Work Text:
“What do you think? Eyepatch or no eyepatch?”
Sunmi is currently standing on a stool in order to see their reflections in the bathroom mirror. She wonders aloud, “well will it make my eye hurt?”
”Not hurt,” Seonghwa tells her, “it might make it itch a little, though.”
”Oh,” she cringes, “I don’t like that.”
He sighs small. “I know you don’t, baby.”
Sunmi asks, “how do we fix it?”
The Omega is behind his daughter, on her left. “Well maybe you can put it on to show Daddy and take it off after? We can pop it into your school bag for safe keeping.”
She hums, considering. “Okay,” she eventually nods, “good idea, Papa.”
Seonghwa smiles warmly. “Thank you, sweetheart.”
Sunmi plays with the buttons of her jacket. “Can you put it on for me, please?”
The eyepatch is currently beside the white bathroom sink, on the counter in front of them.
”Which eye would you like it on?”
”Which one did Daddy have it on?”
”Ah,” Seonghwa picks the eyepatch up, “I believe it was the right one, Sunnie.”
”Then that one, please.”
His word is laced with fondness, “okay.”
She drops her hands from the series of shiny, golden buttons on her shoulders and lets her arms hang at her sides. Seonghwa settles the black eyepatch over her right eye as requested, careful not to disturb the natural curl of her dark hair with the elastic securely attached to it.
Clapping, Sunmi smiles brightly at her reflection. The Omega chuckles, placing his chin onto the top of her head. He cradles her face in his hands, caressing her cheekbones the best he can while leant down behind her.
”You look so beautiful, my Sunnie.”
”Ah, I’m beautiful because I look like you, Papa!”
He blushes and kisses the top of her head. “You are very kind, baby, thank you.”
”I’m just saying truth, Papa! You’re the prettiest ever and even Daddy thinks so and Kai too!”
Kai is Sunmi’s baby brother. He’s one, and yesterday he discovered his singing voice for the first time. The older pup thinks he’s brilliant! Today, Seonghwa and Hongjoong woke up to the two of them snuggling in the babies crib. It had taken some time to convince Sunmi to let him go.
When Hongjoong left the room to start on breakfast, Seonghwa was able to gently remind her what today is. She got out of her younger brother’s wooden crib quite swiftly after that.
“Papa,” she suddenly frowns, “will Daddy know who I’m dressed like?”
Seonghwa lifts his head from hers. He nods, “I think so.”
”You think?”
Seonghwa smiles sadly, feeling his heart ache at her watery eyes. “You’re worried he won’t know?”
She nods.
”Well,” he tells her, “there’s no harm in us reminding him, is there? If that is the case. Do you remember what you practised?”
She nods again, a little pout on her bottom lip.
”Would you like to show me?”
She tilts her head back to look at him properly, “we should’ve made my hair like his.”
”You’re too little to dye your hair, baby.”
”Uncle Mingi said he’d do it-”
Seonghwa looks down at her, ”and that’s why Uncle Mingi is banned from babysitting at the moment.”
She giggles, “I love Uncle Mingi.”
The sound warms his heart. “I know you do.”
”He’s my favourite.”
He squishes her cheeks and she shrieks as her facial features get lightly pushed together. “I know he is.”
Uncle Mingi and Uncle Yunho have a baby now! His name is Minho, he’s so cute, and he’s a little younger than what her own brother is. Minho isn’t one yet, he will be in October and that’s five months away.
Sunmi’s face, one that looks so much like her Omega parents’, returns to its normal state. She loops both her arms through Seonghwa’s two, lifting her feet off the stool and bending her knees.
”Goodness,” Seonghwa laughs, “you’re flying!”
Sunmi laughs too, Seonghwa adores the fact she has her Alpha parent’s laugh. Her giggles get a bit louder when Seonghwa steps back and carefully spins them in a circle. She settles on the floor after that.
She spins on her heel. ”I can show you now!”
An encouraging and honest, “I can’t wait to see!”
”Can you do a countdown?”
Seonghwa raises his eyebrows.
”Please, Papa?”
”Better,” Seonghwa smiles, “and of course.”
She cheers, eyes sparkling, “thank you!”
”Ready? Three… two… one-”
”Golden Hour,” she says, and then she holds up four fingers, “it’s part four and it’s Pumping Adrenaline!”
She does a small dance, not quite the choreography but it is close enough. Seonghwa crouches down to her height, he’s smiling brightly and his eyes are full of adoration.
”That was so good, Sunnie!”
”Thank you, Papa! I’ve been practicing a lot.”
”You did amazingly, my sweet girl.”
Sunmi jumps forward and places one hand onto each of Seonghwa’s shoulders. She kisses his cheek. “Can we go show Daddy now?!”
”Well I think,” and as if on queue, a soft sob fills the air. Sunmi’s brown eyes widen and she rushes out of the bathroom quickly, Seonghwa stands and follows after her.
Kai is sniffling in his crib, bottom lip quivering, when they get to him. His face is a little red and his legs are kicking around.
”Good morning, Kai,” Sunmi asks him, “did you have any good dreams?”
The little boy watches her, blinks, and then seems to remember who she is. His sniffles stop, and instead he smiles at his big sister.
”I’m going to guess that means ‘yes’.”
Seonghwa stands on Sunmi’s right. Kai’s smile gets impossibly wider when he sees him. The young boy shuffles around until he’s on his right side, and then he pushes himself upward into a sitting position.
”Well done, my clever boy,” Seonghwa praises with a smile and Kai claps his hands together, very proud of himself.
Sunmi grins, ”good job, Kai!”
Kai then twists his body so he can grab onto the top of his crib. With some effort, plus guidance from his Papa, he pulls himself into a standing position. With his right hand, he makes an attempt to grab his big sister’s eyepatch, curious as to what it is.
”No, silly,” she shakes her head and stands back so he can’t get to it, “it’s mine.”
Kai frowns at her, the same frown as Hongjoong, and then flops down to a sitting position with a soft thud. He brings his left hand towards his mouth and chews contently on his fingers.
”Oh,” Seonghwa hums, “is it time for breakfast?”
Kai nods, and so does Sunmi.
”What’s Daddy cooking for us?”
”I’m not sure,” Seonghwa then asks her, “what day of the week is it?”
”Friday,” she remembers with her eyes lighting up, “pancakes!”
Every Friday without fail, they sit and have pancakes together. It’s been a tradition since Sunmi was two, she’s four now.
Kai reaches up for Seonghwa, whining. The Omega leans down and picks him up, settling him on his left hip.
”Sunnie,” Seonghwa looks down at her, “I’ve got to change your brother before we go downstairs, okay? Do you want to play in your room for a bit?”
”Okay, Papa,” she nods and she’s out of the bedroom quickly.
The eyepatch makes seeing a little difficult, because she can only use her left eye, so she takes her time on the journey to her own room.
Her bed is currently unmade because she spent most of the night sleeping in Kai’s crib, the walls are a soft baby pink colour and her play-mat has both Unicorns and flowers on it. She has got a dollhouse too, Uncle Yeosang always plays with her.
She stands in front of her mirror. It’s in the corner of her room, next to her wardrobe where the costume she’s currently wearing has been hiding over the last few weeks. Daddy thinks she’s dressing up as Scarlet Witch, and Sunmi loves her but she loves her Daddy even more.
The mirror is wooden, thin, and covered in all kinds of stickers she put on there. Puppies, dinosaurs, and cars are all around the bottom section of the frame. She can’t reach the top half. She thinks it looks very great, her parents had mixed reactions.
Her costume- she smiles at it. It looks so awesome!
It’s what her Daddy wore in the Golden Hour Part 4 concept photos. Her parents and Uncles used to be in a band and that is quite cool! She’s listened to a lot of their songs and she thinks they’re really good. Herself and Papa looked through the concept photos and chose the second collection for her to wear. It’s one of his Adrenaline MV outfits too.
So she’s got a black coat on and trousers to match. Her boots, not currently on, are the black ones she was going to use for her Scarlet Witch costume.
She has a dark formal shirt on too, the sharp collar is visible. Her and her Papa have managed to keep the costume change a secret.
Seonghwa had been quite emotional when the pup shyly admitted she wanted to dress up as Hongjoong instead- her Daddy is her favourite hero.
Hongjoong is everything a superhero is.
He’s kind, thoughtful, he looks after them and keeps them safe. He’s strong, patient, both determined and ambitious.
He can also be vulnerable, though, and both he and Seonghwa have told their Sunmi countless of times that crying and experiencing any sort of upset is not something to be ashamed of.
Hongjoong is a leader, the leader of their pack but he also accepts help and listens to other’s opinions. He is fiercely protective over the ones he loves, he’d do anything for his family.
Sunmi looks up to him, and it’s not just because she is short. Her Daddy is her biggest inspiration, if she grows up to be just like him, well she would be more than okay with it.
As the oldest pack pup, she will grow up to have her own responsibility over the younger ones. Sunmi will have to ensure they are all okay whenever they are together, which she is already more than prepared to do.
She loves watching over her brother, so she will love watching over the rest of them too. There are only four pack pups at the moment, but she’s sure there will be more soon.
The rest of her costume for today? Well she has four golden buttons on each shoulder, and the eyepatch on her eye. She’s got black socks on and some rings too.
There’s a light shuffling outside of her door, and she takes a step back away from her mirror to turn to it. Kai is crawling into her room, Seonghwa is stood in the doorway.
Kai sits down on the carpeted floor, he’s now dressed in a cute outfit. His blue jumper has a flower on it.
”Papa,” she observes not for the first time, “Kai looks like our Daddy.”
”He does,” Seonghwa nods.
”He’s very handsome.”
Seonghwa smiles fondly, “who is?”
”Both of them.”
”That’s very kind of you to say, Sunnie.”
She hums, and then wanders over to her Papa. “Can we show Daddy my costume now?”
”Of course. Are you coming down with me or after?”
”After for the big reveal!”
Seonghwa scoops Kai back up into his arms, the boy giggles and fondly pats the Omega’s left cheek. The three leave Sunmi’s room.
”Now what are the few rules for going downstairs on your own?”
”Hold the bannister the whole way down,” she says, “make sure to go slowly and carefully. One step at a time.”
”And all of those rules are there to-”
”Stop me from falling down.”
Seonghwa praises, “good girl.”
She blushes. ”Thank you, Papa.”
Seonghwa goes down the staircase first, as planned, with a wiggling Kai in his arms. The little boy knows exactly who they’re going to see, and he can’t wait.
Kai, as soon as they are in the kitchen, cheers and reaches for Hongjoong, “Da!”
Hongjoong smiles down at the top of the stove, then he turns the heat of it down. A stack of pancakes are sitting on the counter nearby. He’s already dressed for the day.
He turns around, his heart warm, “good morning, my baby.”
Kai leans further away from Seonghwa, “Dada!”
Hongjoong approaches and takes him into his arms. Kai squeals happily and bumps their noses together.
”Dada!”
Hongjoong smiles at the boy who looks so much like himself. “Look at your beautiful jumper. Nana did so good, huh?”
The jumper he’s wearing is something Seonghwa’s Mother had knitted for him.
Kai babbles to himself and Hongjoong places a kiss to the top of his head. Then, the Alpha curls his free right arm around his Omega’s waist. Their lips join.
Hongjoong asks his mate, “where’s our little Scarlet Witch?”
”Ah,” Seonghwa starts, “about that.”
Hongjoong tilts his head to the side, confused.
”She had a change of heart.”
”Oh,” Hongjoong blinks. Kai uses his finger to poke the side of the Alpha’s head. Then, “if she’s Spider-Man, I swear…”
“No, hun,” Seonghwa giggles, “she’s not him.”
”Good. Otherwise Yunho would be receiving a very long text.”
Kai chews on two of his fingers, Hongjoong places him in his high chair. The boy hits his hands against the table, wiggling around.
”Sunnie,” Seonghwa calls from the kitchens doorway, “you can come down now!”
Hongjoong watches his Omega sit down beside their son. Kai greets him with a wave. Seonghwa leans in and kisses the top of his head.
While the stairs start creaking, Hongjoong’s intrigue grows. If Sunmi isn’t the Scarlet Witch, someone she loves so much, then who is she dressed up as? There aren’t many superhero’s she loves. The only other of proper note is Black Widow.
Hongjoong waits impatiently for their oldest child to appear- and when she does, his heart melts.
Of course he recognises the outfit straight away.
”Look, Daddy,” she spins in a circle, “I’m you!”
Kai claps his hands. Hongjoong’s heart bursts.
”Golden Hour,” she says, and then she holds up four fingers, “it’s part four and it’s Pumping Adrenaline!”
She does the same small dance as before, not quite the choreography but it is close enough. Seonghwa claps, heart bursting with pride, and Hongjoong is just stunned.
”Y-you’re me?”
She nods, “yeah!”
Tears are threatening to build in the corners of his eyes. ”But y-you’re supposed to be a superhero?”
”I am a superhero, Daddy! I’m you and you are my hero! Papa helped me get the costume! Do you like it?!”
”Oh, Sunnie,” Hongjoong crouches down and opens his arms. His smile is bright, “I love it.”
She giggles and rushes into his embrace, accepting the kiss he places to the side of her head. The love he has for his little girl is so great.
The first of two pups created by his and Seonghwa’s love for one another- he’ll never forget how it felt to see her for the first time, to hold her, to realise just how much she looks like Seonghwa.
His little star, little Sunmi, whose favourite hero, out of everyone, is him.
He sniffles softly, holding onto her a little tighter. All he has ever wanted was to give Seonghwa and their children everything they deserve and more. To have their daughter see him as a hero, it’s an honour and something he will cherish forever.
”Daddy,” her heart aches a little, “are you upset?”
”No, baby,” he shakes his head, feeling tears falling down his face, “these are happy tears.”
She pulls back from him. “Are you really sure?”
”Yeah,” he nods. He chuckles softly when she begins wiping his tears away with her two thumbs, a look of focus is on her face.
Sunmi places a kiss to his forehead. “Better?”
”Yes,” he smiles, “thank you. And- and look, you’ve even got a little eyepatch!”
”I do,” she smiles, “it’s kind of getting itchy now.”
”I bet,” Hongjoong nods. Then he tells the girl, “your costume is so amazing, Sunnie. It means a lot to me that you dressed up as me. It’s a really kind thing to do.”
”Ah, well, thank you for being the best Daddy ever!”
Hongjoong smiles, “thank you for being a wonderful little girl. Yourself and your brother, I am very lucky to have you both. And Papa too.”
Sunmi grins and cuddles him again, curling her arms around his neck. “I love you, Daddy!”
”I love you too, Sunmi,” he returns her embrace, “so much.”
Sunmi is lifted from her feet in order to be held. She grins happily, Kai claps again. Seonghwa stands and begins sorting the pancakes that are getting colder. Sunmi decides to sit on Hongjoong’s lap to eat hers.
Hongjoong helps her to brush her teeth the best he is able to with Kai fidgeting around in his arms, and then they brush Kai’s few teeth too. Seonghwa gets dressed while this is happening because all of them are taking Sunmi to school today as per her request yesterday.
Seonghwa and Hongjoong brush their teeth too.
In the lounge, Seonghwa helps their daughter put on her boots. Hongjoong watches in awe, still not quite believing that she dressed up as him.
”There are some spare shoes in your bag just in case your feet hurt or you want to run around, okay?”
Sunmi nods, “thanks, Papa.”
”Of course,” he smiles at her, and then he kisses her head. Kai yawns, unbothered and not understanding what’s going on around him.
Sunmi stands. “Look Daddy! It’s all finished now!”
”You look so beautiful, love,” he had been certain his heart couldn’t possibly melt anymore- but it does.
”Thank you!”
Seonghwa smiles at them both, “how about we get a picture of the two, or three, of you?”
”That’s a great idea, Papa!”
Seonghwa takes the photograph, Sunmi rushes off to collect her pink water bottle from the wooden dining table. The couple are left alone for the first time this morning- well, with Kai too.
“Hey,” the older of the two speaks gently, noting the distant look in his mates eyes, “are you okay, hun?”
Hongjoong looks over at the Omega, his brown eyes filling with tears again.
“Oh, baby-”
Hongjoong sobs softly, Seonghwa swiftly fetches Kai from his arms and places the baby into his car seat. He does the straps up, and then focuses his entire attention on the Alpha he loves.
He takes him into his arms, holding him tightly and he allows for the shorter to cry into his shoulder. He can feel how overwhelmed with love Hongjoong is.
”Deep breaths, honey,” he guides him softly, “deep breaths.”
Sunmi appears in the doorway. “Oh no.”
Seonghwa sends her a gentle smile. “It’s okay, Sun. He just really likes your costume a lot. It- it’s made Daddy a bit emotional, being named your favourite superhero.”
She tilts her head to the side. “But why?”
”Because he loves you so much.”
Sunmi hums, “I love him so much too!” She puts her bottle onto the floor and wanders over to pull on the bottom of the Alpha’s jacket. “Daddy, cuddle?”
He pulls away from his mate and scoops the girl into his arms. They hold onto each other tightly, the hug is warm. Seonghwa’s own heart melts.
”I love you Daddy,” Sunmi kisses his cheek.
”Oh, I love you too, my sweet girl,” Hongjoong tells her. He sniffles, “more than you could ever know.”
~•~
𝗆𝗒 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗈.
𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾: 𝗄𝗂𝗆-𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝗌𝗎𝗇𝗆𝗂
𝗌𝗎𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗈: 𝖽𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗒 ❤︎
𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋: 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖽𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗒 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋
𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍’𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗈 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝖺𝗍?: 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖽𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝖾𝖽𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖽𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗒 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋!, 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝖺𝗉𝖺 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗄𝖺𝗂 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗒, 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽, 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝖿𝗎𝗅, 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽, 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗎𝗌 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾, 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾, 𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝖿𝗎𝗇𝗇𝗒
𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝖽𝗂𝖽 𝗂 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗈?: 𝗁𝖾’𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖽𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗒 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁!
𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖺 𝗐𝖾𝖺𝗄𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌?: 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇’𝗍 𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝖺𝗉𝖺 𝗇𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌? 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇’𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁 𝗌𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗉𝗌
𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝖾𝗌: 𝗂 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖽𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗒!!!