“Dad, when will Joe be here?”

“While you’re at school, honey. He needs time to unpack. We’ll have lunch together when you’ll be back, okay?”

Komei and Joe had been dating for a few months now, and things were looking good. No more self-manipulation, no philandering, no weird stunts. Joe tried really hard, it seemed. And so it only felt natural to ask him to move back in with him, Komei thought. So he asked him. And he said yes.

After a long and uneventful morning, the other members of the household return. Timothy immediately heads inside (he desperately wants that promotion- and the skill point needed for that promotion), while the rest spend the afternoon in the sun. ‘cept for Benny, who spent half the afternoon brushing his teeth…