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It wasn’t much of a surprise when you got the call. You had offered to do this after all.
What you didn’t expect was to get a call at 4 am on a Sunday after an unfortunate evening of having a bit too much wine on your own. When your senses had finally snapped back into place, you answered the phone half asleep and very pissed off. The disdain for whoever was calling only increased when instead of hearing them speak, a loud yell greeted you. Without another word you hung up cursing as you tried to stuff your aching head under the pillow.
The ringing started up again and you suddenly wished you’d never gone to that coffee shop and never ran into the three boys that formed the Exo Beagle line. You also wish that instead of giving them your number to replace your ruined dress like they promised to do, that you had instead just let them buy you another cup of coffee and sign something before sending them off. But no, you became friends with the idiots. You still regretted it daily. This wasn’t the first time one of them had basically yelled you and your neighbors wide awake before dawn.
With a huff of annoyance, you slid open the phone and yelled right back. “I want to fucking sleep you piece of shit, if you yell at me one more time I will castrate you! “
The silence that greeted you back was enough to make you pause. Well this wasn’t usually their reaction. Baekhyun would complain about you being mean to him, Chanyeol would invite you to try and Jongdae always ended up making some crude sexual joke about how you just wanted an opportunity to see him naked.
Silence was never their answer.
“Well that’s not exactly what I was expecting, “a calm voice said with a slight laugh. You pulled the phone away and wanted nothing more than to bury yourself in the ground. You should really start checking the caller ID before you threaten to castrate people. In your defense it is 4 am on a Sunday. You can’t be held responsible for your inclination to murder and maim.
“Oh… Shit… I mean sorry… I’m so sorry, I didn’t check the caller ID and the previous call was Chen yelling in my ear- “
“I get it don’t worry, no harm done, sweetheart. “He said laughing lightly. Your heartbeat jumped at the nickname he was using for you more often now. Not like he meant anything by it of course.
“So, you calling to let me know you’ll be leaving tomorrow? Do you want me to drown Baekhyun before you go? I can make it look like an accident, clean job, no witnesses. I’ll even give you a special friend and family discount. “
“As tempting as that sounds, I’m pretty sure Kyungsoo will do that for free. “
“What a shame, I was hoping for a few extra bucks.” He chuckled lightly again and you felt the smile bloom on your face. “So, if you are not calling for my pro-level assassination skills, why are you calling me at 4 in the morning then? “
“Ah I’m sorry, I probably should have called a bit later but it’s an emergency,” This made you sit straight up in bed. Shit, you really hoped no one was hurt, you felt your heartbeat speed up a bit as your mind shoved scenarios at you.
“What’s wrong? Is everyone okay? “
“We are all fine, but uh… it’s Tan... “You felt your heart drop. You’d grown more than attached to the eldest members’ little fluff ball of a kitty. He was the sweetest thing and you were in love with the little feline.
“Oh no Xiumin…. I’m so sorry, is he okay? What ha- “
“No wait, he isn’t hurt! I just- “You heard a shuffling and then suddenly another familiar yell escaped from the device as you heard cursing and yelling before Chanyeol’s deep timber greeted you.
“Good morning my favorite short person! Xiumin Hyung is currently beating up Baekhyun in the background, what he was trying to ask before you get a heart attack is would you look after Tan for 2 weeks? The normal pet hotel is a bit overbooked at the moment. Tan had a place booked but it seems one of us might have accidentally canceled it by mistake. “
“Wait… how do you cancel it by mistake? “
“Sehun. “
A sigh left your lips as you nodded. “Say no more. “
“So, will you look after Tan? “ Chen asked somewhat muffled. “ You promised you’d look after any of the pets if we ever need it and poor little Tan needs a loving caretaker while his daddy is in Japan for 2 weeks. “
You groaned as you caught the meaning behind Chen’s words. You really really hate yourself for telling him of your kinks during one drunken Soju-filled night. Luckily it seemed he hasn’t told the other members of the Beagle line yet, but you knew it would only be one more drunk conversation between the three of them away. Little fucking snitch.
“I hate you Jongdae, I really fucking do. But of course, I will. I’ll come to pick him up tomorrow before your flight then? “
“ Actually, “ Baekhyun’s voice cut through the line, “ we were thinking that you could just stay here for the two weeks. It’s during your vacation time anyway, you know the dorm, you’ve been here enough to know where everything is- Xiumin Hyung even said you could sleep in his room instead of the guest room if you get lonely! “
“ Byun Baekhyun- “ Xiumin’s growl made you flinch.
“ Did you put me on speaker again? “ You asked in disbelief, fucking Kim Jongdae was out to get you. He has been trying to singlehandedly make you accidentally expose your own kinks to the rest of the group for the last 4 weeks.
“ Yolo!” Chen giggled and you sighed loudly. Why was this your life?
“ Pack your bags, we’ll send a car to come pick you up in about 2 hours! “ Chanyeol huffed, a yelp in the background a clear indication that someone was getting their ass beat again – you really hoped it was Chen – before the line went dead.
Well then. This wasn’t exactly what you had planned for your break but then again you didn’t have anything planned at all. You didn’t spend much time having to think about it as you pulled out a duffle bag and started stuffing it with clothes and toiletries. Exo’s dorm was a fantastic place and Baekhyun wasn’t lying when he said you already knew where everything was. Plus, you get to hang out with the cutest cat in the world for 2 weeks.
It would be quite fun.
“ You have all our numbers and manager hyung’s number in case anything goes wrong. Please don’t hesitate to call us okay? We’ll try and facetime as much as possible and if you get too lonely let us know we’ll ask one of the others to come over and keep you company. I know Heechul Hyung adores you so he’ll come immediately if you need comp-”
“ Don’t worry I’ll be fine Joon, now get going before you guys are late for your flight!” You said smiling at the leader, trying his best to look like he wasn’t concerned for you.
“ You are more than welcome to eat anything, even order take away on our credit accounts. If you need anything I left you some extra money to spend, it’s under my collectors Star Wars sticker book - the green limited-edition Yoda one, not the Darth Vader one. If you get scared called the police first then call- “
Suho’s worried ranting was interrupted by Xiumin calling out to him from the hallway. Coming up to the two of you with a sigh. He looked good in the pair of black tracksuit pants and a simple black t-shirt. How the hell these guys all managed to look this good in such casual clothes remained an unsolvable mystery to you.
“ Suho, go wake up Jongin, he fell asleep again. “ The elder said and the younger grumbled about how nobody ever listens to him about getting ready on time.
He turned to you with a soft smile as you continued to lazily chew the breakfast Kyungsoo had insisted on making you before they leave. You felt like you should have dressed at least a little better with the way half of them dressed, but then reminded yourself they’ve seen you in your pajamas and vice versa more than once by now, so who really cared if you showed up in a hoodie and pajama bottoms.
“ Thank you again… for taking care of Tan. I know you said you would but it was short notice and I didn’t know who else I could trust him with. “ Xiumin said a bit bashfully, it was adorable how much he loved his cat.
“It’s really no bother, I get to play with him and cuddle him at night plus I get free food out of it so who’s ever even going to complain?” You said smiling up at him.
He grinned back, his eyes sparkling as he opened his mouth to say something, but what it was you’d never know because Chen chose that exact moment to slid into the seat next to you at the counter. He grabbed a piece of your toast before leaning closer.
“ So, are you ready to tell me which of us is the closest to your ideal type finally? It’s me, isn’t it? I mean I’m not particularly into that but I am sure we can work with it in the bedroom if you ever really want to give it a go. I’m a very open lover. “
“In your dreams, you nasty toast snatcher, “ you said, quickly stuffing your face with the rest of the omelet and toast before he could try and grab another piece.
“ If she’s going to date any of us it’s obviously gonna be me. “ Chanyeol beamed as he slipped his arms around your shoulders, resting his head on yours, swaying you side to side as you rolled your eyes at the giant behind you. “ She would never date a kid like you. “
“I’m older than you are, you dumbass! “ Jongdae said sounding very offended. “ Besides, you can barely walk in a straight line without falling, you’ll only end up hurting her again. She bruises easily enough as is, must I remind you of the time you tripped and knocked her down the flight of stairs with you? “
“I had the bruises for 4 weeks, “ you mumbled between toast and omelet, just trying to finish your meal, but now that 2/3 of the dipshit squad was here that wouldn’t happen in peace.
“ It would be much better for her sanity and health not to date any one of you idiots, “ Sehun said leaning against the counter, looking at the two with disdain. “ Only someone with zero taste would be interested in any of you. She’s too good for you.”
“Thank you Sehunnie. Here~”
You stuck out your fork with a piece of bacon left on it and offered it to him. He had a particular love for bacon, and you saw the way that his eyes lit up as he leaned down to bite it, thanking you with a small smile.
“ No, no, no! He’s not the right one, “ Jongdae said glaring at the happily eating maknae. “ He’s not your type. He’s barely anyone’s type.” He seemed to think for a while before he slid closer to smack Chanyeol’s hands off your shoulders before he smirked at you with a glint in his eye. “ I’ll let you in on a secret, out of all of us, at least 3 of us share the same kink that you do, or like 3 that I definitely know of. Sehun isn’t one of those. He’s into other really weird shit. Really weird shit. “
“ Kink? You know her kinks?! “ Chanyeol shouted causing your face to flush. “ When did she ever tell you her kinks and I don’t know about it?”
“WHO’S TALKING ABOUT KINKS WITHOUT ME?” Baekhyun shouted as he sprinted into the living room. “ YOU GUYS KNOW THAT COMPLETELY ILLEGAL! “
“ Jongdae claims he knows her kinks! “ Chanyeol accused as he pouted.
“ YAH! No fair! I thought we were the four musketeers, ride or die friends. I feel so betrayed, why would you tell Jongdae but not us! “ Baekhyun whined and you really wished the ground would just swallow you up right now. No way would you be turning around to face the members seated in the living room now.
“Well, she accidentally let it slip when we had that karaoke night and you two ended up passing out here in the living room, it wasn’t planned. She let it slip when I carried her upstairs and tucked her very tipsy self in bed. “ Jongdae said looking smug and like he won the lottery. “You learn a lot about what people are into when you tuck their drunken selves into bed,”
“Fuck you Jongdae, you piece of shit “ you breathed under your breath as you groaned and hid your face in your hands. Why does it always have to be you getting embarrassed by these idiots? “ I really want to die. “
“ Spill them, “ Baekhyun demanded. “ Spill them all or our friendship is over. “
“ Guys, you are making this a bigger deal than it is. “ Yixing said coming to your aid like the blessing that he truly was. “ If she wants to share, she’ll do so herself. Don’t pressure her. This is a safe zone remember. “
“ No Hyung, I need to know! What are they? Tell me! I’m like your best friend- you are obligated to tell me this!” Baekhyun made his way closer to you, hands curling around your shoulders tightly, busy shaking you as you tried to wish yourself into a grave again.
“ Back off Baekhyun “ Xiumin spoke up from his place on the sofa next to Lay.
“ It’s none of your business. “ you spat, picking up a spoon, fully ready to beat his ass if he pressed the subject any further but luckily Suho and a sleepy Jongin entered just then.
Suho wasted no time in ushering the members out as they all said a quick goodbye, you made them promised to call as soon as they landed to let you know they were fine. You noticed the smirk Chen was throwing in your direction as he slid closer to hug you goodbye, not before leaning closer and whispering to you.
“ Let’s just say our Hyung line is very protective over you for a specific reason. “ You turned scarlet as he pulled away cackling loudly, ducking before you could even hit him. “You can do with that, whatever you want to while we are gone, babe! “
Soon almost everyone was rushing out towards the door, Xiumin lingered a bit longer to double-check that you had written down Tan’s feeding schedule and to thank you again for looking after him before his face turned serious,
“ If you have any problems, please message or call me. Also, well I know it’s all meant in jest, but if any of the others ever do or say anything that makes you uncomfortable, tell me immediately and I’ll make sure that they don’t do it again. “ The seriousness in his tone made you shiver. Fuck this wasn’t good. You swallowed and had to shift in your stance a bit at his intimidating aura.
“ Thank you, I will. No go on, go before Suho pops a vein today. Have fun on your trip!”
As soon as the chaos of the boys filing out into the world dulled and you waved the car goodbye, you decided you needed a nice long hot shower to erase your thoughts. Maybe even sneak some of Suho’s wine tonight.
Two weeks turned out to be a surprisingly wonderful time with Tan in the Exo dorms.
The first week was a blast, evenings were spent binge-watching anime and dramas with a fluffy little ball on your chest and during the day you either went to grab a coffee at one of the shops or decided to spend the day cleaning up the dorm as much as possible. You weren’t exactly the cleanest, but you didn’t like living in filth either. Taking care of Tan wasn’t even an issue at all, the little ball of love just wanted to be petted, fed, and cared for. You could associate with that.
You weren’t even lonely in the time you stayed at the dorm. You’d gotten a good morning message from Suho every morning at 10 am in the group chat. At night you’d either receive messages in the group chat or face time with the members. Surprising you since you thought they’d be ridiculously busy. Xiumin sent you regular texts during the day to check on you and Tan, asking if you’ve both had breakfast, did you eat lunch, were you both doing okay. You’d be lying if you said the mundane text didn’t make you feel a little less alone and the fact that he checked in on Tan made you melt a little at how caring he was being towards the little ball of fluff.
You were lying on the sofa one night, a few days before they would be returning, your head resting on the comfy armrest with your feet tucked up under you, a sleeping Tan resting on your chest as you followed the drama playing on the screen. You got so into it that when a high-pitched scream rang through the room you nearly sent Tan flying across it. You shushed the poor kitten that meowed at you confused, and quickly grabbed your phone, the source of the screaming, to see a face time request from Chanyeol. One of them must have messed up your ring tones again.
With a hand still petting Tan to calm both of you down, you slid open the phone and just held onto it before leaning back on the armrest again. You watched as the three dipshits showed upon screen smiling and waving at you.
“Chanyeol, I nearly had a heart attack just now. Why is your ring tone on my phone a scream? “ You asked knowing the answer would be something ridiculous.
“Because that’s what you’ll be doing every night once you finally accept my love for you. “ He fired back, ginning that stupid adorable grin of his and you couldn’t even find it in you to be mad at him.
“ Yeah right, she’ll be screaming and running away in fear.” Baekhyun chimed in shoving the other's face a bit out of view so he could come closer. “ How are you doing today? Bored yet without us there to make your life more awesome? “
“ Actually, I’ve never felt so much peace in my life. No one yelling at me, no one trying to get into my panties, no one calling me short or tripping me. I’m considering making this a permanent thing. I’m so at peace. Stay there longer, or just never come back.”
“ You wound me woman!” Chanyeol yelled dramatically.
“ Good, someone has to. “
“ Seriously though, you still doing fine? “ Chen asked popping up behind them, his obvious concern for you showing. “ Lay Hyung said you looked a bit out of it earlier. Anything that you want to talk about?”
“ Don’t tell Suho, but when Lay called I was a bit on the drunk side. His secret wine stash is actually really damn good. I want a bottle of whatever that is for my apartment. “ you said giggling thinking of how you thought that Yixing would pick up that you were tipsy but instead didn’t notice. He must have thought you weren’t feeling well when you dropped the phone four times and almost fell asleep mid-conversation with him. He was always the sweetest but at times a bit oblivious.
“Those are like $180 a bottle. “ Baekhyun piped in and you felt the color drain from your face. $180 for a bottle of wine. That was insane. No wonder it was so bloody delicious. That was probably the most expensive bottle of wine you’ve ever had in your life. “ Shit, never mind I don’t want one. Holy shit, I’m not touching that again. “
“ I’m sure he wouldn’t mind. But screw that, we have much more important things to talk about,” Baekhyun said smirking at you. That look meant trouble and you already wanted nothing to do with whatever he was about to say. “So, guess who got absolutely plastered last night? “
From the way Chen ducked out of the frame you already knew the answer to that question. This could not go well. “ And guess who let a little secret slip. “ Chanyeol finished with a smug smirk on his lips.
“ Jongdae… “ You felt the heat rise to your face. “Please… oh god, please tell me you didn’t. “
“ I’m sorry! In my defense I was really drunk and Baekhyun kept asking me about it and I just got annoyed. I didn’t want to let it slip out, honestly, but Xiumin walked in and I might have just accidentally told everyone. “
“ Oh my god, this is not happening, please tell me you didn’t!” You sat up, startling Tan causing the cat to climb off your lap and curl up on the sofa next to you instead. “You fucking promised me you wouldn’t tell!” You felt like punching something, more accurately Jongdae.
“ I’m sorry!” He wailed back into the phone, his face mushing into the screen as he begged you to not be mad at him. “ It really wasn’t supposed to slip out, but they kept pestering me and Kai was making it worse by saying it was probably something cute like dressing up like a maid or nurse and Sehun said you were much more creative than that. It’s not my fault that Xiumin choose that moment to walk in and my mouth just spilled it out before I could help it.” It was at this particular part of his apology that you had to stop him.
“ Wait, what did you just say? Xiumin? You just told everyone because Xiumin walked into the fucking room?! Are you serious? “
“ It was hilarious actually, “ Chanyeol said clearly grabbing back the phone so both he and Baekhyun could be seen again. “ Xiumin walked in and he just pointed at him, all slurring and swaying and he just went all ‘that…that’s her kink’. We were all so confused, and he was like ‘she wants a daddy’. I swear I’ve never heard so many people choke on their drinks at the same time before. “
“ You should have seen it. We were all yelling, because I mean it makes sense , I should have guessed it but like Suho… his face… he was as red as a tomato and tried to make everyone shut up about it. We only really stopped yelling when Xiumin slammed his bottle down and told us that if any one of us made you feel embarrassed about it he was going to kill us in our sleep. That was a bit scary… really scary, not gonna lie. Which is also why Chen is sleeping in our room for the rest of the trip.”
“ Great, can you please just let me know when you are landing here. I’d like to drown myself before you come back so you can just find my body and I won’t have to deal with all this hell. I know I’ve said it before but today I mean it, I honestly fucking hate you Kim Jongdae. “
“ Nooo, don’t hate me. I love you, I said I was sorry, didn’t I? Nobody else treated you any differently in the group chat, right? No one thinks it’s weird okay. “ Chen said, looking at you with eyes that looked really concerned. “ We would never make you feel bad about it. It’s not something bad at all, you know we aren’t like that, I mean we indulge Sehun in all his super weird shit so why would we treat you any differently?”
“ He’s got a point there. “ Chanyeol said, softy. “ We still love you, some of us maybe more than others now. Besides, while on this topic I would like to say I have never tried that in bed. You sure you don’t wanna test drive those fantasies on me? I’m sure I’ll meet all your expectations. “ He sent you a flirty wink and you actually really wished the Grim Reaper would appear and just end this suffering for you.
“ Oh shut up, you overgrown golden retriever, “ Baekhyun said slapping Chanyeol’s arm as he looked at you with a serious expression. “ We’ll support you in your daddy kink adventures. If you need me to hook you up with some friends, I’m pretty sure Minho and Yunho mentioned being into that once, it’s pretty obvious that Johnny is… actually there might be a lot of Idols we know into it, and I mean we can definitely find you some- “
“ Baekhyun please just shut the fuck up.“ You groaned as you decided you really should have asked for their autographs instead. Being their friend was terrible. Sure, you’d have been missing out on a lot, like the free pizza and awesome movie night sleepovers at the dorm and the cute gifts from their trips abroad, but it was a sacrifice worth it to save you the embarrassment you felt at the moment. “ I need a drink again. I’m gonna hang up fuck you, fuck all of you. “
“ Does this mean I’m a candidate again? “ Chen yelled as you hung up and threw your phone across the sofa. You sat staring at the television, all hopes of following the drama out the window.
You had two options now, either accept the fact that they all knew your kink now, well at least the more dominant one of the ones you had, or you could ignore it and pretend it never happened. The second option seemed like a much better idea as you slid off the sofa, sliding across the floor to the kitchen. Fuck it, you were having the last tub of ice cream and the rest of Suho’s wine for dinner because who even gave a shit anymore.
It was just a little past 12 am when you got the facetime request from Xiumin. In normal circumstances of panic, you would have declined and just blamed it on something like you being in the shower or your phone being on silent, but tonight you answered as soon as you saw the notification on your phone.
You pulled the phone close to your face and pushed the snacks out of the way to make yourself a bit more comfortable on the bed as his face showed up on the screen. Still a bit intoxicated and floating in a buzz without care you smile brightly at the screen.
“ Xiuminnnnn! “
“ Hello there, sweetheart. “ He said a bit surprised by the odd greeting. He wasn’t exactly used to you being like this, but then again, he’s only probably seen you somewhat drunk once in all the time you’ve known each other. Your only utterly and truly drunken escapades were left for the Beagle line to see and hear. Sometimes Sehun joined in also.
“I have missed you. Why did it take you so long to call today? “ You asked flopping down on the bed, the phone falling to the side, “Oh shit I dropped the phone, sorry. Shit, I said shit again. Shit.“
“ Wait, are you drunk right now?” Xiumin asked once you righted the phone again and was smiling back at him. You saw the frown on his face and felt like he wasn’t happy to see you. So what if you were a bit drunk still? You just had the entire Exo find out your kink and discuss it among themselves no doubt, if any occasion called for drinking this one did. You wished Suho had something stronger than wine though. You’d only had half a bottle to down.
“ Not really. Okay, like a little bit but! But, it’s not my fault, it’s the dipshit squads' fault. I blame them for making me sad. I didn’t really want to be sad. I was having such a nice week too. “ You rolled over again trying your best to keep the phone in your hands and on your face as you pressed your face against a pillow.
“ Is this about what happened when we went out drinking? About what Chen had said? Did they tell you about it? “ He asked softer now, voice taking on a gentler tone as he spoke. “ Did anyone make you feel bad about it? Did someone say something to make you feel uncomfortable because of it?”
“ Not really, they’ve been treating me the same but they… it’s just… I’m frustrated. “ You said looking back at the phone to see Xiumin still there, looking at you with soft eyes.
“ Frustrated? In what way baby?” He asked and you pressed your face into the pillow as you let out a sigh. “ Come on talk to me baby, tell me what frustrates you. “
Listening to his soft tone, a tone he very rarely used made you lift your head again and look at the phone. You really hoped that the sudden addition of fluttering in your stomach was the alcohol getting ready to kill your liver before you kill yourself thinking about the alternative reason. His face was make up free, his hair down and his eyes looking directly back at you. He seemed so human, so real that for a few moments you forgot he was a world-famous idol. He was just Minseok, Kim Minseok looking at you with his sharp eyes, suddenly looking so so soft. Your heart kind of hurt looking at him like this.
“I just… I’m embarrassed. “ You said softly still looking at him.
“ Embarrassed? “ He asked tilting his head sideways with a frown as you nodded. “ But why would you be embarrassed by it? It’s not anything to be embarrassed about baby girl. “
You pulled your bottom lip between your teeth as you frowned again, drowning out anything else as you thought that the alcohol in your system was busy making you hear things like sweet nicknames rolling off of his lips. Nicknames that you would very much like him to call you in real life, not have your mind make up in a drunken daze. Not to mention the way his lips moved when he was talking, were they always that nice? They looked really soft. They probably where, Xiumin took good care of himself. All of himself mind you. Your mind was running a mental inventory of things that you had always found attractive about him but suppressed.
This was so not fair. He’s really nice and he looks really nice -
“ Baby, are you listening to me? “ He asked voice a bit sharper, looking back at the phone you were met with a sterner face. Not yet annoyed or mad, like you’d seen him look at some of the exo members, nope this was something else. Didn’t make him any less hot, unfortunately, it actually had quite the opposite effect on you as you felt your cheeks flush even more.
“ Baby girl, I was busy speaking to you.” His voice was firm but still kind and you felt the flutters return, as some part of you yelled out with joy internally. It made you sit up from the bed and pay attention to him. “If I speak, you listen to me alright? “
“ Yes, daddy. “
You felt a gasp leave your mouth as you let it slip past your lips before you could stop it. You stared at the equally surprised look on Xiumin’s face before you dropped the phone completely. Scrambling off the bed and sitting down on the ground you felt like suffocating yourself.
“Fuck! Fuck no. “
You felt like ice-cold water washed over you, the remaining threads of alcohol in your system seemed to fade away as you felt the reality of what you’d just done dawn upon you. You can’t believe you had just said that.
“FUCKING HELL!” You yelled in frustration, slamming your hands into the side of the bed. Why the fuck did you go do that? You just spoiled it all. You just had to go and do that. Now he’s probably freaked out by it and he’s probably just as embarrassed as you are and he’ll never want to talk to you again. You felt the familiar stinging of tears startup as you let out a little choked sound, trying not to cry. You knew very well that once you started you weren’t going to end anytime soon.
You felt a rush of panic rise in your chest, you had dropped the fucking phone before you could even apologize to him. But did you want to even talk to him right now? Did he even want to talk to you? Would he even accept your apology? You were busy waging an internal war when the sound of your phone ringing made you jump.
It took all of 5 seconds for you to climb back up the bed and flip the dropped phone over to see it was Xiumin’s caller ID. Not his face time, but his caller ID. He was actually calling you back. Holy fucking shit. Should you answer? By the fourth ring, something inside you was growing anxious and you decided to just answer and get the whole ordeal over with.
“ H-Hello?” You asked softly as soon as you accepted the call.
“ Say it again. “
“ What? “
“ I said say it again. “ he said voice a bit strained but firm. “Say it again, and don’t you dare hang up on me right now. “
Feeling the panic rise in your chest as you gripped the phone closer to yourself. Did he really want you to say it again? Were you going insane? Sniffling and getting together the last of your courage, you breathed out a soft, barely audible whisper.
“Y-yes… Daddy? “
“ Oh Kitten.” You felt your heart hammering inside your chest, a slow tingle spread across your body as he called you that. “My baby girl, you don’t know how long I’ve wanted to hear you say that to me. “ His voice sounded relieved and happy, and you felt yourself let go of some of your own anxiety. “ I want you to know it’s more than okay. It’s okay. I’m not angry. “
“ You are not? “ You asked, voice still small and cautious.
“ No, not at all! I’m really glad you said it. I was worried there for a bit. You were looking so concerned and you stopped listening. I wasn’t sure if you would be okay with what I wanted to tell you. “
“ What do you mean? “ You asked softly. Your mind was still trying to wrap around the fact that he was okay with it, as in literally okay with the fact that one sentence from himself had you calling him daddy without a thought.
“ I mean, you thought you’d told Chen first, right? You thought you’d told him that night you got drunk during karaoke, right? ‘’ He asked and you nodded, but made a small hum of approval once you realized he couldn’t see you nodding.
“ Well, you didn’t actually tell him first.”
“ I didn’t? “ You asked in disbelief. Holy shit. No one else had mentioned it and you are pretty sure you would remember just letting it slip into a general conversation with someone. It would be kind of hard to miss.
“ It was when Chanyeol first brought you back to the dorms with him, “ You remembered the night pretty well. After meeting up with the three Beagles for a good amount of time, you’d grown to quite like the playful three. It was your weekly routine to have one of them text you for a meet-up at some small and secluded coffee shop or hole in the wall somewhere, they always paid for your subway fair and insisted on buying your drinks. It wasn’t until a month into the friendship when only Chanyeol had shown up alone to one of your scheduled meet-ups. He’d said something about Chen and Baekhyun being idiots that caught a cold and that Suho grounded them to stay home, and that you were kindly requested – more like forced – to meet the rest of the members at their dorm now. What was supposed to be a visit turned into an evening eating with the whole of Exo.
“ You slept over for the first time that night, right? And the guestroom was a mess thanks to all the extra things we had packed in there. I offered to let you sleep in my room that night, right? “
The playful edge to his voice made you concerned. This was not going to be a very good story for you. You’ve seen him do this to the other guys before. He likes dragging out the suspense before he goes in for the kill. Xiumin was a savage.
“Well let’s just say that when I went up to grab my blanket to make the bed-sharing a little more comfortable in Suho’s room, I found you curled up under the covers, looking so small and innocent. You seemed so pure as your hand curled around my blanket that I didn’t want to disturb you, but you had some hair in your face and I decided to kneel down and brush it away from your head. “ You felt your cheeks heat up at the mention of the act. It wasn’t the first time he’d done something as simple as that, all of them have, but hearing it from him now made you feel incredibly shy but also like you could burst from joy.
“ You somewhat woke up, leaning into my touch as you mumbled about something. I told you to just go back to sleep and rest some more. You said ‘Thank you, Daddy. ‘ I sat there beside you for a what felt like forever, watching you rest against my palm like the most adorable innocent little thing in the world, with not a single clue about what you had just done to me.” You gulped as his voice suddenly dropped lower in register and the tingling feeling was back but stronger this time. “Kitten, I had to take a very long shower on my own that night. “
You felt an involuntary soft moan leave your lips at the thought of exactly what he was implying. You were more than glad that you were not Facetiming right now. You felt like your face was on fire and you were pretty sure that if you were looking at him the wetness between your legs would grow incredibly uncomfortable.
“ Kitten, “ He said in a warning tone. “ If you continue making sounds like that I won’t be able to stop myself from devouring you the second I get back. “ You whimpered softly as you pressed your thighs together to try and relieve some of the growing need. You felt the arousal only spike as you whined again.
“ Fuck baby girl, don’t do this to me. I’m going crazy. I can’t touch you right now. I still have three more days left in Japan. “ His voice sounded breathy and strained and for some reason, as turned on as you were you felt kind of proud that you could have that effect on him also. “ I promised myself that I would do this properly and make sure you’ve fallen for me completely before we do anything of this sort. Now I just want to pull you over my lap and show you why you shouldn’t tease me when I’m away. “
“ Daddy…. I wasn’t teasing, I promise! “ You answered back softly trying to squeeze your thighs again and moving your hips up a little bit. “ I just didn’t… your voice sounds so… ngh. “
“ I’m hanging up and calling you again, answer before the third ring, understood? “
“ Y-yes. “
The line went silent as he hung up. Not even a second later and the facetime ringtone started up. As quickly as possible you sild open the view and scrambled to sit crossed-legged on the bed as you looked at the screen nervously while it loaded. You nearly whimpered again when Xiumin’s face showed up on the screen. Despite the wetness between your legs, you felt yourself smile at him as he smiled back.
“ It’s good to see your face again, Kitten. “ His voice made you rub your legs together again, something that didn’t go unnoticed by him as his eyes immediately darkened. With narrowed eyes, he stared straight at you. “ You better not be touching yourself. “
“ I-I am not! “ Your whole face flushed and you tried your best to keep your body from squirming as you looked at him trying to seem like you weren’t halfway gone already. After a while you looked away, the need to just reach down and touch yourself was so great you had to bite down on your lip to stop yourself from begging.
“ You have touched yourself before haven’t you, sweetheart? “ His voice broke the silence, low and deep, it made you feel like your insides were on fire. “ Look at me and be honest with me now. Have you touched yourself before? “
With reluctance, you swallowed as you turned back to face his serious gaze. “ I-I have. “
“ And do you really really need to touch yourself again now? “ He asked. You watched as he propped himself up against the headboard of the hotel bed, his own hand suddenly disappearing out of sight from the screen. “ Would you like to get proper permission to touch yourself tonight? “
A mess of soft whimpers and soft grunts left your lips as you tried your hardest not to just yell your please at him. You can’t believe you were this turned on already. It was kind of embarrassing, to be honest.
“ All you have to do is ask, Kitten. Just ask for it. “
“ Please, “ the whisper left your lips as soon as he finished speaking. “ Please daddy. “
“ Good girl, you may touch yourself. I would have like to be there making you beg me in person but that’s going to have to wait, now won’t it. “ He said as a soft pant left his lips and your eyes widened. Was he…. Oh god. The very thought of him touching himself because of you made you want to cry. “ I’m going to have to hang up now, darling. If I have to sit through this without physically being able to touch you the first time I hear those sweet sounds coming from those cute little lips, I am going to kill someone tonight. So, for tonight and tonight only you are allowed to touch yourself in whichever way you need to, but after tonight I will be in control of every second of your future sessions, is that clear? “
“Yes, thank you, daddy. “ You whimpered as your hand slid down your own chest, you find yourself suddenly wishing that it was larger, rougher and stronger.
“ Fuck, I’m going to hang up now Kitten. Make sure that you sleep well, clean up all the snacks and take a nice long bath once you are finished. Go sleep in my bed tonight, all right baby? “ He said voice a bit breathy but level enough to sound almost normal.
“ Yes daddy. Goodnight daddy, sleep well. “
“You too kitten. Sleep well little one. “
After taking a long warm bath, with your favorite scented bubble bath, you started towel drying yourself, you were feeling surprisingly content and a lot less stressed out than you usually were. The slight whiff of Chery Blossom and Lotus still lingered in the bathroom. It was part of a gift set that Suho had bought you a while ago to keep at the dorms for when you stayed over. You liked it enough that you bought yourself another set for at home and it had quickly become your favorite scent. Needless to say, the boys didn’t seem to mind it either, since they always mentioned how nice it smelled, you’d even spent one evening rubbing it into a sick and grumpy Kai’s back. You could imagine it was a nice light floral contrast to the usually strong and musky scented colognes most of them preferred. That’s why when you had to pick someone’s clothes to borrow on an unplanned sleepover night you always drifted toward Sehun’s shirts. As much as the oversized shirts were a big part of the appeal his strangely clean and cotton scent always seemed refreshing and helped lull you into sleep.
After pulling on a pair of Chen’s grey boxers you’d stolen a few weeks ago and just never returned, along with a nice and comfy big black t-shirt compliments from Sehun’s closet, its free real estate, you made sure to comb your hair out and do your nightly facial routine before cautiously tiptoeing your way to Xiumin’s room. You felt like laughing at yourself when you realized you were literally walking as softly as possible. A soft meow from Tan brought you back to your senses as you bent down and pick up the grey fluff ball.
“ I’m acting like a moron, aren’t I? “ You asked the cat with a small chuckle.
The cat simply meowed back at you and you kissed his head softly before you continued down the hallway, this time feeling less like a criminal skulking around the house. You shifted Tan a bit in your hold so you could open the door and walked into the neat and precise room.
To say Xiumin was a tidy person was a bit of an understatement. He was borderline OCD in some of his habits and tended to stress clean more often than not. His room was a mix of grey, blue and white, all muted not too bright colors. Everything was either organized and in their set places or packed away in what you knew to be the equally sorted and neat closet. It still amazed you to the day how he could function in a house with so many messy and clumsy people, much less manage not to have killed anyone yet.
You vividly remember the time you and Baekhyun had attempted to bake a cake from scratch. It was a spur of the moment thing and in your defense neither one of you had done it alone or without a recipe before. The rest of the members were out grocery shopping, Lay was catching up on some much-needed sleep in his room while Kai, Chanyeol, and Sehun were playing Mario Kart in the living room. One internet search for inspiration, some bad life choices, and a shouting competition about who fucked up later, the other guys returned to what looked to be a war zone in the kitchen. You could see the visible irritation on Kyungsoo’s face, luckily it was seemingly aimed at Baekhyun more than at you. What caught your attention the most was how annoyed Xiumin had look by the mess, not the lack of cooking skills. It wasn’t a surprise to have Baekhyun banned from the kitchen as you promised to help them clean up. You’d spent a good hour and a half scrubbing with Xiumin and Kyungsoo before lunch was even started.
With this in mind, you gently placed Tan on the bed, as you pulled away the comforter and blanket before slipping into the soft bed. You knew that technically Tan had his own little bed in the room that he would sleep in occasionally but you always like to have the little kitten sleep with you when you stayed over since Xiumin had gotten him. The same went for all the other puppies in the house. It wasn’t unusual for you to wake up the next morning to be surrounded by the members' pets, curled up or under the sheets with you. You’ve always been a big animal lover. As you snuggled into the soft sheets a faint whiff of Lavender and something earthy and woodsy drifted towards you. Xiumin’s scent. With a soft sigh and Tan curling up next to you, the fluff ball sharing some of his heat with you, you drifted off into sleep.
You woke up to the feel of someone softly brushing along your cheeks. You groaned and curled yourself deeper into the blankets, trying desperately to ignore whatever it was and go back to sleep. You heard a soft chuckle as you ducked your head under the blankets.
You nearly had a heart attack when you felt the blankets being softly pulled away from your face. The bright morning light streaming in from the glass windows made you realize the curtains had been drawn open and it looked to be anywhere from early morning to just around mid-day. You didn’t know and you didn’t really care as you finally focused on the sight in front of you.
Crouching down next to the bed, almost face level with you was a gently smiling Xiumin. “ Good morning sweetheart. “ He said tilting his head a bit sideways as he smiled softly at your confused face.
“X-Xiumin? Why are you here? “ You asked confused and still slightly sleepy as you blinked at him, rubbing at your eyes, and trying to make sense of things. Your mind was fuzzy and your mouth felt like cotton as you spoke around a yawn. “ Aren’t you still supposed to still be in Japan now? How did you- “
“ Shhhh little one, “ he said as he laughed lightly and brushed back some of your hair from your face, hands gentle. “ Let’s get you some decent breakfast first, and maybe some headache pills. How is your head feeling today? “ He asked as he straightened up and picked up a meowing Tan to give him some love and petting. “ It’s okay. “ You said suddenly feeling your cheeks heat up at the mention of anything to do with last night.
“ That’s good to know. I didn’t think you were too drunk last night anyway, you just seemed a bit tipsy from what I could tell. “ He said putting Tan back down and turning to look at you again. “ Now come on, up and out of bed. “ You nodded and started climbing out of bed, still yawing a bit and scratching your shoulder as you straightened yourself. Xiumin smiled and opened his arms wide. “ Now come here. It’s okay, don’t be shy. I know you love getting hugs in the morning. “
With your own smile, you stepped into his arms. You felt yourself sigh softly as his strong arms wrapped around your shoulders, his embrace warm and comforting as you rested your face on his solid chest. The Lavender and woodsy smell stronger and comforting up close like this. It wasn’t the first time he’s hugged you, but somehow this felt different, more sure, and stable. It felt nicer and you relaxed into his embrace.
“ How does pancakes sound? “ You smiled brightly at the promise of pancakes and nodded eagerly. “Good, because I’m in the mood for something sweet today. “
Breakfast was surprisingly normal, aside from the small talk about what they’ve been up to and how Tan has been, anything to do with last night and what followed seemed to be forgotten as you settled into a comfortable atmosphere not too different from how you usually felt around each other. After helping clean up and washing the dishes, a pleasant silence engulfed you.
“ How about you go shower while I finish up? “
“ I bathed last night thank you, besides you’ve seen me in pajamas before, I’m just going to lounge around like this for today. “ You said as you sprawled yourself across the comfortable sofa, Tan jumping up to lay down on your chest for some scratches. “ Besides you just got off an airplane, why don’t you go shower? “
“Japan is literally a few hours flight away from Korea. It wasn’t that long of a flight. “ He smiled as he shifted your legs to sit next to you, placing them gently on his lap, another normal thing but somehow his hands felt warmer on your bare legs, his fingers leaving little tingles in their wake. You felt both comfortable and on edge with him so close to you.
“Tan really does like you. “ He said softly smiling at the grey ball purring up a storm as you scratched his chin. “ He rarely lets anyone else touch him this much, “
“He just needs to get used to other people, he’s seen me a lot and I like animals so it’s mutual love and respect. We get each other. “
He smirked at you, “ He bit Chanyeol last month when he tried to scratch his chin and he’s more used to Chanyeol. “
“ No one is ever used to Chanyeol. “ You scoffed as you stared at Xiumin with a pointed look. “ If someone that tall and loud came running after you wouldn’t you also bite him? I’d say he was more petrified than anything else, poor baby. “
“ Fair point. “
Ah, this is nice. You thought, curled up on the sofa, with Tan and Xiumin and just feeling weirdly at peace. Basking in a weird mix of excitement and relief, wholeheartedly content with the world as it was.
Later you knew you’d have to talk to him, clear things up, and figure out what exactly the events of last night meant for both of you, but right now you were happy.
Maybe you didn’t really regret getting your dress ruined by those 3 dorks as much anymore. You smiled as you scratched the ball of grey fur behind the ears again, giggling at the big stretch he gave in response.
Your phone pinged somewhere in the background and from the message tone firing off in rapid succession you had a good idea about who it was messaging you. You’d have to spend a day mending Chanyeol’s broken heart and soothing Baekhyun’s ego while deflating a sure to be smug Chen’s ego. Nothing a night of movies and a cuddle pile couldn’t fix.
But right now, you were happy.