- warm eyes

jiho never meant to bother him on an unexpected time, most especially on a weekday at goddamn fourteen hundred in the afternoon but, some things were just uncalled for.

annoyingly buzzing phone startling him from his short nap, the man suddenly flinched in his seat as he stood alarmed of what was happening - only to sigh in relief when he finally put the pieces together, realizing that it was only his goddamn phone who disturbed his sleep.

cursing under his breath, the man carded a tired hand on his pastel pink locks as he timidly sat back on his swivel chair. bringing the phone close to his ear and not even giving any shit of who the caller might be, he slumped back on his previous position of resting his head lazily unto the wooden table - still too tired to think straight.

"hello, park jim-"

"minin?" eyes immediately widening like saucers, the man's body jerked up straight in his seat, cursing as he almost flopped straight in the ass on the cold floor because of his inborn clumsiness, like who would trip on a flat floor (only him), when he realized who the caller was.

"s-sweet pea?" he'd cooed, adrenaline immediately coursing on his veins as he clearly forgot how knocked out he was before receiving the call. "oh honey, why call?" he murmured with the sweetest voice he could muster.

a heartwarming giggle echoing on the other line, the man's heart swelled as his face became painted with a fond expression. oh how he missed hearing and seeing the precious human being, "what's up, honey?"

"hmmm, oh are you busy minin?" hearing the nickname roll in the tips of her lips were enough to pull him into happiness. "oh, um-" hesitation kicking in, he knew what the other was hinting off but it wouldn't hurt to have a one day, off from work. besides, there's still no patient around.

"i hope i'm nit disturbing you, buy if you're packed with patients then-"

"no! there's nothing to do jiji" hastily speaking as if he was rapping, he tried to explain himself. he was expecting a fit but only a round of giggles echoed in his ears and instantly, a smile broke out in his face. "well . . . then, let's meet at our favorite café! i'll meet you minnie in thirty minutes, okay?"

"sure, love"

fixing himself and throwing his white robe off of his body, the man ecstatically picked his wallet from his bag, only before not forgetting on styling his pastel hair.

a sickly sweet smile painting his full lips, he couldn't help but let out a string of giggle as he couldn't wait to see his sister.

how would she look right now? i bet she's become even prettier. walking on the sunny streets of seoul, the man skipped on his walk, jumping here and there to express how delighted he is for finally having a day to see his sister after almost two years.

his thoughts drifted to the past as he remembers the first time he'd met her sister. he was just five when he thought he had laid his eyes to the most precious being he could ever see. her mother had to remarry as his first father died, hence the reason of a different surname when her sister was born three years later. he refused to change his last name as a remembrance of his late father's presence.

jimin didn't like the idea of having a sibling and jiho being so small and fragile when he saw her, only fueled his annoyment. although, the moment jimin saw the bright eyes if jiho focus on his own little ones, he couldn't help the way his heart feel warm.

"she's so beautiful mama" was the first words he could muster and he promised to love and treasure his sister, forever.

fiddling on the strands of his pastel hair, the man smiled sweetly. last time we met, her hair was brown, did she dye hers too?

turning on a corner, the man was just about to enter the café when his vision was welcomed with the person he has been longing to meet.

"ji-" smile faltering and voice breaking midway, the curve that used to paint his beautiful lips turned into a frown as he caught sight of his sister's state.

too thin, she's too thin and, the eyes-where's the twinkle in those beautiful eyes? i know that we're both conscious with our figure but, what the hell? what happened? upon seeing the state of his sister, with her head downcast and thinning figure, the man dashed on the woman as he immediately entrapped her fragile body in his protective hold.

flinching in his grasp, jiho was alarmed. "jimin?" the man knew that his sudden actions were surprising but nonetheless, the man couldn't help but be weak for his sister. "mini-"

"you're thin, so so thin, jiho" he'd mutter softly, dissapointment evident in his voice. cold, her body is so cold. tightening the embrace as he let the warmth of his body envelope his shivering sister's, he nuzzled on his sister's neck.

"miniee-" cutting the phrase, he cupped his sister's face and the sight immensly made his heart churn - glossy eyes and lips into a tight pout. "what happened my love? is work so stressful? is your boss being shitty again? does the prick still boss you around? is jeongguk not treating you well?" at the mention of those words, the tears seemed to slip in the woman's eyes as she bit her lip and it only made the older of the two weaker.

he decided to think that it would be ridiculous for jeongguk to not treat his sister well. he saw the way jeongguk loved her sister so, he pushed the thoughts of him hurting her and concluded that the woman's boss was being a fucktard. oh dear, if only you knew.

"oh my sweet pea, don't." pulling her closer again, the man hid her face on his chest. "don't cry my love. tears and sadness doesn't suit that face. tell me, tell me jiji, minie would do anything for you" kissing the top of the girl's head, he'd let the younger cling into him.

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"so, are you feeling better now honey?" after calming the younger down, they were now on the man's living room. jimin couldn't find it in himself to bring the younger to other places since their time together were limited and he just decided to crash on his flat for them toa play, eat, cuddle and watch movies.

the younger was laid on the sofa as her head was rested on jimin's lap. the older continued to caress the soft strands of her hair in a soothing way. jimin badly wanted to know the reason of his sister's tears but chose not to pressure of jiho to tell him, he didn't want to upset her. he'd chose to just ask jeongguk next time.

oh honey, don't ask him.

"i missed you, minin" the younger broke as he sat up and embraced her brother. jimin sighed. returning the hug as he let the younger sit on his lap. "me too, me too. i'm sorry if we rarely have time for each other. life's too busy"

"i know"

"i'm sorry. hobi's never failed on monthly visits with you, yeon and jeongguk but life's reall-" cutting him from his rambling, jiho brought his brother's face closer as she made an eskimo kiss before cupping his cheeks and letting their foreheads touch.

"it's okay minin, i understand. you love your job and you're living your passion. all i ask is for you to take care of yourself and drop by whenever you're free, lonely and during holidays. me and yeon would always love your company. besides, you've done more than enough. the moment you stood up for my sake to take me away from our abusive father, i knew you would never leave me and i'd always have you."

as if curtains falling, jimin couldn't help but embrace the girl tighter. when jimin was 23 and jiho was 15, the two's mother died and everything from their world just went downhill. the father who used to be so warm and caring lost himself only to become a drunkard and abusive parent. jimin was studying at his college for pre-med hence, he was clueless of it and jiho was left to bear the pain of being mentally and physically abused. jimin never saw it coming and the next thing he knew, when he returned home unexpectedly, the only thing in his mind when he finally caught the man in action was to take jiho away and instantly cut any connections from the man.

he couldn't help but be soft, "aww, this is why i love you so much, jiji. you're so caring and understanding, how would i even find someone who's warm as you? jeongguk is sure one lucky man to have my dearest sister" he sure as hell damn lucky.

a smile breaking into the girl's features, the siblings giggled altogether. "you better find someone now, you oldie. i swear i don't want your genes getting wasted. the sexy-mochi DNAs should not be wasted you know, you must give me beautiful nieces"

a flowery laugh broke into the man's lips as his eyes formed into crescents, warmth spreading in his heart.

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guess who's baaaack from the dead.