Ikigai (生き甲斐) || Norenmin

Epilogue

 A month into their relationship, the boys decided to tell their parents. They started with Jaemin's parents, knowing they would be the most accepting, as they already had a gay daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Na accepted them with open arms, telling Renjun and Jeno that if anything bad happened with their own parents, they were welcome to stay with them.

The next day, they went to tell Renjun's parents. There was yelling, fighting, tears, and bruises. Mr. and Mrs. Huang shunned everything they didn't understand, and that included their own son. The trio went home, Jeno and Jaemin supporting Renjun, who could barely walk on his own. 

Jeno's parents were beyond supportive, offering advice and tricks. Mr. Lee even went as far as to tell the trio that he would gladly walk any one of them down the isle if they so wished. Mrs. Lee hugged the three boys tight, telling them that if they ever needed to talk, she was there for them, and she would be until her last breath.    

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A year and a half later, Jeno proposed to the two. Jaemin was crying, and Renjun smiled sheepishly while bringing out two of his own ring boxes, admitting that he was about to do the same. 

Half a year after getting engaged, they were married in a cute arboretum. Jaemin and Renjun walked down the isle, Jaemin escorted by his father, and Renjun escorted by his cousin Kun, who felt like a father to him after being shunned by his real one. 

There was crying and celebrating, smiling and laughing. Their four best friends were there, Markhyuck as a married couple, and Chensung had just gotten engaged. 

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A year into their marriage, the trio decided to adopt. They went to the orphanage and fell in love with one year old twins. The twins were named Yoona and Hyunwoo, but that was all that was known about them. The orphanage didn't know who their parents were, or how they died, if they did die. The youngest of the three begged the other two to adopt the two babies. Renjun and Jeno couldn't argue with anyone as cute as Jaemin, so they agreed, earning a happy and smily Jaemin.

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"Na Jaemin, I love you but I swear to god, if you don't turn off that stupid song I will personally kick you out of the house!" Renjun yelled for what seemed to be the hundredth time.

Jaemin, who was dancing with Jeno, Yoona, and Hyunwoo, decided to ignore him, knowing that the older loved him too much to kick him out of the house. "Come on, Junnie, dance with us!"

Renjun rolled his eyes. "You're the one who wanted me to bake, Nana. And I will not dance to that stupid song."

"Yeah, but now I want you to dance with us! Come on, please?"

"Please Daddy?" The four year old twins pleaded.

Renjun sighed and looked at Jeno for help. Jen shrugged and joined the pleading.

"Fine," Renjun sighed in defeat. "Let me just put the cookies in the oven first, okay?"

The four cheered and Renjun rolled his eyes, but had a big smile on his face. Jeno broke away from their dance circle and walked to the kitchen. He hugged Renjun from behind and smiled as the older leaned into him comfortably. 

"I love you." Jeno whispered into his ear. Renjun blushed and whispered it back. Jeno pulled Renjun away from the stove and lifted him onto the countertop. 

"I got the cookies, Baby. You go have fun with them." Jeno brushed his lips against the older's as he talked. Renjun shook his head. 

"I can help."

"I don't want you near an oven when you're too dazed because of me." Jeno winked.

Renjun opened his mouth to protest, but Jeno's lips were on his before he could get a word out. The sweet kiss only lasted for a minute, but it was enough to send Renjun's head spinning. 

"Go out there and have fun with them. Kiss Jaemin and the kids, show them how much you love them." Jeno spoke quietly and in a deep voice. "I'll be watching you guys and I'll be back out there before you know it."

Renjun nodded his head and pecked Jeno's lips once more before hopping off the counter. Jeno watched with a stupid smile as the two boys he loved more than anything shared a sweet kiss, while the kids were covering their eyes and groaning. Jeno tore his eyes away from the sight to put the cookies in the oven. 

If this was wrong, they never wanted to be right.

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That was the end of Ikigai! Thank you for all your support, it means a lot. I'm emotional, this was my first published story :')

Now that this story is done, I may be publishing a few more stories ;)