Pairing: Kim Taehyung X Reader

Summary: While Taehyung has always felt like he basically needed to have kids one day, you, his soulmate, absolutely do not want any. You made sure Taehyung knew this too, so what happens when you are pregnant?

Genre: A lot of angst with a cute fluffy ending

Wordcount: 1.7k 

Au where you need to touch your soulmate every few hours or your skin bruises. 

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" Do you ever want kids? " Taehyung asks you one late evening in the beginning of your relationship. 

With the simple question, old fears come above water once more. 

" No. " You say hurriedly, voice tense. 

Taehyung pulls away from you, pouting. 

" Why not? " He asks you. 

You can tell that he's serious, even though he's got that playful pout on his face. 

For a split moments, memories of your own childhood come up. Deep memories in which your parents are arguing, basically screaming at each other before they eventually throw stuff at each other. 

as the sound of plates shattering against the wall comes to mind, you shudder. 

" Well? " Taehyung asks. 

his tone isn't demanding, simply guinene, wanting an answer. 

" Look at the world around you Tae. There's so much happening. Times are changing and I doubt the future will hold much good- Besides I just don't like children. I like seeing them for a moment but-" You cut yourself off, sighing. 

Taehyung's mouth turns into a flat line. 

" And,, what if I want kids, like really bad? I just can't imagine a future without a few. " He tells you honestly. 

You blink at him. 

" A few? " 

" I always imagined five-"

" Five?! " You basically yell, now also sitting up as you face him. 

" Yeah, but don't worry we can just decide on that later! " He tells you hurriedly. 

" Tae, I'm sorry, really, but I just don't want kids. " You tell him, calming down again. 

The two of you have only been together for a few months, yet nothing feels new, the two of you are familiar with each other's touch for some reason, but talks like these are still heavy. 

​​​Taehyung sighs, lips pressed into a thin line as he looks you in the eye. His facial expression is a bit intimidating, but you know he'll never force you. 

" Fine, let's just drop it. I won't force you. " He tells you a but stubbornly, as he scoots up and kisses your cheek. 

Soon enough the two of you move back into your comfortably, cuddly position, yet both of your thoughts now overrun. 

​​​​​Besides, you've been told that finding your soulmate would mean a lot of sacrifice. 

And a lot you did sacrifice. 

You moved down from your own country to South Korea, just because your soulmate happened to be an idol, and wasn't comfortable in your own country. 

You left your friends and family, and all that was familiar to you, behind, because you needed to be with him. 

Of course, he doesn't take your effort for granted. He spoils you daily, making sure his schedule isn't too packed to still spend time with you. 

He makes sure you're comfortable with everything, and goes out of his way to help you in his country as most is foreign to you. 

He doesn't mind going to the supermarket for you, even though he could be spotted by fans to get that specific chocolate you've been craving just today, nor does he mind going by the drug store to get you pads in his breaks. 

After your conversation that one night, he never bothered you about children again. 

Though you know the both of you have been thinking about it a lot. 

You never changed your mind though. 

And so, one godforsaken evening, you find panic rise up when you stare at the pregnancy test you're holding. 

Needless to say, it's positive. You're pregnant. 

You don't know what to do, at a loss of words. 

However, against your better judgement, you decide to not tell Taehyung. 

You know he'll be happy, but you're not sure if you really want to keep them. 

You jump as you hear the front door unlock, not having realized the time. 

In your rush to get out of the bathroom and 'act natural', you throw the pregnancy test on top of sink,  mindlessly setting it down underneath the mirror. 

As soon as Taehyung sees you, he can sense that something's wrong. 

You seem nervous, unsure, almost in the same way you did whenever you were in the supermarket and didn't know what to say or do when the cashier asked for your ID. 

" Are you alright? " He asks you, blinking. 

You nod hurriedly. 

" Yeah, yeah, great- just fine. Um, I didn't make dinner yet, so um, anything you would like? " You ask him, clasping your hands together in front of you and subconsciously shifting your weight from one foot to another. 

He blinks. 

" Um, we can order take out if you'd like? " He suggests. 

You hum. 

" Alright, sounds good. " You say. 

He hums. 

" If you can look up some take out places of your interest, I will be freshening up, deal? " He suggests. 

You hum, grabbing your laptop. 

" Okay. "

Taehyung throws you one last look, eyes filled with concern, before he turns his back to you and goes to your shared bedroom, changing into comfortable clothes. 

Soon after he needs to go to the bathroom, however, once he's washing his hands as he's done his business, he spots the godforsaken stick you left behind. 

His eyes widen as a smile makes it's way onto his face. Before he basks into the happiness he feels, he makes a sprint out of the bathroom, going straight to the livingroom.

You blink at him, eyes questioning before they travel down to his hands. 

He watches your eyes darken as you get up from where you're seated, setting the laptop aside and messing with your hands. 

The two of you silently stare at one another for a few moments. 

" You're pregnant. " Taehyung says dumbly. 

You swallow and nod. 

He can basically feel how unhappy you are. 

He sighs before looking down at the pregnancy test, and although he hates his next words, he doesn't regret them. 

" What do you want to do to them? " He asks you. 

Your eyes widen, as he keeps his trained at the pregnancy test. 

You open your mouth before closing it, not having expected this. 

Your father was never this gentle towards your mother, especially not when big decisions were to be made. His will was law in your household. 

" I-"

Before you can say anything, Taehyung sniffs, looking back into your eyes. 

" Please keep them. " He says, eyes beginning to get teary. 

He doesn't want to abort the child. He can't. 

But he knows it's ultimately your decision, as it is your body. 

Before you can say anything, he walks over to you, taking hold of both your hands and throwing the pregnancy test onto the couch. 

" Just, please, please keep them. " He begs now. 

Meanwhile your eyes widen at the scene in front of you. 

" Even if you don't want to keep them yourself, please just give them up for adoption or something, but please-" He cuts himself off as he sniffs loudly. 

And to your horror, he brings himself down onto his knees, hugging your legs as the first few tears fall. 

Once you hear his knees touch the floor, you finally shake out of your state. 

When you look down at your soulmate, you let out the quietest sigh, knowing you're about to make another extremely big sacrifice. 

" Tae- I- We can keep them.. I think. " You tell him, bending down to his height and sitting down on your knees yourself. 

Meanwhile Taehyung can barely believe you, he doesn't look any happier just yet. 

" What? - Like, you're gonna give them up for adoption? " He asks, still quietly crying. 

You frown, eyes equally as sad as his as you wipe his fallen tears away. 

He leans into your touch, eyes closing as he holds your hand up on his cheek. 

He takes what he can get. 

" No, Tae. We can keep them. " You tell him. 

His eyes open wide as he hears the exact words he wanted to hear, surprised. 

" What, really? " He asks you, just to make sure. 

You frown, and now you cry, but you nod. 

It's the final confirmation he needs before he pulls you into his embrace by the hand he's still holding. 

A happy sob leaves his mouth, heart feeling like it's going to explode by how happy he is. 

He kisses the top of your hair, arms wrapping around you as he holds you close to him. 

" I promise, I'll be there for you in every moment. " He tells you softly, words mumbled into your hair. 

You tap his chest, signaling you want to face him. 

He loosens his embrace, so you're still in his arms but are able to face him. 

" Please-, just please can we do this together? " You ask him, voice breaking as you finally break down. 

He searches your face, not understanding where this is coming from. 

" What? " 

And so you tell him about your terrible childhood. About your parents who were always fighting, about the plates shattering against the walls, about how your father sometimes even dared to slap your mother, and about how your father eventually left, claiming he wanted someone with better skin and had found it. 

Taehyung listened to all of your words,  and once all was finally out, and you full out started sobbing once more, he pulled you into his embrace. 

He told you softly about how he would never do that. Pointed out that you were soulmates, and how he'll treat you right, help you through your pregnancy, will raise your child on his parts too (even offering to take every night shift when it comes to feeding the baby, in which you remind him that the baby'll kinda need your tits) and will overall just be at your side. 

Unbeknownst to him, it isn't his words that makes you feel safe and settled. 

It's the look in his eyes which tell you that you're going to be just fine. 

[ A/N: Yay. Kids. Woo. I don't like kids- anyway hope y'all enjoyed lol. ]