𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟑𝟖𝟏 [𝘛𝘰𝘫𝘪 𝘍𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘰]

𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐢 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬!

When Toji is back home, you make it your mission that he is as comfortable as he can possibly be. When you're off work, you spend every single minute with him at his apartment to fulfill his every need; this means that you're also taking care of Megumi while Toji fully recovers. He has a complete week off from work, and he gets to be lazy.

Toji likes to be lazy but he feels like he's useless, and he doesn't like feeling useless. So occasionally you have to order him to lay down and stop doing whatever he's doing– Toji hates being told what to do but he has no option but to listen to you. If he doesn't, he gets in trouble with you and he doesn't want to get in trouble with you.

It's fair to say that your relationship is building back up, even when you have many unresolved issues that you have to talk about. Bringing it up isn't the best while he's recovering, but you do know that you have to talk about it before proceeding with a relationship. You're not focusing on his second job, or his job for that matter. You just want him to recover.

"Megumi, don't bother your father while he's eating." You tell the child that keeps poking the man that tries to eat his soup. Megumi pouts before he stops, and he drags his feet to play with his toys. You have a smile on your face, sitting across from Toji. You stare at him, and when you realize how weird it is that you're simply staring while he eats, you attempt to look away.

"You know I'm fine now." He assures you, and you raise your brows.

"Is that your way of kicking me out?" You ask, and his eyes widen. He shakes his head because he definitely doesn't want you out, but he also doesn't want you to overwork yourself with him. You chuckle at his reaction, "It sounded like it."

"I just don't want you to worry so much." He responds, and you find yourself smiling at him. You stare at each other for a moment, admiring each other's presence until your eyes glance at Megumi who holds a pair of scissors in his hands. Your eyes widen watching in slow motion as he cuts a big chunk of his hair.

"Hey! Megumi!" You raise your voice at him, and he freezes in his spot. He's been caught. There's nothing he can do to escape this situation. "Put the pair of scissors down!"

He does put them down, but in the end he crosses his arms and pouts. You don't care, and you continue to watch until he plays with something safe. You then look at Toji, a sigh escaping your lips, "Looks like he needs a haircut."

"Didn't he just give himself one?" Toji jokes, and you roll your eyes before a chuckle leaves your lips. Toji then gives his attention to Megumi, looking at the pouty child and feeling a tug in his heartstrings. He doesn't like to admit how big of a sucker he is for his son, he'd do just about anything for the child. "Come here, stinky, let me see the damage."

Megumi walks over and Toji inspects the scalp, holding back a big laugh as he sees the damage. He then ruffles Megumi's hair and comments, "Seems like you're getting a buzzcut."

"A what?" Megumi asks and Toji motions an electric razor, running it through his hair. It scares Megumi and he runs your way so you can protect him, hugging you which causes you to hug him back. "Daddy wants to cut my hair."

"Didn't you already do that, Gumigumi?" You try your best to suppress your laughter, especially when you look at Toji. He tries to eat the remainders of his soup without laughing at his son. "I'll take you to the barbershop tomorrow, and we're gonna get you a decent haircut. Okay?"

"Okay." He responds. He pulls away from the hug and you kiss his cheek, and in return, he does the same to you. He walks back to his toys, and you turn your attention back to Toji.

"You wanna sleep over?" He asks, and while you're tempted to accept, the place around you is very cramped. Even though you've been spending every free minute of your day here, you find that the area doesn't have extra space for you.