I was prepared to call it all off for you but then you gave me that...
astrid@taetaehland
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Jun 26, 2026
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I was prepared to call it all off for you but then you gave me that purple cake and I.. I don’t know.”
“Things just started getting lost in translation and I know you’re not good at words. I know it’s a part of you but,” he says with forced laughter.
“Things just started getting lost in translation and I know you’re not good at words. I know it’s a part of you but,” he says with forced laughter.
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“But, I just want to be reassured too because until now I’m not so sure what all this is supposed to mean. At least that way, when we return back to normal... Things will stay like it did since day one. --
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-- You can go back to raising your eyebrows and it’ll mean that the business proposal is shit. You can meet my eyes and it’ll mean that you want the report for the staff meeting. You can give me anything that’s remotely purple and it won’t have to mean anything.”
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They stare at each other for Luna knows how long till the omega sighs.
“Anyway,” he says. “I’m sorry for the outburst, Sajangnim. Maybe I’m just tired from doing all those farm chores and it’s also getting late. I hope that doesn’t change -”
“Anyway,” he says. “I’m sorry for the outburst, Sajangnim. Maybe I’m just tired from doing all those farm chores and it’s also getting late. I hope that doesn’t change -”
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“But it does.” Jeongguk suddenly says, finally -- finally using his words. “It changes everything.”
“It doesn’t have to.” the omega replies, trying to backpedal towards the hallway where the bedrooms are located. Jeongguk follows his steps till he’s standing in front of him.
“It doesn’t have to.” the omega replies, trying to backpedal towards the hallway where the bedrooms are located. Jeongguk follows his steps till he’s standing in front of him.
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“Secretary Kim,” he says. “Is it my turn to speak?”
“Don’t we have an early morning meeting tomorrow?” the omega chuckles nervously.
“Cancel it. I have more important things to do.” the alpha says, looking directly at the other’s eyes to convey the seriousness of his message.
“Don’t we have an early morning meeting tomorrow?” the omega chuckles nervously.
“Cancel it. I have more important things to do.” the alpha says, looking directly at the other’s eyes to convey the seriousness of his message.
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“Look, I know I have been sending mixed signals and mainly because of me hesitating but I’m tired of that already. I want us to change because, fuck, because I love you too.”
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The omega stares at him dumbly with his mouth hanging open.
“You do?”
“You do?”
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“Yeah, and I kind of feel stupid it took me this long to realize. There’s still a whole lot more that I have to say but for now, I’ll leave it at that. The most important.” the CEO says, taking another step towards him till they’re face to face.
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Only a single thread is separating them. If Jeongguk leans in, he’ll be able to pull the omega into his chest, wrap his arms around his waist, breathe in the scent of cookie dough and finally… finally kiss him.
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The omega’s looking at him as if he’s waiting for Jeongguk to do just that, and Jeongguk wants to. He desperately does.
But he knows it isn’t time.
But he knows it isn’t time.
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As much as he wants to pull the omega into his arms and kiss him senselessly, he knows he still hasn’t received the approval of the omega’s parents.
And this time, he wants to do this right since his heart is in the right place.
And this time, he wants to do this right since his heart is in the right place.
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So he steps back with an ached sigh and gives the omega a smile, a promise.
“And as much as I want to do what we both have in our minds,” he says quietly as he permeates his pinecone scent.
“And as much as I want to do what we both have in our minds,” he says quietly as he permeates his pinecone scent.
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“I gotta make sure I get your parents’ acceptance first. I wanna do this right. I don’t wanna mess this up because like what I said. I love you and I wanna be yours the right way.”
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Secretary Kim smiles at him understandingly as he also lets out a breath he was holding, nodding at him.
“I understand.” he replies breathlessly, voice gentle. “Thank you for thinking of them.”
“I understand.” he replies breathlessly, voice gentle. “Thank you for thinking of them.”
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“You told me before that you’ve watched me succeed over the last five years,” Jeongguk tells him. “Well, I got news for you, Secretary Kim. I not only plan to win one Kim's heart but all three of them.”
“I can’t wait to see the day then.” he says with a grin.
“I can’t wait to see the day then.” he says with a grin.
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“No need to wait long,” a third voice says from down the hall, making the two wolves look into its direction. It’s Lieutenant Kim wearing a dimpled smile on his face.
“Appa?” Secretary Kim says.
“Appa?” Secretary Kim says.
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“I’m sorry,” the older alpha chuckles. “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. I was just getting Papa a glass of water and we couldn’t help but overhear your conversation. No regrets though because it’s exactly what we were waiting for,”
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“What do you mean?” the omega asks.
The alpha smiles at the two of them before saying, “It means that we accept him, pup. We accept him as a worthy suitor.”
The alpha smiles at the two of them before saying, “It means that we accept him, pup. We accept him as a worthy suitor.”
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“You do?” Jeongguk asks dumbly, unable to reveal his ears.
“Look, if a wolf can respect someone’s parents’ even if they aren’t there, then we consider that wolf a good one.” the elder tells them before he looks Jeongguk in the eye.
“Look, if a wolf can respect someone’s parents’ even if they aren’t there, then we consider that wolf a good one.” the elder tells them before he looks Jeongguk in the eye.
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“And Jeongguk-ssi, I told you before that me and my mate were waiting on something and you just delivered it.”
“I did?” Jeongguk asks, still flabbergasted at the pace of everything that’s going.
“You did and yes, we accept you,” the older alpha reassures him a final time.
“I did?” Jeongguk asks, still flabbergasted at the pace of everything that’s going.
“You did and yes, we accept you,” the older alpha reassures him a final time.
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“Even Papa?” Secretary Kim asks him with an identical disbelieving look on his face.
“I accept him too,” the director’s whiney voice says from the bedroom down the hall. “Now please let your Appa through. My head is killing me.”
“I accept him too,” the director’s whiney voice says from the bedroom down the hall. “Now please let your Appa through. My head is killing me.”
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Jeongguk chuckles at the absurdity of it, but he supposes that that’s how it’ll go from this point on now that he has, not one, but three Kims, in his life.
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His lips break out into a bunny grin before he bends his body into a 180 degree bow and mutters a breathless, “Thank you. I promise you won’t regret this.”
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He feels the older alpha pat him on the back. “Don’t sweat it.” he replies easily as he makes his way between the two of them. “But please, for Papa’s sake. Take it slow. Okay?”
“Yes sir,” Jeongguk replies immediately, saluting and making the two Kims with him snort out a laugh.
“Yes sir,” Jeongguk replies immediately, saluting and making the two Kims with him snort out a laugh.
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“Jeonggukkie,” The lieutenant says. It makes the alpha’s heart soft to hear the familiar nickname. “Take care of my pup, okay?”
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Jeongguk has made a lot of promises in all twenty eight years of his life, but he’ll deem this one as his most important one.
“Of course, sir. Always.”
“Of course, sir. Always.”
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Love is a strange thing, Jeongguk thought.
He’s discovered that it’s something that controls your mind because you could literally be doing anything, but you’d find your thoughts drifting to the person who your heart beats for.
He’s discovered that it’s something that controls your mind because you could literally be doing anything, but you’d find your thoughts drifting to the person who your heart beats for.
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You could be dumping cereal on a bowl and your brain would somehow wonder if the other has eaten their breakfast yet.
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or you could be in the car on the way to work, with your eyes drifting to the passing scenery outside the window and you’ll start thinking of how your beloved-
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fuck -- /your beloved/
looks good when the sunlight hits them at the right spot behind them that makes them look like they have a halo above them, an angel.
looks good when the sunlight hits them at the right spot behind them that makes them look like they have a halo above them, an angel.
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Love makes you feel as if your mind doesn’t belong to you anymore, like it isn’t run by the organ inside your skull but by the organ inside his chest -- that hasn’t stopped skipping to the sound of a happy song since that one fateful night.
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Jeongguk is currently in an important meeting with all the members of the board present so they could discuss plans in redeveloping a large building and turning it into a condominium.
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And instead of focusing on the words that one of them is saying about said plan, he’s thinking of how a certain omega looks good whenever they would smile wide that makes their lips form into the cute shape of a box.
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How pretty they are when they would gently brush their bangs off of their eyes using their lithe fingers and how utterly cute they are when they’re mad because their lips would turn into this most miniscule pout.
