THE AFTERGLOW | | vk

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" Go play with the toys, baby. I'm busy right now." Taehyung said as he chopped the vegetables. Jeongguk's lips wobbled and tears started pooling in the corner of his eyes. 

"Taetae, up!" jeongguk exclaimed loudly with a pout. Taehyung walked to the fridge and grabbed a cheese bar. "Taetae is cooking right now, bub. Taetae can't lift you." Taehyung said as he started grating the cheese. 

Jeongguk started stomping his legs on the floor as he made grabby hands. "Taetae, kookie up up!" Jeongguk cried. 

"Jeongguk!" taehyung's voice turned stern as he tossed the vegetables in the pan. Jeongguk started shedding crocodile tears and sat on the floor beside taehyung with his legs widespread. 

"Kookie, get up. I'll stumble upon you." Taehyung said when he saw Jeongguk sitting on the floor with his arms crossed on his chest and his lower lip jutted out. "Nwo, taetae kookie up!" Jeongguk turned his head away. " baby, no tantrums! You'll get hurt" taehyung said when he looked down. 

Jeongguk just huffed and ignored Taehyung's words. "I shouldn't have woken you up this early in the morning." Taehyung muttered under his breath and scratched his forehead. "baby, get up" Taehyung tried to persuade the younger again. 

"Nwo~" Jeongguk whined and his lips started wobbling again. "kookie up, pwease." Jeongguk showed his unintentional teary puppy eyes. He made grabby for the younger to lift him up. 

Taehyung fake cried and walked to the sink and washed his hands. "Why are so cute, my baby?" He whined and lift the younger up and peppered him with kisses all over his face. He placed the younger one on his hip and tried to toss all the vegetables. 

Jeongguk tried to open the cupboard over his head and tried to steal the packet of gummies while taehyung was busy tossing the vegetables. 

"Ahaa!" Taehyung exclaimed and slapped the younger's hands away. "Gotcha, fake tantrums and puppy eyes for gummies, huh!" taehyung said dramatically and put the younger down on his feet again. 

Jeongguk started stomping his feet again. "taetae~" Jeongguk whined. "sorry, little one. Your tricks won't work here anymore." Taehyung said as he place all the ingredients together to make the gimbap rolls. 

"Kookie, wan' gummies!" Jeongguk whined with a pout. "Kookie want  needles and wants to get jabbed too." Taehyung teased as he concentrated on his work. "Forgot how you were coughing yesterday due to too much sugar intake, huh!" Taehyung playfully scolded the younger. 

Jeongguk's eyes became teary as he made grabby hands. "Kookie sowwy! kookie up, pwease" Jeongguk pleaded. "No, baby. Go back to the living room." Taehyung said still not looking at the younger. Jeongguk huffed and walked back to the living room, stomping his feet. 

"Good morning~!" Jimin sang, eyeing the younger who was stomping his feet to the living room. "Good morning, hyung!" Taehyung greeted the elder. 

"What's wrong with him early in the morning?" Jimin asked as he grabbed a banana before he started peeling it off. 

"He tried to steal the gummies I hid in the cupboard above. He shed crocodile tears for that." Taehyung rolled his eyes and Jimin laughed.

"Why did you wake him so early in the morning?" Jimin asked as he had his banana. "I thought he would send you off too" Taehyung huffed as he closed the lid of the lunch box. " Here you go, hyung. Your lunch! cheese gimbap like you wanted." taehyung said and pushed the box to the elder. 

"Are you sure it is edible?" Jimin raised his eyebrows. Taehyung rolled his eyes and hit the elder on his shoulder lightly. "Of course!" He sassed which made jimin laugh.