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“What, in God’s name, are you wearing?” You giggle as Changbin quietly tiptoes into your room. A pink tutu sits on his waist, fairy wings on his back, and a furry pink tiara on his head. In his left hand, a fairy wand. Underneath he wears his regular black shirt and joggers.
“Did you expect me to not take tooth fairy duty seriously? What if Hyun-hee woke up?” He yells in a hushed tone, although for him it sounds like a normal inside voice from anyone else.
“You’re right. I apologize for insulting your professionalism.” You laugh, bowing your head in his direction. You sit down on your bed and put away your phone. “How much did you give her?”
“₩135,514,” Changbin says nonchalantly as he begins to take off his costume.
You freeze, blinking slowly, hoping that you misunderstood him. “I’m sorry, did you say that you gave our 7-year-old the equivalent of one hundred United States dollars? For a tooth?”
“Was…was that not right?” Changbin asks slowly, his wings now in his hands.
You rub your hands all over your face before looking up at him.
“Changbin, kids lose 20 teeth so that’s ₩ 2,698,300 for one kid. We have 3 so by the time we’re done that’s ₩ 8,094,900.”
"And…?"
"And I'm pretty sure you gave her the black market rate for a human tooth!"
"Shh," Changbin pokes his head outside your bedroom and checks to see if any of your daughters woke up. After a second, he shuts the door again and turns to you. "I'm sorry. We don't have the tooth fairy here so I got excited."
"That's okay, just go back and give her an appropriate amount of money." You sigh, settling into your spot.
"Which is?"
“No more than ₩ 6,745.75.”
"That seems too little…What if I gave her--"
"Changbin, no more than ₩ 6,745.75. Understand?"
"…understood…" He sighs, quickly putting his costume back on and leaving the room.
**The next morning**
"The tooth fairy gave me ₩ 13477.70!" Hyun-hee shouts, running into the kitchen where you're finishing breakfast.
"Oh did they now?" You turn to Changbin who is standing next to you, drinking some coffee.
"I'm sure the tooth fairy saw your cute little face and couldn't resist," Changbin says sheepishly as he slides a cup of coffee over to you.
"I'm also sure the tooth fairy is going to get an earful from their boss later."
"Damnit," Changbin mutters into his mug, low enough so Hyun-hee doesn't hear.