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Mornings were always rough in the Kwon-Lee-Jeon-Wen household.
Not just because three out of four of the residents were the opposite of morning people (Wonwoo glared at the sun every morning, as if it was personally offending him), but because Junhui was a morning person, and being the only morning person in a household of four made him incredibly lonely. Who could blame him? All three of his boyfriends were sleeping, some cozied up with each other, and here he was, sitting by himself at the table drinking hot chocolate. Pouting, Junhui looked at the clock on the wall, noting it was only 9:00 in the morning.
‘Well, if they’re grumpy after I wake them, they can always go back to sleep later.’ He thought cheekily, silently making his way into the room Jihoon and Wonwoo shared. He smiled as he saw Jihoon curled up in his bed, arms wound tightly into the comforter laying on top of him. His smile turned into a pout, however, when he noticed that Soonyoung and Wonwoo were in Wonwoo’s bed, cuddled up and content.
‘I should be there too, it’s not fair!’ He thought, deciding to start with them first. He made his way over to their unsuspecting forms and gently patted Soonyoung’s head, trying to rouse him from his sleep.
“Hmm? What’s going on?” Soonyoung mumbled, not opening his eyes. His grip on Wonwoo tightened at the unexpected touch to his head, making Junhui whine, “Oh? Junnie? What’s wrong?”
“Wake up!” He whined softly, now poking Soonyoung’s cheeks (which he noted weren’t as plump as they used to be, screw his new diet), “I’m lonely.” Junhui said, pout evident in his voice.
Chuckling, Soonyoung teased “Oh, the poor baby. Why don’t you cuddle with us then? Or go cuddle with Jihoon?” At the use of the pet name, Junhui flushed a bit, but quickly retorted,
“No! I want everyone up and eating breakfast together, and then we can all cuddle together. None of this couple cuddling.” He huffed, red coloring his cheeks. He began poking Wonwoo too, who just groaned and tried to bury himself into Soonyoung’s side to evade the attacks.
“Ahh, is our baby jealous? Do you want attention too, Junnie? You want group cuddles!” Soonyoung said brightly, smiling at his cute boyfriend. He knew that Jun got a bit jealous when he saw the others cuddling without him, but he couldn’t find it in himself to not think it was adorable; it was Jun, how could it not be cute?
“Stop teasing me!” Junhui whined, face getting redder and redder the longer Soonyoung cooed at him, “It’s not fair if only you and Wonu cuddle! What about Jihoonie?” He said indignantly, glancing over at said boy, who had not moved a muscle.
“Baby, our Jihoonie is completely knocked out. You can’t use him as a scapegoat,” Soonyoung singsonged, “You just have to ask, baby. You know none of us would ever leave you out purposefully. The only reason I’m in here and you weren’t was because I stayed up late with Wonwoo watching a movie and he fell asleep on me.”
“I’m not mad…” Junhui mumbled, “I just wanna be included too. Can I, Soonie?” He spoke softly, as if there was a chance Soonyoung would refuse him.
As if.
“Of course, baby!” Soonyoung said lovingly, “Wonwoo, you oaf, scoot over. Make room for our baby.” He scolded, trying to roll Wonwoo over with him. Wonwoo just grumbled before scooting over, sleepily beckoning Junhui to lie next to him. When Junhui shyly got into the bed, Wonwoo immediately latched onto him, mumbling a soft “love you, baby” before continuing on snoring. The small confession caused Jun’s blush to deepen, and for Soonyoung to giggle at him.
“See, baby? We all want you here with us, all you have to do is ask.” Soonyoung said reassuringly. Junhui always had problems feeling secure in his place in their relationship due to his self-doubt. It was their job to always make him feel as though he had a place with them and that he was important and irreplaceable in their relationship, no matter how unconventional it was. When Soonyoung noticed Jun smiling softly and said a gentle “yes, Soonie”, he knew he had done it.
“So what? You guys were just gonna leave me out of this?” A sudden voice said, startling the trio out of their peaceful atmosphere, “You know, I would say you guys are rude, but it’s really just you, Soonyoung.” Jihoon said grumpily, staring down at his three boys.
“Jihoonie!” Junhui exclaimed happily, immediately reaching out for the other, causing Jihoon to gently pet his hair. Meanwhile, on the other side of Wonwoo, Soonyoung squacked,
“Why just me?! I didn’t do anything!” He tried to defend, “It was Jun who didn’t wake you up to begin with!”
“Yeah, but Junnie didn’t wake me up out of kindness; he worries about my sleeping schedule.” Jihoon stated, slipping into bed beside them and tightening his grip on Junhui, who giggled, “You, on the other hand, just wanted Jun and Wonwoo for yourself. Selfish punk.” He scoffed, but the smile on his lips betrayed any serious attitude he tried to portray.
“Well, my plan failed and you’re here now, so can we just cuddle together and enjoy the peace and quiet? You’ll wake Wonwoo up with all your complaining at this rate, and I refuse to be your shield when he wakes up pissed.” Soonyoung said playfully, reaching over (with great difficulty, mind you, their two big babies in the middle) and ruffling Jihoon’s hair, causing him to nip at Soonyoung’s hand, which retreated with a giggle.
“Fine, fine. Let’s sleep then.” Jihoon said, rolling his eyes at his boyfriend, before looking at Junnie softly, “Hey baby? If you ever want someone to hang out with in the mornings, it’s okay to wake me up. I’ll sit with you. I know you don’t wanna burden anyone, but I wanna take care of you, so wake me up next time, okay?”
The sentiment warmed Junhui’s heart, causing him to place a small peck on Jihoon’s lips before replying, “Okay Hoonie. But next time, I’ll just come and lay in bed with you.” He said while cuddling up to Jihoon’s side, snuggling his way into his warmth. Jihoon chuckled at the gesture, and softly hummed a song to his sleepy boyfriends to get them to rest.
Yes, mornings were rough in the Kwon-Lee-Jeon-Wen household, but they were also so, so soft.