★Please... cherish me★ | Yoosung x Reader

Golden Puppy Boy | AU

So pretty much every Yoosung writer ever has compared our boy to a puppy, right? So... why not change the simile to a metaphor this time? hehe. I don't really know the specific AU category - I've never really done the whole AU thing.

With an excited grin, you practically bounced inside the pet shop doors, waving to the girl behind the counter; inhaling deeply. There was something about the smell of petshops - the aqua scent coming from the fish tanks tucked in the corner; the warm aroma of hay that was home to guinea pigs and bunnies; most importantly, the sweet smell of the puppies that yapped and nipped at each other in a pen just across from the counter.

You'd waited a long time for this moment; it was time to choose your companion for the next ten years.

Approaching the pen, you eyed the golden springer spaniel puppies as they had the time of their lives. The smallest of them was doing its absolute best to keep up - play-biting the ankles of its brothers and sisters and teasing them with a wag of his tail. There were seven puppies in total and each had a different coloured collar around its neck - each one part of a rainbow.

The smaller one that you still couldn't take your eyes from was adorned with a bright green collar and when he spun around with a cheerful bark - tail wagging continuously without pause - you locked eyes with him for a second. Long enough for you to have become totally smitten.

"Would you like to hold one of them?" The girl asked you with a smile, and you nodded eagerly, planning how to best capture Green Collar, who had returned to aiding his siblings in their game.

There! He had wandered close to the edge of the pen and you carefully scooped him up in both hands; his golden fur silky against your skin. You had to stop yourself from squealing in delight.

"You're so soft~" You cooed, massaging one of his little golden ears. For a few seconds he attempted to wriggle out of your grip, his eyes still fixed on the game going on below him. But he soon found out that he quite enjoyed your pampering - instead turning to face you with a happy grunt, which unbeknownst to him, completely melted your heart.

You had expected him to be far too heavy for you to hold for very long - even if he was the smallest - but you'd been pampering him for almost ten minutes, murmuring and cooing, and your arms had yet to voice their complaints. Of course, it helped that the golden puppy had crawled up one side of you, his paws now clinging over your shoulder while the rest of him sat comfortably in your arms.

"Does this mean you like me too?" You asked him with an amused smile.

As if to prove your point, he enthusiastically licked your ear with a happy yap. Too cute! Too! Cute!

Although it wasn't so cute when he attempted to inhale your LOLOL pendant...

When it came to adopting your new best friend, you were asked for a name to put on the papers. You eyed the white star-shaped patch splayed across his chest and laughed.

"Yoosung... what d'ya think? Do you like that name?"

"Arf!"

"Then... I dub thou Yoosung - may you use your ability to bend the will of those vulnerable to extreme cuteness and your adorable enthusiasm with great responsibility!"

"Arf!"