Blush | Kim Seungmin

Chapter 12

Hello, my little beans! I'm finally here with another chapter. I am so sorry about not posting, but I have been stuck on this one for a while. It's not my favorite, but it flowed well. Overall, this story is probably the most difficult to write as nothing comes to me when I want it to, but I promise I'm not abandoning it.

Also, I have to thank one of my lovely readers. I don't know if they want to be mentioned here, so I won't say anything other than thank you! This person has listened to me about me sharing my struggles with mainly this chapter, and they encouraged me. I am forever grateful, so I want to dedicate this chapter to them. Thank you, love ❤️

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Everyone listened as Seungmin spoke softly about himself. "Well, I'm 19, the youngest of 4 kids. I'm studying marine biology, and I'm from Busan. I like to play baseball and spend time with my family."

"You have 3 siblings?" Jisung inquired.

"Yeah, I have 3 older brothers." He paused to watch the faces of everyone shift to one of curiosity. "They are very protective of me, but I don't mind. They love me no matter what." Seungmin was happy to tell people about his family, and it seemed that no one here knew who his brothers were, so that was great for him. Seungmin yearned for a friendship that he himself could form instead of his older brothers being the cause of 'friendships', those normally turned out to be lonely for him, as his brothers basically threatened people to not bully their baby brother and become 'friends' with him instead. Seungmin knew of that, and he absolutely hated it, but there was nothing he could do.

As Seungmin was sitting in Felix's lap telling them about his family, the man holding the smaller boy leaned in and kissed his head softly, trying not to make a big deal out of it, making it feel like just casual touching.

"So, you're the baby of your family then?" Changbin asked. Seungmin nodded and sighed, "Yeah, I enjoy being the youngest, but I'm finding that.. it's hard to have to do things on my own."

"Like what?" Minho inquired curiously. Seungmin looked down in shame and then back up, "I can't cook for starters. Literally, every time I tried to do something, my mom would intervene, and she would do it for me, saying that I didn't need to do anything. I've been babied literally my whole life. And now that I'm here without her... I feel lost.." Tears formed in Seungmin's eyes as he hung his head.

Being on his own was new and exciting but also scary. Being treated like a baby may have its perks but one huge downside is that you don't get the experience in cooking, how to clean things the proper way, how to put together furniture, and many other things and adult should know how to do. While Seungmin may have enjoyed being pampered growing up, he is slowly realizing that he knows absolutely nothing about being an adult.

"Oh, baby, come here." Chan opened his arms, and Seungmin obeyed without even thinking, crawling into Chan's lap. The older's hands wrapped around him protectively, making Seungmin feel safe. The younger's tears fell, and he cried quietly while Chan held him, rocking their bodies side to side in a calming manner.

Jisung frowned at Seungmin's sad state but didn't want to make the boy feel bad by whining about not getting to hold him yet. There will be time for that later, he thought. For now, we need to let him cry it out, and then we can start to have fun.

Light chatter filled the room, and Seungmin's silent cries quieted down so he could hear. He felt like a little kid eavesdropping on the adult's conversation. But when Changbin giggled at something Minho had said, Seungmin brightened and smiled wide. His laugh is so chaotic and contagious, he thought. I love it! Hyunjin noticed the puppy boy's smile and poked Jisung's side, gesturing to Seungmin, who was throwing heart eyes at their loud boyfriend. Jisung grinned before speaking up, "Hey guys, why don't we play a game now?"