Puppy eyes
As a part of my Birthday Prompt Party, Puppy eyes is dedicated to the enthusiastic @sungjaesgf who has requested #54 " I know you haven’t had the best experience with dogs in the past but look at its face please please can we keep it” with Peniel from BTOB. 😉 I hope you like it! 💖
Words: 830
Setting: siblings AU
Genre: fluff, comedy, slice of life
Pairing: Peniel Shin x reader
You were on your way to the grocery store with your big brother – Peniel -, huffing and puffing like a toddler because you were doomed.
You went out with your friends the week before and ended up getting drunk, so your parents got mad at you. It’s not like you didn’t get drunk before but they never knew about it. You usually stayed at one of your friends’ house and only showed up at home when you were sober again.
Yet, you weren’t so lucky this time. You were so tipsy that you didn’t care where you were going, you just wanted to sleep. It didn’t even cross your mind that you would get caught by your overprotective parents. The alcohol numbed the sensible part of you.
Peniel tried his best to cheer you up but considering the fact that he was chosen to be your body guard while your parents were away for a romantic weekend, you weren’t in the mood to act like you were happy. You almost felt like he was babysitting, so you couldn’t leave the house (except for grocery shopping of course because Peniel couldn’t even tell the difference between the white rice and brown rice), nor invite friends or do anything that your parents would find inappropriate. For a week at least.
This was until you saw a cute little stray dog wandering on the streets, looking lost and helpless. Judged by the desperate look on its face, you could tell that the puppy was abandoned for a long time and you didn’t have the heart to merely pass by the fluffy creature. Instead, you crouched down and patted its head.
“Poor little thing! Who would want to get rid of you?” You said, pouting at the heart-wrenching sight. The little puppy’s fur should have been white but it was grey from all the dirt that covered its body. Its eyes were oh so sad, its desperate whimpering tugging at your heartstrings.
A sudden idea hit you as you examined the little dog. You turned to your big brother to share your idea with him. To be precise, to convince him that it was a good one.
“Peniel…” You cooed gleefully, the sudden change in your behaviour obviously taking him by surprise.
“Oh no! I know that look on your face.” He said cautiously, not knowing what was waiting for him. You had several silly or even impossible suggestions in the past, small wonder why his eyes were full of doubt.
“I know you haven’t had the best experience with dogs in the past but look at its face…” You pointed to the puppy, hoping that its expression left such an impact on him as it did on you.
Truth to be told, since Peniel was a kid, he tried to avoid dogs as much as possible. A bulldozer once bit him and no matter how many years went by, he still couldn’t recover from the shock the incident gave him.
“Please, please, can we keep it?” You even tried your best puppy eyes but he merely let out a regretful sigh in return.
“You know I don’t really have a say in the matter. Mom and dad should decide whether we can keep it or not and they are not too pleased with your behaviour lately, so I’m not sure the puppy would be a good idea.” He reasoned quite honestly but you couldn’t blame him. He didn’t want you to get too carried away just to get your heart broken.
“Please, please, please! Maybe you can talk some sense into them.” You pleaded, suddenly pumped up after hours of moping.
Maybe it was your puppy eyes or the first smile of the day on your face but Peniel didn’t turn you down. At least not immediately. His eyes scanned the little puppy beside you and you swore you could see a hint of longing in his eyes. Wait what? Your brother was worried about a dog? A REAL DOG?
“I can try but I’m not so sure it’ll actually work.”
“I don’t care!” You exclaimed as you jumped up and down in front of him. “We’re going to have a puppy, a cute little puppy and−“
“I’ve said there’s a chance they won’t let it stay with us.” He warned you like a responsible big brother should but even he couldn’t help a tiny smile forming on his lips.
“You are the best, Peniel! Thank you so much!” You thanked him and immediately crushed him into a big bear hug because you were too restless to contain your excitement. He laughed at your reaction and hugged you back.
That’s what a big brother should do after all. Taking care of his little sister and trying his best to cheer her up.
Even if you have been complaining for hours and acting like an annoying little kid, he wouldn’t want to see you suffer even more. That’s why you loved him even more.