Seokjin smiled as Jungkook giggled and swung his feet from his seat on the counter. The man kissed the baby in his nose causing even more giggles to break out from the little one. When they had gotten home Jimin had immediately run to his Daddy and told him all about his day but per usual Jungkook had instead clung to Jin not even going to say hi to Hoseok. He'd learned there wasn't a point when the man had Jimin to pay attention to.
It was really starting to worry Jin the way Hoseok always prioritized Jimin. Jungkook always looked so sad when he got home from work. The baby always stayed up for him, he was never good at going to sleep if he hadn't been put to bed. Hoseok hadn't even told Jin he'd stopped putting Jungkook down for the night. Instead Jin had found his little baby sitting by the front door waiting for him, still in his clothes from the day and a soiled diaper.
Jin had been livid.
Hoseok at least had had the decency to be ashamed of himself but he still continued to do it. He just used the excuse that Jungkook didn't want him to put him to sleep or take care of him which was true but not for the reasons Hoseok tried to pretend it was. Jungkook was uncomfortable with the man. He was often too rough with him or wasn't paying adequate attention to him because he was always busy with Jimin. Any time he gave Jungkook a bath he scrubbed to hard and then got upset when Jungkook started whining. It had gotten to the point where Jungkook didn't even expect care from the elder anymore. Now he was used to waiting for his Appa to come home to care for him.
It just hurt Jin's heart and confused him. When they'd first moved in together Jungkook had spent a lot of time in big space, too shy to slip in front of Jimin and Hoseok. Jin had been the only one he trusted with that but it had become too stressful for him to force himself out of littlespace and as soon as he slipped Hoseok stopped doting on him like he used to. Jin thought at the time it was just something they'd get used to. When Jungkook was big Hoseok had babied him like he would a little brother and it wasn't like Jimin wasn't already presenting. It wasn't that Hoseok didn't like littles, he just acted like he didn't like that Jungkook was little. And honestly it confused and pissed Jin off. It took a lot of bravery for Jungkook to slip in front of Jimin and Hoseok and it was like Hoseok was punishing him for it.
Seokjin had taken Jungkook in when the boy had been kicked out, the boy already showing signs that he was a little before he even presented. Jungkook had come into the restaurant Jin had been working at part time during college begging for scraps. Jin had almost told him to leave before the boy starting slipping and the older boy realized what was happening. He'd taken Jungkook back to his apartment that night and became a caregiver at nineteen. And Jungkook, even though he was bigger than the fourteen year old Jin had first met, was still his baby.
Jin was brought out of his musings by a desperate sounding knocking at the door. Jin turned around, perplexed before helping Jungkook down from the counter and heading across the room. Only slowed by Jungkook clinging to the back of his shirt, not wanting his Appa too far away from him.
The eldest couldn't help but be shocked when he opened the door to reveal the boy he'd helped on the way home from the park. He looked much worse for wear than he had earlier in the day. He had a tear stained face and even more tears were continuing to slip down his face, he was dirty like he'd fallen and had a skinned knee. The poor boy was shivering like a leaf but what was most noticeable to Jin was the look in his eyes. They weren't the same fighting eyes he'd had earlier, filled with pride and desperation. They were of a scared child. Namjoon had slipped.
"Oh sweetheart," Jin cooed, bundling the boy under his arm and gently guiding him in the apartment.
Hoseok, having heard the commotion popped his head in the room and his eyes widened at the sight of the distraught little, quickly going to get a first aid kit and a glass of water for the boy as Jin led him to the couch. He sat down, ready to give the boy all the space he needed but the little one climbed right into his lap and began to cry into his chest as he clung tightly to the older man.
Jin cooed at him, rubbing his back and calming him. Letting the little take his time to calm down. Eventually the boy was able to sit back and Jin gently wiped his eyes with his shirt sleeve.
"Are you alright?" he asked softly.
"Was scared," he little whispered with an adoarable little lisp. Had the situation not been as serious Jin would squealed with how adorable it was. "So called. Like yous said."
"Called?" Jin asked confused. "Called who?"
"Me!" Jimin called, chest puffed out proud as he held up Jin's phone that he'd stolen to play games on (not something that Jin allowed but Jimin always figured his cutest pout would allow him to get away with anything).
"Jiminie know Joonie's voice and tell him to come!" Jimin skipped over, obviously proud of himself for helping. Jin would have a serious talk with the boy later about taking things that don't belong to him and definitely about answering his phone and giving out their address but he was also a bit proud of him for wanting to help. Jimin could be a selfish little at times (what little wasn't to be honest) but this had been a display of pure empathy of the little's part. He'd realized a fellow little was in distress and had done his best to help.
"Well it's a good thing you know our address huh?" Jin pinched Jimin's cheek, smiling softly when the little gasped in playful indignation and the little in his lap giggled at the display.
Hoseok came back into the room, handing the water to Jin to help Namjoon sip on it and ruffled the boy's hair when it messily dribbled down his face. A fond look adorning his expression as he wiped the little's mouth.
And the final member of the family stared from where he'd been left in the doorway, watching with longing eyes as they doted on yet another little. Jungkook didn't like this at all.
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Blended
Fiksi PenggemarIn a world where everyone is tested at age 16 to see if they are a little, surrogate families are formed. What happens when two of these families decide that blending together will give them all what they need?