"If you ask me, you two have to make an dramatic entrance" Jeonghan said, leaning back in his seat. "And make its fashionable fifteen minutes late"
"Ahh... I don't know. On the one hand, I think I should, on the other, I'm uncertain. I mean, nowadays you can't even raise your children the way you want to, don't want to imagine what kind of comments it will bring from left and right" Seonghwa replied, sipping his coffee. "I can see it coming, all these articles. Ah. Exhausting" the parents had spent the afternoon talking while their children were more or less peacefully playing. It was quite loud and sometimes you could hear concerning shouts, but after having the older Choi kids checking what was wrong, it came they were just playing. Seonghwa was happy how even his younger got along with them. It surprised him how Wooyoung and Seungkwan got along so well already.
At the stairs Jihoon waited with his twin just behind him. He was scared to walk out of his hideout. He wanted to go to the kitchen to grab some snacks an a bottle of cola, but for that he had to cross the living room. And no-one could bring him to do that. "Come on! Why are you even scared tho? We just have to walk past them!"
The smaller shook his head rapidly. "No, go alone" he said, was about to turn around and head back to their room but Wonwoo hold him back. He unfazed pushed him out of their hiding spot into the corridor, the sound of him stumbling catching the attention of the two fathers in the living room.
Seonghwa's eyes shifted over to the corridor, meeting with Jihoon's wide ones. The younger got himself together fast, inwardly cussing his twin out. With him following close behind, they made it to the living room. "We-we were just about to get some snacks-" Jihoon informed slightly nervous as he walked past fast.
"And we wanted to ask you something, Mr. Kim!" Wonwoo said, making his twin stop in his tracks. "We wanted to ask you if you could pass this CD to-"
"No we didn't!"
Jeonghan looked between his twins, stifling his laugh. Seonghwa rose his brows as his eyes caught the black CD case in the hands of the one with glasses. He looked over to the smaller twin, giving him a warm smile. "If I could pass the CD to my husband?" Seonghwa concluded. "If the owner of this CD wants me to" he said, not breaking his warm smile.
Jihoon nervously looked over to his father, fidgeting his fingers. His father winked back at him, nodding his head. "uhm... If-if it's not inconvenience for you..."
"Ah, of course it's not! I would love to help you out a little. I will give it to him first thing tonight" Seonghwa replied, extending his hand at the black cover.
Wonwoo gave the CD back to his twin, so that he could hand it over to Seonghwa by himself. It would be an underestimation to say he was just a little nervous. Not many people had heard what the young teenager did in his free time, now someone so experienced and talented would take his time to listen to it. With a red face he gave his CD to Mr. Kim, bowing down in full 90 degree to show his gratitude. "Oh no! No bowing, I would love to help you, Jihoon!" Seonghwa reacted, stopping the twin from bowing by holding his hand after taking the CD.
Jeonghan, seeing his son showing the respect he taught them, hid his pride. He did do a good job, he wasn't going to hide that tonight at dinner when his husband was back.
When the twins more or less run up the stairs again, their father's lips slipped a amused laugh. "Ah... It's been a while now, since he was a little kid he had been so interested in music. I'm proud of him that he found the courage to finally let someone else than his brothers and his parents listen to what he produces"
"I'm amazed that you support his interests so much, Jeonghan" Seonghwa replied as he packed away the black cover in his purse. "It's beautiful to see parents support children with dreams in the entertainment world. It's rare, concluding in so many talents never getting noticed..." he sighed with a slightly sad expression. "So, I will do my best to get at least one person to listen to Jihoon"
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"Ah, look who's finally home!" Hongjoong called out from the kitchen, busy with preparing dinner.
"Daddy! Chan has such a big~ home! And so many people live there! And there is so much to do!"
"You're home so early? Why didn't you call?" Seonghwa asked as he helped his kids our of their coats and his own. He slipped in his slippers at the door and went into the kitchen to greet Hongjoong with a loving peck.
"Oh, my last meeting was to discuss the concept for the next comeback... We had difficulties and we called it a day, we're going to talk on Friday about it again" Hongjoong told, eyes fixed on the food he was getting ready. "How was today?" he asked instead.
"Oh they got along so well with everyone. I'm shocked that Wonwoo let Yeosang play with his gamer equipment and all. Normally he is so shy, but he and Jongho really felt at ease with them, I guess" Seonghwa told, telling how the whole afternoon went by so smoothly. He had his fears that his kids wouldn't get used at all and they had to blow the whole plan to let them stay with the Choi family so their parents could visit their high school reunion. But surprisingly, the opposite happened and he even had his difficulty bringing them back home. Who would have thought that?
Seonghwa rowed his kids in the kitchen, giving each one job at setting the table. Excused where again Jongho and Wooyoung for the time being, just something told him that his youngest would purposely drop it to never help out again.
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Hongjoong came back from tucking in his sons, letting himself fall next to his husband on the couch. His shoulders where hanging, his back bend. Seonghwa immediately opened his arms for the younger, understanding his body language. They shifted a little, Hongjoong laying on top of his husband while cuddling in his chest. "Sometimes they make me so mad" he confessed "Maybe I overthink it but I get the feeling they suggest me the same concept over and over again... And then it gets boring because it's always the same so that... There is a blend when I go on a hiatus for my military service..." he carefully said, his thoughts slowly circling around the meeting earlier that day. "I have been on a one year rest, shouldn't I comeback with a complete new thing, new style to stand out... To make clear my spot is still my spot?" he scoffed a little, turning his eyes from the TV over to Seonghwa's face. "The songs don't even match the concept they chose... They are going to ask me to cencor the songs too, I can see it coming"
"You want that sexy concept so bad, don't you?" Seonghwa sighed, internally shaking his head. He thought about the thought that his company maybe tried to overshadow him due to his closer-coming military service. Maybe they really did but who said that Hongjoong would stop doing music after he came back? In these years he did built a name and Seonghwa couldn't imagine that his name could be forgotten in just two years. What Hongjoong told him sounded like betrayal to him, as it was his husband who saved his current entertainment company, they did bet everything on that one teenager back then. Trying to push him down with his comebacks as his contract was going to end soon and his military service was coming closer, was a stab in the back.
"Of course I want that concept!" Hongjoong replied, a grin flashing over his lips.
"People are going to ask you what inspired you, what do you plan to reply to that?"
"My husband's black lace panties and his slight praise kink, what else?" Hongjoong gave back, not even blinking. On that, he earned a playful slap on the upper back. "What? There is no way to explain the lyrics-"
"you're so annoying, you can't just do that!" Seonghwa replied with burning cheeks and ears. "You're a father, what are people going to think about you?"
"just because I'm a dad doesn't mean I can't talk about us in the sheets-" Hongjoong was cut off again, this time leaving the teasing. He did love teasing Seonghwa so much. Coming home and being able to just goof around with his family was such a blessing to him, it made him nearly forget all the stress his work projected on him. What he had was just so precious, nothing in that world would be enough to pay that off.
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Heyaa~ how yall doing? Hope you're fine!
Whatcha think Hongjoong is gonna do about his company in the future?👀👀
Ahh you ever just think about yo idols getting married one day and how just- how you just know or get the feeling some of them are gonna rock their vows and some are probably gonna stand there, nervous af and Red faced while trying to stutter all of it down to finally get over with it - -
no? Just me? ok😃👍
AHHH HERE IT'S STILL THE 11TH OCT BUT IN KOREA IT'S THE 12TH SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY JJONG
(this is btw the bunny blanket I sometimes mention🥺🥺)
I was at the store the other day and they didn't have any chicken flavored instant noodles left so I hot some with duck flavor. How weird it sounds, I feel like cheating on my chicken noodles--💀💀
Anyways
Please stay healthy and safe
-gulkurusubb