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Yoongi wasn’t particularly fond of babies. Their lives depended on you, which seemed like way too much pressure. You never knew when they were going to start crying, if you were going to be that parent who has to deal with a meltdown in the middle of a grocery store. You would have to do so much for that child, and it just seemed like way too much to handle. Yoongi wasn’t quite sure if he was ready for that type of commitment. Honestly, Hoseok was plenty to take care of already. Although Yoongi loved his boyfriend dearly, Hobi was sometimes like a child himself. Hoseok’s diet consisted of cereal and chicken nuggets, which just screamed that he was a certified adult. Yoongi could see Hoseok being a great dad in the future, though. Hoseok was the most loving and caring guy that Yoongi has ever met, but he probably wasn’t ready to dive into the world of parenting just yet. Maybe someday they would be parents. Except Yoongi just didn’t love kids all that much. Or so he thought.
The child that Jungkook and Taehyung had adopted was changing his mind, slowly but surely. That kid looked so comfortable in Tae’s arms, nuzzled against his chest. He was wearing an adorable little Pokémon-inspired onesie, and was curious about his pacifier that had a little Poké Ball on it. Tae must be making sure that the kid gets exposed to nerdy things at a young age. Yoongi got a peek into the nursery, and it was full of inspiration from things like Star Wars and Overwatch. That definitely sounded like Yoongi’s childhood friend. Taehyung and Yoongi were the Daegu dudes. They grew up together, surviving preschool all the way through high school, rarely leaving each other’s sides. Now that Taehyung is making himself a family, Yoongi was welcomed in. He got to meet the baby, and the baby gets to meet him. Something about Tae is has always been very heart-warming to Yoongi, and it was awesome to be still be able to see his best friend to this day. One of Tae’s many likable traits was that he has always been great with kids. Yoongi remembered taking an early childhood development class with him back in their freshman year of high school. Yoongi just took it for the sake of getting a good grade, not really caring much about what he was actually learning. Taehyung, however, loved everything about the class. It wasn’t much of a surprise that Tae was going to be a parent in the future, and would be a master at it. The baby was going to be in great hands with him and Jungkook, Yoongi had no doubts about that. It was so weird to see Jungkook as a dad, though. He always had this baby face, and now he has a baby of his own. The baby was adopted, but he oddly seemed to have Jungkook’s eyes. Maybe he’d grow up to have his bunny smile as well, or Tae’s boxy grin. All of this was suddenly really exciting to Yoongi, who was feeling a nice sense of comfort throughout his body. All was beautiful in the home of Jungkook and Taehyung.
“Would either of you like to hold him while I go warm up his bottle?” Taehyung asked as both Hoseok and Yoongi immediately volunteered at the same time. Hobi had given his precious boyfriend the floor, though. Yoongi was such an adorable little sweetheart who had many passions and a large amount of enthusiasm for many different things, but children usually wasn’t on the top of the list. It wasn’t like Hoseok’s boyfriend was an old man that hated kids, Yoongi didn’t actually hate anything, but he typically wasn’t this eager about them. Hoseok was thrilled about his boyfriend’s sudden excitement over a baby, it was such a sweet sight. He admired his lover as Taehyung gently placed his child in Yoongi’s caring arms. Yoongi looked like a pro as he cradled and cooed at the child, and Jungkook watched his child and his boyfriend’s best friend in satisfaction. Taehyung came back with a warm bottle and was about to go back to holding his baby, but he then saw how comfortable his baby was with Yoongi and admired them both. His eyes were soft and his smile was a happy box.
“Wow, Yoongi, you’re really good with my kid. Not like I was doubting you or anything but-”
“I love him so much, Tae.”
“Yeah, I can tell.” Taehyung laughed wholeheartedly as he searched for Jungkook’s hand and held it.
“Hold out your index finger for him, Yoongi.” Kookie recommended with a sweet smile, and Yoongi did so. The child immediately grasped his finger with his tiny little hand, and held it as tightly as he could. Hoseok witnessed his boyfriend’s fixation on this.
“That’s an infant reflex, the palmar grasp reflex. Do you remember learning about that in high school?”
Yoongi shrugged as he smiled at the child, and then looked up at his boyfriend, about ready to cry tears of joy.
“He’s squeezing my finger, Hobi.”
“I know he is, honey. Isn’t it so cute?”
Cute. That is exactly what this was, but Yoongi couldn’t put his finger on it. Yes, it was cute, and it felt so nice.
“Definitely.”
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Yoongi cuddled on the couch with his boyfriend in their cozy apartment after all of the excitement that day. Yoongi couldn’t get over how cute that baby was. The way he was so comfortable in his arms, slept peacefully, and grasped your finger tightly with his little hand. Sure, having a child will be a ton of work and they aren’t always calm the way he was, but that moment was so precious and worth the commitment. He didn’t think he’d say it, but he thinks he wants to be a dad now. No, he knows he wants to be a dad now.
“Hobi?”
“Yes, dear?”
“I think we should adopt a kid.”
“Me too, Yoongi. Me too.”