Lab Baby

I Love You

He was absolutely exhausted.

Seonghwa has been working on Mingi's blanket in secret for a couple of months now, trying to crochet it perfectly and evenly while also quilting the squares together. Any time he had a free moment, he was working on the blanket. He had been staying up practically all night to work on this blanket, only getting two or three hours of sleep at night and only an hour during the day.

"You look like you haven't slept in a week Star," Mingi comments, frowning, "Are you sleeping alright? Is it your bed?"

They were currently cuddled on Mingi's bed, watching a movie on the small tv that Seonghwa honestly didn't know anything about. He wasn't paying attention, he was fighting sleep. And Mingi's scent was not helping the exhaustion creeping up on him.

"N-No," Seonghwa shakes his head, yawning, "I have been busy working on something."

"I see. And what is this something?"

"Something that you are going to wait to find out," he giggles, laying his head against Mingi's chest, "But seeing now that I have a free moment, I should-"

"Get some sleep," Mingi suggests, arching his eyebrow as he looks down at the omega cuddled into him in the couch, "Honestly, when was the last time you got a decent amount of rest my star?"

"A few months ago..." Seonghwa replies quietly, "I've been busy working on this-"

Mingi's arms and legs wrap around the omega's body, "I am forcing you to lay down and rest."

"But Mingi!" Seonghwa whines, trying and failing to push himself off of the alpha, "I really want to get this done darling."

"Then you're going to have to wait until you get some sleep," Mingi kisses each of his eyelids, nuzzling against Seonghwa's nose, "Sleep is very important Hwa, and I can't let you run on a tank almost empty. At least try to get some sleep."

Seonghwa didn't get a chance to argue, he yawns loudly, deeply, before his eyes slip close, "B-But..."

Mingi chuckles, "I think you're succumbing to the exhaustion my star."

Seonghwa moans softly, snuggling into Mingi to get comfortable as he felt his body relax. Breathing in Mingi's comforting scent, he sighs in content before he falls asleep quickly. He slept through the whole night and onto the late morning, waking up to see he is alone in bed. He frowns, sitting up to see Minjun's pacifier and small stuffed animal were on the bed as well.

Mingi must have brought Minjun to the bed with them last night.

He stretches, crawling out of the bed to exit the room and only being met with silence. He frowns, "Hello? Is anyone home?"

Footsteps can be heard down the hall, and a door opens to reveal Mingi, "Ah! My star," he exclaims, moving to wrap Seonghwa in his arms and kiss his forehead, "How did you sleep?"

"Wonderfully," Seonghwa giggles, accepting the kiss Mingi was waiting to put on his lips, "Where's Mini?"

"He's in my office," Mingi smiles, tilting his head towards the now open door, "I think he's been waiting to see his mama. I told him when you woke up we would go outside and play in the snow. It's a snowy, winter day and everyone else is being lazy. But I thought it would be fun to bond with him outside together."

"That sounds like a lovely idea," Seonghwa smiles, kissing Mingi once more, "You're so thoughtful, thank you for considering and including my son."

"He'll be mine too one day," Mingi smiles, "Come on, let's go get ready!"

They didn't hesitate. It was one thing Seonghwa never got to do that he had seen many photos and movies about in the laboratory, and that was playing in the snow. He wasn't a fan of the cold to say, but he loved the idea of introducing his son to new things and that being the cold and snow. Playing with his child and his courting love, he couldn't think of anything better.