° pairing: there technically is no pairing but it is reader insert!
° genre: fluff, slight angst, parent!au
° summary: it’s their first time coming back to disneyland and seungcheol wants to make it worth it for his favorite girl.
° word count: 979
° warning: none!
° a/n: first installment of krys and i’s collab! so sorry this is a lil late, schoolwork has the upper hand right now but i promise to stay on top of things for future updates once my schedule loosens up!
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dear princess,
you know how bad i am with starting letters. even though i’ve written hundreds of thoughts of letters by now. i know i’m not exactly the master of love letters like alexander hamilton was... or at least he was in the musical. i haven’t written to you in a while and i hope you can forgive me for that. but i wanted to write this to document a special day that reminded me of you.
“But daddy, I don’t wanna go. I’m too tired,” with her eyebrows furrowed, the little girl snuggled deeper into Seungcheol’s arms, burying her face into his chest — avoiding the sun getting in her eyes. “Where are we even going?”
The vibration of her words tickles the surface of Seungcheol’s shirt causing him to giggle. Any other day, Seungcheol would have refuted back, giving a snarky reply. But today, his plan to replace that torment into magic was in full effect. He securely wraps one his arm around her hips as he checks to make sure her legs were strapped tightly around him, holding her up.
“You’ll see baby, just wait. I think you’ll like it.”
i still remember all the letters you used to write me. even when we were little kids. i bet you didn’t know i kept every single one of them since then. but now every other one has doodles of cities with buildings and skyscrapers. on occasion, simple math problems that, you probably already know, i couldn’t solve. who knew little kids had so much to going on these days?
“Are they gonna put makeup on me?” The girl’s little voice barely audible over the hustle and bustle of the other children aggressively bouncing up and down their high chair. “Makeup makes my face itchy,” she whines as her lips perk into a pout.
Seungcheol reaches out to gently rub the side of her face, untouched, just before one of the helpers could set aside their supplies on a nearby table. “I don’t know,” he says, the right side of his lips curling upwards. “You tell me, does Belle usually wear a lot of makeup?” Moving his hand down her side, he fiddles with the sheer, sparkly ruffles of her dress as the makeup artist displays five different types of lip products in front his daughter.
Never in his entire life did Seungcheol imagine himself at a Disneyland salon, yet here he was.
“Which color would you like sweetheart?” the lady asked sweetly, crouching down so she can see.
Seungcheol pays no attention and continues to watch his daughter’s face demonstrating nothing but upmost concentration. His other hand covering his mouth in attempt conceal his laughter.
“This one,” she chooses with a glimmer in her eyes.
The tiny gush of wind the helper’s hop to stand back up causing Seungcheol to snap back into reality. “Such a pretty color for a very pretty princess!” But before he even had the chance to ask, he feels small fingers interlace with his.
“Mommy always looked good with pink lip gloss.”
you know, there’s never a day where i don’t regret not giving her what she always wanted. this is possibly the closest as it’ll ever get now that you’re not with us. i think she hopes that things could be different, regardless of how little she actually knows.
“Daddy, you’re crying.”
Seungcheol didn’t even notice the single tear that graced his face the moment he picked up his little girl, the same way they were when they walked in. At of all the things she would have noticed: the balloons, the mouse shaped ice creams, the lights, the 77 foot castle from behind. It amazes him how easy it was for his own daughter to notice such small trivial things.
“No sweetie,” Seungcheol wipes the tear, squinting to make sure no water droplets remained. “A sun drop just fell from sky, didn’t you see?” He glimpse up to the sky to try and avert her attention, but stops in his tracks when he feels her hand touch his once again. Her palm warm against his, soothing away the tears that were about to form again.
“It’s okay to be sad,” she whispers so only he could hear. The gentle rubs across his hand. “Hey daddy,” with the sound of her voice, Seungcheol gains back his posture, moving aside to let people pass and not cause traffic. “Can you tell me more about her?”
Physically. The curvature of her face, the shape of her nose, the exact shade of her eyes were uncanny. Even the way she would pronounce certain words, the way she would knew exactly what he was thinking before he said it, how incredibly smart she was for her age. It all reminded him of you. “You’re exactly like her.” Seungcheol’s whimsical expression shining brightly with the wide smile that now sits on his face.
The little girl crinkles her nose, looking unamused. “Then what did I get from you?”
Her snapping remark makes Seungcheol laugh. “Why, my strikingly charismatic personality of course, what else!” With the cute expression on her face, he couldn’t help but take her by the arms and swing her overhead so she could sit on top of his shoulders, now getting a better view of the people and places that were scattered around the park. Enjoying every second they can between the just the two of them.
i can tell that she has so much she wants to say to you. so many things she’d rather do with you than with me. and believe me, sometimes i wish the same thing. but if she grows up to be more and more like you, just like how she already is, she’ll have a mind greater than belle and a heart purer than gold.
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