"Uuuuugh, there's nothing to do in this house!" Osomatsu groaned as he flopped over on his side, rolling around on the floor. "I hate having days off." 20 years had already passed, and Osomatsu was still living at his parents house. After all his brothers had moved, he felt no need to leave as well.
"You could be out looking for an apartment instead of being lazy," Mamamatsu stated, finishing the last of the morning dishes. She grabbed a towel and dried her hands, turning towards her eldest son. "All of your brothers moved out and started their lives finally. You have a job and enough money saved up, Osomatsu, so why haven't you thought about leaving the house?" She put the towel down and walked over to him, kneeling down. "Not that I don't love taking care of you, but there's no point anymore. You're 35 years old and still living at home."
Osomatsu sat up and crossed his legs, smiling over at his mother. "I never plan on leaving, mom. Not because I want you to take care of me for the rest of your life, but because when you and dad do eventually pass on, I plan on keeping the family house." He lied back down, resting his head on his arms. "So I don't see why I should spend the money I saved on an apartment when I'm just going to move back here."
Mamamatsu sighed and shook her head, letting out a little laugh. "Even after all these years, you're still so persistent on staying here. Then what about going out and getting a girlfriend at least? You can't just stay single forever."
Closing his eyes, Osomatsu shook his head, exhaling softly. "I just don't feel like dating right now. It's not like I'll stay single forever." He looked over at his mom, smiling again. "And you already have grandchildren. Karamatsu has a daughter, and Todomatsu's wife is pregnant. Hell, I even think Jyushimatsu has a kid. So there shouldn't be a rush for me to have kids."
"Well don't forget about Choromatsu!" Mamamatsu exclaimed. "He's only got a girlfriend, but from the way he talks about her, I think he's going to ask her to marry him."
Osomatsu froze, his eyes instantly shooting open. For a moment, he found it hard to move, having to force himself up as he looked at his mother, shocked. "Wait...C-choromatsu has a girlfriend?" He felt his chest tighten at her words. Even after 20 years. Even after just that one kiss, no one else was able to make Osomatsu feel the same way that his younger brother did. But he wasn't about to scream to the world that he was in love with his brother. One, because it was his brother. And two, because after what his mom had just told him, he was pretty sure Choromatsu wouldn't feel the same.
"Mhm. He called a couple months ago and told me about her." A small giggle left Mamamatsu's lips. "Ah, he sounded so lovestruck. To think that not even ten years ago, I was calling all of you NEETs." She sighed, "how time goes by so fast. I'm going to go take a nap. There's some food in the fridge if you get hungry." With that, she got up, patting her son on the head.
Osomatsu was still in shock, clutching his hands into fists as he stared at the floor. Lovestruck?! he thought to himself. He's not supposed to fall for her, he's supposed to fall for me! Osomatsu blinked a couple of times, followed by him shaking his head quickly. "Nonononono, you can't think like that!" He sighed and reached into his pocket, pulling out his phone. He stared for a moment before dialing a number and lifting his phone to his ear. After a few rings, there was a reply. "Hey...it's me."