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Three days ago, Jeonghan and Myungho visited Baby Kylo. Myungho was very satisfied with their time, cuddling and disciplining the child. Jeonghan however felt the need to visit again as his newly healed arms hindered his enjoyment with the child. The older wanted another session of spoiling, playing, and an excuse to be childish once more. He planned on visiting an orphanage but their promotion didn't give him a free time to do so. Thus to somehow ease his feelings, he's stuck with watching The Return of Superman and clips of cute babies whenever he had time to sit down.
Jeonghan isn't very vocal with his feelings, only getting it out whenever he's too intoxicated with alcohol, which happens rarely nowadays. So his boyfriend, Seungcheol, learned to read the man. When he noticed a quiet Jeonghan that's always on his phone, he knew that something happened with their visit.
"Eisa!" Myungho was playing a card game with Hoshi, Jun, and Dokyeom in the kitchen floor when he approached the man to ask him a question.
"Did something happen with Hannie during your shoot with Baby Kylo?"
"I don't know hyung, Jeonghan hyung didn't really tell me, but I think it was something with his arms, you know how he can't strain it yet, so he didn't get the chance to carry the baby for too long. Plus Kylo was really reserved and shy at first, so I maybe hyung was regretful? I don't really know hyung." the younger was obviously sorry so Seungcheol patted him on the back and thanked him. "It's okay, that's a lot already."
Seungcheol thought that maybe Kkuma would be helpful as the puppy also helps him whenever he feels down, but he remembered that his daughter had a love-hate relationship with his boyfriend so he scratched it off.
The next time Seungcheol saw Jeonghan, he was on Seungcheol's bed, snickering and chuckling while watching a video on his phone, again. The older of the two jumped the other, pulling him in a tight side hug, peppering him with neck kisses to which the other ignored. That's when the leader saw the video the vocalist was watching. It was an old ROS episode of Sungjae and his dinosaur addiction which kinda reminded him of Soonyoung with tigers.
"Hannie~" Seungcheol whisped but he received no response. "Jeonghanniee~" again, silence. "Hanranghae~" this time Jeonghan gave him a humm but still proceeded with the video.
"My love~" Seungcheol pecked Jeonghan on the lips, finally getting the younger's full attention.
"Okay okay enough, what is it?" Jeonghan, finally putting his phone aside, smiled at the older. God Seungcheol would do anything to have that smile forever on the lips he loves so much.
"How are you?" Jeonghan was taken by surprise with the question, confusion etched on his face.
"I can see you, you know, you seemed down. Did something happen?" Now it was Jeonghan's time to adore his ever loving boyfriend.
"I'm fine, I have you here, so what could be wrong?" They were so disgustingly cheesy and sappy but it was moments like this that Seungcheol can forget his silly overthinking and just focus on how homely his boyfriend smelled like. It wasn't the smell of flowers or some expensive perfume that they were payed to promote. It was more of air freshener, and his old hoodie with a little spice of ramen that they had for dinner, weird combination but alas it was the smell of his home.
"Just tell me okay? Whatever it is, it won't bother me. You know how much I love you right? I'll freaking buy Pledis for you." It was their little inside joke, their silly declaration of love.
The two ended up sleeping like that after an hour of just kissing and softly making out. It was a little over 4 am when Seungcheol was awoken by quiet sobbing and shaking from his boyfriend.
"What happened? Is it your arm? Does it hurt? Should I get the car ready? Wait, maybe I can call your doctor in advance. Let me find my phone" Seungcheol sat up, panicking, not knowing if he should calm his boyfriend or himself first. But just as he was about to stand up and search for his phone, the vocalist hugged him.
"Don't, stay here. It's just a dream." Seungcheol turned to face Jeonghan and hugged him tight, burying the others tear stained face on his chest as he kissed the top of his head. The other was still shaking but is now visibly calming down.
"Want to tell me what you dreamed of?" the older asked when they both are calm enough, laid down and huddled together.
"It was a happy dream... at first" the younger hesitated but continued after a series of deep breaths.
"We had a family Cheol. You, me, and our tiny bundle of joy. She was sooo cute, adored by her uncles, tho she definitely favored you. Everything happened so fast, and the next thing I know, she's gone. I don't even know when and how it happened, just that one day, we were all wearing black, and you were crying, and I was crying, and everyone was crying. Cheol I never held the child in real life but I was so so scared. I remembered someone told me that dreams is a way we connect with another us, what if that's true? We lost an angel. That's, I don't even know how to describe it." Jeonghan told the story, tearing up, and Seungcheol listened, rubbing the other's back, calming him down.
"Cheol, I want a baby. Let's have a baby." Jeonghan declared, sitting up as if what he announced was something that can be done overnight. Seungcheol must've shown his surprise because Jeonghan immediately clarified. "Of course, not now, I know how much we'll struggle considering our careers and all, but someday, one day, when we're sure of everything. Adoption, surrogacy, whatever it is, maybe when the time comes, science would allow us to concieve, anything just... just, do this with me. Please?" despite the darkness of their room, Jeonghan's eyes were twinkling from tears, but he showed Seungcheol a smile that can outshine even the brightest star.
"Wait here." Seungcheol stood up and started rummaging his bag, pulling a box that he always bring wherever he goes. Then he sat beside Jeonghan, holding his hands that just got out of his cast.
"This is a very out of place, it's not very romantic, we're in my room, smelling like unwashed laundry and sweat. I'm half naked and in my boxers and you're you, always gorgeous and I know you deserve a better one but I won't waste anymore of our time to book an expensive restaurant because I know we'll be here anyways. Now Yoon Jeonghan, my love, my Hannie, my better half, I finally found you and we're finally here after 6 years of being together. I'll ask you, will you marry me? No actually, I won't ask you, I won't give you any choice. Yoon Jeonghan, marry me, be with me for as long as we're alive and no matter what happen, be with me because I would just do that and so much more." At this point, they were both drenched with tears and smiling ear to ear, with nothing but the moonlight to illuminate the room allowing the older to reach his hands to caress the other's reddening cheeks.
"You left nothing for the wedding vows love." Jeonghan joked because that's how they are, each other's solace, a safe place where they can joke and rant without the fear of being misunderstood.
Seungcheol got the jewelry out, a simply beaded bracelet that he personally made during one of his trips alone. He figured that a ring might make Jeonghan overwhelmed as it is easily spotted by the public whilst he can wear the bracelet along many of the same bracelets the younger owns and the fans won't notice at all. They both eyed the piece of accessory now comfortably worn around the rightful owner's wrist.
"I love it, and I love you more, so so much more." now it was Jeonghan's turn to jump the other into a warm hug. They went back to sleep free of painful thoughts, just a vision of their future, a bright and happy life.
The next morning they got a notice of a change in schedule because of heavy rain so now, they're all just tucked in their own beds, enjoying their free time. Jeonghan was back to watching baby videos and Seungcheol was beside him when the rapper thought of something.
He immediately went outside and looked for the person of interest which was in the living room, arguing with Mingyu about what to watch. He spent a short 5 minutes of convincing and negotiation to get the other to ride with his plan that's to be executed in about 2 minutes, assuming Jeonghan's cooperation.
When Seungcheol came back, Jeonghan was still on his phone.
"Love, I have something for you." Jeonghan hummed.
"Well, last night you said you wanted a baby and I brought you one." Now the younger have all his attention on his fiancé upon the mention of babies.
"Should I? It's the best baby I could get you." Seungcheol can see stars in his other's eyes that was immediately blurred when Jeonghan nodded hard, to which he smiled at.
"Alright, wait for me here." Seungcheol now went out of the door only to fetch the said baby. Chan came in entering the room with the older holding his hands. It was indeed a sight for Jeonghan and he could do nothing but laugh.
"Hyung don't laugh, it's already embarrassing enough for me." the maknae grumbled.
"Well, here's our baby. Isn't he just adorable?" Seungcheol pulled the maknae to lay down between them, sandwiching the youngest with their cuddles.
"Well of course Jeonghan hyung's baby will always be cute, he's my baby until he's 30." Jeonghan baby talked, it's been so long since he got to cuddle their maknae and he sure was making the best out of it.
"I'm to be your baby until I'm 30 and Cheol hyung's baby until 50, is there really no way out hyung?" Chan jokingly asked now cuddling back to his Jeonghan hyung.
"Nope, we won't get tired of babying you." Seungcheol answered, now sitting up as he watched the two just snuggled comfortably on his bed, a sight he didn't know he needed until now.
"Then at least give me weekly allowance, that's what parents do." the two older member laughed at their maknae's antics.
"Don't worry, your Cheol hyung have a lot to spare." Jeonghan giggled.
"Hey, I already promised to let you sleep late for a week. That's it for now." The oldest protested.
"So your hyung bribed you for this." Jeonghan looked at the younger suspiciously.
"In my defence, I was gonna agree when hyung offered. I took my chance." Chan defended, giving the two an innocent look which earned him a sweet smile from the couple. They were cuddled like that, recalling many of their memories from trainee days and laughing at old clips they have online, until afternoon came and they were asked to prepare for their schedules.
They left the dorm when the skies cleared and that time, the sky wasn't the only one that brightened because Seungcheol have his Sunshine Fiancé beside him, back to being jumpy and jolly, on his wrist lies the symbol of their love.