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Side Story 2 Chapter 7
…The “terrible fives” were truly a frightening time.
The firstborn was a sensitive little prince, and the second was a rough and active Fighting Dog.
The fast-growing twins had now expanded their vocabulary, becoming little clingy shadows who followed their dads around all day, babbling incessantly. On top of that, their stamina was endless, and they caused accidents almost daily.
Because of this, Hee-sung felt that hiring a nanny had been an excellent choice. Caring for the twins alongside the nanny’s own child meant they required slightly less attention, and it was wonderful to be able to take turns deciding on their days off. Thanks to this, the affection between Hee-sung and Chi-young didn’t fade; if anything, it improved by the day, to the point where talk of a third child came up frequently.
However,
Ӗñũ m̂а̇ .і́ d
One day, the twins began acting strangely. They had clearly been clingy to their wolf dad, but suddenly, as if nothing had happened, they began treating their dads differently, as if they were discriminating between them.
Hee-sung first noticed the signs during a peaceful weekend lunch.
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“My spot, this is my spot.”
“Wolf Dad, go away, go away!”
Out of nowhere, the first and second child pushed Yoon Chi-young away as he tried to sit down. Since it was a late lunch, Yoon Chi-young naturally tried to sit next to Hee-sung. However, the children scurried over, pushed Yoon Chi-young aside, and snatched the seats on both sides of Hee-sung.
Even as those fern-like little hands pushed him, Yoon Chi-young nonchalantly tried to squeeze in next to Hee-sung.
Е́ñ.ŭḿ а̃ .ï d
“This is originally Wolf Dad’s spot, isn’t it?”
“No it’s not!”
For some reason, the tiny Wolf-dogs were not being obedient today. Seo-yoon, the second child, was clinging tightly to Hee-sung’s side, hugging his waist, while Do-yoon, the first, pushed Yoon Chi-young away, telling him to go to the corner seat. With a look that seemed to be personally assigning seats, the dark grey eyes staring up at Yoon Chi-young were bright and devoid of malice.
In times like this, it was Hee-sung who played the strict role.
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“Do-yoon, Seo-yoon, why are you doing that to Wolf Dad? Members of the same pack should yield their seats to one another.”
“Still, not today.”
Е̃ n̊ um̂ а̃
“Wolf Dad can sit over there!”
The place Seo-yoon pointed to with a puppy-like face was the terrace. In the chilly early spring, he was personally designating the terrace as the place to go.
Despite this, far from going to the terrace, Yoon Chi-young brazenly sat across from Hee-sung and began his meal. Regardless of which seat he took, Yoon Chi-young was confident he could reach Hee-sung.
Yoon Chi-young picked up his chopsticks leisurely and asked,
“Twins, do you want to eat close to Puppy Dad today?”
“Yes! Wolf Dad stay there.”
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Do-yoon, the firstborn, spoke innocently with a face whose distinct features mirrored his own. His clear, shining grey eyes were so lovely that Yoon Chi-young didn’t even feel slighted.
Hee-sung was about to scold the children, but feeling puzzled, he signaled Yoon Chi-young with his eyes, his puppy ears pricked up. Having raised such smart twins, the two had reached a point where they could communicate through glances alone.
What did you do to the kids again?
Hee-sung looked at him with suspicious eyes, but Yoon Chi-young simply wore a carefree, brazen expression. Although he had been pushed aside in the battle for seats with the children, he was in a state of complete satisfaction after spending all of last night biting and sucking on Hee-sung. Furthermore, the fact that Hee-sung had pounced on him first last night left him so satisfied that he looked full even though he hadn’t eaten much. Consequently, a sense of superiority naturally leaked into his arrogant demeanor, even as the twins monopolized the seats next to Hee-sung.
“Ah, Do-yoon and Seo-yoon are so lucky… getting to eat right next to Puppy Dad.”
Yoon Chi-young leaned back leisurely against the chair, pretending to be envious. However, there was a relaxed air to the smile on his lips, and the wolf ears atop his head were twitching lazily. To the children, who were sensitive to body language, a sense of wariness couldn’t help but take root.
Enum̌ а̃.іd
Yoon Chi-young then murmured, staring blatantly at Hee-sung’s reddened earlobe.
“Our twins eat a lot with Puppy Dad. I’m full even without eating…”
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“…Be quiet.”
“Why? …Does something bother you, honey?”
Yoon Chi-young teased Hee-sung as usual. Not with a kiss, but through the space beneath the dining table.
He slid his long leg out, leisurely brushing his toes against Hee-sung’s calf and thigh. Hee-sung, who had already endured so much throughout the night, had no choice but to reveal his fangs, his white ears trembling.
W̌ e̊ b̃ n ȯṽe l̀ Ê ṅ ǔ ṁ а̊
Although Hee-sung had pounced on the sleeping Yoon Chi-young last night because he wanted to, he was the one who had been drained of all his energy and was utterly exhausted. Moreover, not wanting to engage in such childish behavior in front of the children, he repeatedly pushed away the foot bothering his calf.
However, Yoon Chi-young’s persistent footplay was halted for an unexpected reason.
It was because the firstborn, who was exceptionally sensitive, discovered something while munching on egg rice. The child had seen the toes from the opposite side sliding across Hee-sung’s leg under the table.
Normally, they would have asked what their dads were doing and wanted to join in, but today the reaction was different.
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When the firstborn began to tear up, the second child followed suit, and the peaceful dining table turned into a chaotic mess.
“Waaaaah!”
W еbnо̂ vеl Е n̊ ů ḿ ӓ
“Don’t touch Puppy Dad!”
To be honest, Yoon Chi-young felt it was a bit unfair.
It was because he had acted consistently, yet the children had suddenly changed.
He had always kissed and expressed affection toward Hee-sung in front of the children, and even in his True Form, he often played tangled up with the puppies. In those moments, the children usually rushed in, asking for kisses or wanting to run and play together. While he was wrong to play with his feet under the table today, he hadn’t expected the children to react so sensitively.
Startled, Yoon Chi-young barely managed to soothe the children before leaving them with the nanny.
‘Why are the twins suddenly protecting the puppy?’
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To Yoon Chi-young, it felt as if the children had changed overnight. Hee-sung seemed to feel the same; in the car on their way to go shopping, he brought up the subject with a quite serious expression.
“Have you done anything scary to the twins recently?”
“Hmm….”
Yoon Chi-young fell into thought, tapping his fingertips on the steering wheel. Doing something scary to the kids?
Only one thing came to mind; there had been one occasion recently where he had been strict. Yoon Chi-young spoke up, wondering if that was it.
“Is it because I stopped them in my True Form when the twins were fighting over a toy?”
W̊e b n̊ o v ėl Е̌ ň û.m ӑ_
It was yesterday. The twins were fighting, biting and scratching each other over a toy, so Yoon Chi-young, who happened to be in his True Form, had stopped them by baring his teeth. When the giant wolf growled, the startled Wolf-dogs fled and hid under the bed, shivering while clinging to each other. But once Yoon Chi-young apologized and soothed them, the pups quickly wiggled out and reconciled by rubbing their noses together.
“I let them ride on my back and played with them afterward. I thought they’d gotten over it then,” Hee-sung said, puzzled. The next day, Yoon Chi-young had even had an ice cream party with the children. Even if the firstborn, who was sensitive, still held a grudge, the second child was simpler and likely to have forgotten. It was strange that both twins were rejecting Yoon Chi-young equally.
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“Maybe they’ve become sensitive because we’re suddenly renovating their room? The second one is quite stubborn about his territory.”
“Even so, pushing me out of the dining table is weird….”
The car stopped at a red light. Unable to resist the gap, Yoon Chi-young placed his hand on the thigh of Hee-sung, who was sitting in the passenger seat. Hee-sung’s upper lip twitched as if he were baring his fangs, perhaps because the marks left last night were stinging, but that was all. Yoon Chi-young leisurely massaged the area, as if leaving his own handprint over the existing marks.
Perhaps because the children were suddenly preventing them from being close, Yoon Chi-young found physical contact with Hee-sung all the more precious. They weren’t just lovers, they were a married couple, yet he had to sneak around with physical affection because of the children. It was a hardship he had never imagined when they had the children.
W è_b_n.о̌ ṽ е l Е̇ num а
Meanwhile, Hee-sung was deep in thought. He was used to Yoon Chi-young always clinging to him and being overprotective, but he found it strange that the children seemed to have suddenly absorbed that side of him.
‘The kids used to follow Yoon Chi-young more….’
Hee-sung knew the children loved both dads equally, but there had always been one dad they felt more comfortable with, like a friend. That was Yoon Chi-young.
Perhaps because the little Wolf-dogs had used Yoon Chi-young’s tall body as a playground since they were infants, they felt more comfortable with the wolf dad and followed him readily. If Hee-sung was the strict but affectionate dad, Yoon Chi-young was the friend-like, strong dad, so the twins tended to act more spoiled with him and played house together. It was that kind of relationship, so Hee-sung found it strange that the children were suddenly pushing Yoon Chi-young away.
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However, Yoon Chi-young didn’t seem to take it very seriously. He acted leisurely as he drove the car toward the department store.
“Well, it’s probably nothing. This is the age where their favorite characters change overnight.”
Ӗ ṅ ù m̌ а
“Hmm….”
“If you’re that worried, I’ll try talking to them while playing. Let’s buy plenty of toys.”
At Yoon Chi-young’s words, Hee-sung reluctantly nodded.
Since the children were at an age of intense attachment to their parents, it was understandable. Only a year ago, they would whine, howl, and cry if a dad was out of sight; now, they might decide to protect one dad. Because the children grew so quickly, Yoon Chi-young and Hee-sung were somewhat accustomed to this unpredictable daily life.
Still, a conversation with the children was necessary. Hee-sung decided that since they were at the department store as Yoon Chi-young suggested, he should buy some toys. Although the twins could be stubborn, they would likely open up quickly with a variety of new toys and a few kind words from Yoon Chi-young.
Feeling slightly relieved, Hee-sung soon shook off his worries. His attention shifted toward toys and gifts for the twins—the bait that would help the conversation between Yoon Chi-young and the children.
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That evening, Yoon Chi-young made time to talk to the children separately in the car.
While Hee-sung was setting up the toy gifts at home, he picked up the children from the nanny and brought them to the car. Having seen a children’s musical today, the Wolf-dogs seemed impressed by the performance, as they kept howling and chatting animatedly in the backseat. Yoon Chi-young occasionally checked the back through the rearview mirror, and a small smile broke out as he saw Hee-sung’s image overlapping with the children whenever they laughed. Although they looked just like him, when they laughed, the twins looked like mini-versions of Hee-sung with black puppy ears, which inevitably brought a ticklish smile to his face.
Forgetting that he was supposed to ask about the overprotection toward Hee-sung, Yoon Chi-young spoke affectionately to the children.
“Do-yoon, Seo-yoon, how was the musical today?”
“The musical, the musical was fun!”
“A fox princess came out in the musical!”
En̂ u ḿа̄.і̌ d̈
Just a simple question, and the children were immediately excited. With their limited vocabulary, they explained how the musical was; it seemed to be a story about a righteous fox princess who joined forces with a prince from a neighboring kingdom to defeat a sea monster and save the country.
“Daddy, I want to be a fox.”
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“Me too. Buy me a brown tail.”
They chattered about how cool it was and that they wanted to be foxes too. They grabbed their own tails and innocently asked to have them changed to brown, as if casting a spell. At the unexpected request, Yoon Chi-young laughed as if it were absurd, then asked, pretending to be quite hurt.
“Do-yoon and Seo-yoon are Wolf-dogs, do you really want to be foxes?”
“Wolf-dog….”
Е̃ ňum a
“Why are we Wolf-dogs?”
“Because Puppy Dad and Wolf Dad loved each other and had you, so you’re Wolf-dogs.”
“Then we’re wolf-puppies.”
The conversation suddenly veered in a different direction, but Yoon Chi-young handled it skillfully. While raising children, there were many times when they transitioned into such random contemplations.
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However, unlike their usual barrage of questions, this time the children stared blankly at Yoon Chi-young in the front seat. Seeing this through the rearview mirror, Yoon Chi-young looked puzzled. Whenever the children wore such innocent expressions, a sudden flood of questions usually followed.
The question came from the emotionally sensitive firstborn.
Ӗṅ üm ӓ . і̊ d
“Daddy, Daddy.”
“Yes?”
“Does Wolf Dad still love Puppy Dad?”
“Of course. I love him so much… probably soon.”
Yoon Chi-young, who was about to smile and say they would probably have a younger sibling soon, clamped his mouth shut. He had said something like that before and had been severely scolded by Hee-sung, who heard it through the children. He often received nagging from the puppy to stop saying useless things to the kids, but he hadn’t been able to fix that habit. To do so, he would have to reduce the size of his heart for Hee-sung, which seemed like an impossible lifelong task.
But the children didn’t seem to believe in that excessive love.
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“No, I don’t think he loves him.”
“……?”
At the sudden remark, Yoon Chi-young couldn’t even respond, which was unlike him. He wondered what behavior had led them to think that, but no matter how much he thought about it, nothing came to mind.
They arrived home just then. Yoon Chi-young parked the car roughly and looked back. He saw only the bright, innocent faces of two Wolf-dogs.
Among them, the words of the firstborn, who resembled him particularly well, struck his heart.
“Wolf Dad makes Puppy Dad tired.”
Е̊n̆ ůḿа́
“…Daddy does?”
“Yes. …He’s bad.”
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The second child followed up. With even the second child criticizing him, Yoon Chi-young didn’t know where to start asking.
In the meantime, Hee-sung, who had been waiting in the parking lot, approached and unbuckled the children’s car seats.
“Do-yoon, Seo-yoon, you’re here?”
“Puppy Dad-!”
W_е̄ b̆ ǹò v̂ ėl Е̌ nǔ m̆ ă
The children called out to Hee-sung with wide smiles, as if they had never criticized Yoon Chi-young. Throughout the process of unbuckling the car seats, Hee-sung received a barrage of kisses and had to straighten the children’s pants, which had slid down because they were wagging their tails so frantically.
Meanwhile, Yoon Chi-young stepped out of the car with a complicated expression and brushed back his hair. He scooped both children up in his arms and headed for the elevator, but since the twins’ entire attention was fixed on Hee-sung, he couldn’t ask further, and his curiosity only grew.
‘When did I ever make him tired?’
He wanted to hold onto the children and ask more, but he couldn’t force a conversation with five-year-olds whose interests had already shifted. Since children tended to believe exactly what they saw, it meant there must have been an incident that looked that way.
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‘…What on earth looked bad?’
Yoon Chi-young fell into serious thought. He was puzzled because his relationship with Hee-sung had been at its peak recently.
Е̇ nu m а . іd
Since the children required less attention now, they had been busy biting and sucking on each other every night, suggesting it was time to make a third. Perhaps because of that, Hee-sung, who had weaker stamina, had been sleeping more during the day; could that be the reason?
As Hee-sung’s nap times grew longer, Yoon Chi-young would shower him with kisses whenever his companion was awake and secretly touch the kiss marks left from the previous night. Every time, Hee-sung would prick up his puppy ears and snap at him, but since he wasn’t truly angry—it was a very mild tantrum for Hee-sung—the mischievous pranks had continued to increase.
‘Did it look like I was bullying him to the kids?’
Thinking about it again, it was understandable that the children would misunderstand. Both of them tended to be aggressive with physical affection, and there was a significant difference in their physiques; to a five-year-old who believes whatever they see and hear, it could look like he was bullying the puppy. Yoon Chi-young awkwardly brushed his hair over his forehead.
‘I should restrain myself a bit in front of the kids.’
In truth, this was already the result of some restraint, but Yoon Chi-young decided to be more discreet. It was part of his efforts to give the twins a sibling, but he hadn’t expected this side effect. Since both Hee-sung and Yoon Chi-young were quite rough in their expressions of affection, this was really nothing, but if it looked bad in the children’s eyes, it was something that needed to be corrected.
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Having organized his thoughts, Yoon Chi-young thought that children’s minds were truly unpredictable and gave Hee-sung a subtle, secret smile.
For now, conversation over.
Though there were suspicious parts, it meant he had cleared the mission.
Then, as Hee-sung stepped into the elevator, he nodded indifferently as if he understood, but behind his back where the children couldn’t see, he grabbed the wolf’s large black tail and gave it a long, firm stroke. At this secret action, which was usually reserved for lovers, Yoon Chi-young had to fight desperately not to get excited. It was because the image of Hee-sung stroking his own member last night naturally came to mind.
Then, Yoon Chi-young felt truly wronged. Recently, Hee-sung had been unconsciously tempting him with innocent eyes, which had made their marital relations even more passionate. He was in a sorrowful position, unable to explain such circumstances to the children.
As the children grew, Hee-sung experienced the mystery of genetics.
W̌ е̂_b̃ ṅ o v̇ë l̄ Е̇ ñü m̃а̂
This was because there were more and more times when he saw glimpses of himself or Yoon Chi-young in the twins.
Do-yoon, the firstborn, was sensitive like Yoon Chi-young, acting cautious and elegant like a little prince. Moreover, he was intelligent and good at using clever tricks, just like Hee-sung.
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In contrast, Seo-yoon, the second, was a spirited little general, always direct and honest. She was as moody as Yoon Chi-young, always wanting new toys or games, and she loved rough activities as much as Hee-sung, making her absolutely adore the playground.
Although the two children seemed to have opposite personalities, they shared one common trait inherited from their parents: an intense obsession with the things they loved.
The first child’s first obsession was Yoon Chi-young’s socks, and the second child’s first obsession was a tug-of-war toy. Their attachment was so severe that they refused replacements even when their belongings were worn out, and they would reject them even if they were the exact same product.
The new attachment they developed toward Hee-sung could be said to resemble Yoon Chi-young.
Ӗ n ům̃ӑ
This was because they constantly tried to pull Hee-sung away from Yoon Chi-young to keep him all to themselves.
‘Daddy! Puppy Daddy, sleep with us!’
Late at night, the pups pushed the white puppy around with their noses. One climbed onto a “fainting cushion” covered in microfiber blankets, exposing its pink belly and wagging its tail in temptation. The puppy, bursting into laughter at the cuteness, followed the children obediently.
‘You want to sleep with Daddy today?’
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‘Yes!’
Hee-sung loved it most when the children asked to sleep together. This was especially true since it was the instinct of Dog-kin to sleep back-to-back with their pack. The wolf-dogs seemed to have inherited that instinct as well; when Hee-sung came willingly, they wagged their tails and even their hips in delight. Although the children’s True Forms were already twice as large as Hee-sung’s, at times like this, they were unmistakably babies.
E̊ n̈u mа̊ . i̊ d́
However, there was one person who could remain brazen despite the children’s temptations. That was Yoon Chi-young.
“What to do? Puppy Daddy promised to sleep with me.”
‘Hey!’
Speaking slyly, Yoon Chi-young naturally scooped up the white fluff. The puppy, who had been heading toward the fainting cushion, suddenly found his legs flailing helplessly in mid-air. The wolf-dogs lost Hee-sung in an instant, and the puppy ended up dangling in Yoon Chi-young’s arms. The wolf-dogs immediately protested as if howling.
Awooo—!
The black fluff-balls clung to the hems of Yoon Chi-young’s pants, desperate to take Hee-sung back. Interpreting their body language roughly, they were protesting, asking how he could do this and claiming that Wolf Daddy was grown up and could sleep alone. At the children’s violent reaction, Hee-sung flapped his front paws, quickly asking to be put down. When Yoon Chi-young set him down with a dissatisfied look, Hee-sung stepped onto the carpet and, using his small paws, clumsily patted the two wolf-dogs while proposing the best solution.
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‘Stop! Twins, why don’t we all sleep together, including Wolf Daddy?’
‘No! That’s a no.’
The children groaned and shook their heads vigorously, as if they hated the idea for some reason. They even went through the trouble of explaining why, claiming that Yoon Chi-young’s body was too big and there was no room left on the fainting cushion. Although Hee-sung couldn’t understand half of their enthusiastic babbling, he glared at Yoon Chi-young with a face that asked if they had actually had a conversation.
He had even bought them toys and given them earlier, but instead of their attitude improving, it had actually worsened. However, seeing Yoon Chi-young’s wronged expression, Hee-sung couldn’t help but ask curiously.
‘Seo-yoon, Do-yoon, what’s wrong? Did Wolf Daddy do something wrong?’
‘That’s…’
Wёb n оv̄ е̇ l̀ Ё n ū m а.
Even when asked, the children just groaned and led Hee-sung onto the fainting cushion. They had become so strong that Hee-sung, in his puppy form, was practically rolled onto the cushion. The pups then surrounded Hee-sung on both sides like an iron fortress, but their gaze toward Yoon Chi-young remained intense. Yoon Chi-young also shifted into his True Form and lay down beside them with his large frame, but the pups seemed to have no intention of associating with him.
It was then that Hee-sung felt a sense of crisis. To think they wouldn’t even sleep back-to-back as members of the same pack.
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‘This is actually serious.’
It felt like there was another reason, rather than just their attachment to him. The puppy slowly lifted his head from between the pitch-black fluff-balls. Only a certain determination lingered in the eyes looking at the wolf.
There was a change in the children’s mindset.
As if noticing the sign, the wolf stared intently at Hee-sung. Hee-sung nodded as if he understood, and after quietly confirming the children had fallen asleep, he slipped away from the fainting cushion.
Е̇ ńům̃ a
It seemed he would have to spend the whole night pondering a solution.
The next day, Hee-sung and Chi-young scheduled a child counseling appointment.
Because the teacher was famous, the reservations were backed up, but thanks to Yoon Chi-young’s authority, they were able to secure a relatively close date. In truth, Yoon Chi-young briefly wondered if counseling was truly necessary, but seeing that the children still didn’t treat him as part of the pack, he arranged the appointment on his own. As Hee-sung expected, the children were wary of Yoon Chi-young.
The first person to bring this up was their nanny, Ji Young-bae.
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“The twins seem the same as usual…”
Ji Young-bae answered seriously, though his face remained expressionless. He said they were the same as always when he trained and looked after them. In fact, he even bragged that their learning speed had been increasing day by day recently.
Е̇n_uṁ а̄ . і d
“Recently, I’ve been teaching them about the role of the Wolf Clan, and the twins have taken a great interest in the work of a Watcher.”
“In the work of a Watcher?”
“Yes. I told them it is a profession that punishes wrongdoing, and they seem to think it’s the same work as a cartoon character they like these days.”
“…Ah.”
Yoon Chi-young, who had been momentarily excited, felt awkward. The character the children liked these days was a hero who only operated at night, but he looked like a cute, pink fairy. There was a significant gap between that and the role of a Watcher, the strongest of wolves.
Still, perhaps it was a relief that it was a character the children liked. Hee-sung explained the whole situation to Ji Young-bae and told him about the counseling appointment. As expected, perhaps because he already had a son, he gave Yoon Chi-young a subtle piece of advice.
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“Children at that age can be very simple, so it could be for a very common reason. After all, the Director’s True Form is a predator… My Ho-hyun is still unfamiliar with my True Form.”
“…I hope that’s not it,” Yoon Chi-young said with a sigh. In fact, he had heard such cases often and had already kept the possibility in mind.
Having similar True Forms has a huge impact on the sense of pack identity, and as it happened, the children’s sizes were currently similar to Hee-sung’s True Form. Because of that, they might feel a deeper racial kinship with Hee-sung and feel wary of Yoon Chi-young’s intimidating appearance.
Yoon Chi-young sat down with a gloomy face, regretting that he had scolded the children in his True Form, even if only for a moment. The more he loved the children, the harder parenting seemed to be.
After returning from kindergarten, the twins stopped by the Watcher’s office.
“Daddy!”
W̆е b́nоv̀е́ l Е̇ǹù m̀ а
“Hug me!”
As soon as they arrived, the twins jumped into Hee-sung’s arms. Hee-sung, struggling to hold both of them, glanced at Yoon Chi-young, remembering the counseling schedule. He planned to give the children a simple snack and tell them where they were going before heading to the appointment.
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To do that, he had to make the children feel comfortable and bring up the topic so they wouldn’t feel strange about the counseling. Yoon Chi-young decided to buy the apple juice the children loved as bait.
“Daddy’s going out for a moment to buy juice. Stay with Puppy Daddy.”
“…Okay.”
The twins spoke while tightly gripping Hee-sung’s collar. They were still looking at Yoon Chi-young warily. Yoon Chi-young’s heart ached, but he left the office, hoping for the counseling.
Е ǹ u m ӓ . iď
Still, he believed that if he could find out the exact reason why the children were wary, he would find a clue to the solution.
Click.
As Yoon Chi-young left, silence filled the office.
“Do-yoon, Seo-yoon, play for a bit. Let’s play after Daddy checks these documents.”
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Hee-sung left the children for a moment to check the remaining paperwork, and the organization members waited separately outside the office. It was the moment when the adults’ gaze moved away from the children.
The first and second children moved quietly with determined faces. The opportunity they had been eyeing for so long had finally arrived.
Ẇ ẽ b̃n̊ оv̌ e l Ѐn̆ûm â
The two wolf-dogs were smart enough to understand the purpose of objects to some extent. They knew that when their Watcher daddies touched the tablet PC, they could punish someone.
Among them, the second child approached the tablet PC used by the Watcher for work.
Turning on the tablet PC just as Hee-sung usually did to show them cartoons, the second child pressed various things just like a daddy would. Unfortunately, that was the extent of the second child’s knowledge.
[Summary Judgment Instruction: Select Target]
The second child was flustered upon seeing the red letters.
‘…I can’t read Hangul.’
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The panic was brief; fortunately, the work instructions appeared so that the target could be chosen intuitively. In the target list, there was a name they could actually read. It was the name the second child was looking for.
[Target for Arrest: Yoon Chi-young]
[Summary Judgment Instruction Complete]
Having completed the mission, the second child stepped away from the desk. The first child sat on the opposite side of the sofa, pretending to be mature, and suddenly started talking to Hee-sung about their favorite character. Despite the sudden conversation, Hee-sung felt it was a relief that the children were being well-behaved today and began tidying up the area without suspicion.
Sitting side-by-side in front of him, the first and second children exchanged secret glances. Their two hands, gripped tightly in tension, fidgeted.
Summary Judgment.
W e̊b̌ n о̇ v e̊l Ẽ ǹu m̊ă
It was very rare for a Summary Judgment request to reach a Watcher. It happened perhaps once or twice a year, and only because such cases were rare.
A Summary Judgment occurred when someone reported a member of the Wolf Clan to the Watcher for betrayal or for committing an act that greatly tarnished their honor.
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Since it required clear evidence of betrayal or the capture of a wolf who deserved severe punishment, reports were naturally few. It was also because the Watcher’s power had grown stronger recently, and no one dared to act recklessly.
Nevertheless, if a report was filed, organization members immediately went to capture the person designated as the traitor. They would then make them kneel before the Watcher, interrogate them for their crimes, and have them judged on the spot.
It was one of the most important tasks a Watcher had to handle.
Therefore, when the order dropped, the organization members hesitated for about five seconds.
Ѐ nŭm а̂
[Summary Judgment Target: Yoon Chi-young]
[Instructor: Gyeon Hee-sung]
It was because they had received a Summary Capture order to bring in their own boss.
However, they were professionals. Even if it was Yoon Chi-young, if the person who gave the order was the joint observer, Hee-sung, he had the authority to judge him.
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The organization members swarmed in and immediately tracked down the sinner. Fortunately, since they were in the same building, they were able to capture Yoon Chi-young just as he was about to get into his car in the parking lot.
“Director, I’m sorry.”
W е b nо ṽ еl Е̇ ń u m̊ å
“Hmm?”
Yoon Chi-young, with a bewildered face unlike his usual self, had both arms grabbed and was hauled away. He even joked in the elevator, saying that Hee-sung would misunderstand if they did this. The organization members also couldn’t understand what was happening—though it seemed like a couple’s quarrel—but since it was an order from the Watcher, Hee-sung, they couldn’t hastily say anything.
Thus, Yoon Chi-young was dragged to the Watcher’s office and forced to kneel before Hee-sung. Hee-sung, who was sitting on the black leather sofa looking at documents, looked puzzled.
“…What are you doing again?”
“Ah… honey?”
“I asked what you’re doing.”
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Hee-sung looked around with a mix of annoyance and curiosity, as if wondering what kind of event this was. Still, with a glimmer of expectation, his ears perked up, wondering if there was some kind of gift.
But there was nothing special. The organization members’ expressions were serious as usual, but a hint of bewilderment lingered. Yoon Chi-young, who was kneeling in the office for the first time, also had a face that didn’t understand the situation.
‘Did I do something wrong?’
Yoon Chi-young seriously thought about whether he had done anything wrong to Hee-sung recently. But the only thing that came to mind was last night. The children had begged Hee-sung to sleep with them, so he had teased him by saying the puppy usually only sleeps with him before taking him away.
They had just talked for a while through the night and had some intense couple’s activities. No matter how much he thought about it, he didn’t seem to have done anything wrong to Hee-sung.
With both of them puzzled, Ji Young-bae provided the explanation.
Е̄ń ûm̊ ā . і́ď
“Well, I have carried out a Summary Capture by the order of Lord Hee-sung.”
“Me?”
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“You?”
Both asked simultaneously. Ji Young-bae looked troubled, then asked for understanding and took out his phone to show them something.
On the screen, a real Summary Capture order had been issued in Hee-sung’s name. At the absurdity of it, panic was clearly visible on Hee-sung’s face.
“I—I never gave such an order!”
Е́ń ûm̆ ă.і ḋ
“Uh… but.”
Ji Young-bae struggled in the unexpected situation. It was just as Yoon Chi-young, who had been enjoying the thought of it being an event, began to show signs of disappointment.
Then, a young and clear voice was heard from the side.
“I did it…”
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At the clumsy words, everyone’s gaze shifted to the child. The child, who had been hiding behind an organization member, looked nervous, with their tail curled round, but their eyes shone with determination.
Realizing it was the children’s doing, Hee-sung spoke to the organization members with a troubled face.
E n̄ úmа̃
“Um… I’d like to talk with my family for a moment.”
“Understood.”
The organization members seemed relieved. The fact that it was simply a prank by a child was a hundred times better than a couple’s fight. From Hee-sung and Yoon Chi-young’s perspective, a couple’s fight would have been better, but regardless, it wasn’t a situation that would escalate into a major fire. The organization members looked at the deeply troubled Yoon Chi-young with unfamiliarity and carefully left the office.
Soon, the clean office became quiet. Yoon Chi-young cleared his throat, knowing it was time to maintain his dignity in front of the children, and Hee-sung called the children in a deliberately stern voice.
“Do-yoon, Seo-yoon, come here.”
The twins’ black ears were pressed flat against their heads, as if they were nervous. Their tails were also stiff, with only the tips shaking occasionally.
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Soon, the twins approached their daddies while holding each other’s hands tightly. In the first child’s light gray eyes, there was wariness toward Yoon Chi-young, and in the second child’s dark gray eyes, there was a small amount of resolve.
Hee-sung’s heart softened just by looking at the children’s nervous tails, but he tried to hold their hands individually and asked rationally, excluding as much emotion as possible.
“Did you two touch Daddy’s tablet and send an instruction?”
“…Yes.”
The second child, Seo-yoon, answered bravely. Their round eyes moved quickly, checking the reactions of both daddies. Hee-sung didn’t know how children who hadn’t even mastered Hangul yet had managed to send an order, but since it was something that could have turned into a major commotion, he spoke sternly.
“You must not touch Daddy’s tablet carelessly. The position of a Watcher is a very important one. Fortunately, nothing happened this time, but it could have led to a big problem.”
Ŵѐb̀ n õv̄ѐ l̈ _Еn ǔm а̂
Do-yoon, who had been reading the room, spoke up. The first child’s dampened spirit revived along with their perked-up ears.
“But a Watcher is a position that punishes bad people.”
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“That’s right. It is a position for punishing.”
This time, Yoon Chi-young, who was sitting next to Hee-sung, answered. Although he had been suddenly dragged in and forced to kneel, he didn’t hastily scold the children. He thought it was a mistake that young children could make.
Yoon Chi-young held the child’s hand and explained calmly.
“Still, you must carefully examine the target of punishment. If you punish someone who has committed no crime, you are not a Watcher, but a bad person.”
Ѐ n̊ŭm̆_а
“…I told you to be punished.”
“Seo-yoon?”
Sensing something strange, Yoon Chi-young lowered his head to meet the child’s eyes. The child, who looked just like him, seemed somehow sad yet angry. After hesitating and chewing on their lip, the child finally spoke up bravely.
“We… know that Wolf Daddy bullied Puppy Daddy.”
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“…I did?”
“Yes.”
E ǹ ũm а̃
Once they had the chance to speak, the twins’ chattering voices grew louder.
“I heard it.”
“Me too.”
“He kept bullying him at night.”
“Puppy Daddy cried and said he didn’t like it…”
“He was, like, struggling.”
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“Puppy Daddy said ‘ouch’ and kept telling him to stop.”
“But Wolf Daddy kept bullying him!”
At Do-yoon’s final shout, both daddies went blank.
“Ah… that’s.”
In a situation that was beyond awkward and bordering on embarrassing, even the brazen Yoon Chi-young couldn’t easily open his mouth. The anger of the righteous wolf-dogs was already piercing the sky. Soon, two pairs of tiny hands pushed Yoon Chi-young’s body away to separate him from Hee-sung.
“Wolf Daddy is mean!”
Ѐ ǹ u̇ ṁ а̂.. і̀_d
“That’s right. Don’t bully Puppy Daddy!”
“They said if you’re bigger, you have to give in!”
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“Kids, wait, wait a minute.”
Hee-sung first calmed the children while shielding the quite flustered Yoon Chi-young.
Yoon Chi-young looked genuinely hurt. Of all the false accusations, to be accused of bullying Hee-sung. Moreover, to be hated this much by the children. He had thought the children’s attitude had changed because their attachment to Hee-sung had grown, but it turned out their attitude had changed because of a ridiculous misunderstanding.
It was a major disaster.
Еn ú m а
Hee-sung and Yoon Chi-young looked at each other with eyes mixed with distress and fatigue.
While wondering who they had inherited this from, the two of them had to resolve the situation entirely as parents.
First, Hee-sung sat on the sofa, held the first child’s hand, and lowered his head to meet their gaze.
“That’s… uh, listen carefully, kids.”
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“Mm-hmm.”
“I think our babies have a bit of a misunderstanding about their daddies…”
En um̈ā. і d
As Hee-sung spoke, he glanced sideways. Yoon Chi-young also looked reliable beside him.
He sat crouched down, meeting the child’s eyes. Unlike Hee-sung, he looked bewildered yet troubled, laughing with the tips of his ears flushed red. Even that sight looked relaxed and carefree, which only made Hee-sung more anxious.
“Actually, Daddy was… not being bullied…”
Hee-sung fell into a deep, serious contemplation. What on earth should he tell the child? Lying didn’t suit Hee-sung’s nature, which made it even more difficult.
But Yoon Chi-young was different. He was a man who stood above children who resembled him. Shameless lies poured from his mouth as fluently as a flowing stream.
“I think you misunderstood. Daddies were just enjoying a massage.”
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“……?”
“…What’s a misunderstanding?”
Suddenly struck by a bout of ‘Why?’, the child questioned him, but Yoon Chi-young calmly explained.
Only after about ten minutes of explanation tailored to a child’s level could the conversation return to the original point.
“…So, Daddies were massaging. Since it sounded like it hurt, Do-yoon and Seo-yoon thought the Puppy Daddy was being bullied.”
“…Massage.”
Е́ nu̇ m̀ а . і d̆
“…….”
Hee-sung looked beside him with a sorrowful expression, as if asking if this was truly the only way. However, Yoon Chi-young just smiled softly, remaining crouched in his delinquent posture. The child, not understanding the situation, simply looked puzzled, puffing out chubby cheeks. Hee-sung saw a glimmer of hope in that reaction.
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The children believe it. He had to let it slide like this.
Seeing that innocent expression, Hee-sung hurriedly chimed in.
“Uh, yeah. Th-that’s right. Actually, Wolf Daddy was giving me a massage.”
“Yes, it’s a massage that Puppy Daddy likes very much.”
Е n̂ u m а
“Do you remember when Wolf Daddy gave Do-yoon and Seo-yoon a massage to help you grow tall? It’s the same thing as that.”
“Right. That day, the puppy begged for it to be stronger, ugh…!”
As he spoke, Yoon Chi-young was poked in the ribs by Hee-sung’s arm. Hee-sung didn’t have time to care that he was in pain. He had to protect the child’s innocence and get through this situation somehow. Hee-sung lay down awkwardly on the sofa and staged a scene where Yoon Chi-young massaged his waist.
“L-like this… Wolf Daddy was, like, massaging me.”
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“Yes, touching your waist so it wouldn’t hurt. Your shoulders, your legs, he massaged everything.”
“See, you don’t have to worry. Massages are a good thing.”
E n um а̌
Yoon Chi-young pretended to tap Hee-sung’s back and waist with his fist. Perhaps because he was a natural actor, he looked not just natural but genuinely kind, unlike Hee-sung, who was breaking into a cold sweat. After acting out a clumsy “Ow, it hurts, ow!” Hee-sung pushed Yoon Chi-young away and sat back up to meet the children’s eyes.
Eventually, a sense of relief settled into the children’s round gray eyes.
“Then… did you get a massage every day because you wanted to grow tall?”
“…Yeah.”
“That’s why Puppy Daddy got one….”
It was an innocent comment, but it made Hee-sung’s heart ache. Since Yoon Chi-young was 18cm taller than him, it must have looked like a world of difference to the child. He could see Yoon Chi-young suppressing a laugh beside him, but Hee-sung had to accept it while swallowing his tears. The child’s innocence came first, and as he looked at the eldest’s eyes, they grew moist with how worried he had been.
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Unlike the second child, who was simply happy it was a relief, Do-yoon’s voice even sounded watery with relief.
“…I was a little scared.”
“What? That Daddy was being bullied?”
“Yeah….”
As he spoke, Do-yoon began to sob, and tears started to fall. To children for whom the pack was the most precious thing in the world, the idea of Wolf Daddy bullying Puppy Daddy was a thunderbolt of worry. It was a situation where their one and only precious pack almost tore apart. Hee-sung, understanding that feeling, patted the child’s back to soothe him.
“Is that why you’ve been wary of Wolf Daddy all this time?”
W е̂ b ñӧ_v̂е l̂ Ё n u̇mâ
“Y-yeah… I thought he might bully Daddy again….”
“It was a growth massage. That’s so sad….”
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Yoon Chi-young pretended to be upset, and for the first time, Hee-sung realized that being shameless was helpful in times like this. Although the children might find out the awkward truth as the years passed… regardless, he was glad they got through it for now.
Hee-sung told the eldest how to fix the strained relationship.
“Now. Let’s apologize to Wolf Daddy and say, ‘I’m sorry for misunderstanding.’”
“Daddy, I’m sorry.”
E_n u m̀ а̃.і ď
“I didn’t know….”
After saying this, the eldest sobbed and threw himself into Yoon Chi-young’s arms. The second child, excited that the family was hugging, dove into the embrace like a bison. Even as Yoon Chi-young held and comforted him, the eldest continued to burst into tears; since the child had always wanted to be a Watcher like Wolf Daddy, the shock seemed quite significant.
Yoon Chi-young smiled as if it couldn’t be helped and kissed the child’s jet-black hair. Even while crying sorrowfully, when Hee-sung told him to say “I love you” from the side, the child followed along while sobbing. A ticklish laugh escaped Yoon Chi-young as he ruffled the child’s hair. The child’s black ears shook wildly, smelling of the nutty scent that resembled Hee-sung.
After crying for a long while, the child finally calmed down. With tear and snot marks across his eyes, nose, and mouth on Yoon Chi-young’s shirt, the child looked like a typical five-year-old. Since the second child started sobbing along, asking why the other was crying, Hee-sung patted them and wiped their faces with tissues.
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“Now, Do-yoon and Seo-yoon, if there’s anything you misunderstand, you have to tell Daddies everything.”
“Okay.”
Е n̄ŭ m̆ ӑ. і d̄
“Members of a pack talk a lot and take care of each other so they can overcome anything together.”
“Okay….”
While answering Hee-sung’s words diligently, the child refused to leave Yoon Chi-young’s embrace. It seemed he had regained his trust in the dependable Wolf Daddy.
Having somehow resolved the incident, Yoon Chi-young and Hee-sung exchanged looks of relief. Raising children meant unimaginable things happened every day, so they could never truly let their guard down.
However, he felt a natural sense of pride in the children’s righteous hearts. It was a heart that only Wolf-dogs, who resembled Hee-sung and Chi-young, could possess.
Today, the Wolf-dogs learned a new lesson.
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To trust the pack and always communicate, and to strive to solve problems or fears together. They learned that if they did, even scary things would become nothing.
The clever children quickly followed that teaching. When the puppy Wolf-dogs woke up late at night and felt danger, they began to look for their daddies.
It wasn’t that they suspected Wolf Daddy again or wanted to interfere; it was because something scary had happened. The weather had been cloudy since evening, and not long after the children fell asleep, a sudden downpour began, and thunder and lightning struck so violently that the world seemed to shake. The little ones, waking up groggily, huddled together and trembled, enduring it before embarking on the long journey to the bedroom to find their pack. The second child followed, biting the first child’s tail as they crossed the dark house.
‘Daddy, Daddy.’
‘Daddy, I’m scared….’
The sound of Wolf-dogs whining could be heard outside the door. Chi-young, who had been choosing a travel destination for the summer with Hee-sung, opened the door in surprise, his wolf ears pricked. Hee-sung, who had transformed into a puppy, was a bit late as he had to climb down the stairs from the bed.
Е nu m̊ǎ
“Twins, when did you wake up again?”
Yoon Chi-young spoke affectionately, bending his legs to sit. Two Wolf-dogs, curled up like soccer balls in front of the door, were trembling. The always-honest second child, Seo-yoon, whined while lifting a front paw as if asking to be held, and the eldest stayed pressed against the sibling, curling their tail and trembling silently.
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It was a situation that warranted such a reaction. Suddenly, a clap of thunder louder than before echoed.
K-boom!
Yelp!
The startled eldest hurriedly clung to Chi-young’s wrist. The second child clung to Hee-sung, who had just arrived at the door, trying to burrow into his chest. As the pup, who was larger than him, insistently leaned their forehead against him, the puppy’s body almost flipped over.
Ẅ е b̊ňо̄vĕ l Ĕṅ u m̊a
Yoon Chi-young laughed, firmly supporting the white lump’s back.
“Ah, did you come because you’re scared of the thunder?”
Whine….
“This won’t do. Daddies have to stay with you.”
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Yoon Chi-young gathered the pups and even Hee-sung into his arms. Holding two black lumps and one slightly smaller white lump in the middle, he headed toward the children’s room.
Hee-sung, held in the arms, simply had a grumpy expression. He had always disliked lightning, so he hadn’t been feeling well.
Е́.ǹü m а̊
“Now, let’s go in with Daddy.”
Instead of going to the children’s beds, Yoon Chi-young squeezed himself into the Wolf Den that rose like a tent. Squeezing in only his upper body and lying on his side, he stroked the small black pups one by one. The white puppy lying in the middle received his touch twice for every one time the pups were stroked.
‘I wonder when I’ll get them back to sleep….’
Hee-sung found it bothersome that he had to put the children back to sleep and that Yoon Chi-young was needlessly stroking him too, but he stayed quiet until the pups calmed down and fell asleep. Although it was hot with two fur balls clinging to him on both sides, he felt a sense of stability that gradually made him drowsy.
The second child pressed tightly against Hee-sung and trembled.
‘Dadda, Daddy.’
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‘Come here. Is the lightning very scary?’
Hee-sung mumbled and licked the head of the Wolf-dog, who was much larger than him. When the children expressed themselves through body language, they mixed in wolf traits, making the words confusing, but Hee-sung could tell how the child felt just by looking at the tightly curled tail.
The second child, who had been trembling in fear, slightly lifted their head. Gray-black eyes, moist with tears, were directed toward Hee-sung.
‘I, I was scared….’
The black lump said, leaning a moist nose into Hee-sung’s narrow embrace.
‘Now that Daddy is here, it’s okay.’
W ëb̊n о v̊ ёl̆ Е n̆ ū m а
“…….”
‘I’m not scared.’
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Hee-sung hesitantly hugged the mumbling second child. The trembling in the child’s body, pressed tightly against him, gradually subsided. Even so, the child occasionally wagged their tail, expressing that they liked Daddy and that it was okay now. Hee-sung watched this for a long time before looking to the side.
The sound of heavy rain falling outside and the infinitely peaceful scene inside the house appeared slowly.
Yoon Chi-young was letting the eldest lean against his palm. As he gently stroked the child’s brow, both Wolf-dogs closed their eyes tightly. Hee-sung squeezed in between the children, intentionally pressing his body against them. When scared, each other’s body heat provides the most stability. Hee-sung continued to lick the children leaning on him, telling them it was okay.
Meanwhile, Yoon Chi-young’s softly speaking voice blended with the sound of rain, sounding atmospheric.
Е̄ n̊ū m̈а
“Seo-yoon, Do-yoon. It’s okay.”
The words he whispered landed softly in Hee-sung’s ears.
“Daddies are here.”
“…….”
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“There’s the strongest Puppy Daddy in the world, and the most handsome Wolf Daddy too.”
Hee-sung looked at Yoon Chi-young as if to say he was truly shameless, but since he really was handsome, he kept his mouth shut. Having just washed up, the ends of his black hair were wet and covering his forehead, making his sharp bridge of the nose stand out more. Combined with his always relaxed smile and the comfortable white t-shirt and training pants he wore, it made Hee-sung feel at ease.
È n um а .і d
Flash—thunder struck outside again. The eldest whimpered and tried to bury their nose in Hee-sung’s side. His body almost flipped over, but the puppy endured it and heavily hugged the pup.
Yoon Chi-young also brought his head closer and lay down, leaning his arm.
“We’ll be together, so sleep peacefully.”
“…….”
“I’ll stay by your side.”
The sound of rain continued outside.
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Thunder struck occasionally, but the pups did not cry. Their soft breathing grew longer, and the downy weight leaning on Hee-sung’s body lightened.
Even after seeing that the pups had fallen asleep, Yoon Chi-young continued to stroke the white and black lumps one by one for a while. It looked as if he were fully enjoying the peace even as the sky flashed and thunder roared. Whenever his eyes met the white puppy’s, he smiled, pointing to the sleeping pups as if to say they had succeeded. His characteristic elegant eye-smile showed his innate composure.
“…….”
Strangely, the more Hee-sung saw that peaceful sight, the more sorrowful he became. Was it because the thunder kept striking outside? He remembered looking out at the rain with dried-up eyes in a derelict house when he was abandoned as a child.
At that time, even his heart had died black, so he felt nothing even when seeing thunder. He simply slowly realized that he had been abandoned by his family and was alone at the edge of the world, and he tried to force himself to sleep, thinking he never wanted to wake up again. Because of those painful memories, Hee-sung had always hated thunder.
But not anymore.
Ẇ ё b̃n ov̂ ѐl Е̂n̂ ū m а̃
In the place he thought was the edge of the cliff, he met a wonderful Companion and had rabbit-like children. The babies, whom he cherished more than his own life, would never experience the sadness of being abandoned in a derelict house.
The more he thought about it, the more overwhelming it was; he was clearly relieved and happy. Yet, strangely, tears kept coming to Hee-sung’s eyes.
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Boom!
Thunder struck violently again. But now, the pups did not cry. Instead, they buried their faces in Hee-sung’s small back and breathed comfortably. The second child had fallen asleep lying flat on their pink belly. Yoon Chi-young gave Hee-sung a secret signal to leave now, then carefully placed the children on the fainting cushion and covered them with a blanket.
Hee-sung left first so as not to disturb Yoon Chi-young. His chest felt tight, and he felt he needed to go to the kitchen to drink some water. The puppy, walking with small strides, gradually grew and transformed into Human Form. Hee-sung wiped his reddened eyes, put on the gown hanging on the chair, and took out a water glass.
However, the emotions surging from within refused to stop and threatened to leak out.
W̊ е b ňо̆ vẽ ľ Е́ ñ umа̀
“…Hic.”
Hee-sung let out a sob, standing while holding the water glass. His black pupils grew watery, and the puppy ears atop his head trembled.
The words the child had said earlier kept ringing in his ears. They said they weren’t scared of the thunder now because he was there. Because Hee-sung was there.
How wonderful would it have been if he had had that too?
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He felt so lucky that at least the children had him and Yoon Chi-young. With a whirlwind of emotions, Hee-sung sobbed and wiped his tears. It seemed like such a small thing, but it was strange that the tears kept coming.
Then, Yoon Chi-young approached, brushing back his disheveled hair. He was about to play a prank, but upon hearing Hee-sung sobbing, his mischievous expression turned serious.
Ěǹ ù m ӓ
“Honey? …Are you crying?”
“I’m, not. Go away….”
Hee-sung tried to act as if nothing was wrong, but tears dripped from his large eyes down his chin. It was very rare for a Fighting Dog to cry, so Yoon Chi-young was greatly surprised. With a face that had lost all its composure, he rubbed Hee-sung’s tear-stained cheek with his thumb to soothe him.
“Why are you crying so sorrowfully? Is our puppy very scared of the thunder too?”
“What are you… hic, I’m not scared.”
Hee-sung spoke firmly and tried to pass by Yoon Chi-young.
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However, he couldn’t push him away because Yoon Chi-young wrapped his entire body around him in an embrace. In truth, he tried to push him away but gave up quickly. Yoon Chi-young probably didn’t even know why he was crying, but he was grateful and happy that he was just there by his side.
When Yoon Chi-young patted his back, Hee-sung began to sob like a child. He gave up on trying to hold back the tears. Even if he tried, the lump of emotion in his chest kept leaking out; it felt as if the tears he couldn’t resolve during the time he was abandoned were finally bursting forth now.
“Hic, ugh….”
“Puppy, I’m sorry, okay?”
“What are you… sorry for… it’s not your fault.”
As Hee-sung cried, trembling violently, Yoon Chi-young became restless. Even though Hee-sung acted blunt because he was embarrassed to be crying, Yoon Chi-young did not leave. He stopped asking Hee-sung why he was crying and, while hugging Hee-sung, who kept trying to go back to the room alone, returned to his True Form.
Ѐn ǔm а .іḋ
Soon, a fluffy black wolf circled around, pretending not to see the tears, and acted cute by rubbing its head against Hee-sung’s chest. When Hee-sung told him not to play around, the wolf offered his large back and pushed his waist. As if telling him to lean on him.
“I’m, okay. Just leave me alone for a bit….”
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Grrr.
Even as Hee-sung spoke, the wolf insisted on pushing his waist to make him lean.
Reluctantly, Hee-sung climbed onto the wolf’s back and leaned in deeply. It was soft and warm. Moreover, he was grateful that Yoon Chi-young had intentionally returned to his True Form to comfort him. It was clearly for him, who was clumsy at expressing himself.
“Yoon, Chi-young… you know.”
Eň umа
Sobbing, Hee-sung climbed onto his back and buried his forehead deep in the mane. Leaning into the warm body heat, the inner thoughts he couldn’t even grasp himself began to flow out naturally.
“Earlier, hic. The second child said….”
Grrr.
“Our baby… said they aren’t scared of the thunder because I’m here.”
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As he spoke, Hee-sung burst into tears. His own child would not grow up to be a child who hated thunder. They would not become a child who hated themselves, thinking they were lacking, out of fear of being abandoned. That fact alone was a great comfort to Hee-sung. The emotions that had been bottled up in his chest for ten years melted away hollowly at a single word from the child.
“Even though I wasn’t scared… I hated thunder my whole life.”
Е num а̃. іd
“…….”
“Because it was thundering when I was abandoned… I kept remembering that time….”
It was the first time in his life that Hee-sung had opened up about his inner feelings. At those words, the wolf whimpered, as if only now realizing and feeling sorry.
“I’m okay now,” Hee-sung said, hugging the wolf and wiping his tears on its mane. The mane, which was always glossy and elegant, was now dampened and matted only where the tears had fallen. Hee-sung found it oddly funny and let out a sob, yet he smiled.
The wolf was now carrying him on its back, circling the living room several times. It even stood still, gazing out the window at the rain, as if waiting for him to say everything until he felt better.
“I’m really okay now…”
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Hee-sung sniffled, feeling awkward. However, since the crying hadn’t completely stopped, the wolf thought of another alternative and turned toward the refrigerator. Leaning deeply into that lush mane and sobbing, Hee-sung burst into even louder tears as the wolf pulled out some sausages from the fridge. Even though he was looking at a refrigerator overflowing with the foods he loved, tears just kept falling. Nearly ten years had passed since the day he was abandoned, but he wept like a child, more sorrowfully than he had back then.
Yoon Chi-young carried Hee-sung comfortably all the way to the bed. No matter how small Hee-sung’s frame was, he was still a grown man, yet the wolf walked with a light, steady gait, effortlessly carrying him like a giant wolf from a movie. Buried deep in that mane, Hee-sung told him to stop wandering, but a small chuckle escaped him.
“You didn’t even know why I was crying, you just know how to act cute…”
Grrr.
“Is being handsome everything?”
The wolf wagged its thick tail triumphantly, as if to say that it indeed was. Hee-sung laughed at the way it deliberately mimicked a puppy.
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Soon, as Hee-sung rolled over and lay on the bed, the wolf lay down beside him. Even while lying down, it seemed to want to comfort Hee-sung, licking his cheek and nudging him gently with its front paws to act cute. Every time those paws, as large as bear paws, landed on his waist, they felt heavy, but Hee-sung left them there because he liked the fluffy sensation.
After wiping his tears, Hee-sung sniffled and tore open a sausage.
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As he chewed the sausage, his eyes met the wolf’s. Feeling embarrassed about having cried so loudly like a child, Hee-sung shared a piece of the sausage with Yoon Chi-young and spoke.
“I just… I cried because I was happy a moment ago.”
Grrr.
“I only cry in front of you, so make sure you keep it a secret from the kids.”
Ê nüm â
The wolf thrashed its tail against the bed with a thud, thud, as if delighted by those words. It leaned its head deeply into Hee-sung’s embrace. Out of embarrassment, Hee-sung tried to feed it the sausage, but the wolf just licked his hand, acting spoiled.
The black eyes gazing at Hee-sung curved subtly, as if holding a smile. Hee-sung smiled at the triumphant look in those eyes, which seemed to tell him to trust him above all else until the end. The wolf’s affectionate act of licking away his tears felt as if it were telling him that everything would be alright. Strangely, the more tenderly he acted, the more tears continued to fall.
“You dummy, stop acting cute and go to sleep… You’re so black I can’t even see you.”
Hee-sung wiped his tears on the pillowcase and tried his best to hug the large wolf. The thunder had subsided, so the children wouldn’t wake up, and they would be able to sleep soundly. Though it was raining, it was a night more peaceful than any other.
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Closing his eyes while hugging Yoon Chi-young, Hee-sung realized that he had graduated from another point in his life.
What he learned this time was incredibly precious. Old wounds were not meant to be “overcome.” Not being able to shake them off didn’t make one weak. When things are hard, one should lean on their pack, or comfort and embrace themselves to heal. Because he hadn’t known that, he had spent far too long hating and viewing himself as pathetic.
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Thinking it was a relief that he finally knew how to tend to his wounds, Hee-sung returned to being a small puppy.
Shaking its body lightly, the puppy climbed onto the wolf’s long bridge of the nose. As the white tail flickered, the wolf sneezed, as if its nose were ticklish. Still, they expressed their affection by willingly looking into each other’s eyes and rubbing cheeks. Rather than a single word of “I love you,” they shared tens of thousands of emotions through a single act of sharing body heat.
Thunder rumbled intermittently outside the window, but Hee-sung didn’t mind anymore. Even as the rain poured down more heavily, he fell fast asleep, leaning on the wolf’s warmth as if there were nothing in the world to fear. Though he was still a small puppy just like in the past, he was no longer afraid of anything. Because the safest and most reliable pack in the world was by his side.
<Don’t Touch the Puppy> Side Story 2 fin.
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