tom holland oneshots

first periods

warnings : none

summary : scarlet gets her first period, and tom has to step up when reader isnt home

word count : 700

(requested) sorry it took so long

One advantage about Tom's job was that he was probably more flexible than any other stereotypical office job, unless he was too far away to be reached within a day. Now, however, he was home for six months, which meant you got to do more of your daily errands and tasks while Tom could manage Scarlet and the house chores. It was a great system that almost always benefited everyone, seemingly except for now. 

"Mom!" 

"Mumma's out right now, Red," Tom yelled out to his daughter whom he assumed was upstairs. 

"But- I need mom!"

Tom froze in his spot, putting the milk down on the counter and abandoning his tea to go check on his daughter, who sounded quite panicked. 

"Sweetie?" he said, knocking on the bathroom door. "What's happening, Red?"

He heard her sigh before letting out a frustrated groan. 

"It's just-" she sighed again. "Blood 'n' stuff dad. Mom knows about it."

Tom, as worried as he was, let out a sigh of relief. "Red, I know about it too."

"No- Mom sai-"

"Red, can I come in?"

"I guess."

Opening the bathroom door, he saw his daughter sitting on the counter with her head in her hands. Motioning her to move, she adjusted so he could look through the cabinets under the sink. Knowing exactly what he was looking for, he found them in seconds: pads, tampons, heating pads, and medicine. 

"Here, why don't you use this size, and I'll go heat up this pad and get some water for the medicine, yeah?" 

She nodded with a weak smile, and Tom closed the door after himself.

**

Ten minutes later, he was coming back into the bathroom, his daughter sitting in the same spot on the counter. Placing the glass of water down, he handed her the heating pad before kneeling in front of her. 

"Angel," he started. "I know Mum probably knows more about the female anatomy than I do, but I do know what she taught me. When mummy and I were young and very fresh in love," he giggled at her playful gag, "I would always help her during her menstrual. Sure, it might be awkward to talk about and it might be uncomfortable to know your dad," he poked at her stomach playfully, producing a laugh out of her. "knows all about things like this, but it's all a part of growing up. As much as I want you to stay as my little girl, I also want you to feel 100 percent content with you and what your body is going through."

"Did you call your mum?" he asked after a few moments of silence. 

Scarlet nodded almost shamefully, and Tom grabbed one of her hands to hold in his. 

"And what did she say?"

"She said that I should go to you."

Tom laughed before kissing the top of her hand. "Your mum knows I know, though you probably preferred to go to her about things like this."

"Yeah," Scarlet breathed out. 

"'s alright, angel. Now c'mon, let's go watch a movie and eat ice cream until mum comes home."

**

Two hours later, you were walking into the house. Taking off your shoes, you hung your coat on the rack and left your work bag on a chair before heading into the living room to find Tom and Scarlet cuddled up with empty ice cream cartons on the coffee table, Big Hero 6 playing on the big screen. 

"Hey, baby," you said, ruffling his hair from behind him. Scarlet was asleep, so you gently kissed her forehead before settling next to your husband. 

"Hey, angel. How was work?"

"The usual. How'd it go with Scarlet?" you asked, cuddling into his right side. 

"Surprisingly, I didn't freak out," he laughed. "I think it went really well."

"Yeah?" you said, rubbing his chest as you got more comfortable. "'m glad."

"Mhm."

"Our baby 's growing up too fast," you pouted. 

"I know," Tom said, moving a hair behind your ear. "But look at where we are now," he smiled softly. "We made a human being together." 

"Yeah," you laughed lightly. "And I'm still in love with you after all this time."

Tom giggled quietly, sleep calling for the both of you.