21 Chapter 20: Ishib ? (1/2)
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Chapter Text
”Daddy, look!” Jimin said loudly while his hands that were covered by sweater paws raised his brand new drawing in order for the elder to see. January passed without them even realising so February found them promising they would spend more time with each other, the exam season that was slowly approaching causing for the pink-haired boy to be extremely stressed. He was in headspace a lot so Jungkook had a set of new rules he was trying to follow, all of them having the same objective: having his boyfriend feel at ease.
The sheet was covered in colourful jellyfish and they looked pretty good so the elder grabbed it in order to study it from up close. The colours were vibrant and he would have commented something about the trembling lines but the Bambi eyes studying his expression convinced him to forget about it. That was not a stencil for a client, it was his baby's hard work.
”It's beautiful, love.” He smiled as soon as he realised a huge grin was flashed in front of him andreached for his phone in order to unlock it and take a picture of the drawing. ”I think it'll be my new homescreen.”
”What's on your lockscreen, then?” Jimin came to peek at the screen, his chin shyly resting on a broad shoulder. His cheeks dusted with a light shade of pink when a picture of himself was revealed – one that has been taken on one of their dates; he was smiling widely and his eyes have been turned into crescents. ”Oh.”
”It's not my fault that you're so pretty, is it?” The answer came in the form of the student hiding his face in the curve of his lover's neck and an arm instinctively locked around his middle, pulling him closer. ”Do you want to draw some more?” The nod that followed was so enthusiastic that Jungkook decided to forget all about the things he had to get ready until the following day.
They chose ”dinosaurs” as the theme and the tattoo artist went for the T-rex without a thought, surprised by his boyfriend's choice which was a Diplodocus. A few months ago he couldn't have guessed he would turn into a dinosaur connoisseur but because of Jimin he now knew the differences between Sauropods and Theropods. His boyfriend's favourites were the herbivores because they seemed ”friendly” so nothing stopped him from educating the other about them whenever he had the chance.
”I think his neck could be used as a slide.” The pink haired boy decided after finishing his handiwork, eliciting a low chuckle.
”I wouldn't let you get close to that thing even if it was possible.”
”Why not, Daddy?”
”What if he'd eat you?”
”He only eats plants.” Jimin pouted and placed the green crayon he has been holding until then back on the coffee table they chose as their workplace.
”What if he'd think you're a flower?” Giggles filled the room and the younger of the two would have added something if it wouldn't have been for his stomach who loudly announced that it was dinner time.
They settled for pasta because it was the fastest dish to prepare and by the time they cuddled in bed Jimin was still in little space so Jungkook decided he should read him a chapter from the book he was currently reading. It was an Agatha Christie novel but as interesting as it was, the student couldn't help the sleepiness that was taking over, his mind filled with thoughts of gratefulness. He wouldn't have minded spending the rest of his life in that state of constant happiness.
January has been kind to the literature student. His relationship with his boyfriend was blooming everyday and beside that he managed to learn a lot more about each member of their now-common group of friends. Seokjin and Namjoon were still sorting their feelings but that didn't mean the eldest shied away from spending time with them and Jimin found a good companion in him, their personalities matching perfectly (the pink haired boy was the only one who would laugh his ass off at Jin's dad jokes).
”Daddy, where's Milo?” The younger's voice was quivering as he asked that, his eyes ready to get teary any moment. The koala has become his favourite toy and he was carrying him around everywhere, reluctant to go to sleep without it.
”Isn't he in your backpack?”Jungkook was almost ninety percent sure that he saw him there so when the student ran back to the bedroom to see if it was true he resumed to preparing the sandwiches his boyfriend got used to eat at uni. Jimin was not picky when it came to food but the tattoo artist couldn't let himself do a half-assed job when it came to his baby so he always made sure the snacks were exactly how he preferred them.
”He's not!” Jimin's voice was an octave higher than he preferred it and he didn't need to look at him to guess that he was already crying, distressed by the situation.
”Let me finish here and we'll look for him together.”
”No, now!” It was a tantrum and Jungkook was definitely not going to let this one slide so he turned around to offer his boyfriend the stare before returning to his task. ”Now!”
”Jimin, I'm doing something right n –”
”I don't care about those stupid sandwiches, I want Milo!” That was it, the dom decided and abandoned the kitchen counter, his blood beginning to boil. He washed his hands and looked at the little who looked frozen in place, his fists clenched, probably at the realisation that he screwed up.
”We're going to find Milo and then you're going to stay in time out and think about what you've just done.” His voice was as cold as the snow outside and Jimin didn't dare to do anything else but nod before walking back to the bedroom. They have found the stuffie under the bed where it had accidentally fallen but the younger didn't feel as relieved as he thought he would. ”I'll come to get you in 15 minutes.” He sniffled when Jungkook told him that and sat on the edge of the bed.
He hated that he managed to upset his Daddy enough to punish him, the idea of being bad worse than that lousy quarter hour he had to spend on his own. He should have been patient and shouldn't have insulted his boyfriend's work like that because those ”stupid sandwiches” were prepared for him. He stopped crying after a few minutes so when the door opened he sniffled quietly, waiting for the approval that his punishment was done.
”It's over.” Jungkook announced and watched as the boy jumped off the bed and hurried in his direction. He was still pissed about the whole situation but was willing to let go, reminding himself that his baby has been distressed and that was the reason why he acted like that.
”Daddy?”
”Yes, Jimin?”
”I'm really sorry for acting spoiled.” The words came out tiny so the brown-haired man gave in, stopping in order to pull his boyfriend into a tight hug. Jimin took advantage of the opportunity and wrapped his legs around his middle in order to be carried around and Jungkook kissed the top of his head.
”You're forgiven, brat.”
”I'm not a brat, I'm a good boy.” He chuckled and pecked the pout that formed before placing him on one of the chairs and offering him the lunchbox he's done. ”Did you put an apple in there too?”
”Do you deserve an apple?” The tattoo artist asked sarcastically and crossed his arms in front of his chest. The pink-haired boy's bottom lip was sticking out but he decided to check and find the answer himself and squeaked when he saw there was an apple inside the box.
”Thank you, Daddy!”
”You're welcome, kitten.” Jungkook dropped him off at university and he had an overall good day before heading back to his and Tae's apartment where he found a note announcing that his best friend was going to spend the night at a mate's place. He spent a couple of hours working on a project before deciding to spend some time online, torn between looking at cute clips of animals on Youtube and buying new clothes. He was shopping when a notification that he received a new email distracted him and he immediately signed in, curious to see what it was about. It was ”A” as a subject and he believed it might be one of his teacher that wasn't fond of technology and had no idea how virtual mail worked.
The sender sounded familiar but he couldn't exactly put his finger on it. There were a few files attached, nothing else, so he downloaded it, surprised to find they were actual videos – pretty long too.