4AM °HOSHI

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something yooji knows, was that the kwons are one big comical family. soonyoung's parents are somehow humorous in their own way, torture their son 24/7, and make occasional lousy gags.

'sorry if my parents are lame,' soon-ah chuckled and cringed as her father slapped soonyoung's butt with the slipper.

'see? i told you sasuke will win,' he crossed his arms in front of his chest and his eyes glued back to the television. 'tomorrow morning's extra yakult is mine.'

'dad, yooji is here so we have exactly six people. hate to break to you, but there will be no extra yakult,' soon-ah yelled across the living room.

six?

soonyoung clapped and pumped his fist in the air, but earned one more slap on his back.

yooji laughed. 'you can just have mine, uncle. i don't really drink yakult.'

the joy on his face was obvious. he smiled and his eyes were hidden under his eye fat, just like soonyoung. 'i'll give you my extra egg roll in return,' he winked.

the doorbell rang and soon-ah excitedly jumped from the couch. she skipped to the door and it revealed a boy.

jihoon in his pink fluffy pajamas.

yooji stifled a laugh with much effort, because as he walked, the little ponytail on his head wiggled. so here's the sixth member.

'come sit down, boy,' master kwon nodded towards the floor, indicating jihoon's spot on the carpet. 'did you bring the chicken?'

he scanned the room and beamed at yooji before sitting down. jihoon took out the takeaway box and set it on the coffee table in front of him.

despite of already changing into his comfy pajamas, jihoon was ordered to get chicken after knowing that another guest would be coming over.

'oh my, sorry for making you run an errand,' yooksoon patted his shoulder. she stretched her leg across the sofa seat and kicked her husband. 'poor boy, he's a guest and you should get it yourself, lazy ass.'

'or you can just call the delivery service,' soonyoung suggested.

his father rolled his eyes. 'he lost the bet, duh. i told you sasuke will win, kiddo.'

jihoon chuckled and said some sarcastic remark about it, to which master kwon chased him across the room.

the whole house was really lively and yooji was enjoying herself. she had always wondered how it is to be in a complete family, how is it to have a father and loving family members.

yooji went out to the balcony in soon-ah's clothes after shower, joining soonyoung outside. just like her, soon-ah had always wanted a sister, so even though they had to share rooms, she kindly accepted and set up the room.

she shivered when the summer breeze played with her hair. yooji walked up to soonyoung and stayed silent, enjoying the view of the buildings in the neighbourhood.

'how's it? do you feel comfortable? you were extremely quiet just now,' he asked.

yooji looked at him and smiled. after taking a shower, his hair was completely flat and smoothly covered his forehead in a perfect angle. his skin looked so soft and feathery close up. even his eyes shined in their lovely frames at night.

he looked even more boyish in a black tank top and grey sweats, while his side profile was different from what she was used to in the convenience store at 4am.

'enough staring, i swear,' soonyoung chuckled and turned his head sideways.

'i'm really fine here,' she nodded. 'it's been a long time since i have ever missed home.'

it had been a long time that someone welcomed her home. it had been a long time that someone was actually sharing their time with her, and the very first time in ever, she felt much loved.

now she realized that her mother's love for her wasn't enough. she realized that the home she had been wasn't warm, and even she had always been home, she still missed it.

she wants to be loved, more.

'you can always come home, yooji,' soonyoung offered sincerely.

she watched his eyes turn into those unforgettable eye smiles. and that's the cue.

'kwon soonyoung, don't be surprised.' she fixed her determined eyes on him and hugged him tight, wrapping her arms around his waist.

a bit taken aback, soonyoung hesitantly pat her lightly. the smell of her hair was driving him insane.

finally, she released him and got out of his touch. stepping back, she sighed and tried to pull up a smile to encourage herself before leaving.

'good night.'

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asdfghjkl so sorry for the
late late late update!

my feels :') aren't they cute