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SKZ DRABBLE-OT8

What happens when Jeongin-resident juvenile and the baby-is no longer the youngest puppy in the pack household? Even if it's just for a night?

Tags: SKZ, Stray Kids, Stay, OT8, SKZ!pack, SKZ!abo, Poly!SKZ, omegaverse, ot8 x you, ot8 x reader, skz x you, skz x reader, bang chan, lee minho, seo changbin, hwang hyunjin, lee felix, han jisung, kim seungmin, yang jeongin, y/n, skz fluff, fluff, guest appearances from Jinyoung and Jackson

Genre: Nothing but Pure Tooth-Rotting Fluff

Title: Puppy Love

“And we’re sure we can handle a whole evening with this kid?”

Chan sighs good naturedly and rolls his eyes, folding up the multiple blankets left on the living room couch by the omegas’ movie date the night before.

“Yes.” He reiterates, as he arches a brow and gives the other alpha a reassuring, slightly exasperated smile. “We’ll be fine.”

Changbin lifts his own brow in response and stares him down seriously. “I admire the confidence, hyung, I really do, but this is Wang Gae Park Gae’s gang-aji we’re talking about here.”

Chan chuckles beneath his breath and shakes his head, tossing the last folded blanket into the basket beside the TV.

“We’ll be fine.”

Jeongin enters the room, you hot on his heels-both of you carrying baskets overflowing with various childrens’ toys and activities-and catches the tail end of the alphas’ conversation.

“Yeah, hyung, we’ll be fine!” He hefts his basket onto the couch beside an unimpressed Changbin with a strained grunt and wipes his hands together, grinning confidently, gaze scanning the basket’s contents triumphantly. “I borrowed a bunch of shit from the education department for the weekend. We’ve got everything a kid could ever want!”

Jisung appears seemingly out of nowhere to whack the youngest omega on the shoulder sharply.

“Hey! You can’t say shit in front of a kid!”

“Ow shit! The kid’s not even here yet, hyung!”

Another hard smack.

“Doesn’t matter. Start practicing now.”

You set your own basket of toys down beside Jeongin’s as the two continue to argue, and stretch your back, giving Chan a smile before you turn to Changbin with a knowing look.

“Everything’s gonna be fine, Binnie. We’re gonna be great babysitters.”

“If you say so.” Changbin mutters beneath his breath, pushing himself off the couch and disappearing into the kitchen without another word.

There is a knock at the front door, and Jisung and Jeongin trample over each other to try and be the first to reach it, yelling and pulling and tripping.

You and Chan follow behind with open exasperation.

“Aha!” Jisung reaches the door first, fingers curling around the knob, and flipping off a clearly annoyed Jeongin, wrenches open the door to reveal three figures standing on the doorstep.

“Yah, Jisungie!” Jackson leaps over the threshold with a huge grin and immediately puts the surprised beta into a headlock, ruffling his hair roughly as Jisung protests and struggles. “Have you gotten taller since I last saw you? You have, don’t deny it.”

Chan sidesteps the scuffling trio and greets Jinyoung as he steps through the door now as well, a tiny pink backpack held in his hands, and a set of tiny hands wrapped around his leg.

“Hyung. Good to see you.”

Jinyoung smiles, his eyes crinkling, and hugs Chan briefly. “You too, Channie. You look well.” He glances behind the alpha to where his husband and Jisung are still locked in battle, his expression growing exasperated. “Sorry about him. No manners.”

“It’s all right.” You step up beside Chan now, curling an arm around Jeongin’s neck and dragging him with you, giving Jinyoung a large grin. “We’re well aware he’s never been housetrained.”

Jinyoung chuckles heartily at that, and Jackson yelps from the background in protest, “Hey!”

Chan, meanwhile, has crouched down to be at eye level with the little girl cautiously peeking out from behind her father’s leg, watching the chaos silently with big, dark eyes.

“Hey MeiMei.” He smiles softly at the little girl, and she studies him curiously. “Remember me?”

Jinyoung drops the child’s backpack to the side and crouches down now as well, pulling MeiMei out from behind him and settling her carefully in front of him so she can come face to face with Chan from the protection of his arms.

“Remember Channie-samchon, MeiMei? You’ve visited him before. He took you to the park while daddy and l were at the doctor.”

MeiMei continues to stare at Chan with large eyes, and then she nods and a slight smile breaks through her serious expression, curving her tiny pink lips.

Chan risks scooting a little closer and holding out his hand toward the little girl.

“We got ice cream and went on the swings, remember? And now you’re gonna play at my house for a little bit while your daddies go on a date. That sounds fun, yeah?” MeiMei nods again, harder this time, her long dark pigtails bouncing, and then she turns to Jinyoung and whispers something into his ear.

A smile splits Jinyoung’s face, and he chuckles, glancing at Chan before his gaze raises to you, watching the exchange with a slight smile.

“She says you’re really pretty.”

Your eyes widen, and you feel warmth in your chest, as you release your hold on Jeongin, crouching down beside Chan without another thought.

The little girl ducks her head shyly into her father’s shoulder, keeping one eye on you, as you give her a reassuring smile and cock your head, studying her.

“Can I tell you something?” You ask, feigning a whisper, and MeiMei nods, coming out of her father’s shirt just a bit. You wink at her. “I think you’re really pretty.”

MeiMei giggles and her fingers unclench from Jinyoung’s blazer.

Jackson appears at Jinyoung’s side then, out of breath and hair tousled, and as he smooths it down haphazardly with his fingers, he glances down at his husband and daughter, then to his watch.

“Jinyoungie, we need to go. Our reservation.”

Jinyoung glances up at the younger man and nods, before he looks back to MeiMei, who seems a lot more comfortable now, playing shyly with a toy Jeongin had offered her from somewhere in one of his pockets.

Chan clears his throat and reaches for the little girl cautiously.

“MeiMei.” When she looks at him, all dark eyes and long lashes, Chan offers her a comforting, warm smile, and you smell the spike of petrichor in the air, the calming pheromones flooding the entryway. “Your daddies have to go, but they’ll be back later, okay? So can you stay with Channie-samchon and Unnie until they’re done? We’ll have lots of fun, I promise.”

A brief hesitation, and then MeiMei nods, and takes Chan’s outstretched hand.

He grins, and passes her to Jeongin, who takes the little girl eagerly, bouncing her in his arms until she’s giggling and flushed.

“C’mon, MeiMei. I’ll show you all the cool toys we brought you!”

The youngest disappears down the hall with the still giggling toddler in his arms.

Jinyoung sighs and pushes himself to a standing position, watching them go, and then his gaze slides to you and Chan.

“Thanks for doing this. Really.”

“Don’t kill my kid, Han Jisung.” Jackson points at the beta, who has once again appeared beside you, straightening his clothes with a grumble under his breath.

He flips the older man off.

Jackon’s hand curls around Jinyoung’s forearm and he tugs him slightly toward the door, even as the omega hesitates.

“She’ll be okay, right?”

The younger alpha rolls his eyes but presses a soft kiss to his husband’s cheek regardless. “She’ll be fine. Listen.” He points down the hall, where you can hear MeiMei laughing from the living room where she’s playing with Jeoingin. Jackson grins. “In fact, she’ll probably wanna live here when they’re done.”

Jinyoung sighs and you see the older omega’s shoulders relax, and when he looks at you all again, his lips are curled into the start of a small, genuine smile.

“Okay. We’re going then.”

Jackson ushers him toward the door, silently mouthing over his shoulder at Chan, “Thank you!”

And then they’re gone, leaving only the lingering smell of cherries and gunsmoke in their wake.

Chan pushes himself to his feet with a sigh.

He glances at you with the hint of a smile and a sparkle in his eye.

“Where’s Felix? He’s gonna love that kid.”

********

“Okay, you have to be really quiet, okay?” You whisper with a demonstrative finger to your lips, and MeiMei nods solemnly as you crack open the door to the betas’ closet.

“Okay, come on!” You grin and slide inside, tugging the toddler in with you, settling her on your lap as you sit cross legged in the dark on the cluttered closet floor.

“Okay.” You breathe out a breath and it rustles the little girl’s dark hair. She looks up at you curiously, her eyes reflecting the limited light creeping in from underneath the cracked door. You glance down at her and give her a smile. “Now we wait.”

MeiMei settles back into your lap, resting her little head on your chest, and you can’t resist leaning over and pressing a soft kiss to the top of her head.

She smells good, like baby shampoo and the faded effects of her fathers’ combined scents.

There is the sound of a door opening, and you immediately tense, MeiMei glancing up at you once more in question, and you quickly hold another silent finger to your lips.

There is the sound of footsteps, and then,

“Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe. Where did that cute little girl go?”

Chan’s distorted his voice to be deep and scary, but MeiMei giggles cutely regardless, and you have to bite back a laugh of your own, lest you give your hiding spot away, though you know the alpha on the other side of the door probably already has a pretty good idea where you are.

He thumps around some more, humming and hawing, just for the show of it, and MeiMei giggles again.

“Channie-samchon can’t find us.” The little girl whispers, though it’s a child’s whisper, so it’s still much too loud, but you grin and nod your head anyway.

“You’re right. We’re much too clever for him.”

“Where could they be? I have no clue.” Chan speaks up again, louder, feigning confusion, and you can hear him getting closer to the closet, closing in.

“Maybe-” He hems, footsteps growing even closer still. You hear his fingers grasp the knob on the closet door.

MeiMei holds her breath, her little body curling into yours, eyes wide and fixed on the view of Chan’s sneakers that peek beneath the door.

Chan takes in a deep inhale, and lets out a comically low growl.

“-in the closet?!”

He flings open the closet door, flooding the small space with light, and MeiMei shrieks loudly, as you laugh and Chan dives in to capture you both, tickling the little girl’s sides as she laughs and squirms, trying to get away.

“You found us!”

“Yeah, I did!” Chan grins and sits back, slightly out of breath, eyes bright, curls mussed, and pinches MeiMei’s cheek affectionately. “You guys were really good at hiding.”

“Did you find Lixie-samchon too?” MeiMei questions, as Chan scoops her up into his arms and carries her out of the closet.

You follow, straightening up and blinking against the light from the bedroom after being in the dark of the closet for so long.

“Of course I did.” Chan puffs his chest proudly as he carefully carries the girl down the stairs in front of you. “I’m the best seeker in the whole world!”

MeiMei looks over his shoulder to you, as if to confirm his words, and you silently shake your head, motioning to yourself.

She giggles and glances back to Chan, who has just watched the whole exchange.

“Don’t believe her, MeiMei!” He cries dramatically, swinging her around as they reach the hallway at the bottom of the stairs. “I’m the best!”

“No way.” You counter, shaking your head, as you slide past them and head toward the kitchen. “Unnie’s the best seeker, everyone knows it.” You peek over your shoulder at MeiMei with a smug look. “Right, MeiMei?”

MeiMei nods enthusiastically. “Right.”

“Ouch.” Chan groans, holding his hand to his chest as if he’s been shot as you enter the kitchen, jiggling the little girl in his arms until she’s laughing again. “I can’t believe you’d betray me like this, MeiMei.”

The smells of jjigae and kimchi warm the kitchen, Minho putting the finishing touches on a boiling pot of stew in front of the stove.

Changbin looks up from his spot at the table, a slight smile on his lips, his hands stilling in their task of rolling kimbap as Chan carefully sets MeiMei into her booster seat beside him.

MeiMei glances at the alpha beside her as Chan crosses the kitchen to slide an arm around Minho’s waist and ask him something in a low voice.

“Hey kid.”

MeiMei’s large, dark eyes fall on Changbin’s face and he smiles, offering her a small piece of finished kimbap, which she takes eagerly, stuffing it into her mouth.

You resist the urge to coo at how cute she looks, like a little squirrel, cheeks stuffed full, eyes wide.

“Good, yeah?”

MeiMei considers, swallowing, and holds out her small, chubby hand for another piece.

With a glance in Minho’s direction, Changbin covertly slides another piece of kimbap into the palm of her hand.

MeiMei immediately pops it right into her mouth.

Changbin hides a smile, nods in approval and turns back to the task at hand.

You hide a grin of your own and slide into the seat opposite them at the table.

Minho turns from the stove, all business, swatting Chan out of his way as he carries the bubbling pot of stew to the table.

“One of you make yourselves useful and call the others. It’s time to eat.”

Changbin motions to the kimbap he’s currently assembling. “Can’t, hyung. Busy.”

Chan slides into the seat next to you and steals one of the complete kimbap, even as Changbin and Minho both give him glares in response.

“Sorry, hyung. I gotta taste test.”

Minho glances at you, and you shrug casually, though you very much feel like you’re walking a very thin, dangerous line at this point.

You lean across the table and tickle MeiMei, making her giggle.

“Sorry, Min. Gotta babysit.”

Minho sighs, deep within the dredges of his soul, and takes off his oven mitts.

“These hooligans, MeiMei.” He addresses the toddler with obvious exasperated annoyance, and she stares back at him like she’s listening seriously.

“Why don’t you do it, hyung?” Changbin asks, eyes sparking gleefully, as he pushes the dangerous line even further, glancing up at the other alpha while his fingers continue to work.

Minho waves a hand between the three of you with a scoff, as if to prove his point, and heads toward the doorway, smacking Changbin hard in the back of the head and making him yelp as he passes by.

In contrast, he pats the little girl affectionately on the head when he walks behind her on his way to gather the others, still talking as if she can understand every word he’s saying.

She probably can.

“Don’t ever let a man tell you what to do, sweetheart. And if he does, don’t ever let it go unpunished.”

*******

“And she’s a mermaid.”

You pause in soaping MeiMei’s dark hair to glance down at the doll she currently holds aloft, waiting for your reaction.

“Wow.” You nod enthusiastically. “She’s very pretty.”

MeiMei, satisfied, dunks the doll back beneath the surface of the bath, the bubbles immediately swallowing the toy from view.

She hums beneath her breath, talking quietly to herself, playing with the doll, as you continue to work the suds through her hair. When you’re satisfied, you set aside the shampoo and reach for the cup you’ve left on the side of the tub.

“MeiMei.”

The little girl looks up at you curiously, and you show her the cup.

“I gotta rinse your hair, okay? And I don’t wanna get the soap in your eyes. So can you tilt your head back,” You demonstrate, angling your own head back to show her, and she follows your movements, “and then close your eyes really tight like this?”

You squeeze your eyes shut as an example, and she immediately does the same.

“Good girl.” You praise, before you fill the cup with clean, warm water, and carefully wash the shampoo from her hair, rinsing a few more times before you nod in approval.

“Okay. All done.”

MeiMei opens her eyes and rubs the water from her gaze with chubby little fists and a brilliant smile, before she finds the doll once more and goes back to happily playing.

The door cracks, and Felix slides into the humid bathroom, arms full of toy sea animals, bringing a wave of soft vanilla with his entrance.

MeiMei instantly brightens up at the sight of him.

“Lixie-samchon!” Her smile grows bigger as she catches sight of the toys he holds. “You found some whales for the mermaid!”

Felix settles beside you at the edge of the tub, grinning widely, freckles scrunching, as he dumps the toys into the tub beside the little girl.

“Not even just whales! Look at this one!” He holds aloft a dolphin and makes a whooshing noise with his mouth as he dips the toy in and out of the water, like it’s jumping through waves. “A dolphin!”

MeiMei giggles and takes the dolphin as he hands it to her, Felix instantly picking up another toy, this one a shark with rows of sharp teeth.

“And a shark.”

MeiMei eyes the shark in his fingers with a slightly horrified look of distaste.

When Felix tries to show it to her closer, she shakes her head and shrinks away with a shriek.

“No, sharks are scary!”

“Hmm.” Felix remarks thoughtfully, looking at the shark now and then back to the little girl. “You’re right. He’s kinda scary. Let’s put him away.”

MeiMei nods her head enthusiastically in agreement.

Felix drops the shark out of view over the side of the tub.

“What about this one?” Felix asks again, eyes lighting up once more, as he digs into the bubbles of the bath and finds a seal. “A cute little seal! He can do tricks with the mermaid!”

MeiMei nods in hearty agreement and claps happily, lifting up her doll to stand on the edge of the tub next to Felix’s seal.

She giggles as Felix makes the seal give the mermaid a high five and do a little dance.

You watch them play with a slight smile on your face and a warmth in your gut.

The humid air of the bathroom grows heavy with the scent of wisteria.

The door opens once more, this time revealing Chan, holding a large, fluffy white towel.

He steps into the bathroom, takes in the scene of MeiMei happily playing with Felix, you watching with open affection, and grins so wide you think his face will split.

“I heard there’s a princess in here ready to be toweled off.”

MeiMei meets Chan’s gaze and shakes her head with a pout on her face.

“I’m a mermaid.”

“Oh, my bad!” Chan apologizes, looking acceptably contrite, as he nears the tub, soft towel draped over one arm. “Is there a mermaid in here ready to be dried off then?”

MeiMei nods, the smile once again on her face, and stands up from the water, her body covered in bubbles, which makes her giggle.

Chan swoops her out of the bath into the warmth of the towel, and she laughs wildly as he carries her, wet and dripping, bundled like a little burrito, into the adjoining bedroom.

You lean over to drain the tub and rinse the bubbles while Felix dutifully gathers up the sea animals.

“How long do you think it’s going to take?” He asks out of the blue, and you glance up at him curiously, confusion creasing your brow.

“What?”

He glances at you sidelong as he towels off the toys, a sly smile curving the corner of his mouth.

“For hyung to ask for one?”

His words hit you like a punch to the gut, and you swallow, forcing yourself to continue wiping the tub as if he hasn’t just asked you a question that’s suddenly forced you to reconsider everything.

“What, a kid?”

Felix nods silently, lining up the sea animals on the edge of the tub now-the seal next to the whale, next to the dolphin, next to the previously banished shark-then says quietly, “Yeah.”

You settle on shrugging as casually as you can muster for an answer and toss the used towel into the laundry hamper.

Felix sighs and straightens out the shark, ticking the tip of his finger along its many rows of teeth.

“None of us are even remotely ready, but seeing everyone with her-”

You nod and echo his sigh, because you get it, you do.

“Yeah.”

You both sit in silence for a moment and then you push yourself to your feet, reaching out a hand to help Felix up as you give the omega a soft, understanding smile.

There’s a sense of solidarity in the air.

He takes your offered hand and you pull him up, leaning over to brush a kiss to his cheek, across the spattering of dark freckles there.

“Now c’mon. I don’t wanna miss Hyunjin and the betas’ bedtime story.”

Felix smiles in response, genuine and bright now, and you pull him from the bathroom, flicking off the light behind you.

*******

“And then, the prince got lost in the woods.” Jisung points at the picture that fills the page of the book, and MeiMei follows his finger, staring at the bright image of a prince in a tangled forest.

“That’s not what it says.” Seungmin grumbles beneath his breath from the little girl’s other side.

“Close enough.” Jisung says with a shrug, before he flips to the next page, which reveals a picture of a crying princess in a tower.

“She’s crying because the prince got lost on his way to find her.” Seungmin interrupts before Jisung can botch up the story anymore, and Jisung rolls his eyes, but stays silent.

“But we are strong independent beings who do not rely on men to save us.” Hyunjin points out from above the little girl’s head, stretched out on the pillows behind the trio. He glances down at MeiMei, who tilts her head back to stare at him with wide eyes. “Because we can handle our dragons ourselves.”

MeiMei nods solemnly, and Minho snorts from his position in the corner.

“But!” Jisung interrupts again, louder this time, shooting a glare at Hyunjin, before he turns the page once more. “Thankfully, the prince had a magical horse.”

MeiMei runs her finger along the drawing of the large white horse, complete with bright beaming horn in the middle of its head, breaking through the darkness of the wild wood.

“It’s always a horse.” Changbin mutters beneath his breath, listening half heartedly as he scrolls through his phone at the foot of the betas’ bed.

“The horse’s name was Steven.” Jisung continues, and Seungmin sighs so hard you think he’s going to pop a lung.

“No it wasn’t.”

“Yes it was.”

MeiMei yawns widely, rubbing at her eyes, sandwiched between the quietly bickering betas.

“Actually, pretty sure the horse’s name was Greg.” Jeongin pipes up from Jisung’s other side.

“Fuck no.”

“LANGUAGE.”

“Sorry.”

“I think-” Chan reaches across Jisung to gently close the book, and when the beta gives him a glare, he motions with his head to the little girl in the middle of the bed, barely able to keep her eyes open. “-it’s time for someone to go to bed.”

“Ah. Yeah.” You lean up on your elbow and smile at MeiMei, who blinks at you owlishly, her pink blanket cradled to her chest. “I think there’s a very pretty mermaid in this bed who is very sleepy.”

She giggles sleepily in response and cuddles into the pillow.

“Yeah. Right.” Changbin nods gruffly and rolls off the bed, standing as the other pack members do the same. He gives the tired little girl a soft look as he treads lightly toward the door. “Goodnight, MeiMei.”

MeiMei yawns again. “G’night, Binnie-samchon.”

One by one, MeiMei bids your packmates sweet, sleepy goodnights as they leave the room quietly.

When it’s just you, Chan, and Felix left in the betas’ darkened room, Chan leans over the bed to flick off the bedside lamp, brushing a gentle hand through MeiMei’s dark, fluffy hair, spread unruly across the pillow.

He leans over to press a kiss to the little girl’s forehead, and she sighs contentedly as her eyes close.

“Goodnight, MeiMei.”

She cracks open her eyes once more as he starts to pull away, her little fingers going around his wrist.

Chan freezes as if he’s been touched by electricity.

“Channie-samchon?”

“Yeah, baby?”

She yawns, all little white teeth and pink gums and then purses her lips, clearly fighting against sleep and losing.

“Can I come play with you again?”

Chan grins, a flash of white teeth in the dark, and shoots you and Felix a look.

He brushes her bangs back from her face and gives her one more kiss.

“Of course you can, baby. Anytime. Okay?”

“Okay.” She nods drowsily and her eyes close once more.

Felix leans over the other side of the bed to press a soft kiss to the child’s cheek.

“G’night, pretty mermaid. Sleep well.”

MeiMei hums contentedly beneath her breath in response.

You lean over the bed beside Chan and cup her cheek, pressing a quick kiss to her button nose, making her giggle even in her almost asleep state.

“Good night, MeiMei.” You whisper fondly, tucking the blanket around her chin. “Sweet dreams of beautiful mermaids and princesses who save themselves.”

She sighs, long and deep, and her breaths even out.

The three of you tiptoe to the door, and Chan shuts it quietly behind you.

You instantly breathe a sigh of relief as you all head for the stairs.

“She’s so cute.” Felix groans in obvious frustrated adoration, shooting one last look at the closed door as you descend, and Chan grins, sliding an arm around the omega’s waist.

“She’s soooo cute, huh.”

“I’m gonna ask the hyungs if I can steal her.”

Chan laughs. “They’ll say no, but you can sure as hell try.”

You grin and follow them down the hall.

“Oh god, I’m exhausted.” Jisung says, already sprawled out on the couch amidst the scattered toys that litter the living room floor, arm over his face. “Having a kid is too much work.”

Chan looks at the clock on the wall with slight amusement.

“It’s only been four hours.”

Jisung groans. “Exactly!”

“I thought it was fun.” Jeongin remarks, before he tosses one of the borrowed stuffed animals back into its basket, and you kneel on the floor to help him clean up the rest of the toys. He grins at you. “I liked having someone younger than me in the house for once.”

You grin back and rustle his hair affectionately. “You would.”

Hyunjin snorts and glances up from his phone. “Let’s place bets on how long it takes for this night of babysitting to amp up hyung’s kink to all new levels.”

You all glance at Chan knowingly, sitting on the couch now with Jisung’s legs flung over his lap, and he widens his eyes innocently.

“Who, me?”

“Yeah, you.” Changbin scoffs with slight annoyance, playfully tossing a pillow at the other alpha’s head. “Who else here has a raging breeding kink?”

Chan rolls his eyes, but the tips of his ears are pink.

“I wanna place bets on how long it’s gonna take for this whole babysitting thing to make Felix beg for a kid.” Jisung retorts, uncovering his face now, as he fixes said omega with a pointed stare and a smirk.

Felix sticks his tongue out at the beta in response, and Changbin throws another pillow, this time aimed directly for Jisung.

It misses.

“I’ll admit-” You start, and Felix glances at you sharply, to which you shrug in response. You in turn, glance at Chan from your spot on the floor. “-seeing all of you with that kid made me consider some things for sure.”

Chan is watching you carefully, but it’s Minho who speaks up first.

“We’re not having a kid right now.”

“Oh, for sure.” Felix jumps in, and there’s a collective sigh of relief from some of the members in the room. He grins, eyes crinkling and freckles bunching. “But eventually.”

“Eventually.” Changbin agrees carefully, and when you look at him in surprise, he shrugs easily. “You all were cute. With the kid I mean.”

Hyunjin scoffs openly once more, playing with Seungmin’s hair.

“If you ask Chan-hyung, he’ll give you a kid whenever your heart desires.”

Everyone once again looks to Chan, and though he’s pink, he copies Changbin’s seemingly nonplussed shrug.

His lips pull into the start of a slight smirk.

“I mean. Say please?”

There is a beat of shocked silence, and then,

“Oh my god, hyung, gross!”

“Fucking hell.”

“Head Alpha Chan has just made an appearance.”

Chan shrugs again, as if he doesn’t know what else to do, cheeks ruddy now.

Hyunjin smirks and leans into the head alpha’s space suggestively. “I’d say please for you, hyung.”

Jisung grins, all sharp teeth and knowing angles. “Yeah he would.”

Jeongin gags. “Again. Gross.”

Chan mimes getting his phone out of his pocket and shaking Jisung off of him so he can stand from the couch.

“Oh, look at that, Jinyoung-hyung is calling, just gotta go take that real quick-”

He exits the room as quickly as possible, leaving chaos in his wake.

“The phone didn’t even ring, hyung! No one believes you!” Jisung calls after him, smirking wickedly as Hyunjin cackles gleefully.

You toss another toy into the bin and exchange a grin with Felix.

Changbin scrubs a weary hand down his face.

“I forget just how much unbridled chaos Head Alpha Chan creates.”

“It’s a coping mechanism.” Seungmin offers clinically in explanation to his exasperated moonmate.

“It’s that damn breeding kink and this lot of savages is what it is.” Minho remarks, barely looking up from his phone as he waves a hand in the general direction of most of you.

“Hyung.” Felix suddenly whines, scooting along the couch to sidle up to Minho in a rare show of wheedling. He waits for the alpha to look at him and flashes a brilliant smile. “Would you give me a pup if I said please?”

Jisung loses his shit, laughing so hard he chokes.

Minho stares the waiting omega down blankly, expression unreadable, and Felix remains, unwavering, his tiny fingers gripping the alpha’s arm.

Finally, Minho says, “No.” And goes back to his phone without another word.

Felix sighs and releases his hold on him. “It was worth a shot.”

His lips curl into the start of a mischievous smile as he turns now to Changbin, who suddenly looks very much like a deer caught in the headlights of an oncoming car.

“Changbin-hyung-”

Changbin stands up almost as quickly as Chan had, throwing Hyunjin’s legs off his lap as he makes a mad dash for the doorway, tearing through the living room like he’s being chased by a ghost.

“Sorry, Lixie, gotta go check on hyung and that phone call-”

Hyunjin is losing his shit right along with Jisung now.

Minho looks up at Changbin’s hasty departure, his lips curling into the hit of a disdainful scowl as he watches the other alpha’s feeling back. “Coward.”

“Ask noona, ask noona!” Jisung gasps out, breathless from laughing so hard, tears leaking from the corner of his eyes.

Felix grins and turns to you, still sitting on the floor, surrounded by children’s toys.

You arch your brow at him and wait.

“Noona, if I said please, maybe even pretty please, would you give me a pup?”

Your brow arches even higher, and then you blow him an overly exaggerated kiss, accompanied by a drawn out wink.

“Pretty please? How could I resist that?”

Felix’s grin widens and Jisung collapses back onto the couch, slapping Hyunjin’s leg in the throes of his wild mirth.

Jeongin stacks the last of the toys into the bin beside you, looking thoughtful.

You nudge him with your elbow, noting the slight furrow in between his brows.

“What’s up, puppy?”

He meets your gaze and purses his lips seriously.

The words that come out of his mouth are not even close to what you expected.

“If Chan-hyung has a breeding kink, and Lixie-hyung has a being bred kink, does that mean any pups they have are gonna inherit both?"

You stare at him in shock, open mouthed, not quite sure how to respond.

Behind you, Jisung falls back onto the couch and dies once more.

*********

Several hours later, you’re all bidding a half asleep MeiMei goodbye, cuddled against Jinyoung’s shoulder, wrapped in her soft pink blanket.

“Be good for your daddies, yeah?” Chan whispers with a smile, as he brushes her hair back from her face and presses a kiss to the tip of her nose.

She nods sleepily, and Felix steps up beside the alpha, pressing something into the little girl’s curled fist.

She unfurls her fingers, curious despite her exhaustion, and the plastic dolphin from the tub is nestled in her palm.

She curls her fingers protectively around the dolphin and clasps it to her chest, beneath her blanket, as Felix offers her a grin and a kiss to the cheek.

His voice is deep, even when he whispers quietly, “Come play mermaids with me again soon, okay MeiMei?”

She nods once more, and buries her face into the skin of her father’s neck, closing her eyes.

Jinyoung hefts her a little higher into his arms and secures the blanket around her as Jackson moves to open the door for them.

“Thank you again. Seriously.” The omega whispers, careful not to wake the sleeping toddler in his arms as he steps out the waiting door.

He gives you all a grateful look and Chan nods, hand on the doorknob.

“Of course, hyung. Any time. And I mean that.”

Jackson ruffles Chan’s hair with a wide grin.

“Good man. See ya later yeah?”

You all wave as they make their way down the sidewalk and to the waiting car, disappearing from sight into the dark of the night.

Chan shuts and locks the door quietly, and the hallway is silent for a moment, before he sighs and glances at you and Felix, expression hard to make out in the dark of the night.

“Dammit.”

Beside you, Felix grins.

“Yes, hyung?”

Chan sighs again and slides past the two of you with a warning finger in your direction.

“Not a word.”

You grin now too.

“Say please?”

Felix laughs, and this time, Chan’s answering sigh is so heavy you feel it in your bones.