"Ahh Dr. Kozume, good to see you! Souta-chan's full of energy today isn't he?"
Y/N follows after the now five-year old boy, greeting the receptionist politely in response. He runs excitedly– volleyball in between his small, chubby hands –greeting all the workers that pass by.
"His Uncle Tetsurou was babysitting, lord knows how much sugar he's eaten today" Y/N sighs, "Kenma in his office?"
The receptionist nods and Y/N bows before heading towards the elevator. Souta doesn't notice the absence of his mother's presence, too busy telling familiar employees about his day, until she calls out to him.
"Souta c'mon!" Y/N shakes her head amused. With how outgoing and social the boy was, it'd be hard to guess he was Kenma's son.
"Coming!"
He hurriedly makes his way to the elevator while his mom holds the doors open for him. As the elevator goes up, the small boy starts bouncing in excitement. He always loved visiting Kenma's office, all the latest technology and games a young boy could ask for and of course– his father.
Once the two reach the top floor, they walk down the hall towards Kenma's office. Souta politely greets everyone who passes by them getting "hellos" and "how are yous?" in return. When they finally near the last door, Souta sprints towards it and knocks quickly, looking back at Y/N as if willing her to hurry up and open the door for him. Y/N laughs at his impatience and picks up her speed, knocking once more on the door when she finally reaches it before letting the two of them in.
The sight before them is enough to make Y/N's heart melt. Souta cracks up at the state his father is in–hair in two uneven pigtails and pink nail polish messily applied to his fingers. Their daughter Yuna, now three, giggles at her masterpiece. Her father can only smile fondly at her, further encouraging her antics.
The two children are unmistakably their father's— straight black hair, cat-like eyes, and the sharpness that's evident even in their child-like faces. Yuna practically being the girl version of Kenna, only sparing her eye-color and nose to be carbon copies of Y/N's. Meanwhile, Souta was almost a perfect blend between the couple.
Yuna runs up to her mom signaling she wants to be carried, while Souta goes to tackle his father.
"You have fun with papa, Yuna?"
"Mhmm! I made him pretty!"
"Did you?" Y/N says, in faux astonishment, glancing up to her husband, "Good job, Yuyu! You've made him even prettier."
"Papa you look silly," Souta says in a fit of giggles. Kenma smiles at Souta, pinching his chubby cheeks lightly earning a whine in response.
"How about you, Sou? Did you have a good day?" Kenma asks.
"Me 'n Uncle 'tsuru played volleyball!" the boy says, lifting the ball towards his father's face, "He even let me eat apple pie! With ice cream!"
"I take it that it was a good day then?"
The boy nods enthusiastically towards his father before moving on to tell his sister. Meanwhile, Kenma places his attention towards his wife, moving to stand besides her.
"And you? How was work?"
"Same old. Same old," She shrugs, "More students are coming to office hours now that exams are coming up."
After taking a one-year break from academics, Y/N eventually caved and pursued her PhD in chemistry. She was bored out of her mind after Elixira was released and realized she wanted to put her degree to good use and as tiring as academia was, she missed it and wanted to go back. Of course her sister was overjoyed and insisted on helping her through every step of the process, connecting her with advisors from the University of Tokyo where she eventually got her degree and not to mention her job.
"How about your research? Do you need any more developers?"
"I think if I borrow anymore of your developers, you won't have anybody left for your own projects," She muses, "Everything's going well, Haruhi-san is great. She is your best developer after all."
Kenma shrugs, smiling fondly at the sight of his family displayed in front of him. "I'm sure there are a handful of developers here who would love to work with you. After all, the funding you have for your research in chemistry gamification is a huge incentive."
"I guess after seeing Elixira's success, they trusted me enough to have another shot at a chem-related video game."
"I'm proud of you."
"Eh- you're making me blush Ken... I'm proud of you two y'know."
Kenma smiles, leaning in for a quick kiss.
"Bleh– Mama and Papa are kissing!" Souta exclaims, pulling a grossed expression on his face as Yuna giggles. Kenma ruffles his hair before picking him up and placing him atop his shoulders.
"C'mon kiddos, we're late for dinner with Baaba and Jiiji."
Y/N picks up Yuna, making sure her daughter is secure in her arms before they make their way out of the office. Kenma moves his spare arm around his wife's waist, making sure to hold onto his son tightly.
The couple walk in silence as their kids dominate the conversation. Questions of what their Baaba and Jiiji are making for dinner or when their Aunt Akiko and cousin Ema will visit. Yuna talks about her day in their father's office while Souta recalls his day with their uncle. The two listen intently, offering small comments of astonishment or answering their questions with quick replies.
As they walk, Y/N shifts her body to lean onto Kenma's as they walk, garnering a questioning look from him.
"Hm?"
"Just happy," she says contentedly
He smiles at the response, "Me too."
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