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Putting Dazai to sleep isn't easy.
Despite his sleeping pattern getting a lot better than before, it is still a feat which throughout the years of being together, Chuuya soon found out that the easiest way to tire his now husband is sex .
However it doesn't always work. On the worse day, sex wasn't enough.
It takes a lot of cuddling, reading him some books and poems, singing lullabies until he could feel Dazai's breath evened out and he passed out in Chuuya's arms.
Tonight was one of those nights.
As the song he was humming came to an end, Chuuya noticed his husband's fallen asleep. However, Chuuya knew that he was still in the state where the smallest disturbance could wake him up so, just like what he usually does, Chuuya refused to move a single finger for at least 20 minutes until he's sure Dazai's fallen into a deeper state of sleep.
He grimaced when he heard a knock to his bedroom door and a peek to his husband showed him beginning to stir up.
"Mommy, daddy?" He heard his baby calling for them, sounding shaky and he tried not to whine at the sight of Dazai slowly blinking his eyes open.
" Chuuya ?"
"Shh, go back to sleep, love. I'll go get him." He told him before slowly slipping from under Dazai and to the door.
When he opened it, He saw Shuuji, hugging a tiger plush toy, eyes teary as he looked up to him. "Baby, what's wrong?" He asked, picking him up and soothing him gently with sweet nothings.
The little redhead sniffled quietly, hugging his mother's neck. " Scary ."
"What is?" The mafioso asked, walking Shuuji until they're beside their bed and he mentally groaned when he saw Dazai now fully awake. "Did you have a bad dream?"
A nod.
Chuuya hummed. "It's okay, honey. No one can come and get you-- Not when we're here." He told him, rocking him gently while one hand reached to pat Dazai's head, urging him to lay back down. "There's nothing to be afraid of, little one. We're not going anywhere and you're going nowhere without us."
Shuuji nodded, slowly beginning to relax on his mother's arms. "C-Can I sleep with you guys tonight?"
" Of course ." Dazai was one to answer, outstretching his arms to which Chuuya passed Shuuji to.
He watched as Dazai laid down together with their child, arms around the little one's tummy and his face buried against his side. He smiled at the sight.
Chuuya then climbed onto his side of the bed and laid down together with them, one arm thrown over Shuuji's stomach and resting on Dazai's forearm.
The first one to fall asleep was Shuuji, followed by Dazai who took another half an hour to completely relax.
Once he was sure both of them were off to dreamland, Chuuya finally let his eyes close. Whispering gentle good night to his little family before falling into deep slumber.