duri tried his best, he really did, and he was sure that his family was very aware of that. but, truth be told, he really did wish that he had a lot more time. but, due to how busy he tends to be with knight and his own personal schedule, it’s not really something that he had the ability to do pretty often. though, he did always do his best to call to check up on everyone and luckily, that seemed to work out well. he nodded his head with a soft giggle, “he’s very smart! ah, i’m so proud of him,” he said, giggling a bit more. duri, is after all, a father to a bunch of fur children, and he was going to act as such! he nodded his head, “my aunt and uncle tend to watch them a lot. but, sometimes my cousin will come with my niece and nephew to watch the pets. the dogs really like getting chased by them and tteokbokki just really likes to cuddle with them,” he explained. “but, they’re just as happy when my aunt and uncle watch them, it’s always a fun time with them!” he said, giggling softly. “they do! they like them a lot!” he nodded.
no matter what, things were always going to stay the same. duri would always be the one to pay, even if he’s been doing it for a decade now - that was simply something that wasn’t going to change in the slightest. he shook his head, “ah, i’m still older, so it’s my responsibly for a long time!” he said, nodding firmly. “plus, you’re my little brother, so it’s always my responsibly!” he stated. sure, you can use that they aren’t actually brothers in the sense of legal or blood, but in the heart. so, it still counted! he shook his head, “all of our seoul dates are in september, so i think you still have time to get your hands on tickets!” he said, reassuring the other. “it’s probably just too much with champion, yeah? it must be really hard to go all over to do things with champion.”
if anything, jaewon had to commend duri and maverick for how they had shaped their life in a way that allowed them to live out all their domestic dreams without the general public suspecting so much a thing about their relationship. of course, jaewon could hardly complain, he was incredibly happy with how he and soo had arranged things for themselves, wouldn’t want it any other way but something about duri and mav with their large home and handful of pets and what not just felt like the next level. “that makes sense, i’m glad your family takes to them well.” it was a good thing duri had a lot of family members so enarmoured by their pets, those were a lot of little furry friends that needed to be looked after, probably a bit much for one person to take on. “i’m glad your nieces and nephews like playing with them! and that the dogs lke it too, not every dog is a fan of kids.” he smiled.
“of course you’re still older.” jaewon scoffed and for some reason, he almost felt like he was a teenager all over again. “you’ll always be older, that’s kinda how age works, that’s not fair.” it was always a weird contrast, jaewon was so used to being the older one or the leader that duri’s insistence to take the responsibility almost felt a bit foreign, a dynamic he had to get used to and that frankly, he only accepted with a elect few people. “good, i will make sure to show up to one of the seoul dates then.” a big promise but jaewon would see through on it one way or another, he would manage. “i don’t know-” he shrugged. “it’s not even like, the actual work load? like learning choreographies, recording songs, filming content, none of that is what’s burning me out. i just- don’t enjoy champion as a group. not their fault but it just... makes me uncomfortable? i like being with unity, i trust unity, i know what to expect but with champion it’s like... i still haven’t found my footing? i never know how to act or what to do or anything.”
