#i actually like this pic of hao more than all the other concept ones? like even more than the flower one which is wack

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bro he is simply vibing

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Single dad!au (Minghao)

okay

literally loves his son Joonwoo

named his son with a more korean name because of the mother

the mom died from complication of early child birth

very hard on Minghao

it was raining the day his son was born so he named him Joonwoo which means protection or rain

had no idea what to do

company kept the birth out of the media so no one knew about it except the boys and a few close friends of the group

including you

for awhile he was living on his own in a rental apartment and taking care of his newborn son

didn’t see the boys for six months

didn’t really see anybody for six months

the timing wasn’t great as well

seventeen had just had their second comeback after their debut (very nice era

soon Jun and Jeonghan moved in with him temporarily since he had to go back to work and so it didn’t look so suspicious

has a very close bond with his son

Jun is also very protective of him too

that boy has dealt with too many shitty diapers for anybody to mess with his nephew

fast forward to current time

Joonwoo is about three years old and it is getting harder for Minghao to manage being a single dad and being an idol

you were a very good friend of Vernons and around their mansae era became a makeup artist for the boys

you had met minghaos son a couple of times and always loved him

Minghao and you were friends but he was always busy taking care of joonwoo for him to get any closer to you

Joonwoo was now old enough that Hao could get away with bringing him to the studio with him but not a lot of the staff could watch him while he worked

so you offered to help him saying you loved spending time with his son

you only needed to really work before the boys filmed which was often but didn’t take long

Joonwoo was always very excited when ever he saw you

loved trying to help you do his uncles’ makeup

except his dads

just wanted to sit in his dads lap while you did his makeup

for a toddler Joonwoo had an incredible perception of adult concepts

he always seemed to know or understand when his father needed to go work and was quite the independent boy

minghaos life was child, work, sleep, child, work, child

not only did you watch joonwoo while hao worked but you would take him to your apartment twice a month so hao could get a day to himself

it wasnt until one day when joonwoo came back from your apartment and asked when he could go back to mommy’s house

minghao instantly turned away from his work at his sons words

mom?

y/n?

ever since his gaze started to wander to you

during practice he would see you with his son in your lap in the mirror and couldn’t help but smile at the sight of you playing with his son

while his son slept in his lap he would talk to you while you did his makeup

it would take him a long time to warm up to the idea of him even remotely having feelings for you.

it took all his energy +1 to make sure he didn’t seem tired for his son and to still spend time with him

 so when he realised he started to like you his first thought was 'not does she like me back'

it was 'fuck, down to two hour sleep now'

obviously you did like him

I mean you had seen him around the boys but just watching him with his son warmed your heart and made you fall for him

however knowing how stressful his life was you just enjoyed the little times you spent together through Joonwoo

once minghao was certain his feelings weren't just a phase he started to think about how to deal with them

after becoming a father he really had to wing it with whatever came at him

but he didnt want to do that with you

especially since you knew more about him than anyone else

1st step was kicking out Jun and Jeonghan

Jun was not happy about being taken away from his precious nephew so he had to be pushed out of the freaking door

next was planning exactly how he was going to confess

the only experience he had with girls was Joonwoos mom so he was kind of in the dark

decided to write a song for you

the next couple of weeks minghao asked you to come over and watch Joonwoo while he worked on one of the new songs for the album

he really just wanted to write with you in the room

the first time you were actually alone with minghao was when you were dropping his son off back at the apartment (you had a key dont worry)

you were surprised that The8 wasn't there but it was late so you just put Joon to bed

you went to the only place you knew he would be

you went to the practice room and walked in hearing music playing

I'm Thinkin 'about 

I'm Thinkin' about 

I'm Thinkin 'about

I'm Thinkin' about

I'm Thinkin 'about you

I'm Thinkin' about you

All I think about is you 

All I think about is you 

Petals falling without force 

힘없이 떨어지는 꽃잎은 

The two of us 

예쁘게 피었던 우리 둘 

All of its appearance 

그 모습 모두 한 폭의 유화 

Even the smearing and flowing down is beautiful 

번지고 흘러내리는 마저도 아름다워 

Time drops and drops. 

시간은 방울져서 떨어지고 떨어지고 

you saw Minghao dancing in the middle of the room his black hair falling in front of his eyes

Hao?

he turned to you shocked and scrambled to turn off the song

Sorry I didnt know-umm-did you hear that

you laughed and walked over to him

Yeah sorry. Is it for the new album

he looked down at his shoes almost embarrassed

No-it was for you actually

you were kind of shocked remembering the lyrics

You wrote that?

he nodded and looked up at you through his dark hair

by far the longest pause of his entire life

at least it felt like it

Hao......I think you are incredible

But.....

you smiled and took his hand playing with his long slender fingers

No buts. You are just incredible. I mean you wrote this incredible song. You are the best dancer I've ever seen. And you are an amazing father.

he knew you were being sincere

it was just who you were

all he could do was kiss yous

the kiss was sweet and soft

his hand went to your cheek while the other stayed intertwined with yours

the kind of kiss that leaves you breathless in the space apart

it was kind of unsaid but both of you knew you dating after that

he wanted to take it slow though because of his son

tried to hide it from the boys and Joon as long as possible

after putting Joon to bed you spent nights together

sometimes helping him with lyrics

sometimes doing.....other things.......

but most of the time you would just fall asleep on his couch just talking

honestly I think that's his favorite thing to do with you

minghao really doesnt get to have civilized conversations with people his own age

(Let's be honest ain't nothing serious going on in svt dorms)

you often fall asleep pressed against his chest with his arms wrapped around you

Joon found you one morning and you had to tell him what was going on

about a month later you told the boys and they were all happy for you since they saw how happy you made minghao

being the one who takes all of minghao's fire insta pics when his insta account gets released

about a year in when Joon was 4 you both decided you wanted to come out to the public

however it was more complicated since that meant showing the world his son as well

he was very scared about how the public would react so when he posted a picture on insta of you and his son in the dance studio he was very nervous and monitored the post with the rest of the boys

Carat had a wonderful reaction and small videos of The8 and Joon started to be posted on his insta

a week later Minghao went to a press conference with both you and his son and explained everything

thankfully most of the fans were extremely supportive and loved your relationship

minghao loved to show off both you and his son

lots of behind the scenes videos of the boys where you can see minghao with you on his lap doing his makeup

his son is always at fanmeets

private dance lessons in the practice room

moving in with him and basically nothing changing in your relationship

you guys still never end up sleeping in the bed because you always end up passing out on the couch

he liked it when you play with his hands and fingers

doesnt quite grasp the meaning of 'help'

he is still so used to being by himself so he has no idea what to do when he comes home at 11:30 and there is nothing to clean up and his son is already in bed and you are asleep on the couch

kind of just stands there for a moment and then realizes how much he truly loves you and carries you to bed

Literally I love this au I think I just bias wrecked myself

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