Offspring Warriors 🍼 YunGi [⏹]

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Yunho was still willing to cook breakfast for Mingi the next morning. 

He didn't want to argue anymore about who was wrong between them. He just wanted to forget everything. So he busied himself preparing the meal while Mingi took a shower.

But when Mingi was done, he flatly said he wasn't in the mood and preferred to eat at the office later. This hurt Yunho, but he realized that part of what happened was his own fault. So he tried to understand.

“Mingi, my stomach hurts. How about you take the day off? Just in case.”

Mingi didn’t look at Yunho because he was busy adjusting his tie. It was just one of the reasons. Another reason was that he was avoiding looking at the mark from last night's slap on Yunho's left cheek, avoiding the possibility of feeling guilty and eventually softening. He still wanted to hold on to his ego a little longer. "Don’t be so needy. You took all the risks when you decided to go out alone, right? So if you’re in pain, just deal with it."

Yunho wanted to cry when he heard that. But he was strong. So he didn’t. Unlike the previous night, when he cried for hours until he was exhausted and sleepy, eventually falling asleep on the soft sofa. Soft literally. But hard mentally because of Mingi's treatment made him feel pain all over his body.

“No, Mingi. What if Junghwan comes now?”

“That’s impossible. What’s the date today? The due date is February 23rd. That’s still a long way off.”

Maybe? But the contractions Yunho was experiencing now were because he had just entered the fourth dilation.

If only they both knew that.

Yunho didn’t know what else to say to keep Mingi from leaving. So he grabbed his husband’s arm. “Mingi—”

Mingi swatted him away. Again. Just like he did to Yunho last night. It was extraordinary that he didn’t push Yunho’s body away this time. He didn’t want to care anymore.

“Don’t expect to receive any touch or affection from me before you reflect on your mistakes and disrespect.”

And Mingi finally left, walking out and closing the door behind him. Without a word. Let alone a good morning kiss.

Yunho continued to reflect, ignoring his pain.

He tenderly wiped the colorful list on his bedroom wall.

If things continued like this, he wasn’t sure he could accomplish everything on the list with his mental state and Mingi’s current condition.

Yes, he very much wanted to hold little Junghwan in his warm embrace, but not without Mingi by his side.

But maybe he wouldn’t be able to hold on.

So he quickly packed his things and Junghwan's, and left the small house.

If that was what Mingi wanted.