W. Malrang
"Sister, you're surprised... Those... are my friends, and they're the same number of people."
"Hey, what if you show up without even calling?" Yeonjun yelled at them both. The tall man chuckled and apologized, while the man next to him simply shrugged. "Yeonjun's friends, huh?"
"It must have been cold. Come inside and warm up your hands."
"Noona, you don't have to go that far. They're bears and rabbits, so they don't get cold easily!"
"..Oh, really?.."
"No, no? I'm really cold, so I want to warm my hands up. Is that okay, Unnie? Yes? Yes?"
"Uh, uh... Okay."
As I awkwardly opened the door, two men rushed in, and Yeonjun stood next to me, his expression hard. Perhaps because they were baby Suin, they were rummaging through the room, exclaiming, "Wow!" They were all jumping around, seemingly fascinated by something.
"Sister. Is Yeonjun doing well for you? How are the two of you?"
"...that,"
"Hey Choi Soo-bin, won't you be quiet?"
The person who spoke of the imprint with such confidence had such clear eyes that I didn't even think he was being rude. I hesitated, wondering how to respond, but Yeonjun seemed annoyed and cut me off.
"If that's the case, Yeonjun, then come back to the lab. Since you're not here, we should..."
"Is that all you can say when you come here without permission? My brother told me to behave myself at the lab. Are you guys going to keep disobeying me?"
Oh... I'm just getting a general idea of the situation, and it seems like Yeonjun is the eldest and those guys sneaked out of the lab. I can even see Yeonjun scolding them. When did they grow up so much? (Actually, we only met for about a month.)
"..I came here because I was curious how you were doing, but you're really too much."
"excuse me.."
"Do you think we're here because we like the lab?! Subin and I want to go out too! We want to meet a master and live together!"
"..Hey, don't be angry.."
"You were the only one I could rely on in the lab, and you were the one who left on your own!"
No one paid any attention to me. Haha, they were fighting so loudly at someone else's house. Still, I heard they were really upset, so I thought I should try to comfort them. While the three of them were happily(?) fighting, I went into the kitchen alone and made some warm cocoa. All three of them were silent and just staring at the cocoa.
You can tell right away what's delicious, cute things
"Calm down, eat this, and let's talk comfortably. I'll go to my room."
After saying that, I went into my room and closed the door. Yeonjun looked at me longingly, but I couldn't fit in there, so... I should just rest in my room.
***
As soon as he saw Yeoju enter the room, Yeonjun touched his throbbing forehead and glared at the two in front of him. Perhaps sensing his brother's anger, Yeonjun remained silent, his mouth red in the face as he hurled a series of snarls at the two.
"I'm sorry I haven't been in touch often. But Choi Beomgyu, what will you do if you leave the house? I told you to take good care of Subin."
"No, I told you to go! Don't say anything."
"Choi Soobin, you didn't do well either. Did you contact Huening hyung?"
"..huh"
Yeonjun patted Soobin's head, thinking that he had grown a lot while he hadn't seen her speak hesitantly. Then, as if he thought that his brother had calmed down, he smiled brightly and soon...The rabbit ears popped out too! Beomgyu didn't seem to like the two of them, so he just sipped his cocoa little by little and looked at the room the female lead had entered.
"That owner said he has a lover too."
"Yeah, I just came back from seeing my sister's boyfriend."
"Are you really crazy?"
"Who said this was crazy? What can I do with something so good?"
"So you're saying you like a person you've only met once... Do you like him?"
Even though Beomgyu kept talking crookedly, Yeonjun knew. He had always been with Beomgyu since he was a puppy and had never been apart from him, so he couldn't help but worry about himself running away because he liked humans.
"And we'll be adults soon. We just need to find a suitable partner, but what about you? You'll be in so much pain if you don't imprint."
"..."
"Can you handle that pain? It's like a tearing pain."
"Okay, I don't care about that."
"No? Then be careful from now on! If you're so confident, then take full responsibility for it. Either imprint on that older sister and live happily ever after, or find another partner, or come back."
"That's really-," Yeonjun clenched his fist. Seeing Yeonjun growl, baring his sharp teeth, Soobin urgently stopped them and tried to console him. True, Beomgyu had been giving him some harsh advice, and his words were out of concern, but Yeoju was even more precious to Yeonjun. Leaving her behind was something he couldn't even imagine.
Beomgyu, who had been glaring at Yeonjun in the unnecessarily tense atmosphere, took Soobin with him and left the house. Yeonjun, instead of seeing her off, stayed in the living room, trying hard to shake off his gloomy mood.
"Yeonjun, did your friends go?"
"..Huh? Yeah, unnie-"
"Why is our Yeonjun doing this alone? Did you fight a lot?"
"That's not it. That's right, cocoa is super delicious!"
"I'll do it often. In return, you'll have to eat your food diligently."
Yeonjun smiled silently and hugged Yeoju tightly.
Yeah, I don't need any imprints or anything. I just need my older sister now.
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