[yoongi/jungkook] ; little star

[starrystarrynight]

"Okay, Kook--left foot first. That’s right, now the other…”

Yoongi slips the bright blue sock on the small foot in his lap, watching the little one’s toes wriggling about in clear excitement. He manages to secure the sock in place despite the restlessness, weeks of practice and painstaking routine now firmly under his belt. Next come the shirts--really, only five acceptable options as far as Jungkook is concerned--and today, just like every day, Yoongi splays them out on the ground for him to pick. Nevermind that there’s several nice outfits in the drawer, including a really cute matching set Jimin gifted them when Jungkook turned a month old. The bunny simply took a couple sniffs of the new clothing before ignoring its existence altogether, fighting against Yoongi’s attempts to have him wear it whenever Jimin came by for a visit. Well, fighting in the way of unhappy little squeals and scrambling to hide under his bed, curled in a stubborn little ball.

He doesn’t like change, Yoongi sighed by way of apology.

He doesn’t like clothes that weren’t bought by you, Jimin had laughed.

Both are probably true. Then again, it hadn’t always been that way.

Yoongi remembers when dressing Jungkook used to be wonderfully simple. When he could fit inside the palm of his hand, a bit of fluff nestled in his curled fingers. He was such a tiny thing, so small Yoongi could feel the thump of his heartbeat with his pinky, and the pad of his thumb was the only brush needed to smooth down his soft white ears. Yoongi had fallen hopelessly, immediately for the adorable creature. The moment those big brown eyes locked onto his, he may as well have owned Yoongi, signed off instantly on his paperwork instead of the other way around.

It’s amazing what even a couple months can do, Yoongi muses, as he glances over the toddler-sized T-shirts. Everyone had told him as much, but it still takes him aback, just how quickly Jungkook is growing. It was one thing having Jungkook in a playpen in his apartment at first, his body too small and frail to truly explore his environment, but now it’s as if every day there’s a new mission, a new adventure to take on. Climb up the kitchen table and check out those weird plastic bags. Nibble on all the electrical cords in the living room. Pull Yoongi’s sweatshirts from the closet hangers and make a giant nest. He’s active, unabashed, so curious about everything, and Yoongi learned the hard way (after some partially-chewed on slippers) to bunny-proof the place. He knows it’s only temporary though, given the way Jungkook’s hybrid nature means rapid maturity--because he’s getting smarter, too. Seeing more. Learning more. And, for the most part, listening to Yoongi more.

“Kook-ah,” Yoongi calls to get his attention back, picking up the wriggling child so he can plop all of him down in his lap instead. Jungkook always settles better when he’s held, and even though there’s those nagging voices in his head (usually Jimin’s) telling him he’s only spoiling the bunny, Yoongi can’t just ignore his own instincts either. Just wants to take care of his baby. Wants to take care of Jungkook like this while he still can.

"What shirt do you want to wear to the store today?"

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[toughkookie]

just like with a lot of other things, jungkook is honestly oblivious. he's oblivious to the fact that yoongi wanted him to speak up again, oblivious to just how much of a big deal that it is, oblivious tot he fact that the milestone he just accidentally launched himself across was something so important, so relieving to the older man. right now, for jungkook, everything is just wonderfully simple. he got yoongi's attention, yoongi is holding him, yoongi is listening to him and finally, finally noticing exactly what jungkook has been trying to show him for what feels like an hour, at least. maybe even more than that.

jungkook's arms are still outstretched towards the interesting, inviting bottles, making a grabbing motion towards them even when yoongi is walking closer, knows what it is that he wants, stopping them right in front of the display and reaching out to pick up one of them. it's only then that jungkook lets his arms drop instead, eyes big and focused intently on the bottle that yoongi is now holding, ears perked up, tilted forward and twitching curiously, excitedly. it takes a moment for jungkook to begin his own exploration of the whole thing, first leaning in enough to sniff at the bottle before reaching out for it properly, taking it from yoongi in both of his little hands, just managing to get a decent handle on it. there's something like wonder in his expression as he looks at it, something else new to see, to explore, something so exciting that jungkook can't really help himself.

still, though, he listens. he hears yoongi's explanation, even as his eyes are still on the bottle he's now holding, the ear closes to yoongi twitching slightly again as he takes it in. carrot juice. carrots to drink. jungkook thinks that it sounds amazing and they should definitely have some, so he's nodding eagerly, enthusiastically as soon as the question leaves yoongi's lips. maybe it's objectively a little bit ridiculous, the kind of worked up that jungkook gets over something so simple, the overpowering sort of happiness that swells inside of him just because of something like this. but it's there, and he can't help it. he can't do much but let it happen, holding the bottle close to his chest, looking up at yoongi again with those big eyes that quickly scrunch up with the force of his smile, of his happiness.

[starrystarrynight]

Jungkook is never shy about feeling good, unable to contain every bit of joy that radiates out from the tips of his fluffy ears and his small, inquisitive fingers and the cute little slope of his nose and his fluttering tail. Big emotions are that much bigger for the small bunny, and while sometimes it's less positive things--Jungkook's intense anxiety over Yoongi stepping out of the apartment without him, even to go check his mailbox, or his teary discomfort whenever he accidentally hurtles himself into small cuts or bruises, sniffling until he's taken care of--most of the time, thankfully, Yoongi gets to see the other like this. And watching the happiness grow within Jungkook, spilling out onto his expression, makes something take shape inside Yoongi as well. The bunny's already carved out a space for himself snug inside Yoongi's chest, but his happiness has quite easily become the priority over Yoongi's whether the older man has realized it or not.

Yoongi smiles back at the baby bun in his arms, gentle and indulgent over how fucking adorable his Kook is. Whatever not-disappointment that had been lingering in the background is long gone now, all thanks to the scrunch of the other's little nose, the way his eyes crinkle and become half moons. Yoongi would do anything in his power to keep Jungkook looking like that, feeling like that--and right now that power has manifested into the authority to buy a shit ton of carrot juices. After checking over the ingredients--thankfully, it's literally just carrots, without any other crap--Yoongi grabs a few packs to put into the cart. He lets Jungkook hold onto his own bottle because there's no reason why he shouldn't have it. Besides, it'll keep his restless hands occupied.

With that in mind, Yoongi unwraps the little straw and pokes it into the foil covering the lid of the bottle, guiding Jungkook's mouth closer to the strange new object. Once he gets the hang of it and is happily drinking, Yoongi shifts him back to the shopping cart and whisks him off. The rest of the trip passes smoothly, and with Jungkook preoccupied Yoongi's able to get through his shopping list a little quicker than usual, without the usual distractions and pauses. The cashier who rings them up every Saturday smiles warmly at the familiar pair as Yoongi dumps out enough fruits and vegetables to probably feed a small army. "He's just growing up so big," she says fondly, before offering a small, colorfully wrapped bit of candy to the bun. Yoongi allows the little treats since they're only once a week, since they're so tiny, and besides, he's in far too indulgent a mood at the moment to deny Jungkook anything.