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@Ω☣lee taemin (Sorry for the late reply again. The semester is winding down, so I'm busier.)

Oh yeah. Chew first then speak or he'll choke. He always forgets that rule in his excitement. Nodding vigorously, he chewed all his food, the opened his mouth to say something when Taemin said he couldn't make his cookies every week. "Awww," his lip poked out in a pout even though one a week sounds like a good offer it's not every day like he wants, but he'll take it anyway. "That sounds okay, I guess." He said softly, eating more cookies and ice cream to make himself feel better. His mood lifted once the sugary sweet and cold hit his tongue, but it was on the edge of not lasting long when he said they weren't making a fort today. He didn't understand why not, but he wasn't going to pass up fluffy blankets and cuddling. "Okay. We can do that. I like movies and-and-and games. What movies and games do you have? Nothing scary I hope. I don't like scary things. I get nightmares." Again he was talking with his mouth full at rapid speeds, choking at the end of his sentence, tears welling in his eyes from the burn in his throat.

@α☄kim minseok Taemin watched Minseok with amusement in his eyes before chuckling. He continued to eat the ice cream before glancing to the alpha when he heard him speak. His hand moved to brush off a few crumbs from the youngers cheek as he replied. "Seokie remember; don't speak with your mouth full but thank you, I'm glad you like them." He paused hearing the others request and shook his head slowly. "I can't cook them everyday, I think I'll run out of supplies. How about every week? Each week will be a different cookie of your choice, how does that sound?" The omega watched the alpha carefully hoping that his words of not being able to make cookies everyday won't upset him. Since he was aware he couldn't have much sweets he wasn't going to break that rule unless he really had to. After a moment the omega got an idea and it made him smile. "Hey, since we aren't making a fort today how about we go up to my room and like the bed with every fluffy blanket I have? We can watch a movie, play a game or anything really."

{It's okay! I actually got pretty busy so it's fine^^

@Ω☣lee taemin Minseok jumped up and down, ignoring the pain in his side as he followed Taemin to the kitchen. His bouncing persisted in his seat. Tapping his hands on the counter, he hummed along to a song he heard once, but didn't know the name of. One by one ice cream and cookies were placed in front of him. When Taemin gave him the okay, he grabbed the spoon, opened the ice cream, and placed some of it on the bottom of a cookie and put another on top of it for an ice cream sandwich. The cookies were soft enough to easily break when he bit into them, but not fall apart. The warmth of the cookies contrasted with the cold of the ice cream and both melted in his mouth. These were almost as good as his mother's cookies. He must have more of these more often. "These are good, Minnie. Can you bake me cookies every day?" He asked with his mouth full.

(Sorry for the late reply. Muse has been in and out all week.)

@α☄kim minseok Minseok taking the medicine without putting up a fight had Taemin smiling. "Yes you can Seokie, you get as much as you can handle." He stood, pulling the other up with him and guided him to the kitchen. Taemin motioned to one of the stools by the counter, silently telling Minseok to have a seat while he got everything out. The omega quickly moved to get two spoons, the container of vanilla ice cream and a plate. He placed everything on the counter in front of Minseok and moved some cookies from the cooling rack to the plate so he wouldn't have to worry about Minseok accidently burning his hand. "Okay, go ahead and dig in!" The omega sat on the stool next to him and removed the top from the ice cream, placing one of the spoons closer to Minseok while he started to eat some ice cream.

@Ω☣lee taemin Minseok sniffled as he watched Taemin go into the kitchen, then he turned back around and fisted the helm of his shirt, sad he was causing his new friend trouble. He promised his parents he wouldn't burden anyone and here's what he's doing now. Burdening Taemin, because he can't be a big boy and it up. The thought didn't make his mood any better. Before he came back the smell of fresh cookies hit him and made his mouth water. For a moment he forgot his pain as the thought of cookies filled his mind. Cookies he forgot were baking just that quick. Taemin came back with a glass of water and medicine, which he reluctantly took. The sour bitter taste made him scrunch up his face, but he choked it down anyway. "I took it like a good boy. Can I have cookies and ice cream now, Taeminnie?"

@α☄kim minseok Taemin sat silently, his hand running up and down the others back soothingly. He allowed the other to cry knowing soon enough it would die down. Once it did Taemin listened carefully as the alpha spoke. "Okay okay, then I can help you. You won't have to hurt that much anymore." Taemin placed a small smile on his lips before wiping the stay tears away. He shook his head as he dismissed the others apology. "Don't apologize Seokie, I'll just change it but let me get your medicine first." Taemin stood and made his way to the kitchen, the oven making a lightbulb go off in his head. The omega put on his oven mitts and took the cookies out, placing them on the cooling rack. They had been in a little too long but they weren't burnt and that made him smile. Once he retrieved the pain medicine and some water he went back to Minseok and knelt down in front of him. "I need you to take this pill okay? It'll make you feel all better."

@Ω☣lee taemin Minseok nodded, sniffling and hiccuping as he cried harder. He wanted his mother right now, but he couldn't have her. The thought to visit home over the weekend came to mind. He'll have to call and get a rid, but he's definitely going home for a few days. For the next few minutes he cried it out, before his tears slowed and he was able to speak semi-clearly. "S-she kisses my owie and gives me medicine. I don't know what kind though." Some type of pill that taste nasty every time he had it in his mouth. Pulling away from Taemin's shoulder, face red and tear stain, he wiped his face with his sleeves, coughing a little, then settling down. "I'm sorry for crying all over your shirt, Taeminnie."

@α☄kim minseok "Mom... but I don't.." Taemin paused as he thought of what a mother would do in this situation. Since his own mother lacked in the caring department he wasn't sure and it resulted in a deeper frown on his face. "How does your mom help you? Can you tell me what she does?" The one thought running through Taemins mind was to get some ice and help Minseok relax but before he could move the other had pulled him down to cry into him. "Don't cry.. please don't.. It's okay, boys cry too but I don't want to see you crying." the omega wrapped his arms around Minseok, carefully avoiding where he had hurt himself and spoke softly. "We can build the fort another time, right now I just want you to relax okay?"

@Ω☣lee taemin Minseok whined again, shaking his head, not knowing what to do to make it better. His mother would usually kiss his oos and give him some type of medicine, then send him to bed, but that's all he knows. "I don't know, Minnie. Mommy knows what to do, but she's not hear," he cried, wanting his mother to help him. Hiccuping, he grabbed Taemin's arm and pulled him down to cry into his shoulder. Physical contact made him feel better sometimes, especially if he liked whomever was near. Taemin being his newest friend meant he liked him the best of all his other friends and didn't mind being close to him. "I'm sorry for not being a big boy, but it hurts so much Minnie."

@α☄kim minseok "Just try to be a little more safe, I can't have you getting hurt anymore." Taemin noticed the change in the alphas breathing and frowned as he saw him trying to get the fort set up. "Seokie you don't have to do that, I'll take care of-" As soon as he heard the whine leave the males lips, Taemin rushed to his side and looked at him with curious eyes. The fort was momentarily forgotten, Taemin would worry about building it once he was sure Minseok was completely okay. "Do you need some ice? Pain medicine? Tell me what would make you feel better?" The omega watched with worried eyes. He didn't want the younger male to be hurting, he didn't like other people in pain it made him as especially if he couldn't do anything that would help.

@Ω☣lee taemin Minseok bit his lips, nodding back and forth as he hummed and leaned into his arms. "Okay. I'm sorry, Minnie. I fall a lot and I forget to be careful." His side still hurt and breathing made it worse, so he was taking short, sharp breathes. "Let's hurry with the fort." He moved out of his hold and went to the dining to get the first chair. It was hard dragging it back to the living room, since every move he made caused his side to hurt worse but he managed through the pain. There were little tears in his eyes, will strong enough to keep them from falling. 'I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm a big boy and big boys don't cry.' He thought to himself over and over again as he went back for the second chair. "I don't think I'll be able to get the next one, Minnie. My side hurts too much," he whined as he sat on the couch and held it.

@α☄kim minseok Taemin nodded his head in agreement to the others words. "That sounds good, and yes fluffy blankets are perfect with all of those." Minseok rushing to check on the cookies had the omega shaking his head in amusement. He could tell he was already addicted to the alpha in such a short time but he didn't mind it. Once the coffee table was completely out the way he cleared some books and other papers away from their fort area. Taemin stood thinking of how to set up the fort when he heard Minseok coming back. "Ah, how far are the-" the omega couldn't finish his sentence seeing the male trip and frowned. "You're okay?" Taemin closed the distance between them and wrapped his arms around the alpha carefully, not wanting to put pressure where he landed. "You have to be more careful okay? I don't want to see you getting hurt again."

@Ω☣lee taemin "Okay. I can get the chairs and set them up right. And fluffy blankets are great for naps with chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, and warm milk." All the sugar was more likely to keep him up, instead of putting him to sleep. He followed Taemin downstairs and placed the blankets on the couch next to the pillows. "Okay. I can check the cookies." His sentence was barely out his mouth before he was zipping out of the room to the kitchen and pulling the oven open. Heat hit him hard making his eyes water. The cookies were light in color. Didn't seem like the golden brown color he was used to, so he assumed they weren't ready to take out yet. Closing the door, he ran back into the living room, tripping over his own feet and landing on the back of the couch. "Owie," he stood rubbing his side where he hit the furniture. "I'm okay. I think." Moving closer to Taemin he told him about the cookies. "The cookies were still light. I don't think they're ready to take out yet."

@kim minseok Taemin gave a small nod when Minseok said he'd teach him. He had to admit making a fort wasn't something he had done since he was a small child but actually having someone to do it with seemed fun so he didn't mind. He was actually pretty excited. "Okay, there are chairs in the dining room and we can use the cushions and pillows from the couch." Taemin grabbed five pillows from the closet and turned to give Minseok a smile. "After we're done we can add more pillows and I have a big fluffy blanket on my bed I think you'll like." The omega motioned for Minseok to follow as he walked back downstairs and into the living room. He placed the pillows onto the couch and looked around the room. "I'll have to move a few things before we start, just set the blankets down on the couch. Can you do me a favor and check on the cookies? I know they're not done yet, but I'd like to know the progress made." Taemin gave the alpha a small smile before starting to move his coffee table out of the way to give them some space.

@lee taemin Minseok was happy Taemin didn't turn his idea down. He knows he's childish and no one wants to play with him, so to have someone willing to was nice for a change. Following him up the stairs, he swung their hands back and forth like he did when they were walking to his place. "Yep. I'll show you everything. Making forts is one of the few things I'm good at." Taking the blankets he handed him, he waited for Taemin to get the pillows. "We'll need three chairs for the fort and a lot of pillows or cushions to lay on."

@kim minseok Once it was on, Taemin placed the sheet pan into the oven, setting it to the appropriate time. "Any thing, we can do whatever." The omega found himself laughing more and more from Minseoks actions. He leaned against the counter as the other looked towards the living room. "A... fort? Hmm okay we can do that, let's get some blankets and pillows." Taemin made his way out the kitchen, grabbing the others hand and pulling him to the closet upstairs. "I haven't made a fort in a long time so you'll have to make sure I'm doing it correctly." The omega spoke as he started to pull some blankets from the closet and hand them to Minseok. "Here, hold these.." Three blankets were handed over before the omega moved to get the pillows.

@lee taemin Minseok slowed down on eating the chips, because he wanted to have room for cookies and ice cream like Taemin said...and for the cookie dough too, which he was quick to indulge in once the omega gave him the okay. He scooped some out of the bowl with the spoon he had the ice cream on earlier. "Um, um, um...I don't know. What is there to do?" He asked as he looked around the kitchen like ideas were written on the walls. He shuffled out the kitchen and into the living room as an idea came to him. "How about we make a fort to lay in when we watch the movie? I like making forts." He looked back with excitement as he swayed back and forth like he was dancing to a song.

@kim minseok Taemin smiled and nodded his head to agree with the male. He was slightly relieved he was okay with the extra because the omega didn't want to make a whole new batch. "Yes that's true, chocolate and ice cream are very important to the world." Taemin chuckled softly as he saw Minseok eat a few of the chocolates."Don't eat too much, your cookies will be done soon." The omega gladly took the cutter and pressed it into the dough making the heart shaped cookies the alpha wanted. A quick glance was given to the bowl and then to Minseok before Taemin spoke, a wide smile on his lips as he continued to cut out the cookies. "Yeah that's fine, but what would you like to do while the cookies are in the oven?" A curious glance was shot to the alpha before Taemin put the cut out cookie dough onto the sheet pan to cook them.

@lee taemin Minseok picked up the bag, closing the hole so more chips wouldn't spill out. He really hadn't meant to add that much, but you can never have too much chocolate, right? "Who doesn't love extra chocolate, Minnie? It makes the world go round like ice cream." As he watched Taemin roll out the dough he couldn't help sticking his hand into the bag and eating a few chips. Can't have sweets in front of him without him being tempted. "Heart shape!" He exclaimed as he grabbed the heart shaped cutter and handing it over. "Can I the bowl when you're done with it?"

@kim minseok Taemin watched as a bunch of chocolate chips fell into the cookie dough and he couldn't stop the small smile that creeped it's way to his lips. "Ah, it's just. I hope you like extra chocolate." Taemin gave a shirt nod to the alpha to let him know it wasn't a big deal and continued to mix the chocolate in. There was no point in starting over and extra chocolate never hurt anyone so it was fine to him. Once the chocolate was mixed in the omega rolled out the dough onto the counter and glanced at his cookie cutters. "Do you want plain circles or a shape?" His eyes found the younger males as he continued to smooth out the dough.

@lee taemin Watching Taemin move around to get the ingredients reminded him of his mother when she baked sweets for him. That's one thing she never taught him how to do, since cooking was difficult enough for him to learn how to do, he only knows a little bit, and she didn't want him making sweets for himself and getting sick from making too much. When Taemin poked his mouth with a spoon, he opened wide and grabbed it, slurping all the vanilla off the spoon. He'd rather have the whole carton, but he can wait for the cookies to be made. Hopping off the counter, he grabbed the bag and accidentally dumped a lot of chocolate chips into the bag. He hadn't had a good grip on it before it slipped from his fingers. "Ooops. Sorry Minnie," his words were slurred around the spoon in his mouth.

@kim minseok A soft coo left Taemins lips at how adorable the other was. He gave a quick squeeze back and moved to start on the males cookies. Taemin hummed softly as he put out all the ingredients on the counter before turning to the ice cream he left out. Grabbing a spoon he opened the lid, scooped up a generous amount and put the container away before turning to the alpha. "Here, have this while you wait." He walked to the male and poked his lips with the spoon while grabbing the youngers hand to hold it before moving onto the cookies. Since baking was something he did as a hobby, it didn't take long before he had the cookie dough made and he was placing the chocolate chips into the bowl he was stirring. "Seokie-- come, pour the chocolate chips in while I mix."

@lee taemin Minseok hugged Taemin back, smiling a little wider. He likes hugs and everything affectionate. His excitement died when he hit his head before. Now that Taemin promised a lot of cookies it came back. Not as strong, but there enough to make him forget his pain. Ultimately his tears stopped before they stopped hugging. "Okay, I'll go sit on the counter." His words came out funny cause Taemin was squeezing his face and the sound made him smile wider. "Sounds good to me, Minnie." Grabbing his hands from his face, he squeezed them lightly, then hopped on the counter, legs swinging back and forth as he watched him make the cookies.

@kim minseok Taemin nodded his head slowly, pulling the other in for a hug. "Yes..I'll male as many as you want--but you can't eat them all at once, okay? So more tears." Taemin held the other for a moment longer before pulling away, giving him a wide smile when he saw the tears gone and a small smile on Minseoks lips. "Good, no more crying. Hmm.... how about you rest for a moment while I get started? Just sit at the counter okay.." Taemin placed his hands on the males cheeks as he spoke. He gave them a quick squeeze as he chuckled lightly. "Does that sound good? You can join me when you feel better Seokie."

@lee taemin Minseok tried to stop from crying, but it was hard with his chest heaving and breathing labored. A few tears slid down his cheeks. Taemin got to them before he could wipe them away and his hand felt soothing in his hair. He didn't like crying. It always made him sleepy afterwards. Sniffling, he looked at his friend with a pout. His lips curled up a little bit, head hurting too much to smile wide like he usually does. "Can I really have a ton of cookies, Minnie? Like enough to last me a week?" Which was more than what he needed, cause his parents would be upset with him if they knew he had that many cookies in his room. He wiped his eyes to get rid of the rest of his tears. "Okay. I'll stop crying. Thank you, Taeminnie."

@kim minseok Taemin hummed a bit as he filtered out anything that wasn't ice cream. He wasn't sure why he had so much stuff when he barely ate at home but he couldn't sit back and complain. He had to find at least one Minseok could enjoy. Right when he pulled out the vanilla, half the carton still present he gave a smile. "Okay! We have vanill-" hearing a small thud had him thinking the male had dropped something, but turning to see him hit his head on the cabinet door had Taemin setting down the ice cream and rushing to him to stop the tears he didn't want to see. "Hey, hey you're okay...don't cry Seokie--" Taemin carefully ran his fingers through the alphas hair, making sure not to hurt him more but enough to distract the pain he felt. His free hand moved to wipe away any stray tears that decided to fall. "Can you smile for me? I'll make you an extra ton of cookies if you smile..I don't like seeing you sad." Though it was his first time seeing the other like this, Taemin knew it was something he never wanted to see again. He wanted the male to be happy all the time and he would do anything for that.

@lee taemin Minseok bounced impatiently as he watched Taemin take his time getting his shoes off, then he was rushing towards him and he couldn't help trailing behind him once he entered the kitchen. As he pointed out where the supplies are, he saluted him then went to the cabinets. He grabbed the chocolate chips, but when he reached for the cookie cutters they slipped from his fingers and hit him on the head as they tumbled down from the shelf. "Ow." He pouted as he rubbed his head, then he bent down to pick up the cutters. When he stood up he hit his head on the open cabinet door. "Owwie~" His head hurt worse this time around, tears welling in his eyes as he tried to sooth the ache.

@kim minseok Taemin mentally scanned through his freezer as he thought of the types of ice cream he currently had. He wanted to keep the other happy so he hoped he had one or the other. The omega slowly took his shoes off and sat his bag down by the door, chuckling softly at how quick Minseok entered his kitchen. "Okay, I'm coming!" Taemin rushed over to the kitchen and smiled at the alpha. "Okay, I'll check on the ice cream. You can get the supplies needed for the cookies, feel free to go through anything you want." The omegas hands gestured to the cabinets while he spoke. "The chocolate chips are in there, cookie cutters right above it and I'm sure you can find the rest." With a nod of his head, Taemin moved to the freezer and started to sort through it, looking for some ice cream the male would enjoy.

@lee taemin "Um cookie and cream?" That's the only other ice cream he likes, other than vanilla, to go with cookies. No other ice cream worked well with that particular sweet. Minseok's excitement calmed down enough to where he wasn't jumping like a bean, but his smile didn't dissipate. It felt like a long time before they reached Taemin place. When they finally did, he almost forgot to take off his shoes, tripping in the process of getting them off. That didn't stop him from running to the kitchen once he got his footing. "Minnie, hurry up!" He called as he stuck his head out of the kitchen to look at him.

@kim minseok "Okay, I can definitely do chocolate chip! I think I may still have some vanilla left, I'm not completely sure though. Just think of an alternative in case I don't." Once they reached the crosswalk that would take them to his street, he pushed the button and waited for their signal to walk. When they crossed the street he walked towards, speeding up a bit not wanting to keep the alpha waiting. "Alright, here we are." Taemin let go of the others hand while he jogged up the stairs to his door. He unlocked the door and held it open for the younger to pass through. "The kitchen is straight ahead and to the left."