The peace after the kids are in bed is the best and easiest part of the day, which is a good thing because the task of getting them to bed is the hardest and most time-consuming. Yukimura gets some quiet time with Himawari while Marui yanks Keita upstairs for supervision while he helps Yukiko search for and eventually find Hanabi. Bath and bedtime story for Keita. Bath and bedtime conversation about indirect communication and how asking about someone's mom could be an uncomfortable subject for Yukiko. Delivery on the promise of ear plugs for Yukiko and Hanabi. Finally the lights are out and Bunta slips back downstairs, finding Yukimura on the couch with all the fixings for the two of them to have a hard-earned drink. Fucking legend.

He flops down next to him looking five years older than he did that morning. "Thanks. Is it strong?" Please be strong.