The Light of Dead Stars | KSJ

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Jin does, in fact, fuck you in every surface of the suite - from the dining to the coffee table to the floor against the rug, to the bathroom and the window... with the curtains closed, of course. And that was just in the evening and the next morning.

You don't think you've ever been this... needy for each other in this way, but then again, it's not like you can really do this in your home unless Mrs. Kang is on her days off. Jin decides you should both stay in when she does. And well, there is a guesthouse you could utilize, which you decide to redesign so he doesn't think of Seri when you're both there.

Perhaps it's how the past months have been and how they took so much from both of you - individually and as a couple. You suppose when difficult situations arise, it seems easier to give into the fading of the intimacy, and that was the case for a while. You know, more than anything, that this is the time when you and your husband need to feel close, in any way that's possible.

The last day of the Board meeting goes by smoothly, with the members expressing their satisfaction with the way the executive team is handling everything - scandal included. You spend your last day going around the city together before your evening flight to Singapore - where you stay for 2 days to check in with the Southeast Asian head office - and then back home to Seoul.

You're exhausted, and you spend an entire day pretty much in bed, recovering from jet lag and the mental tiredness of flights and packing and being away from your comfort space of home cooked meals, friends, and family. So you visit your parents over the weekend and then spend after office hours with Dara, Jimin, and Jungkook.

Jin seems to be doing fine - still working, still on his feet all the time, meeting new people and being even more hands-on than he was before, as he sits in on some department meetings.

It's Saturday after 2 weeks since you came back when you find yourself in Taehyung and Hyuna's home for lunch with the entire Kim family, and right when you enter and see their parents, the air grows tense.

Taehyung had texted all of you to visit for a meal. Finally, you all say, as the renovations to make their penthouse how they want it took way too long, so it's the first time that you all get to see their place.

You and Jin take the seats on the opposite ends of their parents, not wanting to make it even more uncomfortable for the others around, even if everyone pretty much knows just how awkward it's been recently. Taehyung and Sejeong bring up Jin a lot, specifically how the trips went, but their parents still don't seem interested nor keen to resolve the issue. Jin glances at them and motions for his siblings to drop it, and they obey.

"We're so happy you're all here. Thank you for coming," Taehyung chirps, as the first dish is being served.

"You threatened to cut us off if we didn't show up, Tae," your husband quips. "Of course we're here."

You all laugh, save for their parents who seem to be trying to look indifferent.

"Yeah, and I meant that," the younger Kim warns. "But anyway, we asked you all here for a celebration of sorts. Of course, our home is complete. It's our safe space and yours, too. We've set up areas for the kids to play so they can come over whenever they want. And we're here to celebrate my love for my wife. And her love for me. It's been an amazing year of making each other so happy, so complete, and we've been learning a lot more about each other and just how transformative that love could be. And because of that, we'd like to—"

"We're pregnant," Hyun-a butts in, to the delight of everyone.

"Babe, I was just getting there!" Taehyung whines.

"You were taking so long. You said you'd skip the speech!"

"I got carried away but yes, we're pregnant! Our amazing genes will now be replicated," Taehyung announces excitedly.