DRABBLES AND SERIES [ jinbyul ]

short story: checklist

a short story derived from 4.22cm series wherein; eunbyul is already six years old, what if she discovers one of her daddy's little secret?

genre: pure fluff, romance, and family centered.

it's already morning.

eunbyul yawns softly as soon as she heard the noises over the stairs, knowing that her parents are already up as she rolled over her pastel-colored bed, squinting her eyes from the light shining through the tiny gap from her favorite green colored curtains.

there she starts rushing out the door to greet her parents a good morning even if six in the morning is too early for her.

"good morning."

she then hears the raspy voice of her appa, as she peeks down the stairs- watching her omma sleepily yawning while sitting down the counter, being greeted by a kiss on the forehead from seokjin, making her smile softly and greet him back as she rubbed her eyes, with a squeeze on the shoulder.

appa always kisses mama a good morning- a good night, and everything.

appa likes kisses, and i like them too- he kisses me frequently whenever he drops me to school, too- and when saying good night, and now a good morning.

silently watching her parents in their morning routine without her, she tilts her head- blinking.

"i'll drop eunbyulie to school, are you leaving early?" seokjin asks byulyi, hearing her yawn again that made him chuckle while he's taking out the eggs. 

"eoh- you know, hyegi's the lead director in our new music video- yong and i would go there first knowing she'll be late." she chuckles, hearing seokjin laugh softly- muttering. "you truly know each other."

soft spoken conversations.

that's how mama and papa talks whenever eunbyulie is asleep or tired.

"i want to drop eunbyulie off too, but i'll be really busy this week."

it's okay. mama and papa takes turns in dropping me off, but this week- it's always appa.

it's still okay since mama picks me up whenever she could.

eunbyulie yawns softly, somehow presenting herself awake, seeing both her parents snapping their heads alert, watching her walk down the stairs- looking at them sleepily.

"mwoya, it's early." byulyi whispers softly, quick to gesture eunbyul to come close with her arm open- as eunbyulie rubs her eyes.

"omma is leaving early?" she asks sweetly, greeting byulyi with a hug as she was lifted on her mom's lap, burying her chin on byulyi's shoulder while greeting jin with a kiss good morning.

"early, mm." byulyi giggled, as seokjin muttered. "did we woke you up?" he asks, now turning the stove on to cook. "aniyo." she replies, adding. "i just have this sense that omma is leaving early."

she playfully whispered, hearing the two chuckle. "aigoo, i'm sorry for that gongjungnim." byulyi plays along, hearing her laugh as eunbyulie murmurs. "appa's time?"

"mm, appa's time." seokjin chuckled.

appa's time - a term that eunbyulie uses whenever it's time for a daughter and father bonding.

omma's time - for having the time with her mother.

but surely, after that warm conversation so early in the morning with the cycle that eunbyul is already used to; a kiss good morning, a good breakfast before bath and brushing, preparation and a laughter before separating, it's time for mama to go.