#couldnt decide btwn unckuna or dadkuna so i kinda combined the two

[owoshrike]

Just Another Morning

Partner Fic: [The One with the Flower Shop]

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Sukuna was never a light sleeper perse, but he was beginning to think that his body had recently been trained into becoming one. The man groaned, eyes rolling underneath his eyelids as his mind slowly awakened. It was a process- feeling the bed sheets underneath him, noticing how cool he was from tossing the covers off the night before, and reminding himself that yes, all of his limbs were still attached to his body.

There was also a small dip in the sheets next to his head.

Slowly, deep red eyes peeked open as he turned his head to the side, frowning slightly when he saw the bottom of a pajama covered foot immediately in his vision. He didn’t move but angled his head to look at the body connected to the foot, mouth thinning as he saw the chubby baby splayed out beside him snoring away as if he was the only one in the bed. Seeing how his limbs were star-fished out, he really must’ve been thinking he was. Sukuna’s eyebrow ticked before he turned his head to look over at the bedside table. The man refused to move just yet and instead squinted at the clock, groaning softly as “7:15AM” greeted him.

“That’s too damn early,” he grumbled lowly. “I’m going back to sle-”

A little foot pressed against his cheek as he turned his head to look at the ceiling, the man sighing heavily. The appendage didn’t move for a second but then it tapped against his cheek again…and again…and again. Sukuna growled and turned his head, one hand coming up and grabbing hold of the foot to keep it from prodding against his face.

“Hey! Knock it off, brat!”

As if the child knew he was speaking in- some- jest, it didn’t stop the small gummy smile from spreading on his face. Yuuji’s foot wiggled in the man’s hold as he tried to turn onto his tummy, face scrunching in concentration. Sukuna loosened his hold slightly and observed silently, slightly amused by the sheer determination the other was exhibiting. It was only when the other whined from simply rocking in place that he sat up on his elbow and rolled the boy over. “It’s too early for crying.”

Now satisfied that he was in the position he strived for, the bab focused his attention fully on Sukuna. He pushed himself up on his hands and feet, crawling closer to the older man with a loud hum. Sukuna stared a bit longer before groaning and fully sitting up, huffing a laugh as he watched Yuuji try to keep himself up despite the shifting of the bed. His feet swung over the edge and he stood with a stretch. He grabbed his phone lying on the bedside table, the screen flashing to show a few missed messages. Sukuna sucked his teeth in annoyance and shook his head, only praying that none of the messages were work related.

“Baaaaaa.”

Turning the screen back off, he then glanced down and saw Yuuji crawling closer to him, the boy’s lips wobbling slightly as he made his way closer. Sukuna watched the baby and only reached out to pick him up when he got too close to the edge. He shifted the baby until Yuuji was resting along his arm, his hand holding firmly to the baby’s abdomen. Yuuji gave an approving coo and kicked his feet happily, Sukuna only rolling his eyes with a sigh through his nose.

“You’re too easy to please while also being picky as hell,” he said with a shake of his head as he walked out of the room.

Sukuna used the edge of his phone to scratch at his bare chest as he crossed into the living room, glancing over to the window before turning into the kitchen. Switching the phone for the stray pacifier that was on the island counter, he shifted Yuuji again to hold him upright against his chest. Immediately, Yuuji began to whine and Sukuna stuck the pacifier in his mouth like clockwork. He was mildly surprised that the baby didn’t spit it out right away, but the small beading tears told him to not hold his breath. He refused to fall for the puppy dog look again as memories of Yuuji nearly crawling out of his hand while he was in the kitchen played in his head.

Instead, he focused on getting some breakfast ready for the two of them.

The absentminded sucking of the pacifier next to his ear was like a white noise as Sukuna moved through the kitchen. He wished he had turned the TV on but was too into the routine to pause it. Carefully, each fruit was sliced small and swept onto the small tiger plate, and Yuuji kicked his feet in impatience at the sight of the strawberries.

“Can you just wait a second, brat?” he grunted, picking up the plate and taking Yuuji over to his high chair. Once the baby was situated, he placed the plate down in front of him. “I’ll get your bottle in a second, ok?”

The older man’s eyebrow ticked in annoyance when the baby ignored him completely, spitting out his pacifier and scooping the fruit pieces up in his chubby hands. Sukuna turned back into the kitchen and switched on the electric kettle, resigning himself to tea rather than coffee this morning. Since he wasn’t working, he didn’t feel he needed a “pick-me-up” for once. While that was going, he began to put together the baby bottle in a quick practiced motion, the action practically engrained in his system by this point. A glance over his shoulder gave him the sight of Yuuji gnawing at a strawberry piece, humming to himself as his feet kicked happily in the chair.

For a fraction of a moment, his gaze softened but if anyone was there it would look like his expression had never changed. He finished shaking the bottle just as the kettle clicked off and broke him from his reverie.

Since when did he get so soft?

Placing the bottle to the side, Sukuna finally focused on putting a simple breakfast together for himself. He whipped himself up a quick tamagoyaki with some rice and sardines to the side. The man nodded to himself after pouring his cup of tea, moving his food to the counter and sitting down on the bar stool. Sukuna placed Yuuji’s bottle down in front of the boy and took the empty plate, scratching gently at the boy’s cheek as he placed it on the counter.

“Will you let me eat my breakfast in peace today?” he grumbled, grabbing the remote to turn the TV on before sitting down next to the baby.

The sudden noise from the television caught the baby’s attention and allowed Sukuna to get some immediate bites of his food. As he ate, he began scrolling through his messages. Most of them were emails regarding sales on supplies he could use for the shop with an occasional text message here and there. His lips tugged up at the corners when he saw a text from Uruame, the other saying how they would be coming back in town at the end of the week. The last messages, however, had Sukuna’s eyes rolling so hard they could have fallen out of his head.

Satoru had basically bombarded their chat with a nonsensical spam of emojis from last night following into the morning. The two of them were talking about what needed to be done at the shop in the coming week before the conversation switched to the blue-eyed man’s new crush, to which Sukuna immediately ignored the conversation and eventually fell asleep. His thumb scrolled through the fawning texts that the man left, and Sukuna could feel himself gag, nose crinkling in disgust. Tossing his phone on the table, he turned to look at Yuuji who was engrossed in the people speaking on the TV. One hand was stuck in his mouth while the other laid splayed out on the tray, grabbing at the empty plate of fruit while his eyes stayed firmly on the woman speaking. Sukuna glanced over the TV before huffing, moving to place the bottle in the baby’s reach.

“She’s not even that attractive, brat. Get better standards,” he said in a snarky tone.

At the sound of the man’s voice, Yuuji turned his head and gave a small coo. The two held each other’s gaze for a good minute before the baby reached for the bottle. Sukuna watched as the boy maneuvered his hands to hold the bottle before bringing it to his mouth, eyebrows raising only slightly. The boy was still completely helpless- as babies are- but the little bits of independence he showed still found ways to surprise Sukuna every now and then. Without saying anything else, Sukuna changed the channel to something more kid appropriate before going back to what remained of his breakfast.

After Sukuna finished eating- and prepping more food for Yuuji since the baby was determined to eat the man out of his own house- he began to go about his morning routine. To the annoying sound of some tinny god-forsaken children’s song, he began his set of push-ups. Though his gaze was trained on the large window before him, he was still aware of the smaller body next to him. A glance out his peripheral showed the little bab next time attempting to copy his action. Pudgy limbs were pushed underneath Yuuji as he tried to push himself up onto all fours…but he could only do half of the motion.

He would push himself up with his hands or legs but then the opposite end stayed flat to the floor. Whenever he did manage to push up on all fours, his attention would divert to the TV before he slowly dropped back onto his belly and rested his head against the floor.

“Your lack of focus is pathetic,” Sukuna chided with a snarky chuckle before moving to grab the boy by the back of his onesie. Yuuji cooed as he was lifted up and placed on the man’s back, Sukuna’s large hand holding him in place as he proceeded with his exercise using only one arm. It was hardly a challenge for him after doing this for so long and he would never admit that he found the baby’s small gasps of awe amusing.

He was sure Uruame knew but the other was smart enough to keep their mouth shut about it.

Once he reached the end of the set, Sukuna slowly lowered himself to the ground and moved Yuuji off of his back. He huffed when he saw the baby’s eyes fluttering slightly despite the boy’s attempts to keep his eyes on Sukuna’s face. One hand was stuffed in his mouth as he absently gnawed on it while the other moved to rest on top of Sukuna’s hand. The older man turned onto his side and propped himself up with one arm to watch Yuuji, the baby’s mouth opening up in a wide yawn that caused his face to scrunch up. Sukuna snickered.

“Such an ugly face!” he laughed as he picked up the baby and rolled onto his back, placing Yuuji against his chest. He sat his hand firm on the other’s back when he tried to squirm. “Go ahead and take your nap, brat.”

Bright honey eyes peeked at Sukuna through fluttering lashes as Yuuji continuously lost the battle to his drowsiness and full stomach. The baby babbled something that was muffled behind his hand before dropping his head right where Sukuna’s heart rested. Sukuna laid still as he felt the other’s own tiny heartbeat pump against his chest, the organ slowly calming down as the boy fell deeper into his sleep. After a minute, the man moved as gently as he could from the floor to sit up against the couch. His eyes narrowed down at Yuuji and he carefully nudged the baby’s hand out of his mouth, grimacing at the spit that trailed down his hand. Sukuna sighed through his nose before tipping his head back and turning back to look out the window as the sun finally reached its peak in the sky.

A stray beam caught the edge of a picture on the side table next to the couch, its shine catching Sukuna’s attention immediately. He frowned as a heavy emotion swirled in his chest, the image of the two young men suddenly becoming too much to bear. It didn’t help that he was aware of the other “look-alike” that was blissfully sleeping against his chest.

“You just had to up and leave, lil’ bro,” he muttered under his breath though there was no heat to his words. Just a hazy feeling of melancholy. “You’re lucky I’m nice though. Brat wouldn’t have survived without me.