Haikyuu x reader

Monsters | M. Osamu

Warnings: Time-skip, nightmares, cursing⚠️

Osamu cuddled you up from behind, strong arms wrapped around your waist. He wouldn't wanna be anywhere else besides here with you— and of course his daughter who is now on her tippy toes, tapping her dad awake.

"Papa." Her wobbly voice broke the silence.

Osamu immediately turned, making sure not to wake you.

"What's wrong, honey?" His voice gruff from just waking up.

"I had a bad dream." Her sniffles were prominent.

He turned his head towards you, pulling the blankets over your sleeping frame, before slowly getting out of bed, holding his daughter in his arms.

She immediately wrapped her small arms around his neck, afraid he'd disappear, cries becoming more and more louder as he exited your shared room.

He rubbed her back affectionately, making his way back to her room.

She sensed where she was going and began to wiggle in his grasp.

"No!" She cries. "Don't wanna go in there." Her sobs becoming louder, he winces at the change of sound, going from silence to tantrum isn't good on the ears.

"Hey hey, 's ok. There's nothin' there." He makes eye contact with her.

"No." She hides her face between his neck and shoulder.

He takes a look into her room, no sign of anything harmful.

"Honey, look, there's-"

"Papa, no." She firmly says. She definitely got your stubbornness. "Monsters in there." She hiccups.

He quickly loses this battle and begins to head downstairs, some warm milk would make her sleepy.

But before he did that, he had to comfort her first. He sat down on the large couch, attempting to sit her beside him, immediately failing.

Her arms clung tightly against him, she now sat in his lap, her ear right where his heart was. She began to calm down slightly at the sound of his steady heart.

Another thing she had learned from you.

"What was 'yer dream, sweetheart." He rocks her back and forth.

"Just bad. Monsters came and tried to eat me while I was sleeping." Her voice a little raspy from crying her heart out before.

"There's no monsters. Momma and I are here to protect you." He assures, turning his attention from the window, observing the sunrise.

"'M scared." She huffs.

"'S ok, honey. Don't be scared, 'ya know I'd beat up those monsters before I let 'em hurt 'ya." He finished rocking her.

"Promise." Her teary eyes making a cameo again.

"I promise. Let's head back to 'yer room now, yeah?" He suggests.

"Only if you stay."

He nods. "Let's get some milk first."

He carried her on his side, she began to yawn more frequently, he took quick notice, the milk would put her right to bed.

She stiffened a little once he came up to her room. He kissed her forehead, assuring she'd be ok.

Immediately as he walked in, she took a look around the room.

He set her down on the bed, placing her glass of milk on her nightstand.

"Can you check-"

"Already on it." He smiles, getting on his knees, checking underneath the bed. Just as he expected, nothing.

He made his way to her closet, again nothing. He checked every square inch of her room to make her feel safe and to protect her.

He made sure her window was locked just as it's always been.

The bed dipped a bit as he sat down, she laid down in her bed now.

"No monsters?" She asks.

He shook his head. "Nope. None, I used my big muscles," He raises his arms to show her, "to scare 'em away."

She giggles at his antics.

"Thank you, papa." She rubs her eyes.

"Get some sleep, yeah?" He tucks her in, shutting off the lamp, giving her another goodnight kiss, and starts to get up.

"Please stay." She holds his arm.

He nods, cuddling up next to her. Once again her head leaning on his chest, hearing his heart beat.

Quickly he noticed her steady breaths and the grip she once had on his hand was now loose.

His eyes began to feel heavy as well, he promised he'd rest his eyes and then head back to you.

You woke up, noticing Osamu was gone, the door cracked open as well. It was far too early to be up right now.

Your search didn't take too long because you knew where he'd be. Your daughters room.

What you weren't expecting was your tall ass husband to fit in a 5 year olds bed.

It warmed your heart how he took care of whatever it was this time without waking you up.

Thought the way his body was hunched over would surely make him age at least 20 years, you made your way quietly over to him and shook him awake.

"Sleeping here won't be good for your back, come to bed, babe." Your hand palms over his cheek.

His large hand caresses yours, he turns his head to get out of bed and not wake your daughter from her much needed slumber.

"Bad dream." He sleepily says.

"Hm?" You shut the door behind you two, now heading to your shared one.

"She had a bad dream, surprised 'ya didn't hear her cryin'." He gets into bed.

"I was really tired, I didn't hear a thing." You joined him.

He hums, barely getting situated in bed before he's making grabby arms to you.

"Thank you for taking care of it." You hop into bed, getting engulfed immediately by him.

"'S nothin'. Least I can do since 'ya birthed her." He kisses your forehead.

"I still woke up." You giggle softly.

He opens his eyes and quickly pecks your lips.

"'S because 'ya missed me, right?" He teases, sleepily smirking.

"Oh yeah. Definitely." You rolled your eyes.

"I really love 'ya."

"I love you too, Samu." You breathed out softly.

His legs entangled yours even more than before, pulling you impossibly closer. Tucking your head in his chest, listening to his heart beat.

All your worries melted away, you breathe in his scent, pressing a kiss to his bare chest.

Oh yeah, his daughter definitely inherited this from you.

Your steady breathing gave away your slumber, "I love 'ya." He whispers, pressing one last kiss to your forehead before he too dozed off to sleep.