Itafushi Trio

Megumi had been living with Yuji and Shuki for almost a year. Accepting a three-way relationship hadn't been easy for him. At first, he felt strange, insecure, and even ashamed to express his feelings because he'd never imagined anything like this. However, both Yuji and Shuki had been patient with him and always made it clear that they didn't want him to feel obligated to anything.

The real problem was something else.

"Megumi said she'd have breakfast with me today!" Yuji protested, while hugging Megumi by the arm.

"Because you woke him up too early. Besides, I promised to go book shopping with him this afternoon," Shuki replied, hugging Megumi's other arm.

—That doesn't count!

—Of course it counts!

Megumi sighed.

"Could you stop treating me like I'm a prize?" she asked with a tired look.

The two remained silent.

"Sorry..." Yuji murmured.

—Yes… sorry —Shuki added.

That was common. The brothers got along well most of the time, but when it came to getting Megumi's attention, they became incredibly competitive.

One afternoon, while Megumi was preparing dinner, Yuji appeared with a movie.

—Megumi! Movie night!

Shuki appeared a second later with a box of cake.

—No! Dessert and board game night!

—I thought of it first!

-Lie!

—Megumi, tell him it's my turn!

—No, it's my turn!

Megumi put the spoon down on the table.

—My turn? Do you really have shifts to spend time with me?

The two brothers froze.

—Well… —Yuji said—. We made a table.

"With colors and everything," Shuki admitted.

Megumi looked at them in disbelief.

—A board?

Shuki proudly pulled a sheet of paper from the refrigerator.

Monday: Yuji. Tuesday: Shuki. Wednesday: The three of them. Thursday: Yuji. Friday: Shuki. Saturday: Hug competition. Sunday: Megumi's day off.

Megumi remained silent for a few seconds.

—"Competition for hugs"?

—Yuji won it two weeks in a row —Shuki replied indignantly.

—Because Megumi said