Party of Eight

Seungmin

Italics used when English is being spoken.

Contains: Minho spanking Seungmin.

TRIPLETS AGE 13.10

March 2020

It was early spring now, and Chan was given a 2 week long work assignment.
He was being flown to Europe to be a translator for a major business deal between two prominent companies.

He had never been away from the kids like this. He had gone on a few overnight trips. But it was not common.
He was worried just thinking about leaving the kids for that long.

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"Okay. And remember, you can call me at anytime. I'll have my phone on all night.  I'll answer no matter what time it is."
Chan said to his kids.

They all gave him a hug one by one, but when it came time to say goodbye to Changbin, Chan swore he saw a tear in his eye.

He pulled Changbin into a hug.

"Hyung, you have to come back. Okay?" Changbin said.
"Of course I'll come back. Don't be silly." Chan dismissed, before suddenly realizing why Changbin was so worried.
Of course. Changbin was thinking about his dad. His dad must've left like this and promised to come back. Yet he never did.

"Bin. I WILL come back." Chan reassured.
But regardless of how Chan tried, he knew Changbin would feel restless until he was actually back safe.

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Minho hadn't realized just how good of a parent Chan was until he was suddenly gone.
Now Minho was left to deal with all these kids and their attitudes, and he was not having it.
How did Chan do this?
Without him, it seemed like everyone forgot what they're supposed to be doing.

Minho was rushing to get out of the house and head to work when he saw Jeongin.

"Jeongin, why aren't you ready for school yet? What are you doing watching cartoons?!" Minho asked, baffled by the situation.

"Well, no one said it was time to get ready." Jeongin replied.

Minho stopped for a minute. Did Chan really tell Jeongin when it was time to get ready every morning?

Minho seemed to have forgotten that Jeongin was still a little kid.

"You shouldn't need to be told. It's the same exact routine every single day!" Minho scolded.

Jeongin looked like he would cry.
"Why are you mad at me?" He asked with a trembling lip.

"Hurry up and get ready. We don't have time for this!" Minho ordered.
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But the next day was even worse.
Seungmin apparently also forgot that he used to have manners.

It was the weekend and they were running out of groceries.
Minho wanted to stop at a restaurant for lunch and rhen head to the market.

Changbin, Hyunjin and Jisung wanted to eat seafood, so the three of them went to one restaurant, and then they were supposed to pick up the vegetables from the market.
While Minho and the 3 youngest were going to go eat ramen, and then go to the meat market.

Now Seungmin actually wanted to eat seafood too, but he also wanted to stay with Minho.
He always did like to stay in Minho's vicinity.
It made him feel calmer and more at ease.

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"Seungmin, if you want to go eat seafood, you can go with the others. Everyone else voted on ramen, so that's what we're doing." Minho said.

"But I want to go with you." Seungmin explained.