Ephemeral | kpop imagines

11:13 pm - l.tm

place your warm lips
on my forehead

you are drying off your hair as you walk into your bedroom, and your eyes land on a precious sight on your bed. taemin and your 11-month-old daughter are curled up in bed as he reads her a story about a girl who sings to animals. your heart absolutely explodes when you hear a giggle come from the little girl's mouth. taemin looks so proud to be a dad, and it makes you fall even more in love with him.

you clear your throat. "having fun without mommy?"

taemin's eyes meet yours and they shimmer with affection. "we were going to wait for you, but..." he shrugs. "we got impatient."

"boof." your baby agrees.

you grin. "fair enough, but it's past her bedtime and you know it, mr. enabler."

taemin gives you a bashful smile. "oops, i didn't realize the time." he ducks his head.

you scoop the bundle of joy up and carry her to her crib, where she fusses for a few moments before settling into a comfortable position. you turn back to taemin, who's flipping through the rest of the picture book. you shake your head; he will forever be a child.

"hey, you," you call softly, and he raises his head.

"yeah?" his pretty chocolate eyes are still full of energy and they glimmer with untold excitement.

"you seem so wide awake," you sigh, laying down beside your sweetheart, "i wish i had your energy."

taemin gazes at you fondly for a moment before brushing your hair from your eyes. "you work so hard, you're such a good mama."

your heart melts at his praise, and he must see the visible change in your eyes because he gives you a cheeky smile.

"you still love it when i compliment you, huh?"

"oh, hush," you elbow him and he kisses your temple.

"it's been a while since we had time to just... relax together, you know?"

you look up at him, and his gaze is innocent and sweet. his hand intertwines with yours and you can't help but feel completely safe by his side.

"i love you more than any person in this world," he breathes against your cheek.

"i love you and our baby equally," you counter, and he giggles.

"fair enough. i love you both more than you can imagine."

he's falling asleep now, but you can't let him win. "believe me, lee taemin, i love you just as much as you do me and possibly more so."

"hmm... okay... if you say so." he snuggles into your chest, "if you say so."

a/n:

old writing, repost :)

truly no one understands how much taemin means to me, he's so close to my heart. love him endlessly.

love u

-jules<3