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shouta was feeling more like a real human being after his much-needed shower. it was rare for him to find a moment of peace, with all of the shifts he had been taking eating up the majority of his time. that night, he had picked up a patrol shift, only to be met with driving snow for the entirety of it. it was late, his muscles were sore beyond belief, and he wanted to go to sleep next to his husband immediately. but when he got out of the shower, he didn't find his husband in bed. instead, hizashi was cuddled up with a small throw blanket on the couch, with the fireplace turned on high. he noticed shouta out of the corner of his eye, smiling at him sleepily. "hi, love."
shouta sighed and smiled back, just enough to be considered a return of hizashi's greeting. he wasn't sure if it was because he was still damp from his shower, but it felt like it was absolutely freezing in their house. he walked over to the couch and knelt before it, the blonde's eyes never leaving his as he laid his head in hizashi's lap.
"long day, sweetheart?" hizashi whispered softly, his fingers threading through shouta's damp hair to scratch at his scalp. shouta melted further into hizashi's lap, soaking up the sensation before nodding. hizashi hummed in understanding.
shouta slowly lifted his head to nuzzle at the bump that protruded from hizashi's baggy band tee, kissing it a few times for good measure. it was beginning to grow more noticeable, with hizashi being just shy of twelve weeks pregnant. it was exciting, really, knowing that their baby was growing just beneath his gentle kisses.
with each kiss, hizashi preened, smiling in the light of the fireplace at his sweet, sweet husband. it wasn't usually like shouta to be so clingy, to express his need for hizashi's love, but it was becoming harder to hide as the other man moved further along in his pregnancy.
"so sweet to me, shou," hizashi cooed, his warm expression turning into something slightly more playful as a sly grin crept onto his face. he had a plan. "you know, i'm feeling kinda cold. maybe there's... something you can do about it?"
shouta felt as though he had been broken out of a trance. he hadn't realized hizashi was in need, and had totally ignored the signs more than he should have. the fireplace was on, he was covered in a blanket... not to mention how cold shouta himself felt. with another tentative kiss to hizashi's tummy, shouta stood up and began to walk away.
hizashi's eyes followed him, brows drawing together in confusion. "...where are you going?"
shouta turned to look back at him, almost equally as confused. hadn't he just asked shouta to do something for him? blanket, he signed, as though his intentions had been obvious.
hizashi didn't say anything else. another blanket would be nice, he supposed.
...
shouta returned to the couch about ten minutes later, carrying an armful of items. hizashi watched in curiosity as he set a few at the other end of the couch, then bristled in surprise as a mug was handed to him.
"oh?" he looked into the mug to find a teabag. the spoon clinking against the sides of the cup implied that shouta mixed in some honey, as well- just the way hizashi liked it.
lemon ginger, shouta signed, his expression unreadable. good for the baby.
hizashi smiled at him, taking a sip from his mug and deciding it best to sit back while shouta engaged in whatever shenanigans he had in mind.
he started by plugging a heating pad into the outlet next to the couch, turning it up to its medium setting and handing it to hizashi. the blonde smiled again, holding back a giggle at the determined look in shouta's eye. he tucked the heating pad behind him, letting it warm the small of his back. "thank you, baby."
shouta didn't waste his time acknowledging the kind words, instead getting to work tucking hizashi in, apparently having grabbed a variety of blankets and comforters to keep his lover warm. he started with a soft, thin blanket, tucking hizashi in up to his chest, letting his arms stay free so he could sip on his tea. hizashi thanked him sweetly, still perplexed as to what shouta was doing, really.
the second blanket he grabbed was a thicker, heavier blanket; something crocheted that they had been gifted some years ago. hizashi raised his arms and let himself be tucked in again. it helped to weigh down the lighter first blanket and insulated some of the heat that may have escaped from the thin material.
the third blanket was a fluffy comforter that was usually kept in their guest bedroom, but had moved to their hall closet as they prepared to transform that room into a nursery. it seemed to be the last of shouta's barrage of warmth, and he kissed hizashi on the head before settling next to him.
is that better? shouta signed, looking genuinely concerned. can i get you anything else?
hizashi huffed out a laugh through his nose, smiling so, so wide at his husband. "when i asked if there was 'something you could do about it,' i just wanted you to come cuddle me, sweetheart. the blankets and stuff were an awfully nice touch, though."
shouta's face dropped in defeat, and the sigh he let out was probably quite noisy, but hizashi couldn't tell either way. how do you sign D-E-N-S-E?
hizashi pouted sympathetically, but was ultimately unsuccessful in hiding how humorous he found the whole situation. he set his tea on the table next to the couch and opened his arms wide to his husband. "i seriously was cold as shit, though! and this was all really thoughtful. you're such a sweetheart, you know?"
shouta's face flushed, and he looked as though he were tentatively considering cuddling up to his love. you really think so?
hizashi sighed dreamily, opening and closing his hands to let shouta know that he was waiting. "i mean it, love. so, please? come cuddle with us?"
when shouta looked back at his husband, hizashi was giving him the biggest puppy dog eyes imaginable, blinking at shouta demurely, as though he didn't know what kind of effect referring to himself and the baby as "us" had on him. you're trying to get a reaction out of me.
hizashi smiled earnestly, dropping the whole act he had put on. "is it working, dear?"
yes, shouta replied regretfully, almost moving to lay between hizashi's arms but pausing. i'm sorry if i'm being too much right now.
hizashi could've laughed, really, because if anyone was "too much" in their relationship, it would have to be hizashi. instead, he just cooed at his husband even more, figuring his jokes could wait for a time when shouta was feeling less sensitive. "sweetheart, you could never be too much for me. come lay down before my arms fall off, okay?"
shouta sighed. he crawled carefully into his husband's arms, hizashi having moved some of the blankets aside for him to crawl under. it was almost hard, letting himself rest when he felt that there was still an endless amount of work to do for his lover, but he was exhausted. he could try to hide it, but picking up extra shifts to save money for their baby- and to cover for the income they were losing with hizashi cutting back his hours- was beginning to wear on him.
he eventually got a bit more settled, laying his head on hizashi's shoulder and cuddling up to his side while the blonde turned his attention to the tv, looking for something mindless and lighthearted to watch. one of shouta's hands snaked its way to their baby, rubbing circles on the bump for a few minutes before eventually just cupping it in one big, warm hand. hizashi let out a few pleased sighs and hums, most likely unaware of just how audible his happy little noises were without his hearing aids in. shouta found it adorable.
after a couple moments, hizashi turned to kiss shouta on the head. shouta was awfully surprised considering he had begun to doze off and figured hizashi was too enraptured in the tv to pay attention to anything else.
hizashi sighed into shouta's hair, his warm breath soothing the man beneath him. "my sweet, thoughtful husband," he began, a smile apparent in his voice. he turned, wrapping both arms around shouta, who simply... relented, letting hizashi tug at him until hizashi was tucked into the corner of the couch, shouta laying his head on his chest. "mm, you've been taking such good care of me these past few months. not to mention how much you've been working to support us... i hope you know how often i notice the things you do for me. you'll be such a good papa one day, you know?"
shouta knew hizashi couldn't hear him, nor see his mouth to read his lips, so he hoped that placing his hand back on hizashi's tummy was enough of a way to say "thank you."