"your... dad? as in the man whose sperm helped creating you?" jaebum asks, hands suddenly getting sweaty.

"that's gross, hyung. but yeah," youngjae makes a face at jaebum.

"okay... okay," jaebum whispers, nodding. "i'm meeting your father. that's cool. great. okay."

"boys, come down!" they hear youngjae's mom shout.

"everything will be fine, okay? he doesn't bite," youngjae says, cupping the older's face.

jaebum dumbly nods, wishing his heart would stop beating so fast. the younger strokes his cheekbones and pecks his lips. it helps jaebum to calm down a little.

"come on."

youngjae leaves the older's lap to take his hands into his, making him stand up. jaebum reluctantly does so and follows his boyfriend out of the room. when they get downstairs, youngjae's mother smiles at him and nods towards the living room.

"hi dad!" youngjae cheerfully greets his father.

"ah youngjae! how is my favorite son doing?" his father smiles.

"he's doing great! i missed you!" youngjae brings his father into a hug and jaebum's struck by how close they seem to be.

"dad, this is jaebum, my boyfriend. jaebum, this is my father," youngjae introduces.

"nice to meet you sir," jaebum bows to him.

"you were right, honey. he's very polite," youngjae's father says with a smile. "it's very nice to meet you, jaebum."

"likewise," jaebum replies as he bows again.

heejin giggles fondly at that, joined by her son. youngjae's father pats jaebum on the back before announcing that he's going to take a shower. when he's gone and heejin's busy in the kitchen, youngjae takes jaebum's hand, squeezing his fingers.

"it wasn't that bad, see? they love you already," youngjae says with a smile.

"do you really think so?"

"i do. you're doing great."

he hopes so. he really does.

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evening eventually falls and jaebum feels less distressed than before. like he had predicted, youngjae's parents are just like him. bright, lively and joyful. he feels so comfortable around them, something he never felt around his own parents. youngjae's father, minjae, cracks a joke every so often and even though, they're not the funniest he's heard, he still laughs. they also tell him some stories, really embarrassing stories, about youngjae which makes the latter whine loudly as a faint blush tints his cheeks. he looks adorable.

"why are you telling him this? he'll regret dating me!" youngjae exclaims, hiding his face with his hands.

jaebum laughs loudly, bringing him to him and planting a gentle kiss on the top of his head.

"i'll never regret dating you, never," he says, completely forgetting that his boyfriend's parents are watching him.

so does youngjae as he lets a smile appear onto his face. but when he does notice, jaebum smiles sheepishly, dropping his gaze to his hands. heejin just smiles knowingly as the two boys break away from each other with embarrassed smiles.

"aren't they lovely together, darling?" she asks her husband who nods with a smile.

even jaebum blushes at that. and jaebum never does.

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enjoy this short crappy chapter folks!

sorry i haven't updated in a century but school. is. making. me. pressed.

love you all sm and i hope you didn't forget about this story lmao bye