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8:36 PM
cutlery clanking against the shiny plates, Taehyung's small family enjoyed the dinner that was prepared with care and love, a warm welcome to the Kim household directed to the boy's father, who surprised both his wife and son over his arrival
"work's great, you know? i've been saving up and, guess we can call it luck"
Mrs. Kim giggled, her shoulders moving upwards and then back down, mouth slightly agape as she attentively listened to her husband's chattering, meanwhile Taehyung, who sat across from the two lovebirds, snatched his phone away from the table, where it rested peacefully
he unlocked it, only to be met with 3 text messages, and 1 missed call, all from Jimin, but the good vibes that surrounded the dining area and at this point even, the whole house, didn't deserve to die down because of his struggles and discommodity, so he refrained from checking either of them, sliding his thumb across the screen, removing the notifications, and instead aiming for the camera icon, which he tapped subtly, taking into frame the ever-so-lovingly couple which at first was more than oblivious over Taehyung's intentions
"now say... cheese!" the two of them looked over to his son, who rapidly snapped a picture of them and hid the device, hoping to fanboy over how cute his parents actually were "dinner was great mom, i'll go to my room now"
"take a shower, okay? and don't forget to lay your used clothes on the washing machine, i'll work on them tomorrow"
Taehyung rolled his eyes, cringing over how OCD his mom was, only to saunter towards the staircase and hopping on each step to then reach his bedroom's door, after striking his father's figure with a hug, and running towards his mom to thank her for the big surprise, he didn't take into consideration for what or why his father would choose his dungeon instead of any other space in the house, now, this led him to scan the cluttered space within these 4, navy blue painted walls, only to have his eyes land on nothing special, everything intact and where it'd always used to be ever since he got comfortable with the new environment
maybe under the bed?
his body weight soon was concentrated on his knees, leaning forward and down towards the ground, left cheek taking in the feel of the cold surface, and bingo!
"a box.. rather big eh?"
to point out that he was smirking would be an understatement, he had a malicious expression almost too eerie for anyone to grow accustomed to, as he was never the type to look evil on the first place
"what can you be holding inside apart from a pair of sneakers or even a book?"
i mean, what do i know, my father's the one full of surprises
seconds after he started ripping the wrapping off, he came across another wrapping, this time of a different color and with different patterns on it, it was... pretty, to say the least
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finally, goddamn you were annoying
the gift which he had found underneath the sea of clouds that was his bed, was now revealed to him, his heart thumping against his chest at an almost uneven pace, eyes growing watery over the pool of flashbacks now taking over his mind
the first thing he thought of doing was to rush down the stairs, to then collide against something
wall? since when have you been here?
he rubbed his forehead, now jogging towards the dining area where he expected to find his parents making out or even trying to bake another cake, but to the biggest of surprises, only Mrs. Kim was there, getting the dishes done while his father, relaxed against the sofa placed right in front of the TV, his feet took him to where he aimed at first, dropping the small gift on Mr. Kim's lap
"i found it, but how did you even manage to do so as well?"
Mr. Kim looked up, eyes fixated now on the small rosy area in the middle of Taehyung's forehead, lips parting slowly to let out a breathy chuckle "you haven't changed at all, still bumping against walls aren't we?"
"nevermind that, just tell me where did you get my old car toy from, i thought you sold it"
"no, kid, i kept it to myself to remember you whenever life decided to not be my friend, it calmed me in a way, but now that i'm here, with my beautiful wife, a handsome grown man i call son, my mind is in peace, all this time away from the both of you was worth it because i built a life for the three of us outside of my comfort zone, and now that i'm back on my feet again, working and somewhat relieved over the fact of me being here, i can, with my brightest spirits, return the toy you cried for, for as long as me and your mom can remember, so use it well, i'm sure it'll come in handy in the future, who knows"
the man shrugged, waving his son off so he could keep enjoying the cooking special being shown through the TV's glossy screen, Taehyung only came to realization once his mother called him over, hugging her son in the most honest way possible
"he's back for good, i assure you" she held onto his shoulders, kissing the bump on his forehead now more than just obvious for the world to see "and to repay him back, don't you think you should venture out some more? that boy you used to bring over and that your father adored, Jimin, he called while you were upstairs fighting with the surprise gift, yes, we heard you" her giggles were more than just annoying, but, annoyingly cute "he wanted to know if you were doing fine, i told him that yes, your father was home and you didn't even once drop the smile taking over your face, the boy sounded glad for you so i bid him goodbye but it still lingers in my mind..." Taehyung furrowed his brows, curious over what could have Jimin told his mother other than what happened earlier in front of the cyber cafe
"yes?"
"he mentioned you leaving, i mean, did something happen that i should be aware of?"
"w-well.. i don't think it's time for that, mom, can't we just, celebrate that my dad's here? we can talk about it tomorrow during breakfast, or even as soon as i wake up, but not now"
Mrs. Kim wore a dreading look, showing more pity than sorrow "okay, oh and, that picture you took," she moved her face closer to her son's, whispering "send it to me so i can brag about it to my friends, yeah?"
oh god, you've blessed me with the best mom ever
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