Single Father • Namjoon + BTS!Kids

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"Wait, are you serious?"

Namjoon's boss frowned. "Yes?" He sighed. "Listen. I get that working overnight security isn't the most fun gig out there, and it gets in the way of family. That's why we have this event once a year. It's a nice, fun time. Mark - you've met Mark, right? - he usually brings his kids, Kunpimook and Yugyeom. They're pretty young though. Xiumin brought his son. Sehun, I think. Some of the others don't have kids, but they have fun, too. So, what do you say?"

Namjoon swallowed.

***

"So, it's Bring Your Kids to Work Day," Namjoon explained to the six toddlers sitting criss-cross-applesauce in front of him. "Or, technically, Night, since I work the night shift..."

"So we get to go to work with Daddy?" Jin asked, his face brightening. "Daddy, pick me! Pick me!"

"I want to go!" Hobi yelled, and Yoongi scrunched up his face. "I just want to stay up all night."

"Can I come?" Jimin asked, his eyes wide as he blinked.

"No, he's taking me," Tae said, standing up and immediately getting yanked back down by the youngest.

"No, I'm going!" Jungkook said.

Namjoon winced. "Actually, I'm taking all of you."

There was a moment of silence before they all cheered.

"YAY! WE GET TO GO TO WORK WITH DADDY!"

"I'M COMING!"

"ME TOO!"

Namjoon sighed. He'd told his boss that he'd bring his kids, but he hadn't said exactly how many kids he was bringing.

This is going to be fun...

***

"...And this is Jin, Yoongi, that's Hobi, this is Jimin, that one is Tae, and he's Jungkook," Namjoon introduced quickly, turning back to face his boss before quickly adding, "They're all mine, I swear," he said, thinking back to the police officer who had given him a suspicious look. "I didn't, like, steal them or anything."

His boss just stared at him with a slightly open mouth before nodding slowly. "A-all right..." After he got over his shock, he smiled at the kids and crouched down. "Hi, kiddos. I'm your dad's boss. You can call me PD-nim. Do you know what we do here?"

Jin shook his head. "No? Do you make stickers? The sparkly ones?"

"No, stupid," Yoongi said. "They make crayons."

"No! Potatoes!" Hobi insisted.

"Um..." Jimin began, but Tae shoved a hand over his mouth.

"Too late! My turn! The answer is spaceships!"

"Nuh uh, they sell seagulls. Right, Daddy?"

Six pairs of eyes went from Namjoon's boss to Namjoon himself. "Um...not really..."

His boss laughed, and the eyes returned to him. "We don't do the selling. That's the store. Your dad and I are responsible for security. We guard the store at night and make sure nobody steals anything."

"Oh." Tae's eyes widened. "Like how Yoongi steals the black crayon whenever I need it?"

Namjoon's boss laughed. "Something like that, only we're protecting more than crayons."

Yoongi narrowed his eyes, giving PD-nim a suspicious look. "That's a lie. Nothing is more important than crayons."

"Stickers!"