Puppy Love • Seungchan/Chanmin

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Chan was inside Seungmin's house.

Actually in it

Which in hindsight seemed like a positive step, but Seungmin's wide eyes and quirked eyebrows were sending mixed signals.

Two people, Chan immediately identifies as Seungmin's parents, jump to their feet from an adjacent lounge room and scuttle forwards. Chan doesn't miss the way Seungmin takes a step back at their approach. He doesn't miss the fact that Seungmin was now standing closer to his side either.

"Chan! What a lovely surprise!!" The woman, Seungmin's mother, exclaims as she grabs his hand. Chan, startled, considering he'd never met the woman, looks down at her slender hands grasping his own, and at the kindness that shone in her eyes as she gazed up at him. "We were just talking about you!!"

"Y-you were?!" Chan asks, baffled. She was short in stature with short black hair and a slim frame, and her smile was just as bright as Seungmin's usually was.

The older man, Seungmin's dad, looked at his wife briefly, then at Chan himself and then to Seungmin expectantly. "Well, introduce us. I'd like a proper introduction to the boy who has captured your heart"

Seungmin's dad was just as tall as his son, and his hair was dark with a few greys peeping through. Where Seungmin looked like his mother in the way of her facial features, Seungmin matched his dad more in terms of how he spoke and held his body, standing tall and speaking openly like Seungmin would when his confidence was bursting at the seams.

Chan blushes, whilst Seungmin cringes over his father's words. "Daaaad, do you have to say it like that? You're so embarrassing!!"

"I'm not embarrassing, I'm just stating the facts here"

Seungmin rolls his eyes and Chan tries to hide his emotions and keep his heart from bursting.

Seungmin's mother shakes her head light-heartedly and commands Chan's gaze with her smile. "I'm Mikyung, and this is my husband Eunchul. We're both glad to finally meet you."

"It's nice to meet you both too," Chan grins kindly, matching her warm smile.

Mikyung pauses and lays a hand on his shoulder. "Do look after him for us," she says, gesturing at Seungmin with her opposite hand. "He really shines the brightest when the conversation is about you, and he's always giggling when his phone chimes! He's never been this taken by someone else before."

Chan's blush grows and he passes a side glance Seungmin's way to find the boy's ears and cheeks were particularly red.

"Mummmm," Seungmin whines. "Shhhhhhh!"

Mikyung, who was the picture of composure, just grins politely and pulls the fabric of her son's sleeve and pinches his cheek. Seungmin is quick to bat her away much to her teasing giggles.

Eunchul clears his throat and Chan looks his way. "We don't know each other well yet, but know you have our blessing when it comes to your relationship with our son. We trust he's in good hands at your side. Just know, if you hurt him in any way, there will be consequences."

Eunchul raises a single finger and shakes it in his face in a show of who's boss. The small action makes Chan gulp.

Mikyung is quick to put her hand out, pushing her husband's hand back down. "Don't scare the boy" she chides.

"I'm going to take Chan now," Seungmin states, cutting in, "-and you're both going to stay put. Please," Seungmin begs, suddenly grabbing Chan's wrist and pulling him forth.

"It was nice meeting you!" Chan says as he's dragged away, barely enough time to kick off his shoes. "I'll take care of him! Promise!!"

Both of Seungmin's parents smile at him, and then in tandem do something Chan had never expected and something he was pretty sure Seungmin hadn't seen considering how he was still adamantly pulling him forth. Because if he had, he'd probably have stopped in his tracks.