taking a pregnancy test with you boyfriend taehyung!
pairing: taehyung x reader
genre: established relationship!au, boyfriend!tae, slight angst, a lot of fluff, pregnancy plot
warnings: mentions of unwanted pregnancy, a lot of crying, very lovey dovey
this had singlehandedly been the longest thirty minutes of taehyung’s life. he stares at the clock on your bedroom wall, watching the seconds tick by painfully slow. but it’s not the time he’s focused on. it’s your sniffling body in his lap.
his big, warm arms have been locked around you for the last half an hour, doing his absolute best to keep you comforted because he knows this is hard for you.
after he’d finally gotten it out of you last night that you might be pregnant (during your intense make up sex) he vowed to be nothing but there for you… including taking the damn test. he didn’t expect it to take this long; the box says two minutes not thirty.
“baby,” he coos, hearing your sniffle in his neck yet again. it had been nothing but on and off waterworks all morning out of pure insecurity and fear. taehyung might be ready to be a dad but you’re don't reciprocate the feeling yet.
what guts you the most is that you know it in your bones that your boyfriend would be the perfect father. you’ve seen him with other kids: how his eyes light up and the little ones are drawn to his natural warmth and affection. the fact only makes you feel worse because you’re not sure you can do the same.
so as much as taehyung absolutely adores you, he knows you need a healthy dose of tough love right now. he pulls your face carefully from his neck, swiping his thumbs over your soft, damp cheeks with a stern look.
your reddened, doll eyes are nothing short of devastated as he stares blankly. his jaw tightens, not from frustration but tension - after all, he is just as nervous as you are, but he won’t admit it. his main concern right now is you.
“you’re going to check it now, bun,” he murmurs, that velvety voice of his gentle but firm. he presses a kiss to your hair, smoothing it down where it’d been mussed from crying into his arms, before pulling his arms away. “i’m not letting you suffer through this any longer. i hate seeing you like this. we’re doing this together, my love. you think i’d ever let anything happen to you?”
you have to glare at him for that one. he fights a smile, rubbing the back of his neck at the irony, because technically he was the one who did this to you… but he doesn’t exactly remember you complaining at the crime scene. “okay okay, stop glaring, gorgeous. my point still stands. i’m here, okay?”
“but, tae-” you try to protest, but it’s impossible when he presses a finger to your lips, silencing you before you start overthinking again.
"no more arguments,” his coffee-coloured eyes bore into yours, intense and unwavering. “i’m taking you to the bathroom and checking that stick myself if I have to." his tone leaves no room for further debate. but you still whine like he’s dragging you to your doom.
you swallow as you approach the little bathroom tucked away in the corner of your shared apartment. you’re chewing on you lip and you tug on your boyfriend’s hand to stop him before he can enter. “what if it’s positive?” you worry, brows creased and doll eyes tearing up yet again.
his arms find their familiar place around you, understanding exactly where your fear is coming from. you didn’t exactly have the best parents so you worry you’ll fall into the same place with your own baby. however, taehyung - probably the most affectionate man on the planet - is convinced you walk on water and therefore could do no wrong to your child.
he presses a firm kiss against your temple, his hand rubbing slow, soothing circles up and down your spine. "then we become parents,” he states with a casual shrug, his tone completely serious and leaving zero room for doubt. he tightens those big arms around you. “sweet girl, you know i’d give my life for that child. just like i’d give my life for you."
your breath hitches. he shakes his head, as if still in disbelief that you don’t know how much he absolutely adores you. he’d known it since the very day you’d met that you were the one for him. so he’d quite literally rather die than see you this distraught.
you try to listen to him. his words are usually a soothing balm to your anxious soul. but still, he senses your mind wandering, your body going tense despite his closeness. he lifts his chin, tilting your face up to meet his gaze. his dark eyes narrow slightly, reading you like a book.
"you’re doing it again." his voice is soft but accusing. "overthinking. wondering what you're not capable of." he sucks his teeth in disapproval, shaking his head.
he takes your pretty face in his big hands, forcing you to maintain eye contact. “you are terrified you won't be good enough, and that is ridiculous." his tone is sharp, final, cutting through your panic instantly. “you love fiercely, pretty girl. you care until it hurts. that is what makes a mother. nothing else matters."
he presses a kiss to the tip of your nose, mimicking your little habit that you often do to him in order to make you smile. you don’t but you do relax a little.
“besides,” he says. “our baby is going to love the hell out of you. if it’s genetically half me, how could it not?” he shrugs. “all we have to be is there for them. everything else will fall into place.”
he sounds so assured in his words that you almost forget that he’s in the exact same vulnerable position you are. “how can you sound so sure?” you sigh.
"because i know us, love." he answers immediately, stroking your cheek with impossible gentleness as that boxy grin appears. "we love each other enough to burn the world down. that translates perfectly to parenting." he taps your nose lightly like it’s nothing but logic. “and i know you. more than anyone else. you have the biggest heart on this planet. you're only terrified because you care, which proves you will be perfect."
you sigh, trying to let yourself believe him but deep down the worries persist. he knows this so he kisses your forehead again, hoping to ease your anxiety. “besides… every little thing is gonna be alright,” he starts to sing cheesily which makes you laugh suddenly.
“bob marley? really?” you ask with a giggle, kissing the tip of his nose as usual as he nods. “mhmm. our baby will love him.” you’re stunned into silence at how ready he sounds… it’s almost soothing.
he chuckles deeply, the vibration rumbling through your chest where you’re pressed against him. seeing you laugh— even for a second— eases the heavy knot in his own chest. "don't look at me like that," he murmurs, poking your side gently. “i'm serious. my kid is gonna have excellent taste in music."
“our kid,” you correct quietly. he grins because you’re technically making progress.
he smirks at your small correction— the first step toward accepting something that might actually be happening. a flicker of pride and relief crosses his handsome face, but the smugness fades into something more serious. he catches a glimpse of your shifting expression— the laughter dimming. the fear threatening to creep back.
his hand slows on your side, fingers pressing in firmly. “hey, baby. we’re doing this together, remember? nothing to be scared of,” he reminds you, talking slowly and gently like you would to a scared animal. you guess you resemble one right now with the way your eyes are animatedly wide and you’re practically trembling with nerves.
he guides you into the cosy bathroom, both of you finding the white stick discarded on the ground. you hide in his chest, shaking your head. “i can’t look.”
taehyung immediately wraps a protective arm around your head, pressing your face firmly into his bare chest to shield your eyes from the test. he knows you’re on the verge of breaking down, your trembling body vibrating against his. “shh, i’ve got you," he murmurs, pressing a kiss to your hair. “keep your eyes closed for me, my love. you want me to check?”
at your subtle nod, he nods, kissing your hair before letting go to crouch down and retrieve the test.
his large fingers close around the stick. for a moment he just holds it, staring at the little plastic window without looking. his heart pounds so hard he can feel it in his throat. he hadn’t been this nervous in forever, maybe since he’d met you. then he exhales sharply and finally lifts it.
two lines. two fucking lines.
his breath catches. his whole body goes still. he feels the exact moment his world shifts permanently underneath him.
his thumb brushes over the two pink lines repeatedly, so gentle as if the stick is the baby itself— disbelief hardwired into his expression. his jaw tightens. a baby. his baby. your baby.
he freezes, his heart rate spiking dangerously. he can hear the panic rising in you. before he can stop you, you've launched yourself at him, hiding your face in his neck. he catches you easily, one hand cradling your head while the other keeps a firm grip around your waist. “no, baby. look at me."
you refuse to unlatch yourself from the warm man. he frowns, deciding a different approach.
you pause completely, shock flooding your features. but relief doesn’t flood your tense body like you expect it to. like you want it to. instead you look up at taehyung with a slight pout.
your boyfriend notices, of course - he notices everything about you. a quiet, knowing laugh escapes him, deep and rumbling, as he pockets the test
"you disappointed, baby?" he teases gently, pressing a kiss to your pouting lips. you blink in surprise. are you disappointed?
you realise that as much as you were worried about being a good mother, you’d grown used to the thought of a little one growing inside of you. the product of the love you share with taehyung.
“i… i don’t know. i think i am,” you frown, looking up at him with quiet disappointment. “is that bad? i didn’t think i wanted a baby yet but now… now i think i do.” you realise.
the brunette doesn’t stop grinning: his plan worked seamlessly.
he watches realisation dawn with smug satisfaction. he knows you. knows that under all the fear and panic, there was a part of you already leaning into the idea of parenthood. he just needed to give you a taste of relief— of thinking you escaped— to let your true feelings surface.
his thumb strokes your cheek, grinning unapologetically. “no, baby, not bad at all."
your disappointment takes a backseat for your sudden confusion. he’s happy? “why are you smiling like that? i thought you were the one wanted a baby - or five, if i remember correctly,” you frown, brows pulling together.
he laughs softly, a rich, deep sound that fills the small bathroom. your favourite sound. you nearly get distracted but he gently taps the tip of your nose, his grin turning positively wicked. taehyung knows exactly what he's doing— he played you perfectly.
“i do want a baby with you, gorgeous," he assures you. “more than anything." he reaches into his pocket and pulls the positive test back out, holding it between you two. you frown in confusion before looking at the test. was that two lines?
you snatch it with a gasp. “taehyung!” you shriek, eyes so wide he’s sure they’ll pop out your pretty little head. “you lied?” your voice raises two octaves in surprise.
he bursts into deep, chest-rumbling laughter as you snatch the stick from his fingers, his boxy grin stretching wide across his face. leaning back against the bathroom counter, he stares your shock with pure, unadulterated amusement.
“sorry, bun. had to see what you really wanted,” he shrugs, stroking your hair as you start to smile. this is real. you’re pregnant.
the realisation hits you all over again, knocking the breath out of your lungs. two lines. positive. you stare at the plastic stick in your trembling hand, your future suddenly looking very real.
“you’re terrible!” you exclaim through a teary laugh, reaching over to smack his chest. he catches your hand easily, pressing it to his mouth like he can’t get enough of you. “you absolute jerk! i’m pregnant? really? we’re having a baby?”
he kisses your knuckles softly, watching tears spill down your cheeks with a quiet tenderness that contradicts his earlier trickery. “really," he confirms, voice dropping low and reverent. "we’re having a baby."
“taehyung!” you shout excitedly.
“y/n!” he mimics your cute squeals, letting you jump up into his arms.
the singer catches you effortlessly, your smaller frame engulfed in his embrace as you wrap your arms around his neck, burying your face against his shoulder. he’s solid and stable— a stark contrast to the chaotic whirl of emotions screaming inside your head. one arm holds you tight, the other cradles the back of your head.
his lips brush your ear. “careful, honey. you’ve got a bun in the oven now. gotta take care of my baby bunny,” he grins, beyond smug. you blush once he sets you down, hiding your cheeks using the palms of his large hands. he laughs.
but as the humor of the moment starts to dissolve, your smile slowly melts away. his words, though teasing on the surface, carry an undeniable, heavy finality. the reality of it— your belly, your body changing, a whole new person to protect, to love, to possibly disappoint— slams into you full force. he shakes his head before you can overthink it.
“don’t do that, baby,” he sighs, kissing your hair comfortingly.
“no, i- i’m happy about the baby. just worried…” you explain.
he nods understandingly, his thumb brushing gentle circles on your hip as he holds you. “i know, sweetheart," he murmurs against your hair. “you're worried about being a good mom. about doing everything right. about not fucking up this tiny human we made together."
you frown at even the thought.
“but that won’t happen. that little baby in there,” he pokes your stomach fondly. “is going to fall for you, just like how i did. it’s impossible for anything else to happen. i’ve seen you take care of your nieces and nephews, and our yeontan, and even me— you’re nurturing and sweet. perfect. how can anyone not love you?”
and you can’t exactly argue with that logic. taehyung isn’t just in love with you. he sees you as love itself. so he can’t understand how you could be anything but a good mother.
you smile up at him, unable to hold it back when he’s flattering you so much. it’s hard to be insecure around him. he melts, looking down at you like you’re his entire universe. you’re the sun and he’s the lucky planet who got to be in your orbit. and now you have a baby star on the way.
“that’s my girl,” he praises at you relaxing completely. there’s nothing to worry about with your boyfriend around.
you’re quiet now, happy even. you never expected to be a mother so soon but taehyung’s happiness is deathly contagious and your heart swells. everything is just right.
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