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"Are you ready?"
"I guess..."
Scoups and Jeonghan fell silent.
It has been months since they were first pitched the idea. Weeks since they started coming up with the schedule. Days preparing for what they signed up for. Now they’re sitting on the couch of a rented apartment unit, cameramen hiding their equipment in a small tent across the room, hidden cameras scattered everywhere, all the while waiting for what’s to come.
Or who’s to come.
The two idols, despite not conversing, were clearly quite nervous. Sure, Jeonghan had some experience taking care of toddlers and being in a preschool institution for another variety show, but it was already a few years ago. The children may already be in grade school as they speak.
The child they’re tasked to babysit? A 14-month-old. Barely even speaking. Only incomprehensible murmurs and baby sounds. And they’ll be filming this show for about three months. Of course, they would be nervous.
“Do we have to change his clothes? Or diapers?” Scoups asked, as if already coming up with possible scenarios with the baby.
“I mean, I think so. He’ll be with us for about 8 hours a day; I'm pretty sure he’ll need his clothes and diapers changed.”
“Right… well, do you know how?”
“I don’t,” Jeonghan answered truthfully, which made even the cameramen laugh. “We’ll figure it out. Let’s just research. Or you can, Coups-yah!” he continued, teasing his leader.
“Hey–”
Scoups’ complaints were buried when they heard the doorbell ring.
“Is that them?”
Despite the nervousness, excitement filled the idols as they imagined the kid behind the door. This was actually the first time they would meet the baby. Their past meetings only involved the baby’s parents, staff, and them.
Scoups stood up first and went to open the door for the visitors. Jeonghan followed him. Almost in sync, the two had let out an audible gasp as soon as they opened the door. It revealed a man and a woman of their age carrying a cute baby in their arms.
“Hello!” They first greeted and bowed as a sign of respect. The parents did the same. The baby reached out his tiny arms as if greeting the same way his parents did. It earned a chuckle from everyone in the room. He was just that adorable with his chubby, slightly red cheeks and big dark eyes.
Scoups opened the door wider and let them in. The baby wiggled his way out of his mother’s arms as soon as they entered the apartment unit. He even let out adorable sounds as if begging his mother to let him play alone.
“Oh, how adorable.” Jeonghan couldn’t help but comment. “Hi! Was it difficult coming here?” He then greeted the parents when they came closer to him.
“No, actually. It was fortunate that this place is near our home.”
Their conversation was cut short when they heard tiny squeaks from the footsteps of the baby. They saw him walking around the place with his tiny legs, trying to investigate the unfamiliar place. Worry replaced Scoups’ emotions as he saw the toddler going around the corners of the apartment and greeting the cameras as if he had already known their placements, knowing any moment might result in him tripping over.
“I guess we’ll talk there?” Scoups suggested, to which they all laughed and agreed.
Jeonghan was the first to catch up with the baby. He crouched to level himself, making the baby stop and look at him. The latter, having noticed him, stared at the stranger beside him.
“Hi, baby…” Jeonghan smiled softly at him.
The toddler only stared at him, as if evaluating whether the beautiful stranger in front of him was good or bad.
Or someone who would give him his rice crackers.
In the end, he reached out his fingers to touch Jeonghan’s face. From his hair, his eyebrows, eyes, nose, down to his cheeks and lips. It was like receiving a toy for the first time.
“Oh…”
Despite the shock, Jeonghan smiled again and said, “You like Uncle Jeonghan?”
The child, now hearing Jeonghan speak, reached out his other arm as if asking Jeonghan to carry him.
“You want me to carry you?”
“Ha! Ha!”
It wasn’t an understatement to say everyone in the room gasped. It was the first words uttered by the baby since they came. And it clearly sounded like he was calling Jeonghan.
The idol, extremely elated, didn’t waste any more time and carried the baby in his arms. He stood up and finally faced Scoups and the baby’s parents with a proud look.
“Coups-yah! You heard it, right?!” He couldn’t even wait to brag to his babysitting partner.
Scoups, who had been quietly observing everything while Jeonghan conversed with the little one, only smiled softly, as if surrendering defeat.
“Yeah, yeah… whatever.”
In truth, he saw everything. The way Jeonghan talked to the toddler, the way he smiled, the way he placed his arms so that he could carry the toddler safely. It was as if Jeonghan was moving out of instinct. And it was… comforting. Seeing one of his closest friends and member for years be intimate with a baby was a sight. Sure, he had seen him take care of kids, like the one with Mingyu, but observing it in plain sight? It was calming… to the point of assurance. And he thinks it wasn’t the time for that conversation just yet.
That was when Jeonghan noticed that he had overlooked the parents. “Oh, I’m sorry! He’s just really so adorable!”
“No, no! It’s fine! We were leaving anyway! We just went here to drop him and his things off. I don’t think we have to worry about anything because we’re pretty sure he’s already enjoyed your company. He’s not like that to other people,” the mother said as she observed the baby playing with Jeonghan’s long hair and pretty face. Jeonghan just let him.
“Also, here…” The father handed Scoups a small card. “It’s just his schedule and lists of what he likes.”
“Oh! Thank you very much. This will be very helpful!”
The idols bowed to the parents in gratitude.
Surprisingly, the baby didn’t cry as he saw his parents leave. He was quite busy figuring out how to tangle Jeonghan’s hair with his finger.
“Okay… let’s see.”
The two had sat on the couch, the baby sitting comfortably in Jeonghan’s lap, still messing with his face, figuring out what kind of human being Jeonghan was. Scoups proceeds to read the card left by his parents.
“Hi! My name is Kang Eunwoo. I am 14 months old!”
“How adorable. Coups, read it like a baby!” Jeonghan said that made Scoups complain.
“Okay, I’m not doing that.”
“Ayy! Why?” There was a hint of whining in Jeonghan’s voice, and it didn’t go unnoticed by Scoups’ ear. “Look! Even Eunwoo wants to hear it.”
Scoups just stared blankly. He knows he’s being played. Even Eunwoo wasn’t paying attention to him.
Here it goes, I guess…
“Fine… My favorite is rice crackers!”
Safe to say everyone already laughed after that sentence.
“Ah! Why?! Stop laughing!!!” Now it was Coups’ turn to whine.
Jeonghan didn’t even answer him. He was just laughing while holding Eunwoo on his back. The baby, who had been quietly observing the stranger who had picked him up, also laughed when he saw Jeonghan laugh. He mimicked the way Jeonghan moved and giggled.
This made both of them stop.
The silence reached Eunwoo. He, once again, mirrored Jeonghan. Only staring at each other, with their lips slightly parted with awe. The latter, having discovered this adorable trait, tried laughing again. As expected, the baby laughed again. His adorable giggles filled the room.
“Aigoo! He’s so cute and soft!” Jeonghan fought the urge to pinch (or bite) Eunwoo’s cheeks. He resorted to softly squishing the baby’s chubby arms. “You’re so cute, baby Eunwoo!” His baby talk came out naturally.
Scoups was just observing. Gone was the embarrassment from what had happened a few minutes ago; he was just quietly adoring the exchange between Jeonghan and Eunwoo. He didn’t even care about the fact that the baby hadn’t even noticed him or given him anything like what he’s been doing with Jeonghan. He thought he had already seen every side of Jeonghan, having been with him for more than a decade. This one with a baby? A completely new spectacle. A pleasantly surprising one.
Seeing that the two are starting a new language with sounds and cute nudges, he just continued reading what was on the card left by Eunwoo’s parents. It revealed Eunwoo’s cute obsession with rice crackers and cheese. It also mentioned how Eunwoo likes his food, how he likes to walk around and knock over things. In the end, his parents provided Scoups and Jeonghan with a schedule Eunwoo follows, and judging by the current time…
“Jeonghanie… I think he needs to eat lunch. It says here he eats lunch around 11:00 AM.”
Jeonghan, almost immediately, checked the time. It was 10:30 in the morning. “Right…”
“I think his parents provided us with food packs, so I’ll just prepare it. Just play with Eunwoo for now.” Scoups said, standing up to prepare their lunch.
“Sure. Then maybe you can play with him while you feed him, and I’ll prepare our lunch.” Jeonghan suggested, so as not to rely so much on Scoups.
As Scoups headed to the kitchen, Eunwoo wiggled his way out of Jeonghan’s lap. The latter guesses the baby was already bored, so he’s finding something more interesting. Fortunately, the apartment was filled with toys and books, prepared by the staff.
Eunwoo started with the stack of blocks from one corner of the room. He knocked it down with his tiny hands and looked at Jeonghan as if waiting for a reaction. Jeonghan, understanding what the baby meant, chuckled and sat next to him.
“Do this, Eunwoo…” He showed the baby how to stack the blocks. Eunwoo found another block and stacked it on top of the stack Jeonghan made. While getting distracted, Jeonghan put a bib on Eunwoo to prepare him to eat lunch prepared by Scoups.
“Wow! You did it!” Jeonghan clapped for Eunwoo. The baby clearly didn’t understand why it happened, but it made him delighted. He decided to stack another block and looked at Jeonghan, waiting for another set of claps. “Yay! You’re doing well, Eunwoo!” Jeonghan complimented once again.
Eunwoo giggled and clapped. He must really like the sound of everyone clapping for him.
Their little celebration was interrupted when Scoups came with the baby plate in his hand. The plate looked rather… baby food. It was definitely not the same as what they usually eat, but the baby eats whatever his stomach can take. And Jeonghan guessed that was it.
“Okay Eunwoo… Uncle Coups will feed you, okay?” Jeonghan said, preparing to stand up.
Eunwoo must have understood what was happening. His reactions immediately changed when he saw Jeonghan preparing to leave him. Eunwoo let out sounds of refusal, almost turning into a tantrum. There was a visible pout on his face, his lower lip sticking out and tears threatening to fall from his eyes.
“No! No! I won’t leave! I’ll just be there!”
Eunwoo didn’t seem to understand this. He reached his little hands on Jeonghan’s shirt to stop him from standing up.
“Coups, try feeding him so his attention goes to you.”
Scoups nodded. He scooped some baby food and tried placing the spoon near Eunwoo’s mouth. “Here comes the airplane!” He said in a familiar tune.
Luckily, Eunwoo got distracted and took a bite from the food Scoups prepared. Not even a second after, they saw Eunwoo spitting out the food.
“Jeonghanie! Does he not like this? What should he eat?” Before even going to the kitchen, it was Scoups’ turn to stop his partner.
“No, I think he just can’t eat the food yet. Try blowing it first to cool it down.”
Scoups did what Jeonghan instructed. True enough, Eunwoo ate the food gladly. He even clapped, one thing he learned from Jeonghan.
“Good job, Eunwoo!” He placed the plate on the floor temporarily to also clap with the intention of getting Eunwoo’s favor.
When Jeonghan noticed they were doing fine on their own, he quietly excused himself to prepare a simple meal for Scoups and himself.
There must be a meal kit here somewhere…
He quietly prepared the stove and pot, waiting for it to heat up. Turning around, he saw Eunwoo walking away from Scoups, going in another direction while he chewed on his food.
“Hey… Eunwoo, come!” Scoups tried to call on Eunwoo, but the latter was now busy pulling a book from the small shelf near the couch.
Jeonghan chuckled by himself as he watched the scene unfold. It was quite a sight to see Scoups, his leader for many years, who had been their group’s foundation and pillar, be humbled by a kid refusing to eat in one place. More than anything… it was adorable. See, Jeonghan already sees Scoups as adorable since the start. He believes he had not been subtle about this with his words, especially whenever he feels like Scoups needed to hear it. Now, watching him drag his knees to catch up with a baby thrice as small as his size, he can’t help but to find his leader more adorable, if he hasn’t used that word yet. Dependable even.
“Here, Eunwoo, say ah!”
Eunwoo looked at him before accepting the food. His cheeks were visibly full after that bite. Scoups saw how his small mouth tried to chew the food, smiling because of how charming Eunwoo was. He couldn’t help but slightly pinch the baby’s cheeks.
“Aigoo… you’re so cute!”
As Eunwoo was observing the stranger who was feeding him, he noticed a deep dimple in Scoups’ face. He put his little index finger in the ‘hole’ and tried to push it, as if trying to investigate what was on Scoups’ cheeks.
“Oh? You like it, huh?” Scoups kept on smiling to keep the dimples and used his other hand to catch Eunwoo’s finger. “You like Uncle’s dimple?”
Eunwoo clearly didn’t understand what Scoups said, but it seems like he liked the way Scoups’ face moved when he talked, so he giggled and produced the most charming sounds.
Jeonghan, who was still watching them, smiled at the sight and shifted his weight into a more relaxed stance.
He’s already got Eunwoo’s favor.
He went back to preparing their lunch, which, fortunately, was easy to cook. In no time, he’s already just balancing the taste of the stew he’s cooking.
“Hey Coups, are you done there? Can you try this?” Jeonghan called out without looking at the two.
Scoups, who had just finished giving Eunwoo the last bite of his meal, responded. “Sure, give me a minute.”
He used Eunwoo’s bib to wipe the mess from the baby’s mouth. After making sure the toddler is also clean, he carried Eunwoo using his free arm with ease. “Let’s go, Eunwoo. Uncle Jeonghan’s making something.”
His other arm got the bib, the plate, and the utensils used by the baby. After securing Eunwoo, who was pleased with how comfortable Scoups felt, he walked towards Jeonghan. He placed the dishes near the sink and used his arms to pat Eunwoo softly in the back to make him burp. It was listed in the card given to them by Eunwoo’s parents.
“What’s that?” He greeted, standing next to Jeonghan.
“Soft Tofu Stew. Here, try it.” Jeonghan scooped some of the soup and blew on it to cool it down a bit before letting Scoups taste it as he was holding the spoon. The latter accepted it and paused for a few seconds, trying to actually taste the meal. “How was it?”
“Wah! I think it’s really good! That’s good, Jeonghanie!”
“Really?”
Amidst all these, Eunwoo, who was still comfortably sitting in Scoups’ arms and feeling the soft pats in his back, burped softly. This made both idols gasp and chuckle as they remembered the kid they were supposed to babysit. Eunwoo tried to reach out to Jeonghan’s spoon, but Scoups was quick to move him away before he got burned by the steam.
“No baby, this isn’t for you…” Jeonghan’s voice sounded disappointed. “You still cannot eat these,” he explained, as if Eunwoo would understand what he was saying.
“Here, have these instead.” Scoups was quick to get Eunwoo’s attention when he offered the baby a rice cracker. “Since you’ve been a good baby and you finished your food, you’ll get two!”
Eunwoo let out an excited gasp as he accepted the rice cracker, almost the size of his hand. Jeonghan, who was finishing the plating of their food, just shook his head slightly and smiled fondly at them.
“Coups, let’s eat!”
The idols settled on the dining table after they secured Eunwoo in the high chair and placed him between the two. Surprisingly, Eunwoo was quiet the whole time. He was only glancing at the two who were trying to eat and entertain him at the same time. They also gave him cheese and rice crackers from time to time.
At one point, Eunwoo was closely observing Scoups take a bite, and when the latter looked at him, he gave the cutest smile since the moment he arrived. His teeth were showing, and he even produced cute giggles, as if he were also eating a good meal. Scoups and Jeonghan laughed at his reaction, finding him lovely.
“Aigoo… you’re so cute, our Eunwoo!” Jeonghan exclaimed, slightly pinching the baby’s cheeks. It made him giggle even more. It took so much of Jeonghan not to shower him with kisses, given that he was still eating. “God, he’s so adorable,” he exclaimed and stole a glance at Scoups.
“He is…” Scoups was looking at Eunwoo with a soft and gentle smile. “It must be nice to have him as a child.” Those words came out of impulse. Something he’d never say if only he had thought more than two minutes without speaking. But still came out anyway.
Jeonghan may or may not have understood what just happened. Or what was just said. But still, he said, “Hmm… I bet he is.” He removed his eyes from Scoups and brought them back to Eunwoo, who was not reaching out to him, trying to get his food.
He just didn’t know it yet, but at that exact moment, it was Scoups’ turn to steal a glance at Jeonghan and observe how gentle he was with Eunwoo.
Their lunchtime got cut off quickly when they noticed Eunwoo getting quite restless in his seat. It was unusual for them because, as they observed him, Eunwoo was a quiet kid. He let out a distressed noise, alarming both, so Scoups immediately carried him out of the high chair.
“What happened, baby?” He asked softly. It was then that Scoups smelled something funny from the toddler. “Yah, Jeonghanie… I think he needs to change his diapers.” He concluded as he inspected Eunwoo.
“Oh! Uh… wait!” Jeonghan also stood up, leaving the dishes, to attend to his member and the baby. “Okay, let’s try this.”
Jeonghan tried to remember what he had searched for a few hours ago, before the baby even arrived. They laid Eunwoo, who was already bawling his tears, getting uncomfortable and overstimulated with what was happening to him.
“I’m sorry, baby Eunwoo. This will be quick, okay?”
Scoups carefully removed Eunwoo’s onesie before letting Jeonghan take over. Jeonghan, then, changed Eunwoo’s diapers, ensuring that he had properly cleaned the baby before putting him in a new diaper. The final product may look a bit rough, but he thinks it is already secure for Eunwoo to move around and be comfortable. Scoups, on the other hand, went to grab a new pair of clothes to change Eunwoo’s clothes into a more comfortable fit. He took over once Jeonghan finished putting baby powder on Eunwoo.
“There!”
Eunwoo slowly calmed down when he felt more comfortable with his diapers and clothes. Jeonghan wiped the excess tears from his face before giving him rice crackers as a reward for being patient, although he was really crying loudly.
“Hey, Eunwoo, you want to go to the park?”
Jeonghan looked at Scoups quite confused, but the latter only mouthed ‘card ’, implying that it was in Eunwoo’s schedule. Maybe it was recreation.
“Pa!” Eunwoo answered, completely forgetting that he was just crying a few minutes ago. The idols also found this adorable.
“Let’s go!”
Scoups and Jeonghan let Eunwoo walk on his own. They even gave him a dog toy with a leash, telling him to take care of the pet. So when they walked to the park near the apartment unit, Scoups was holding the baby bag full of Eunwoo’s essentials, while Jeonghan was holding Eunwoo’s hands. He was kind of crouching because of the baby’s height, but he was fine otherwise.
Eunwoo was busy looking at his dog, carefully holding the leash. He thinks it was a precious baby, and he even calls it one. When they reached the park with slides, swings, and a seesaw, Eunwoo magically forgot about the dog and ran towards the playground, pulling Jeonghan with him. Jeonghan just slightly sends a sign to Scoups, who was left behind, to take care of the dog toy and hurry up.
They had some cameramen with them, so Scoups asked if he could leave the things with them for a while. They were lucky no one was in the park that day.
When Scoups secured their stuff, he walked towards the two of them, who were trying the slide. Eunwoo was seated on Jeonghan’s lap, and the latter was clutching his stomach to keep from falling as they slid down the long slide. Eunwoo was visibly satisfied with what happened, so he requested to do another one.
“You want another one? Hmm?” Jeonghan snuggled his face in between Eunwoo’s cheeks and neck, having cuteness aggression with how the baby reacted.
“You wanna come with Uncle Scoups,, Eunwoo? Let’s try the slide again?” Scoups offered, reaching out his arms to carry Eunwoo. The latter, who was just excited to try again, immediately reached out too.
“Pu! Pu!” He called.
Scoups looked at Jeonghan with a smug look, implying that he won that time, even having the chance to have Eunwoo call his name. Jeonghan just playfully rolled his eyes and gave Eunwoo to Scoups.
They continued playing with Eunwoo after that. Scoups suggested they try the swing next. As expected, Eunwoo also really liked it. He giggled so hard whenever they reached some height. Jeonghan was busy taking photos of them.
Looking at the two, who were clearly enjoying the swing, he squatted to look at the photos he took. He didn’t notice the two leaving the slide for more activities to do. Just as he was about to stand back up, he heard giggles running toward him. When he turned to look, it was Eunwoo running with his tiny legs, holding a small flower in his right hand. Scoups was trailing behind him, alert in case Eunwoo fell, which fortunately didn’t happen.
Jeonghan knew Eunwoo was headed to him, so he welcomed the toddler with his arms and hugged him when he came. Eunwoo’s giggles echoed throughout the park, and they sounded so beautiful in Jeonghan and Scoups’ ears.
“Ha! Ha!”
“Oh, for me? Thank you, baby!” Jeonghan hugged Eunwoo once again when the baby gave the flower he was holding. It was the reason why he was running towards his babysitter.
Jeonghan decided to carry Eunwoo again, to which the latter didn’t object. It was quite obvious that he was getting tired and sleepy from all the running and activities he did.
“It was you, right?” Jeonghan teased Scoups, knowing too well that Scoups was the one who suggested giving him the flower.
“Well…” Scoups didn’t confirm. But he didn’t deny either. He just shrugged. “You want me to carry him? I think it’s already his nap time too. Let’s go back.”
“Hmm…” Jeonghan nodded and gave Eunwoo to Scoups. In exchange, he got the bag and toys they brought from the apartment.
Although Eunwoo was already evidently sleepy, he was not yet closing his eyes. It was as if he was trying to fight off his drowsiness, having the adrenaline from playing in the park.
“Is he asleep yet?” Scoups asked as they reached the apartment unit. Eunwoo was just leaning on his broad shoulders, thus making it difficult for him to see whether the baby was already asleep.
“Nah… he’s still trying to fight sleep. He’s so cute, actually. I think you should sing him a lullaby… like Fire or Super.”
“Silly…” Scoups just giggled at the suggestion and shook his head. “He’s not like you!” He teased, remembering that time when Jeonghan made him sing Fire just after he woke up.
“Whatever!” Jeonghan playfully nudged him. “Go to the room; I’ll prepare his milk to make him more sleepy.”
Scoups agreed. Luckily, they already prepared the bedroom with the blinds shutting off the light and pillows placed carefully in the crib. Since Eunwoo was still not sleeping, Scoups rocked his body slowly to make the baby calmer and lightly patted Eunwoo’s back.
Jeonghan, on the other hand, finished preparing the milk. He was quietly observing the two from the door of the bedroom, clearly not noticed by any of them. He leaned on the doorway with a soft gaze, looking at the two being so peaceful in the middle of the room. The peace radiated to him, making the scene more special to look at. He didn’t even realize, but a smile formed on his lips at the mere sight of Scoups trying to make baby Eunwoo sleep.
His thoughts were cut short when Scoups turned, smiling when he saw Jeonghan.
“Hey…” he carefully said, trying to minimize the noise. “Is he already asleep?”
“Close… but not yet. Want me to try? You’ve been carrying him since earlier.”
“Sure…” Scoups didn’t argue. He carefully removed Eunwoo from his arms and shoulders to give him to Jeonghan, but the moment Eunwoo felt this, he started making objections. He was throwing tantrums every time he felt like leaving Scoups’ arms.
“I guess he didn’t want to.” Jeonghan understood quickly. Eunwoo really felt comfortable being in Scoups’ arms. It makes sense because Scoups had a broader body, making Eunwoo more cozy as he tried to sleep. “You must feel like a soft bed for him.” He half-joked, clearly knowing that was the truth.
Well, he is dependable, so I wouldn’t argue.
“Here. Just give him this.” Jeonghan handed over the baby bottle with milk. “You can sit down first.”
Scoups sat down on the couch and changed Eunwoo’s position to make it easier for him to drink milk. He held the bottle and placed it near Eunwoo’s mouth. The baby received it and immediately latched onto the bottle. When they saw Eunwoo’s blinks become slower, Scoups slowly removed the bottle. Jeonghan accepted it and went to the kitchen to clean the bottle and the whole unit. He thinks Scoups will figure it out.
The latter did. He was leaning onto the couch, letting baby Eunwoo lie down on him. Eunwoo made his shoulder a pillow once again. Scoups just patted Eunwoo’s back ot induce sleep. Slowly, he felt Eunwoo’s breathing slow down and even out. He didn’t dare move, afraid of waking up the baby. He just continued patting the baby’s back until he, himself, got taken over by sleep.
Jeonghan, who had just finished clearing things in the living area, was greeted by the sight. His gaze softened as he saw his leader and the baby they were taking care of both asleep. It was even more precious seeing that Eunwoo really fell asleep lying down on Scoups’ chest and shoulders.
He slowly approached the two, sitting next to them in the vacant space on the couch, leaning on the backrest. He softly patted Scoups’ head and whispered, “You did well today, Uncle Seungcheolie…”
Always so dependable, Seungcheolie. Would he ever consider having one?
It seems like staring at the two made him feel sleepy as well. In the end, he buried his thoughts, scenarios, and questions, placed his hand over Scoups’ hand that was on Eunwoo’s back, and closed his eyes as sleep slowly embraced him.
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Bonus
1. Scoups woke up.
Scoups woke up with a warm feeling on his right hand. Opening his eyes, he realized Eunwoo was still sleeping on him, so he quietly checked what the warmth he felt was.
It was Jeonghan’s hand, placed over his.
He slowly leaned over to his left, checking on his member, and that was when he saw Jeonghan sleeping, long hair covering most of his face. His smile was almost a reflex. He found Jeonghan adorable.
Scoups raised his free hand to tuck Jeonghan’s hair behind his ear. He was welcomed with Jeonghan’s pretty features— his long lashes, pretty brows, cute nose, and soft lips.
At that exact moment, he wondered, would Jeonghan ever consider having kids?
That question, he thought, was never meant to be answered by him, nor by his imagination. But he just left it at that.
For now.
2. Comments
It was an understatement to say the first episode was a hit. Photos, clips, and reactions were all over the place. Even Scoups, who had been monitoring their SNS platforms, had seen posts from this episode. It was good news for everyone, especially for the two who had been quite anxious, thinking they didn’t make the episode more fun and entertaining.
Some of the comments read:
Fan 1: OMG! Scoups & Jeonghan as babysitters?!?!?! Sign me in!!
Fan 2: THAT’S DADDIES!!
Fan 3: yeah, this show WILL feed my delusions. wdym those two would take care of a real baby?!
Fan 4: give me 50 episodes of these, and 3 seasons. idc!
Fan 5: new drinking game yeorobun!!! take a shot every time they steal a glance while the other isn't looking. yeah ! drunk as fuck!
Fan 6: lmaoo they’re really out here practicing for their future kids. i’m not complaining. hwaiting!!
Fan 7: knew this was some propaganda to increase birth rate but i don’t think it was working the way it was intended lmao!! need these two to have THEIR BABIES, idec if i don’t have one.
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