* All stories are the author's wild imagination. Please do not confuse them with reality.
©️ Earthquake in My Head (2022)
Ep.2 The Man's Story
Phew-
Taeju soon fell asleep, snoring.
Is work hard?
You already looked a little tired,
You fell asleep after drinking alcohol you never drank before...
I got up and laid Taeju down properly on the bed.
And make sure to cover yourself with a blanket.
The hair covering her face was also neatly swept back.
Looking closely, it looks like you didn't remove your makeup...
When I saw the empty dressing table
I quickly regretted clearing out my vanity this week.
There must have been a remover among the samples lying around there...
I guess I'll have to use mine..
Bring a cotton pad soaked in remover
I wiped it clean.
I thought he would know how to wash his face...
I remember complaining about having acne on my face
I soaked a sponge in warm water and wiped it off.
You won't even remember tomorrow morning...
First of all, I can't stand seeing you complaining.
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I was just taking a quick look at your face as you were sleeping soundly.
The anger and disappointment quickly disappear like melting snow.
It's really strange.
Just turn your head a little bit
Like a living room that's been messed up by kids
The reality is the same
The heart changes as the seasons change and the ice melts away.
It has become a moist spring again.
Is this why Seokjin hyung told me not to start dating easily..?
When I saw your face, the feelings that had been building up during the week were gone.
It can change so easily...
Actually, I think I'm the only one who missed you so much
I almost felt a little disappointed,
I'm glad to see Taeju, who told me not to go earlier.
Somehow I felt relieved that this situation would be resolved quickly.
I heard a loud noise in the living room and came out to look,
Two children were playing with all their toys and making a fort.
"Dad, it's Dragon~~."
They attacked the fortress the children had built.
Dam-i speaks to Won-i.
"Let's defeat the dragon~"
"Wow"
Okay~
The toy sword wielded by the youngest
I got hit in the head and it hurts so much. ㅠㅠ
As soon as I get out of bed, I'll take him out and play.
I can't sleep soundly at home anymore.
"Surrender, surrender!"
Let them play for a while and wake them up early
I put the kids to bed in the bedroom.
Maybe because they ate well and played well today, the kids are sleeping soundly.
If you go out now
Because I think I'll come home late or come in the morning
Should I just make some bean sprout and pollack soup in advance?
I think it would be good to feed Taeju as soon as you wake up in the morning...
There happened to be some bean sprouts in the fridge.
Looking at my watch, I have some time to spare.
I'm glad the kids fell asleep quickly.
It seems like my skills in putting children to sleep have improved over time.
Lightly soak dried pollack in water and stir-fry in sesame oil.
After boiling
Uh...
More time has passed than I thought.
I wish I could stay home like you said,
I have to meet Suga hyung today too,
I haven't made any progress on my work this week because of the kids.
I have no choice but to go out for a bit..
I left the kids behind last week
I felt really bad about going to the studio at dawn.
I brought it home this week and worked on it.
There is no progress on the song I was trying to work on,
Instead, I ended up with a few nursery rhymes that I made up playfully with the kids.
I'll have to polish this up and finish it later...
If you don't come home next week,
Should I ask my mom to look after the kids next week?
Or, mother-in-law...?
Then they'll think you're not home.
Your position must be difficult...?
I think it would be best to just tell him to come back to you.
But I still don't know the reason...
I kept thinking about it in the car on the way to the studio
Actually, I don't know...
Because there was something that made me angry
I would have told you to stay away
Didn't I do pretty well..?
What are you mad at me for?
I really don't know...
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Not long after I arrived at the studio, I received a call from Suga.
[Jungkook, if you're here, come over - I'll guide you -]
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"Long time no see - why have you been so quiet lately?"
Suga-hyung welcomed me warmly.
"No, well... I just have some work to do at home-"
I try my best not to show it, pretending to be indifferent
I sat down on the sofa and read through the lyrics my brother had chosen for me.
"Jungkook, what's wrong with you? Right?"
It seemed like Sugar-hyung already knew how to speak.
"Hyung, did you hear anything? .... Ah, Rapmon hyung said everything..??
Oh really... I knew this would happen~"
It seems like our leader has already told Suga-hyung.
"Hey, where are the secrets between us? Anyway, time will tell.."
My brother got up from his desk and said,
He sat next to me holding a coffee mug.
"You still haven't gotten over it with Taejoo..? It's been over a week.. It's been a long time.."
"That's right, hyung, I don't really understand why Taeju is like that...
Honestly, I wasn't good to my kids and to my family..?"
"I can't say that I couldn't do it, but it might not be that kind of problem..."
"Well... well... is there another reason...?"
"How old is your youngest now..? I think he's three..?"
"Yeah, Won-i is three years old.."
"Is it perhaps postpartum depression or something...? My wife also had her second child
When the kids started running around and playing, it was no joke..
That's also an extension of postpartum depression.
And we usually go home late
When I'm working, I don't even go there
You have to lay the groundwork for doing well at home.. "
"Our Taejoo has never once complained about such things?"
I really don't know...
Taejoo never had any complaints like that when they were dating.
Have you been suffering alone?
"I may not have expressed it...
Or did nothing change after having your second child?
Taejoo tried to do it, but it didn't work out well..."
When I heard my brother's story, something came to mind.
"Oh, Taeju started going back to work recently."
"okay...?"
"Originally... you were a bag designer...
I wanted to become a designer, but it wasn't easy since I hadn't worked in over five years...
Now, I went to a place that develops children's textbooks.
hmm..."
I paused for a moment to think.
Come to think of it, while I was working
Taeju rarely expressed to me that he was having a hard time.
When I started working, I asked how I would take care of the children.
If you just drop them off in the morning,
He said that he would apply for childcare shortened work hours and that he would be able to go home himself.
When I was busy, I asked my parents to take me to school, but
Taeju had never asked for anything.
What's your new job like...
Are you adapting well?
oh my god..
If I think about it, I don't care about those things at all
I don't think I knew anything.
Suga hyung
I was staring blankly with my eyes wide open in surprise,
He waited for me, sipping coffee next to me.
"So... by the way, should I introduce my wife to Jaesu?"
Suga said after a while.
"If you look closely, women talk about children too...
In fact, it's hard to talk about your worries outside.
Because there is a gaze...
Taejoo, even when dating
There was almost no interaction with our people.
You'll probably be very lonely...
It's not easy being the wife of a famous person.
In the world of women, things like jealousy are severe...
Not everyone in the world is an ARMY.
Obviously because she is your wife
There are some people who just don't like it.."
"They're just people I hate..."
After hearing my brother's words, I muttered.
Come to think of it, Rapmon's sister-in-law and Suga's sister-in-law seem to have had lunch together and interacted with each other sometimes.
Seok Jin-hyung, who recently started dating, is serious about it?
He introduced his girlfriend to us,
Seokjin is very lively, just like his older brother
He also comes to the practice room often to play.
Taeju...um...of course I'll introduce him to my hyungs
I have eaten with my wife a few times,
I'm a shy person, so if I don't make a place for myself,
We didn't meet separately...
"Thank you, hyung. First, let's figure out what's going on between Taeju and me..
Let's make a place for that time-
"Shall we start working, hyung-"
Putting aside the thoughts that came to mind for a moment,
Now I need to finish recording the guidelines first.