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Suika was trying to focus on everything, trying to get the right parts to everyone who needed it while working on the ship, but she was getting tired and just wanted a small break. Even someone who wanted to be useful like Suika did needed a break from everyone once in a while.
“Hey Kohaku, I’m going to take a break,” Suika told the other blonde.
“Ohhh sure Suika, don’t worry we got this,” Kohaku reassured her. “Have fun,”
“Will do,” Suika cheered before rushing off to Senkuu’s lab.
Suika knew exactly what she wanted to do for her break. Gen had been teaching her to make flower crowns and she wanted to make one for Kohaku. There were a bunch of sunflowers that would be amazing as a flower crown. Suika peaked her was inside the laboratory. There was Gen, Ryusui, And Senkuu. All looking at something on a piece of paper.
“So how much longer do you think this’ll take?” Ryusui asked.
“Patience Ryusui chan,” Gen replied.
“In a month or two,” Senkuu answered.
“Haha great!” Ryusui snapped his fingers.
Gen hummed in agreement. Ruysui headed out of the laboratory, seeming not to notice Suika. Suika was a bit off in her own world thinking about which flowers she wanted to use.
“Hmmm, Suika chan?” Gen asked. “Is there something you want?”
“Ohhh yeah!” Suika snapped back to reality. “Hey Dad, can me and Papa go make flower crowns?” Suika asked.
Normally Senkuu would just give a okay and let Suika go play but both Senkuu and Gen were looking at her kind of strange.
Huh? I just asked dad if I could take papa… Wait!!
“Ahh wait! I meant Senkuu! Senkuu can me ana pa- Gen! Go make flower crowns,” Suika flustered, getting more and more embarrassed.
“Pftt,” Gen’s expression changed. “Dearrrrr~ can I can Suika to go make flower crowns,” Gen played along with a bit of a blush on his face.
“What? Gen we aren’t married!” Senkuu pointed out, also getting flustered now.
“Hey, don’t yell in front of our kid,” Gen scolded.
“Gen why you…,” Senkuu clenched his teeth.
Gen placed a small kiss on Senkuu’s forehead “Okkk love you byeeee~,” Gen sang before taking Suika and heading out of the lab.
Suika was still confused about what just happened…
Did I really call Senkuu and Gen my parents?!?
Suuika had accidentally called Kohaku “Mom” once or twice but Kohaku and her would just laugh it off. Gen was still giggling about it but Suika was just purely embarrassed and almost thought of just going back to work.
“Suika chan are you alright?” Gen asked through his giggling.
“I- I’m sorry!” Suika squeaked.
“What? No no it’s fine Suika chan. It was cute seeing Senkuu chan get so flustered. Did you see his face?”
“Uhhh yeah. It was kind of funny the way he froze,” Suika was starting to join in.
“Gen, we aren’t married,” Gen intimidated Senkuu’s voice. “It was so perfect,” Gen smiled.
“Could’ve convinced me you two were married,” Suika smiled.
“Well me and Senkuu chan aren’t planning on it but It was nice seeing him react to me calling him dear,” Gen’s smile softened.
Suika and Gen walked in silence for a bit until they reached the flower field. Suika was so lucky for her glasses in moments like that. All the bright flowers in the warm spring sun. It was beautiful. Suika spotted the sunflowers and pulled on Gen’s overcoat sleeve to get his attention.
“We should get Sunflowers. I want to make this for Kohaku,” Suika explained.
“That’s sweet Suika chan. I’m sure she’ll love it,” Gen replied.
Suika and Gen headed to the sunflowers. They picked a few before sitting down and getting started.
“So Suika, the trick with sunflower, flower crowns is to either cut off more of the stem or you can be really ancy fay with the design,” Gen explained.
“Ohhh like what?” Suika looked up at Gen.
Well,” Gen took two of the sunflowers and started weaving them together. Suika watched as Gen was able to be delicate with the stem but still shaping it the way he wanted.
“Woah cool!” Suika’s eyes sparkled.
Suika and Gen sat there weaving flowers together. Some time had passed and Suika was almost done and Gen kind of felt proud…?
“Hey Suika,”
“Hmm?”
“Do you think of me and Senkuu like your parents?” Gen asked.
Gen expected Gen to get embarrassed, but Suika looked calm, and maybe a bit sad.
“Yeah, I do the same with Kohaku too,” Suika honestly replied. “Suika knows you aren’t really… but Suika likes the feeling of having a family. I get all warm inside,”
“Ahhhh I see then,”
“I don’t want to make you uncomfortable or anything but-,”
“No Suika chan, It’s fine. It’s kind of sweet,” Gen patted Suika’s watermelon hat.
Suika rushed back to the ship site to hand Kohaku the flower crown she was so proud of. Gen watched from afar how warmly Kohaku took the flower crown from Suika. Gen never had a family per say. He was an orphan all of his childhood, but if he had to guess what a family looked like, yeah maybe it was kind of like what they had going on. Granted it was a weird dynamic but Suika seemed happy. Gen turned and headed back to the lab where Gen was sure his boyfriend still was. Surely enough Senkuu was still there. Like Gen hadn’t been gone for an hour.
“I’m home,” Gen teased.
“Still on that?” Senkuu asked with a sarcastic edge to his voice.
“Awwww come on Senkuu chan,” Gen playfully cooed.
Senkuu sighed. “Welcome back mentalist,”
Gen couldn’t help but smile. The moments he got to see Senkuu’s soft side were his favorite part of his day. Senkuu still had his head down in his work. Gen took Senkuu’s chin in his hand and helped move Senkuu’s face to face so Gen could kiss him.
“How domestic,” Gen kissed Senkuu. Gen let go of Senkuu’s chin and let him focus on his work again. “So how’s it feel to be a father?” Gen half heartedly asked.
“Ku, I guess I know how my old man felt,” Senkuu snickered.
“Hmmm, why’s that?”
“Byakuya always said I was his friend’s kid and that one day Byakya was supposed to watch me but my folks never came to pick me up. My old man just had a kid now he was supposed to care and look out for,” Senkuu explain
Senkuu’s words were a bit crude but Gen knew what he meant. “You really are kind Senkuu chan,” Gen stated. “Well then, I’ll get out of your hair until dinner,”
“You know what Francois is making?” Senkuu asked.
“Some kind of soup I think they said,”