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akaashi x reader - “better days”

genre: fluff, comfort

word count: 546

notes: part two of my five part christmas special

theme: light in the dark

the light pitter-patter of the rain was music to your ears. it was around this time that you feel that christmas was coming. you stared in wonder as neighborhood children ran out of their homes with the most beautiful, carefree smiles while their parents watched from afar, half worried and half sharing the same joy of their children. from the distance, you could hear their laughter and the positivity was contagious.

akaashi looked up from his book as he heard your gleeful giggles. unable to bite back a smile, he gazed ever so fondly at your exuberant form. you were grinning from ear to ear, buzzing from excitement as you leaned impossibly closer to the window. this was happiness, akaashi noted as he felt the familiar butterflies and serenity you bring heat his core comfortably.

"'kashi? you're staring," he ignored your knowing smile and simply went back to his book with a smile mirroring your own. you bit back another giggle as you moved away from the window and closer to your husband who you somehow managed to convince to rest and share this moment with you.

his hands have always been pretty, you mused as you fiddled with it, now nuzzling comfortably into his chest. your eyes briefly caught the intricate words of poetry on the pages he held but it didn't quite hold your attention as it did with his. instead, your eyes landed on your neighbor's christmas display. stringed up lights lit the vicinity with a warm hue, a small statue of santa claus grinned jovially as a cute reindeer approached him. such little things were fascinating to you and you didn't know if it's because of the season or if it's your hormones but you felt a sudden twinge of hurt in your chest.

"you miss them," you jumped up slightly before you looked up to akaashi who was looking at you sympathetically. his hand that you were playing with was now settled on your knee as he traced cute little shapes on it.

you averted your gaze, blues reaching your eyes as you looked at your neighbor's house once more, "we used to decorate the house like that too. my nephews and nieces would drop by to celebrate the holidays with us and we'll play outside. they'd smile and god, akaashi, you should've seen them! they were the most adorable beings i have ever seen. so excited and free from all this."

"it must've been a sight," akaashi has long abandoned his book, choosing instead, to wrap his arms around your waist as he nuzzled his face into your neck. you huffed as his hair tickled your skin but you enjoyed the proximity nonetheless, "hang in there. we'll meet them again, soon."

"yeah, we will," you smiled at the thought, raising a hand to play with dark locks, "when things are better, we'll see them again and all the wait would be worth it."

"all the wait would be worth it," he repeated as he rests a hand on your bulging stomach. the small gesture made you all fuzzy and warm and you found that your happiness came back threefold;

because you'll meet them soon, you just know it and by then, your baby would be here to share your joy.