Thread by @lilote_

POV: It’s been a hectic few months for you and Hobi. You’ve spent more time missing him than actually being with him, so when this free long weekend miraculously appeared in both your schedules, you asked to go away somewhere together. +

You want to spend more than an hour or two with him, and you have something you need to tell him that you don’t want to be rushed.

Your second day in Saipan, you trek out to a beach near your hotel, and Hobi insists on climbing the cliff to see the view. He bounds ahead +

his energy always astounding, and when you finally reach the top, you see him already sitting on a bench, staring out at the sea, turquoise waves made opaque and velvety by the churning sand and minimal sunlight filtering through the clouds. +

He turns & smiles at the sound of your footsteps, & you feel warm despite the cloudy skies. He’s saved space for you on the bench, & he wraps an arm around you as you join him. You sit in contented silence, breathing in the brine of the ocean, the clean amber scent of Hobi. +

“Hobi,” you finally say, “I have something to tell you.”

You feel him still next to you, & you know he's trying to guess if it's good or bad news. But all he says is, “What is it, love?”

“You remember how, after we got married, we talked about if & when we’d start a family.” +

If possible, Hobi goes even more still. You’re not even sure he's breathing. “But we’ve been so busy lately, we haven’t talked about it in a while. I think… I think we need to talk about it now. Because I’m—“ Suddenly the words stick in your throat, and you swallow anxiously. +

You know Hobi wants to have kids, and he knows you’ve gone off birth control after your last conversation about it, but you haven’t been actively trying. And you’ve had such little quality time together recently you figured the odds weren’t exactly in your favor. +

So you’ve never stopped to think about the reality of this actually happening and having to tell Hobi the news. And now that you're here in this moment, you're suddenly and irrationally terrified that he'll take it as BAD news, and you can’t continue. +

In the silence, Hobi slides off the bench & kneels on the rocks in front of you. He takes your hands & squeezes, ducking his head so he can look into your eyes. “Are you saying what I think you’re saying?” His voice is a low rumble, almost lost in the sound of the waves below. +

You nod, once, quickly. “We’re having a baby.”

He drops your hands & stands so quickly you're afraid he's going to topple off the cliff. He lets out a loud whoop, & several birds shoot into the sky from the trees behind you, startled, as he pulls you into a crushing hug. +

“We’re having a baby?!” he almost shrieks, and his voice sounds delirious with joy. “We’re having a baby!!” he shouts at the departing birds, then lets you go to do an impromptu dance of celebration. +

You start laughing & scolding him to back away from the cliff edge. “You can’t fall off a cliff NOW. You have to be alive to be this baby’s father!” At that word, he abruptly stops his freestyling & raises a hand to his mouth. “I’m going to be a father,” he says wonderingly. +

He steps forward and kisses you, firmly, his lips lingering, his whole body pressing against yours as he uses his thumbs to brush the sudden tears from your cheek. He breaks the kiss and rests his forehead on yours, his eyes closed, a small smile playing across his lips. +

“Our baby,” he murmurs, “is going to be so hot.”

“Hoseok!” you laugh and punch him gently in the shoulder. “That’s your first thought?”

“No,” he opens his eyes, and they're glistening with tears. +

“My first thought was how lucky this baby is going to be to have you as their mom, and how lucky I am to get to share this adventure with you.”

The tears threaten to spill over again as you shake your head. "I'm the lucky one, Hobi. You'll be an incredible dad." +

You lean into him & kiss him again, wondering why you'd been even the slightest bit worried about his reaction.

He takes your hand & turns to head back down the cliff. "I want to get back to the hotel so I can call the guys! Kookie & Tae are going to be so excited to be uncles!"

(Yes, I am still residing in Summer Package 2018 Delululand. It’s very nice here, okay?? 🥲)