Kija's World Premiere
Pairings: Minho x female!Reader, Minho & kid!character
Rating: T
Genre: Dad!Minho, fluff, Uncle!Stray Kids, single mother!reader, meet the family, SKZ Code
Summary: “By the way,” Minho said, “our social team is going to be announcing the community center SKZ Code on Monday.”
Oh yeah. That.
It'd been nearly a month and a half since filming, and almost a month since you and Minho started dating. It felt like a done deal but the world hadn't actually seen Kija yet.
But now they were going to, and a part of you was still nervous about how they'd react.
What better way to distract yourself then by hosting a watch party for the big premiere?
Word Count: 6.1k
A/N: Aaaand Kija is BACK baby! Check out Baby Matchmaker if you haven't already! This is a sequel to that. I kept thinking about what Reader's reaction would be to the video, the comments, and all of that, as well as what Stay would think of Kija and here we are! (This is where I was doing a ton of research trying to determine when exactly they *recorded* this SKZ Code vs when it came out LOL I estimated mid to early January) ENJOY
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It's not like you meant to hide the filming from your sister, it just sort of slipped your mind until your normal phone call a week after it happened.
It also happened to be the day after you and Minho's first date.
“Okay, okay, but enough about my week,” your sister, Jae, said. “How's things with you? How's my favorite nephew?”
You blinked as you realized what all had happened since you last spoke with her. You laughed sheepishly. “So things have actually been a bit eventful. Did I tell you Kija was in a project for JYP?”
You knew fully well you hadn't.
“What?” Jae screeched. “What do you MEAN Kija was in a project for one of the biggest K-Pop companies? How? When? Tell me more!”
You laughed a little more naturally this time. “Okay, sorry, I know I should've told you sooner.”
“You should have!”
“But the last week has been a bit of a whirlwind and I just forgot, I'm sorry!” You apologized.
Jae huffed. “Well make it up to me by spilling the deets, come on!”
“I think I’ve mentioned my coworker, Sojun, before, right?” You asked.
“Yeah, I think so,” Jae replied.
“So his sister works with JYP, and apparently they were looking for some boys around Kija’s age for a project relating to one of their boy groups,” you explained. “His sister remembered him saying he had a coworker with a kid and asked about me, so he told me about it and gave me her contact information.”
“What kind of project was it?” She asked excitedly.
“I didn’t know at first, either, and honestly I was a bit nervous about how public facing this would all be. I don’t exactly plaster Kija’s face online, and I still don’t plan to,” you continued. “But, he said it was paid…”
Your sister hummed understandingly. “Hey, no, I don’t judge you at all for that swaying you a bit. Kids aren’t cheap, especially for single moms, alright? I’m sure you put a lot of thought into it first, too.”
You sighed. “I really did. I asked a lot of questions and I did decide to do it. It was going to be a filmed thing where one of their groups, Stray Kids, was going to be running a fake daycare for a day.”
“Oh my god, Stray Kids?” Your sister interrupted. “You used to love them! Were they nice? What was it like?”
You laughed. “I’m getting there. It was a bit surreal, meeting them, honestly, but they were all super nice. There were three other kids involved in the filming, too. Kija did really well. I wasn’t too worried about him, but he ended up latching onto one of the boys a bit more than even I would’ve anticipated.”
“Oh yeah? Was he good with Kija, too?”
“He was so good with Kija,” you admitted. “The boys did a dance session with them, story time, a photo shoot, they tried to do a little scooter race, and then they did lunch and a nap, so it was a full day.”
“Sounds like it, oh my gosh, and that’s going to be posted somewhere?”
You nodded, even though your sister couldn’t see you. “Yeah, the contract said the finished product would be posted sometime in March or April, though they didn’t give a specific date.”
“You have to tell me the second you know when it’s going up, yeah?” Your sister said. “Oh! Maybe we could have a watch party!”
You laughed. “Yeah, maybe that could be fun.”
“So, the guy who was good with him. Tell me about him, like how did he do? How was Kija with him?”
You felt a blush creeping up your cheeks. “His name is Minho and he just… was so patient and sweet with Kija. At the beginning when Kija was still a bit unsure, he just sat next to him and talked until Kija finally came over to him. Kija kept demanding his attention through out the shoot, too. At one point, during the dance session at the beginning, Kija got a bit overwhelmed and ran over to me and Minho came over to check on him.”
Your sister cooed. “Aw, he sounds so sweet!”
“And um… he may have asked me out later, too,” you admitted.
“WHAT?” Your sister screeched excitedly. “A kpop idol asked you out? I mean- of course he did, you’re a catch, but WHAT? Why didn’t you lead with that?”
You laughed again. “You asked about your nephew, not about me.”
“Me wanting to know about you should’ve been implied,” she argued. “Did you say yes? Was he cute? How did he ask you out?”
“Well, we talked some after the shoot was over,” you started. “It was nice, and I kept thinking about him afterwards, too. I figured, though, that it was one and done, but then he texted me.”
Your sister squealed excitedly.
“I think he’s cute,” you continued, smiling, “and we had our first date last night.”
“Ah!!! I’m so happy for you!”
“Thank you,” you replied, still beaming. “It was super nice. He asked if I wanted Kija to come along, but I said I wanted to get to know him one on one, too. He ended up taking me to this nice restaurant and he even got me flowers and walked me back up to my apartment after.”
“Good! As he should!” Your sister said firmly. “Were the flowers pretty?”
“They were,” you reassured her. “And when he came upstairs with me to walk me home, when we picked up Kija, Kija was so excited to see him.”
“But was he excited to see Kija?”
“He was,” you sighed fondly.
“He better have been. Now you keep me updated on him, okay? If he asks you on another date, you tell me.”
You laughed again. “I will, I promise.”
You kept up your promise, gushing to your sister the days after the zoo date, and squealing to her excitedly whenever you both agreed to put a label on it.
You also let her know when you found out about the SKZ Code release date.
Minho had picked you up from work that day. The plan was for a date night at your place, with him insisting on cooking for you and Kija. Then, since it was a Friday night, he'd spend the night and you could enjoy a nice day together tomorrow.
When you got in the car, he leaned over and gave you a kiss, one hand resting on your leg as he began the drive back to your place.
After asking about your day, he brought it up.
“By the way,” he started, glancing over at you before looking back at the road, “our social team is going to be announcing the community center SKZ Code on Monday.”
“Oh?” You replied.
He nodded. “The first part is going to come out this coming Thursday, and the second part will come out the week after that.”
You blinked. “It’s going to be two parts?”
Minho gave a light laugh. “Yeah, our SKZ Codes usually are.” He glanced over at you. “It was a few hours of filming, to be fair. Too long to fit into one video without cutting out too much.”
“I guess that makes sense,” you replied. “I wasn’t sure. It’s not like I’ve really filmed anything before.” You hummed. “I should text my sister and let her know. She wants to see it, too.” You looked over at him. “What time do you think it’ll be posted?”
“Probably late ish,” he admitted. “The company tries to hit as many timezones as possible with posting times, so around 8pm.”
You immediately relayed the information to your sister. “I mean, that’s not too late at least, and I can ask to work from home the next day, too.”
“Gonna stay up late watching it over?” Minho teased playfully.
“Ah, actually my sister suggested a watch party originally,” you said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if she came into town just for it.”
“That sounds fun, celebrating Kija's big debut,” Minho noted.
You licked your lips. “Would you want to come? I don't know if it's weird watching yourself on screen, and maybe it's too early to meet the family but-”
Minho's hand moved to grab yours, interrupting your rambling thoughts. You glanced up at him from where you'd been staring at your lap.
“First of all, I would love to meet your sister,” he reassured you. “Second,” he shrugged, “you get used to seeing yourself on screen after a while. We've done watch parties for some of our music videos and such before.”
“Would Thursday evening be okay then? Or should I push it to Friday?”
Minho brought your hand up and kissed the back of it. “You tell me which day works for your sister and I'll be there, okay?”
You smiled, cheeks dusted a soft red. “Yeah, okay.”
Turns out your sister, as you expected, was all too eager to come into town to throw a watch party. She even took off work on Friday so she could spend the night and hang out over the weekend.
Minho then tentatively asked if you wanted to get the other boys involved.
It came up over lunch on Saturday as you were finalizing the details of your sister's arrival time over text.
“I know they can be a lot, so you're welcome to say no, but they'd love to celebrate Kija's moment too, if you'd like.”
You looked around your apartment. “God I don't know if all of you can even fit in here.”
“We can bring some extra chairs over,” he offered. “Or we can hold it at my place if you want.”
You thought about it for a moment before shaking your head. “No, I'd like it to be here…” You worried at your lower lip for a moment. “They won't think it's too small right?”
“They'd never judge you for your place,” Minho said firmly. “It's very well kept in here and trust me, we've lived four in a dorm before. This is luxury compared to that.”
You let out a slow breath and nodded. “Yeah okay,” you pointed at him, “but I will need help buying food. That's too many mouths to feed.”
Minho laughed, leaning in to kiss you gently. “Deal.”
So now suddenly you were going to have your sister coming into town, she was going to meet your boyfriend, and one of the most popular kpop groups was going to be at your place for a watch party.
Easy.
Simple.
Not stressful at all.
You were so focused on the upcoming party over the weekend that you forgot the official Stray Kids account was going to be announcing the SKZ Code on Monday.
It honestly didn't even occur to you that said announcement might include your son's face.
It was Sojun who brought it to your attention just after your lunch break on Monday.
“Noona,” he called excitedly as he walked over to you. “Kija looks so cute in the promotional material!”
The look on your face must've betrayed the fact that you had no idea what he was talking about.
“Did you not see them?” He asked, turning his phone to show you. “I thought maybe they would've told you as part of your contract deal or something.”
You shook your head. “No, they didn't tell me. I sort of forgot.”
You gently took the phone from his hand so you could have a better look at the announcement.
The post was from their Twitter account. The text was simple, stating the episode names, numbers, and what dates they would air. Underneath was a pastel themed collage of the boys with the kids, presumably stills from the episodes themselves.
There was one picture of Kija in the lower left corner from storytime. He was seated in Minho's lap and Han, in full pig onesie, was seated next to him. Kija was looking up at Han in awe and the two boys were looking at him fondly.
You wanted to check the comments, but you handed Sojun his phone back. “Thank you for showing me.”
He beamed at you. “I'm excited to watch it. I bet he was so cute.”
You smiled. “He had a good time. It's gonna be adorable, I'm sure.”
You and Sojun talked for a little bit more before returning to your work. Once he was gone, you pulled out your own phone and quickly searched up their Twitter.
How did it already have tens of thousands of likes? It was posted 20 minutes ago.
You tapped on the comment button and tentatively scrolled down.
@ fivesteps2skz: oh my god, my heart is already exploding
@ skzmagicskooldropout: MINSUNG PARENTS ARE REAL!!!
@ dwaekikiki: why is Changbin so cute all alone on his scooter?? 😭
@ mongmongbby: i didnt know i needed Seungmin making faces at a toddler until this exact moment
@ sunshineracha: IM LIVING I MISSED THE BABY CONTENT
@ ooh.i.like.it: these babies are so so so cute, i can’t wait for this omg
You weren’t sure why you were expecting negativity, but the comments were just gushing over the boys and babies alike.
It made you smile a bit. Hopefully the reception to the video would be just as positive.
You sent the link to the post to your sister and went back to work.
Contact name: Sister Sister
Y/N: [link]
Y/N: the video announcement from Stray Kids! Figured you’d want to see it
Sister Sister: oh my goddd
Sister Sister: KIJA LOOKS SO CUTE
Sister Sister: that’s Minho’s lap he’s sitting in right?
Y/N: yeah it is
Sister Sister: ya know, i get why you went out with him then
Sister Sister: he looks so SOFT ugh
Sister Sister: can’t wait to bother him on Thursday~
Y/N: *Jae*
Sister Sister: its my JOB as your favorite and primary family member to harass him playfully to make sure he’s right for you
Y/N: just dont be too hard on him ok?
Sister Sister: no promises ;P
The week both flew by and dragged on. Any free time you had was dedicated to cleaning your place and figuring out what food you needed for the evening. Minho stopped by in the evenings to help out, and he reassured you repeatedly that everything was going to turn out fine.
“It’s just a hang out,” he said. “I promise the boys don’t have some sort of high, wild expectations about this.”
“I know,” you sighed. “I just don’t normally host a lot of people like this. I want it to be fun.”
“And it will be, because you and Kija are there.”
Your sister made it to your house right after work on Thursday.
You beamed as you saw her standing outside of your place. Immediately you were engulfed in a hug.
“It’s so good to see you,” she gushed.
“It is,” you agreed, holding her close, “I missed you.”
After a bit, she finally pulled back. “Alright come on, come on, I want to see my nephew.”
You laughed, quickly punching the code to get into your building before leading her inside.
“I’ll grab him while you put your stuff down in your place,” she said cheekily.
“Oh such a hardship for you, I’m sure,” you teased, grabbing her overnight bag from her.
Jae just winked at you and made her way over to Misoon’s apartment door. You snorted, rolling your eyes fondly as you unlocked your apartment.
You heard Misoon’s voice behind you.
“Oh Jae! It’s so lovely to see you again. It’s been too long.”
“It has been too long, Misoon. I hope Y/N hasn’t been working you too hard.”
“Oh she could never, and I love seeing Kija. He makes me feel young again.”
You set your sister's stuff in your bedroom and threw down your work bag, too. You made it back to your front door just in time to see Kija squealing excitedly and running into your sister's arms.
You were so thankful your son had someone like your sister in his life.
Kija started babbling excitedly to Jae, who held him on her hip happily. You waved to Misoon, mouthing a thank you to her as the two made their way over to your place.
Kija spotted you once your sister walked closer. He squealed. “Eomma!”
You beamed, leaning over to give him a big kiss on the cheek. “Hey baby. Is imo here?”
“Momo,” he agreed happily as he patted Jae's chest.
“That's right, your momo is here,” Jae agreed. “Now I heard you got some new cat plushies since I saw you last.”
Kija immediately perked up and squirmed in her arms. Jae laughed, setting him down and following him as he happily toddled over to his bedroom to show her his collection.
With him thoroughly distracted, you headed into the kitchen to start prepping for tonight.
The plan was for everyone to be here by 7:30, though most of the boys would probably be here around 7. Minho was going to be coming over in the next half an hour to help you with setup, and Jisung would likely be joining him.
Speak of the devil, you felt your phone buzz in your pocket. You pulled it out to check and noticed it was a new message from the man himself.
Contact name: Minho 🧡
Minho: just got off work, going to head home to change and grab some stuff then i'll be headed your way
Minho: is it okay if Jeongin comes along, too? His schedule got done earlier than expected and we're trying to take as few cars as possible
Y/N: sounds good <3 and yeah thats fine! As long as he knows it's gonna be boring for the first hour lol
Mimho: oh i'll put him to work, don't worry
Y/N: 😂 fair enough
Minho: is there anything else you need me to grab on my way?
Y/N: i don't think so, but we can always run and get it if we think of something
Minho: sounds good
Y/N: see you soon! Drive safe
Minho: will do 😸
“Minho’s gonna be here in half an hour,” you called out to your sister.
“Okay,” your sister called back. A moment later, she popped her head out of Kija’s room. “Do you need me to do anything with Kija?”
“Well,” you started, glancing around the kitchen, “I have an outfit picked out for him for tonight, but I don’t want to change him into it until he eats dinner, in case he spills all over himself.”
“When has he been eating?” She asked.
“Normally in about an hour from now, but we could probably feed him in the next 30 minutes or so,” you snorted. “Maybe after he calms down from Minho showing up.”
“No way Minho will be more exciting than me,” your sister said as Kija toddled over to you, holding up his black cat plushie to you.
You cooed at Kija. “Who is that baby?” You asked. Not looking up at your sister, you continued, “You’ll be old news by the time Minho shows up, sorry.”
Jae gasped dramatically, putting a hand to her chest. “How dare you.”
“Ki,” Kija said proudly as he held up the plushie. You nodded along.
“That’s right, that’s a kitty.”
It felt like you had so much to do, and yet you knew you had time as well as help on the way. For example, you wanted to move the furniture in the living room to make room for more people, but you had three boys almost here who you knew would be happy to help.
You’d started on some of the food, but you knew Minho had made some at home and would help more when he got here, too. Plus, if you started too early, it’d be cold when people got here.
You had an outfit you wanted to change into, and you wanted time to do your hair and makeup slightly, but you also couldn’t do it too early since you still had more cooking to do.
You just had the itch to be productive, when you knew things still needed to wait. It was slightly agonizing, honestly.
But you managed to stay busy until the buzzer at the door finally sounded.
You hurried over to let them in. Kija was currently in the living room standing by the couch. He had his plushie scattered around him and was babbling to your sister as he trotted the toys along.
“Kiki, guess who’s coming?” You asked playfully, making your son look over at you with wonder.
“Minho’s on his way up,” you said.
Kija immediately looked around, lips parted in shock. You giggled. “He’ll be here in a sec, okay?”
As if he heard you, there was a knock on the door. Kija screeched excitedly, and you had to scoop him up before he barreled over to the door himself. “Hang on bud, give me room to open the door first.”
Kija squirmed as you unlocked the door and opened it up.
The second he spotted Minho on the other side, he was trying to throw himself out of your arms.
Minho laughed, immediately stepping forward so you could let him go. He scooped up the boy and held him up high before giving him a kiss on his nose.
“Hi Kiki, yes, I’m excited to see you too,” he cooed.
“Mimo!” Kija giggled.
“Ugh,” Jisung groaned, putting the back of his hand up to his forehead. “I know he knows your name, but every time he says it in person my heart melts.”
Minho gave Jisung an unimpressed look over his shoulder. “They were just over at our place last weekend.”
“Every time!” he emphasized.
Jeongin rolled his eyes fondly and then smiled at you. “Nice to see you again Y/N. Thanks for having us over.”
“Of course,” you replied, stepping back to open the door further. “Thanks for coming.”
The three boys stepped inside, toeing off their shoes, as Jisung tried valiantly to steal Kija's attention from Minho.
“By the way,” you said, gesturing to your sister, “this is Jae, my sister. Jae, this is Jisung, Minho, and Jeongin.”
The four of them bowed and gave greetings to each other. You could see Jae eyeing Minho playfully. She was definitely going to corner him later.
“Okay,” Jisung said, clapping his hands and breaking the moment, “so what do you need us to do?”
Very quickly, everyone was assigned a task. Jisung and Jeongin were put to work rearranging the living room. Jae stole Kija back to work on feeding him dinner. Minho joined you in the kitchen focusing on making food.
You had a little over an hour before the other boys were going to start showing up. Your sister quickly got Kija fed and changed and Minho eventually shooed you away so you could get changed as well.
Before you knew it, there was another buzz at the door.
You scurried over and let the person in. Taking a step back and looking around the apartment once you did.
Plates, cups, drinks, and utensils were all set up. Another chair had been dragged out from your room and Changbin was supposedly bringing a few more. The boys had gotten the TV setup to be displaying the Stray Kids YouTube channel.
Why were you feeling stressed all of a sudden?
Minho, ever observant, clocked your sudden triple checking of everything. He stepped away from the stove and put a hand on your lower back.
“Everything is set up. It's fine,” he told you softly but firmly.
You nodded, trying to take a deep breath. “It just feels like that moment before you leave the hotel and you're convinced you've left everything behind.”
He snorted. “Well you live here, and there's a corner store just around the corner if we did forget something.”
“You're right, you're right,” you agreed softly. “Thank you.”
Minho hummed, kissing the top of your head. “Anytime.”
Just as Minho made it back into the kitchen, there was a knock at the door. You took another deep breath before opening it up.
“Hey guys,” you greeted, smiling.
Changbin and Hyunjin were on the other side, both holding different folding chairs. “Hey Y/N,” Changbin beamed. “The other three shouldn't be far behind, promise.”
“Oh it's no worries,” you reassured as you stepped back to let them in. “You can just set up those chairs in the living room. Thanks for bringing those by the way.”
“Of course,” Hyunjin replied, smiling. “Glad we could help.”
You quickly made more introductions with the boys and your sister. Kija happily toddled around, elated at how much attention he was getting.
As the last of the food was being finished and put out for people to eat, the door buzzed once more.
You let Chan, Felix, and Seungmin in and noticed they were carrying bags.
You looked at them, confused. You didn't remember them mentioning bringing anything else. “What's all this?”
The three of them just grinned and you realized the other boys were hiding smiles, too.
“We wanted to get Kija presents to celebrate his big debut!” Felix explained excitedly as he pulled out a gift bag.
“Oh my gosh, you guys are too much,” you groaned half-heartedly. “You know his birthday is literally next month, right?”
“That's over 30 days away, practically a month and a half,” Seungmin argued.
“Kiki,” Jisung called, squatting down and waving a bag at your son, “look what I got!”
Kija was quickly enraptured by the presents, and the boys were all delighted as he tore them open. You sighed fondly, standing by Minho, who was definitely also holding a bag.
Traitor.
Some of Kija's gifts included a stuffed camera, a beret, a picture book about cats, a Stray Kids themed t-shirt, a stuffed Han Quokka, a cute pair of sunglasses, and a star-printed onesie.
“Because he's a star now!” Felix said, grinning.
Jae threw her hands up in the air. “I didn't know we were supposed to bring gifts. You guys are making me look bad!”
As the boys apologized to a laughing Jae, you turned to look at Minho. “What about your gift?”
He held up the bag. “This is for you, actually.”
“Oh,” you replied softly as you took the bag from him. “Min, you didn't have to get me anything.”
“I know,” he said simply, gesturing to the bag.
You huffed fondly but began to move the tissue paper aside to reveal what he'd gotten for you.
In the bag was a small frame containing a picture of you, Minho, and Kija from your day at the zoo.
“Minho this is so sweet,” you cooed, looking up at him.
He gave you a small smile. “I thought about grabbing a screenshot from the footage, as a memory of that day, but I wanted you to be in it, too.”
“No this is perfect,” you reassured him. You leaned up and kissed his cheek. “Thank you.”
Once the presents were cleaned up, well minus the beret which Hyunjin put onto Kija's head, everyone began to grab plates to eat.
It was honestly nice, just sitting around with a bunch of friends and enjoying a hot meal. It'd been a while since you'd gotten to do something like this.
It'd probably been at least since before Kija was born.
Kija sat between you and Minho, happily opening his mouth to steal some of your food anytime he wanted some. He had his camera plush in his lap beside his snow leopard plush.
He was content as could be.
“Now guys, don't be surprised if Kija falls asleep before this video is over,” you warned lightly. “He's normally asleep by 8:30.”
“Aw but he's gotta see himself on the big screen,” Hyunjin whined.
You snorted. “He might not even realize it's himself up there to be fair.”
Food was quickly cleaned up and everyone grabbed a seat in the living room as the time finally ticked over to 8pm. Jeongin refreshed the page and there the video was.
The video opened on a shot of the boys looking exhausted. Kija was seated between Minho's legs, happily playing with a car as the other boys were strewn about the room.
“How are we supposed to do this for five hours?” Seungmin groans.
As the camera zoomed out and Seungmin started laughing, a caption appeared on the screen reading, “What happened to Stray Kids?”
Jae started laughing, too. “What, you guys couldn't handle a couple of kids between the eight of you?”
“They're a lot of work,” Hyunjin whined.
“Wasn't it like one kid per two full grown man?” She teased.
The video cut to the SKZ Code intro animation. It still featured their SKZoo characters, but had clearly been updated since the last time you'd seen an episode.
“I can't believe you guys are up to 93 SKZ Codes now,” you noted.
Han leaned forward to look at you, eyes narrowed slightly. “Have you seen a SKZ Code before?”
Instead of answering, you turned and gave Minho a half-hearted glare. “Did you not tell them?”
He shrugged, smirking. “It didn't seem relevant.”
You glared at him for a moment longer before looking back in Han's direction. “Yes, I've seen a SKZ Code before. Well… most of them until I stopped watching.” You felt a blush climbing up your cheeks. “I definitely considered myself a fairly active Stay at one point.”
“And now you hate us?” Changbin gasped dramatically.
“No, but having a kid kinda changes your priorities… and finances,” you explained.
“Who was your bias?” Seungmin asked, a mischievous glint in his gaze.
Your sister started laughing again as you looked away from all of them. “I never could pick-”
Your sister laughed louder.
Hyunjin pointed at her. “You know something.”
She snorted. “Of course I do.” She glanced at you and then back at Hyunjin. “Who was the one with the rabbit again?”
“No way,” Felix gasped, looking over at you.
You felt a hand slide over your shoulder as Minho tugged you closer to his side. Kija was now seated in his lap.
“Hyung, you knew?” Jisung asked.
“Of course, she told me already,” Minho replied simply. “It's because she has taste.”
Once the intro was over, the episode started with the cameras just on the kids. Kija was up on the stage, playing with some of the toys.
It felt odd seeing something you'd watched happen from just a slightly different angle. It almost made it feel unreal, even though you knew it had happened.
The episode was fun to watch, especially since your sister had no point of reference for it, so her reactions were very enjoyable.
It was also interesting to see different angles for some of the moments you remember, like seeing the kids playing upstairs, or the moment when Minho fell down the stairs and they zoomed in on Kija kissing the top of his head.
The other fun thing was the captions added by the editors. One in particular that made you giggle was when Seungmin said, “He already found a new cat friend.”
The editors added whiskers to Minho’s face and the caption read, “Does he mean Lee Know or the stuffie?”
The boys managed to get Kija interested in the TV a few times during the episode. In particular, he seemed to like the close ups of Minho, or anytime the boys were laughing. Hyunjin scooped him up during the dancing section and shimmied around the room with him, making him giggle.
Honestly it was a fun evening. Kija even managed to stay awake during the whole video, though he kept yawning and rubbing his eyes. As the video was showing a preview for the next part, Minho turned Kija around in his lap so he could easily rest his head on his shoulder.
Kija snuggled into Minho’s neck, one of his hands grasping at his shirt. You saw his eyes flutter shut and not open again.
“Wow,” your sister said as the video came to a close, “I can’t believe Kija’s a superstar now.”
You wrinkled your nose. “God I hope not.”
“What do you mean?” Hyunjin protested. “He’s so cute he deserves to be a superstar.”
“I just… don’t want him to get used to random strangers coming up and knowing his name,” you replied.
“Honestly I doubt it’ll happen,” Chan told you. “Even we can walk around fairly often and not get bothered, so a single SKZ Code won’t make him suddenly super well known.”
Minho hummed in agreement. “He’ll be okay, I promise.”
“That video was so cute though,” Jae commented. “So, same time next week, right?”
You smiled. “I mean, if you all want to. I know you guys are pretty busy.”
“I’ll be here for sure,” Minho said.
The boys all agreed that they’d check their schedules and let you know.
“Even if not, I still appreciate you all being here for this one.” You smiled. “It was a lot of fun. And thank you for the gifts for Kija, too.”
“Kija deserves all of the gifts,” Hyunjin said seriously.
The boys stuck around for another hour, the ten of you just hanging out and chatting, while they also slowly helped clean up. Kija continued to sleep through all of it. You told Minho he could put him down in his bed, but he just shrugged and continued holding him.
Eventually, the boys began to leave. You gave them all hugs goodbye, when you realized that Jisung and Jeongin were leaving with Changbin and Hyunjin.
You glanced at Minho. “Are you staying?”
He smiled. “If you’ll have me.”
“Don’t you have work in the morning?”
He shrugged. “I have a late start tomorrow.” He stepped closer, sliding one hand around your lower back. “Plus, I’d much rather wake up with you.”
You giggled softly. “I’d rather wake up with you, too.”
“Hey!” Jae said. “Don’t forget I’m still here.”
You gave Minho a soft kiss on the lips before turning and glaring playfully at your sister. “What, so I can’t flirt with my boyfriend if you’re here now?”
“Not until after I give him the shovel talk,” she replied, putting her hands on her hips before turning just slightly to look at Minho. “You seem really nice, and I noticed how you look at my sister and Kija, so I like you. I don’t care if you’re an idol, though. If you hurt her, you’ll have me to answer to.”
“I don’t plan on hurting her,” he replied softly yet firmly, “but if I do, I’ll deliver myself to you personally.”
Your sister narrowed her eyes at him for a moment before nodding. “Good.”
You blinked at her and then raised an eyebrow. “Okay so I can kiss him now?”
“You’re a grown woman, who am I to stop you?”
You laughed and Minho snorted, leaning in to kiss your forehead.
The three of you continued to wind down for the evening. Minho finally put Kija to bed before helping you set up a place for your sister to sleep.
Finally, you got ready for bed, yourself, crawling in under the covers next to Minho.
“Should I check the comments on the video?” You asked him softly after a moment.
Minho turned his phone so you could see the screen. He already had the YouTube app open on his phone. “They’re all positive. People love him, and the other boys, too. Some people are joking about this being a ploy to ‘raise the baby rate’ here in Korea but,” he shrugs.
You rested your head on his chest and Minho angled his phone so you could read some of the comments, too.
@ iceforskz.122: oh my god i don’t even have ovaries and they’re exploding
@ woofwoofmong: I DIDNT KNOW I NEEDED CHAN IN A WOLF ONESIE UNTIL NOW
@ minminminracha: Minho saying “this one’s mine”??? HELLO??? EXCUSE ME SIR???
@ skz-lover-444: 2min fighting for Kija’s attention is giving me life
@ gimbappp77: poor Suho )): i just wanted to hug him, baby was overwhelmed
@ sparkys2020world: if Minho doesn’t steal Kija, I’m going to oml
@ leebitbitme: if this is baby propaganda its working??? where can i buy one of these??
“See?” Minho said. “They all adore Kija, just not as much as I do.”
You laughed. “Well, you adoring Kija is half of why you’re here.”
“And the other half?”
“I hope it’s you adoring me.”
Minho smiled softly, turning so he could pull you further into his arms. “Yeah, I’d say it is.”
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