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Sunoo woke up feeling warm and so comfortable; he could feel the blankets rolled up around him like a soft little cocoon and he smiled as he snuggled a little deeper into them. He blinked his eyes open and looked around the room. It was morning but very early; the sunlight was still pink, faint, barely coming through the curtains. He could see all the others, still tucked into their bunks asleep, someone faintly snoring, but mostly it was quiet.
Sunoo was instantly aware he was feeling little; very little. Much littler than he normally would be, even in little space. Normally if he was feeling little the first thing he'd want to do would be to get up and go watch cartoons or play with toys. But now he was feeling so little he wanted to suck his thumb. He popped his thumb into his mouth and that felt better. It was nice to nestle into the blankets and feel calm as he gently sucked his thumb. He really just kind of wanted to stay in bed he was so little. But he also kind of felt sad too; he wanted to be in bed but not alone. He wanted cuddles!
Sunoo rolled over and looked at Niki sleep in his bed. All of the others knew he liked to be little but Niki was the one who played with him or took care of him most. Feeling smaller by the second, Sunoo reached his arm out toward Niki across the room, whining for him, sounding muffled by his thumb. It was just a weak little sound because Sunoo didn't want everyone to wake up. Of course that meant that it didn't wake up Niki either. He'd just have to go to him.
Sunoo rolled out of bed but his legs felt all like jelly, like they didn't want to walk. When he got onto his knees to crawl that seemed better, the only downside being that he couldn't suck his thumb at the same time. He crawled over to Niki's bunk and pulled himself up over the edge and climbed into his bed. Sunoo popped his thumb back into his mouth and looked down at Niki asleep. He looked so peaceful, lying on his back, his arms spread out, hair messy against the pillow. It would be a shame to wake him up but Sunoo still wanted cuddles. Maybe he'd just cuddle up to Niki and wait for him to wake up.
Sunoo pushed the covers back and nestled down into them, scooting over to Niki, laying his head against Niki's shoulder, rubbing up against him as he got comfortable. He meant to be gentle but maybe he wasn't as gentle as he thought he had been because as he rubbed his head against Niki's shoulder, he began to move and wake up.
Niki rubbed his eyes for a minute and squinted over at Sunoo, feeling his warmth and weight immediately.
"Hi Sunoo" Niki said tiredly, wrapping an arm around him and pulling him close. It wasn't unusual for Sunoo to decide halfway through the night he didn't want to sleep on his own and go climb in Niki's bed or anyone else's really. But after a minute he seemed to wake up a bit and looked down at Sunoo closely, noticing the thumb he had stuck in his mouth.
"Aww...Sunoo's feeling little this morning?" Niki asked, giving him a wide smile. He loved seeing Sunoo little; it was too cute.
Sunoo nodded. "Really...really...little" he said feeling sleepy and warm and perfect now that he snuggled up Niki. He didn't want to move ever.
"Well, what does the baby want to do?" Niki asked with a smile, expecting Sunoo to want to play something even though it was early. He usually had tons of energy especially when he was little.
"Just cuddle, hyung" Sunoo said. He always called Niki hyung when he was little because he always took care of him and acted like a good hyung. Niki always smiled when he said it. Since he was youngest it was the only time anyone called him hyung.
"You must be feeling really little if you just want to cuddle" Niki said. He leaned in so his nose touched Sunoo's and rubbed it against his, making Sunoo giggle.
"Yeah...baby kind of little" Sunoo said, snuggling up to Niki.
"Well if baby Sunoo wants to cuddle, then we'll cuddle" Niki said with a smile. He lay on his back, kept one arm around Sunoo and pulled him close. Sunoo laid his head down against Niki's chest, right over his heart. That was Sunoo's favorite cuddle spot. He loved listening to the sound of Niki's heart, beating strong and steady inside him. Sunoo closed his eyes, sucked contently on his thumb and listened to the sound of Niki's heart, imagining that it was warm and full of love. Full of love for Sunoo...
He was completely content or at least he thought so until his tummy let out a huge growl. Niki looked over at it him in surprise and giggled. "Baby, was that your tummy?" He asked as he patted Sunoo's tummy.
Sunoo giggled, partly from how funny his tummy sounded and partly from the tickly way Niki rubbed his tummy. "Think so" Sunoo said in a small voice around his thumb.
"Then I think hyung needs to get you some breakfast" Niki said responsibly. "I can't let baby Sunoo be hungry."
"But I wanna cuddle," Sunoo said, grabbing Niki's t-shirt tight in his fists and clinging to him. He pouted his lip out and started to whine. It was so nice laying here with Niki, he didn't want to get up yet. They didn't get quiet moments like this very often.
"Don't wanna get up" Sunoo said a little louder, a little whinier. He buried his face in Niki's chest, smelling soap and something that was just Niki's smell; it was comforting.
"How about we eat breakfast when the others get up but for right now I get you a bottle to tide you over? Are you feeling small enough for a bottle?" Niki asked, rubbing Sunoo's back.
Sunoo made a humming noise of contentment as Niki rubbed his back. It sounded a bit like kitty purr and made Sunoo giggle a bit. "Bottle sounds good" Sunoo said quietly. Sucking on a bottle would be even better than sucking on his thumb. And he hoped Niki would hold the bottle for him; then he'd be able to snuggle into him
"Okay, you stay put and I'll be right back" Niki says with a smile. He climbs over Sunoo and gets out of bed. He tucks the covers in around Sunoo before he leaves and it feels good; he feels warm and wrapped up like he's in a blanket burrito. He closed his eyes and feels all relaxed and happy.
At least...for a little while...
Sunoo looks at the bedroom door after a while wondering what is taking Niki so long. Does it really take that long to make a bottle? Is Niki going to come back? Maybe he's just going to leave him here!
Sunoo tries to snuggle back into the blankets to feel happy again but he can't. He wants snuggles!
Sunoo wiggles out of the blankets and hops down onto the floor. His legs still feel all weird and wobbly so he crawls across the room, pushing the door open and crawling out of the bedroom in search of Niki. He crawls all the way to the kitchen which seems like forever away, his pajamas rubbing his knees. But finally when he gets there he sees Niki in the kitchen, warming up his bottle. He doesn't see Sunoo so Sunoo crawls over to him, tugging on his pajama bottoms. He tries to say something but all that comes out is a little whining noise.
Niki finally notices him, turning around and looking at him at his whining. "Sunoo…I tucked you in" he says with a laugh, knowing he's only been gone a few minutes. "You were supposed to stay put."
Sunoo sits back on the floor, reaching his arms up with grabby hands toward Niki. "Need cuddles, hyung!" he says, giving Niki his best pouty lip, knowing it will get him what he wants. At least, it usually does.
Niki laughs at how needy and demanding baby Sunoo is. "Baby is so needy" Niki says, reaching down and pulling Sunoo up into his arms, hugging him tight. "I was coming right back."
"Not fast enough" Sunoo pouts, rubbing his face into Niki's neck and shoulder where his t-shirt has fallen down a little bit and he can feel his warm skin pressed against his cheek.
Niki gives Sunoo a big hug before let lets go. "Your bottle is done now, let's go back to bed" he says, grabbing the bottle.
Sunoo grabs onto Niki's arm and holds on the whole way back to their room. Everyone is still asleep and though the sun has started to come up more the light in the room is still soft and warm. It makes Sunoo feel soft and warm. He watches Niki get into bed first, propping himself up slightly against the headboard before patting the bed next to him.
"Come here baby; let hyung feed you" Niki says with a big smile.
Sunoo's stomach feels like it's doing flip flops but the good kind; excited little jumps. He's so ready and so happy for cuddles and his bottle. He almost jumps into bed next to Niki and scoots over to him at once so they are as close as they can be. Niki puts an arm around his back and pulls him so that he's lying halfway in his lap, pulled up close to his chest while his other hand holds the bottle. Sunoo lets himself relax completely, his whole body going all wobbly like jelly, letting Niki move him into place and pull the covers up around them. His head feels all floaty and fuzzy in a good way; as if the only thing he can think about and the only thing that exists is he and Niki and how warm and safe he feels.
Niki puts the bottle up to his lips and Sunoo opens up immediately, wrapping his lips around the nipple and beginning to suck on it gently. The milk is perfectly warm and sweet, like Niki added something to it. Sunoo can feel it sweet against his tongue and warm, all the way down his throat and into his tummy. The more he drinks the warmer his tummy and then his whole body feels.
Sunoo feels suddenly the littlest he's ever felt. It's not just that he's sucking on the bottle or even that he's being held by Niki. It's the way Niki is holding him now; the way he's looking at him. Niki doesn't just hold him like he would if they were just cuddling. His arm holds his back like he's supporting him completely because he is; Sunoo has let go completely. And he's pulled him close so that his ear is pressed on the spot he likes, on top of Niki's heart. Sunoo's floppy hand finds its way toward Niki's chest; he presses his hand against where Niki's heart beats before his fingers curl around his t-shirt, grasping it like a security blanket.
Sunoo's eyes never leave Niki's. Even though they feel fluttery and tired and it'd be so easy to give in to closing them as the warm milk makes him sleepy, he can't look away. Niki's eyes are deep; deep like an ocean and he's smiling so big, as if he's really happy with Sunoo like this.
He looks really genuinely happy. Happiness blooms inside Sunoo's heart like flowers growing. He knows everyone tolerates his littleness, probably even really thinks it's cute. But the way he's looking at him now it's like Niki really sees him and accepts him; even this clingy baby part of him.
Sunoo is so happy and content. He's so little it's like he doesn't even think so much as feel and everything he feels is turned up; it feels so much more. The blankets so warm and soft, the milk so sweet and yummy, Niki's heart beat thumping a calming rhythm on his ear. Niki props the bottle against his chest so he can have his hand free. And with his free hand he reaches up pushes Sunoo's hair back off his face, fingers twisting the locks between his fingers. Sunoo feels a hum of satisfaction start in his throat and out his mouth, purring around the bottle's nipple as Niki plays with his hair.
And then he starts to sing to Sunoo; in a quiet, whisper voice but Sunoo's so very close to him that he can hear it just fine. Sunoo feels like his ears positively hum; the sound of Niki's beautiful voice singing lullabies in his ears. It makes him smile, even with the bottle still in his mouth. It makes a little bit of milk dribble out of his mouth but Niki, such an attentive hyung, wipes it away before it can roll all the way across his face.
Sunoo is sad when he finally gets to the end of the bottle; he keeps sucking for a minute, nothing but air coming out until Niki gently pulls it out of his mouth.
"Does baby's tummy feel a little better?" Niki asks him with a smile. He rubs Sunoo's belly which feels so nice he can't help but smile. He wants to tell Niki how nice the bottle was but his words seem jumbled and too big and all he can do is nod. His tummy feels better; his everything feels better.
"Good" Niki says with a smile, rubbing his tummy one more time. He wraps both arms around Sunoo and pulls him really close and they cuddle like that for a few minutes, warm and soft and perfect as the sun comes up and floods the room with light and others begin to wake up.
Sunoo's too happy and too little to be even a little bit shy about the others seeing him so small. He's feeling floaty and completely at peace as the others peak their heads into Niki's bunk and look at them as they pass on their way to get ready for the day or have breakfast, all of them giving him big smiles and telling him how cute he is. All of the attention doesn't make him shy; it just makes him even smaller and happier.
Sunoo's eyes get heavy and he closes them, letting his body drift back to sleep wrapped up in Niki's arms and everyone's love, not knowing it was possible to be this completely happy.