family | ateez au | (under editing)

*part sixteen*

third person pov
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a week later
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"is papa workin?" wooyoung asked seonghwa, who was chopping up fruits to restock their fridge with snacks

"yeah, why what's up?"

"oh... well. now that i watch people do makeup. i think i can try it and i wanna try on papa" wooyoung answered

"we said no makeup yet woo, hair dye is fine. but i don't want you think that you have to wear makeup to be pretty. we've been over this" seonghwa said sternly

"but i just wanna do it to papa! why can we dye our hair but now put lipgloss on?" wooyoung pouted

"because you guys use hair dye in sections of your hair once a year because it's something for you to express yourself with." seonghwa sighed before leaning down to wooyoung level "baby, when you tell us you wanna do makeup to look pretty, it makes us sad. you're already so beautiful woo. when you dye your hair you do it because it's fun, and you like to look cool. if you keep complaining you won't even be allowed to dye your hair"

"but makeup is cool! manny and nikkie do these really cool designs!" wooyoung whined

"i agree, and we can do those designs for special events. but i don't want you to believe that you can only be pretty if you wear makeup. i'm not saying makeup is bad. i'm just saying you're to young to understand why some people wear makeup in the first place"

"that's stupid!" wooyoung raised his voice

"kim-park wooyoung!"

"no. sannie gets to do whatever he wants. and so does yunho and yeosang. why can't i? that's so dumb! you don't even lik-" wooyoung was cut off by seonghwa grabbing his wrist. not in a way that would hurt him. just in a way that was firm and would stop him from whaling his arms everywhere

"do. not. finish that sentence. if you keep it up you'll be grounded and you won't be watching manny or nikkie. is that understood?" seonghwa said strictly. quietly, the way that scared the kids in the very rare accession that it happens. "me and papa love you very much woo, that's why we don't want you wearing makeup in the first place. we don't want you to be insecure about yourself when you're one of the most beautiful boys ever. don't ever say that either of us don't like you." seonghwa was holding back his tears as he watched wooyoungs fall down his face

wooyoung waddled closer to seonghwa and started sobbing in his shoulder. the parent let go of his sons wrist, letting him rap his arms around his mama's neck.

"sorry mama" the boy sniffled

"it's okay woo, just please listen to us when we say no okay? i'll let you do mama and papas makeup later tonight okay?"

"mhm"

the two stayed there for a bit until wooyoung finally calmed down. once his tears were dried and seonghwa smothered him with kisses, that made him giggle like crazy, he ran back upstairs to yunho and yeosangs room to watch youtube with them.

a few minutes later hongjoong came downstairs to grab a snack. he stole a strawberry that seonghwa was just about to start cutting before popping it in his mouth.