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Hongjoong peered over Seonghwa's shoulder, admiring the pristine boxes of Animal Crossing legos. He surmised A full set, wondering if Seonghwa could put them all together properly while small.
"Okay, let's start. I got the scissors." He sits down next to him, crossed legs, in front of the coffee table in the dorm's shared living room. It was just the two of them home today, the rest of the boys having solo schedules or training to attend to which was perfect, since the quiet and calm atmosphere always seemed to help Seonghwa regress.
"Which one should we open first?" Hongjoong admittedly doesn't know much about Animal Crossing and he doesn't want to get anything wrong or otherwise upset his Star, so he waits patiently for an answer.
The Little looked at both of the Lego sets. He was thinking hard about which one he wanted to do. It was a big decision. He picked up the house set and looked at it closer before setting it down and picking up the camping set.
He looked up at Hongjoong and with a bright smile held up the camping Lego set. "Tis one! Less pieces. We save the bigger one last for more fun!!" Little Hwa said with a soft giggle.
"Sounds good to me." Hongjoomb gently takes the box from Seonghwa and opens it, being careful not to rip the packaging just in case Seonghwa wanted to keep it.
Their shoulders rub together occasionally, as Hongjoong sets everything out all over the table. Everything is in separate bags, making it easier to put together.
"Okay, let's follow the instructions, yeah?" He lifts a bag, tearing it open and dumping the pieces out.
Little Hwa grabs the little booklet of picture instructions. Opening it to the first page he looks at step one. Seeing the first piece he needs he looks over at the pieces in front of Hongjoong.
The little one picks up a few pieces and starts to carefully put them together. Having the first part put together Hwa shows it to Hongjoong.
"Joongie! Lookie!" He said with a cute little giggle and stars in his eyes.
Hongjoong is there to watch and, if necessary, help Seonghwa. There isn't much else for him to do, but as he continues to hear the clicks of the pieces being put together, he can't help but feel an itch to fully join in. He's big right now. He has to be, because he's the only other person home, but that doesn't mean he can't play a little, right?
"Whoa, Hwa, that's cute." He comments enthusiastically. He reaches for another bag, a different part of the same set, and fidgets with the corner of it. Not yet tearing it open.
"Can I play- I mean, can hyungie help, too?"
Hwa looks up at Hongjoong with shiny eyes and quickly nods. "I wove playing with my Hyungie!!!" The boy said loudly and pushed over the bag Hongjoong was fidgeting with closer to him.
"Hyungie do tis one and I do this one!" Hwa said as he grabbed another small bag from the set.
Seonghwa was super excited to be able to do something with his Hyungie. He always loved doing things with him.
Hongjoong releases the breath he'd been holding in. His anxiety ebbs at the permission, feeling his tense muscles relax marginally.
"Good idea." He bounces in place as he tears open the bag. The pieces fall onto the coffee table with a pleasing sound. He hums happily as he begins to put the pieces together.
"Hwa, Hwa, I think- I think these go 'gether." He holds his finished portion up and in front of Seonghwa with a goofy smile. Unbeknownst to him, the leader has accidentally dropped. The peaceful atmosphere does nothing to keep his headspace away.
Little Hwa gasps and claps his hands the way a toddler would. "Goo' job Joongie!!!"
While the two Littles continue putting together the Lego set the front door opens. Walking in is Yunho who is holding his bag and a grocery bag. He enters the living room and notices the two littles.
'Of course, he dropped. I shouldn't have left.' Yunho thought to himself before kneeling on the other side of the coffee table.
"Hey there babies. Having fun?" He asks softly.
Hongjoong glows from the praise. He doesn't even notice the front door opening, too engrossed in trying to get the special pieces to snap together.
They're nearly done with the camping set!
His hands drop to the table and he uses that as leverage to pop upwards excitedly. He uses the motion to bounce onto Seonghwa, giggling with absolute joy.
When he's little he tends to get very clingy - it's one of his big tells. When Hongjoong begins to get clingy, he's probably dropped.
"Yu-yu! Look, look, look! Hwa lemme play, too!" He points to the open box of Animal Crossing legos from where he's practically perched on top of Seonghwa.
Yunho smiled and reached over to ruffle both the boy's hair. "You both are so adorable. Once you boys are finished with this set why don't we get some food in your bellies?"
Seonghwa looked up and pouted, "Wan finish bof" he said with a whine, making Yunho chuckle and boop his nose.
"I know but it will still be here waiting for you when you're done eating. What do you say Joongie?" Yunho asked hoping the other little one would be down for eating once they were done with the camping set.
Hongjoong leans heavily into the touch, basking in the affection. He has both his hands on Seonghwa's shoulders, bouncing in place.
Unfortunately, he's not about to make things easier for the dancer. "No, Yu-Yu!" Hongjoong tries to sound firm and big in the hopes of getting their way. "Hwa wantsta finish."
Hongjoong takes another bag, opens it with his teeth, and dumps all the pieces out on the table. He gets the instruction booklet, pointedly Ignoring Yunho now.
Seonghwa was quick to follow Hongjoongs example. Yunho wasn't too happy about this but he stood up anyway and let the boys think they have won. Hongjoong sits back down happily, feeling smug that they won, though he's still leaning heavily against Seonghwa.
As the littles finished the camping Lego set they started to smell chicken nuggets. It was one of their favorite foods to eat when they were in Little Space. There were always at least two bags of nuggets in the freezer at all times because there was always at least one little during the week.
Hwa looked at Joongie and tilted his head, "Nuggies" he asked quietly so Yunho wouldn't hear them.
"Mmm," Hongjoong whines softly, looking toward the kitchen with his bottom lip jutting out. "Do you fink we'll get joose too?" Only good boys got juice. Were they good boys?
Seonghwa placed his finger on his chin thinking. "Yunnie lov us. I tink so." He said and placed both hands on the table to help him stand up.
"Joongie hol hand?" He asked softly knowing that Hongjoong sometimes regressed younger than him.
"Jooce, jooce!" He cheers, once again bouncing up and down. The legos are completely forgotten, for now. Yunho was right, they could finish after!
"Hwa, I wan' jooce!" He reminds Seonghwa as he grips the other little's hand, allowing him to help guide him to the kitchen. He does stumble a couple of times, so it's a good thing Seonghwa offered his hand.
Yunho was waiting in the kitchen with two plates of nuggets and apple juice on the table. As the two Littles enter the kitchen he smiles at them.
"So? Can the Legos wait?" He asked with a soft chuckle knowing the boys couldn't resist the chicken nuggets.
Seonghwa quickly nodded as he gently pulled Joongie over to the table. "Lego can wait."
Hongjoong's excitement is palpable. He can't keep still. He climbs into the chair, pulling himself up and onto his knees so that his upper body towers over the plate of nuggets and the sippy cup of juice. He
rocks back and forth, taking hold of his sippy cup and gulping down nearly half of the contents of it immediately. He licks his lips and grins.
He peers over at Seonghwa's cup, reaching out to grab it. Maybe Seonghwa's juice is different!
Yunho was quick to react and grabbed the other cup of juice. "Hongjoong you know better than to take someone else's stuff." The taller male scolded.
Hwa looks over at them having not been paying attention to what was even going on. Seeing Yunho holding his juicy cup, makes grabby hands for it. Once Yunho gave it to him he quickly started drinking the Apple juice.
Hongjoong pouts, sitting back down fully. He lifts his cup again and sucks hard, gulping all of it down. Once he's done he holds it up for Yunho to see.
He waves it a little. "All gone." He explains with a dramatic frown. He sets it down and pushes it closer to Yunho, hoping for more. As he waits he shoves an entire chicken nugget into his mouth. Thankfully they aren't too big and he makes quick work of chewing and swallowing.
"Yu-yu, more jooce?" He presses, looking between Seonghwa and Yunho. He's back up on his knees now, upper body almost entirely on the table as he pushes the sippy cup closer and closer to Yunho.
Yunho smiles and ruffles the little boy's hair, "Of course baby boy. Thank you for asking nicely." He said and went to get the little boy some more juice.
Seonghwa finished his juice and went back to eating his nuggets. "Yunnie!!! Cans I have more juicy too?"
Smiling Yunho gave Hongjoong his and then went to grab Hwa some more, "Of course baby."
He's about halfway through his chicken nuggets when it happens.
Hongjoing hadn't been prepared to regress - wasn't supposed to regress! - so he'd just been lounging in a pair of comfortable sweats and a nice fitting t-shirt.
No protection at all.
So when he feels wetness between his legs, tears immediately spring forth and he very nearly drops his sippy cup. He's suddenly scared that Yunho will be mad so that teary gaze moves frantically to Seonghwa.
"Hwa..." He whispers as if Yunho isn't standing right in front of them. His lower lip trembles as he tugs on Seonghwa's sleeve. "Hwaa..."
Seonghwa looked at Hongjoong and tilted his head. The Little was so confused until he smelled it. He frowned and pouted.
"Joongie went potty?" He asked quietly so Yunho couldn't hear.
Unfortunately for both the Littles, it was at that moment Yunho came over with Hwas sippy cup. "What you pretty babies talking abo-" he froze as he saw Joongie having tears in his eyes.
"Baby, what's the matter?" He asked before also smelling it and softly smiling. "Did my baby have an accident?"
"Sow-sowwy!!" He doesn't know what else to say, especially after seeing Seonghwa's pouting. Was the other boy mad at him? Did he hate Hongjoong now? Would he not want to play anymore?
The despair of all of these vast emotions comes out in pitiful cries.
"Did-di'nt!" As if he can just pretend he didn't just wet himself.
Yunho quickly picked up the little and cradled him, "Oh baby. I'm not mad sweetheart." He said and started bouncing him.
Yunho looked over at Seonghwa, "Little Star can you come with me so I can change Joongie?"
Hwa nodded and got up from the table. He grabbed Yunhos hand and followed him to another room so Yunho could change the other Little.
Hongjoong hides his face in the crook of Yunho's neck, scrunching up his shirt between his fingers and letting the fabric soak up his tears.
He continues to babble out apologies, not believing that Yunho isn't upset with him.
To help soothe himself, he begins to suck on his thumb, gasping in air around it. He peeks out of his hiding spot (Yunho's shirt) to look at Seonghwa. The moment their eyes meet, however, Hongjoong jerked his head to the side and hides again.
Seonghwa frowns and holds onto Yunhos hand tighter. He hoped that the other wasn't upset with him. He should have helped him. He should have found a way for Yunho not to find out. He was a bad older brother.
Yunho sighed softly and laid Hongjoong on the changing mat. "Alright, Star can you go get me a pull-up?"
Seonghwa was quick to go and grab one as he was asked. While he did that Yunho went ahead and started taking Joongies pants off. "You alright Pumpkin?"
Hongjoong squirms and wiggles on the changing mat, looking at the ceiling instead of at Yunho. He doesn't like feeling so exposed after such an embarrassing moment, even as he lays there adorably sucking his thumb and rubbing at his eyes with a clenched fist.
He sucks his thumb harder, trying to get his breathing under control and the tears to stop leaking from the corners of his eyes.
"Sthorry... Hwa mad?" He hiccups softly, tears that had momentarily stopped coming back full force. He finally looks at Yunho, but he can't hold his gaze for long. He felt really bad. Not just for his accident, but for the evening he probably ruined for Seonghwa.
"Not u'sposed to-to be li-little."
Yunho frowned and cooed. He leaned over and cupped Hongjoongs face, "Oh baby you are allowed to be Little. No one is mad at you baby boy. I promise. Accidents happen honey." He said softly while rubbing his thumb against Joongies cheek.
Seonghwa comes over with the pull-up and looks at Hongjoong, "Not mad Joongie. You do nothing wrong." He said with a pout himself.
It's hard to take their word for it, but their actions prove that they aren't lying. He still feels bad, but he's no longer scared that they're upset with him.
He rolls onto his side and props himself up a bit, thumb still in his mouth, and looks at Seonghwa as if he truly were a star. So much admiration, so much love.
He makes grabby hands for Seonghwa.
Seonghwa smiles brightly and gives Hongjoong his hand. While the two just happily look at one another, Yunho is quick to change Joongies pants and put him in pull-ups.
Even after finishing changing the Little, he lets them continue to look at each other. He quietly takes a picture of them and sends it to the ATEEZ group chat.
After a few minutes, he goes up to them and smiles, "Are you boys tired?"
The group chat is anything but calm, with Mingi, San, and Wooyoung commenting about how jealous they are of Yunho and how they hope the two are still little when they get back home. Yeosang and Jongho are quieter in the chat, simply sending statements like "cute" and "too cute".
Hongjoong is sure to be mortified when he's bigger but in a good way. In a way that makes him feel loved.
He sits up cross-legged, still clutching Seonghwa's hand. That mischievous glint has returned to his red-rimmed eyes. He topples forward with a giggle, colliding his upper body with Seonghwa's.
"Star!" He clutches some of Seonghwa's hair, gently tugging on it, to keep Seonghwa close and Yunho from separating them. "Play!" He exclaims instead, and then repeats himself hesitantly. "Play?"
Seonghwa smiles brightly and starts jumping up and down. "PLAY PLAY PLAY!!!" He said and tried to pick up Joongie from the changing table. Yunho was quick to get in action.
"Whoa whoa there Star. Let me help so you don't hurt yourselves." He said and picked Hongjoong up. He grabbed Hwa's hand and took both boys back downstairs so they could continue playing with the legos.
"Alright, here you go babies. Do you need help opening the box?" He asked pointing the the house box set.
Hongjoong squeals in absolute delight, no longer embarrassed or shameful now that he's fully in his headspace and not teetering back and forth as he'd been doing earlier.
He wraps his legs around Yunho's waist to help keep himself up off the ground until he's back on the floor in front of the coffee table with Seonghwa's legos.
When he's released from Yunho's grasp, he reaches out and takes a fistful of Seonghwa's shirt. It makes him feel secure, knowing Seonghwa can't bolt away with him holding on.
He pops his thumb out of his mouth and points at the other box.
"Open!" After a second, he adds: "p'eas!"
Yunho chuckles and carefully opens the box for the boys. Even went as far as to open each bag a bit so they didn't have a hard time.
"Here you go, my sweet babies." He said softly and booped their noses before going over to a side table and grabbing two pacifiers.
"Here you go. So we don't have our hands in our mouths."
Hongjoong opens his mouth for Yunho, letting him put the pacifier into his mouth like the spoiled, pampered little boy he is.
He doesn't skip a beat. He immediately takes a bag, fumbling with it slightly since he's still got a hand tangled in Seonghwa's shirt. He finally manages to dump it all out, getting pieces everywhere.
He giggles, unaware that being this brash with the set could have them losing pieces.
"Hwa," He says around his paci. He turns his head fully toward the other little one, momentarily forgetting about the legos. "Kisth?"
Smiling around his paci Seonghwa giggles and presses his paci against Joongies. The whole moment was way too cute not to take a quick picture of, which Yunho does quickly enough. He also makes sure that none of the pieces go missing and bunches them up together. The last thing they need is Seonghwa freaking out later.
Hongjoong bounces enthusiastically, beyond happy with the attention and affection he's getting from his Star.
Wooyoung is sure to be jealous when he finds out he's missed such a sweet moment.
Hongjoong finally releases Seonghwa's t-shirt and uses both hands to click together the legos, though he's no longer following the directions since the pamphlet is too complicated for him to follow.
Seonghwa grabs a few pieces and tries to help Joongie, making sure everything is done correctly and neatly.
Yunho is just so happy to see the two littles being so cute together. It truly meant the world to him. He sat down on the couch right behind the two of them, lifting the remote to turn the TV on. He keeps the volume low so as not to distract the two of them as they continue clicking pieces together.
The calmness of the situation has Hongjoong's still red-rimmed eyes growing heavy. He's not as interested in the legos as he is in watching Seonghwa play with them. The stress from his earlier accident has him feeling very tired, but he's fighting hard to stay awake. Unbeknownst to him, he begins to slouch against Seonghwa's side, suckling happily on his paci.
"Done!!" Hwa exclaimed with a bright smile and showed his work to Hongjoong.
Hongjoong had been near dozing, half-asleep and half-awake, but he snapped upright at the sudden noise and the jostling of his makeshift pillow.
His pacifier drops into his lap from surprise. He rubs both his eyes with both his fists, blinking sleepily at the completed Lego sets. Seonghwa, ever the doting Hyung - even in headspace - takes the lost pacifier from Hongjoong's lap and pops it back into his mouth, earning a content sigh from the smaller boy.
"S'good, Hwa." He says softly, leaning into Seonghwa's side again with a smile barely hidden by his pacifier.
Yunho leans forward now so that he can see the finished product, his hands resting on his knees, and praises the two for their hard work. He notices Hongjoong's lulling head, glancing at the time on his phone. It reads 1:45 PM. A nap could do Hongjoong well so that he's not grumpy when everyone else gets home later in the evening. Seonghwa doesn't seem to be as little as Hongjoong, nor as tired, so he probably doesn't need a nap.
He places one big hand on each of their heads in a loving motion. From where he's sitting directly behind Hongjoong, he can see Seonghwa's face to the right, but not Hongjoong's.
"Little Star, I think it's nap time for Joongie." He said softly. "Do you wanna take a nap too?"
Hongjoong makes a displeased sound in the back of his throat, trying to pull himself away from Yunho's warm, gentle hands. He doesn't want to nap, not yet. He just wants to stay here, with Seonghwa, and watch TV.
Seonghwa looks up at Yunho and pouts. "No nap." He said in a soft tone that borders on whining. Yunho had been hoping for an agreement since it would have made putting Hongjoong down for a nap much easier, but that's his fault for giving the boy the option.
Yunho sighed softly. He reached down to pick Hongjoong up, but the smaller boy didn't want to be picked up and fought against the arms holding him, but he was no match for Yunho's strength. The pacifier once again falls from his lips as he whines his displeasure.
"Joongie, enough," Yunho said and stood up, holding Hongjoong on his hip and sticking the pacifier back into his mouth to try and stop the fussing. He's quick to think of a solution to stop the mounting tantrum.
"Hwa, will you come with us and lay down for a little bit? Just for a cuddle? You can be my little helper, yeah?" Yunho asked hoping the younger would agree.
Seonghwa quickly nodded. "Can be a helper!!"
Seonghwa got up and followed the two to Hongjoong's room, both of them ignoring the protests coming from the tiny leader. Once inside the room, Yunho gently set Hongjoong on the bed first.
"Joongie can you lie down, please?"
"No! No nap!" Hongjoong practically screams, trying to slip off the bed, but of course, a pair of strong arms simply lifts him back up and sets him back down on the soft mattress. As much as Yunho wants to give in, he knows that this is important. A grumpy Hongjoong could cause a lot of problems later on and none of them want to have to deal with that.
Seonghwa climbs onto the bed, as well. He's Yunho's little helper, after all! It's time for him to try and help. He wraps his arms around Hongjoong and drags him into a lying down position with a giggle.
Hongjoong turns his head away from the affection. He feels his pacifier drop from his mouth and makes a sound of frustration. Yunho has to stifle his laughter at the cute display, opting to instead coo at the two of them and once again put the paci back in Hongjoong's mouth. He aggressively sucks on it, obviously still upset, and glares stubbornly up at Yunho. He doesn't want to go to sleep! He wants to stay awake and play with Seonghwa and Yunho!
Yunho was quick to grab the blanket and pull it over both boys. He leaned back and grabbed his phone to take a picture of the two of them, adding to his growing collection.
Seonghwa smiled brightly and hugged Hongjoong closer. The older one looked up at Yunho with a pout.
"Joongie mad." He says quietly around the pacifier in his mouth, sucking on it slowly and in a much calmer fashion than Hongjoong.
Hongjoong's eyes are glossed over with tears. He's not actually mad, he's just tired, but he's not ready to give in just yet.
"I think he just doesn't like not getting his way." Yunho answers, keeping his voice gentle as he runs his fingers through Hongjoong's hair. This only earns another frustrated nose from the tiny leader.
Seonghwa suddenly props himself up on his elbow, taking his pacifier out of his mouth so his words are clear. He looks Hongjoong in the eyes with a very serious, albeit adorable, expression. "Joongie gotta take his nap 'else he get spankies."
"Oh my gosh, Hwa!" Yunho gasps with a laugh, causing Seonghwa to giggle. The only one not having any fun is their tiny captain, who once again makes a noise of protest, squirming in the bed and trying to sit up, but he doesn't verbally respond which tells Yunho that he's feeling very little.
Yunho's laughter tapers off and he shakes his head, still smiling. Seonghwa isn't entirely wrong, though. If Hongjoong doesn't do as he's told, he knows there's a chance of getting a spanking, but he's too tired and little to think rationally.
Yunho pulls back the covers a bit, lays down on the bed with his head on the pillow, and opens his arms.
"Come here, my babies~."
Hongjoong pouts even more but allows Seonghwa to scooch them both over and into Yunho's waiting embrace. He's still not ready to sleep, evident by his continued whining and grumbling, even going so far as to kick his legs and tug at Yunho's shirt.
Yunho's smile is warm as he wraps one arm around each boy, using the other one to stroke along Hongjoong's back and occasionally Seonghwa's arm or shoulder. He knows Hongjoong's mini tantrum will tire him out further. It's just a waiting game, now.
Hwa rests his head on Yunho's chest, squishing Hongjoong further into Yunho's side. He reaches out to play with Yunho's hair, eyelids drooping already. He sucks happily on his pacifier and hums contently. He's the complete opposite of Hongjoong who, at times, is much more difficult to handle. He gives Hongjoong's pull-up padded bum a few warning taps.
"Shh, Joongie, come on."
Hongjoong stills at the first tap, going mostly still in Yunho's arms. He sucks his pacifier a few more times, then lets out a huge yawn, eyes squeezing shut. He's not completely ready to give in, but he's certainly finding it harder to stay awake. He tries to keep his eyes open, not wanting to give in.
Yunho is just glad he's stopped the fussing. "Good boy." He cooed softly before pressing a kiss to Hongjoong's head and nuzzling his nose into his hair.
Hongjoong is so tired, he's starting to drift off. Yunho can tell since the other boy isn't moving and the only sounds coming from him are the occasional grumbles and sniffles. To his surprise, Seonghwa is the one to fall asleep first, the silicone nipple of the pacifier just barely resting on his bottom lip.
He can't wait for the rest of the members to get home. He knows they're all going to want to play with the babies, especially Hongjoong. The leader doesn't allow himself to relax as often as he should. It's a good thing he has his boys to look out for him, especially when he's little.
Finally, after what feels like an eternity, Hongjoong's breathing evens out. Unlike Seonghwa, though, Hongjoong's pacifier continues to bob in and out. He can't help but take another few pictures. It is with extreme caution and practice that Yunho slips free, leaving Hongjoong and Seonghwa alone in the bed snuggled up close to each other. He leaves the bedroom with the door ajar, just in case, and cleans up both the kitchen and the living area.
It was an hour and a half later that Yunho heard the front door open, bringing with it Wooyoung and San's loud but playful bickering.
Yunho couldn't help but chuckle at the two of them, always so lively and energetic.
"The babies are sleeping." He warns softly, though his tone is casual. It wouldn't be much of a problem if either of them woke up, since naptime could end at any moment now.
"How was the shoot?" He asked them once they'd walked into the living area.
Wooyoung drops his bag next to the couch and sits down. "I'm not gonna lie, I'm beat."
San smiles and sits down next to the younger boy, "I'm exhausted but it was fun." He added as he laid his head on Wooyoung's shoulder.
Wooyoung smiled softly and leaned his head on top of San's. "How much longer are they going to sleep?" He asked while glancing in the direction of the bedroom.
"They've been asleep for about an hour."
"Do you think we can wake 'em up? I saw the picture you sent, they're just so cute!" Wooyoung asks, obviously excited, and beginning to sound a bit like a child himself. The exhaustion from earlier ebbing away.
Yunho chuckles and nods, "You can go wake them up. Just be gentle about it. Joongie was a little fussy earlier." The other two grimace, knowing how difficult a cranky Hongjoong can be. It's Wooyoung that makes the first move though, happily standing up and heading toward the bedroom where the two littles are sleeping.
Wooyoung opens the door quietly and peeks inside, his smile widening.
Hongjoong is curled up in the blanket, still sucking on his pacifier, with Seonghwa clinging onto him and nuzzling his cheek.
The two are adorable!
He takes a seat at the edge of the bed and starts running his fingers through both Hongjoong's and Seonghwa's hair.
"Boys, wake up~." He said softly but with an air of excitement.
Seonghwa groans and shoves his face into Hongjoong's side. His eyes stayed shut even when Wooyoung ran his fingers through his hair.
"Baby Star, it's time to wake up." Wooyoung continues in a sing-song voice. Hongjoong stirs slightly then blinks a couple of times, eyes not quite focusing, and looks around.
"Wooyoungie?" He mumbles with a frown. He grabs the hand playing with his hair and tugs on it lightly.
"Sleepy." He whines, now tugging harder on Wooyoung's hand to get him to lie down.
He can't help but giggle at the cuteness as he allows Hongjoong to pull him down into bed.
As Wooyoung lays down Hongjoong immediately crawls into his arms and snuggles up to him, leaving Seonghwa to whine at the sudden loss of warmth. Hongjoong, whose eyes have once again closed, presses his nose into Wooyoung's chest causing the second youngest of the group to coo loudly.
San watches the three with a soft smile. "Looks like Joongie wants you to take a nap with him, Wooyoungie." He said while crawling onto the bed and over Wooyoung's legs so he could lay between him and Seonghwa. The eldest immediately snuggles up to San without even opening his eyes, content once more.
"That's fine by me," Wooyoung says with a small laugh, reaching over Hongjoong and San to stroke Seonghwa's head lovingly.
"Yunho said they've been sleepin' for about an hour, right? A little longer can't hurt." San says matter-of-factly, keeping his voice to a whisper so as not to disturb the babies. A nap sounds great right now, and both boys suddenly feel the weight of exhaustion once more.
When Yunho goes to check on everyone after a suspiciously long amount of silence and lack of laughter OR crying, he finds all four boys fast asleep.
Somehow they all managed to squeeze close together with Hongjoong's upper body on Wooyoung's chest and lower limbs sandwiched between him and San and Seonghwa clinging to San's other side like how they found him earlier, with Hongjoong.
Of course, Yunho takes a picture (multiple, really) and sends it to the group chat with a couple of laughing emojis.
Mingi's response is immediate; "I'm coming home right now!!!" with another message soon following; "Never mind I got caught." Yunho laughs into his fist just imagining Mingi trying to slip away from the staff only to be immediately caught.
"I'm sure there will be plenty of cuddles to spare for when you're done," Yunho reassures Mingi through text, not getting a response. Yeosang and Jongho must also be busy since they didn't even respond. Yunho leaves the bedroom with the door ajar once more.
He has a feeling that when all four boys wake up, Hongjoong and Seonghwa won't be the only ones little.