August 27 – Day 4: family/snow
Disclaimer: I still don't own Junjou Romantica and probably never will. All characters belong to Shungiku Nakamura. No profit is being made from writing this story.
Squeals of laughter could be heard as Misaki and his nephew played in the freshly fallen snow. Takahiro sat not far away on a park bench with Usagi-san. He'd wanted to give his wife a break for the day, so he'd decided to take Mahiro out for a little outing. Stopping by to see his brother, Misaki suggested that they all go out and enjoy the snow that had fallen overnight. Takahiro couldn't help but smile as he watched his brother and son making a snowman. He was so patient with his nephew, helping him if he was unable to do something.
"Misaki would make a good father one day, don't you think, Usagi-san?"
While Akihiko would admit he wasn't too good with children, he had to agree with what Takahiro said. Misaki was always so gentle with his nephew. It had made him wonder how he'd be with a child of his own. "Yes, he would. But I don't know…"
Knowing this had to do with Usagi's upbringing, the other man turned to look at his friend. "No matter what you think, Usagi-san, I believe you would make a good parent. Any child would be lucky to have both you and Misaki as parents. Don't let your upbringing define your future. Your parents weren't the best, I know. But that's because they let their own biases get in the way. And although Misaki didn't have that long with our parents, he knew what is was like to be loved. And I think he would be perfect to help you in that respect."
"You think so? But does Misaki even want children?"
"Have you asked him? He hasn't said anything to me, no, but I believe the desire is there."
Akihiko let his imagination run as he pictured himself and Misaki helping a young child build his own snowman. Of course, he was a little biased, and pictured a young boy who was the spitting image of Misaki. And it made his heart warm as he envisioned it. A family…just the three of them. Maybe it was time to talk to Misaki after all.