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It was supposed to be a playdate, although it hadn’t turned into much. Jake was in the tubatu dorm with Riki - Beomgyu was there with Kai. The boys were supposed to be playing together but ended up regressing much too small, so instead it became more of a hangout for the two adults while the babies snuggled, deep in their mothers embraces.
Until, of course, Kai started fussing.
“What’s up?” Beomgyu asked, scratching the pups head with delicately manicured fingernails.
“Ah,” He whined, mouth open, tears gathering in the corner of his eyes.
“Hungry?” The man asked, humming gently, “Sit here with Jake while I get you your baba. Be a good boy. No whining,” And with that he was up, Hueningkai pressed tightly into Jake’s side.
He didn’t listen to Beomgyu, naturally, and immediately started his whining, wiggling and gasping for his mommy - hands reaching out, only slightly calming when Jake came to rub his tummy.
“It’s okay,” He soothed, “Sh, sh, sh, you’re alright. Your mommy will be back in a second, sweetness.”
The soothing did little to help - all it really did was upset Riki. He was his mama’s sweetness, not Kai - but before he could get upset, too, Beomgyu was back with a warm bottle for his baby and Jake was no longer fussing on him.
“Thank you,” Beomgyu sighed, “It’s so hard to get him his bottle when I’m alone. I can’t carry him around like Jjunie and Bin can, so he just has to sit there and cry.”
“I get it.” Jake sighed, “I end up dragging him half the time. He’s not particularly heavy, he's just… Tall. I can’t get a comfortable grip on him.”
“Yeah,” Beomgyu nodded, brushing Kai’s head from his forehead as he drank.
“Mama?” Riki whispered, tugging on Jake’s tee. He was getting better at asking.
“Do you mind?” Jake asked, and Beomgyu shook his head, so he allowed Riki to shove his way under, humming contentedly. Riki’s suckling was much quieter than Kai’s, his bottle making a low whistling noise. He was also just a louder pup, grunting and humming as he drank, compared to Riki’s quiet, happy breaths.
“I wish I could do that,” Beomgyu sighed, breaking the silence, “I hate leaving him to cry.”
“Have you ever thought about inducing lactation? Like Yoongi Hyung?”
“I’m not an omega, Jake,” Beomgyu smiled sadly, “I don’t know, though. Hyung has a lot of trouble because he breastfeeds.”
“I guess,” Jake shrugged, “I mean, Niki is regressed a lot so it’s not that bad for me.” A white lie, but he didn’t feel comfortable spilling the whole truth, “As long as Kai regresses at least once a day you should manage fine, though. If you really want to do it.”
Gyu nodded, smiling softly as Kai finished his bottle. He’d been listening, the slightly saddened edge to his mommy’s voice bringing him up a bit. He finished and whined, squirming for another one.
“Your diaper is gonna leak with how much you’re drinking,” Beomgyu smiled, trying to squirm out from under Kai. The pup whined, kicking one foot out and clenching his hand in Beomgyu’s shirt.
“Baby I can’t get your baba if you don’t let me up,” He sighed, one hand stroking through his hair, “Do you want milk or not?”
Riki poked his head out at his friends whining, taking in the situation. His eyes dragged from his friend, his mommy, the empty bottle, and then to his own mommy. He, too, had been listening to the adults conversation, although with perhaps a little more understanding than Kai.
“Share?” He proposed sweetly, shoving Jake’s shirt out of the way, “Kai.”
“Niki,” Jake sighed, “You can’t just do that. It’s not polite,”
“I’m being nice, mama,” He grumbled, letting both adults know he was significantly more grown up than previously assumed - meaning he knew what he was doing at least a little bit.
“That’s nice of you, angel, but Kai can have a bottle when he lets me up.” Beomgyu explained, “If he ever lets me up.”
Kai, however, was zeroed in on Jake now, pink dusting his cheeks.
“He wan’s it,” Riki pointed out, “I can share, mama?”
“My body isn’t yours to share with your friends, you know?” Jake raised an eyebrow, as if daring him to disagree.
“Milk is mine, mama.” He grinned, “Boobies are mine!” Then he giggled like a madman, “Kai have some, please?”
Jake thought for a second, before turning to Beomgyu,
“Do you mind? I don’t but I understand if it’s a boundary,”
Beomgyu shook his head, “Go ahead. I’ll get you a snack or something. Anything to stop him from crying,” He laughed despite looking a little nervous.
“You can watch. He’s your baby.” Jake replied, hiking his shirt back up, “Come on, then,” He spoke softly, “Kai want some?”
Kai spared one glance at Beomgyu, who nodded, before squirming forward. It was hard at first - uncomfortable, even. He didn’t know how to latch - he was treating Jake like a bottle.
“Gently,” He corrected, “Open your mouth wider - ah, ah - thats it, good boy,” Jake and Kai sighed in unison, Riki watching for a second before relatching back on the other side, both boys nursing in unison.
Kai fell asleep not two minutes in, Beomgyu watching, wide eyed adoration coating his face.
“Maybe I should look into it,” He mumbled, “He’s never fallen asleep that fast before.”
“It’s like a secret weapon, honestly,” Jake snorted, “Tired? Nurse. Throwing a tantrum? Nurse. Hungry, thirsty, in pain? Nurse. There hasn’t been a single thing, so far, nursing hasn’t been able to help in some way.”
Beomgyu smiled again and gently transferred Kai back over into his own lap, humming softly when he stirred.