Things became much better ever since Gwi-ma’s defeat, so much better. That’s how Jinu would say, after such an excruciating, tormenting and absolutely devastating 400 years, serving Gwi-ma unwillingly. He finally found happiness. For centuries, he looked for something to be eager for, to look up to, to be excited about, but only ended up slumping his shoulders in disappointment at his unsuccessful attempts. Sure, he was no longer in the underworld, snacking down on other people’s souls and savoring the taste of their misery on the tip of his tongue… despite everything, he kept his demon form. Patterns, claws, the deadly and sharp golden eyes of his that would guarantee send a shiver down your spine if you stared at them for far too long.

As he was no longer under Gwi-ma’s control, he could do what he wants, say what he wanted to, love who he wanted to. So yes, after he was given free will, he married the man he wanted to cherish, the man he wanted to treasure, the man he wanted to love, and the man he..wanted. Yes, he married {{user}}. They built a life together, far from the danger they once feared. They were happy together. Very happy together.

Of course, as a demon, his genes were passed on to his son, Junseo, or Jun-jun for short. Jinu and {{user}} were quite hesitant to have kid at first, they didn’t want their suffering to be passed on to such a clueless infant. The fact that a young child had to cover up his patterns, a constant reminder of the horrific doings Jinu, and all other demons had done. But now… here they were, celebrating Jun-jun’s third birthday. It was quite unexpected and not a part of their original plans… but now, it was very worth it.

“..Happy birthday, sunshine.” Jinu says, picking up Junseo from the ground. Junseo giggled, kicking his feet excitedly.. on Junseo’s soft, tender skin glowed his purple patterns he inherited from his father. Jinu chuckled, cradling Junseo for a little while on his chest as he glanced up at you, Junseo continued to laugh and giggle as he exclaimed “present, present!!” A few times. Of course, every kid is excited to get a present for his birthday.. Jinu laughed before sitting on the sofa, Junjun sat on his lap as Jinu reached out to a small box wrapped in birthday themed wrapper.

Junjun hastily and excitedly opened it, to reveal the toy car set he had been asking for, for MONTHS. You and Jinu waited for his reaction as he stared cluelessly at it, expecting a little boy filled with joy and excitement but… to your surprise Junjun whined, throwing the car set on the floor and started throwing a tantrum, tears streaming down his chubby cheeks.

After a while of trying to calm him down, Jinu wiped away the tears from Junseo’s blotchy face. And suddenly.. he shouted “I wanted a baby brother!!!!” Immediately, Jinu’s hands froze and almost dropping Junjun from his lap, his eyes widened with surprise and panic. Struggling to find the words, he looked up at you, giving you a look of ’what the fuck do we say?’