Burning Candle Cheolsoo (Joshua X Seungcheol)

Chapter 6

"Joshua calm down" Seungcheol said, he wanted to be as gentle as possible even though Joshua was making it hard

Joshua's eyes widened in shock and disbelief at Seungcheol's words. He couldn't believe that Seungcheol was trying to calm him down, considering the fact that he was the one who had initiated this argument.* "Calm down? You want ME to calm down? YOU START AN ARGUMENT WITH ME, YOU PISS ME OFF, AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME TO CALM DOWN?!" He exclaimed, his rage only growing more intense

*Seungcheol moved closer and pulled Joshua in for a kiss, hoping maybe just maybe Joshua would calm down, he doesn't want his children to see them like this*

*Joshua's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting Seungcheol to pull him into a kiss. However, his rage began to diminish slowly.*

*He grumbled, but leaned into the kiss, reluctantly giving in to Seungcheol's attempt to calm him down. It was working, though he was still rather irritated with him, just not as much as before*

He huffed, but his irritation was now significantly lower than it was before. He looked away for a few moments, before looking back at Seungcheol.

"Can we be civil about this" Seungcheol said while breaking the kiss, his hands wrapped around Joshua's waist

"Fine. I'll try being civil, as long as you're civil as well. Because last night, and this morning, you sure as hell weren't." He mumbled, his arms still folded. Yet, he didn't try to escape Seungcheol's embrace*

*Seungcheol was gonna argue back about how he was civil and Joshua was the one who was wrong, but he did not want to start any other argument* "Listen we'll talk about this later, our children are starving"

He rolled his eyes, but nodded. He knew Seungcheol had a point, it was time they set aside their arguments for now, their kids needed to eat. He sighed. "Fine, we can talk about it later. Let's just feed the kids first." He said, his tone calmer than before*

"Juin!! Seongwoo!!" Seungcheol called out gently but loudly to let his angels know breakfast is ready

Juin and Seongwoo, who had both been watching Bluey, immediately perked their heads up when they heard their names being called

They got up from the couch and made their way to the kitchen, where Seungcheol and Joshua were, their footsteps pitter-pattering against the floorboards

They both walked into the kitchen, smiling happily and innocently, completely oblivious to the tension still present between their parents.

Juin immediately ran over to Seungcheol and clung onto him, wrapping his arms around his waist. Meanwhile, Seongwoo walked over to where Joshua was and smiled up at him, sticking close to his side

*Seungcheol smiled upon seeing Juin running over to him, he chuckled as Juin clung to him like a baby koala. He picked Juin up, holding him in his arms, while he ruffled his hair affectionately*

Once Seongwoo had walked over to Joshua, the latter smiled warmly at him, ruffling his hair with his hand a little. He wrapped an arm around Seongwoo's shoulders, pulling him close

Seungcheol then sat Juin and Seongwoo down before giving them their pancakes, which was ugly but tasty

Both of them looked at the pancakes with wide, excited eyes. Despite the pancakes being ugly looking, they didn't care, as long as they were tasty, which was clearly the case here. Seongwoo looked excited and ready to dig in, but Juin was the one who immediately started eating, not wasting a second

"are you not gonna eat?" Seungcheol asked Joshua

*Joshua was a little surprised to be addressed, but shrugged it off. He wasn't particularly keen on eating at the moment, his argument with Seungcheol had drained him away of any appetite*

"Nah, I'm not really hungry." He replied, his tone casual. He still had his arm wrapped around Seongwoo's shoulders, holding the seongwoo close to his side*

*Seungcheol patted the younger's head, despite their argument, he wanted Joshua to eat, at the end of the day, he's the man  that Seungcheol promised to take care of till his last breath, no matter what* "Come on eat.." Seungcheol said softly

*The way Seungcheol said it, gently and softly, and how he pat Seongwoo's head, made Joshua feel a slight ache in his chest, a pang in his heart. Despite the argument they had, Seungcheol was still thinking of him, and he still wanted the best for him*

*He huffed and groaned. "Fine, I'll eat." He begrudgingly replied, and reluctantly got himself some pancakes and began eating*

"Juin, slow down you're gonna choke"

(I'm so sorry if this chapter looks rushedd)