- 12 years later
It's a typical Saturday evening in the house, you are in the kitchen, stirring a pot of pasta sauce, while Mingi is sprawled out on the couch, scrolling through his phone, suddenly, Yerin, now a fifteen-year-old, marches into the room with an exasperated sigh
"Dad, Mom's telling everyone on the family chat that you're a 'five-star chef' just because you made toast this morning without burning it, can you please stop her?"
Mingi snorts, giving you a mock glare
"Look, I don't appreciate my achievements being downplayed here, kiddo, that toast was perfectly golden brown, you'd think I won a Michelin star with that level of effort"
You laugh from the kitchen, leaning over the counter
"He even plated it all fancy with a sprig of parsley, Yerin. I'm telling you, it was gourmet"
Yerin rolls her eyes
"It was toast! I could make that in my sleep!"
"Bold words, kid, tomorrow, we're having a toast-off, let's see if you've got what it takes to make breakfast as elite as mine"
Yerin smirks, she's not one to back down from a challenge
"Fine, you're on, I bet you'll forget the butter"
Mingi gasps dramatically
"Insulting my skills? Now you're just asking for a grounding"
You roll your eyes playfully
"This is what happens when two competitive spirits collide. Why don't you both just admit you're equally terrible at cooking and call it a truce?"
Yerin and Mingi exchange a glance before both exclaiming at once
"Never!"
They said, making you laugh
- Time skip
You, Mingi and Yerin head to the mall to pick up supplies for Yerin's upcoming school project, Mingi insists on driving, which is always an adventure, his sense of direction is... questionable, to put it kindly, after taking a few wrong turns and arguing with the GPS, they finally make it, with you holding back your laughter and Yerin in the backseat, dramatically pretending to pray; at the mall, Yerin spots a group of her friends and tries to quietly slip away, but Mingi catches her
"Oh, trying to avoid us, are you?"
He teases, putting on an overly "dad" voice
"You're not embarrassed of us, are you?"
"Embarrassed? Of course not"
She deadpans, glancing around to make sure her friends didn't hear
"I just don't want my friends thinking you're... you know..."
You raise an eyebrow
"What? Cool? Funny? Unbelievably stylish?"
"Cringe"
Yerin finishes, causing Mingi to gasp dramatically
"Cringe?!"
He exclaims
"I'll have you know, back in my day, I was the coolest guy on the block"
Yerin gives him a glare
"Dad, you tell the same story about winning your middle school dance-off every time, it's 2024, You've gotta let it go"
You bursts out laughing while Mingi pretends to be mortally wounded
"Fine, fine, go on with your friends"
Yerin smirkes as she runs off to join her friends, and you turn to Mingi with a grin
"We're officially 'the embarrassing parents,' huh?"
"Guess so"
Mingi chuckles, watching Yerin go
"But hey, at least we're still cooler than her friends' parents, right?"
You nod, sharing a conspiratorial grin
"Definitely, way cooler"
Later at night
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scaredy
FanfictionMINGI FF He somehow managed to take over all her thoughts and not leave her mind, when she's the type of person who doesn't think about anything but her studies
