3 years later...

"now just push your arm forward and..." soojin watched as the black 8 ball flew into the pocket and flung her hands up in glee. "you did it!"

the little girl mimicked soojin, screaming the best she could and clapping her hands together. the ravenette innerly cooed and scooped the girl up in her arms, placing her on her side as she kissed her face. "you are amazing, qian anhe."

"daddy!" anhe suddenly exclaimed, laughter spilling from her mouth soon after as kun appeared with a smile. "yeah!" soojin encouraged, joining their daughter as they waved at kun.

when he finally approached his wife's side, he placed a quick peck on her hair and offered to take the girl from her arms.

"work?" soojin asked, knowing he'd just gotten off the phone with one of his employees. kun nodded, his eyes never leaving anhe as she suddenly sneezed. "mhm. we're talking about the debut date for mark's group. you remember, right? the band with him, hendery, and seunghan?"

soojin nodded back, unconsciously smiling as kun wiped their daughter's nose with the sleeve of his black shirt. he's literally the most perfect dad ever. what the fuck, why does he look so hot right n—

"love?" kun called again, and soojin hummed as she snapped out of her less-than-holy thoughts. he smiled as if he could read her mind just by looking at her. "let's see if taerin can babysit tonight. i'm sure anhe would love to see her cousin joongie, right anhe?"

anhe threw her arms up and smiled at kun, not completely sure what he said, but happy to hear "joongie".

taerin was planning to pick her 'niece' up, anyway, since taejoong wanted to go to the aquarium and refused to leave without his anhe.

soojin and kun were able to have their daughter through ivf treatment, and taerin offered to carry ahne to full term. in a sense, the girl had three parents, and taejoong was happy to love and accept her as his sister.

opening her mouth to announce their leave, soojin's phone dinged in her pocket. she shook her head and grinned when she read over the text.

"come on, rin said joong wants to show anhe what the dory fish is."

FRANKIE
seori says hi

FRANKIE

FRANKIE
now pics of my niece pls 😁🤲

SOOJIN
WAIT A MINUTEE

SOOJIN
your 2 year anniversary is coming
up WHEN ARE YOU PLANNING
TO POP THE QUESTION

FRANKIE
SOON

FRANKIE
it's been great since she moved in
it already feels like we're married

SOOJIN
JSJDKSKD cute!!!!!!!

SOOJIN
i love seori

FRANKIE
and i love anhe

FRANKIE
😊🤲😊🤲😊🤲

SOOJIN
YOUVE SEEN ALL
THE PICTURESSS

FRANKIE
YOU HAVENT VISITED IN
WEEKS I NEED MY DAILY
DOSE OF CUTENESS 😠😠
😠😠😠😠😠😠

SOOJIN
FINE

SOOJIN

SOOJIN

FRANKIE
CRYING CRYING CRYING

SOOJIN
she doesn't like apples

FRANKIE
APPLES ARE NOW DISGUSTING
WHO LIKES APPLES EW

FRANKIE
did you emoji out taejoong

SOOJIN
he photobombed and felt bad cause
anhe got sad so he did it not me

FRANKIE
joongie 😔

SOOJIN
kun and i are actually dropping
her off at rin's now so i'll tell him
you said hi

FRANKIE
PLEASE DO

FRANKIE
they give me baby fever until
i remember i hate all kids except
those two

SOOJIN
what about your nephews 😭

FRANKIE
i said what i said

SOOJIN
i'm telling yuta

FRANKIE
DONT i love the boys but...
taejoongie and my love bug

SOOJIN
joongie says hi and wants you
to buy seori flowers

FRANKIE
GODDDD his future partner
is going to be SO lucky :(

SOOJIN
taerin raised a good boy :(

FRANKIE
she did :(

FRANKIE
okay i'll stop bothering you
now STOP BY THE OLD
APARTMENT ON YOUR WAY
BACK OKAY IM MAKING
CUPCAKES FOR ANHE

SOOJIN
you spoil her😒 OFC I WILL

FRANKIE
EEEEEE ILY ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

soojin dropped her phone into her lap and reached over to hold kun's free hand as he drove. she tipped her head to the side, loving gaze trained on her focused husband. he finally faced her way when they pulled up to a red light.

"what?" he asked with a light chuckle, bringing their clasped hands to his lips and placing a soft kiss on his wife's knuckles. soojin shrugged. "nothing. i just love you."

she watched as kun's lips curved up into a shy smile and the light turned green before he could repeat the words back to her. he turned his attention back towards the road, and soojin frowned.

"are you going to say it back?"

kun hummed, feigning innocence as he kept his eyes trained ahead, but the ravenette could see his smile growing. she gave his bicep a small pinch and bit the inside of her lip as she contemplated her next words.

"will you say it back if we stop to get cheesecake pops?" she'd been looking out the window and saw how grey the clouds overhead became.

kun's expression turned sincere. "it looks like it's about to rain."

just like it had the day they confessed their love to each other.

"it'll be perfect." her words were barely a whisper and full of reminiscing. she propped herself up as the corner of her lips tugged into a playful grin. "all you gotta do is say it back."

kun felt like joining the little game his wife created and made a sudden turn down the road they hadn't been on in years. soojin recognized it immediately and wondered if the little spot was still there. to her surprise, it was.

"you're paying," was all her husband said as he jumped out of the car, hurrying over to get the door for the ravenette. she hummed at the action, a genuine grin crossing her lips. "you never change."

"that's a good thing, i hope."

soojin shook her head, smile only beaming. "it is."

they got two cake pops and walked until kun felt something hit his nose. rain. his wife let out a long string of giggles as she began racing towards the car, but his hand caught her wrist and he spun her into him.

they stood close, chest to chest, as the water fell in heavy drops all around them. kun smiled and tucked a wet strand of hair behind soojin's ear. "you know i love you. more than anything."

soojin brought her hands up to cup his jaw. "i know."

"and i'll always say it back. i'll never leave you wondering, never."

"i know," she swallowed. it was getting hard to hear him over the rain, but each word slid straight into her heart and left her cheeks burning despite how cold it was getting.

his fingers traveled up the length of her back, settling on her hips and pulling her impossibly closer. then he kissed her, and soojin felt like she was falling in love all over again.

it was cheesy and clique, but it was also perfect. she couldn't help but smile into the kiss, knotting her fingers in his hair before pulling away and resting her forehead on his. her husband.

"i love you, too."

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what better way to end if not on ch 169?

i swear i say this every time but i genuinely was not expecting this to get such positive feedback. it's one of my oldest fic ideas for nct and i'm so so happy that i was able to share it with you all. thank you so much for allowing me to do so and for being so supportive and loving the characters just as much as (if not more than) me <3

i don't think i've missed any of my characters as much as i'll miss kun and soojin and the others who made kink hotline happen, so don't worry! they won't stay gone for too long...