Chapter Text
Two years later…
It was finally the day where Jisung would move in with Minho, Se-Yoon, and Hyuk. A lot had happened in the past two years. The relationship between Minho and Jisung continued blossoming, their love for each other growing by the day. Sure, they had their fair share of bumps that landed in times where either of them would storm out or if Jisung was staying over, he would sleep on the sofa, but it would always be resolved in a day. That was their unspoken rule. Of course, they would also quickly resolve the issue because they missed each other too much. They also didn’t like to show the twins that they were fighting or had just fought. It was roughly a month back where Minho decided to take their relationship even further on a commitment level.
He proposed to Jisung.
It was perfect. Perfect for Jisung at least. Minho followed Jisung’s “guide to a perfect proposal”. It was a Saturday in autumn. The wind was starting to pick up speed and the temperature lowered slowly each day. Jisung had stayed over at the Lee’s place for the previous night and was preparing lunch with Minho and the twins in the kitchen.
“Appa, what are we making for lunch?” Se-Yoon asked, just barely reaching the kitchen counter.
Jisung had just tied her brown hair into a neat French braid which she very much appreciated, showing it off to Hyuk and Minho who praised her for her good looks.
“Your Papa and I are preparing parboiled octopus and some steak on the side,”
Yup, Papa. Jisung had officially adopted the twins a few months prior but the kids had been calling him Papa ever since Minho told them that they were dating. Jisung was beyond overjoyed hearing the twins calling him “Papa”, it made him happy that the twins treated him like another parent and Minho was glad that the twins accepted Jisung.
“Deary, can you help me feed our three precious kitties? Take Hyuk with you,” Minho asked Se-Yoon, handing her some treats for the three kitties, sending her off.
Se-Yoon hopped off, with Hyuk, hand in hand. Minho chuckled, suddenly reminiscing back to when times were rough for him, with the only reason to continue living being the twins, But now, he was living in bliss. His dance company doing well, his relationships with his twins have been growing stronger. He’s even made new friends, one being Felix who had warned Minho that if he ever hurt his dear best friend, he would “kill him” and although Felix was a sunshine boy, something in Minho believed that he would do as said.
After the twins left, it left Jisung and Minho in the kitchen. Jisung was preparing the pot of water to boil the octopus in while Minho was cleaning it. They worked in comfortable silence, working together as if they have been together for more than two years. The pot of water started boiling, the sounds of bubbling being heard. Usually, Minho would’ve gone to turn down the fire or switch it off completely. However, he had left it boiling, making Jisung go to the stove and turn it off. Jisung stared at Minho who was staring into the sink, supposedly cleaning the octopus. Jisung frowned slightly in worry, wanting to ask Minho if he was okay, before deciding against it, thinking that Minho was just very into cleaning the octopus, resuming the chopping of vegetables. If only Jisung knew how wrong he was. Minho had long finished cleaning the octopus. He was trying to recite his speech in his head. It reminded him of the time he had confessed to Jisung. It was terrifying but he would never regret it. Not when life was this good.
He triple checked his pocket to make sure the ring velvet box was in his pocket and made sure the octopus was firmly in his grip before he slowly croaked out,
“Urm, J-Jisung…?”
Jisung turned to Minho, giving him a small smile before humming in response. Jisung noticed that Minho looked extremely nervous and red. A shy and nervous smile was on his face and Jisung couldn’t help but worry that something was wrong.
“Jagi, is something wrong?” Jisung asked, concerned with how nervous Minho was acting.
Minho shook his head while pressing his lips together nervously, making them form a straight line.
“I-I just got to ask you a question, that’s all,” Minho whispered, too nervous to hold any form of eye contact with Jisung. Jisung hasn’t really seen this sight of Minho.
Minho lets on a very confident outer appearance, never this shy. The sight of shy Minho before him just makes Jisung giggle slightly before gesturing for Minho to continue with whatever he wanted to ask. Minho smiled after hearing Jisung’s giggles, slightly more confident than before.
He slowly approached Jisung, with the octopus in hand and huffed out a nervous sigh before muttering out while looking into Jisung’s deep brown eyes, “Marry me.”
Jisung’s flickered from Minho to the octopus before finally resting back at Minho’s face. In the silence, Minho nervously bit his bottom lip, waiting for a response from Jisung.
“M-min…” Jisung mumbled out, looking down at the floor.
Minho swallowed dryly before replying, “Y-yes Jisung?”
Jisung lifted his face, revealing the most beautiful sight Minho had ever seen. There, before him, was Jisung smiling widely at him with his heart-shaped smile, eyes glistening, tears threatening to spill and flow down his round and now reddened cheeks. Jisung slowly nodded, afraid that his voice would fail him if he chose to answer verbally. Minho’s face lit up with a wide grin. He placed the octopus back into the sink, wiping his hand before embracing Jisung in a tight hug, his own eyes watering. His whole being was filled with elation, he couldn’t believe that Jisung had agreed to it. Sure, they did talk about the prospects of marriage, but it was more towards the joking side. However, Minho knew that if Jisung was so excited to adopt the twins as his own children, that he was serious about being with their family for a long time, hopefully forever. That’s what made Minho take the step to propose to Jisung. The fact that this whole thing was not a game to him, he took their relationship and the twins, Se-Yoon and Hyuk, as seriously as Minho did. Minho’s hand had pulled Jisung’s head onto his shoulder, letting Jisung let out all the happy tears while he peppered gentle and heart-warming kisses on the top of Jisung’s head. Minho also took the time to take out the velvet box that was safely kept in his pocket, opening the box and showing Jisung the ring. It was silver and simple, everything Jisung loved. Simplicity. Jisung grinned, wiping his tears before placing his left hand in Minho’s, letting Minho slide the perfectly-sized ring onto Jisung’s ring finger. Minho held onto Jisung’s hand that now had the ring adorned on the ring finger, kissing the back of Jisung’s hand softly and afterward, rubbing his thumb on the same spot, intertwining their hands together. Their foreheads touched, making the two of them elicit a smile. They stayed in that comfortable position before Jisung pulled Minho down, connecting their lips in a warm and loving kiss. Minho sighed in content and laced his arms around Jisung's neck, pulling him closer, pushing his lips further into Jisung's, deepening the kiss but it was still one that was loving and innocent. Their lips moved perfectly in sync. Sometimes, they would bite the other's lip making the other moan softly. They soon pulled apart, both panting from the relatively long kiss they shared. They made deep eye contact before Minho moved his face towards Jisung's neck, softly sucking on the smooth skin, making Jisung shudder slightly although he enjoyed it very much. Minho continued, licking and sucking on the different parts of Jisung's neck, making Jisung groan softly into Minho's ear. Minho could only smirk before they heard footsteps approaching them, making them pull away from each other quickly.
"Appa, Papa where you hugging each other? Did Papa say yes to Appa?" Hyuk asked, jumping towards them, showing them an adorable smile.
Jisung flushed bright pink before stuttering out, "Y-yes! I'll be marrying your A-appa! Look at the r-ring!"
Hyuk jumped into Jisung's arms and stared at the ring on Jisung's finger in amazement while Jisung remained embarrassed that they had got caught by their innocent son. Minho just chuckled and continued preparing dinner, already forgetting about the little exciting experience they just shared.
Returning to moving day, Jisung was some cardboard boxes filled with his items, into the Lee’s house, with Bbama trailing behind him. Bbama was greeted by Se-Yoon and Hyuk, both of them petting Bbama gently and Bbama received them gratefully, bouncing excitedly. Soongie, Doongie, and Dori joined the twins, pacing around the new creature that was now in their space. Minho smiled at the cute sight before rushing to Jisung, helping him carry the boxes. Jisung gave Minho a light peck on his cheek as thanks before grabbing more boxes from his car that was now parked next to Minho’s.
Jisung was beyond happy that Minho, the twins, and he, were now going to live together. To wake up to see Minho’s bed hair every morning, to greet the twins with morning kisses and hugs, to prepare breakfast with Minho, and pack the twins’ lunch boxes, to be dropped off by Minho every morning at the kindergarten. Such a domestic life. The domestic and simple life was something Jisung longed with Minho and was now going to go through. To be fair, he had been staying over almost every other day, with the excuse of needing to leave being needing to care for Bbama. Other than that, Jisung had everything he needed in Minho’s place. Clothes, toiletries, food. He liked wearing Minho’s clothes. The scent of Minho was rich, sweet, and soothing to Jisung. As Jisung was about to bring in another box, Bbama, Hyuk and Se-Yoon had left the house and to the mini garden near the front porch. Hyuk was chasing Se-Yoon while Bbama ran after them, clearly excited. Jisung giggled, reminding the kids to be careful and they replied with a
“Yes Papa,” before continuing their little game.
Minho waited for Jisung at the front door, giving Jisung a kissy face, making Jisung laugh at his fiance’s cuteness. Minho smiled before taking another box from Jisung.
“All right, this is the last one!” Jisung exclaimed, glad that he didn’t need to carry any more boxes.
“Good job jagi,” Minho replied, bringing the box to their room and opening it, unpacking the things by handing them to Jisung to place them in their respective areas.
Jisung nodded while continuing to unpack, suddenly remembering how Minho had proposed to him.
“Hey, the proposal was kind of corny, don”t cha think?” Jisung asked, laughing at the memory.
Minho immediately turned back and glared at Jisung, pouting before whining, “That was what you said was perfect for you! Jeez, you’re so hard to please…”
Minho went back to unpacking and Jisung, seeing how Minho was slightly annoyed, went and back hugged him, snuggling into Minho’s back. Minho just remained silent, although he didn’t push Jisung away.
“I didn’t say I didn’t love it! I love it and more importantly,” Jisung mumbled, turning Minho’s face towards his own, making them have eye contact, “I love you.”
Minho gasped before hiding his face behind his hands, sighing slightly due to how flustered he was. The tip of Minho’s ears turned bright pink while Jisung could tell that Minho’s cheeks had also reddened, making Minho look more adorable than he already was. Jisung laughed before leaving Minho in their room and heading to the garden to call the twins in as it was about to rain. The twins obeyed, bringing the energetic Bbama into the house immediately. Se-Yoon approached Jisung for help with her mathematics homework while Hyuk approached Minho for help with his hangul. Both adults taught the kids patiently and were repaid with thanks from the twins before Hyuk asked,
“Appa, can we have hot chocolate? It’s cold.”
Minho ruffled Hyuk’s hair before nodding and grabbing Jisung’s hand to help him make the hot chocolate.
“Why did you have to drag me to help you make hot chocolate? It’s a solo job!” Jisung exclaimed, having already planned to lounge on the sofa before his plans were utterly destroyed by Minho.
“Fine. It’s either you help me make the hot chocolate and get some of my kisses or you get ignored by me the whole day,” Minho smirked, knowing which answer Jisung would pick.
Jisung glared at Minho and knew which answer he’ll usually pick but he decided to surprise Minho a little.
“Mmmmm, I’ll pick the latter,” Jisung said, waving Minho off as he turned towards the sofa and made himself comfortable.
Minho stared at Jisung’s back, not believing which option Jisung picked. With a huff, he shook his head and decided to start on the hot chocolate to not keep Hyuk waiting. After he had finished making the hot chocolate, he poured them into three cups, purposely not pouring one for Jisung, and brought the cups of hot chocolate out. Hyuk and Se–Yoon bounded to the cups of hot chocolate, thanking their Appa before running off with them to continue the puzzle they were working on together. Minho was glad that the twins were easily entertained and found interest in things other than the internet which was what kids were addicted to these days. Jisung, hearing Minho’s footsteps, had got up from the sofa and headed to the table, realizing that there wasn’t a cup of hot chocolate for him. Jisung smirked. It was now a competition. Seems like Minho was serious about ignoring Jisung and so, Jisung decided that he too shall play this game, but in a different way.
“Hyung, where’s my cup?” Jisung asked, whimsically, skipping into the kitchen and hugging Minho’s waist, cuddling against Minho.
Minho ignored Jisung, continuing to cut the fruits while Jisung placed his head on Minho’s shoulder. Jisung then placed a peck on Minho’s cheek and yet, Minho didn’t flinch the slightest, keeping the best poker face Jisung had ever seen. Jisung whined, wanting attention from Minho, and decided to be slightly bolder. He heard how engaged the twins were with the puzzle and pressed his lips together nervously. Jisung turned his face to the back of Minho’s neck, placing his lips on the soft skin before slowly sucking on it. Minho jumped slightly. He hadn’t expected that at all. Jisung, seeing how Minho had reacted, smirked slightly before continuing, leaving kisses from the back of Minho’s neck to the place between his neck and shoulder. Minho slowly put down the knife, standing very still and stiff. A smirk tugged on Jisung’s lips as he pulls down Minho’s sleeve, exposing Minho’s shoulder. Jisung then heard a soft gulp from Minho before attacking Minho’s shoulder with kisses. Some gentle, others slightly rougher, with Jisung nibbling and gently biting on Minho’s skin, sucking on some parts, making Minho lean on the kitchen top as he stifled a moan. Minho knew that if he continued ignoring Jisung, this could go from PG13 to R21 in just a matter of seconds. But Minho was stubborn and prideful, he didn’t want Jisung to win the game they were competing in. As Minho contemplated, Jisung had already moved onto the other shoulder, his hands rubbing on Minho’s thigh, going towards a dangerous place. Minho panted softly before turning to face Jisung to capture Jisung’s lips with his. Minho would rather give up this fight than for their kids to catch them doing…whatever they were doing. Jisung smirked, knowing that he won, and placed his hands on Minho’s place, no longer wandering towards sensitive areas. Minho, feeling Jisung’s smirk, had started fighting for dominance over the passionate kiss, flipping Jisung such that Jisung was now leaning on the kitchen top. Minho’s hands rested on the counter, trapping Jisung. They soon pulled away from the heated kiss, not wanting for it to go on further. Minho chuckled upon seeing Jisung, a blushing mess. Guess Jisung wasn’t as strong as Minho thought he was.
Wanting to calm himself down as well, Minho had suddenly asked Jisung a question out of curiosity and also because this had been weighing on Minhos’ mind for quite a while.
“Sungie, what do you think about…adopting kids?”
Jisung, whose face was no longer shaded pink, turned to face Minho and raised an eyebrow at the sudden question. He remained quiet for a while, head resting on his hand as he thought of an answer.
“I wouldn’t mind if you wanted…but I’m satisfied with raising the twins with you. I’ll have to think more about this but, I’ll like to when I’m ready,” Jisung replied, smiling at Minho, showing his perfect teeth.
Minho smiled back, grabbing Jisung’s hands in his own and holding them tightly, giving them a light squeeze. Minho rubbed his thumb over the silver band that had been sitting on Jisung’s ring finger for almost a month. Minho grinned and gave Jisung a light peck on his lips.
Something in Minho knew that in the near future when he would meet Jisung at the alter and they exchanged rings, the rings that held as a symbol for their marriage and union as one, would no longer burn his skin as it once did in his previous marriage.
Both Minho and Jisung agreed that this
matchmaking was a success.