A/N can you guess who is who from the picture?
AGES: Teddie and Wolf, 15. Minam, 13.
January 2047 Winter break.
"Wolf!" Jeongin called out in a scolding tone.
Wolf looked back over his shoulder just as he was about to walk out the front door.
"Shut the door. Don't let the cold in." Jeongin said.
Wolf shut the door.
"Where is your coat?"
Wolf sighed. "I'm not cold."
"I'm cold just looking at you. Put on your coat."
"I don't need it."
"You do."
"It's uncomfortable. I don't like it." Wolf said.
Jeongin opened the closet and looked through the jackets until he found Wolf's.
"Here." He said, holding it out for Wolf to put on.
Wolf rolled his eyes.
Jeongin hissed.
Wolf put one arm in the coat, attempting to follow with his other arm, but it was feeling tight. He forced it in anyway.
Jeongin sighed, realizing what the problem was. "When did you get so big?"
"It's fine. I don't need it anyway." Wolf said.
"Just wear it for now anyway. We'll go shopping for a new one on the weekend." Jeongin said.
"Dad, it's fine. I don't need one."
Jeongin gave him a pointed look. "You do."
"I won't wear it anyway."
"If I'm spending money on a new coat, you are wearing it every single day."
Wolf stared quietly at his dad, a million thoughts in his head. "We don't have the money, so just stop worrying about it."
Jeongin crossed his arms. "I've told you not to concern yourself with that. I can buy you a coat. Stop being silly."
"You don't have to keep pretending everything's fine, you know? I'm not a little kid."
"Did you open my mail again?" Jeongin asked with a growing irritation.
Wolf bit his lip. "You left it on your bed, and I just saw it." He admitted.
"I've told you not to do that! You're just making yourself worried for nothing!"
"It's not for nothing! Every time the number on the letter gets bigger! We can't keep buying things!"
"It doesn't matter! I still pay the card every month. It's because we had to buy a different car. It's not from buying you clothes!" Jeongin spat.
"Well, still! It's all going on your credit card anyway, and you have to pay interest!"
"Yes. And we are going to keep living perfectly fine while I pay off the debt each month. And you are going to stop worrying about it and stop reading my mail." Jeongin said, pointing in Wolf's face.
"Why don't we just ask Uncle Binnie to buy a coat for me?" Wolf asked.
"No."
"Why?"
"Because we're not asking for a handout."
"FINE! But I'm not wearing this coat. It's uncomfortable."
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