🔆 Transitions

Yuuto spent the next few months supporting Marika as much as he could.

Her morning sickness manifested more violently this time round, and was often unwell. It was all she could do to try to keep up with work and school. Tsunemi took up the rest of her time.

Yuuto saw to it that Marika never had a single craving unfulfilled. He knew that the discomfort that Marika felt daily would only get worse. So he was resolved to make life as comfortable for his beloved as much as he could--be it couch cuddles, treats, or doing all the chores.

One night, after putting Tsunemi to bed, the couple had retreated to the living room couch to wind down. Yuuto had Marika's feet in his lap, massaging them niftily with techniques he had been learning from the internet.

He paused midway, and said, "Darling, I've been thinking..."

"Hmm?" Marika hummed.

"I've been thinking about revamping myself. I mean, how I look," Yuuto mused. "We're almost graduating and so much has happened in our lives, I just feel like I've outgrown this version of me."

He looked at Marika. "Do you think I should do it?"

Mild surprise played on Marika's face.

"I never expected that you were the type to do image changes but oh honey, if that's what you want to do, do it!"

Yuuto beamed at her. "I looked really different growing up, actually." "What's the plan?"

"It's a surprise," Yuuto winked.