The Remains Of Our Colorless Goodbye

Chapter 7

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"Dada!!!"

Everyone inside the almost empty noodle house turn their heads to look at the entrance,

"My baby!"

--Well, Everyone except Taemin--Jimin and Taehyung's 2 year old pup-- because the kid immediately run towards his Dad, arms wide open to give a big hug,

"Oh, look at you..." Taehyung groaned after pulling away from the hug, "You're smiling so big!"

He lifts his laughing son up on the air and back on his arms, before continuing with "Is my little one, having so much fun here?"

The said 'little one' answered him with giggles, confirming that he is, indeed, having so much fun today.

"Wait. You even got chocolate on your cheeks?" Taehyung asked again, trying to tease his son by exhibiting an over exaggerated shocked expression and a fake scolding tone, to make himself look angry.

Though it didn't work on Taemin, the kid just mumbled a,

"It's delicious Dada!" In his cutest and most offended pout that resembles Jimin's so much.

There is also no doubt that he can fight someone who'll say that, the chocolate he ate isn't delicious enough to be this messy.

--So Taehyung doesn't really have a choice but to deem this reasonable.

He ends up smiling fondly while he starts wiping the chocolate on his son's cheeks with his tie, and when all the chocolates are cleaned up, he dropped a kiss on that same cheek making the giggle's erupt again.

This is a good scene to watch actually.
If you would asked Jeongguk about it, he'll even say that, it's contenting.

But not until he felt a little hand on his arm, holding on him lightly like it's unsurely seeking for comfort,

"My Seojungie..." He whispered, reaching for his own child and proceeding to sit him on his lap, "It's uncle Taehyung, baby..." He adds when he noticed how confused his child is, while looking at Taehyung.

"Hey! Come over here, You two! Don't block the entrance!" Jimin suddenly scolds loudly, making Taehyung jump but quickly obey so he can drop a quick kiss on Jimin's cheeks too,

"Oh! Hey! My favorite nephew!" Taehyung greets to Seojung as well, crouching down in front of them to be on the same eye level of the kid, "Wow! You look so handsome today." He adds with a fond smile, reaching for the kid's hand gently too.

Seojung didn't greet back tho, he just looks so confused, pouting and furrowing his brow like Taehyung is a big puzzle he needs to solve.

"Wh--"

"Taemin-ah, why don't you go and play with Seojung-hyungie again, baby? We'll just talk to Dada..." Jimin suddenly suggested, interrupting Taehyung's words as well as the staring competition Seojung is about to play with his Uncle Taehyung.

To his delight, Taemin choose to be obedient this time, cheering a 'let's go' in his tiny voice before pulling his Seojung-hyung with him back to the corner of the noodle house where they are playing just a while ago.

"Seeing him after seeing his Dad, an hour ago, hits different." Taehyung mused, gaze still on Seojung's direction. "They look so alike..." He now smiled at Jeongguk, "There's no doubt that he's Seokjin-hyung's..."

That is true.

Jeongguk had heard that a lot of times from Jimin already, and he himself can attest to that,