Dancing Like Butterfly Wings 🦋 yungi [▶]

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Mingi still has an excellent memory and has never forgotten the stories of Papa Hades from back in the day.

Hades might be known to everyone as the god of darkness, fearsome, and terrifying. But he paid great attention to all his children scattered across the earth, both the upper and Underworld. So, when he wasn’t guarding or busy judging rebels in Tartarus, he made time to tell stories to his children living in his palace. Stories about Mingi, who had dominion over a third of the earth because he was the son of Hades, the God and King of the Underworld. Stories about everything, including the times when Hades confronted his pregnant women in the past.

Typically, all of them—except Persephone, because she wasn’t human but a goddess, specifically the goddess of flowers and spring—experienced cravings during that time.

Evidently, it was a period when they would ask for strange things that were hard to obtain—whether they were real cravings or they were just using the opportunity and claiming it as a craving—but they had to be obtained.

Among his close friends, Mingi was the first to have the chance to become a father—of course, the first because he was still too young, and he and Yunho hadn’t planned it at all. Both were shocked and couldn’t accept it when they first found out.

Hearing his father's stories about how his women craved things made Mingi think that it was a test and a challenge. Because after overcoming that challenge, Hades would receive more affection as a token of gratitude from his partner.

Mingi wanted that.

He wanted to show Yunho that he was willing to do anything for his lover.

Unfortunately, Yunho's pregnancy was already in its fourth month—even his belly was no longer as flat as it was last month—and he would soon leave behind the morning sickness phase.

But there were no signs that he wanted anything unique that would make his lover have a hard time finding it.

None at all.

"Darling, if you want something, just say it," Mingi said.

Yunho smiled sincerely and nodded. "Of course."

"But you never asked for anything from me?"

"Yes... because I don’t want anything?"

"Oh come on, if there's something you need, don’t keep it to yourself! Tell me."

"I’m not keeping anything. Besides, even without asking, you’re always attentive and take good care of me almost all the time. What more do you want me to ask from you?"

"Something hard for me to get, maybe?" Mingi said hesitantly.

"Nothing, really."

Seeing Mingi pout, Yunho chuckled softly.

Yunho's laughter.

So sweet.

Mingi now likes sweet things in the world.

Jung Yunho was no exception.

Jung Yunho wasn't sweet, Mingi said.

What he said was, Jung Yunho was the true definition of sweetness itself.

That heartwarming smile always made him fall in love every day.

Especially after diving in the Elysium Lake during the cursed bloodshed day in the underworld a few weeks ago, Yunho's skin became even whiter and shinier, his face even more handsome, more beautiful, and radiant.

Besides, they say, a pregnant person's face and aura are between two options. If not dull, they’re glowing.

Yunho was the second one.

Mingi began to question the term "love at first sight" for a lover who made him fall in love over and over again.

He had to erase that term from his dictionary and principles.

Then return to reality.

Where he hoped Yunho would ask for something strange from him before his lover's pregnancy grew bigger.

Oh, Great and Mighty Goddess Hera, please make Phaedon command me to get something hard to obtain, just once!

I promise, I will try to get whatever it is to prove my reliability as a good partner and deeply love my future wife!

And... of course, to make his love for me grow when I successfully fulfill his strange request.

It seemed he also had to pray to Aphrodite and Eros?

He was so desperate that the lines appeared in his head just like that.

And finally, it happened.

Hera granted his wish.

One night, Mingi heard Yunho’s bed, which was across from his own, creaking continuously due to Yunho's restless shifting. On his back. Right side. Left side. Back and forth. Looking agitated.

"Go to sleep," Mingi said, feeling disturbed. He had to get up early the next day. If he was even a minute late for his optical mineralogy class, he wouldn’t get credit for attendance throughout the class because he had already used up his three absences for this course. Taking more than allowed would be the end of him.

"I can’t. I can’t sleep."

"Nightmare?" Mingi asked groggily since he had just closed his eyes for less than an hour, and sleepiness was weighing heavily on his eyelids. He wasn’t Lucas. Not the son of Hypnos. Who had the superpower to stay awake for fifty hours nonstop without feeling sleepy at all. He sometimes envied Lucas because such a power could be used to work on internship reports all night when facing deadlines.

He had thought of smothering Yunho’s face with a pillow until he was breathless and fainted, then go back to dreamland and manipulate Yunho’s dream so he wouldn’t wake up until morning. It never occurred to him to gently pat Yunho’s bottom and lull him to sleep with a lullaby.

That’s right.

He was the son of the god of death.

What do you expect?

Tenderness all the time?

"No. I want something. I keep thinking about it so I can’t go back to sleep."

Mingi’s eyes widened at his lover's spontaneity, "Really?" He got up to approach Yunho and sit beside him, who was still lying down, "Say what it is." Finally...

"I..."

"Yes?" He looked at Yunho with hope. He was determined to get whatever it was, no matter what. He liked challenges.

"...want..."

Mingi watched his lover’s lips move without stopping, not missing a single syllable—even though in reality, it wasn’t necessary to pay that much attention since his hearing was still good enough to receive information.

"...ummm..."

He nodded rapidly, anticipating what Yunho would say.

"Wait, are you sure you can get it for me?"

"ARGH! Just say it! Don’t torture me any longer!"

Mingi's harsh outburst and glaring eyes frightened Yunho. It was clear from his reaction as he moved away from his furious lover. Until he felt the back of his head hit the hard wall where one side of his bed was attached. Until he groaned in pain.

Seeing this, Mingi was shocked and felt guilty. He started to rub the back of Yunho’s head.

"Okay, I’m sorry. I was too hasty. Really, I didn’t mean to shout at you and scare you."

"Don’t worry, I’m fine." Yunho immediately moved back closer to his lover.

"Alright then, will you please tell me your request so I can quickly fulfill it?" His tone softened, afraid of scaring his lover again.

"Yes. I want Olympius—"

Before Yunho could finish his verbal sentence, Mingi’s mouth was already on the wet ground.

"--to rub my belly."

"WHAT?!"