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thankfully, they arrived to the park while the day was as clear as white sparkly wine. the wispy clouds and the blindingly bright sun accompanied the light blue sky, the entire thing creating perfect shade below.

the overall energy in the entire area was beautiful too. there were cheery people, ranging from families, couples, groups of friends, or even people alone who basked in the sunlight with either books or phones in hand. bubbles, balloons, and dogs surrounding the place enhanced its liveliness.

this scenery alone made suji stop walking just to flash a wide smile in amusement, innocence written all over her lips.

beside her, jace bent down until he reached her height, gently patting her shoulder to capture her attention. "where do you wanna go first?"

without much thought, she pulled them to a parked ice cream truck, staring in awe at the variety of colors its entirety had.

"i want strawberry."

despite knowing it was risky for her allergy, the couple considered it for a while (since artificial flavors were harmless most of the time. say for example: jace is deathly allergic to shrimp, but eats those processed shrimp chips nearly everyday and is still alive and healthy with zero negative reactions). but seeing the fresh strawberries on the ice cream itself behind the glass where flavors were viewable made them retract.

"you're allergic to strawberries."

"but it's pink!"

unfortunately, strawberry was the only pink flavor out of all the ones in the menu. and unfortunately, it seemed like she didn't want any other colors despite their flavors possibly being more tasty.

"pink isn't worth a trip to the doctor."

"b-but— but . . . . . ."

the kid stuck her bottom lip out as it began quivering. her eyebrows were furrowed and arms were crossed, looking like every sulky child the public media portrays. her eyes, which were ruled by purity moments ago, were now dominated by a clear, intense emotion.

obvious signs of a tantrum.

first thing they noticed was how identical suji in this state was to her mother having eyes brimming with tears due to frustration over the littlest things. jace almost laughed at chia's history with that expression, but decided to just snap out of it and focus on this very problem in front of them.

they began panicking there and then. never in their rough years of life had they been in a situation focusing in a literal bomb that was just seconds away from exploding, this time with a possible deafening shrill and an endless stream of tears instead of actual fire. with wide eyes, they looked at each other, then to the dumbfounded man operating the ice cream business.

"hugs solve her tantrums though."

the minute he remembered her parents' reminder for circumstances like these, sicheng scooped her up in his arms, flashing a smile and momentarily scrunching his nose up to have his charm heightened.

through little whispers about ice cream and whatever cute shit he knew was suitable for her, she wasn't furious anymore. in fact, she broke into a fit of giggles, wrapping her arm around the nape of his neck to feel more comfortable as she was lifted up.

"sorry," he apologized to the ice cream man as they walked away from his truck empty handed, planning to go to the ice cream parlor on the other side of the park in hopes that their bubblegum ice cream would be pink instead of blue so suji's color-based cravings would be satisfied.

jace, who was only a few steps behind them two, couldn't take his eyes off his boyfriend. not only because of how his muscular arms were showing now that they've exited their neutral states, but because of his overall boosted attractiveness after handling a situation with ease and the captivating happenings he initiated afterwards.

talk about being whipped.

he's such a dadd— handsome guy. yeah, a handsome guy. totally.

sooooo good with children.

i wanna have his babies.

i don't even like babies.

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