Ｒｅｃｏｒｄ Ｏｆ Ｙｏｕｔｈ

Can't We Just Freeze Time?

It's the triplets birthday and Sungyoon thinks time is going too fast.

It was early in the morning; the sun had not come out yet. Sungyoon was deep asleep in between Daeyeol's arms where he was comfortable, not noticing the sound of the door opening and the sounds of tiny footsteps coming near the bed. His eyes shot open when felt a tiny body jump onto his chest and scream in his ear about how it was their birthday.

That's right, it was the triplets' birthday. Birthday. He didn't like that word. He especially did not like it when Jangjun, Seungmin, Jaehyun, Donghyun, Joochan, or Bomin were in front of it. It had meant that his children were growing, and he did not like that. He wanted his kids to stay little forever, and the thought of them growing up scared him.

He remembered the night before when he and Daeyeol were to drop Jangjun off for his first day of kindergarten. He had not taken it too well and cried onto Daeyeol's arms as soon as they put the other children to sleep. Daeyeol comforted him through it. Daeyeol didn't like the idea of his children growing up either, but he wanted to stay strong for Sungyoon.

That very night, they had a heartfelt conversation about their worries and their fears. It felt great to talk his feelings out with Daeyeol and get reassured, but he wouldn't lie if he said that he wished for them to be small forever.

He did not notice he had been deep into his thoughts until he had heard a raspy, "Happy Birthday buddies," from the person to the side of him, followed by the sound of kisses and loud giggles. Sungyoon finally snapped out of it and smiled.

"Happy birthday, my little ones," he greeted before giving them all a hug.

Another fit of giggles and thank you's before there were kisses pasted on the cheeks. Jangjun, followed by Seungmin, joins in and greets the triplets as well. It elated Jangjun it was his brother's birthday because it meant that he could teach them more things.

"Why don't I make you three a special birthday breakfast? Jangjun and Seungmin, would you like to help me make breakfast?" Sungyoon suggests. They both reply with yes and are told to wait downstairs in the kitchen while Sungyoon checks on Bomin.

Sungyoon walks to the room next to their bedroom and finds Bomin in his crib, fast and deep into his sleep. He sighs and smiles, brushing hair away from Bomin's face before giving him a small kiss on the head.

"Please never grow up, at least not yet," he whispers to the sleeping baby. A tear runs down his cheek but wipes them off and leaves the room. He goes down the stairs right after and starts making breakfast for the family.

Once making his way downstairs and into the kitchen, he goes to the sink and washes his hands, knowing Jangjun already had washed his hands and helped Seungmin wash his hands too. His heart filled with joy knowing that Jangjun was now more responsible and did things without being told to. It brought him even more joy that Jangjun had helped Seungmin to wash his hands, knowing that his younger brother could not reach the handsoap just yet. He opens the fridge and starts getting ingredients out and places them on the counter.

"Let's get started, shall we?" Sungyoon says. "Jangjun, please heat the oven to 200℃ for me, then you can join me and Seungmin to mix the ingredients," he instructed the oldest. Once Jangjun had heated the oven, he joined his mother and Seungmin in making breakfast for his other brothers.

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It was now around 08:00, just a little over 45 minutes since he and Daeyeol had originally been awoken by the triplets. He, with the help of his two little workers, had eventually made breakfast for the family. It was difficult; they had a few minor accidents, but Sungyoon was there to fix it.