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How to Make Your (Seokmin’s) Mornings
A Recipe by Seokmin, for Seokmin
Ingredients
1 blanket, shared across the bed
Three pillows, preferably evenly spread out on the bed
1 kiss to Soonyoung’s forehead
1 kiss to Soonyoung’s nose
1 kiss to Soonyoung’s left cheek
1 kiss to Soonyoung’s right cheek
1 morning song to sing
1 kiss to Soonyoung’s lips
Optional 1 more kiss to Soonyoung’s forehead
Optional 1 Wooju on the bed
Directions
- When you wake up and Soonyoung is still asleep next to you, check to make sure the blanket is tucked up to his shoulders. On hotter nights, a thinner blanket up to his waist is okay. Sometimes, he kicks the blanket off the bed. If that's the case, still bring the blanket up to his waist.
- Optional Look where Wooju is. She’s more protective over Soonyoung, so make sure you pat her head first before you kiss Soonyoung.
- Check if all three pillows are on the bed. It’s okay if Soonyoung gets two in the middle of the night. If he grabbed a second pillow, it’s usually at his waist.
- If Soonyoung is facing you, brush the hair off his forehead and bring 1 kiss to his forehead. Do this lightly so he doesn't wake up right away. If he's not facing you, do not wake him up just yet.
- Check the time. If it's before 8 AM, he'll sleep a little longer. Soonyoung has an alarm for 8:30 AM, but he doesn’t mind if you press snooze once in a while, especially if he worked a long shift the day before.
- Bring 1 kiss to Soonyoung’s nose. Usually, depending on how quickly this happens, he wakes up to this. He would give a tiny scowl, especially if the curtains are parted and it’s sunny outside, but he would scoot in closer to you.
- Bring 1 kiss to Soonyoung’s left cheek. Watch him relax--scowl fading, the smallest smile to start both of your day, slow breaths.
- Bring 1 kiss to Soonyoung’s right cheek. Watch him relax some more, maybe groan because it feels too early.
- If Soonyoung kisses you back anywhere (he does this with his eyes closed, so it’s never certain where it lands every time), start humming a song when he settles back on the bed. His favorite is “Phonecert” at the moment, but any upbeat song will do.
- If your voice cracks, he will smile at you. Keep singing, anyway, because he understands you didn’t even warm up your voice, let alone speak a word out. He says he doesn’t care, though, because he enjoys anything you sing.
- When he opens his eyes, smile at him. Greet him a “Good morning, Soonyoung.”
- When he greets you a “Good morning, Seokmin” in return, bring 1 kiss to his lips.
- Remind him that you love him. Sometimes, he needs to hear it.
- Optional Bring 1 kiss to his forehead once more before you get up to make breakfast.