Fics like a spoonful of sugar

She watches her eldest child fall in love three times over. (Juza and the journey to happiness, through his mom’s eyes. Major Act 6 spoilers!) Juza stops crying as he grows up. He stops saying much of anything at all, leaving Nanami at a loss what to do. She doesn’t think he’s shutting them out on purpose; this seems different from all the horror stories she’s heard, stories about slamming doors and screaming in the heat of the moment. No, Juza seems to contain all his storming inside; he comes home covered in bruises and scrapes, slinks off to his room before anyone talks to him. He doesn’t tell her anything, doesn’t tell Hachirou anything, doesn’t tell Kumon anything. Juza’s always been quiet, but it scares Nanami to not hear him at all, to see him only with downcast eyes and an aura like a rainy day. He’s grown so tall, but when Nanami looks at him like this he only reminds her of a frightened child.

Fics like a spoonful of sugar

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