Jungkook and Jimin were both sat up in bed, watching their sleeping little with fond smiles as Jungkook gently stroked Taehyung's hair with a tattooed hand.
"He's cute." Jimin chuckled, noticing how Taehyung's cheek was gently squished against the pillow, and Jungkook scrunched up his nose when the brunette made a cute sound in his sleep.
"He really is."
Jimin got up to go and make them some coffee while Jungkook stayed put, seeing Taehyung's eyelids flicker open, before his eyes adjusted to the gentle light of the room and his dilated pupils focused on the ravenette leaning over him.
"Heya bub." He hummed to the older boy who rubbed at his eyes with loose fists, a soft pout on his lips and a dazed look in his eyes the moment he'd removed his hands from his face. Jungkook could immediately tell just by the look on his face that he was in headspace, but exactly how small he was, he was soon to find out.
At the sight of Jungkook, Taehyung's eyes immediately began to fill with tears, a soft whimper escaping the boy and making Jungkook panic momentarily.
"Woah hey, what's wrong, lovely?" He spoke with wide eyes, stroking his thumb over Taehyung's forehead, but the little didn't say a word, he just whined and reached up for him with grabby hands as the tears began to spill out of his eyes.
Jungkook quickly hooked his hands under the boy's arms and lifted him up and into his lap, trying to sit him up so that he could look at his face and ask him what was wrong, but the brunette just sobbed quietly and curled up against Jungkook's chest.
"Jimin!" Jungkook called out for the oldest, and the blonde male hurried in, gasping when he saw the two of them and glaring at Jungkook.
"What did you do??" He hissed, but Jungkook looked a little lost, shaking his head frantically.
"I didn't do anything! He just... woke up and started crying?? All I did was look at him- help me I don't know what I'm doing." Jungkook's tone was just as confused as his expression, but the slightly raised voices seemed to stress Taehyung out as he started to cry harder, so Jungkook immediately shut up when he felt the little grip onto his shirt.
"Ah... he must have woken up in babyspace. Give him to me." Jimin said, holding his arms out for the boy who turned from Jungkook and faced Jimin, clinging onto Jimin's shoulders the moment the oldest picked him up and out of Jungkook's lap.
"Shhh shh, it's okay, bubba. Papa's got you." He cooed, bouncing Taehyung in his arms, and it was only a matter of seconds until Taehyung began to calm down, tucking his head under Jimin's chin and stopping his crying almost immediately.
"What the- how on Earth did you do that??" Jungkook spoke with a dropped jaw, seeing Jimin smile smugly over Taehyung's shoulder as he chuckled.
"He just wanted to be held, that's all." He hummed knowingly, and when Jungkook nodded in understanding and then saw how Taehyung was sucking on his thumb, he jumped up to grab one of Taehyung's dummies off the nightstand.
"You feeling tiny?" Jungkook spoke softly to the brunette as he placed the dummy between his lips, and Taehyung just closed his eyes and hummed quietly, still clinging onto Jimin with tight fists.
"So he's in babyspace because he's stressed?" Jungkook asked, having never seen Taehyung in babyspace before, but he had let Taehyung tell him about it a while back. Jimin nodded and sat on the bed, cradling Taehyung in his arms.
"After last night, I'd expect so."
An couple of hours passed, and Taehyung was still in babyspace, being particularly clingy and needing contact with at least one of his caregivers at all times. They settled on watching a movie after they'd got Taehyung to eat something, which only ended up being a fruit smoothie because he was refusing to eat anything solid. Now Jungkook was lying on the sofa with Taehyung lying on top of him, stroking the boy's hair as he lay his head on his chest and suckled on his dummy quietly. The little's eyes were fixed on the television, finding Nemo playing for the third time that week. It was his favourite movie.
"I don't like how quiet he is." Jungkook mumbled with a frown, grasping the attention of Jimin who was sat beside them, and the blonde boy sighed.
"I never thought you'd complain about some peace and quiet." He chuckled, and Jungkook laughed a little, before looking down at the boy lying on him and carding his hand through his hair.
"It's just doesn't feel right." Jungkook explained, leaning forwards and planting a kiss on Taehyung's head, which made Jimin smile.
"I remember when we found him on the way home and you specifically told me that you didn't want anything to do with him. Now look at you." He chuckled with a grin, and Jungkook rolled his eyes, before leaning his own head back so that it rested on Jimin's thigh.
"Shut up, I was being an asshole that day." He huffed, feeling Jimin's warm hands cupping his cheeks.
"Yep." Jimin responded with that same grin, chuckling when Jungkook lightly slapped his thigh and huffed.
Taehyung had since got bored of the movie, and considering he wasn't receiving attention anymore, he wriggled off of Jungkook and slid from the sofa and to the floor, babbling to himself as he crawled across the lounge carpet.
"Baby, where are you going?" Jimin chuckled softly, but Taehyung didn't reply, crawling out of the lounge and heading down the hallway. Jungkook sat up and let Jimin hop up to go and follow Taehyung in order to keep an eye on the small little.
Jimin watched as the boy slumped on the floor halfway down the hall and huffed, the angry pout on his lips making jimin coo.
"Aw, what's wrong, cutie?" He hummed, crouching in front of the boy who's brows were furrowed with frustration.
"Da!" He babbled, pointing to the door of his little room and making grabby hands for it. Jimin chuckled fondly and picked the baby up, carrying him in to his little room and placing him on a play-mat he had on the floor in the centre.
"Want Papa to play with you?" Jimin hummed as he sat in the floor beside the little, and Taehyung smiled behind his dummy, so Jimin quickly took the adorable action as a yes. Taehyung squealed when Jimin grabbed one of his favourite stuffed toys and handed it to him, the little holding it and waving it around with a content expression.
"Looks like someone's in a good mood."
Jimin turned to Jungkook who was stood at the door and smiled, while Taehyung stayed preoccupied with his toy, happily babbling to himself. Yet it was only a matter of time before his burst of energy began to wear off, and his eyes quickly became lidded as a soft whine left his lips. Jimin noticed this, and he was quick to hold his arms out for the boy, who slowly leaned into his chest for a hug.
"M tiwed Papa." He whispered softly, and Jimin smiled upon realising that Taehyung was no longer in babyspace. He then handed Taehyung to Jungkook, who picked him up.
"C'mon baby, nap time." He hummed, and Taehyung nodded against his shoulder, letting Jungkook help him to get changed into something more comfy before laying the brunette down in his little bed.
"Comfy?" The younger caregiver asked, tucking Taehyung in with a kiss to his forehead, and the little closed his eyes and nodded, a small yet noticeable smile on his face.
"Lub you daddy. Lub you Papa." He yawned, and from the look on Jimin and Jungkook's faces, you could just tell that they were going to protect this boy with their lives.
"Love you too, sweetheart."
"So much."
