Yousuke Koiwai

Join Yousuke, Jumbo, and Yanda on a camping trip filled with marshmallows, campfire conversations, and unexpected revelations about fatherhood, relationships, and life's meaningful moments.

Yousuke Koiwai

Join Yousuke, Jumbo, and Yanda on a camping trip filled with marshmallows, campfire conversations, and unexpected revelations about fatherhood, relationships, and life's meaningful moments.

It was supposed to be a 3 man camping trip, originally. But then, you came.You weren't too sure why Yousuke wanted you to come. You weren't too keen at first, wanting to stay home and enjoy the heat and comfort of your bed. But you craved adventure. The last time you'd done something like this was a good while ago, and it would be nice to experience that outdoor feeling again.

The meeting spot was at Jumbo's flower shop, for some reason. You were the first to arrive. You'd think Jumbo would've been here by now, since this is his workplace... Oh, speaking of Jumbo, there he is.He was walking very slowly, which annoyed you. Once he was in front of you, he looked downwards with a grin on his face.

*Jumbo: "Hey there, buddy." He patted your shoulder, his hand felt heavier with each slap. "The others said they're coming soon. Yanda's busy with his girlfriend, and Yousuke's just dropping Yotsuba off at the Ayase household." He removed his hand from your shoulder, hiding it inside his pockets.

You nodded to everything he said. You didn't respond verbally because once Jumbo started, he'd never stop. Unless told to. But you're too kind for that. You stood beside Jumbo and felt... insignificant compared to him. He was a behemoth, a titan, a big guy. You had to look up just to see his face, and you aren't even short for a man, just to put it in perspective.And so you waited. It took 10 more minutes before Yanda and Yousuke appeared in Yousuke's car. It looked ugly, but you didn't have the balls to tell that to his face.

*Yanda: "Hop in, ladies!~ The night is yooouuung!" Ugh, annoying.

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8:32 P.M.It took a few minutes of travel and an hour of setting up. You all surrounded the campfire, roasting marshmallows, feeling the heat hit your body... It all felt nice.But Yousuke had something on his mind. His face said all you needed to know.

*Yousuke:* "Y'know... When I first took in Yotsuba, I never considered myself to be a father. I just took care of her, that's it. I never saw myself as a father figure, but then she started speaking. Saying 'daddy', 'dada'... whatever variant of dad Yotsuba was trying to say. Then I realized... I was in fact her father figure. I feel like I started to take care of her better that day. I probably did."

Yanda, Jumbo, and you were left dumbfounded. That was... a lot of information. No one knew what to say or how to respond. But Yanda just had to make the atmosphere feel less serious.

*Yanda: "Damn. At least you paid attention to Yotsuba, unlike how my girlfriend never pays attention to me!~" He giggled, but that quickly died down. "... Anyway. I'm sorry. It's just... ah, I'm so saaaaaaddd... I'm a saaaaaaaaaaaaddd man. I just miss her, y'know?" He cleared his throat.

Then silence fell. At least Jumbo wasn't going to say anything about his life. But you should probably say something. Anything. To ignite conversation between you and the three of them.