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Hyunsuk let out a sigh of relief when Junghwan’s loud cries finally came to a halt. He looked down at the six month old baby in his arms. Junghwan’s breathing steadied as he fell asleep, his small eyes shutting. He had tear marks all over his face from his morning cries. Hyunsuk gently kissed his forehead.
Hyunsuk put Junghwan back in his crib before walking to the bathroom in his bedroom. He saw a tired Jihoon brushing his teeth with only boxers on. Hyunsuk pecked Jihoon’s cheek. Jihoon was still too sleepy to respond to the kiss. He continued to brush his teeth with a sleepy face. Hyunsuk smiled before walking out of their bedroom.
He rushed down the staircase and to the kitchen. He stood at the entrance where his sons still wouldn’t notice his presence. In the kitchen he saw his teenage sons fixing themselves a messy breakfast. Hyunsuk held back a sigh when he saw an open jar of Nutella on the dining table.
“You’ll get your uniform dirty if you eat like that! Papa washed them last night!” Yedam scoldingly told Doyoung who was chewing on his Nutella covered bread disgustingly. Doyoung only shrugged and continued his eating, his fingers covered in Nutella.
“You eat like a fucking pig!” Junkyu said while cringing. “Hey! No cussing!” Yoshi exclaimed, looking up from his book to glare at Junkyu. Junkyu scoffed at Yoshi. “Shut up. Who are you? My mom? I can say whatever I want!”
“You know dad and papa wouldn’t be happy if you were cussing.” Junkyu gasped dramatically. “Oh no! I’m so scared. What are you gonna do? Tell on me?” Yoshi huffed and closed his book, well not before placing his bookmark in neatly.
“Maybe I will! Maybe if I do then you’ll stop cussing and saying rude things all the time.” Junkyu rolled his eyes. “Whatever. They won’t believe you anyways. Papa is probably still sleeping. Dad got home like two hours ago and is probably knocked out.”
“Nope. Dad is not sleeping.” Hyunsuk said before properly walking into the kitchen. Junkyu jumped when he heard Hyunsuk’s voice. Hyunsuk sighed. “What have I told you about cussing so much Junkyu? We don’t say words like that in this house!”
Junkyu crossed his arms. “Papa cusses all the time!”
“Oh so that’s where you’re getting it from huh? Well stop it now! Your brothers repeat all the words you say! Especially Haruto and Jeongwoo!” Junkyu groaned loudly.
“Why am I getting yelled at so early in the morning? You’re being annoying as always dad!“ Junkyu gave Hyunsuk a nasty look before grabbing his bag and getting out of the chair.
Hyunsuk was used to this behavior. Junkyu was his and Jihoon’s most rebellious child at the moment. The moment the teen had turned sixteen he had also gained an attitude. All of a sudden Junkyu thought of himself as an adult. He was still a child in Hyunsuk’s eyes.
It wasn’t anything new to Hyunsuk. He remembers Jihoon having the same amount of sass and sailor mouth the first time they met in high school.
Hyunsuk remembers telling Jihoon that his past self would come back to bite him in the ass.
“And where do you think you’re going? The school bus doesn’t come until ten more minutes.” Hyunsuk said calmly. Junkyu didn’t say anything more and walked out of the house. Hyunsuk looked out of the window in the kitchen. He saw Junkyu open the passenger door of Yoshi’s car. Hyunsuk sighed when he saw Junkyu sit down.
“Honey you should really lock your car. What if someone opens it at night and steals something? Or even worse..damages your car.” Yoshi carefully put his book in his bag pack.
“I know I’ll be more careful from now on. I’m driving everyone to school from now on. Well high schoolers only.” Yoshi said before snickering at Yedam and Doyoung. Doyoung pointed his middle finger at Yoshi before putting it down and continuing to eat his bread. He had never been so thankful that Hyunsuk’s back was facing him.
Hyunsuk smiled and quickly kissed Yoshi’s forehead. Yoshi accepted the kiss happily, loving any affection he would receive from his dad. Hyunsuk worked at night so he didn’t get to spend time with his kids the way he would like, at least not anymore. It was rare for him to see his kids go off to school in the morning anymore.
“I trust you! I’m happy you have your license now. Just be careful. If anything happens on the road call me or your papa immediately.” Yoshi nodded.
“Of course. By the way I’ve sorta been driving myself, Junkyu, Mashi, Jaehyuk, and Asahi to school for weeks now..but I guess papa forgot to tell you…” Yoshi laughed nervously after speaking. Hyunsuk felt his eye twitching. He sighed before smiling.
“Well thanks for the late notice! But if its been that long then I guess I have nothing to worry about. Do all five of you even fit in the car together?” Jaehyuk looked up from his half eaten eggs, giving Hyunsuk a sweet smile.
“Don’t worry dad! There’s exactly enough space for all five of us in Yoshi hyung’s car.” Yoshi nodded along to Jaehyuk’s words. “Yep. I don’t know what we’ll do when Yedam starts high school next year. There’s no more space!”
“Don’t worry we will figure something out. Anyways shouldn’t you get going now? I don’t want you guys to be late.” Yoshi nodded and got up, grabbing his bag and putting it over his shoulder.
“Bye dad. See you tomorrow!” Yoshi waved before walking out of the house and going to his car. Jaehyuk got up as well and gave Hyunsuk a tight hug. Hyunsuk chuckled. “Have a good day sweetie.” Jaehyuk nodded, giving his dad a sweet smile before walking out of the house.
“Wait, just wait I’m not skipping school I promise!” Mashiho said before shoving a sausage in his mouth. It had been on Asahi’s plate which was untouched. Mashiho got up and gave Hyunsuk a quick hug before waving and running out of the house with his bag.
The only high schooler left in the house was Asahi. Asahi was drawing on his iPad with his stylus. He had red headphones on. He was so focused that he didn’t notice that the rest of his brothers had already left the table. Heck he didn’t even hear Junkyu’s morning arguing with Yoshi and Doyoung.
Hyunsuk gently tapped on Asahi’s shoulder. Asahi jumped and looked at his surroundings. He quickly took off his headphones and put everything in his bag once he realized that the brothers he went to school with were gone.
“Aren’t you going to eat? I can give you a quick snack if you want.” Hyunsuk said gently. It was hard to get the fifteen year old to eat. Asahi was picky and didn’t have much of an appetite.
Asahi shook his head. Hyunsuk sighed before pulling him into a hug. “Have a good day at school. Make sure you eat lunch! Did your papa pack all your lunches?” Asahi nodded and returned the hug.
Asahi didn’t say anything before leaving the house. Hyunsuk watched out the window as everyone entered the car. He could see his older teenage sons chatting and joking around. Although he wasn’t in the car he could hear how they were all whining and complaining about each other.
Hyunsuk went back to the other two teenagers in the room once Yoshi’s car was out of the driveway. Yedam was playing Roblox on his phone while Doyoung was still eating his Nutella toast. Hyunsuk wanted to roll his eyes at this. He’s not sure how many times he’s had to beg Doyoung to eat something different for breakfast.
“Doyoung..honey I thought I told you to have something different for breakfast. You can’t eat toast with Nutella every morning! Who made breakfast today?” Hyunsuk grabbed a napkin and handed it to Doyoung. Doyoung finishes the last of his chocolate toast before cleaning his hands and face.
“Yoshi hyung did. But I just gave my food to Mashi hyung. He was so happy.” Hyunsuk glanced over at Yedam who dropped his phone and put his hands up. “Don’t look at me! I ate all my food today! By the way can you tell Yoshi hyung to stop burning the bacon? That’s like the best part of the meal and he ruined it!”
“I’ll make sure he gets the message. Your school bus is coming soon right? You already know papa can’t take you. But if you want I can drive you.” Both of the middle schoolers shook their heads.
“Its okay dad we’ll take the bus! It’s more convenient. How come you’re not sleeping though? Aren’t you tired?” Yedam asked, looking concerned. He knew that Hyunsuk worked long night shifts as a nurse. Because of this Yedam and his brothers often went days without seeing Hyunsuk.
Junghwan was usually the one who would get to see their dad the most. He would keep Hyunsuk up with his crying and his giggling. Hyunsuk had a rather close bond with his six month old.
“Of course I’m tired but Junghwan doesn’t care about that. He’s been crying ever since I got home. I didn’t want your papa to lose sleep over it so I took care of Junghwan. But he’s sleeping now. Once Ruto and Jeongwoo get to daycare I’m going to sleep.”
Doyoung frowned. “Dad when will we get to spend a day with you again? Even on Sunday’s you get called to the hospital!” It broke Hyunsuk’s heart to hear the question. He knew it was true. He was missing quality time with his kids because of his job. Hyunsuk knew he needed to make time for his kids.
“Shit! The bus is here! Let’s go Doyoung!” Yedam said and quickly grabbed his bag. “Hey! What did I say about cussing!?” Hyunsuk said scoldingly. “Sorry dad! See you later or tomorrow who knows?” Yedam laughed a bit before grabbing Doyoung’s arm and dragging him out of the house.
Hyunsuk smiled, walking to the window to watch his two kids rush to the school bus. Once the two were out of his sight he rushed back upstairs to Haruto and Jeongwoo’s room.
Jihoon was getting the two sleepy kids dressed for daycare. All the sleep left Jeongwoo’s body once Hyunsuk came into his sight. “Daddy! You’re home!” Jeongwoo pushed Jihoon slightly and ran to Hyunsuk.
Hyunsuk smiled and picked up Jeongwoo. Jeongwoo giggled when Hyunsuk started leaving kisses all over his face. Jihoon smiled at the sight. He carefully finished putting Haruto’s shoes on. Hartuo then ran to Hyunsuk. Hyunsuk didn’t hesitate to pick up the other five year old.
“How are my babies doing? Are you excited to go play with the other kids?” Jeongwoo pouted. “That’s not fair daddy! You can’t call me your baby if you call Junghwan your baby!” Hyunsuk chuckled.
“But Junghwan is actually a baby. Like he’s really a baby. You and Ruto aren’t babies anymore.”
“Daddy can Jeongwoo and I be babies again? We can sleep in Junghwan’s bed. He likes to share!” Haruto said excitedly. Jihoon sighed and helped Hyunsuk put the two over energetic kids down.
“I don’t think Hwannie wants that extra company..now lets get you guys to the daycare. I’m going to be late for work if we don’t leave soon!”
“Jihoon did you really pack everyone’s lunch?”
“Duh. I left everyone’s lunch in the fridge including yours! But I know lunch time is like 3 am for you.” Hyunsuk snorted. “Okay I was just worried..I know its hard to pack eleven lunches. The kids left for school already.” Jihoon and Hyunsuk exited the room, the two five year olds following them as they walked to the kitchen.
Jihoon opened the fridge and pulled out two lunch boxes. He handed them to Hartuo and Jeongwoo who immediately put them in their bags.
“Ruto during lunch time we will race okay? Who ever finishes lunch first will win!”
“Park Jeongwoo please don’t do that. I don’t want you and Haruto to choke on your food again.” Jihoon was frowning as he talked. The two decided to whisper to each other how they were going to race eat during lunch time.
Jihoon glanced at the dining table and groaned. “Look at the mess your kids left Hyunsuk!” Hyunsuk raised an eyebrow. “Oh so now they’re my kids?”
“Well yeah..you gave birth to them..”
“You’re the one who put them in me!” Jihoon’s face flushed at the mention. He knew Hyunsuk was right but his ego was far too large to let himself admit that out loud.
“Oh would you look at the time? I have to get to work!” Jihoon put on a smile before pulling Hyunsuk into a hug. Hyunsuk smiled and kissed Jihoon’s cheek.
“Have a good day Jihoon.”
“You too. Get some rest. You should be asleep right now. Usually you aren’t awake right now..its a miracle that I see you awake before I go to work.” Hyunsuk couldn’t help but smile.
“Junghwan was crying the moment I got home. I got him to go back to sleep not that long ago. But I’ll go to sleep after you leave now that he’s asleep.” Jihoon kissed Hyunsuk gently.
Haruto and Jeongwoo looked at each other before cringing. “Ewww!” Jeongwoo exclaimed which made the married couple stop their kissing. Jihoon rolled his eyes. “Deal with it! At the end of the day daddy is all mine! Only I can have daddy!” Jihoon said smugly.
Hyunsuk cringed. “God I think I’m gonna throw up. Get out of my sight now Jihoon. You just ruined my good mood.” Jihoon huffed. “Fine! I see you’re still a hater Hyunsuk!” Jihoon pointed an accusing finger at Hyunsuk. Hyunsuk rolled his eyes before crouching down at his two sons.
He hugged both Haruto and Jeongwoo before pecking their foreheads. “Have a good day my babies. Behave and listen to the teachers okay? Eat all your food and play with your friends.” Hyunsuk didn’t mention breakfast knowing that the two ate it at the daycare.
“Okay daddy! I love you!” They both said at the same time. Hyunsuk smiled and gave the two a final hug. Jihoon smiled and gave Hyunsuk a final kiss before leaving with the two.
Hyunsuk went back to his shared bedroom and looked in Junghwan’s crib. He thanked the lords when he saw that Junghwan was still sleeping peacefully. With that he got into bed and let himself fall asleep. He needed to get as much sleep as possible.
After all, it wouldn’t be long until Junghwan woke up and Hyunsuk would have another job to take care of.
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“Papa can I dye my hair pink?” Jihoon looked up from his phone to look at Mashiho. Jihoon was startled by the sudden question. Mashiho didn’t actually expect him to say yes right?
“Uh..no.”
“What? Why!?” Jihoon cleared his throat. “Why would I let you dye your hair pink? It’s not happening. Do you know how much it costs to dye your hair?”
Mashiho had an angry pout on his face. “But dad dyes his hair!”
“Your dad has money! Do you have a job Mashi?”
“No-“
“Do you know how to properly treat dyed hair?” Mashiho frowned. “Well no-“
“Then no! You’re not dying your hair pink! Or any color for that matter!” Mashiho sighed before walking up the staircase. Jihoon didnt miss the eye roll Mashiho gave him. Jihoon shrugged. He knew Mashiho was probably upset but he couldn’t just let him do what he wanted. He was a teenager. Teenagers can barely care for their natural hair!
There’s no way in hell he’s going to let any of his kids dye their hair so young. Not even Yoshi was allowed to get his hair dyed. He knows from personal experience that it’s not something to mess with. There’s been many times that Jihoon regrets not listening to his own parents back when he was a teenager.
Jihoon was gonna go back to scrolling through his phone when Junghwan’s loud crying started becoming apparent to his ears. He quickly got off the couch and rushed to his shared bedroom.
Hyunsuk was in a deep sleep on their bed. Jihoon smiled sadly before walking to the bed and kissing Hyunsuk’s forehead. He knew that the older was exhausted. Hyunsuk had waited until Jihoon had arrived from work to sleep. Junghwan really had kept him up most of the afternoon.
Jihoon walked to the crib and all of a sudden Junghwan’s cries got louder. Jihoon picked Junghwan up and gently pat his back. “Okay, okay let’s not wake your daddy up. You’re crying so loudly today.”
Jihoon looked at Junghwan’s ears. “Good..he remembered to take them out this time.” Jihoon walked to the nightstand and grabbed Junghwan’s hearing aids. Junghwan was still crying loudly, but his crying came to a halt when Jihoon carefully put his hearing aids on.
Jihoon smiled before walking out of the room with the six month old baby in his arms. He walked down the stairs and to the kitchen. He wasn’t expecting to see Doyoung rummaging through the kitchen cabinets. Doyoung was having a hard time picking something out to eat.
“What the hell?” Doyoung jumped and turned to look at Jihoon. “That’s a bad word papa. You shouldn’t be saying that!”
“Shit I’m sorry. Don’t say that word okay?” Doyoung mentally pacepalmed. “Yeah okay. Anyways when will you make dinner? I’m starving.” Jihoon hummed. “How about we order something today? I’m not in the mood for cooking. I don’t trust any of your brothers to cook either.“
“I don’t either. I understand why Asahi hyung never eats breakfast.” Doyoung said with a shiver. Junghwan giggled at Doyoung. Doyoung smiled and walked over to gently touch his baby brother’s head.
“Careful Doyoung. His head is still really soft.” Doyoung resisted the urge to roll his eyes. “Relax father. I’m not Jeongwoo who tries to squeeze him to death.” Jihoon winced at the memory of Jeongwoo nearly killing Junghwan.
“I know…but anyways lets move on. I’m gonna order some pizza so can you watch him for a bit? If you take him upstairs don’t bother your dad. And if you drop him I promise you that you wont see your phone for months Doyoung.”
Doyoung gulped, nodding frantically before taking Junghwan from Jihoon’s arms. Junghwan squealed once he was in Doyoung’s arms. Doyoung laughed and gently pinched Junghwan’s cheek. “Cutie. Let’s go bother our other dumbass brothers now.” Junghwan was only smiling.
Doyoung quickly and carefully carried Junghwan upstairs. “You know between you and me..you’re my favorite brother!” Junghwan giggled loudly at Doyoung’s talking.
“Shh! It’s a secret Hwannie! Yedam will kill me if he finds out so you have to keep quiet.” Doyoung didn’t give the baby a chance to make a noise before he walked into the two oldest brothers room.
Yoshi was sitting on his bed, reading a new book from the school library. He hadn’t even noticed Doyoung walking into the room due to how focused he was. Apparently Junkyu hadn’t either because he was too busy yelling at his computer screen and aggressively pressing the keys of his pc.
Doyoung raised an eyebrow. He’s not sure how Yoshi was able to focus on reading when there was a whole loud ass Junkyu in the room. Doyoung held Junghwan up to Junkyu’s face. Junkyu’s yelling quieted once he couldn’t see his computer screen anymore. Junkyu gently pushed Junghwan’s stomach.
“Not now. Get that thing out of my face! I’m playing a game here!” Junkyu yelled, slightly irritated. Doyoung rolled his eyes and held Junghwan to his chest. “Wow sorry mr pro gamer. You know you really fucking suck right? I beat that level ages ago.”
“Shut up Doyoung! I’m good at these games so don’t even test me.”
“Pfft! Don’t even start. After dinner I’ll show you who’s boss! I don’t watch twitch streams for nothing.”
“Look I’m gonna win Doyoung. That’s just how it is! I’m not letting your gross middle school self-“
“Can you two shut up already? I can barely focus on my book.” Yoshi said, now standing behind Junkyu’s desk chair. Junkyu kept his eyes on the game, not sparring his siblings a single look.
“Look I don’t care about you and your stupid books. I’m playing a game here so can you two-I mean three leave me alone?”
“Fine Pewdiepie I’ll leave you alone now!” Doyoung said before exiting the room, Junghwan calm and relaxed in his arms. He went to the next bedroom and was not shocked by what he saw.
Mashiho was helping Jaehyuk organize all his clothes while Asahi was on their shared desk drawing in his sketch book. The three didn’t notice his presence and Doyoung decided not to bother them. After all this was probably the most peaceful room in the house.
Doyoung left the room without saying anything. He walked to his shared bedroom with Yedam. When he entered the room he saw Yedam with headphones in, his guitar in his lap as he practiced some chords.
Yedam noticed Doyoung and Junghwan. He put his guitar down and took the headphones on. He smiled. “Hwannie! You’re here!” Doyoung walked over and handed Junghwan to Yedam. Yedam gladly took the baby in his arms.
“Come on Hyung. Lets hang out downstairs. Dad is ordering pizza and it will be here soon.” Yedam nodded and followed Doyoung downstairs. The first thing they saw when he walked in the living room was Hartuo and Jeongwoo playing with dinosaur toys.
“RAWR! you can’t catch me!” Jeongwoo yelled before throwing the toy at Haruto’s face. “Ow! That hurts Woo!” Haruto pouted before bursting into tears. Jihoon ran into the living room at lightning speed hearing Haruto’s crying.
“What happened here? Jeongwoo what did you do to Ruto?” Jeongwoo had a guilty look on his face but he refused to say anything. Jihoon sighed and picked Haruto up, gently soothing the crying boy as best as he could.
Jeongwoo took the chance to run upstairs to his shared room with Haruto. Jihoon sighed and started walking up the staircase with a sniffling Haruto in his arms. “Let’s go talk to Woo okay? Are you okay with that?” Haruto smiled and kissed Jihoon’s cheek.
“I’m okay with that papa!” Jihoon wanted to squeal at Haruto’s cute face. He quickly peppered Haruto’s face with messy kisses. Haruto laughed at the ticklish feeling.
“Well..” Doyoung started and looked at Yedam. He then looked down at Junghwan who was still being carried by Yedam. “Looks like we’re on baby duty for now!”
The door bell rang. Doyoung gasped. “The pizza is here! I’m getting my slice first!” Doyoung quickly ran to the front door and opened it, leaving Yedam with a smiley, giggly, and drooling Junghwan. Yedam sighed.
“Doyoung wait! Papa has to pay first you idiot!”
~
Saturday’s were the most chaotic days in the Choi-Park house hold. Both parents didn’t work that day and often the parents were woken up to their children making a disaster so early in the day. Yes even Yoshi, who was seventeen now, was still a child in his parents eyes.
“That is so disgusting Doyoung! Don’t do that!” Junkyu said as Doyoung scooped up Nutella in a spoon and put it in his mouth. Ah. The whole Nutella jar was Doyoung’s now.
“We’re not allowed to eat on the couch. Papa is gonna kill you if you spill even a bit of that on the couch.” Yedam said, slightly cringing at Doyoung’s eating habits. Doyoung shrugged before he continued eating his favorite food. If you could even call it a food.
Asahi was trying to start a new drawing, his iPad sitting on his lap and his stylus in his hand. Unfortunately, there was someone preventing him from even getting started on his drawing. Jeongwoo.
“Asahi hyung! Can I draw a spider?” Asahi shook his head. “Pleaseee! I want to draw one so bad! I want to draw nice pictures like you hyung!” Jeongwoo whined and tugged at Asahi’s shirt sleeve.
Asahi wanted to get up and go back to his bed but it was nearly impossible with how Jeongwoo was clinging onto him now. “Jeongwoo-“
“Hyung! I want to draw! Please let me!” Jeongwoo whined. Asahi sighed before handing Jeongwoo his stylus pen. He opened a new page for Jeongwoo to draw. Jeongwoo giggled and started scribbling on the white page.
“Look! It’s a spider!” The older of the two looked down at the iPad screen. All Asahi saw was a bunch of black scribbles. Asahi gave Jeongwoo an unsure smile. “It looks great Jeongwoo..”
Meanwhile Yoshi and Mashiho were having a heated argument at the kitchen stove. “That’s not what you put in the batter!”
“Oh really? Who’s the one taking a cooking class? Me Mashi! Not you!” Mashiho glared slightly at Yoshi. “Well who’s the one who sucks at cooking? Not me! You should leave breakfast to me! At least I won’t burn down the kitchen!”
Yoshi gasped. “Hey! I burned the pizza one time okay! And it was the first time I ever put something in the oven. I’ve improved.” Mashiho crossed his arms across his chest.
“Dude you still suck. The breakfast you make before school is trash.”
“Yet you still eat it you fat pig!” This time it was Mashiho’s turn to gasp. The two continued their senseless bickering, throwing dumb and thoughtless insults at each other. They were so busy arguing about who was the better cook to notice that their first batch of pancakes were burning already.
Meanwhile Haruto was screaming as Jaehyuk was having a chasing spree with him all around the house. It wasn’t long until Jeongwoo decided to join, also screaming his lungs out at the slight touch from Jaehyuk.
Of course their parents eventually got out of bed to see what the ruckus was all about. Hyunsuk kissed Junghwan’s cheek after putting his hearing aids on. Junghwan squealed.
“Good morning my baby! I’m so happy to see your beautiful face today!” Junghwan only giggled at Hyunsuk’s words. Jihoon smiled at the sight but his smile disappeared once he heard Jeongwoo’s familiar screaming.
Jihoon and Hyunsuk glanced at each other before rushing to the living room. Jihoon nearly exploded at the sight of Doyoung eating Nutella on the couch. How dare he eat on his precious couch? It cost him a lot of money!
Jihoon walked over to the couch. “Doyoung! I told you already not to eat on the couch. You’ll get it all dirty!”
“I tried to warn him Papa!” Junkyu said, smiling smugly at Doyoung. Yedam scoffed. “Oh shut up! You were eating potato chips here last night! You’re not innocent either.” Junkyu blushed at being called out. Jihoon gapsed.
“Wow! How dare you guys do this to me? You’ll ruin my precious couch!” That’s how Jihoon started arguing with his three kids over a couch. Hyunsuk rolled his eyes at the sight. He scanned the living room and saw Asahi quietly drawing on his iPad.
Junghwan started to become bothered when the noise in the room became too loud. He could hear Jeongwoo and Haruto’s screams clearly now thanks to his hearing aids. The noise was bothering Hyunsuk now too. Junghwan whined loudly and grabbed onto Hyunsuk’s shirt with his small fists.
“Okay! Everyone settle down!” Hyunsuk felt satisfied when the room instantly fell quiet. He just had that power with his kids. He knew Jihoon didn’t. Whenever Jihoon told his kids to be quiet, they would only get louder.
“Let’s quiet down yeah? The day is still early. How about we all see what delicious breakfast Mashiho and Yoshi have prepared. Aren’t you guys hungry?”
The room went silent until Yedam spoke up. “Um. Sorry to break it do you dad but they probably burned whatever they decided to make. I’m not sure what kind of meal you’re expecting but I’m positive it’ll be burned.”
“Don’t be so negative Yedam!”
It turned out that Yedam was right because Mashiho and Yoshi presented a plate of burned pancakes to their parents. Hyunsuk faked a smile, his lips twitching. At least they tried, right?
“Its okay! Everyone get ready we’re going to ihop!” Jihoon gave Hyunsuk a worried look. “Love, are you sure about that? There’s like fifty of us.” Hyunsuk’s lips raised into a slight smile. “If what you’re worried about is the bill I’m paying it today.” Jihoon lit up at the words.
He gently grabbed Hyunsuk’s face and kissed him. Hyunsuk couldn’t help but laugh lightly. It was amusing to him when Jihoon would get excited over little stuff like that. Jihoon was smiling hard. “I literally love you so much.”
With that the family prepared themselves and got ready to go to the famous ihop. Once they got there and asked for their table that’s when a bit of embarrassment and reality started to set in for the parents. They weren’t sure how long they had to wait for tables to be cleared so that their family could be seated.
Jihoon and Hyunsuk watched as the waiters set up tables for their family. The waiters were rushing to put together a table large enough. Their kids also filled most of the loud chatter in the restaurant and they weren’t even seated yet. There were other customers wondering how a family could be so large. Jihoon looked at Hyunsuk and sighed.
“We have too many fucking kids love.” Hyunsuk sighed, not bothering to scold Jihoon for his effortless cussing. It wouldn’t hurt to break his cussing rule this once.
“Yes Jihoon, we do indeed have too many fucking kids.”