Many things

[ciircee]

First: Voting is going on over at ohmiya. I will say that I'm not winning and neither am I close to winning. This doesn't bother me because some of the entries are really amazing and it makes me really want to work harder when I write.

Second: a;sdfjsdjf;lsfj ♥♥♥♥♥ ruisetsuna did art for 'Heart-shaped'. It is AMAZING. It makes me inexpressibly happy. *________*

Third: Why is writing such a struggle these days? I gave myself a twenty minute time-limit today just to get something DONE and took a prompt off a list at 31_days.



"Maybe he's just tired and afraid he'll drop her," Aiba whispered with a shrug.

"Are you kidding?" Jun hissed back. "This is Sho."

"'I'm pretty sure that Yuuji has pry-bar scars on his butt," Ohno added.

"I still can't believe your wife let you get away with that," Nino said absently.

"I can't believe yours let you get away with 'Taka'," Jun said, waving him off. "Can we pay attention to THIS? Since it's serious."

"But it took a long time," Aiba said stubbornly. "He's probably really tired."


Nino broke away from the little group and crossed the hospital nursery to Sho's side. "Sho-chan," he said quietly. "Everybody is freaking out because you won't pick up the baby."

Sho looked up from his daughter's bassinet. "Can I?" he asked.

Nino frowned. "Of course you can—when have you ever asked if you could pick up a baby? I don't think any of us even touched Ma-chan until she was four years old, thanks to you. And I still say that the only reason you let go was because Aiba dangled Ken-kun in front of you."

Sho nodded, but didn't move. With a slightly irritated click of his tongue, Nino reached into the bassinet. "Don't." Sho's voice alone would have stopped him if the vice-like grip of his hands at Nino's wrists hadn't already. "Don't," he repeated. He sounded raw and broken. He sounded utterly numb with resignation. "Please."

"Sho?" Nino asked.

"I'll wake up," he said, looking pleadingly at Nino "or you'll tell me it's a mistake."

He was about to ask what Sho talking about when the very simple truth of it hit him. Sho had been the last of them to marry, his wedding only two years behind them. Sho was, and had always been, the favorite uncle of all of their children, doting and sweet and always there.

Jun's daughter was nearly twelve, Aiba's youngest son already three.

Nino ignored the soft sound of pain that Sho made as he slid his hands under the warm, living weight of Sho's child and lifted her from the little bed. "She's yours," he said firmly. "It's real this time."

"I can't," Sho whispered even as he reached out his arms for the baby Nino was pressing into them. "I can't—" he broke off as Nino let go and the sound he made deep in his chest reminded Nino of some pitiful, wounded thing. Then he was holding his child, cradling her to his chest with hands that were obviously fighting to urge to grasp and clutch. The breath he let out as the baby settled into him sounded like a sob.

Later Nino wouldn't be sure to whom he owed more gratitude: Ohno and Jun for surrounding Sho, holding him up as the first of the tears fell; or Aiba, whose arms around Nino's waist kept him steady even as Aiba announced that Sho was quite possibly going to be an even more hopeless father than Ohno, making them laugh.





If you take anything away from this post let it be this: a;lsdkfjdOMG ART. Plus, you know, there is GIRL!Aiba and Sho and some other pretty people that I don't know.

Comments

[happenstanc3.livejournal.com]

;______; Omg. ♥ I want them to start making babies already, dammit.

[still-ciircee.livejournal.com]

I want Sho to have babies. I want to see him kissing babies, damn it! (I watched the opening credits of Smile and said 'man, I hope Jun invited him to the filming for that...')

♥

[happenstanc3.livejournal.com]

Sho clearly missed his true calling as a nursery teacher.

[still-ciircee.livejournal.com]

You know he kept Taiyo's apron and he wears it around when he's feeling stressed out. 'IT IS MY HAPPY PLACE,' he shrieks at his bandmates.

[nicefinalbeam.livejournal.com]

I didn't vote for that contest at all, but I know what one you wrote by chance (will explain later) and I liked it, fyi. :D

Your little angst drabble there made my heart just ache (in a good way). ♥

AND YAY ART I'M HAPPY FOR YOUUUUUUUU.

PS: Writer's block sucks. I'm with ya! *will push through!*

[still-ciircee.livejournal.com]

I bet I know how you figured it out and I'm betting it had nothing to do with my comma abuse.

It is an angst biscuit. :\


WE WILL OVERCOME! Or die trying. ;__; Birthday presents are easier than porn, however.

[fluttering.livejournal.com]

Oh god, I love father!Arashi fics. :)

It's nice to see you around, hun. I think you should post even if you don't have a fic to go with it. :)

[inuhariko.livejournal.com]

My eyes are itchy.

It must be allergy season.

Taka and Yuuji? LooooooLz. ♥

[blood-opal.livejournal.com]

THIS. This is the only reason why I won't be crushed when Sho eventually gets married because adhsjdhas SHO HAVING KIDS IS POSSIBLY GOING TO BE THE BEST THING EVER. *_____*

[maiaide.livejournal.com]

Aww that was so touching. It makes me want to get back to writing my own baby fic. Why does Sho (if he's graced with kids) always get daughters? LOL

[ruisetsuna.livejournal.com]

Oh, S-Sho ;______;

And I'm so, so glad you like it :) I'm still reading the drabbles, it's gonna be hard to vote!

[aatash.livejournal.com]

Oh Sho. ;~; I actually teared up a little.

Sho seriously needs to get married and working on those babies right now so we can watch him glow over his children. You know he'll be the retarded dad who'd whip out a photograph of his child, squealing, "LOOK LOOK HER FIRST STEPS," and the other members shriek, "WE KNOW."

... also, it was really hard voting on those drabbles w-wow.

[still-ciircee.livejournal.com]

"LOOK LOOK HER FIRST STEPS," and the other members shriek, "WE KNOW."

"WE WERE THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED!"

"But these are PICTURES!" *beam**beam**beam* (He's Maes Hughes without the knives!)

PS. Your icon STILL makes me laugh every time I see it. Skulls. Honestly.

[starsystems.livejournal.com]

adfklasfjl babies.

First i get hit with a picture of Nino and his drama daughters and now this. ;o; ♥

[bclar.livejournal.com]

Thisthisthis. o__o

Sho being scared and Nino talking to him. Sho and Nino. That is... the way it would be.
Fics like this always make me wish for their happiness even more than I do usually. Thank you so much for writing.

(Did I ever tell you that I love this quirk of yours to start fics in a way it's impossible to understand what's going on and only getting the hang of it a few lines later? Because I do.)

[waxrose.livejournal.com]

Ajdjdkldslds;jdk Daddy!Arashi. I kind of want them to all have babies NOW. *____*

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

omg how so cute ;; Shooooooooooo. He would be an awesome uncle!

He was about to ask what Sho talking about
Forgot a 'was' after 'Sho'?

[primroseshows.livejournal.com]

This was gorgeous, I can't even -- fjlafja;f mmmmmrrrr.

Lines like this: Don't." Sho's voice alone would have stopped him if the vice-like grip of his hands at Nino's wrists hadn't already. and The breath he let out as the baby settled into him sounded like a sob. just completely broke my heart. ;______; auuuugh SHOOOOOO

This was fantastic, thank you for writing it. ♥

[jamasunda.livejournal.com]

I want Arashi babies ;___; I want Sho babies T______T

T^T ♥♥♥

[xplodey-di.livejournal.com]

Oh, god, I should never be allowed free time. I'm sorry for being ridiculous and creepy, but babies and Sho and I might cry.