❝ 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡! ❞
: ̗̀➛ first-time dad toji is not a fan of watching baby 'gumi get his first shot...
pairing: toji x afab!reader
cw: needles! some cursing. majority fluff :)
wc: 565
toji didn't do doctors.
he's never really gotten hurt to the point where he felt that it was necessary to go to one. hell, the first doctor's appointment he ever went to wasn't even for him; it was for you, his pregnant wife.
well, then pregnant wife. it's been around two months since baby megumi was born. now, he's back here to accompany you to this appointment.
he leans against the wall, watching as the doctor wipes down a patch of megumi's chubby thigh with an alcohol pad. you're cradling the infant in your lap, cooing at him and making sure he sits still for the patient pediatrician.
megumi, none the wiser, gazes at you with the smallest of smiles.
toji can see the worry in your eyes, but he doesn't really get it. doctors are supposed to make things better or something, so he just keeps a watchful eye.
the needle catches his attention a bit, but it's so small and thin that he figures it'll barely be noticed by his son.
following a swift countdown by the doctor, the needle pokes through the meat of megumi's thigh. it's in for such a short period of time, but the result is immediate.
a frown replaces the smile that was on his face.
the baby boy is still for a brief second, almost like his body is registering the sensation and trying to make sense of it. unfortunately, it only amounts to one thing: pain.
his black brows scrunch, tiny limbs laxly flailing around in an attempt to escape the offending stimuli. there's no sound, not yet, but 'gumi's mouth opens up wide as he takes in a big breath.
toji has heard the boy cry before, of course he has.
when he's hungry, when he needs a diaper change, when he just needs to, but the noise that comes out of megumi's mouth has him about ready to tear this doctor to shreds.
it's a shrill sound, primal in it's own right. it's a universal cry, one that toji discerns with ease.
his baby is in pain.
even though you're already holding megumi to your chest, even though the band-aid is already covering the puncture sight, toji decides that it's not enough.
he acts like you brought your baby here to cry on purpose when he reaches out and takes the little one in his arms.
"fuck, give 'em here." he demands, his large palm running up and down megumi's back. "'yer lettin' 'em do this to our kid?"
"it's a vaccine!" you defend, raising your hand to lightly craddle 'gumi's head. it's not like you enjoy seeing your baby cry, either!
he clicks his tongue. "he doesn't need that shit. i didn't."
"yeah, and you can throw trucks." you retort, your eyes swimming with maternal worry as the infant continues to fuss. "he's just a baby..."
tiny fists bunch into the fabric of his shirt, those piercing cries seeming to bounce across the walls of the room. toji hates the sound, his paternal instincts on full display.
the baby seems to feel particularly safe in his father's hold, his whines quieting down to disgruntled babbles and grunts.
the doctor awkwardly speaks up, clearly not wanting to disrupt this family moment. "excuse me, but we're not quite done with the vaccines yet, mr. fushiguro..."
toji's glare is cold, almost challenging, his hold on megumi tightening just a bit. "the hell you just say?"
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