Written on 6/9/2014 for cimberelly on tumblr for the AU ficlet meme:
46. nanny/single parent au
Daiki probably should have been worried that when he'd asked for Daichi's opinion on all the nannies that had been interviewed, he'd immediately said I liked Ryou-chan very enthusiastically.
The thing was, as a busy single father, Daiki had a lot on his plate, and even though he absolutely hated it, he couldn't take care of Daichi the way he needed; his hours were long and he needed someone to ensure that Daichi got to and from school safely, and make sure he had breakfast and sometimes dinner. So a nanny was needed, and Daichi could be fussy, so if he liked one of them, well, Daiki was getting them.
Daiki didn't remember that his first thought about Kise Ryouta had been holy shit he's gorgeous at the time he called him to tell him he'd gotten the job, but he did remember it the morning Kise first arrived, and Daiki had to stumble through the quiet tour of the house and give Kise his own set of keys so that he could let himself in; and he remembered again when he came home to find Daichi hanging off Kise's leg as Kise attempted to walk down the hall.
Daichi wasn't the only one enraptured by his new nanny.
Daiki worried sometimes that Kise would notice the way that he looked at him when Kise had encouraged Daichi to run off and go brush his teeth or something; that Kise would notice that the few times Daiki had the occasion to touch him that they would linger a little longer than they ought. Daiki hadn't been with anyone since the divorce with his ex-wife and Daichi's mother; hadn't been with a man since years before he'd gotten together with her, either. But there was something about the way Kise was like the living embodiment of sunshine, even when he looked worn down to the bone, that made Daiki ache to reach out and take him for his own.
But Daichi needed Kise more than Daiki did, so he buried the longing and smiled from afar.