certain that she would hate him.ย
and then, she looked right at him, and asked:ย โare you going to stay now?โย
โof course i am,โ tsukishima nodded.ย โiโll stay for sure.โ
before he could react, hikari leapt off her bed and ran to where he was, wrapping her small arms tightly around his waist.ย โi knew it! i knew it!โ she giggled.
โwoah, knew what? that mr. tour guide manโs your dad?โ you chuckled.
โcause he likes the same strawberry milk i do!โ hikari insisted, grinning up at tsukishima.ย โyou know, same traits passed down through evolution like you said.โ
that made him laugh.ย โsure, hikari.โ his daughter smiled at him and there was something different about it now that she knew she was his daughter. tsukishima didnโt 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.
โwelcome home, dad,โ hikari said softly. tsukishima held a hand out to you.ย
โitโs good to be home.โ
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