he created me ᵛᵐᵒⁿ

chapter 38

¤I need to pee¤

"So does your father know that you quit your job. You know that money is essential in this world" Mrs. Kim said. They all sat around the dinner table eating silently. The occasional scrape of chopsticks on plates.

Dad looked up at his son "that so. I assume it was for a good reason"

"Conflict of interest," Namjoon said "Tae and me"

"Okay. I assume that you still have a source of income" His dad said completely unfazed.

"Of course," Namjoon said.

"Do you work Taehyung?" Dad asked him.

"No" Tae sheepishly stated.

"He helps around the house and sometimes helps me write my own research essays," Namjoon said.

"Well I think that he should have his own job," Mrs. Kim said "You can't keep providing for him"

"It's okay mom. I want to" Namjoon said.

"Taehyung this isn't acceptable. You can't just take advantage of emotionally unstable people" Mrs. Kim said causing everyone's eyes at the table to get bigger than normal.

"Dear, I think that overstepped. They seem fine. They are adults and smart ones at that" Dad said. Tae, who was holding Joon's hand under the table, was giving him a death squeeze.

"Mom. We are just fine. You don't even know the full story" Joon said.

"Nams I'm just worried about you're future" she sadly replied putting her napkin on her plate.

"Tae is my future," Namjoon replied "everything is going to be fine" his mother huffed and left the room to do the dishes. The rest of them had suddenly lost their appetites and set their napkins down.

"Why don't you guys go up to bed for the night and leave tomorrow morning. I'll clean this up and talk to Mom" Dad said gesturing for them to head up to bed.

They walked up the stairs and settled down on the bed.

"She seems stressed" Tae chuckled "maybe she's the emotionally unstable one" he joked to lighten Joon's mood.

"I'm not an emotionally unstable person though," Namjoon said.

"I mean you've changed so much since you first created me" Tae stated.

"Yes, but not the way she is thinking... she thinks I've just forced myself to be gay because she think's I've convinced myself that no woman is interested in me" he explained.

"Oh. For a while, I wasn't sure what sexuality was" Tae chuckled "I don't know if that part of my mind was mush for some time or my brain just reset" he shrugged "Just like how those horrible nightmares stopped when you started sleeping with me," Namjoon smirked "not that way pervert"

"Oof" Namjoon whined when Tae smacked him on the head for being a pervert when he was pretty sure Tae watched more porn than he ever has. "You're the perv" he defended himself.

"You are the one thinking dirty things all the time" Tae replied.

"Say that to your search history," Namjoon said.

"I was curious. It's not my fault part of my brain was mush Mr. I'm The Greatest Evil Scientist" Tae mockingly replied.

"Could have just asked me" Namjoon looked smug.

"and that's why you're the perv!" Tae said.

"leave me alone or I'm going to tell on you," Namjoon said.

"You won't" Tae looked smugly back.

"You right" Namjoon replied before kissing Tae quickly "but I'll do that" he kissed him again "and that. and that. and that" he peppered his lovers face with precious little kisses.

"Joonie...Jooooonie" Taehyung sang lightly dusting his fingers along Namjoon's jaw.

"What?" Namjoon groaned with sleepiness rolling over.

"I need to pee," Tae said giggling "I'm too scared to by myself"

"Wha-... what time is it?" Namjoon asked turning his head this way and that with his fluffy hair.

"Five," Tae said. His face a little bit puffy from sleep and a cute pillow crease across his left cheek. It reminded Joon of the scars that were once so hideous, but this little pillow crease was adorable.

"Ugh come on then," Namjoon said flipping himself over Tae and heading out of the room towards the toilet with Taehyung following behind a few feet. Namjoon flicked on the light and waited for Tae to get in before shutting the door behind them. He grabbed his toothbrush and began his morning tasks. Luckily his mother kept his here still, along with spares that Tae would be using after he finished his business. There was no way Namjoon could go back to sleep because as soon as he awoke all of the anxiety he was feeling yesterday returned.

"Here brush your teeth," Namjoon said handing Tae the toothbrush after he heard him flushing the toilet. They finished the task and went back to Joon's bedroom to wait for the man and woman of the household to wake.

"Joonie" Tae said resting his head against a pillow directly facing Namjoon.

"Taehyung"

"What about those things your mom said?" He wanted to know what the elder was thinking the whole time. He knew that Namjoon loved him, but did somethings change like causing Joon to think Tae was just freeloading.

"She is just being protective" Namjoon said, "She also doesn't want to be grandkidless even if she acts like the wicked witch of the west" he chuckled at the thought of his mother coddling little children.

"Kids would be scared of her," Tae said shivering remembering her icy stare "what about your sister? Can she not have kids?"

"She can... but it's more of a choice to not have any" Namjoon explained "and yes she used to scare away potential friends that I would bring over. I was supposed to focus on my studies and prepare for life. Worry about friends later"

"Hmmm that's kinda sad, I bet you would have been super popular in school because you are so nice and soft. Oh! you could have been the school's flower boy" Tae smiled at the thought.

"Um no" Namjoon frowned playfully "I was always a cold person"e

"Not anymore" Tae giggled poking at Namjoon's nose.

"Not to you anymore," Namjoon said "a lot of people still don't like me"

"They don't have to. You only have to worry about me and Hoseok liking you now" Tae said.

"The baby," Namjoon said.

"We have to be the greatest uncles ever," Tae said "What if Yoongi has siblings. We can't let them be better than us"

"It's not a competition baby, but okay. We will be the best uncles every"

Several silent minutes passed. The light had begun to seep through the curtains. The quiet sounds of the house waking up. Their soft breathing.

"Joon," Tae said softly "are those the only reason your mom doesn't like me?"

"She is against a two-man relationship" he didn't lie, but he was sure Tae could guess that.

"and your dad?"

"He just wants me to be happy. Though he also wants mom to be happy" he explained.

..."Joonie I love you"

..."Tae I love you too...We should leave after breakfast"

A shrill knock came from their bedroom door and it swung open before Joon had a chance to answer.

"Guess whose home Nams?!"