Light of the Firefly 18+ (Timeskip!Tsukishima x OC) Mini Series

Part 2

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Y/n sighed, watching Hotaru wander aimlessly around the garden with his milk bottle in tow. She recorded him in amusement when he began following after a butterfly, ending up running around in circles on the grass. It was a day off and she took the time to spend with her toddler.

Hotaru laughed when the butterfly landed on his bottle, watching its wings clap against each other. Holding the bottle at arm's length, he carefully walked to Y/n, showing her

"Mama!"

Y/n let out a gasp, feigning surprise when she stared at its beautiful yellow wings

"Wow, you made friends with Mr. Butterfly! I think he wants your milk" She joked and Hotaru suddenly clutched his bottle harder, making the butterfly fly off. Y/n sweat dropped when he hugged his bottle close to his chest, pouting

"Mine!"

Y/n giggled, lifting him to sit on the step next to her...

"Sharing is caring, Ru'..."

He quietly sipped on his bottle while she patted his blonde hair. He kicked his legs, listening to her hum softly. Y/n hugged her knees, looking at Hotaru, who in turn, looked back at her. Her eyes softened, looking at his cherubic face.

As he grew older, the more he began resembling Kei...

"I'm gonna come see Hotaru tomorrow..."

She felt a little nervous again, he left her so abruptly last night when she tried to rekindle their relationship but after thinking it over, she realised that she may have been too hasty... He learnt that he was a father, so it must have been a massive shock for him. But, he said he was going to come today... Hotaru was too young, he wouldn't understand... She wasn't sure how to even explain to a two-year old, that the sudden stranger in his life was his father, but she felt like telling him was the right thing to do before Tsukishima arrived.

She lifted the boy onto her lap, tucking the top of his head, under her chin

"Hotaru, today, you're going to meet someone very important..." She found herself saying, while he continued drinking his milk. She fished for her phone in her pocket, scrolling away in her photo library before she found an old picture of her and Tsukishima. Her heart stung, looking at it. She was happily hugging him while he had a frown, except... he was also blushing, looking away shyly. She loved that picture because it was taken right after he confessed to her. When she was pregnant and even after Hotaru was born, there were some nights where she'd catch herself staring at that photo, missing him so much.

She swiped through more photos of them, showing Hotaru

"This is your Papa..." She muttered softly and he looked up at her,

"Paba?"

She giggled softly, shaking her head, slowly saying

"Pa-Pa..." She pointed to the photo, diverting Hotaru's attention back to Tsukishima's face. She tried to break it down even more slowly for him, pointing at her form in the photo

"Who is this?" She asked and he immediately responded with "Mama!" and she patted his head, her finger now pointing to Tsukishima,

"and this is Papa"

Hotaru watched her move her finger back and forth, to show him who his parents were, trying to make him understand what Tsukishima was to him. She decided to try one more time, zooming in on Tsukishima's face, she didn't realise Hotaru's attention was diverted when he looked up

"And this is...?" She asked

"Papa!" He answered and she looked up,

"Very good Ru! This is..." Her eyes trailed following the boy's vision, her words trailing off